On the Beach – crochet a summer shawl!
Come and join me On the Beach! The pattern for this semi-circular shawl is now available in both English and Spanish. Let’s hang out together on the beach, crocheting shells, pebbles and waves under the beach umbrella. Delve into the various stitch patterns that will keep you entertained all summer long. The stitch patterns are […]
Understanding Inlay Mosaic Crochet
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The Maya cowl – a fun and quick project!
Interested in inlay mosaic crochet – but perhaps not wanting to make a blanket to try out the technique? The Maya cowl works up quickly – and if you want to make the pleasure last longer and your cowl to be higher, just repeat the stripes and the mosaic panel once or twice more! I […]
Ease into mosaic crochet with Maya
Please welcome the Maya cowl! The pattern is available both in English and in Spanish. This cowl is worked in the easy technique known as inlay mosaic crochet. This is mosaic crochet worked in two-row stripes, carrying up the yarn along the selvedge, yielding only a few ends to weave in. The pattern is achieved […]
4 tips for crocheting without pain
Oh, how we love to crochet! We do it as often as we can, for hours on end! But sometimes, our body suffers from our enthusiasm. Our fingers hurt, our shoulders tense up, and tendinitis makes it hard even to hold the hook. How can we crochet without pain? I am not a doctor or […]
Circaetus – the shape
The pattern for the Circaetus shawl is now also available in Spanish! It’s the perfect time for me to discuss this pattern in detail. Today I want to share my ideas behind the shape chosen for Circaetus. The triangle is a classic when it comes to shawl shapes. It’s easy to crochet a square, and […]
Circaetus – the stitch patterns
The pattern for the Circaetus shawl is now also available in Spanish! It’s the perfect time for me to discuss this pattern in detail. Today I invite you to explore the stitch patterns I chose for Circaetus. After having fallen in love with the yarn Balayage (see my article about the yarn, published yesterday), I […]
Circaetus – the yarn
The pattern for the Circaetus shawl is now also available in Spanish! On the occasion of my participation in the Love Yarn Madrid show, I am publishing the spanish version of my Circaetus shawl. It’s the perfect time for me to discuss this pattern in detail. Today I invite you to discover the yarn Balayage, […]
North Star
Many people start their year with resolutions, goals, intentions, a word of the year … or a North Star to guide their path. This is a small star to crochet at the beginning of a new year, or at any other time. Techniques and abbreviations:MC: main colourCC: contrast coloursl st: slip stitchch: chainsc: single crochethdc: […]