Crocheting flowers is great. They only require a small amount of yarn so the are a good way to use up odds and ends left over from other projects and who doesn’t love flowers? Especially at this time of year when spring still feels a long way off….
I always make a wreath for our door at Christmas, and after Christmas, once all the decorations have come down, my naked front door bothers me almost as much as the space left by the Christmas tree. So last year I decided to adopt the American custom of…
Here is a tutorial for a winter patchwork cushion. In my previous post, I described the colour scheme I was planningΒ to use for a winter themed project. You can read about that here! This was photo I used to come up with the colour scheme……and these are the…
I know this probably makes me a little bit crazy, but I like winter. Ok so it’s cold, but that’s what warm coats and boots are for! There are few things as beautiful as a cold winter’s day, but I even like the grey days. What isn’t so…
Another week, another mug cosy! This time it’s a crocheted mug cosy, featuring a basket weave pattern. It’s made by starting of with a circle of chains, but switches to rows to accommodateΒ the handle of the mug. Please be aware that I have used British crocheting terms! I…
Everything feels so flat after Christmas. The tree leaves a big spaceΒ in the front room and I miss the twinkly lights. It’s still cold and the days are still so short. Spring feels a long way off. However there are lots of things we can do to make…