On Mondays I'm lucky enough to have J free from work responsibilities (he works a four day week) and it's something that we ...

I found out a few days ago that this endlessly grey weather has an official weathery name - welcome to the "Anticyclonic ...

I am addicted to making blankets and I think much of the appeal lies in finding a pattern that delivers a huge amount of feel good throughout the making process. The very act of crocheting row upon ...

My crochet Hexagons, I am LOVING them right now, can't get enough. For a brief spell I fell out of love, I got fed up with the fiddlesomeness of them, the fact that they are very hard to do whilst ...

After a lot of searching on the internet looking for holly leaf patterns I couldn't find any that were easy enough/neat enough for my liking. So I did what I often do and had a go at designing ...

Today's post is all about my favourite blanket making yarn :: Stylecraft Special DK. It probably doesn't need any introductions as I would bet almost every single one of you who reads my blog and ...

Today I'm following on from last weeks post ((here)) all about Stylecraft Special DK and the brand new colours they've just introduced into their range. Before last Thursday the range of SSDK was ...

I've had such a fabulous day today, full to the brim with all the Good Things. I've been very content with my own company, it's such a luxury to have a day where the only objective is to pleasure-seek ...

I designed the Yuletide blanket as a cosy, colourful winter blanket to be used in the home during the festive season. It's a blanket I imagine draped over the back of a sofa, or folded up on the arm ...

As is usual for my blankets, I've chose fifteen shades of Stylecraft Special DK for my Dune blanket. This is enough to make a single/twin size blanket measuring approximately 120cm x 180cm. If you ...

Double bed blanket* (180cm / 72" width) : Chain 291 *requires two yarn packs King bed blanket* (210cm / 84" width) : Chain 335 *requires two yarn packs sl st [slip stitch] = insert hook, yarn over, ...

The border is made using 5 rounds (although you can easily make it wider if you wish). You will need approximately 20g of each colour. You should use the same hook size which you used to crochet the ...