• crochet

    Lockdown Blanket Dilemma

    A few weeks ago I ran out of yarn for my lockdown blanket. Way back in March I had bought five of the lovely Caron cakes thinking that would be plenty to make a granny square for a double bed.…

  • A crochet square, blue centre, yellow and red with a white border ready for a sunburst granny blanket
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    Sunburst Granny Blanket

    Last Saturday was Granny Square Day which is one of my favourite Instagram days. If you are unfamiliar with it, people post a photo of a granny square they have made to make a giant virtual granny square blanket. It…

  • five giant balls of yarn in rainbow colours ready for Rosie's lockdown blanket
    crochet

    Lockdown Blanket

    Way back at the beginning of March, when life was still vaguely “normal”, I decided that we needed a blanket for our bed for the in-between times when the winter duvet is too hot and the summer one is too…

  • rosie and bright granny square baby blanket
    blanket,  crochet

    granny square baby blanket

    After a couple of weeks of mainly crocheting with string, it was nice to get back to using some actual yarn. In this case, Drops Muskat mercerised cotton. It was the first time I have used this yarn, and it is beautifully soft.…