My first design of 2018 is A Fresh Start crochet square. The year has landed at WoolnHook HQ like a crack of ominous thunder and a sharp slap to cold cheeks. Feeling frayed around the edges and seeing only dark skies through my craft room window I fancied something springlike for my first concoction of the […]
Well, here’s another 10 inch crochet square for you! Its worked in the same colours as my Big Framed Flower Square and the two would work really nicely together. It’s taken me a while to blog about this one because I’ve been super busy on my next big project (its another book!). I really love […]
Project: Ruby Rosanna Cot Blanket I’ve just started a new crochet project – hurrah! I’m using my Rosanna crochet pattern to make a little cot blanket. The original block is worked all in one colour but, for this project, I’m working the petals in a lovely ruby red shade. The yarn I’m using is Stylecraft […]
The latest in my pattern updates is this 12 inch American Star Afghan Block. I’ve downgraded the pattern difficulty to Easy by changing a couple of the rounds to make it less challenging. Why do something difficult when there’s an easy option?!! The original design was a bit bland and needed a new lease of […]
My Floral Granny Square was in desperate need of some TLC. I only had rubbish images of the pattern and never seemed to have the time to redo the photos. The original squares are lost in the monstrous yarn stash never to be seen again so I whipped up a few new ones to photograph. […]
This week I’ve been working on updating my Wheel Square crochet pattern and reworking the squares in lovely new colours. This pattern is now one of my favourites! Originally, it was worked up in some scrap yarn and I was never happy with the colours. The updated block is now gorgeous 🙂 I’ve reworded the […]
Another crochet pattern updated! This time I’ve updated my Petal Afghan Block crochet design. Its now available in both US and UK crochet terms and has been updated to include a chart. These squares are great for afghans and throws and work up nice and quickly. They are fantastic for stash busting too! I can […]
I’ve been updating my old patterns this week and here’s one I’ve completed. Its my Field of Flowers crochet square . . . Field of Flowers crochet square Its a 6″ (15 cm) granny square just perfect for using up all those colourful scraps! I’ve used cream as the background colour for the flowers […]
I love this little pattern for my Mini Flower Block crochet design. Each square measures 7 cm by 7 cm (2.5 in x 2.5 in) and is great for using up little scraps of yarn. Here’s a swatch of the little squares… I joined the squares by slip stitching through the back loops and used […]