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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
I came up with this simple idea for tin covers so that I had something watertight, flat-bottomed and pretty-pretty to stand my little plant pots in. However, these tins look soooo sweet wearing their ...
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 ...
I am so excited to be sharing this pattern with you here on my blog, as this little crochet bird is probably one of my all time most favourite designs. In making this pattern, I discovered the ...
I am just a little teeny bit in love with my growing collection of ladybirds, the design is very simple and they are ridiculously quick and fun to make. They seem to fly off the hook and sit in the ...
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 ...
This project was designed in collaboration with Stylecraft Yarns and is my contribution to the "Blogstars Garden Party" blog tour 2022. You can read more about it on my blog where I share lots more ...
I designed this little polyanthus flower especially to make into a pretty Spring garland for my fireplace. You can read more about my garland and the making process ((HERE)). Polyanthus are such ...
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 ...