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New Pattern: Acer

Hello!  We made it back late last night from the most incredible week in Orkney.  Its a good thing I love where we live or else I wouldn't have come back. Exactly what we needed.  However, its back to the grindstone today before I jet off to the South Coast of England for work. Only its not a gri...
Stitches I Love: Crossed Shell

Stitches I Love: Crossed Shell

Who doesn't love new stitches to play with? Stitch dictionaries are one of my go to sources of inspiration for new designs.  I just love seeing the versatility of what crochet can do.One of my favourite stitches is the crossed shell.  I used it in the Waterfall Shrug in Hook, Stitch and Give and ...
New Pattern: Spun Gold

New Pattern: Spun Gold

Sometimes I feel like such a tease.  So much of what is happening in my day to day has to be kept secret and you all only get glimpses of the current projects and upcoming work.  You may recognise my latest design from various snippets that I've posted on Instagram and in my Simply Crochet column...
Its a week of 2 birthdays, a trip to London, Easter break, and the arrival of my mother. I envision there will be a lot of coffee drunk over the next 7 days!If that wasn't enough today marks the release of The Shawl Project Ebook.  Six gorgeous patterns, all using 100g of 4ply yarn.  Joanne has w...

Trends: Crochet Garments

The times they are a changin'. Trends are funny things.  One minute its blankets the next its a granny poncho. Notoriously hard to predict, there is an entire industry set up just to forcast whats next in the world of colour, fashion, future, tech, you name it.  Deramores, the online yarn retaile...
The Crochet Project: Shawls

The Crochet Project: Shawls

While the digital release of The Crochet Project's Book, Shawls, is still a few weeks away we are hopefully going to print with the book this weekend in preparation of Edinburgh Yarn Festival.  In it you will find 6 gorgeous 1 skein shawls, all designed by Joanne. Each has a different constructio...