20.Aug. 2020 | Crochet, Crochet videos, Knitting, Knitting videos
Most people don’t like to weave in yarn ends in crochet or knitting. Here’s a way to avoid that. This is a tip that has been hugely popular on an old video, over a million views. With learning more about filming and editing all the time, I’m...
1.Aug. 2020 | Crochet, Crochet videos
Have you seen my 10 best crochet tips? There are more great tips, so I published a new video on 7 more useful tips. These are all quick tips that you can put to use in many different crochet projects. The tips vary from useful ways to help you with the start of a new...
16.Jun. 2020 | Crochet, Crochet chart, Crochet videos
This block lace stitch has been used in decorating bedsheets in the 40s and 50s. But it’s great for many different uses. You can make it in wool for baby blankets, afghans, different types of shawls, scarves and wraps. It is pretty in tablecloths, mats and...
6.Apr. 2020 | Crochet, Crochet videos
It’s spring! Do you have light cotton, bamboo or linen scarves to wear at this time? This infinity scarf or cowl is quick to crochet because we are using a large hook and trebles (US crochet term, double treble in UK crochet terms). I made mine using...
9.Mar. 2020 | Crochet, Crochet patterns
Do you want something colourful and beautiful for spring and summer? This shawl pattern I designed was published in the Simply Crochet magazine last summer. Now I’m allowed to spread it myself too. The shawl is made up of 21 colourful squares. All the squares...
31.Dec. 2019 | Crochet, Crochet videos
It has always been a pleasure to learn new tips and tricks in the many decades that I have been crocheting. I have been part of Facebook crochet groups for about 10 years now. That has made it easier to learn new things. Blogs are great for that too. Tips go quickly...
30.Aug. 2019 | Crochet, Crochet patterns, Crochet videos
(Updated March -22) Baby booties seem to be one of the most popular things to both crochet and knit! I saw some knitted using a flat piece and decided to use the same idea for crocheted booties. You crochet a flat piece back and forth, then continue the ribbed toe...
13.Aug. 2019 | Crochet, Crochet patterns, Crochet videos
If you google “corner to corner” or C2C crochet you get a huge amount of finished projects and instructions. Most of them have been crocheted using the exact same technique. However, I wanted to have my C2C a little lacier and lighter. Therefore I decided...
24.Jun. 2019 | Crochet, Crochet videos
Scrunchies were so popular in the 90s! Then they seemed to disappear, and now they are back. In the 90s I made piles of them, sewing from all colour fabrics. Now I decided to use the same pattern as for sewing but crochet the piece instead. Crocheting or knitting...
10.Apr. 2019 | Crochet, Crochet videos
Over the years I have seen Solomon’s knot crochet used in so many projects. It always seemed complicated even though anyone crocheting them always told me it was simple. There are so many ways the technique can be used when using different materials and weights...
29.Jan. 2019 | Crochet, Crochet chart, Crochet videos
Valentine’s Day is approaching fast, so what better pattern to create than a new crochet heart! I was looking at the many hearts there are with the idea of making one that doesn’t exist yet. I didn’t see one made this way. The heart has a centre of...
16.Jan. 2019 | Crochet, Crochet videos
This slouchy hat is easy to adjust to any size. The ribbing of the beanie fits snugly around your head. The lacy V-stitch gives a textured finish to the pattern.This hat can be one you want to make in many different colours. I have already made several of them both...
21.Aug. 2018 | Crochet, Crochet videos
Updated July 2021. Every year for many years now there has been a GrannysquareDay on Instagram. This link shows you the thousands granny square images posted from all over the world. Many are not what was originally called a granny square though but different types of...
5.Jul. 2018 | Crochet, Crochet patterns
The Joyful Circles scarf has a crochet net base with colourful circles crocheted separately and sewn on afterwards. Length 130 cm (about 51 inches). This length is for a summer scarf that you tie once. If you want to make a scarf that first wraps around your neck and...
25.May. 2018 | Crochet, Crochet videos
Tunisian crochet is a great technique because it combines some aspects of both ordinary crochet and knitting. There are so many projects you can make using it as technique. I just made two new videos showing how to create multicolour stripes and mitered squares. Both...
10.May. 2018 | Crochet, Crochet patterns, Crochet videos
This crochet flower only has two rows and is quick to make! Make flowers to decorate any projects like scarves, shawls, blankets, bags or attach a flower to a card or a gift tag. You can also sew a pin under the flower and use it as a brooch. This post contains...
25.Apr. 2018 | Crochet, Crochet videos
In an earlier post, I had a tutorial about starting single crochet without a chain. A similar technique works great with most other stitches, also double crochet. Today I made a video about how to do that. This post contains affiliate links. It means that if you...
29.Mar. 2018 | Crochet, Crochet videos
Most of us have t-shirts and other tops we are no longer wearing. What better way to recycle them than to create colourful crochet items from them! Cut the shirts into strips and use bright coloured mercerized cotton to crochet the strips together. I have a box where...
23.Mar. 2018 | Crochet, Crochet videos
Create a beautiful, colourful Easter decoration. The Easter eggs look very different depending on the colours you choose. I used combinations of my favourite bright colours. Each one has three colours. The pattern has only basic stitches. The criss-cross design comes...
22.Feb. 2018 | Crochet, Crochet patterns, Crochet videos
Updated February 2023 Isn’t this little bunny rabbit really cute! I made many different versions to find the best shape. I also showed the designs in my crochet Facebook group to get opinions about them. This is the result! There’s a step by step video to...
7.Feb. 2018 | Crochet, Crochet videos
(Updated July 2020) Sometimes I have no idea why a video goes viral! Starting to crochet a round piece like a rug, table mat, basket etc, using t-shirt yarn is one of those videos. I first had a video of a horrible quality about that in Finnish. I had made it very...
26.Jan. 2018 | Crochet, Crochet patterns
Seeing this scarf as my design may seem odd to you! If you have followed me for a while and especially if you have seen my Instagram account you know that I normally create very colourful designs. But it’s good to do something different for a change too! Last...
17.Jan. 2018 | Crochet, Crochet videos
My daughter just started a new job and was given a new iPad. As she will be moving around a lot and carrying it with her, she wanted a cover for it. She asked me to crochet one so it would be a bit different from most covers! We talked about colours. She doesn’t...
3.Nov. 2017 | Crochet, Crochet patterns, Crochet videos
Lintukoto – Bird home is the 21st square in the Kalevala CAL crochet blanket project by 19 Finnish crochet designers. It is part of Finland 100 years independence celebrations. See also my other square in the project, the Kalevala Sea. The bird home is...
4.Oct. 2017 | Crochet, Crochet patterns, Crochet videos
Where would you use crocheted puff flowers? Crocheting this quick, beautiful and versatile puff flower has been one of the most popular posts in my old blogs. I now updated it to include both a 6-petal and 8-petal flower and instructions for joining them. I made a...
