Love Christmas printables? Oh yes! And its time to enjoy them!

Christmas is coming - fast - and so are new printable packs all ready for...

Preparing to launch my second YouTube channel: Art Paper Joy

After 6 years making videos for Crafternoon Treats I'm starting a second channel!...

Knitting stitch markers: a useful guide on how to use them

Everything you need to know about stitch markers for knitting and knitters...

Everything you need to know about stitch markers: CROCHET

Everything you need to know about stitch markers for crochet and crocheters...

Life In A Hurry in a Remarkable Month

July has been remarkable here in the UK because of one of our favourite obsessions...

Shrinkflation: now its attacked my craft storage!

Shrinkflation is something we all need to look out for at the moment. This is...

12 of the best crochet cardigan patterns

A round up of a dozen beautiful crochet cardigan patterns by some of the best...

Create and craft but avoid the whack-a-mole game

Ever feel you are the lead character in a game of whack-a-mole. I certainly do...

Colour therapy and crafting: a delicious duo

Colour therapy and crafting, what could be better? And I have a new printables pack...

Love colour? Soothing swatches to help you relax

My new Soothing Swatches printable pack is perfect for relaxing and playing with colour...

Easy craft project? Love doodling and art journaling?

Easy craft projects are what we all. need right now aren't they? Come and join...

Dyeing up new DK sock yarn colourways

Its dyeday again and this time I'm dyeing up some DK sock colourways......

Good things also come in threes! Easy creativity wins

Welcome to Good things also come in threes: Podcast 121 and the accompanying notes. Watch...

When life happens, quiet healing moments are important

Life happens sometimes doesn’t it, and completely throws your carefully made plans into disarray. July...

Live creatively and add simple beauty to your life

I’ve been reflecting on how I can best live creatively and boost my wellbeing by...

Suddenly Its Summer | Easy Crochet Shawl Pattern

Hey Everyone! My new easy crochet shawl pattern is now released! Its a really easy...

Simple natural dyeing: 9 beautiful colours from broccoli

As a dyer, using simple natural dyeing extracts from plants in my local area and...

Motivation | Showing up | The Most Important Thing

Inspiration, motivation, lots of tea and coffee and a cat helper! Running a small business...

Chainless foundation rows: one of crochet’s best kept secrets

Like standing stitches, crochet chainless foundation rows are not that widely used. But once you...

Is my love of crochet a gift from great-grandma Lucy?

Welcome to Episode 118 of the Crafternoon Treats podcast! I’m talking about my love of...

Blocking a crochet mandala – top tips for great results

Blocking a crochet mandala is a process that can appear both mysterious and tricky to...

Mandala maker – amazing job ! Video Tutorial for Rounds 13-18!

Congratulations Mandala Maker! You have done so well to get this far through the Meditation...

Third mandala video tutorial! How to work rounds 7-12

Welcome to the third in the Meditation Mandala Video Tutorial series. In this video you...

An easy mandala first: Video tutorial rounds 1-6

Let the crochet begin with the first 6 rounds to complete this easy mandala! In...

Happy crochet meditation: Introducing your mandala video tutorials

Crochet mandalas give their makers a great deal of pleasure. They are fun to look...

Crochet standing stitches: the 3 you need to know!

Never heard of crochet standing stitches? Well, I hadn’t until a few years ago but...

Springtime, | Beautiful nature | Walking for wellbeing

Its almost mid May now and here in my bit of the UK, and springtime...

A year of… UK lockdowns, pandemic living, COVID stress

A new venture for me this year has been the Reflections videos that I’ve created...

Pebbles: the joy of making a new crochet sweater

In this post I’m going to put together extensive notes of how I made Pebbles,...

Goodbye 2020, hello beautiful Niamh crochet sweater

I saw the pattern for the Niamh crochet sweater by Marie Wallin in those inbetweener...

Knitting, crochet, juggling: an epic sweater bonanza

Welcome to episode 112 of the Crafternoon Treats Podcast! This is a bit of an...

Happy New Year 2021

I had planned to do a vlog for New Year’s Day but, as usual, the...

On the first day of Christmas…

8am on Christmas morning 2020. Up early, as ever as cats need their breakfast. Its...

Sweater Smile: Christmas Podcast 2020

Hello everyone and welcome to the Crafternoon Treats podcast 110 and the last one of...

Romantic Crochet blog tour stops here today!

Hello! Welcome to my stop on the Romantic Crochet blog tour. If you are new...

Nomad Stitches: Designer spotlight

All photos copyright Sandra of Nomad Stitches and are reproduced with permission. Designing crochet garments...

Celebrate imperfection: Episode 108

Welcome to another episode of the Crafternoon Treats podcast! In this episode I’m revisiting some...

Podcast 107: Wish I’d hoovered better

Hello and welcome to Podcast 107, which you can watch on YouTube below. Gadgets that...

Granny square day 2020

This year has seen the cancellation of so many events, craft related and generally. But...

106: Hello again, crojo

Welcome to another episode of the Crafternoon Treats podcast: Its mid August and its been...

Crochet socks back in my life

The phrase “So much crochet, so little time” would also be quite a good title...

Episode 104: Shawl tales

Welcome to the latest episode of my podcast, which is a special one as I...

Podcast 102: Its May!

Hi Everyone This episode is kindly sponsored by Skillshare who are offering my subscribers and...

Episode 100: Part I Virtual Yarn Show

Hi Everyone Welcome to the blog post accompanying Episode 100 of my podcast, which you...

Covid-19 crisis: my plans

Hi everyone I’ve been a bit slow to update my blog so I’m in the...

Cuppa and a catch up

Hello! How are you doing? February 2020 has been a very odd month here in...

Episode 93: How does that Boxy fit?

Welcome to a new episode of the Crafternoon Treats podcast. Today’s episode is sponsored by...

Episode 92: Double Act

Welcome to Episode 92 – and its a very special one with a special guest…...

Less food waste: Less in 2020

Hello! Its the middle of January already and I am loving the way my 2020...

Episode 91: Easing into 2020

You can watch the latest episode here: My Christmas calendar swap For the 12 Days...