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Dare to be unique – free pattern for amazing crochet projects!

Dare to be unique – free pattern for amazing crochet projects!

Unlock your creative potential with this one crochet blanket granny square design! Granny squares may be blanket squares but they can be used in so many projects; bags, blankets, garments, table runners, hats, cowls and scarves, wall hangings and so much more. Granny squares have 

Community Garden Blanket – Free Crochet Along

Community Garden Blanket – Free Crochet Along

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 

Growing Carrots – Free C2C Crochet Pattern

Growing Carrots – Free C2C Crochet Pattern

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 Calligraphy Square – Free Crochet Pattern

The Calligraphy Square – Free Crochet Pattern

I love the way that this calligraphy square turned out. The subtle colour combo I used to make it is also calling to me. I am not going to lie though — the design process was a little bit trickier! Getting those pretty flicks and 

4th July Throw Pillow – Part 2 of the Free CAL

4th July Throw Pillow – Part 2 of the Free CAL

Are you ready for part 2 of the Free 4th July Throw Pillow CAL? This post contains the instructions for the back panel. The CAL: This CAL (or crochet along) is a collaboration between myself and Erin from Juniper and Oakes. We are both really 

The Preemie Crochet Challenge 2022

The Preemie Crochet Challenge 2022

Can you believe that we are into the third year of the Preemie Crochet Challenge??? If you have joined the challenge previously you will know how much this event means to me. My daughter was a preemie. You can read more about my story here 

The Sunflower Square – Free Chart

The Sunflower Square – Free Chart

I cannot believe that I have not designed a sunflower square before now! It seems awfully remiss of me …. When Claire from E’Claire Makery invited me to join in her Flower Garden CAL I immediately knew that I would do a Sunflower square. In 

Bouquet of Flowers Afghan

Bouquet of Flowers Afghan

The Bouquet of Flowers Afghan CAL is here! Last year lots of you loved the Friendship blanket so much. This year the designers were asking me to organise another one! So I did. Why call it the Bouquet of Flowers Afghan? It’s been a long 

Crochet the Corner to Corner Art Square – Free Pattern

Crochet the Corner to Corner Art Square – Free Pattern

Say hello to the Art Square. This one is the square for April in my 2022 Corner to Corner CAL. April 15th is World Art Day. It was started in 2019 to celebrate fine art – but let’s face it, there are so many forms 

The Ornamental Garden Square – Free Crochet Pattern

The Ornamental Garden Square – Free Crochet Pattern

The ornamental Garden Square is the 6th square to be released in the Bouquet of Flowers CAL. I designed it specifically for the event and love how it turned out. It has a slightly vintage feel to it I think, especially in the second version I 

2022 CAL – The Logic Square

2022 CAL – The Logic Square

Do you have a box full of scrap yarn or part used skeins that you just don’t want to get rid of? The Logic Square is the perfect way to use some of those smaller scraps that you just couldn’t throw out.     The 

C2C Nordic Christmas Tree Square

C2C Nordic Christmas Tree Square

I designed this corner to Corner Nordic Tree Square  to be part of the Nordic Winter Afghan C2C CAL, hosted by Juniper and Oaks. Each square in this event is 25 x 25 blocks. And they are all really cute.   Not as easy as