I love a quick project, and this one is just that. You can make these to spruce up your Christmas tree or top off your presents, or if you have some extra time then you can make 24 and turn them into an adorable advent calendar.

Hobbii’s website is absolutely packed with choice, not only in different fibre-types but with colour too (which is the second most important factor to consider for me when choosing yarn!).

I decided to try out some new mohair colours (a new yarn obsession for me) as well as a couple of special yarns made from raffia and paper. Read on for my verdict…

You see it all the time within the craft community; people proclaiming the benefits of making something with their own hands for their mental-health and general wellbeing, and I’m wholeheartedly one of those people. It’s not the reason I started with crochet, but it’s definitely one of the reasons I continue with it now.

I’d be wanting to try out a checkerboard crochet pattern for a while. I’d been seeing it everywhere and, although I’m not usually one to jump straight on a trend, this one was irresistible.

A little later than planned (thanks to a busy Christmas and one illness after the other!), but here it is… my first raglan design, my first jumper and my first Christmas pattern too!

Quite a few of my patterns require you to change colour; either using tapestry, intarsia or fair-isle techniques. So I thought it was probably a good idea that I give you a little tutorial on how that’s done

You know, I made this design in white a very long time ago but didn’t want to release it until I’d made another in black. This is the main reason it’s been sat on the back-burner for so many months - I had a case of ‘second sock syndrome’ but with a wall hanging instead.

This project came to me in the spring this year. When I stumbled across the stitch pattern, I just knew I had to make something with it. To me, the pattern looks like eyes - and if you know me well, you know that I just love eyes as a design feature!

This project was inspired simultaneously by a stitch pattern I found on Pinterest, as well as some gorgeous yarn that I have had waiting in my stash for years. Both calling out to me to be made into something pretty and practical. Thus this water-bottle carrier was brought into existence.

In one of those serendipitous moments, an idea came to me to use the stones from a broken bracelet and turn them into stitch markers. From there a collection grew and I now offer 8 different precious stones, each with their own beauty and meaning. Here is a break down of what makes them so special…

If you’re looking for a fast and simple project to satisfy your creativity for an evening, then I’ve got a pattern for you… these cute boho wall-hangings can be made within an hour and have just the right level of challenge and ease to keep you interested.

Many moons ago I made some crochet eyes with the intention of adding them to a wall-hanging, but as it goes with a lot of design ideas it didn’t really work out. I was left with these kind of cool looking crochet eyes though…