I love crocheting hats! And I love wearing crochet hats. These are two of my favourite things in winter. Now I have this collection of hats that I made because it seemed like fun, this is not my collection of hats that I wear, I don’t wear any of these ones, the ones I wear […]
L’éléphant
I made this cutie using Morris & Sons Estate 8ply in jacaranda, and using the elephant pattern from JamMade. I gave the elephant as a gift to my friend’s child and it turns out she is just the right age to appreciate it, make an elephant noise and point out the eyes and ears, legs […]
Au naturel
I made these for a friend who likes neutral, natural and earthy colours. It doesn’t get much more natural than Cleckheaton Perfect Day 8ply alpaca wool, which is not dyed! This is using one of my favourite patterns: mobius mitts by Nyss Parkes, and the hat is inspired by the far out flower beret, but […]
Knitting needle roll
This was actually my very first try at making a crochet hook roll. My initial roll design had two pieces of elastic sewn down at 1-2cm intervals to hold the hooks. However, some of the hooks didn’t quite fit in those spaces, or were harder to get in and out than preferred. I also wasn’t […]
Crochet hook roll
My first try at this crochet hook roll (right) was pretty good, although I may not have left enough room for seams, or folded the top down too far because it wasn’t tall enough for all my hooks! Despite my initial measurements. Other than that I was pretty happy with the way it came out […]
Travel Wallet
I’m going to the US in a couple of months and I remember always being slow at fumbling my passport and ticket out of my bag and trying to squeeze it back in to an already tightly packed bag. I thought a travel wallet might help. This one is a fair bit simpler than some […]