Spring Field Crochet Blanket Pattern – a free pattern

October 6, 2015October 14, 201519 Comments

I made this blanket in the summer for a friend whose sister was having a baby.
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Deramores Blog Competition 2015 – I only went and won it!

May 29, 2015May 29, 201515 Comments

Deramores Blog Competition Winner 2015 - PatternPiper Crochet

Deramores Blog Competition Winner 2015 - PatternPiper Crochet Ombre Jumper

So, I was just casually sitting at home the other day cleverly putting together a crochet chart for my Made by Me Jumper (hmmm, scrap that and replace with struggling to get to grips with the rubbish drawing software on the laptop and trying to use the ridiculous mousepad do-dah because the battery on the wireless mouse ran out!) WHEN I received an email from Deramores saying that my Crochet Ombre post was the WINNER of the Deramores Blog Competition 2015! eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!
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Crochet Ombré Jumper

May 7, 201512 Comments

Going on from my Crochet Clothing post it seems I’ve accidently joined in with another crochet trend in making this jumper for my sister’s birthday – Crochet Ombré.

Crochet Clothing

May 2, 2015May 2, 20158 Comments

I’ve been experimenting with designing and making crochet garments recently – and I’ve been getting a real buzz from it. I’m not saying that they’re perfect or elaborate patterns but you’ve got to start somewhere and they’ve actually been turning out ok.