1st February 2011

Well, I finally got my magazine back and can now get back to the gentle pace and relaxation of watching my cardigan grow! In the meantime I've been quite busy. I've made two little boxes. One's cube shaped, the other is round. I wanted to design something that can be made by an absolute beginner who only knows the basic double crochet stitch (or single if you're from the US).

I shall be publishing the patterns on my site in due course.

January Hitches

Well the Christmas frenzy is now over and I have discovered a new magazine for crocheters. It's called Inside Crochet and I picked it up in Sainsbury's! I'm making the cardigan that's on the front. Well, I say AM making.... I WAS making it until I went and left it in the waiting room at my son's music therapy session. Well that would be OK except the therapist has gone on a two week course so I'm having to wait THREE weeks to continue it. It was going great guns as well! I have to say DESPITE the pattern which left a few accuracy issues to be desired. I guess with magazines their checking time isn't as generous as with books. So my hot tip is BEWARE patterns in magazines for several reasons!

Well, Christmas is coming, isn't it?

Yes, I've already made a little something for my dad (I'm trusting that he won't read this!)
and I'm partway through a couple of other woolly winter accessories for other members of my family. I'm using chunky chunky yarn and the objects are working up very quickly indeed.
One of them I'm using the simplest of single crochet stitches in an attempt to create a pattern for absolute beginners.
Pictures after Christmas!

October 2010

I've been really inspired by the Folk Lore theme happening at the moment. I've loved it since I began to develop a bit of a thing about Sweden and visited Carl Larsson's museum home in Falun. But I also love that Andean look with all the mad patterns and colours thrown in together. But finally I saw this Autumn's Rowan knitting pattern book with the most FABULOUS picture on the font and one or two lovely crochet patterns inside and I decided to give myself free rein with the stitches and make a 'fair isle' type scarf with all the folksy colours I love.

Working hard to finish it before the weather gets seriously cold!

The other thing I'm in the middle of (apart from building this website and writing the book reviews!) is writing my very first pattern for a simple hat I've made. I want to write some more as I've made a couple of things now that are my own designs. They'll all go up on the site as soon as they're done!