Hello and Welcome to the Charlotte’s Universe CAL 2021. I have been waiting for this day for a very long time! Sometimes a project falls out of your brain and into reality with lightning speed – like when I designed Sophie. Sometimes, like with Charlotte, it takes its time to be born, gathering so many memories […]
Pansy Pizza Pattern {Crochet Mandala Wallhanging}
This Mandala is a celebration of FUN and joy. It is also a celebration of everything I love about crochet – colour, prettiness, whimsy, nostalgia… The pansies were adapted from a piece of crochet lace my great-grandma made in the ’50s, and when I initially published the pattern for the Pansies in 2014, the process […]
Pansy Pizza Anyone?
Et Voila! My Pansy Pizza is all done. Don’t judge me for the name. When I made my first (wonky) prototype many years ago, it seemed like a great idea. If I am going to keep growing her (which I AM), I suppose I have to give her a better name. But for now, she’s […]
Having Fun with Pansies (and Colours)
I have been having so much fun playing with the Rainbow Softfun Minis. I love the challenge of using a set number of colours and a set amount of yarn. Where I would usually just pick whichever colours I like without fear of running out, using a box like this means that I have to […]
Playing With Rainbow Colours
Over the next four weeks (or five, or six), I will be sharing a new project with you. A new OLD project. One of those I never got around to tweaking and writing down, but have always wanted to share. This one is even older than Charlotte’s Universe, but much (MUCH) smaller…unless I decide to […]
Sue’s Dream: Pattern
Sue’s Dream was created by my friend Jenny Lowman. Just like with Charlotte’s Dream and Sophie’s Dream, she decided to take my very humble Sue Square on a journey of colour and layout, and we are so in love with how it turned out. The square was originally designed as a nod to my friend […]
Sue’s Dream: Reveal
Hee hee hee… After all the teasing, here she is in all her beautiful simplicity: Sue’s Dream! Do you see what I meant about the layout being my favourite part of the blanket? Doesn’t it both calm and celebrate the colours so very well? If you haven’t been following this little journey, you may wish […]
Sue’s Dream: Work in Progress
I am very excited to show you a few work-in-progress photos of Sue’s Dream. There will only be a few, mind you, because I don’t want to spoil the surprise of the layout (too much). Like I said last week, the layout is my favourite part of this blanket (apart from the colours). In case […]
Sue’s Dream: The Yarn
Over the next four weeks, Jenny and I will be sharing a new project with you. It’s called Sue’s Dream, and just like with Sophie’s Dream and Charlotte’s Dream, Jenny has taken one of my squares and run with it. Unlike the other two ‘Dream’ patterns, though, the base square is extremely simple and the […]
Charlotte’s Universe Part 14 – The End
Welcome to the final part of Charlotte’s Universe. I have had such a great time sharing this pattern with you and getting to know you a little bit. Thank you so much for joining me on this journey. I sincerely hope that you had fun, that you made new friends, and that you learned a […]
Charlotte’s Universe Part 13 – Corner Flowers
Welcome to Part 13 of Charlotte’s Universe. In this, the penultimate part, we will be planting large flowers in each corner to square the blanket up once more. I hope you will enjoy this slight change in technique/shaping. I am dedicating this part to my lovely neighbour and friend Lilian, who taught me SO much […]
