I have something special for you all today! One of my wonderful Instagram friends @ella_makes wrote a lovely and quick pattern for a Flamingo Swim Ring as a little instructional on Instagram. But because it was in German, I asked Ella if I could translate it into US English crochet terms so other people could… Continue reading Flamingo Swim Ring by @ella_makes – Free Crochet Pattern
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Sunflower Baby Blanket – Free Crochet Pattern
Drum roll please! The Sunflower Baby Blanket is, at long last, here! It's meant a lot of work writing, and then rewriting the pattern, and then for my lovely testers to give it a whirl and let me know what they think. They have improved the pattern immeasurably, so Zahra, Tamika and Maggie: thank you!… Continue reading Sunflower Baby Blanket – Free Crochet Pattern
Thistle Cowl – Free Crochet Pattern
This is actually the cowl that resulted from my first attempt at creating the Thistle Wrap. I initially made the wrap a little too long to achieve the neck line I wanted, so I decided to create a cowl out of it instead. This pattern is for a basic cowl crocheted in linen stitch (one… Continue reading Thistle Cowl – Free Crochet Pattern
Thistle Wrap – Free Crochet Pattern
This post may be a little out of season as we're currently in summer and this is an autumn/winter wrap. But for those of you who want to get a jump-start on the seasons, this is perfect timing 🙂 I've called this the Thistle Wrap because the colours take me back to my visit in… Continue reading Thistle Wrap – Free Crochet Pattern
Free Summer Crochet Patterns to get the Season Started Right! Part 4: Summer Dresses
For the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing collections of free summer crochet patterns to help you prepare for the beginning of summer. This week the collection is for crochet summer dresses. I've been including tips in each post in this series to help you find the right yarn for your project. This one, however, is pretty… Continue reading Free Summer Crochet Patterns to get the Season Started Right! Part 4: Summer Dresses
Pilot Sam’s Friends – Crochet Pattern
One of my nephews’ birthday is coming up and I thought I would make him something special to celebrate it. Ben’s turning 3, and he loves aeroplanes and helicopters. But, his Dad is a pilot for Swiss, so I thought I would make him his very own Swiss plane, complete with a removable pilot to […]
Free Summer Crochet Patterns to get the Season Started Right! Part 3: Beach Cover-Ups
For the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing collections of free summer crochet patterns to help you prepare for the beginning of summer. This week the collection is for crochet beach cover-ups. I've been including tips in each post in this series to help you find the right yarn for your project. This one, however, is… Continue reading Free Summer Crochet Patterns to get the Season Started Right! Part 3: Beach Cover-Ups
Free Summer Crochet Patterns to get the Season Started Right! Part 2: Beach Bags
For the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing collections of free summer crochet patterns to help you prepare for the beginning of summer. This week the collection is for crochet beach bags. Crochet lends itself really well to beach bags because it creates a light, durable and flexible bag (it's amazing how much stuff you can… Continue reading Free Summer Crochet Patterns to get the Season Started Right! Part 2: Beach Bags
Pattern Testers Wanted: Spring Fields Baby Blanket
Hi all! After quite a bit of tweaking, the Spring Fields Baby Blanket is finally ready to be tested! So, here is my question to you: who wants to test it for me? I already have a few testers ready to go from Instagram, but I would love to have a few more 🙂 The… Continue reading Pattern Testers Wanted: Spring Fields Baby Blanket
Free Summer Crochet Patterns to get the Season Started Right! Part 1: Bikini Tops
For the next few weeks, I'll be sharing collections of free summer crochet patterns to help you prepare for the beginning of summer. I LOVE summer. It's my favourite season, and I'm always so excited to go for my first swim in the lake or sea. For me THAT's the beginning of summer. This week… Continue reading Free Summer Crochet Patterns to get the Season Started Right! Part 1: Bikini Tops
