For the last six months, I have taken a break from complex patterns and have found solace in the therapeutic effect of making baskets with all my scrap yarn (of which I have a staggering amount). The one pictured above has found a purpose as a plant house. A perfect marriage, really, because I have […]
Buddy Wrist Warmers
The Buddy Wrist Warmers pattern is a companion pattern to my Diversion scarf and uses yarn left over from that project. (If you would like to read more about the Terrazzo yarn I used, please see last week’s blog post HERE.) I’ve also used the same offset linen stitch (because I LOVE IT). These colourful […]
A Little Bit More About Terrazzo Yarn
Scheepjes have released a brand new 100% recycled yarn. It’s called Terrazzo, and it is absolutely gorgeous. Last week, I shared the Diversion Scarf I designed using this yarn. This week, I’d like to tell you a little bit more about the yarn. Terrazzo is made up of 70% Recycled Mulesing Free Wool and 30% […]
Diversion Scarf – Bias Crochet Scarf Pattern
Aaaand, I’m back with a new design in a gorgeous new yarn by Scheepjes. Diversion is a wide asymmetric crochet scarf, worked on the bias using bold colours. I hope the colours make you smile so wide that you feel a pinch in your cheeks! Diversion Noun 1. the action of turning something aside from […]
Diversion Scarf {Dutch Translation}
Diversion is een brede asymmetrische gehaakte sjaal, met gedurfde kleuren bewerkt. Ik hield van de eenvoud van de stekencombinatie, en ik had die duizelingwekkende ‘nog maar één rij’-aandoening terwijl ik naar elke kleurverandering rende. Toen ik aan deze sjaal begon, bevond mijn geest zich op een heel rare plek, en eraan werken deed me denken […]
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 […]
