I recently started using a facial toner, and suddenly I was throwing out more cotton pads in a week than I usually use in a year! I try to minimise the amount of trash I generate, and, as the bathroom bin started to fill, I decided this had to stop. Enter my new free crochet […]
My patriotic Beaver just can’t wait until Canada Day (July 1st) to start his celebrations! I’ve just updated my Maple Leaf Collection crochet pattern to also include instructions for making this small thread Canadian Flag too – it’s perfect for an amigurumi to hold. If you’ve already bought the Maple Leaf Collection, log back into […]
I have a very special new design for you today – it’s a beautifully-shaped Seahorse crochet pattern: Aren’t they sweet? I’m so pleased with how they turned out 🙂 Seahorse Fun Facts Seahorses are a very unusual-looking type of fish. They live in sheltered areas of warm seas across the world. Seahorses swim upright, using […]
Since leaving the warmth of Africa for the Great White North, one thing I really miss is being able to see lizards all the time – both when out exploring nature, and in my own garden. I grew to love lizards after observing them in the wild for so long, and I’m considering getting a […]
Here’s a new addition to my stemmed flower patterns: a beautiful realistic tulip flower with a clever one-piece construction. You’ll love how it comes together! Don’t they look gloriously spring-like in their distinctive tulip colours? (I had so much fun picking the colours for these!) I’ve also completed a new video (the first of many!) […]
You might think I’d be running out of animal ideas to recreate in crochet, but there are lots of really obvious choices that I haven’t had a chance to make yet. Case in point: the national animal of Canada – how could I have not designed a beaver pattern yet?! Well, let’s rectify that right […]
After my fun but challenging experiments with extreme amigurumi last year, I set out to see if there was a way to make super-sized amigurumi that was easy and fun to do, and develop instructions I could pass on to you. After lots of experimentation, I developed the technique of Giant Amigurumi. Look! About Giant […]
I’ve just updated my sweet Heart Cactus Collection pattern to add a new cactus option, so now the collection includes three different heart-shaped cacti (plus matching large and small 3-dimensional hearts). These cacti make a quick little crochet project, with their perfect heart shapes, rounded pots, pretty flowers, and minimal sewing required. If you haven’t […]
