A couple of years ago my mum was really sick and I wanted to crochet her a blanket. It did not took me a long time to figure out that it had to be something with hearts. The only problem was; I did not have a lot of time, I wanted to have the blanket …
In all my years of crocheting I actually never made a real scarf. And I don’t know why I never made one because making a scarf is a lot of fun! The rows are short and work up quickly and I loved seeing it grow. I felt like one of those pictures of someone old, …
My only problem with crochet is that I love a knitted look. So when I found out that there is a stitch that gives you exactly the same look with a crochet hook I needed to try! And of course, I did not want to make any knitted look because I love fair isle …
One of the fun things of having kids is that you can always make them something new and our little boy was in need of a hat when the days were getting colder. I wanted to make something with colourwork, but everything I tried became either to thick or not to my liking. When I …
I’ve told you before, but I just love headbands! They keep your ears warm, don’t mess up your hair and, also important, they are such an easy make! I did not make photo’s while making this headband because it was a dark evening, but it is really easy, so I think a written pattern …
In Utrecht there is a pedestrian crossing (called a zebra path in Dutch) where the stripes on the street are not white but in all the colours of the rainbow. When I finished this zebra, my three year old daughter asked me why this was a boring zebra and not a fun one like the …
There is a Dutch song about a little boy named Dikkertje Dap, who is friends with a giraffe in the zoo, and wants to slide of his back. I loved this song when I was a kid, and now I am singing it for my little girl and she loves it! With this pattern you …
I’ve never been on a safari, but who doesn’t love photo’s of all these beautiful animals? Although my baby boy doesn’t know a zebra from a giraffe, I wanted to make something fun for him to play with. He already had the little elephant, and now with the zebra and the giraffe we have a …
Last year the pattern for this headband was published on the blog of Bella Coco Crochet when I was a guest designer there. You can still find the UK terms pattern on her blog, click here! Below you can find the pattern in Dutch and US terms. I love this headband pattern because it is super …
If there is something that can brighten up your day, these little hearts will definitely be it! I love to make them in a lot of different colours and use them glued on postcards, or add them as decoration on a gift. Or chain about 500 chains and attach the hearts to it to make …
