The Rainbow Drops blanket is perhaps the softest, snuggliest blanket I have ever made! I designed this blanket using Yarnsmiths Chenille DK which is a new yarn to the Yarnsmiths range and available exclusively at Wool Warehouse (not an affiliate link) You can read my honest review of the yarn here. For this blanket pattern I selected 9 stunning pastel shades of the Chenille DK and paired them together in a colourblock style to create a beautifully eye-catching pastel rainbow

Here is part 2 of the Christmas Pick 'n' Mix Garland! If you missed Part 1 you can find that here. In Part 1 you can find the instructions for the following motifs: Mini Xmas Wreath Holly Stars (small and large) Santa Hat In Part 2 (this blog post) you will find the instructions for these motifs: Candy Cane Snowflake Christmas Tree Xmas bauble If you would like to have the full instructions for all 8 motifs (plus an exclusive 9th motif - gingerbread man!) and instructions fo

One of my favourite ways to add a bit of crochet to my seasonal home decor is with a garland. I have patterns for Spring and Autum/Halloween garlands but have yet to create one for Christmas. That is until now! When I sat down to start designing my perfect Christmas garland I had so many ideas for motifs that I could include. Initially, I tried to narrow it down to just two or three different ones but at Christmas we're allowed to indulge and be a bit excessive and over the t

The Hazel Cardigan is a beginner friendly crochet pattern ideal for the changing seasons.

If you follow me on social media you will likely have seen the crochet ripple blanket that I made for one of my husband's colleagues recently. It definitely got a lot of love and I can completely understand why - ripple blankets are just so satisfying to both make and look at! I have had many comments and DMs asking about my version of the blanket, how I set out my colours and the ripple pattern that I followed so I'm going to share it with you here. The Yarn: I used Paintbox

After sharing posts on social media about my book blanket and the shades of brown granny square blanket that I made last year, I have received many comments and DMs from people asking for a tutorial for how I join my granny squares. I use is the Continuous Join As You Go (CJAYG) method, sometimes referred to just as the Join As You Go (JAYG) method. This involves joining individual motifs, such as granny squares, together seamlessly as you work. It's a great option because i

I love to have a garland hanging on my mantelpiece and I tend to change it with the seasons. Last year I made a pumpkin garland and I have put that up again this year as we moved into Autumn but I decided that for spooky season I wanted something a little different. Enter the Ghosts & Gravestones Garland! Combining my favourite little pumpkins with some plush ghost and gravestones you get a cute and spooky garland that is the perfect decoration in the run up to Halloween. The

With granny square appreciation day having just past I thought it the perfect time to share this fun project that is ideal for using up some scrap yarn. (In all honesty, the post was supposed to be released last week in time for Granny Square Day I'm just behind schedule - I blame the school holidays!) I needed a new coaster for my desk so that I could stop leaving coffee rings everywhere. Of course, I decided to make some! I chose to use cotton yarn because it works better w

As part of a Hobbii Challenge I was sent some of their blanket yarn to try out. Now I have used blanket yarns before (e.g. Bernat blanket...

This week we have been treated to some beautiful days of sunshine and blue skies. I've seen lots of clusters of snowdrops popping up and on one occasion even some daffodils. It feels like Spring is in the air - finally! Whilst many may say this is Fool's Spring, with Spring not truly beginning until the end of March it still feels like the perfect time to celebrate the lighter mornings and longer lasting days. We've even managed a couple after school walks this week which has