<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 11:16:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@shammyshiggs/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Infant Mental Health: Attachment theory (and what it actually means; part 3)]]></title><description><![CDATA[![dad skin to skin.jpg]( Picture Source Hi, Steemit :) Today, I'd like to share what I've learned about attachment theory. It's a theory that's discussed a lot, but I feel that the writing on the subject]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@shammyshiggs/infant-mental-health-attachment-theory-and-what-it-actually-means-part-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@shammyshiggs/infant-mental-health-attachment-theory-and-what-it-actually-means-part-3</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shammyshiggs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2017 18:36:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxvbchcijKBiV7xp1uvuehppymKXnNC5HzRFMktHmhdZSZeNgEtqMnP1pversU6buDsFV7EimMxYH2i7y8zmG5m3zMFShaJc1Tig?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infant Mental Health: What it is and why it matters (part 2)]]></title><description><![CDATA[![iStock_19378119_wide.jpg]( Source Hi, Steemit :-)  Today I'd like to talk a little bit more about what I learned from working in Infant Mental Health. This post will cover two key hormones that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@shammyshiggs/infant-mental-health-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@shammyshiggs/infant-mental-health-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shammyshiggs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2017 11:04:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgABW6uwNZg43zrST5xSXwMw9Pm77yLuyaUa4RVmjpPFBMdSVrvmuB1wTYYW2kNusNQtBgo5jFULNB2EWdg6kU7wwjujNd2bs6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infant Mental Health: What it is and why it matters (part 1)]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Image credit: Hi, Steemit! This post is very different from all of the crochet projects that I've posted in the past... I'd like to share with you something else that I'm passionate about: Psychology.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@shammyshiggs/infant-mental-health-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@shammyshiggs/infant-mental-health-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters-part-1</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shammyshiggs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2017 11:49:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5z9mpCpy13KnZDtvEtAc8TqLRrqaJfhmJQ1CgiEUhQ2HXt5iG8iF3Kh4oxobGqbsioteTY7rcbH9R9xwwgS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Handmade Crochet Wedding Flowers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Steemit :) I haven't posted in a while as I've been working a lot and crocheting little... which is a shame! I'd like to share with you a project that I'm very proud of, I made the wedding flowers for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@shammyshiggs/handmade-crochet-wedding-flowers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@shammyshiggs/handmade-crochet-wedding-flowers</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shammyshiggs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jun 2017 12:57:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa8te2JgQ57h5Xfh7uRk6RenUFBc1wUMfNnF4AsfL41kadHji3pNhLNuFwALn3Vv5XRcDjs4cU6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crochet mushroom :-)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Steemit :-) I made this mushroom, it's not something that I can write a full pattern for as they turn out different every time. I start by using a magic circle to create the cap and work it out to make]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@shammyshiggs/crochet-mushroom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@shammyshiggs/crochet-mushroom</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shammyshiggs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2016 20:14:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tysBoFqB2mzX4qvQYAbEGTMVHbByFpvHuRXKy5bThyWBx6DksVZjoGTkqrjsehyikzw2PLCSqFQd5EmxQVNVxdnRJ7aFyZbt35PN65xWEKwwccUnu4WGfaDzYv5Yt3XKYLXnLDDx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crochet Water Lily]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello :-) I made this water lily yesterday and gave it to @charlotteblacker for her festival fun times :-) I love the colour of the pink wool, I think it's really striking. Here's how I made it (all stitches]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@shammyshiggs/crochet-water-lily</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@shammyshiggs/crochet-water-lily</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shammyshiggs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2016 09:00:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tysBoFqB2mzX4qvQYAbEGTMVHbByFpvHuRXKy5bThyWBx6DksVZjoGTkqrjsehyikzw2PLCSqFQd5EmxQVNVxdnRJ7aFyZbt35PN64BVceP5SkReXV5vuwwTumCMMhvCXhprzbKt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crochet Lily]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Steemit :-) I'm really proud of this lily that I made yesterday, especially as I managed to write the pattern down! It took a while to get the petal to curve just right, but I think I got it in the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@shammyshiggs/crochet-lily</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@shammyshiggs/crochet-lily</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shammyshiggs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2016 11:31:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tysBoFqB2mzX4qvQYAbEGTMVHbByFpvHuRXKy5bThyWBx6DksVZjoGTkqrjsehyikzw2PLCSqFQd5EmxQVNVxdnRJ7aFyZbt35PN64BVceP5dUcRFB2SuaFeSHfZJaKU4AeyH5qQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crocheted Coral and Hermit Crab for Pretty Crabby Music Video!