I am often reading on the forums of Ravelry crocheters bemoaning the bias in the fibre world that seemingly results in crochet being seen by some to be a lesser craft to knitting. To be honest, I haven’t noticed it that much myself, but as I have been told in reply ‘ah, but you [...]

There are times when the lily just begs to be gilded.  I’m all for the elegance of simplicity, but there are times when you just want something a little bit extra, and flowers are a feminine and timeless way to embellish garments and accessories.
Lesley Stanfield’s beautifully produced book promises 100 flowers for knitters and crocheters [...]

Felting is an inexact science at the best of times. Add to that the fact that I cannot really crochet (I have tried to teach myself a few times, but I always forget how to do it as soon as I put the crochet hook down) and what emerged from my washing machine today [...]

This was my first attempt at writing up my ideas for a pattern.  This instructional is all about one way of handling colour changes in yarn that has long, gradual lengths of colour that fade into each other – the inspiration coming from Rowan Colourscape Chunky (in colours by Kaffe Fassett).
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