This cowl was one of my husband’s Christmas gifts so I have been waiting to share it for a while. When I was making the plaid cowl for my brother I fell a bit in love with this yarn. Not a surprise because I am a fan of chainette construction yarns. (Read more about…
Is it too late to wish you all a Happy New Year? I hope not! Somehow time seems to have gotten away from me more than usual recently. This post was actually intended as a pre-Christmas bonus post, but I guess it’s better late than never! On that subject – I do hope you all…
I have been wearing this Linen Stitch Cowl and Linen Stitch Gloves set a lot so far this winter. It seems to go with a lot of things in my wardrobe and is snuggly and comfy to wear. I’ve been getting annoyed when the weather is too warm to wear them! I really loved the…
Isn’t it great how so many Christmas projects lend themselves to stash busting? I think it’s because Christmas items tend to be smaller and involve using lots of colour. It’s great because we can keep crocheting away even though we are spending on all those Christmas gifts (which we aren’t making) and festive food and…
I’m glad to be back in blog land after a few weeks away on holiday – more on this later! I’ve seen a few plaid or tartan effect blankets done using this technique and I really like the effect. This is a great way to try it out and make a great guy gift at…
I had quite a bit of left over yarn from making my Linen Stitch Cowl so it clearly was meant to be a matching set! These fingerless gloves are made in the round starting with the arm and increasing over the hand before splitting for the thumb and finger holes. You can adjust the pattern…
I have had these two yarns in my stash for a while. I wanted to use them together but have spent a while thinking it through because the red and white/cream colour combination can look very Christmassy. Although I love Christmas, I wanted whatever I made to be wearable the rest of the year! I…
Another baby gift :) As we didn’t know if it was going to be a boy or a girl I used this pretty green shade of yarn with contrasting cream. I figured I could add pink buttons for a girl and brown for a boy at the last minute. Well as you can probably guess…
My favourite part of designing my own patterns is that I get to decide what colour(s) I am going to use. Selecting the colour of your yarn is a personal choice and if a certain colour or combination of colours makes you happy then go for it! In my final post of my How to…
I thought it was about time I made an item of clothing since it has been a while since I did my Chevron Sweater. This one is called Indian Summer Lace, because I’m hoping for an Indian summer especially so I can wear it more this year before the weather cools off! This is quick…
My Indian Summer Lace Top uses a variety of broomstick lace stitches. You may have come across this technique before – but for those who haven’t – don’t worry, I have made videos showing how to do these stitches! I also include the written description for how to work each stitch. To make a sample of…
Do you find Arabic geometry as interesting as I do? It fascinates me how a minor change in a repeat pattern can give a whole different look and feel to the resulting effect. The repeats of Moroccan style tiles have an affinity with crochet motifs and I’ve been wondering if I could recreate the effect…
Ah baby toes. They are just the cutest, so why cover them up? A good friend of mine recently had a gorgeous baby girl and has been dropping hints for some crochet baby sandals for a while. So I thought I’d experiment with these to make something a little less traditional and in super…
Choosing the right yarn for your project (or project for your yarn) is usually what makes or breaks your project. When considering yarn there are several factors – weight and hook size, fibre content, yarn construction and texture. Yarn Weight and Hook Size Most of us who have crocheted or knit a few projects will…
Remember my living room make over? Well, it’s taking me an embarrassingly long time to sort out the final details. I’m wondering if anyone else feels like they are never done when it comes to decorating? Maybe I am just too easily distracted… Anyway, this week I made some good progress in that I bought…
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