Monday, 7 October 2024
Find Halloween and seasonal gifts in my Etsy shop today.
Sunday, 19 May 2024
Saturday 25th May Bank Holiday Craft Fair 2024
Very much looking forward to the next craft fair on the Bank Holiday Saturday, 25th May, in Glastonbury Town Hall, Somerset with West Country Fairs. I'll have a range of crochet and handmade items including a couple of new linocuts for this year based on Glastonbury Tor and the Little Egrets who who visited our local flooded fields this Spring.
Wednesday, 21 February 2024
Crochet Sparkle Coaster Pattern
These pretty sparkly coasters are easy an easy project to make with my free pattern:
Crochet Sparkle Coaster Pattern
Recommended yarn: Lincatex Gold Rush®
decorative metallised thread
(1 x 20g ball per 4 coasters)
Recommended
hook size: 3.00 mm (11)
Approx diameter: 10.5cm
Round 1: 4
chain, join with a slipstitch to form a ring.
Round
2: 3
chain, followed by 15 trebles into ring, slipstitch into top of 3 chain.
Round
3: 5
chain, 1 treble into same stitch (equals 1treble, 2 chain, 1 treble), *miss one
stitch, 1treble, 2 chain, 1 treble into next stitch**. Repeat from * to ** to
end, slipstitch into 3rd chain of 5 chain.
Round
4: 3
chain, *3 trebles into 2 chain space, 1 treble into next treble, 1 treble into
next treble**, repeat from * to ** end, slipstitch into top of 3 chain.
Round
5: Repeat
Round 3.
Round
6: 1
chain, 1 double crochet into same stitch, 3 double crochet into chain space, 1
double crochet into second of the 2 treble stitches, *3 double crochet into
chain space, 1 double crochet into second of the 2 treble stitches**, repeat*
to ** to end, slipstitch into 1 chain.
Round
7: I
chain, 1 double crochet into same stitch, 1 double crochet into next stitch all
the way round, slipstitch into 1 chain.
Round 8: 3 chain° (equals 1 treble) , 3 trebles into same stitch (to form most of a fan), miss two stitches, *1 double crochet in next stitch, miss two stitches, 5 treble into next stitch (to form a whole fan), miss 2 stitches**, repeat from * to **. On last whole fan end with 1 double crochet in last free stitch, 3 chain, slipstitch into top of 3 chain°.
Fasten off with a thread long enough to carefully weave or sew back into stitches to finish off.
Tuesday, 23 May 2023
Spring Bank Holiday Craft Fair - Saturday 27th May 2023
Monday, 15 August 2022
New for August in my Etsy Shop
Finally some rain and cooler air today after the baking heat of the weekend! Looking forward to the cooler days and warm colours of Autumn and Winter with some new products in my Etsy shop.
As the cost of living rises, I've tried to keep my prices as low as possible for original, one-off items and paintings so it's easy to refresh a room scheme, find a handmade gift or top your Christmas decorations.
Tuesday, 28 June 2022
New for Summer in my Etsy Shop: Birds, butterflies and bright colours.
Click on the photos for more information and to go direct to my Etsy Shop.
Monday, 16 May 2022
New In my Etsy Shop...
Some new items available in my Etsy shop now: boho style mug mats, hand painted cards, pretty lined trinket pots for dressing table or desk, malas and more... click on the photo or my shop logo for more information.
Monday, 12 July 2021
Yandles Summer Handmade Market this Saturday ~17th July 2021
Wednesday, 21 April 2021
Trees, Seeds and Crochet
As lockdown eases and the temperature rises it has been lovely to get out & about over the Easter holidays. It is that moment in the year when the trees burst into leaf and bird song and I have spotted my first swallows of the year.
As usual, several windowsills have been full of seed trays, mainly flowers this year and now the days are warm but the nights cold, it is that seasonal dance of bringing trays in and outdoors as they start to harden off and grow on.
The pasque flowers have survived the frosts and I'm delighted to find lots of self seeding flowers in the garden, feverfew, ox eye daisies, pansies and a few foxgloves, natures own patchwork. What we need now are milder nights with some rain to help with the outdoor seed planting.
Tuesday, 19 January 2021
New Handmade Cards and Crochet Keyrings for 2021
Crochet keyrings using British Wool, featuring flower or wheel motifs.
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Two Rivers Paper – We hand-make beautiful rag papers for artists and designers at an ancient watermill deep in the Somerset countryside.
The wool is ColourLab DK from West Yorkshire Spinners.
West Yorkshire Spinners – Reared, sheared and spun in Britain (wyspinners.com
Tuesday, 10 November 2020
Crochet Homeware Gifts in my Esty Shop
Find a selection of crochet trinket bowls, mug rugs and cloths in my Etsy shop this month.