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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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- Mar 22
Tardis Blue
My daughter and I are fans of cosplay and go to various comicon shows throughout the year. In March this year I decided to go as the 4th...
- 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 5
Happy New Sock Year
I ended 2022 in sock knitting mode thanks to the Year of Socks 2023 by Stephen West of Westknits. He is publishing a new (paid for) sock...
- 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 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...
- 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...
- Jul 29, 2022
From Sea to Mill
I'm on a bit of a roll at the moment with knitting patterns. This week I've just released my Sea to Mill Scarf. Inspired by Cornish...
- Jul 22, 2022
The Two Ways Cowl & Scarf
You have to love a free pattern, and on a Friday, well here it is. The Two Way Cowl and Scarf gives instructions for a single or a...
- Jul 15, 2022
Coldharbour Shawl
If you follow me on social media you'll have seen a lace patterned shawl. It started in green and blue, got ripped back and ended up in...
- 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...
- May 13, 2022
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, 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 21, 2022
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, 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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