Lullaby Lodge

Morning everyone.  Blogger is currently having some technical issues and I am unable to upload any photos and many photos previously uploaded have disappeared.  As a consequence, this weekends post will have to be delayed until the problem has been fixed.  Hopefully this will be rectified soon.  Apologies for the delay. I hope you all are well and I will be back very soon. All the best Catherine x

This bread is so simple and can be made from ingredients you already have in your pantry.  The finished loaf is very similar to ciabatta.  It's delicious for sandwiches the day it's baked and perfect for toast or bruschetta the next day. No kneading is required as the dough is left over night and time does all the work for you. Easy Peasy No Knead Bread Ingredients 3 cups flour (bread flour or plain flour) 1½ cups water 1tsp salt ½tsp dried yeast Add all the ingredients to a bowl and mix well.  It should form a very sticky dough, with the consistency of very thick porridge. Cover with cling film or a damp tea towel and leave overnight.  The next morning the dough should look bubbly and frothy. Turn out onto a very well floured work surface and dust the dough and your hands with flour. shape the dough with your hands by gently turning around and under, until if forms a round loaf shape Leave to rest for 30 mins.  Meanwhile

Hello everyone sorry this post is a little late, it should of gone out at the end of March and so without further ado let's take a little look at what has been going on last month... Useful links... Hot & Cold Blanket Pattern & CAL Our Happy CAL Place 2020 Charity Stash Bash CAL & KAL Facebook Crochet & Crafts Group Lullaby Lodge Facebook Page Crochet Along With Me... (March edition) So my temperature blanket is coming along nicely, I am really pleased with how it is looking so far and am really excited to see the introduction of new colours as we move into spring.  How are yours looking?  Make sure to share your photos with the Facebook group or use #lullabylodge on  Instagram. It's getting so big now, it is really starting to look like a blanket and not just scraps of yarn First few rounds in the warm peachy colour This month we have been making beanies for our charity CAL a

Hello friends.  It's time for instalment three of our Charity Stash Bash CAL.  If this is your first time here at Lullaby Lodge, you can find out all the crochet along details in the link below... This month we will be making these cute soap sacks.  Soap is one of the requested items for the shoe box appeal and while sending someone soap as a gift may not seem appealing, adding these cute little cosies, will make bath time more fun for the children. Make sure to crochet them in lovely bright colours that they will love and remember to leave the packaging on your soap when packing up your shoe box.  I have only removed mine to take the photos, I will be using fresh unopened bars of soap to donate. These cute soap sacks are so quick and easy to make, you could whip up a whole batch in no time at all.  They use only a few grams of yarn, perfect for using up those last scraps of cotton.  They would also make lovely gifts too, why not get ahead of all your Christmas makes.

Hello friends, I hope you are all coping and staying safe.  As many of us are in lockdown, I thought it would be a great time to have another little crochet along.  Something with a different theme each week, perfect for using up your stash. The CAL will be run over at the Facebook Group, where you will be able to post your photos.  Group members will also be able to volunteer to host each week's CAL and I am also hoping to include some guest designers. For those of you who don't use Facebook I will add a section to this post for each week's chosen pattern. Useful links including other CALs... Hot & Cold Blanket Pattern & CAL Our Happy CAL Place 2020 Charity Stash Bash CAL & KAL Facebook Crochet & Crafts Group Lullaby Lodge Facebook Page Cabin Fever Crochet Along Starting April 4th, each new week's CAL will start on a Saturday and last for one week. They will each feature one of the foll