Tag: crochet

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.

4 Beanies, a Cloche & a Handbag.

Life sometimes gets in the way so I’ve been AWOL for a while but not idle. With Easter only days away I thought I should get motivated & post a few new items in my online shop; items I’d finished some time ago but required photos & listing…

  • The 2 flower beanies are created in a beautiful pure Australian wool
  • The 2 funky tassel beanies are created in 100% acrylic
  • The vibrant purple Cloche is created in a soft, premium acrylic
  • The freeform crochet Handbag is medium size with shoulder straps

I hope everyone gets to spend some special time with family & friends & I’d like to wish you all a happy, safe & relaxing Easter break…

6 Crochet Flower Patterns

Hi everyone, here’s a new project for you to play with. I encourage you to experiment with different yarns from 8 ply, to cotton, sock yarn, acrylics to natural fibres, all give unique effects. Add buttons & beads, metallic or novelty yarns; make these flowers in your own style.

Crochet flowers are fun & practical motifs to enhance & decorate your projects: beanies, hats, scarves, thongs & shoes, headbands : turn them into brooches, garlands & lanyards: or anything your imagination can conjure up 

Enjoy creating these interesting crochet flowers for yourself or the special people in your life.

    • Patterns include: 
    • both UK & US terminology written patterns.
    • clear stitch drawings & pattern diagrams (charts) where applicable
    • 6 patterns, each a little different from the other.
  • Requirements: You will need basic crochet stitch & pattern reading skills
  • The patterns do not have specific yarn requirements so experiment with various yarns & appropriate hooks. 
  • For large flowers I suggest, 8 ply yarn, size 4 mm (G) hook & for small flowers, crochet cotton, size 1.75 (5 steel) hook
  • You will also need: scissors, large eyed darning needle for sewing in ends, the embellishing beads are optional.

You can purchase the patterns here

 

Maleny Knitfest 2023 wrap up…

It’s hard to believe, exactly one week ago today, I was packing the van for Knitfest, fretting about whether I had everything, hadn’t forgotten anything; those of you who do these type of events will know exactly what I mean. Of course, once my trade stall was set up & all the hellos & hugs with familiar folk was done, the nerves & doubts disappeared.

Knitfest 2023, what a fabulous weekend it turned out to be with thousands of fibre enthusiasts creating a cheerful buzz over the 3 days. The variety of trade stalls delighted everyone & the workshops generated positive feelings of activity & fibre joy.

I’d like to thank everyone who attended my workshops. I hope you learnt something new & feel inspired to carry on with your crochet journey. Thank you to all the customers & well wishers. It was a pleasure meeting you all. Thank you also to everyone who voted in the competition, awarding me first place. The theme this year was ‘Wild Women’ – my entry was ‘Girls with Attitude (our future wild women)’

And, last but not least, the biggest thank you must go to Robyn Baily who attended my trade stall while I workshopped. I couldn’t have done it without you. Your cheerfulness & energy is amazing & appears to have no limits.

So, that’s it for Knitfest 2023, in my opinion, the best one ever. Rumour has it that, Debs, the industrious organiser & originator of the event may retire. The hope is that others can fill her shoes, take the reins & keep the momentum going.

And so, that’s a wrap…