I first posted a picture of this shawl design on Instagram over a year ago and lots of people asked for the pattern. So sorry it has taken me so long to get it written up for you! I used a 5.5cm hook for this design so the shawl is light and has lots of …
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Yesterday morning, after I had dropped my little boy at playgroup, I decided to pop down the road to the beach. The weather was bitterly cold with a nippy wind, but that sunshine was too good to resist. On this particular day there was a fair amount of mud and even though this path runs alongside …
Oh how I have been enjoying these sweet little flowers of late. January was a tricky month for me this year, over and above it being grey and damp and rainy and generally January-ish, this year came with some extra struggles. I have been on a long and very tricky mental health journey for the …
A few months ago I decided that I needed to do something to take me away from the corner of my sofa (where all of my yarny endeavours usually happen) and out into the Wide World. I had been toying with the idea of perhaps trying to sell some of my crochet makes in person …
Hello again! Wow, it has been a while hasn't it? How have you been, I hope all is well. The last few months have been an odd time for me and my maker career. I've really struggled to come on here and talk about crochet and the creative things I have been up to and …
As a mum with a husband who works in a school, life for us very much moves in motion with the academic year. We have just had our half term break which means we all experience a shift in routine, for hubby and the kids it's a chance for some well earned wind down time …
This tutorial is written in UK terms. Skills needed: Slip knot, foundation chain, UK Treble stitch (US Double crochet stitch) Begin by chaining a multiple of 3 plus 1 plus 3 stitches. (This is so that you can begin and end each row with a single treble stitch, which will make your edges straight. For this …
