The Home Stay CAL has a new home
I'm having a tidy up and sort out of my website and thought it was about time the Home Stay Crochet Along (CAL) from 2021 had it's own...
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- Jan 27
Scrappy Spikey Blanket
I've really struggled with a name for this blanket. It uses a double (US terminology) crochet stitch that spikes down to a couple of...
- Jan 20
Konin the Bunny
Konin was supposed to be a redesign of a previous design but he ended up a whole new idea spilling out from my hook. The name comes from...
- Jan 12
Are you the next Dr?
My daughter has developed a new obsession with Dr Who. I'm not quite sure where it's come from but I suppose it sits well along side her...
- Dec 9, 2022
Orchard Shawl
This scarf was created for the Cal Crochet A Long Design-a-Scarf Challenge 2022. The colours of the yarn and the time of year that we...
- Nov 27, 2022
Granny Scarf for the Design A Scarf Challenge 2022
Back in July I was approached by the CAL Crochet A Long group to design a scarf for a challenge that would run from September 2022. ...
- Nov 18, 2022
Granny Stitch Stocking
I was on a bit of a granny stitch roll when I designed this one, it seemed to just fall off my hook so I thought it was just right to...
- Nov 4, 2022
The Christmas Gang Are All Here
I love Christmas time for the general excuse of being able to craft. I, of course, love crochet and knitting but also paper craft so...
- Oct 28, 2022
Workshops
I've been quite busy over the last month or so and what's been lovely is that workshops have now sprung up in my life again. I used to...
- Aug 3, 2022
Granny Square Day 2022
On the 15 August each year we celebrate Granny Square Day. Using the hashtag #grannysquareday2022 we fill the pages of social media of...
- Jun 24, 2022
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...
- Jun 10, 2022
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 19, 2022
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...
- Apr 8, 2022
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, 2022
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...
- Feb 25, 2022
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...
- Jan 28, 2022
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 14, 2022
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 7, 2022
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...
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