Hi, my name is Vicky…. Wednesday 1st June 2022 marked the day when I took over from Lucy Bush as the new owner of the wonderful Woolaballoo! Day 1 of being self employed. Day 1 of being a small business owner. A day for big changes and lots of reminiscing. I thought I would do […]
Tag Archives: Crochet
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Oct
Oct
I think we can all agree that it has been a strange few months.I love this time of year however, and the gentle changing of the seasons is perhaps one of the few constants that we can cling onto in this ever more unpredictable world.I love the idea of taking walks in the crisp autumnal […]
Crochet is a dark art… A few months ago I could not crochet. I had always wanted to learn but no one in my family was a crocheter and often, by the time we get to being a grown up (a term I use very loosely!!!), we decide that things are very difficult and come […]
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Jun
Jun
Welcome to the Woolaballoo guest blog spot. By way of introduction Woolaballoo is a lovely woolly wonder of a shop hidden away in Langley Park, County Durham. The proprietor is one Lucy Bush who runs various workshops and drop in sessions each week, is a wife and mother of two little darlings, marks exams, studies […]
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May
May
Just recently I have become totally addicted to crochet. Somewhere in the middle of last year, I appeared to have lost my hooking mojo, but now it is back with a venegance! This is such a fabulous, portable craft which makes it ideal as a small holiday project. Alternatively, it would be perfect in the […]
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Mar
Mar
Just whereabouts IS Woolaballoo hiding? It’s a question that we address every day so perhaps we’d better spill the beans and make it less of a treasure hunt for all those seeking us out… Relocation, Relocation Back in September we relocated our woolly wonderland to a vibrant creative quarter in the heart of the village […]
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Sep
Sep
This week the winds of change have been blowing, from the Independence Referendum through to the changing of the seasons – this week seems to have had it all. We have achieved so much and feel ready to embrace the challenges that lie ahead. We welcomed a new tenant into our Hexham hub and the […]
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Sep
Sep
This week has seen the restoration of routine in our happy household and has afforded me the opportunity to create a sense of order in our home. After the long lie-ins and lack of structure during the summer months the start of the new school term has created a new timetable of activities and a […]
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Aug
Aug
This week I have been completely immersed in Lucy of Attic24’s fabulous Coastal Ripple Blanket and to say that I was no crocheter before this week would be an understatement but now I am completely and utterly hooked. I am absolutely in love with the fabulous DK colour palette that is worked randomly throughout this […]