I like a quick project to make me feel productive. I often find that in between big projects I want to keep busy but I don’t always want a challenging pattern. Making hats (particularly child-sized ones) is pretty quick and also useful for when I need a baby gift. The girl hats are based on…
I love projects which use things I already have. This is a cool way of using up those left over bits of wool when you have finished a larger project. I saw a necklace that used this construction method (which is knitted rather than crocheted) and wondered if I could make something similar using crochet.…
I like the round petal flower I usually make a lot but I wanted to make a flower which had pointy petals to reflect the picot edging of the scarf I recently made so that they went together. Here’s what to do if you want to make one the same. I used a 3mm crochet…
I used a 4mm hook, leftover Sirdar calico Dk cotton yarn, and eight 10mm beads. See my inspiration for this piece here! The pattern is worked as fsc to make the sides and then turned 90° to sc the V-shaped placket which holds the beads. The length of the placket is about 9cm (3.5 inches).…
Triple Layer Petals Flower Pattern I use these flowers all the time to decorate bags, cards, hats, and make brooches. It’s actually an extension of this double layer petal flower pattern, which can be made into a square for blankets etc. Personally I think an odd number of petals looks nicer, so I have modified…
Check out my blog post on this bracelet here. Scroll down for pdf patterns! (US and UK notation) I used one large bead and 22 small beads. The wool was inherited; a 3mm size crochet hook seemed to work fine. The bracelet is crocheted all in one piece starting from the loop end. Thread the…
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