This is my personal shawl project.While the first shawl was made before I came across these, the rest were inspired by The Crochet Project and The Shawl Project: Book 1. I've made four of the six patterns from Book 1, and have bought Book 2 as … [Read more]
Transposition
This is the Transposition shawl from The Shawl Project: Book One.It was quite a pleasure to make, even if I did fail to read the pattern properly and had to go back about 10 rows... twice. I used Jawoll Magic dégradé yarn, which was … [Read more]
The wide wild world of yarn weights
Worsted, Aran and 10ply… Oh my!As I have explored knitting and crochet online and with my local knitting group I have noticed that there is a vast array of terms used to describe the thickness of a yarn. This is super confusing for beginners and … [Read more]
Crochet wrist watch
I wasn't going to post this, but last night one of the girls at youth group asked, "Is that a knitted watch?" and I replied that I'd crocheted it earlier that day, and several people said "Cool." So I decided it was worth posting!I have really … [Read more]
Divine hat
This is a really quick and clever pattern! It's called Divine Hat and it's on rheatheylia.com and Ravelry. … [Read more]
Arm knitting
This was so much fun! We hand/arm knitted a scarf. You don't use needles, you just loop the yarn around your hands.This video shows you how and has some very pleasant music to accompany you while you … [Read more]
Sari silk bracelets
I found this gorgeous sari silk in Wool & Craft Nook in Hornsby. I was looking for something just so beautifully colourful; I was thinking more along the lines of dyed ribbon, but this is lovely too.So far I've just made this one crocheted … [Read more]
Crochet bracelets & cuffs
I've been investigating and experimenting with mixed media bracelets and cuffs... somewhat inspired by my friend Kathy's cuffs, which are made on felt and stitched with paper, yarn, beads and more. I wanted to make my crochet a bit more interesting … [Read more]
Crochet birthday hat
It was my bunny's 2nd birthday and I wanted a photo with a bit of a difference, so I made Kaylee a little birthday hat. It's just a simple cone made with variegated yarn, and naturally she had very little interest in wearing it! … [Read more]
Baby Apple Beanie
Made for a friend's baby girl.Free pattern on Craftsy. … [Read more]