It's all in a Nutshell Crochet
crafting crochet magic, one stitch at a time
The response to my first announcement for Nuts About Squares has been overwhelming! Today I want to give you more information about the type of yarn in each kit and the amount of yarn that you will need per yarn weight. What are we making again? During 15 weeks, starting March 31st, we are making… Continue reading Nuts about Squares CAL – yarn information
Do you sometimes long for a crochet blanket pattern that you can work on when in company or watching television? A project that does not require you to count stitches, change color, remember the stitch pattern or anything else that would require you to think about what you are doing? If so, I have just… Continue reading Merry-go-Round – Free Crochet Blanket Pattern
The time has once again come when a beautiful project we have been working on for quite some time has reached its completion. With happy feelings I look back om making my Demelza blanket using Scheepjes Stone Washed yarn. The Demelza blanket is designed by Catherine Bligh and is accompanied by a photo tutorial in English and Dutch. There… Continue reading Demelza Blanket – video tutorials, colorway and yarn amounts
Today is an exciting day, we can join all the elements from Demelza, designed by Catherine Bligh, that we have been making over the past weeks to make a beautiful blanket. My post this week is short with only a few photo's because I want to show you my end result next week when the… Continue reading Joining Demelza blanket
We have arrived at the final element of our Demelza blanket before we can start assembly. I am sure that the center square will be one of your favorite elements in the pattern. It combines parts of other squares we have made so far. If you want to catch up, we have already made the… Continue reading Demelza video tutorial – Central Square
We have almost completed all the elements making up our beautiful Demelza blanket. Today is the second last element, the rectangular panels surrounding the center square. If you want to catch up, we have made the small corner squares, flower squares #1, flower squares #2 and the 3D corner squares so far. I have a video tutorial for… Continue reading Video tutorial Demelza – rectangular panel
I have a yarn problem. I can't throw anything away, no matter how little is left after a project is completed. Never. Just can't. Not gonna happen. This problem of mine results in lots of random, small pieces of yarn from various projects accumulating in my yarn cupboard. And then I'm not even talking about… Continue reading Tunisian Ten Stitch Stash Buster!
If you have been struggling to keep up the pace with our Demelza blanket, you will be very happy to hear that this part consists of only 4 squares. Today we start with part 4 in which we are making the outer corner squares of the blanket. In the original pattern designed by Cathering Bligh it is referred… Continue reading Video tutorial Demelza – 3D flower square
Today is a happy for many as I know that many of you have been waiting for the release of the next part of our Demelza blanket. Wait no more, as today we start with part 3 in which we are making the second flat flower square in the blanket. In the original pattern designed… Continue reading Video tutorial Demelza – Flat Flower #2
I have seen many lovely flower squares for the first part of Demelza and today we start with part 2. We are making the first of two flat flower squares. In the original pattern designed by Cathering Bligh it is referred to as "Flat Flower #1". The Demelza blanket is designed by Catherine Bligh and is… Continue reading Demelza video tutorial – Flat Flower #1