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…
I’m interrupting my series on How to Design Crochet Patterns to bring you my latest project. Don’t worry though, I’ll be continuing this next time, I just thought it was time for a new crochet pattern! Following working on my Atlantic Lace Shawl I thought it would be fun to work on some more ocean…
I have some exciting news. Those of you who follow the Crochet Awards may have seen that my Summer Sprigs Lace Scarf got nominated for a Flamie (Best Scarf). Amazingly, it won! You can check it out here along with some of the other winners: The Crochet Awards Apparel Winners There’s lots of great designs…
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…
If you follow me on facebook, you’ll have seen that this project has been near completion for a while. One of the problems I often come across is running out of yarn. I really don’t like to overbuy and of course when you are making something up as you go it is hard to gauge…
I’m continuing to update my archive of patterns with pdf downloadables. This time around I’ve focussed on my heart containing patterns – just in time for Valentine’s day! One of the best things about all of these projects is that they are great for stash-busting those scraps you just don’t want to waste – and…
Did you spot the hanging heart in the pictures of my zigzag Christmas stocking? Well I received a few requests for the pattern, which was flattering because there are a few similar patterns around. Sorry these aren’t in time for Christmas – but they are in time for Valentine’s Day! (Or you can really use…
Happy New Year to you all! After all that hard work crafting for Christmas, why not treat yourself to making one of my latest crochet patterns? I’ve named this shawl “Atlantic” because I crocheted the majority of it whilst on the plane over this ocean during my recent trip to North America. I think it’s…
These Christmas ornaments are really easy and quick to make – once you know how! Check out this video tutorial and you’ll soon have your left over stash turned into tree decorations: For the written pattern (in US and UK terms) click here. Just scroll down for the downloadable pdfs!
Ok, so these aren’t exactly origami – but they look like it, and what’s even better, they are super simple and fast to make up. Yes, really! All you need to know how to do is double crochet and slip stitch. And there’s minimal weaving in of ends and barely any seaming! With the added…
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…
More stash busting yarn storage! I know one of the reasons my customisable rope basket has been popular is because of it’s rectangular shape. So I thought I’d expand on my patterns using the diamond trellis stitch and make a rectangular version of this round one! This rectangular version is also customisable – just do…
Remember my Flower Trails Fingerless Gloves? Well this project is made using the left over single skein I had. I love making the puff flower stitch with this yarn, so I’ve used it again here – so this is a matching item if you like to match your purse and gloves! I think I’ll be…
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