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Hello & welcome to Renate Kirkpatrick’s Freeform Crochet~Knit~Fibre Designs.
Explore the many pages of useful & inspiring information to help with your crochet journey: Freeform Crochet,  Crochet Tips & Tricks,  My Published Books, & more.
Please take a moment to check out my Shop where you’ll find my freeform & other crochet pieces: Hats & Headwear, Scarves & Shawls, Handbags, Tea Cosies, Patterns & E-books, & other great stuff.
The Gallery pages are for your enjoyment; you’ll find works that have sold, been donated or given away & happily residing somewhere in the world where I hope they continue to give pleasure & joy.
There’s still much to learn about rebuilding pages & configuring the new shop. Your support so far is greatly appreciated. Thank you…
 

 

Knitfest 2025

Heads up for everyone who loves yarn & all things fibre. Mark your calendar 5th – 6th July for  Knitfest 2025. A little different this year but promising to be just as exciting as previous years with loads of interesting workshops & of course gorgeous yarns & fibres to inspire your next project.

Christmas Greeting 2024

Wishing all my family & friends, near & far, a wonderful Christmas, &  hoping for peace, harmony & goodwill for the world. Let 2025 be a year for coming together, healing, understanding, compassion & love. Be happy, stay safe & love the ones you’re with.

Crochet Cable Stitch Fingerless Gloves Pattern

I’m so lucky to be living in one of the most beautiful places in the world; lush tropical foliage, flowers & brightly feathered, noisey birds &, where the sun shines almost every day. But that doesn’t mean we don’t experience cold winters… well, cold by our standards.

Fingerless gloves are just the thing for keeping hands warm but fingers nimble. They are practical, yet stylish, take very little time to make & require frugal amounts of yarn. Any type of 8ply yarn will give consistent results.

They make lovely gifts too & great little fundraiser items. I hope you give this new pattern a go.  Purchase the pattern here –

  • The pattern includes
  • both UK & US terminology
  • clear stitch drawings & pattern diagrams (charts)

Size: suit most adult women

  • Requirements:
  • 8 ply yarn
  • Hook size: 4.50 (US G)

Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2024

Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2024

It’s that time of the year again, time for all the super creative Beanieologists from around the world to strut their stuff at this year’s Alice Springs Beanie Festival; only 2 sleeps to go.

This year’s theme, “Listening to the land” will have inspired many wonderful creations & I’m looking forward to seeing everyone’s interpretations. Good luck to everyone who entered the completion. It’s a tough gig &, I imagine the judges, as always, having a difficult task deciding each category.

I named my entry simply “Listen” with a short speal:

Listen:
to the birds & bees,
to the rustling flowers & leaves
&
the cascading waterfall.

This is Alice Springs Beanie Festival’s 28th year & still going strong.

Have fabulous 2024 festival everyone.