To help you prepare for Sunday’s celebrations we’ve put together four of our favourite free four leaf clovers (try saying that five times fast!) clockwise from the left: small hearts clover How to Crochet a Heart | rainbow clovers INGTHINGS (brighten up my day) | lacy clover Crafty Beats | simple clover The Toddler Whisperer [...]
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With Mother’s Day only 10 days away in the UK we thought we’d give you a few ideas for gifts… Grow some flowers: use our pom pom tutorial to create your own flowers like these by loveandmarshmallows Stitch a card: like this one from The Making Spot. Paint a frame: we love this DIY over [...]
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This month’s Issue of Simply Crochet has some stunning makes for inside the kitchen. Check out this little preview below and let us know in the comments if you have tried any of the projects from Issue 2 inside your home… Issue two is available in UK shops and to download now. Psst! You can [...]
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Meredith from One Sheepish Girl stopped by today to share this tutorial for making your own pom-poms, great for decorating hats, shoes, or even strung together on a necklace. Let us know how you’ll use yours in the comments below. 1. Trace out a a circle on a piece of cardboard. The size of your [...]
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Row one: bow hair band bitchinstitchin | fingerless gloves (pattern from Mollie Makes) Daisy Jones | booties Rachel Thurlby Row two: pocket Heidi Moore | motifs Rachel Atkinson | bunny Rachel Davies Row three: bunny Jo D-M | Easter bunting Joanne Farrier | Bunny in progress Nicola Lucas Since issue two of Simply Crochet came [...]
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This week’s mood-board is inspired by issue two of Simply Crochet which features a great section on kitchen makes and is out this Thursday! Column one: Sheep tea cosy (pattern) Craftsy, spiral potholders/coasters (free pattern) Made in K Town, crochet serving spoons Jeroen van der Spek at Still Stars Column two: Vintage crochet apron (pattern) [...]
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You asked to see the front cover of issue two and here it is….. Issue two of Simply Crochet goes on sale a week from today and it is packed full of exciting projects (43 to be exact)! Amongst many other things inside you will find DIYs to help you bring your accessories up to [...]
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A collection of our favourite patterns and ready-to-wear bags on the net. column one: Tote bag from With Love Linda, aztec beach bag (pattern) Lutter Idyl column two: Laptop case by Canal blog, heart coin purse (Etsy) studiowonjun, rainbow clutch this next column three: Yoga bag (pattern) by Yoga Hound
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Today we have something extra-special for you lovely readers as Wink from A Creative Being has stopped by to share her pattern for a groovy afghan inspired by a psychedelic blanket from Etsy. So over to Wink… This pattern uses US crochet terms – check out The Making Spot’s full list and conversions here You [...]
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A collection of our favourite (and super healthy) play food! row one mushrooms created by Jessica Polka – the patterns are available from her Etsy shop jpolka, carrot designed by deux poissons, radishes by Gédane row two red pepper, red onion and half an avocado all from HIPOTA
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