Bluebird's visit to the sea
It's Friday and the brief hello from the summer sun has disappeared behind cloud and drizzle, or should I say mizzle depending which side...
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- 1 day ago
Hope has a new home
Thank you to everyone who made my Hope Crochet Along blanket and for those that are still plugging away, remember it's not a race, enjoy...
- Jun 10
Rainbow baby blanket
Who does not like a rainbow? Whilst I can appreciate pastel and white blankets for baby there is something about the practicability of a...
- May 27
River Inny Wrap
I grew up on a farm which was divided by the River Inny in North Cornwall. The river was somewhere I would spend many an hour with our...
- May 19
Birthday Cake!
Apparently you can have birthday cake any day of the week or year and no one checks if it is actually your birthday. Well today I don't...
- May 13
It's all knit knit knit!
The above pictures are some of my latest designs that are in the process of being tech edited or are ready for release. Reversible cowls...
- Apr 8
Hope Crochet Along 2022
I do love a crochet along and I love designing blankets. After the great success of the last one this design has been around since one...
- Apr 1
A Dabble with Mosaic
I've been admiring mosaic crochet for the last couple of years but hadn't until this week taken the plunge. Lots of people have asked if...
- Mar 25
It's Easter!
Easter is that odd time of year that changes each year, either late March or early April. For a great many people it is about eggs, the...
- Mar 11
Patrick the Pig is ready to Party
My piggy obsession seems to be travelling with me though this year. I thought it would be just Valentine but it transpires that Pig is...
- Mar 9
When Bluebird met Sunflower
It is difficult to not be affected by the war in Ukraine. I know this is going to sound odd to some but to me the people are just like...
- Mar 4
Mother's Day Heart Pop
I did not know what these were called until I posted them on a fabulous crochet Facebook page. I was calling them hearts on sticks but...
- Feb 25
Welcome to Wyn
It will be St David's Day on 1 March, the patron saint of Wales. Images of daffodils, leeks and of course the red dragon automatically...
- Feb 11
Love your LYS
Your LYS (Local Yarn Shop) is without doubt the best place to choose, squish and buy yarn. Whether that's a big chain store like...
- Feb 4
Hearts and Flowers
The 14th of February is looming large and it's that time of year that you either love or hate. Valentines. The commercialism of needing...
- Jan 28
Hello Huan! Happy Chinese New Year
The Chinese New Year this year runs from 31 January to 15 February 2022 with the Tiger being the symbol. The celebration of the New Year...
- Jan 21
Fair Isle Knitting
I have always admired Fair Isle knitting. It is a style of stranded colour work using two or more colours each row with a colour held in...
- Jan 14
Where it all began...
As you will have seen from my about me piece I learnt to crochet after dropping into Fudges Haberdashery and Wool Shop here in Cullompton...
- Jan 8
Bluebird's Basic Sock Pattern
It's a pretty awful day out there here in Mid-Devon, dark and raining. So whilst I work on a new sock pattern I thought I'd publish my...
- Jan 7
Exploring free form crochet
I’m kicking off a year of weekly blog posts with freeform crochet. It’s something that has pinged up on my Pinterest pages time and time...