‘Simple Stripes and Cosy Textures’ Shawl

This simple shawl is super snuggly and is just right for throwing on when there’s a chill in the air. I love the combination of the stripy sections and the textured ribbed sections. I used a selection of soft colours by Paintbox Yarns but you could choose your favourite colours to make your very own …

Safe at Home Blanket

I made this blanket over the last few weeks whilst being safe at home in the lockdown. I wanted to use up yarn in my stash to make a pretty and cosy blanket; it's basically a huge mix of my favourite Stylecraft and Paintbox shades - mainly pastels, but with some neutrals added in. They …

Sparkly Christmas baubles

  I really love Christmas and I love Christmas tree decorations! I have a huge collection and far too many to them all fit on the tree! I always think it's extra special to have handmade decorations though, so I designed these pretty baubles. They are so simple and quick to make so you can …

Kids’ bright bobble scarf

I designed this scarf for my daughter who was 6 yrs old at the time. She wanted a soft scarf as she found a lot of others too itchy on her neck. She chose the main colour yarn herself and I decided to add some fun bobbles for some cheerful pops of colour. Finished measurements: …

‘Ghost Train’ Granny Square

I joined the Knitcraft Granny Square crochet-along which took place this Summer (details can be found on the Hobbycraft blog here ). Some of the squares used black and white yarn along with other bright colours and I really loved the combination. After playing around with alternating black and white granny square rounds I came up …

Pufflings Cowl

This cowl was incredibly quick to make! It's made using beautifully soft chunky yarn, and it's the perfect thing to make on a cosy evening. I've called it the Pufflings Cowl because while I was making it there was a programme about Puffins on TV; their babies are called 'Pufflings' which I thought was such …

Crocheted ice cream squares!

I was inspired to crochet an ice cream motif after seeing a Children's TV presenter wearing a handmade top which was covered in little ice cream cones!  I had a go at making one and this post contains the pattern for the version that I think worked out best. The instructions are for for the …

Two-tone granny square tutorial

Here is a blanket that I made using  both solid and two-toned granny squares. I took part in the Spin Your Granny blanket CAL (crochet along) which was hosted by Stitched up Craft @stitchedupcraft on Instagram. There were loads of beautiful blankets created and it was amazing to see all the different variations of the …

Easter Egg c2c cushion

  I wanted to make an Easter themed Corner to Corner project using some lovely Spring colours. I began by drawing a chart on Stitch Fiddle and came up with an Easter egg design that I though looked very cute! Once I had followed the chart and crocheted the design, the square seemed like the …

Carmen Infinity Scarf pattern

I made this lovely scarf in the 'Post and Shells' stitch, I love the look of the stitch and wanted to use it so make something useful. An infinity scarf is perfect, so simple to make and really nice to wear when it gets a bit chilly. Yarn: I have used Rowan cotton cashmere which …