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Design Wars :: Boutique Midnight ::

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I'm back competing in the Design Wars Challenge again this week. I'm up against the lovely Alessandra of Just Be Happy Crochet and we're using Red Heart Yarns, Boutique Midnight.


I really really loved using this yarn, it's so thick and chunky and yet lightweight so it's easy to use and not too heavy to work with especially if you're making something big.


I designed the Minerva Wrap for this...

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Leonie Cardigan ::

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One of my (September) new year resolutions (September always feels like the real new year, fresh start to me), is to finally get all my crochet patterns up online for sale. I have so many this may take a while, but my aim is to get one pattern republished every fortnight.



So this weeks new addition is my Leonie Cardigan, originally published in Inside Crochet 2 years ago. I love this cardigan, it...

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How to :: Foundation Double Crochet (fdc) ::

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How to make a foundation double crochet stitch (fdc) or if you're using US terminology, foundation single crochet (fsc) ::



I love using this stitch and it's counterparts (fhtrand ftr) because it creates a much more flexible foundation row for your crochet stitches than the traditional row of chains, it's also a really good way of starting a project if you want to turn and work into the underside of...

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This Week ::

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A round up of some of my favourite moments from my Instagram this week ::


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Book Review :: What the Ladybird Heard Next ::

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We're huge fans of the original 'What the Ladybird Heard' book, so we were thrilled when asked to review the follow up, 'What the Ladybird Heard Next'.


In a lot of ways I would have assumed that Milo was too old for this book already, but in reality he really isn't. Despite the fact we've moved on to 'chapter' books for most of our bedtime reading, this book has reminded me that he's really still...

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