Some things will be different to usual for a while. If you’re a regular you may have noticed the lack of posting as of late. Don’t worry – I haven’t stopped making! In fact I can share that having a creative outlet has been particularly helpful to getting me through this last year. 2016 was…
I’ve had this one under wraps (haha) for ages and ages, so it’s great to finally be able to share it with you! I was commissioned by Yarnbox to design for their October 2016 yarn collection, which was a lovely way for me to be able to try this yarn. I have not worked much…
This is my first proper make using Tunisian crochet. It’s really a stitch sampler cowl because I wanted to try out lots of stitches, but was a bit fed up with swatches so I just experimented on a slightly larger scale hoping to make something wearable! I was intrigued to try Tunisian in the round…
I’m excited to have just finished my latest crochet project, but as it isn’t blocked yet the pattern will have to wait until next time. You’ll have to make do with the Instagram teasers for now! In the meantime, I’ve been continuing sewing with this midi circle skirt that isn’t quite a circle skirt. I…
When I asked my husband what he would like for his birthday cake this year, he thought about it for a bit and then said “Can it have two layers please?” After further consideration he added that chocolate plus one other flavour would also be nice. As you can tell he is pretty easy to…
I seem to have strained my wrists, so I’m taking a crochet break (boo) and continuing with some sewing (yay!). Following on from my last sewing post, I’ve attempted some leggings. For leggings I often have the problem that they aren’t long enough. I also really don’t like it when leggings have a lot of…
If you’ve been following me on Instagram or Facebook you’ll have spotted me working with this amazing hand dyed yarn. Of course it is one of those skeins that I fell in love with and had to buy even though I didn’t *technically* need more yarn. I do love colour and so variegated yarns are…
My latest finished crochet project is a secret until the autumn so I can’t share it with you yet. If you’ve been following me on Instagram you’ll have noticed it go quiet for a while and that’s why! I am not a great sew-er and I think one of the reasons is that generally the…
Here’s a great tip that I learned from my Nana. Her tables (and house) are always dressed to perfection – actually her first job was as a shop window dresser, which I know she must have been amazing at because later on her and my Grandad had a ladies wear shop, and I remember “helping”…
I’m so pleased to have this pattern ready to share with you at last! I’m continuing the theme of ocean inspired shawls (click through for Atlantic Lace and Pacific Rim shawls) and, as I began this one while on a plane to Morocco I have called it Mediterranean Lace. I know that I have been…
I seem to be short of that universally in demand resource at the moment: time. Those of you that follow lots of blogs will know that bloggers take breaks for many reasons, which pretty much always boil down to a lack of a particular resource – inspiration, creativity, productivity. But most often it’s because of…
Arrow Tails Fingerless Gloves and Shawl – Free crochet patterns from Make My Day Creative I was so excited to be asked to publish a pattern as part of the National Crochet Month blog tour (facebook link) – if you’d like to see more then please check it out, it’s running for the whole month…
I was so excited to be asked to publish a pattern as part of the National Crochet Month blog tour (facebook link) – if you’d like to see more then please check it out, it’s running for the whole month of March, organised by the lovely folks over at Crochetville. As part of the blog…
When I first made this crochet rope basket back in June 2013 I really wasn’t expecting to get much of reaction. To me it was just something I made for a specific space and use. However, it turns out that people like baskets a lot more than I thought – this is easily my most…
I’m really excited about this design and so I hope you like it as much as I do! I had a bit of a delay in getting it to you, having run out of yarn for the fringing with only 2” to go… It’s worth the wait though, as this shawl is so lovely and…
This cowl was one of my husband’s Christmas gifts so I have been waiting to share it for a while. When I was making the plaid cowl for my brother I fell a bit in love with this yarn. Not a surprise because I am a fan of chainette construction yarns. (Read more about…
Is it too late to wish you all a Happy New Year? I hope not! Somehow time seems to have gotten away from me more than usual recently. This post was actually intended as a pre-Christmas bonus post, but I guess it’s better late than never! On that subject – I do hope you all…
I have been wearing this Linen Stitch Cowl and Linen Stitch Gloves set a lot so far this winter. It seems to go with a lot of things in my wardrobe and is snuggly and comfy to wear. I’ve been getting annoyed when the weather is too warm to wear them! I really loved the…
Isn’t it great how so many Christmas projects lend themselves to stash busting? I think it’s because Christmas items tend to be smaller and involve using lots of colour. It’s great because we can keep crocheting away even though we are spending on all those Christmas gifts (which we aren’t making) and festive food and…
I’m glad to be back in blog land after a few weeks away on holiday – more on this later! I’ve seen a few plaid or tartan effect blankets done using this technique and I really like the effect. This is a great way to try it out and make a great guy gift at…
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