Hooking With …. Ashley Parker (The Loopy Lamb)

Hooking With …. Ashley Parker (The Loopy Lamb)

Today in Hooking With … we are meeting Ashley Market from The Loopy Lamb. Ashley has a lot of different types of patterns on her site – some of her ami patterns are gorgeous!.   Shall we dive straight into the interview? Hi! My name 

The Kate Wristlet – a perfect wedding accessory?

The Kate Wristlet – a perfect wedding accessory?

  Introducing the Kate Wristlet … Are you getting ready for Wedding Season? Can you go to weddings where you are? I know we still have limits placed on us here in the UK, which sucks but I understand why it is necessary. So many 

The Ava Table Runner

The Ava Table Runner

Do you agree with me that the Ava Table Runner is just gorgeous? It’s one of the reasons why I named it after one of my nieces. She might only be almost 5 but she was so proud when I told her I had named 

Hooking With – Emma Wilkinson

Hooking With – Emma Wilkinson

In this edition of Hooking With … we meet Emma Wilkinson. I first met Emma through a business coach and she often jokes that we are cousins because we have the same surname. Emma is such a lovely, vibrant personality and I know a lot 

Learn to Corner to Corner!

Learn to Corner to Corner!

At the end of 2020 we decided that we were going to come up with a mini course to teach people how to corner to corner (also referred to as C2C)! This can be such a fun technique and there are so many gorgeous patterns 

The Aurora Make-up Bag – a Great Free Crochet Pattern

The Aurora Make-up Bag – a Great Free Crochet Pattern

The Aurora make up bag was designed especially for the Mother’s Day Gift Ideas event hosted by  Me n My Hook. A pattern borne from boredom! The Aurora make up bag was an idea that came to me one day when I was ill. Richard 

The Connection Square

The Connection Square

The Connection Square was designed specifically to be part of our Friendship Blanket Cal. However, it will also make a great washcloth!   Don’t forget you can sign up for our Events and CALs emails and never miss a square or one of our events! Just click 

Picot Fan Wrap Crochet Pattern

Picot Fan Wrap Crochet Pattern

Our latest shawl crochet pattern is here: the Picot Fan Wrap!  As the name implies, we used picot stitches and “fans” (shells with spacing) to get the look.  I love this wrap because it is so very pretty and lacy yet it was actually pretty 

Kate Coffee Beanie Cozy is here!

Kate Coffee Beanie Cozy is here!

Today we release our Kate Coffee Beanie Cozy (or CBC as we refer to them). It uses the same gorgeous and timeless stitch combo that is in all of our Kate designs. It is a great collection for girls of all ages from children to 

Crochet The Foundation Single Crochet

Crochet The Foundation Single Crochet

In this tutorial, we will show you how to crochet the foundation single crochet!  This is also referred to as the “chainless foundation row”.  You can do this with single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet, triple crochet, etc.   I like to do the 

What You Need to Learn to Crochet

What You Need to Learn to Crochet

So you want to learn to crochet? One of the first things you need to think about is what you NEED to start learning to crochet. It’s very easy to walk into your local yarn shop or hobby store and excited about all of the 

Raised Diagonal Friendship Square Pattern

Raised Diagonal Friendship Square Pattern

Raised Diagonal Friendship Square Pattern Today’s Friendship Square is the Raised Diagonal Friendship Square and was designed by me (Sara).  I wanted something that had a little flair but would still be pretty easy to work up.  One trick I can tell you about this