Antler Toque

Antler Toque A cable hat with simple antler design. Started: 21st October 2020 Finished: 25th October 2020 Pattern Link: https://tincanknits.com/pattern-PK-antlerhat.html Yarn Used: Rowan Pure Wool Worsted c. 150 yards Colourway: Raspberry – c. 150 yards Tools Used: 5mm needle plus cable needle Mini blog After the success of Dad’s hat, Mum wanted in on theContinue reading “Antler Toque”

Courteeners Cushion

Courteeners cushion A personalised birthday present for a Courteeners fan! Started: 4th May 2020 Finished: 10th May 2020 Pattern Link: This was a self-designed pattern Yarn Used: Drops Nepal 181 yards in total Colourway: Cream, Black and Red Tools Used: 5mm needle Mini blog My brother made a throw away comment a few weeks agoContinue reading “Courteeners Cushion”

Honeycomb crochet blanket

Honeycomb blanket My first crochet blanket! Started: 3rd August 2019 Finished: 10th April 2020 Pattern Link: https://www.stylecraft-yarns.co.uk/Bellissima+DK+Pattern+9614+Honeycomb+Blanket+and+Cushion/0_CAFA103/PRND167.htm Yarn Used: Special Stylecraft Aran 3,130 metres in total (16 skeins) Colourway: Graphite, Silver and Spice Tools Used: 5mm crochet hook Mini blog My local yarn shop, Ammonite Yarns were selling this as a kit. Since learning toContinue reading “Honeycomb crochet blanket”

Knock Knock mittens

Convertible (or not!) mittens! Started:29th December 2019 Finished: 2nd March 2020 Pattern link: https://verypink.com/2019/02/27/knock-knock-convertible-mitts/ Yarn Used: Countess Ablaze, Lady Persephone Sock Approx 70g from 100g skein Colourway: Brexshit Tools Used: 3.5mm needle Mini blog These mittens were started as part of my Christmas cast-on in 2019 but due to starting other projects the pay tookContinue reading “Knock Knock mittens”

Christmas cast-ons

Last year I cast on a small project for ‘me’ on Christmas Eve, I’m not one for mounds of yarn being turned into Christmas gifts, but I’d been working on a few projects for others last year so it was nice to make something just for me. I planned the same for this year butContinue reading “Christmas cast-ons”