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knitting stitch markers and a cyber monday special ::
Posted by vicki brown on
Good morning, I just wanted to show off some new stitch markers I added to my shop over the weekend. I've been meaning to make these for such a long time, I've been using my own personal set of ninja stitch markers for well over a year now. I finally added them to the shop a couple of weeks ago and they've proven very popular, so I thought I'd make up some different variations.
You can now get...
You can now get...
how to steek in crochet work ::
Posted by vicki brown on
Recently I was designing a sweater that was going to be crocheted in the round, but required a opening. I thought long and hard about how to achieve this without working the rows of the part of the opening as rows, rather than rounds. I didn't want a noticeable difference in stitch patterns which would occur from working part of the sweater in rows and part in rounds. I did think about working the...
Crochet Today Jan/Feb 2013 ::
Posted by vicki brown on
The new issue of Crochet Today comes out tomorrow, across the atlantic anyways, I'm not sure when it will arrive in UK shops, but I expect it will be downloadable from tomorrow.
It's the Jan/Feb 2013 issue and I have 2 patterns within it's pages. This is the first time my patterns have been published in a US magazine, but it won't the last ;)
Both my patterns are colourwork sweaters for women,...
It's the Jan/Feb 2013 issue and I have 2 patterns within it's pages. This is the first time my patterns have been published in a US magazine, but it won't the last ;)
Both my patterns are colourwork sweaters for women,...
WIP Wednesday :: Woolly Wormhead's Mystery KAL ::
Posted by vicki brown on
Last week saw the start of Woolly Wormhead's mystery knit along.
I've never taken part in a KAL before, let alone a mystery KAL and although I've admired them from afar, I've also never knitted a Woolly Wormhead hat. On top of all these other firsts, this will also be the first hat I've knit for myself. I've knitted plenty of hats, for babes and toddlers and grown ups alike, but never one for me....
I've never taken part in a KAL before, let alone a mystery KAL and although I've admired them from afar, I've also never knitted a Woolly Wormhead hat. On top of all these other firsts, this will also be the first hat I've knit for myself. I've knitted plenty of hats, for babes and toddlers and grown ups alike, but never one for me....
Festive Crochet Decorations ::
Posted by vicki brown on
It's all been getting a bit festive over here at the moment, I appreciate it's still a little early, and I apologise to anyone who prefers to keep Christmas firmly in December, but you know, us crafters and retailers, we need to get a head start on these things.
First up in my Christmas crafting are these crochet decorations, inspired by the kind of festive colour work found on Norwegian Christmas...
First up in my Christmas crafting are these crochet decorations, inspired by the kind of festive colour work found on Norwegian Christmas...