Wednesday 23 October 2024

Crocheted Pumpkins and Leaves

Today, I am sharing some crocheted pumpkins and leaves I made recently.
After making this set of pumpkins for a friend, I decided to make myself some
along with the crocheted leaves.


I used these fabulous YouTube tutorials...
Pumpkins - Bella Coco
Pumpkins stalks - Tuula Maaria
Leaves - Blossom Crochet

I really recommend visiting their YouTube channels, as you will find there there
 are lots of tutorials to follow with easy instructions.

For the pumpkins I used Hobbycraft Knitcraft Everyday DK in Orange and Rust
and for the leaves I used scraps of leftover yarn in my stash.


When I taught myself to crochet four years ago, I made a few pumpkins
using some green wool that I had been practicing with.
 I wasn't experienced enough to make the stems, so I used
some twigs instead! They're still securely in place and come out every year,
along with the 'Memory' pumpkins I made with my husband's socks.


Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x

Friday 4 October 2024

Sweet Winter Blanket crocheted in Navy Blue and Cream


Sharing with you today another crocheted blanket I made
recently for my friend for her birthday.

I made it using the pattern for the Sweet Winter blanket in Navy and Cream.

The pattern was designed by Sue Rawlinson also known
as ‘Sweetpea Family’ on Facebook and Instagram



You can find the original blanket I made HERE, another I made in
neutral colours for my niece HERE and one for my sister HERE


I purchased Sue's pattern from Love Crafts HERE 

I purchased the yarn online from the  Wool Warehouse 
using Yarnsmiths Create DK 4 x Navy and 2 x Cream



I added my own border made up of 1 row DC, 1 row HTR and 3 rows DC.

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x