February 2017 – Catherine's Crochet Corner

Happiness is…

February 28, 2017

…a pile of squares, ends all sewn in, ready to be worked together into a blanket. Is there a better feeling than this? Well, when it’s all finished that’ll be pretty good too 😀

I always say that a blanket will find a home eventually. My brother is visiting this weekend, and on being offered the stash bust Granny Blues blanket, he eagerly snatched it up. The blues match some cushions I made for him for Christmas 2015, so it will fit in well in his living room. I’m … More Granny Blues finds a home

How to secure ends without driving yourself bananas

February 17, 2017

Sometimes, when crocheting a blanket, I get to a point where it feels I’m doing more sewing in ends than actual crochet. The other day I didn’t get any crochet done at all, I spent the whole day sewing in ends. It’s always the small squares that get me – they take much less time … More How to secure ends without driving yourself bananas

Ross in Dutch

February 9, 2017

I’m excited to be able to tell you that the Ross Poldark blanket is now available in Dutch – and, as an added bonus, there is now a stitch diagram for all of its components, too! The lovely sannemethorst on Ravelry translated the Demelza pattern last year, and has now finished the Ross blanket too. … More Ross in Dutch

Sneak peek

February 1, 2017

The Sunflowers blanket is coming along nicely, and I’m hard at work on it, writing up the pattern, photographing all the tricky bits, and working up the necessary number of each square. Next pattern I’m going to do something with fewer colour changes! *headdesk* sooo many ends to sew in. Ah well, it’ll look fabulous … More Sneak peek