Hi all, my name is Emma although I usually get called Em or occasionally Toady (my rather embarassing childhood nickname). I am an Australian who is currently in Edmonton, Canada for a working holiday.. although I'm not working at the moment, it's 3 weeks tomorrow since I arrived in Canada so I'm using that as an excuse as to why I haven't got a job yet.

The "cooler weather" back in Australia has nothing compared to here so I'm using that as an excuse to learn new crochet patterns and make myself a whole bunch of new accessories and articles of clothing to keep myself warm through my first ever 'white christmas'.

I learnt how to crochet when I was about 13 (I'm now almost 25) but it was just the basic granny square and it's only in the past few months that I've learnt single crochet (or double crochet as the Australians and English call it. We also call the US double a treble.). I also re-learnt the slip stitch and have made myself a few things using a combination of the three.

I have not designed any patterns but I am looking forward to sharing knowledge with other crocheters and hopefully using some of the patterns to add to my rather bare winter wardrobe.

Any questions about me, Australia in general or anything don't be afraid to ask, I don't bite... hard.