A Life in the Making

Are you a Lefty?  Click here. Up until now, our projects in the round have started with a chain that is joined in the round, that we then worked into. This is a fine method.  It works really well and is pretty easy to follow...BUT, starting in this way, more often than not, leaves a hole in the s...

When I started out crocheting, I had no idea where to go for inspiration. I knew about Etsy, but beyond that, I just made it up. There were a few blogs I knew about but they weren't really my style.These days, crochet inspiration is much more available.  Crochet's increasing popularity combined ...

Long time readers will recognise this little pattern.  It has been around for awhile, and has gone through a couple of adjustments over time.  I still think it is a great beginner pattern to learn from.  With its magic loop start, varying stitches, working into 2 sides of the chain and 3d constr...

Libby Summers is someone I haven't known for long, but the minute we started chatting online, I was instantly in awe.  Her incredible energy flies out of her emails - warm and friendly (particularly good, as I was asking for yarn support for an upcoming design!), we have had countless emails abou...

There is no question that the problem I hear the most is teaching crochet is that students struggle to read patterns.  The combination of learning both a new skill and the new language of crochet patterns is tough - there is no doubt.  This is then often combined with poorly written or quality co...

When I first moved to the UK (and before I knew the difference between tabloids and proper newspapers), I used to buy the Mirror every day before work, not for the news or the celebrity gossip, oh no, it was all about the Codebreaker section that would keep me happily entertained as I crossed Lon...