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...

12 of the best crochet cardigan patterns

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

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...

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...

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...

Less in 2020 vlogpost Jan 12

You can watch my first vlogpost of 2020 here: I wrote about some of my...

Less in 2020: Making a start

My word for 2020 is less. I want to stress less, waste less time, worry...

Kiva projects funded in 2019

When I started vlogmas in December 2019, I set up a Ko-fi page and requested...

Less

I’ve been choosing a word for the year for a while now but its always...

Happy New Year!

The start of a new year and a new decade. Whatever you are doing for...

Episode 90: 2019 – Ends woven in

Welcome to a new episode of the Crafternoon Treats crochet and yarn podcast. Watch Episode...

Vlogmas Day 24: Christmas Eve!

Welcome back and enjoy the video for Christmas Eve! Happy Christmas and I’ll see you...

Vlogmas Day 23

Welcome back and enjoy the video for December 23rd. Click the picture below to get...

Vlogmas Day 22

Welcome back and enjoy the video for December 22nd. This is the link to the...

Vlogmas Day 21: Winter Solstice

Welcome back and enjoy the video for December 21st: Winter Solstice: Find out more about...

Vlogmas Day 20

Welcome back and enjoy the video for December 20th: English Paper Piecing Flossie Teacakes has...

Vlogmas 19

Welcome back and enjoy the video for December 19th: Video on hand loom weaving in...