The 26th November is World Olive Tree Day! Yes, really!! UNESCO gives more information about it on its website here. The olive branch has been used for centuries to symbolise peace, harmony and wisdom. It is well recognised around the world. And of course, who …
The Haybale Square was designed to be one of the harvest blanket squares in a CAL during November 2022. Please note: this post contains affiliate links. If you purchase something using one of them I may get a small commission at not extra cost to …
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 …
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 …
In January 2022 I had a random idea to host a FREE little Kinship Afghan CAL that runs for the whole of 2022. The theme for this one is internationally celebrated dates. You will not find any politically motivating dates being represented in this CAL, …
This stag afghan is an easy corner to corner project …. really! It might be an afghan but until you get to the antlers there really is not a lot of colour changes at all! Once you reach the antlers there is not too many …
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! …
Want to crochet your own carrots corner to corner square? Growing Carrots was something that my Grandad used to do (although I remember the leeks much more than the carrots). He would grow them in his allotment and then enter local shows. As children I …
The sunflower appliqué was always going to be the centrepiece for this sunflower granny square design. I knew this before I had even crocheted a stitch. The challenge for me was always going to be the actual sunflower design. It just had to look perfect …
