Giant granny square blanket, folded, crochet hook and ball of Cowgirlblues yarn

Crochet yourself a Giant Granny Square Blanket

About a week into lockdown I started thinking about a big project.  I wanted an heirloom, something that I would keep forever, that would always remind me of this time.  With a business to run and a lot to worry

Great nights sleep blanket

Get a great night’s sleep

Pure wool blankets regulate body temperature thus improving sleep As an occasional insomniac I don't take a really great night's sleep for granted. I LOVE my bed! I would spend a lot more time resting on it if I had the

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Scrap Yarn Scarf to crochet this winter

Am I the only person who finds it almost impossible to throw out little itty bitty leftover scrap balls of yarn? They pile up  in bags and hide in corners and until a clean up is required.  So I consolidate

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Creating colourful Granny Blankets

The studio has been insanely busy for the last few weeks (months actually!).  Last week we shipped 40kg of wool to Japan, and we have 100kg getting ready to go to Germany.  Growth is a wonderful thing but it's not

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Francine’s Winter Warmer

With a bunch of beginners coming for a crochet class we were thinking of easy ideas for what to do with just the basics. My standard solution is always to let the wool do the work.  So Francine worked up

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Super simple (spring!) crochet cowl

  Super Simple Crochet Cowl A super simple crochet cowl pattern that's quick to make, takes only one skein of cowgirlblues Merino Lace yarn and works up beautifully in any variegated colourway. Sizing: One size, ~60cm wide and ~40cm long Materials: 100g cowgirlblues Merino Lace

Crochet for your garden?

Towards the end of last year I did a few outdoor experiments with Heath Nash to create some products using a cord manufactured by an Italian company. It was quite fun to take crochet out of it's traditional context and