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…
Crochet techniques is Renate Kirkpatrick’s first craft book Crochet Techniques is a wealth of information and shows off just some of her many talents
Renate Kirkpatrick is passionate about her crafts & her 2nd book, Freeform Crochet & Beyond, brings that passion to a new level of expertise.
Renate Kirkpatrick’s 3rd book Bring Colour to Crochet presents the reader with 64 interesting and practical stitch patterns that explore the many varied ways of incorporating colour and novelty into their work.
Textured Crochet Lace
Renate Kirkpatrick’s 5th book Tapestry Crochet, 64 playful patterns for children based on graphs instead of written patterns that can be adapted to suit babies, children, teenagers.
Life, as we knew it, has changed for most of us; social distancing, lockdowns & travel restrictions, to name just a few, have placed limits on what we can & can’t do. Here in Qld, Covid-19 hasn’t impacted our health as it has in other states, so we are luckier than most being able to live somewhat normally.
Nevertheless, I for one only go out when I need to, leaving more unnecessary shopping for another time (which hopefully will be sooner rather than later)… Scrap Yarn Crochet has become my go to consolation.
I’m guessing there are lots of you who want to reduce that ever-growing yarn stash & what better time than in this turbulent year.
With that in mind, I’ve come up with another 2 scrap yarn crochet projects. Both are suitable for novices & interesting enough for the more experienced. Both are available in my Online shop
The first, ‘4 Leaf Clover Motif Rug (Afghan),’ is the easiest of the 2 & the one I’d recommend to beginners before trying the others.
A huge, & I mean HUGE, thank to my family, friends (both personal & Facebook), crochet class ladies, team & group members who took the time to place a vote for me in the Alice Springs Beanie Festival On-line exhibition. I was pipped at the post in the eleventh hour; but that’s how it goes sometimes. Nevertheless, it was quite a ride & I appreciate everyone’s efforts…
Congratulations to Joan Price for her winning piece ‘Autumn is Awesome’
& congratulations to Megan Jack for never giving up
So, that’s it for another year… Let’s look forward to what 2021 brings.
Hi everyone, a huge thank you to everyone who has voted in the Alice Springs On-line exhibition. It all ends tomorrow so there is still time to cast your vote, it’s close, so every vote counts.
Here’s a little bit of background for my entry ‘A Pygmy Possum, Wombat & flame Robin enjoying the Alpine Spring‘
The piece depicts the Flora & Fauna of the Australian Alpine region. As best I could, I tried replicating this landscape with crochet & felting (both wet & needle).
As many of you know the Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2020 was cancelled due to Covid-19.
However, not to be defeated, the organisers decided on an on-line exhibition where you can vote for your favourite entry. Entries have closed now & voting has begun.
From the beginning, when I first became interested in freeform crochet, Coral forms & textures became inescapable inspiration.
The 4th Tea Cosy, of a number I’ve been working on these past months. This is the last one of the collection. I hope you’ve enjoyed these posts & they’ve inspired you with ideas to experiment & have a go too.
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…
