In the March tutorial, I explained how to insert your hook in default mode i. e., when the pattern doesn’t indicate anything in particular. Now we are entering “custom mode”, to see the different effects we can get by inserting our hook in other ways in the stitch in the row below. Let’s do it […]
Sun motif
A third motif from my 2016 Advent Calendar. At the time, I saw a star at the center of this motif, now I see a sun ! One of the participants used this motif to make a colourful blanket – perhaps you would like to do so as well? You can download the pattern for […]
Squarely
I’m happy to introduce my latest design: Squarely, a crochet scarf. I wanted to make a crochet design based on angular motifs. This led me to developing this original stitch pattern. In the pattern, it is explained both in written form and as charts. To bring this theme all the way to the border, I […]
Podcast in English #17
A very special skein
Staying at home and going through your yarn stash? Sometimes you find a single, very special skein of yarn, that doesn’t really fit with any pattern. A few years ago, I wrote in my newsletter about how I went about using one of those stray, beautiful skeins. The article is in two parts: Part 1 […]
Three-colour motif
A second motif from my 2016 Advent Calendar. What would you like to make with this one? In my Advent calendars, the mini projects are presented step by step over 4 or 5 days (depending on complexity). It a mini mystery CAL and sometimes, I build in a small surprise. Here, the motif starts out […]
Where do I insert my hook? – Tutorial March 2020
At the start of a crochet stitch, you have only one loop on your hook, and you can insert the hook wherever you like – that’s the magic of crochet! This allows for thousands of variations, 3D artistry, and endless creativity. However, this freedom also brings uncertainty. If nothing is explicitly stated in the pattern, […]
Two-colour motif
If you’re like me, in these strange and troubled times, there are moments in your day when the feelings of anxiety and stress peak. This happens to me around 4 a.m. – I wake up and can’t go back to sleep. To cope and feel a bit better, for the past few days, I have […]
Mixing yarns
No yarn at home thick enough for that little project you want to whip up with a large hook? Check out this article from 2010 (!) about my experiments with yarn mixes, i.e. yarns held double.
Substituting yarn
You know that I firmly believe that playing with yarn is a very efficient way to relieve anxiety – and this is something I think most of us need right now. However, you might want to start a project for which you do not have the prescribed yarn at home. And for many of us, […]