Lullaby Lodge

  Last updated: 23 October 2025 A Cosy Little Make for Chilly Days If you’re after a super quick and satisfying crochet project, the Drifter Ear Warmer is perfect. It’s warm, chunky, and just the thing to keep your ears cosy when the temperature drops. This pattern works up fast and makes a brilliant gift or market make — you can whip one up in no time, and it looks fantastic in self-striping or gently colour-changing yarns. I love how simple yet stylish this piece is. It has that handmade charm without being overcomplicated — just relaxing, easy crochet with lovely results. Why I Love Making Ear Warmers As soon as the weather starts to cool, I always feel it in my ears first—they’re really sensitive and I tend to get earache even when it’s only a little chilly. I wanted something warm and snuggly to keep them covered, but still simple and quick to make. Using bulky yarn made perfect sense—it works up fast, feels wonderfully soft, and gives that lovely cushioned warmth I was after....

Hello everyone.  I have another recipe to share with you today.  This is a family favourite of ours, Little T particularly loves it.  As some of you know we have an allotment, where we grow our own fruit and veg.  For those of you over the pond who may not know what an allotment is, it's a small plot of land rented from either a private landlord or by the local council.  It's a great way to get outside and grow your own food and you get to meet lots of lovely people too.  We live in a very small flat and so with no garden of our own, our allotment is our little outdoor space. In the autumn we harvested many, many winter squashes.  These store over the winter really well and will last until around March or April.  It's about this time of year that I start to process any of the squash that we have left for storing in the freezer.  I simply boil, mash and freeze.  You can use any kind of winter squash or pumpkin for this recipe, so i...