The pattern and tutorial for these is now available for sale on Ravelry – http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/crochet-african-violets A crochet pattern that produces a display of African Violet flowers to be placed at the top of a flower pot. Size can be altered to suit. I used acrylic yarn but any DK yarn would do. A closer lookor… Read More African Violet tutorial
I was making African violets because I had been given three very pretty flower pots some years before and had used them for various real plants, though the plants kept growing and having to be repotted. I thought that they would be just the right size for African violets and since they couldn’t grow they… Read More Crochet African violets
No these weren’t made by me but by Eleonora of Le mie mani creative. Her site is in Italian but she makes lots of lovely crochet and sewn items. She sent me two different pictures. Someone over on Ravelry also made some for her mother’s birthday last summer. It makes me happy to think that… Read More Multiplying Violets!
As the Giveaway had closed, and using the slips of card I used last time, I pulled one lucky winner out of the hat. Name of the winner below but just to keep you guessing a bit longer I will recap what the giveaway was all about. It was a printed copy of one of… Read More We have a winner
Having listened to all the ideas, I have decided that I will do as suggested and the ‘prize’ will be a paper copy of one of my patterns (chosen from those pictured below – winners choice!), the right amount of yarn needed to make it and one made by myself as reference and for anyone… Read More The Giveaway
Links to more information about these patterns – photographs, details and suggestions. (All these patterns are available for sale on Ravelry.)
I now have a shop on All these patterns are available for sale on Ravelry. Clicking on the link gives direct access to the pattern page. For those of you who would like more information now HERE is a link to pages on this blog giving more photographs, details and suggestions. These Celtic coasters… Read More Shop
Some time ago I noticed that some people had, without asking my permission, posted photographs from my blog on their Pinterest sites. I wasn’t sure whether to be flattered or annoyed but it certainly made me feel uneasy as I had no control over what they were doing. Later on I found that there were… Read More Announcement
I thought it was about time that I gave you a crochet post on a Monday. I had been thinking of trying out a more elaborate idea for a crochet pattern but since I was feeling pretty exhausted I ended up doing this instead. Ever since I created my African Violet pattern I have felt… Read More How to crochet a perfect circle
The first montage of 2015 and not a good month really. I feel that I haven’t done much crafting. Too many other distractions and much more ‘undoing’ than normal. I did make a pair of socks for my daughter’s birthday but I was in such a hurry to send them that I forgot to take… Read More January Montage
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