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 […]
Spring is almost edging its way upward from the south. The wind carries with it the scent of soil and the hesitant emergence of spring growth. 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 […]
One week before Christmas I began to work on Dads Christmas present. A ripple blanket in bright colours and a folky feel. Folk = scraps in my mind so I rummaged a sizeable collection of Cascade 220 Superwash from the Wool Stash and got hooking. There are splooshes of pink and peach, green and brown… […]
Folks who visit my facebook page may have noticed I was fussing with this pattern a few weeks ago. It all started with the idea that these three colours reminded me of pumpkins and squashes. After some more thoughts I began designing a set of mitts with two colour ribbing and a chevron design. The […]