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Circle Cowl ::

Posted by vicki brown on

My circle cowl designed for this weeks Design Wars Challenge is available to purchase and from now until Sunday you can get 50% off with coupon code DWSALE


It's a perfect last minute gift idea and as it only uses 1 skien it won't break the bank either.


Pattern is available here, yarn here.

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Design Wars : 1 Skien Cowl ::

Posted by vicki brown on

I'm taking part in another round of the Design Wars Challenge, this week I'm up against Design Wars founder Salena Baca and our theme was '1 Skien Cowl', we both used Red Heart Yarns Boutique Unforgettable.


I really love this yarn, despite being 100% acrylic it's so soft, it almost feels as though it has a silk content, but it was the colours that really won me over.


My designis a cowl that uses...

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Design Wars :: Boutique Midnight ::

Posted by vicki brown on

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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Design Wars :: Heart and Sole ::

Posted by vicki brown on

I'm so excited to be participating in another Design Wars Challenge. This week I'm up against Cara Louise of Heritage Heartcraft, using Red Heart Yarns, Heart and Sole.


Heart and Sole is a sock yarn, which contains aloe vera! It's fabulous, I love the stripey colour changes and the way it slides easily over the hook when being worked.


However I decided not to make socks for this challenge. You know...

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Design Wars Challenge with Scheepjeswol ::

Posted by vicki brown on


I'm so excited to reveal my newest design for the Design Wars Challenge. If you don't know about Design Wars, it's a weekly challenge pitting 2 (sometimes more) designers against each other. Usually the designers use the same yarn, sometimes they follow a theme, both produce a pattern and the public votes for their favourite. The last time I took part was back in 2013 before the challenge went...

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