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Stitch square challenge #9 - crocodile stitch

Stitch square challenge #9 - crocodile stitch
Introduction I'm a week late posting this stitch challenge as I got myself slightly distracted creating my little Christmas Angel patterns which w...

Crocodile stitch Christmas tree doorknob hanger

Crocodile stitch Christmas tree doorknob hanger
Introduction This little Christmas tree doorknob hanger was something I created a few years ago. It has changed a little over the last few years a...

Christmas Angels patterns

Christmas Angels patterns
In early November I started thinking about how close it was getting to Christmas and I decided to design a couple of Christmas angels. Both of the...

Crocodile stitch

Crocodile stitch
I first came across this stitch while doing a CAL in 2014 (it was the stitch used to give petals in the appropriately named "crocodile flower" squ...

Milk/Fuel Tanker Pattern

Milk/Fuel Tanker Pattern
I'm pleased to introduce my latest amigurumi pattern - a milk tanker pattern. As a nation that has a large dairy industry, it is very common to se...

Crochet tribute to a korowai

Crochet tribute to a korowai
This week is "Te wiki o te reo Māori" (Māori language week) here in Aotearoa so I thought this was a good time to post about something I designed a...

Dollhouse furniture - sheet set

Dollhouse furniture - sheet set
Introduction This set of patterns is to make a sheet set to go with the little dollhouse bed that I designed for some 6" dolls. You can find the pa...

Remembering Claudine

Remembering Claudine
Last week I was planning on having the 3rd part of my doll's bed pattern up on my blog (the sheet set). However, earlier in the week I lost a dear...

Dollhouse furniture - single bed mattress and pillow

Dollhouse furniture - single bed mattress and pillow
Introduction This is my second post about creating a crochet dollhouse bed (you can find the earlier post here). In this post I will be sharing my ...

Dollhouse furniture - single bed base and headboard

Dollhouse furniture - single bed base and headboard
Introduction A couple of years ago I designed a little crochet doll (which is currently finally in testing mode). While Aotearoa was in lockdown ea...

Cars and Trucks CAL - Part 6 - Race car #2

Cars and Trucks CAL - Part 6 - Race car #2
Introduction This little car is part of a series of vehicles I designed for my children. These race cars are good for using up small amounts of ya...

Having fun with Sophie's Universe

Having fun with Sophie's Universe
A few years ago I participated in the Sophie's Universe CAL by Dedri Uys. I loved the start of that pattern so much that I created a few little projects inspired by the flower at the centre of the pattern...