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. …
Update 14th November 2013: Thank you to everyone who supported this project. I have donated the full amount you paid for this pattern to the Royal British Legion. The pattern is still available, if anyone wishes to purchase it, but I will not be making donations from any purchases between now and next October (when I…
If you have been wondering what happened to the last in my series of jar candle covers, the wait is over! This would have been up sooner, but I thought it was worth interrupting the series for last week’s post on chocolate brownie cake… This variation on a jar cover is a lot more open…
I’ve been doing a lot of crochet recently, mostly because it’s my favourite, and also because it’s an easy travel project and we have been doing quite a bit of driving around this summer. Fortunately I have never been travel sick so I can put those hours in the car to good use! This week…
This is a slightly more closed pattern than my last design, Shells and Lace, but it is still lacy enough to let light through. The shell repeat is offset which I think makes for a prettier pattern. I planned to make this cover out of green only, but as I was using up old stash…
I designed this lacy pattern to let out plenty of light as the candle burns down, and cast pretty shadows around. If you want to make your own candles, as I did, see my previous post! Look out for the remaining jar patterns in my next couple of posts. Materials: Left over stash yarn and…
I have been so excited working on this project! Mostly because it involves several of my favourite things; candles, crochet, and pretty buttons. These candles are made using some jars I had lying around after my big jam session a few weeks ago. As you know, I hate waste, and why waste a good jar…
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 recently came across lobster stitch cord in the free ebook Priscilla’s Crochet. I hadn’t heard of it before, so I thought I’d give it a try since it is always good to learn a new stitch, and cords can come in pretty useful for bag handles etc. I must admit that the directions were…
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 love mixing up my different crafty hobbies; this one’s card making and crochet. This is the card I made for my parents wedding anniversary last week. It is based on one I made a while ago, but I made a note of what I did this time so now you can crochet your own! …
I had a question from a Ravelry user about how to make the sleeves larger for my chevron stripes 3-season sweater. This is mostly an issue for the larger sizes where arms need a bit more space than I allowed in the original pattern. In my original pattern, the sleeves are all the same size…
It’s that time of year again, and this Saturday happens to be the first of the weddings we have been invited to this year. I spotted the hand printed paper (background of card) in a handmade gift shop and couldn’t resist buying a piece. I knew I’d get a lot of cards out of it…
I’ve been looking for a basket of specific dimensions for a while without any luck. Then I saw a circular version of this idea and realised I could make my own! This uses a technique similar to thrumming, where you crochet over another thread to add bulk to a fabric. If you have ever crocheted over your…
I’m back! I had a lovely holiday and found lots of things to inspire me craft-wise. We went to Northumberland and stayed just outside Alnwick. Lots of sun, walking, countryside, castles, and wildlife. Not to mention my great family (who polished off my blueberry muffins and banana and chocolate chip slice in 2 days flat)!…
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