This crochet summer top has been a work in progress for quite some time. I’ve picked it up, put it down, taken it on holiday, worked on it in the garden and worked on it some more. It’s my first crochet garment that I made without a pattern, just kind of making it up as …

The classic granny square – it has a special place in my heart as it’s the first thing I ever learned to crochet. Since then I’ve made so many and made them into blankets, cushion covers, bags and coasters. There are lots of variations on the granny square – gappy ones, solid ones, ones with …

This is a simple knit, perfect for TV knitting – and with the current lockdown what else is there to do?! It’s fully adaptable – make it wider or more snug, longer or shorter. And my favourite: knit until you run out of yarn. I used 100g of DK weight yarn that I had dyed …

Getting ready for the Etsyswiss Online Christmas market on the 28th November and of course what Christmas market would be complete without Glühwein? Glühwein is the Swiss (and German) hot spiced wine drink. Popular on the ski slopes and perfect to warm your hands as you wander round the Christmas market. You can make it …

2020 has certainly been a tough year for a lot of people, and I’m no exception. We lost my Dad in June (not covid) and I’ve not been able to see my Mum since then due to quarantine and lockdown. But we are thankful that we have jobs that can be done from home and …

Ever since hand dyed yarn started to become “a thing” on Pinterest and Etsy I wanted to do it myself. All that beautiful colourful and unique yarn – just gorgeous. In the beginning doing it myself was a way to have exactly the colours and shades I wanted, and to have hand dyed yarn at …