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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

Ooooh, Sophie’s Autumn Dream makes my insides go all fuzzy.  The original (Summer) version was bright and bold – fierce and ‘focus on me’.  Sophie’s Winter Dream was elegant and calming – a ballerina with perfect posture.  Sophie’s Spring Dream is full of joy – skipping and twirling and giggling.  This Autumn version… it feels […]

Jenny and I are delighted to share her Spring version of Sophie’s Dream.  I love how the orange she used for the border and joining brings all the colours together.  And I super love the yellow popcorns! Sophie’s Spring Dream is a beautiful marriage of pastels and brights,  making it perfect for those of you […]

These segment balls are perfect for little hands.  They come apart into three segments that have to be ‘built’ to form the fruit.  I’ve made a lime and a grapefruit (slightly larger), but you can easily use this pattern to make apples and pumpkins as well.  Think embroidered seeds! If you feel like having a […]