If you’ve followed me for a while, or have had a little nose around my blog, you’ll have seen that I teach crochet as well as make and design things. I actually own and run a bespoke craft cabin in my back garden, where I’m lucky enough to be able to do what I absolutely… Read More The Makers’ Cabin bag
As I said in my last post, I’m a little bit obsessed by pumpkins currently. It the most autumnal thing, along with the leaves turning and the berries appearing in the hedgerows that mean the end of summer (Although we’re having a super hot day of 25 degrees C today, and the sun is shining).… Read More Pumpkin fever
Happy Autumn everyone. Now this to me signifies the end of the summer, the end of sunny days, and almost certainly a time when I want to hibernate. I’ll be in bed, or struggling to stay awake from when it starts to get dark. It means cosy nights in front of the fire, under lots… Read More Pete the 30 minute/ 1 ball Pumpkin
If you read my last post, you’d of seen we went to a local sunflower field as a trip in the school holidays, and I just had to come home and have a little play with some yarn. (Where has the summer gone, just realised I didn’t post this, after spending the time writing it,… Read More Sunflower Applique Pattern
Now here is something I didn’t think I would ever be making, a crocheted, sofa arm cover, a request from Mr OTH too! Where to begin with this. I almost started this last week, with some chunky yarn I had left over, but when I asked for an opinion, we couldn’t decide on the colour. … Read More Crochet Sofa Arm Cover Pattern
Hello, So I had super happy post yesterday when the new edition of Simply Crochet landed on my doorstep. I had the pleasure in designing a mini sloth brooch for this issue, inspired by the blue one, who adores sloths (I’m routinely asked if we can get one!). I was sent 3 little balls of… Read More Simply Crochet issue 75
Hello, So, following on from my last post, the actual bike basket! This was great fun to make. and something I’d wanted to do for a long time – I just needed the yarn! I thought it was going to take loads of yarn, but in actual fact it took only one bobbin of the… Read More The Crochet Bike Basket Pattern
Hello, I’ve been very prodcutive lately, but can only share some things with you at certain times. This time, I made a gift for a friend. A friend who is moving away, and has the contents of 2 houses to fit into one – so they really didn’t need a housewarming present, but I wanted… Read More The Starburst Granny cushion
Hello, So I finally finished my bag! Want to see it? Made just out of granny squares, it’s even been out for a few outings already too – you can read about the making process here! So the last time you saw it, it was waiting patiently for a delivery from the postman. Namely, the… Read More The Granny Pop Bag
The UK is in the midst of a super heatwave, and I adore the hot weather, and we’ve had it for 2 months now. It may surprise you to read this, but in the UK, we never have weather like this, the last hot summer on record was 1976 – before I was born! It’s… Read More The heatwave and a crochet glass cover