This Nordic Snowflake blanket is a great crochet pattern. It is as snuggly as it looks and uses corner to corner techniques. I have had the idea for this Nordic Snowflake blanket in my head for about 18 months now. The problem is that as …
Welcome to the Community Garden Blanket CAL. After the success of the Friendship Blanket and Bouquet of Flowers Afghan CAL I know that lots of you will love to give this one a go too! Why call it the Community Garden Blanket? This is another …
There are lots of free crochet blanket border s out there, but this one is definitely worth stopping to check out! It is an intermediate pattern, but only because of the dc2tog! But don’t worry about those! I have a photo tutorial for these stitches and …
Are you an avid reader? Is someone you know? If so, you can’t go wrong with making a bookmark. My daughter seems to think books are like WIPs – it’s fine to have 6 books on the go! It drives me bonkers just thinking about …
When Shannon from The Loophole Fox and Agat from Made by Gootie asked me to be part of their Harmony Blanket CAL I knew I wanted to use the bobble stitch to create a timeless but modern design. They had an idea to host a …
I found the zipper join while researching for the Community Garden Blanket CAL. I wanted a different type of join from the obvious single crochet or slip stitch join. A lot of people don’t like the joining part when it comes to assembling the squares …
Unisex crochet hat patterns – we need more of them! Do you agree? Despite it’s name, the Hannah Beanie is a unisex crochet hat pattern. So why call it the Hannah Beanie? I like to try to create ‘collections’ based on stitches or stitch combinations. …
This corner to corner square is a nod to all of the teachers out there who do an amazing job with our children. It is because we entrust them with our children five days a week and they help to shape the people that they …
Tapestry crochet is a great technique. If you haven’t yet tried it you should give it a go. It allows you to create pictures and patterns with your crochet easily and looks great! Better yet, it usually only uses single crochets (double crochets in UK …
This infinity scarf pattern is just gorgeous!! I am thrilled to have Debbie from MadameStitch come and guest design for me! And her yarn choice was a special one.. You see, back in March I had the fantastic opportunity to go to Colorado, USA and …
This easy crochet scarf pattern will work up super quickly, and it’s the perfect stash or scrap busting project! When my testers were making their scarves a few of them asked me what the stitch was called as they were unfamiliar with it but loved …
September 8th 2022 is International Literacy Day (ILD). This is different to World Book Day which was held in March. But the book square will work perfectly to celebrate both days. It would look fabulous as a wall hanging in a library or reading corner! …
