My early morning walks continue, although since these photos were taken about a week ago, it's now pretty dark at 7am. I ...

The Granny Stripe pattern is absolutely beautiful in it's simplicity and makes a fantastic blanket. It's my go-to recommendation for new crocheters who are excited to embark on a large scale project, ...

My crochet Hexagons, I am LOVING them right now, can't get enough. For a brief spell I fell out of love, I got fed up with the fiddlesomeness of them, the fact that they are very hard to do whilst ...

I designed the Yuletide blanket as a cosy, colourful winter blanket to be used in the home during the festive season. It's a blanket I imagine draped over the back of a sofa, or folded up on the arm ...

On Mondays I'm lucky enough to have J free from work responsibilities (he works a four day week) and it's something that we ...

After a lot of searching on the internet looking for holly leaf patterns I couldn't find any that were easy enough/neat enough for my liking. So I did what I often do and had a go at designing ...

As is usual for my blankets, I've chose fifteen shades of Stylecraft Special DK for my Dune blanket. This is enough to make a single/twin size blanket measuring approximately 120cm x 180cm. If you ...

I am addicted to making blankets and I think much of the appeal lies in finding a pattern that delivers a huge amount of feel good throughout the making process. The very act of crocheting row upon ...

Double bed blanket* (180cm / 72" width) : Chain 291 *requires two yarn packs King bed blanket* (210cm / 84" width) : Chain 335 *requires two yarn packs sl st [slip stitch] = insert hook, yarn over, ...

I found out a few days ago that this endlessly grey weather has an official weathery name - welcome to the "Anticyclonic ...

The Fireside Blanket celebrates the cosiness of time spent indoors during the cold weather, snuggling up in a favourite chair and enjoying the warmth and comfort of home. It has something of an old ...