Welcome to Part 3 of the ‘I Carry Your Heart’ Mandala. In this part, we will turn Parts 1 and 2 into a circle with a simple Pineapple border. Please note that I am using Scheepjes Softfun for the tutorial photos so that it is easier to see how the rounds interact with each other. […]
I Carry Your Heart Part 2: Flowers for Sam
Welcome to Part 2 of the ‘I Carry Your Heart’ Mandala. In this part, we will join our four hearts and plant Corner Flowers between them. At the end of this part, you’ll have a flower-shaped ‘thing’ with twelve bumpy bits around the outside. I don’t know how to word that better :) Please note […]
I Carry Your Heart Part 1: Eve’s Heart
Welcome to Part 1 of the ‘I Carry Your Heart’ Mandala. In this part, I will show you how to crochet the heart motif that forms the centre of the mandala. You will need to make four hearts, following the instructions below. Please note that I am using Scheepjes Softfun for the tutorial photos so […]
I Carry Your Heart – Crochet Mandala Pattern
Welcome to this 3-part pattern for the ‘I Carry Your Heart’ Crochet Mandala. I will be sharing the pattern in weekly instalments, starting today with Part 1, Eve’s Heart. I am delighted to end 2022 with this design, which has been a long time in the making and is very dear to me. It is, […]
Daisy’s Bouquet – Crochet Square Pattern
Daisy’s Bouquet is a simple crochet square with beautiful grape hyacinths created by using Popcorn stitches and overlay crochet. It is named after the scene in Downtown Abbey where Daisy marries William. I designed this square while working on the design for Charlotte’s Universe. I needed a way to figure out the maths for the […]
Floral Tea Cozy Pattern
I designed this Floral Tea Cozy for Amanda Bloom’s Little Box of Crochet back in 2016. I had so much fun with this project and still use my Tea Cozy A LOT. Who would have thought that something so simple could make a body so happy… Until recently, the pattern was exclusive to Little Box […]
New Yarn, New Projects: Scheepjes Scrumptious and Truly Scrumptious
Good morning :) There is nothing that can snap me out of a creative rut quite like receiving samples of a new yarn. So many of my favourite designs started their life BECAUSE of these samples. Charlotte started her life as a happy accidental marriage of a few sample balls of Aquarel and a design […]
Crochet Hanging Baskets for Plants
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% […]
