I’m excited to announce two new colour packs for Ric Rac Blanket! ย It’s been great fun designing colour packs for the blanket and I hope I’ve managed to create something that everyone will like. ย The two latest packs are delicious. One would be great for little (and big) girls and the other is fast becoming […]
I’ve rustled up another pattern – its a chunky crochet cowl. ย The pattern is exclusive to Deramores where you can buy both the pattern and yarn as a kit. ย I’m so excited to be working with Deramores and designing with their gorgeous yarns!! ย This designย only uses one ball of yarn and works up quickly on […]
Well, I’ve had this off the needles since November and, finally, have finished writing up the pattern for my Rainbow Slip knitted cowl. ย It was a holiday project that I began on a “grab some sun in the Med for I’m a Weather Distressed Northern European” break in Menorca. ย It was a fab holiday where […]
My latest design is a deliciously easy crochet blanket. ย Ric Rac Blanket for Deramores is a row-by-row design just perfect for beginners or as a ‘chewing gum’ project for pros. ย The pattern is exclusive to Deramores where you can purchase the patternย on their website. The pattern is easy to remember and uses cluster stitches to […]
Oh crumbs – I’m excited. ย You can meet me in Crochet Now magazine! ย The lovely folks at Crochet Now asked me to write a designer sketchbook containing a little bit about me and how I approached designing for my latest book! I struggled and screwed up my face, huffed and puffed, but managed to write […]
My latest project is a replica granny blanket. Way back in the deep, depths of time I designed and made a granny square blanket – see it here. ย After moving house twice I lost the notes so couldn’t publish the pattern. ย All I have is the layout plan but no yarn or yardage information. Then, […]
Spring is almost edging its way upward from the south. ย The wind carries with it the scent of soil and the hesitant emergence of spring growth. ย Last Saturday, I walked along the river and found puddles of snowdrops littering the ground. Bird song filled the air with Mr Blackbird singing to the ladies much louder […]
when knitting goes wrong It happens to us all at some point. When knitting goes wrong – dreadfully, hideously wrong – its always a good laugh provided it hasn’t happened to you! ย Read on to see my calamitous knitting project and please feel free to have a hearty guffaw and chuckle at my expense. My […]
My latest pattern is Bright Kites crochet baby play mat. ย Or blanket. It could be used as both! ย The pattern is certainly bright and colourful and perfect for little rolling, wriggling babies. ย As the play mat is made in cotton its hard-wearing too! At the start of the year I broke my New Year Resolution […]
I used to have a crochet hook conversion chart here on my blog but it’s disappeared! ย I can’t find the thing anywhere so I thought I’d make a new one. ย It was about time anyway as the old one was a bit ugly. In the world of crochet the names we call things are different […]