Blog — crochet

Fox Cape ::

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I'm so pleased to finally have this pattern up for sale in PDF format. It's by far and away one of my favourite creations and something I wear loads.


Originally published in issue 48 of Inside Crochet, it's worked bottom up, mostly in treble stitch, with the colourwork sections in double crochet.
It's a simple and fun project, that will work up pretty quickly too. The trickiest part is the...

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Circle Centred Crochet Granny Square :: A Pattern ::

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Crochet this classic granny square with a circle centre, using this free pattern.

As I've been working on my crochet granny square blanket, as part of my series on how to design your own granny square blanket, I've got this particular granny square well committed to memory now! My heart centred granny square pattern is one of my most popular blog posts, so I thought you may like the pattern for this square too.

Crochet this classic granny square with a circle centre, using this free pattern.

The main square has 4 rounds and I've been finishing all of mine off...

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Design a Crochet Granny Blanket :: Part Two ::

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This is part 2 of a series of blog posts I'm writing to explain how I design my crochet granny square blankets, you can see part 1 here.

Step by step instructions for designing your own motif crochet blanket.

When you've chosen your yarn and once you've done a little swatching and decided what motif you're going to go with for your blanket, it's time to do some maths. Don't worry, it's nothing too scary.

The first thing you need to think about is how big your blanket is...

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Design a Crochet Granny Blanket :: Part One ::

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A series of blog posts, which walk you through designing your own crochet motif blanket step by step.

Since I've just started on a crochet granny blanket this week, I thought I'd share with you the steps I take in planning my blanket, so that you can design your own crochet motif blanket too, if you like. Thinking about the type of yarn to choose, the kind of motif you want to use, how much yarn you'll need, the process of blocking, weaving in ends and finishing your blanket to a beautiful...

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Little Crochet Rings :: A Pattern ::

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Whip up a selection of gorgeous, colourful, crochet rings with this quick and easy pattern.


I've been whipping up loads of these little rings over the past couple of weeks. They are the perfect little craft for me right now, quick, simple and full of colour!
They are great little accessories for me right now too with the babe, as they are soft and I don't have to fear catching her on any sharp edges.

Whip up a selection of gorgeous, colourful, crochet rings with this quick and easy pattern.

You can stack them up, wear the whole rainbow or keep it simple, whatever takes your...

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