After a lot of searching on the internet looking for holly leaf patterns I couldn't find any that were easy enough/neat enough for my liking. So I did what I often do and had a go at designing ...
I named this blanket Harmony because the colour palette is so beautifully balanced and easy on the eye. When I was choosing the colours, I wanted something soft but not pale, pretty but not too sweet.
The word Aria means “air” in Italian, and this beautiful collection of bright colours is inspired by the days of early summer when long, sun-filled days invite us to make the most of the outdoors. The ...
This lovely pattern creates a softly undulating wavy stripe using three basic crochet stitches. It's also a really neat way to play with colour, I find it amazing how the colours seem to roll into ...
I've designed this Mandala Wheel as part of a big creative project that I am co-ordinating for Yarndale, the amazing yarn festival I help to organise. But this is a really easy, fun little creative ...
These crochet bears are very simple to make and were inspired by the old fashioned traditional knitted bears that have been around for decades. There are many different charitable organisations around ...
This is a very simple pattern for small, 3-round solid granny squares. These squares are perfect for stash busting all those oddments of DK yarn left over from other projects and take just minutes to ...
This is a pattern to make simple Granny Triangles which can be strung together to make a length of cheery bunting. Here I'm using my left over bits of Stylecraft Special DK (100% acrylic) on a 4mm ...
I have named this stitch "Raindrops" as I was told it looks like raindrops running down a window. Which I kind of think it does too. And as it happens, it was raining (a lot) during the grey February ...
I always feel a sense of joy when I create mandalas, they are such uplifting and happy things to make. I decided to name this one the Positivity mandala, as it really did feel that way to me when I ...
The Springfrost pattern uses treble crochet stitches (UK terms) combined with treble spike stitches to create a beautiful stripe with an incredible, squishy, textured feel. The pattern is easy to ...
I designed these little hanging decorations to add some colourful, homespun Hooky Goodness to my Christmas Tree this season, but there's no reason why they can't be used all year round and in all ...