Adidas Women's 5k Challenge

We did it! I know I haven't mentioned it on this blog, so to get you up to speed I ran (okay, jogged and walked) the Adidas Women's 5k in Hyde Park last weekend. I 'ran' for Endometriosis UK and it was one of the most worthwhile things I've ever done; not just because I managed to raise £165 (and counting) for a little-known and much misunderstood cause, but also because of how much I enjoyed it. I got to push myself, tackle anxiety and agoraphobia head on by getting the underground on my own and meet people I've been speaking to for over year but had yet to speak to face to face. In short, I'm doing it again next year :)

Anyway, I've been donating 50% of all my sales to Endo UK, which have brought me happily over my target (I'll update my fundraising page soon...) and beyond. The promotion still stands, so please visit my Etsy store and see if there's something you like. Also, my Virgin fundraising page is here: Run for the End of Endo.

For now, I'm off to finish my 10th foot of green bobble scarf...x

A Sneaky Peek

Just to make things easier (or perhaps pimp them, who knows? Shh!) here are my Etsy listings...

Etsy LucyAnnabel

It's Here!

Okay so 'it' has been here for a few days now, but I'm glad to say I've already had five sales. Yes, that's right, I have an...

Etsy Shop!

The majority of sales there have been crocheted breasts, which are teaching aids for student midwives, midwives, doulas, health visitors etc. to teach new Mum how to breastfeed. Each one takes pretty much exactly one hour of repetitive spirals, but it's so therapeutic, especially when you loop the last stitch on the nipple! I've placed an order with Deramores* for some different coloured yarns, so that I can start selling Caucasian, African-American and Asian breasts.

This will have to be a short post as I need to get to bed (and sew an ear onto a baby beanie first). But here's the latest addition to my Etsy shop...

Baby Sailor Beanie and Booties 0-6 Months

Enjoy! x

*Deramores - an awesome site. I won their competition on twitter a couple of weeks ago and won this: Baby Cashmerino

Crafty Bloggers Returns!

I, Lucy Wallace, am a terrible blogger. Perhaps as I'm a copywriter by day (and sometimes long into the night), writing for myself has lost its appeal.

Whatever the reason, Crafty Bloggers is back! Hopefully for good this time.

Since I last wrote, my yarn collection has grown. Unfortunately Nan had to stop knitting due to arthritis, so the drawer of wonders in her room is now 'mine'. Did I mention I learned to crochet and got obsessed with it too? Well I did, and made baby hooded jumpers for my nephew (more news! He's 8 months old now) and boyfriend's cousin's baby girl. Boyf's sister is now expecting, and I've made a car seat blanket (adapted from a pattern in Stitch & Bitch's The Happy Hooker) for them.

What I meant to get round to a paragraph ago was that I'm now knitting products, and thinking of making crochet beaded jewellery for Etsy. None are listed or sold yet, but I have two scarves in the making, and am planning on a baby girl's blanket, wire crochet necklaces and bracelets, and crochet catnip filled cat toys.

Anyway, I will stop going on about what I'm GOING to do and actually go and do it...