How the weeks are flying by (for me they certainly are 😉 ) – we’re now onto week 7 of our blanket! And we’re going to repeat some rows which we did earlier on in the blanket. But first here’s a round up of this weeks creations being shared over on Instagram And this week… Continue reading Seaside Stash Busting Blanket – Week 7
My preparation for the ‘Crocheting Around Pebbles’ workshop which I hosted at The Crochet Sanctuary was all done behind the scenes… just like when designing for magazines and everything has to be kept ‘Top Secret’! I wanted the workshop participants to have a surprise when they entered the room so I designed my pebble covers,… Continue reading Crocheting Around Pebbles…
I have a lot of various pink yarns in my stash so I was always going to have to introduce them at some point! And here they are! These next four rows are based on simple ‘granny square’ stitches where 3 treble (US double crochet) stitches are crocheted into the same stitch along the row… Continue reading Seaside Stash Busting Blanket – Week 6
At the weekend I hosted a workshop at The Crochet Sanctuary and what a fabulous experience it was! The lovely Lisa from The Wee House of Crochet and Lynda-Rose of Lyndas Craftroom were the organisers of the event and contacted me last year to ask if I would be willing to host a workshop. I’m… Continue reading The Crochet Sanctuary…
We’re going to continue with 4 more rows of ‘Long Wave’ stitch this week to really give a chance for the wavy effect created by these combination of stitches to shine through! This is after all called a Seaside Stash Busting Blanket! 🙂 🙂 And look at all the waves being crocheted so far… Remember… Continue reading Seaside Stash Busting Blanket – Week 5
Week 4 already! 😊 I’ve been totally amazed by all the blankets being made so far… and some people are even making two! I’m humbled, grateful and genuinely honoured that so many people are putting their trust in me with this project as no one (not even me!) knows what these blankets will look like… Continue reading Seaside Stash Busting Blanket – Week 4
I love crocheted flowers and all kinds of crocheted flowers have been on my hooks over the years. Last year I designed and shared the patterns for my Crocheted Bluebells… and Red Hot Poker’s… In the past I have also crocheted flower garlands, brooches and flower decorations as well as leaving crocheted flowers as ‘yarn bombs’! And… Continue reading Roses (Crocheted of course!)
It’s the third week of my Seaside Stash Busting Blanket ‘Crochet – Along’ already! It’s been absolutely amazing to see all your blankets so far! Over on Instagram many people have shared their progress and here are just a few of them… Aren’t they all amazing! 🙂 And the colours people have used – WOW! 🙂… Continue reading Seaside Stash Busting Blanket – Week 3
It’s Friday! 🙂 And here are all the next four rows for this week if you’re joining in with my ‘Seaside Stash Busting Blanket’ ‘Crochet-Along’. We’re crocheting just 4 rows per week and by the end we’ll all have a beautiful and good sized blanket! And to accompany this weeks rows, I’ve recorded my very… Continue reading Seaside Stash Busting Blanket – Week 2
Yay! 😊 I can finally share my Tunisian Crochet Cushion which I designed and made for ‘Simply Crochet Magazine’ as it’s been published in the new edition of the magazine which is hitting the shops today! And I’m super happy that it got a little slot on the front cover too!! Do you see it… Continue reading Front Cover News! Tunisian Crochet and Cross Stitch Cushion…
