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How To Crochet An Elephant Applique
Learn how to make this super easy and quick elephant. It only takes 15 pieces, 12 of which are circles!
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How To Crochet A Leonardo The Turtle Applique
Last month I wrote about making Zog. Each month I am trying to push myself out of my comfort zone, and make a special square for the charity Hug In A Blanket. For June, I chose Leonardo from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, as he is a favourite in this Read more
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Freeform Crocheting Zog the Dragon
No matter what your craft is. Be it knitting, crochet, spinning, weaving, silversmithing, drawing, papercrafting. Anything. It is important, every now and again at least, to push ourselves and go outside of our comfort zone. Not that long ago I posted about my first ever crochet square. And just before Read more
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Dear acrylic yarn manufacturers…
As you may know, I’m a BIG fan of wool yarns. Especially alpaca! The sustainability. The renewability. The breathability. The…you get the picture. I’m a fan. But this doesn’t mean I won’t use acrylic yarns occasionally. It does have benefits. But one of the biggest misconceptions about acrylic yarn is Read more
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What Is “Pay What You Can”?
The social media streams of the knitting and yarn world over the past few weeks have started to be abuzz with a new phrase. The “pay what you can” phrase and its variations, that are being thrown around are all to do with the idea of “financial inclusivity”. What is Read more
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My First Crocheted Square!
So something happened in the last few days… I learnt to crochet. Well kind of. I’ve been capable of a chain for quite some time. But despite several attempts, nothing more has ever cottoned on! You see… as part of the squares I am making for the Hug in a Read more
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Hug in a Blanket
There’s a group on Facebook called Hug in a Blanket UK. They provide blankets from squares (both knitted and crocheted) to people in the UK all the way from newborn to the age of 21 who have long term, life-limiting, terminal, physical or mental health conditions. I was introduced to Read more
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Wide “Handcrafted Just For You” Gift Wraps
Free landscape A4 sized printable with wide “Handcrafted Just For You” gift wraps to add to your knitting and crochet gifts.
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Ancestral Mittens “Handcrafted Just For You” Gift Wraps
Free portrait A4 sized printable with”Handcrafted Just For You” gift wraps to add to your knitting and crochet gifts.
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Why is Dye Leaking From My Yarn?
When dye starts leaking from your yarn and you’ve never experienced this before, it is naturally quite worrying! But this can be perfectly normal! And this doesn’t just happen to hand-dyed yarns. It can happen to commercially dyed yarns too. Crocking vs Bleeding Two words that sound quite scary. But Read more