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Sometimes plans change. I was planning on taking a break from my blog and YouTube channel till September, but Susan from Felted Button is having a Make-ALong for her lovely Prism blanket, and it just so happens that I have a video tutorial for that blanket. Susan and I started on this project some time… Continue reading Announcement: Prism Blanket MAL
The school year is coming to a close, which always seems to result in a last minute sprint to get everything done before the holiday. My eldest son is finishing primary school, which means we are moving into a new phase; a son in high school. But before we jump into that new adventure, it's… Continue reading Holiday Crochet Plans
If you have been following my blog for a while, you will know that I am learning how to knit, and particularly learning how to knit socks. I can knit socks, and now I can actually knit socks that fit! I am so chuffed with myself, I can't suppress smiling. I have had quite some… Continue reading Simple toe-up socks that fit!
We are 5 months into the year now, and my temperature wrap is now large enough to qualify as a wrap and not just a triangle. It is still more a wrapette (I think I just made up that word), than a wrap, but still, you can start to see what it is going to… Continue reading Bohemian Temperature Wrap May Update
I would like to show you a summer version of my Diamond Shawl, along with the free crochet pattern and video tutorial to make it. The original one is very much a winter shawl because of the Mohair yarn used together with a Scheepjes Whirl cake to make a warm wrap. This summer version of… Continue reading Summer Diamond Shawl – Free Crochet Pattern
In this post you find the information you need to make an Ubuntu blanket. Ubuntu is the Scheepjes CAL 2018, and is designed by Dedri Uys from Look At What I Made. Ubuntu blanket is a hexagonal blanket, made with six diamond motifs and a detailed border. In this post, under Resources and Yarn Kits,… Continue reading Ubuntu CAL – Video Tutorials
Sometimes you meet someone and you are just in awe of their work. Do you recognize this feeling? I have this with Rachelle Camora from Cypress Textiles. I call her The Motif Queen because she has such a signature style to her work. Have you seen her creations? I would love to share some of… Continue reading Meet The Motif Queen
I consider myself a reasonably good crocheter, but I can't say the same for my knitting skills. I can do knit stitches, and I can do purl stitches, and I guess that means I can knit, but somehow I am having trouble knitting socks that fit! Let me show you some of my struggles. Too… Continue reading Socks that don’t fit
I have had a wonderful time with my Trinity Mandalas project in the past few weeks, but this took so much of my time that I did not have an opportunity to share my progress of my Bohemian Temperature wrap with you. I have been working on it in the background, and an update on… Continue reading Bohemian Temperature Wrap March & April Update
Trinity Mandalas used many colors, which means that you have many leftovers. With this Spoke Wheel Coaster pattern, you can use all your leftover yarn to make a set of coasters. The free pattern uses a 19cm/7" cork inner for stability, but it is also very possible to use some cardboard or even make the… Continue reading Spoke Wheel Coaster – Free Crochet Pattern
