I’m glad you’ve all enjoyed hearing about my design journey for this blanket. And at last pattern publishing day is here! Here’s all the stuff you need to know. I used Stylecraft Special DK in the following colours: White, aster, bluebell, violet, plum, vintage peach, gold, mustard, saffron, lemon, buttermilk, pistachio, cypress. I used approximately: … More The Secret Garden – pattern
The sun was shining inside the four walls and the high arch of blue sky over this particular piece of Misselthwaite seemed even more brilliant and soft than it was over the moor. The robin flew down from his tree-top and hopped about or flew after her from one bush to another. He chirped a … More The journey – part two
She put her hands under the leaves and began to pull and push them aside. Thick as the ivy hung, it nearly all was a loose and swinging curtain, though some had crept over wood and iron. Mary’s heart began to thump and her hands to shake a little in her delight and excitement. The … More The journey – part one
I’m very excited about this blog post, because I have some brilliant news to share, and in connection with that, I am also finally going to be sharing pictures of my latest design. The pattern is going to be posted on Thursday 1st February (giving me time to finish tidying it up!), but since you … More The Secret Garden
I’m thrilled to be able to let you all know that Demelza is now available in Spanish! It’s been translated by the lovely Marisa Matamoros, and you can find the full translation here on Google documents.
So in my last blogpost I said that there was one more Christmas present I still had to show you, but that it needed its own post. This is it. This is Van Gogh’s The Starry Night, rendered in freeform crochet. Before we go any further into exploring this, let me stress that this was … More The Starry Night
Hello! I’ve been excitedly watching as this year’s Stylecraft blog tour has wound its way around the world, waiting for my turn. Yesterday you were with Julia at Hand Knitted Things, and today you’re here in my cosy little corner, for my first ever blog tour! It’s been so terribly fun seeing what all my … More Stylecraft Blog Tour 2017
I love the ‘ta da!’ moment of showing off a finished object, and it’s always fun showing off a latest design. So here it is. Ta da! My latest little design project: a set of four, seasonally-themed, wall hanging decorations. Aren’t they pretty? Let’s have a closer look. I’m so pleased with how these have … More The Four Seasons
It’s terribly exciting to be able to say that the Demelza blanket now has a video tutorial….in Arabic! Translated and recorded by Banan Felimban, the tutorials are now fully uploaded and you can find them here. It’s crazy to think of my blanket reaching such a wide audience. I sit here every day and look at … More Demelza blanket – in Arabic!
Ooh, it looks as though the news is out. Yes, a Ross Poldark CAL will begin on 11th July, and runs for seven weeks. I’ve been working for some time with Pippin Crochet Club and Stylecraft on this joint venture, so it’s lovely to finally be able to let you all know about it. Perfect … More Ross Poldark CAL
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