Why buy stuff when you can spend much more time and money making it yourself?
These animals from Kerry Lords’ Edward’s Menagerie pattern collection are endlessly brilliant! Previously I adapted the zebra pattern to make a unicorn, and my friend Susan commissioned two from me for her daughter and her friend. When Sooz told me she was expecting another baby it seemed logical to me that an elephant and a … Continue reading Crochet elephant, another Ed’s animal
Here’s the last instalment! Keep your hands busy making these last-minute christmas gifts and maybe it’ll stop you shovelling so much food into your face that you actually lose sleep to indigestion. It hasn’t worked for me, but it’s worth a go. All three designs are available pre-made on my easy shop, click here for … Continue reading 3rd and final crochet snowflake pattern
It’s taken me all week, but I’ve finally written up the second pattern! Busy times in the run up to christmas I guess – out every night and over estimating what I can achieve in terms of the festive crafts. So here it is!… I’m gonna call this one Long Legged Lucy: Yarn: Rico design essentials … Continue reading Crochet snowflakes, 2nd pattern
Build your own snowflake christmas decorations using my personal crochet pattern. Continue reading Crochet snowflakes, 1st of 3 patterns
Back in November my I taught a class of crochet at the Royal College of Physicians. My talented mother gave a knitting class too and we all made squares to be mingled together in a blanket for charity. This had mixed results. For a start, I had heavily underestimated how much one to one attention … Continue reading Teaching beginners to crochet granny squares
Made some more progress in the third day of the certificate course at the RSN. Learnt two new stitches – heavy chain… (unfortunately hard to see in the dark colour!) and raised stem band… So currently the Tree of Life is up to this stage… Still a very long way to go! And … Continue reading Tattooed unicorn and jacobean crewelwork day 3
I’ve achieved my New Years’ resolution and taken my biz to Etsy. Have made a shop and put 3 pairs of baby shoes up there. It’s a bit of a learning curve, I don’t even think I expect to sell them but at least it’s a start! They are super cute, and make lovely presents, … Continue reading Now on Etsy! :D