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Steemit :-) As @charlotteblacker mentioned me this morning, I thought I'd share with you a couple of the other pieces that I made for the Pretty Crabby music video that Charlotte and @bobbins directed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@shammyshiggs/crocheted-coral-and-hermit-crab-for-pretty-crabby-music-video</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@shammyshiggs/crocheted-coral-and-hermit-crab-for-pretty-crabby-music-video</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shammyshiggs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2016 13:45:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiQ5krUf5s4TcZbmoQbJUSGmBrH1Nq6gUfVqSeY2cPKpT2soGRz7BkDvmQEJw1sGFJDeGy6H6sbzh9T2e2SyVhz3aApTBjpWYWmh8j8Zc72AY17YdwpsBGMTFAMFJRKJykjdJbBWPMvN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crochet Iris Posy]]></title><description><![CDATA[  Hey Steemit :-)   Here is my crocheted iris posy. I really like making these as they were my lovely Nan's favourite flower and her name was Iris :-). They're made in 3 layers, which are tied]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@shammyshiggs/crochet-iris-posy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@shammyshiggs/crochet-iris-posy</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shammyshiggs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2016 20:16:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xRzWfATdGqashxvitZL5ZDKRrDuRJSWDcPEriXH6srPqLA3Jds5VuDF6WeYEZRsMKChT7ZjX1xbG6j5yYNpwjWMiC5sHCWdzdAieKg5gyqExaieRNrob8PeaL76rMiMezkcTmoskr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gerbera and Butterfly Crochet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Steemit! :-)    I'd like to share with you how I made these crocheted gerbera and butterflies. I made these for my friend recently as she was going to a hippy wedding, I attached wire to the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@shammyshiggs/gerbera-and-butterfly-crochet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@shammyshiggs/gerbera-and-butterfly-crochet</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shammyshiggs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2016 18:34:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiQ5krUf5s4TcZbmoQbJUSGmBrH1Nq6gUfVqSeY2cPKpT2soGRz7BkDvmQEJw1sGFJDeGy6H6sbzeoWZ2EQ5a3N2U674F89dh7fqfGF7XpLEm4FdtFrJhJt6fjvns9wXrRcmfhrcgi8e?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We favour unreasonably huge subsidies to the Brain Slug planet (Crochet tutorial)]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Best have your garlic shampoo at the ready, I want to share with you how I made this brain slug from Futurama. (All stitches in English)  For the body (green wool)  First make a magic circle]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@shammyshiggs/brain-slug-crochet-tutorial</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@shammyshiggs/brain-slug-crochet-tutorial</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shammyshiggs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2016 19:35:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbc8y6GjZGfdUqbjhf76qSrVdGS9q1nLiFrStXVmnzaDb5begtPuaZdhZwCjaJ1Cb86fzr8Y871176G9ZAgEPoKNqp2LzaRGcECoEtpupvEfj31eyK8avrwApR4a7iWtduTLxv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crochet Moustache!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi there! I'm Sammy from Wakefield, UK, and I'd like to share how I made the moustaches for these baby boots that I made for my adorable nephew, Charlie.   I won't show you how to make the booties,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@shammyshiggs/crochet-moustache</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@shammyshiggs/crochet-moustache</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shammyshiggs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2016 19:34:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiQ5krUf5s4TcZbmoQbJUSGmBrH1Nq6gUfVqSeY2cPKpT2soGRz7BkDvmQEJw1sGFJDeGy6H6sbzeoWZ2EQ5a3N2U674F89dh7fqfGEXcAzTpYLaJspANu76AZYeGPAQWujQSQNL4wN6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[STEGATORTOISE! (Crochet with tutorial)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello! I'm Sammy from Wakefield, UK, and no, this is not Jurassic Park, this is my friend, Bombshell.  (All stitches in English) To start with, make a magic ring, and work 8 single crochets (sc) into]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@shammyshiggs/stegatortoise-crochet-with-tutorial</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@shammyshiggs/stegatortoise-crochet-with-tutorial</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shammyshiggs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2016 17:49:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xRzWfATdGqashxvitZL5ZDKRrDuRJSWDcPEriXH6srPqLA3Jds5VuDF6WeYEZRsMKChT7ZjX1xbG6j5yYNpwjWMiC5sHCWdzdAieKg3wBKcetmcysTeVfp2854BtCzKN5X9eWmU4W?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crochet Rose]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Steemit. My name is Sammy, I'm from Wakefield, UK, and this is my first post!    I really like to crochet as wool is a versatile medium and there's no need for a pattern, so there's lots of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@shammyshiggs/crochet-rose</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@shammyshiggs/crochet-rose</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shammyshiggs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2016 19:35:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9RyT8n83z7uAZJhrKf9GXK72qizjr5t6sVv9ja3NkTfoN37UCLGSkYuQujWaR9gsHzobcWrLNXNA56V44Tmtp1muTqrdb85gGzKwRtJjp5QYij2m4MtTLTENYoJbCfZhee?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helllooo Steemit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello there, I'm Sammy and I live in Wakefield, UK.  What to say about myself... well, I'm an Assistant Clinical Psychologist, I love to crochet and craft things and I also play a few musical instruments]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@shammyshiggs/helllooo-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@shammyshiggs/helllooo-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shammyshiggs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2016 19:17:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9RyT8n83z7uAZJhrKf9GXK72qizjr5t6sVv9ja3NkTfoN37UCLGSkYuQujWaR9gsHzobcWrLNXNA56V44Tmtp1muTqrdb85gHNwF1U9atn6Au98kgxQFQn2fZ4pTuwTD8r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>