by Renee | Apr 16, 2021 | crochet, featured
(updated April 2021) With ANZAC Day coming up it’s a good time to revisit some red poppy patterns. I know they’re traditionally worn as a symbol on Remembrance Day, but this striking red flower is increasingly being used as part of Anzac Day observances too....
by Renee | Jun 10, 2020 | crochet, featured
How to change colours neatly in the middle of a row There are a few different ways to change colour in crochet, depending on the location of the new colour and its purpose, and whether you’re working in rows or in the round. Here’s a little trick for when you need to...
by Renee | Apr 19, 2020 | crochet, featured
Red poppy pattern round-up With ANZAC Day coming up I thought it’s a good time to take a look at red poppy crochet patterns. I know they’re probably more appropriate for Remembrance Day but since there won’t be any public dawn services or veterans marches this...
by Renee | Apr 8, 2020 | crochet, featured
It’s great to see eco-friendly beauty products becoming mainstream and more readily available. I don’t use many products myself, but we do use a lot of facewashers in our house. I mean, a LOT. Sometimes it feels like half the laundry pile is just made up...
by Renee | Sep 5, 2018 | crochet, featured
When I first started learning crochet, patterns just looked like a bunch of gobbledygook to me. Not only were they full of stitch names and terminology that I didn’t yet know, most patterns also use abbreviations, creating the appearance of an indecipherable bunch of...
