Colorful crochet Easter eggs
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...
Crochet bunny rabbit applique motifs
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 show you how...
How to start crocheting round using t-shirt yarn
(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...
Surface crochet scarf in Simply Crochet -magazine
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!...
Crochet an iPad / tablet cover in shell stitch
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...
Kalevala CAL Lintukoto crochet pattern
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 described as a...
How to crochet an easy puff flower
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...
Kalevala CAL Kalevala sea crochet pattern
The Kalevala sea (Kalevalan meri) pattern is the 9th square in the Kalevala CAL blanket project. The crochet-along is one of the official Finland 100 years of independence projects. Links to PDF patterns in different languages: English Čeština Español Deutsch...
3 great crochet stitches
Often someone asks a question about how something is done in crochet. Many times it is easiest to answer by video. These three videos have been born that way. They are all techniques I use a lot, so it was fun making videos of them. This post contains affiliate links....
Kalevala CAL Crochet-along
A year ago, a group of us Finnish crochet designers started to work on a blanket crochet-along. The timing was to celebrate Finland's 100 years of independence. I don't think any of us would have guessed how widely the project would spread! Now that soon one-third of...
Twiddle muffs for the elderly
Do you do much charity knitting or crocheting? Off and on I make time for it. There are so many lovely projects you can join to bring joy and help to people in difficult life situations. My mother had dementia for the last number of years of her life. I wish I had...
3 handy crochet tips
Most of us are always on the look-out for practical tips to make crochet easier or faster. I took a look at my videos and selected three that people have found useful. Are you familiar with them all? This post may contain affiliate links. It means that if...
Crochet heart
Updated February 2021.The sweet crochet heart can be made for a decoration any time of the year. It is great for Valentine's day, Christmas, wedding or for a baby gift. I noticed someone also used this pattern for making earrings out of fine thread. You can choose...