I always make a wreath for our door at Christmas, and after Christmas, once all the decorations have come down, my naked front door bothers me almost as much as the space left by the Christmas tree. So last year I decided to adopt the American custom of always hanging a wreath on my door! I could have just whipped out the spring wreath I made last year, but it is definitely not spring yet and I wanted to have a go at making a burlap wreath ... Read the Post...
A Winter Patchwork Cushion Pattern and Tutorial
Here is a tutorial for a winter patchwork cushion. In my previous post, I described the colour scheme I was planning to use for a winter themed project. You can read about that here! This was photo I used to come up with the colour scheme......and these are the fabrics I chose based on the some of the colours in the picture. The project I had planned was a cushion. In order to use different colours and fabrics, a patchwork cushion seemed ... Read the Post...
A Winter Colour Palette
I know this probably makes me a little bit crazy, but I like winter. Ok so it's cold, but that's what warm coats and boots are for! There are few things as beautiful as a cold winter's day, but I even like the grey days. What isn't so great about winter is the weeks after Christmas when it it can be difficult not to feel fed up. So to fend off the post Christmas blues I have planned to make some new cushions. For the cushions I wanted to ... Read the Post...
How to Crochet a Mug Cosy
Another week, another mug cosy! This time it's a crocheted mug cosy, featuring a basket weave pattern. It's made by starting of with a circle of chains, but switches to rows to accommodate the handle of the mug. Please be aware that I have used British crocheting terms! I used DK yarn and a 4 mm hook. The cosy fits a standard sized mug. A text only pdf version can be downloaded here: Crocheted Mug Cosy How to Make A Crocheted Mug ... Read the Post...
