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This is the home for all things crochet where we will explore ideas for the beginner and intermediate crocheters. Run Masterclass to learn new skills & techniques and have fun.

See the Sea.

Blue /green sultry colours. Frothy white Waves and clear turquoise.

This piece of crochet reminds me of the spring /autumn seas near where we live. the moody Greens and darker blues fading into turquoise highlighted with waves of white. The yarn is Hayfield DK  Bonus breeze, the colour is mist.  

Crochet Time Travel

40-year-old Crochet A lap-rug completed by my Nana over 40 years ago.   A version of the Granny square with smaller granny squares edging the large one.  Then an edge going around it all. Nana, one of my Crochet Teachers. Thought we would start at the beginning “A Very Good Place to Start.”

Yarn Bombing. WHY?

Yarn Bombing is getting everywhere, whether its Farms in Australia, streets in New Zealand or parks in Europe.  It’s certainly brightening up our rural and urban spaces. This street art goes by different names, kniffiti, graffiti knitting, though the pieces in the two images are actually crochet. I’m fascinated with this idea of doing street… Continue reading Yarn Bombing. WHY?

Largest display of crochet sculptures

A Guinness World Records title has been broken by Mother India’s Crochet Queens for the Largest display of crochet sculptures. Members of the organisation – from all over the world  – handmade 58,917  items to beat the record set by the British group, The Craft Club, back in 2014, of 13,388 crocheted sculptures. Subashri Natarajan is the woman behind this huge… Continue reading Largest display of crochet sculptures

Thought on the Splash Beret

  Splash Beret  I made this beret a year ago to match the most amazing scarf, I was given as a gift. It is made with King Cole Splash DK yarn. It includes a front post double crochet (FP dc){US} front post treble crochet (FP tr){UK} stitch that gives it a raised effect.  It’s hard… Continue reading Thought on the Splash Beret

About the Journey

The colour of the Irish landscapes makes up my palette when I’m crocheting. the colours of the Sea, the Mountains, the Woodlands.