Wow! It’s hard to believe it’s Easter already! Snow has melted, and now it’s all rainy, but I’m enjoying the warmer weather and my new environment. This month Mum came to visit from England. We’ve had a great time spending quality time together, exploring the area, and eating good food. She got to see Niagara Falls for the first time,…
Ah! Spring! The weather is getting warmer, beautiful blossoms bursting on the trees, lambs leaping in the fields, and a whole lot of new babies are on the way! I love making itty bitty little baby things! And with all those new babies coming I’m sure to be headed to a lot of baby showers this season. Enter… the perfect…
This week on my crocheting adventures I decided to have a go at designing some simple baby booties. I recently bought some of the new Loops & Threads Wellness Baby yarn from my local Michael’s craft store. I love how it’s hypoallergenic, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and oder-free – perfect for making delicate little baby things. Also, there are 12 beautiful colors…
Wanting to try out some new stitches, I discovered the bullion stitch. I thought it would look great in a hat so I started to experiment. A friend saw carrots in what I made and so the design evolved into this carrot stitch beanie which we thought would be perfect for Easter! This is the practice hat I made while…
I love finding new crochet stitches to try and recently spent a lot of time mastering the diamond stitch. I’d been wanting to try it out for a while, then when I started working on my Linked Hearts Messy Bun pattern, and needing to add some texture, I knew it was time to try it out. I also went on…
I love making baby hats and have recently been working on making them for newborns in hospitals as part of a church charity project. I started out making simple hats from other designers but quickly got bored and started creating my own. This Whirly Swirly baby hat is one of a few of the designs I came up with. I…