I am pleased to announce that my latest pattern has now been released on Ravelry. The Rackham Blanket You can get it here. And as a bonus, this is a forever free pattern! Whenever I’ve made a modular square blanket in the past gravity seemed to always take hold and…. Read more
Learn how to make this quick and easy crochet seal applique. It needs 11 pieces, but only 5 different shapes.
Learn how to make this super easy and quick elephant. It only takes 15 pieces, 12 of which are circles!
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
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
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
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
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
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
Free landscape A4 sized printable with wide “Handcrafted Just For You” gift wraps to add to your knitting and crochet gifts.