Crumbz Chronicles - "Inspiration, stories, and beautiful yarns from the heart of our craft community" — crafting together

Our fundraising month of May this year was spent raising funds and awareness for Cure Brain Cancer Foundation (CBCF).  When we approached them to tell them we would be fundraising with a series of events and an overnight Yarn-a-Thon they were (understandably) excited as no-one had ever fundraised for them in this way before.  They sent us stickers, pens and mini colourful cranes – the crane is their logo, and information on the story behind it and what the colours represent. That got Kay thinking (any excuse to get creative that one!) and knowing how people had loved crocheting butterflies for...

Crumbz Craft regular Lisa Bolton wins First Prize at Royal Melbourne show When the lovely Lisa Bolton won a beautiful set of Knit Pro knitting needles at our cystic fibrosis fundraiser 'Yarn the Night Away' event in June last year, I remember her laughing at the irony of the prize as she was a die hard crocheter and had never expressed an interest in learning to knit. Fast forward 12 months and Lisa has not only taught herself to knit, but she has now become a serious knitter and loves it so much she entered a knitted beanie to the Royal Melbourne Show...