Welcome to Part 2 of the Mighty Fine Day Bag pattern. You can find Part 1 (and all the information) HERE. Strap Row 1:  With RS facing, join Yarn B by making a standing sc in the marked st from Round 43.  Sc in the next 7 sts.  TURN.  {8 sc} Row 2:  With WS […]

In this post, you will find the instructions for turning your Fancy Nancy Mandala into a square using a modified version of Part 4 of Sophie’s Universe.  Isn’t that exciting?? I designed the Fancy Nancy mandala in honour of my friend Nancy, who has since published her first book, The Toadstool That Wanted to Stay.  […]

I love Love LOVE making mandalas.  They are just so calming and mindful.  Having said that, I love squaring them up even more.  It is my fervent hope that we will eventually have a collective library of ‘squaring up’ patterns that can be applied to mandalas of any size.  So, today, I am going to […]

I designed this Kay Square for one of my yarn retreats in 2018.  It is named after my friend and tester Kay Crone, and is sister to the Emma Square. It is a fairly quick crochet square, and adding an extra round of dc will make it equivalent in final-round stitch count to most standard […]

A month or so ago, I was playing around with stitches… specifically with Crab Stitches.  I LOOOOVE Crab Stitches. I hit upon this Crab Stitch Linen Stitch or Reverse Single Crochet Linen Stitch, and I fell head over heels in love with it!  It has got the prettiest woven look and creates a lovely dense […]

I was supposed to share this Unseen Mandala pattern with you yesterday, but my day was hijacked by an ‘Unseen Thing’.  An Unforeseen Unseen Thing! (You might need to read my Yarn Post about this project for that to make sense…) While I was sitting in the hospital waiting area, watching all the people (I’m […]

Welcome to Part 2 of the Unseen Mandala pattern. You can find Part 1 (and all the information) HERE. Chart *Updated 20/01/2024 to correct ch-2 sps in Round 29* Round 17 Sl st in the next dc and into the next ch-2 sp.  Ch 3, [dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in the same ch-2 sp. *(Ch […]

I LOVE a spot of Bunting.  It puts me in a jolly frame of mind, even if I am just hanging up the washing or sitting at my computer editing patterns.  To celebrate the 5-year anniversary for Sophie’s Universe, Jenny made this lovely Sophie Bunting in Scheepjes Sweet Treat. She used vibrant rainbow colours, echoing […]

This Life in Colour Crochet Shawl is a celebration of colour with a tiny spot of bling.  The pattern is easy to memorise, making it perfect for on-the-go crochet.  Choose your colours mindfully, paying attention to the ones that make your heart sing!  Let it tell the story of your life in colour! I designed […]