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…
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…
Items for babies are so quick and easy to make. Which is fortunate because it seems like all my friends are having babies at the moment! I’ve been feeling nautical recently (as you’ll see again in another project soon). White and blue stripes just feel lovely and fresh after being huddled in dark colours all…
Are you feeling festive yet? I so enjoyed working on this project – the fun zig-zag pattern in Christmas colours have really got me in the mood for the holidays. And I’m excited because it is made as a first Christmas gift for my soon to be arriving niece. This stocking works up pretty quickly…
Don’t you just love a matching set? Luckily I had just enough yarn left over from making my icicles baby hat to make these cute booties. The heel/ankle part are worked in blossom stitch (the same as the main body of the hat) so you can also vary this one by changing the colours and…
I seem to be gravitating towards all things snowflake-y at the moment. I think it’s a combination of watching Frozen and looking forward to Christmas time. We’re looking forward to the arrival of a new niece in December so I have extra wintery things to crochet! I used blossom stitch for the main portion of…
You may have noticed that I don’t tend to make a lot of toys. I think it’s mostly because I quite like to get on with a pattern without constantly checking how each row needs to be worked. However, this little elephant kept catching my eye on Ravelry and Pinterest, and I thought he’d make…
Those of you who have been following this blog for a while may well remember this project from last year. It is an advent calendar I made for my (now aged 4) niece – with the idea that each year we will refill it with little gifts for her as her Christmas present from us. …
I’m a bit gutted that a good friend of mine recently emigrated to the USA. Before she left I made “American” themed gifts for her children. This one was for her baby boy. I had a look on Ravelry but I didn’t find any baseball patterns that I liked, so I made up my own. …
I spotted this fun ball on Ravelry (free pattern here). Those of you who know me will already be aware that I like a good puzzle (I collect unusual Rubik’s cubes, and similar) so this project appealed to me. Don’t worry though, it isn’t anything like as complex as that, it is aimed at babies! …
I spotted these cute little dogs on Ravelry, and managed to get myself in the testing pool for the pattern. I’m really pleased with how they came out! The dogs come in 4 different sizes so you can even make cushion sized ones. I made the small, medium, and large options, but used decreasing hook…
I have decided to start stash busting and make some space to buy new wool. (My husband only knows about the stash busting part so far…) These two hats used up the leftover heather I had from my Nanny’s diamond scarf (so soft!) and most of a ball of cream I also had lying around. …
I have also been busy making a few items for my shop and have had my first custom order! I love the dark pink and white version requested by my customer, which I would not have thought of doing myself. Do let me know if you fancy anything similar made for you! Flower pattern here.
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…
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