by Kay Dudman | Oct 3, 2026 | Blog, Crochet, Crochet Designs, Halloween, History, Knitted Designs
Halloween — 31 October — A Trick or An Amazing Treat? Halloween has become really popular with adults and children dressing up and participating in “trick or treat” around their local neighbourhood. I remember the Peanuts cartoon where it was always poor...
by Kay Dudman | Dec 10, 2025 | Blog, Christmas, Christmas, Crochet, Crochet Designs, Easy Patterns, Festive, Patterns
Christmas Decorations – 8 Crochet Designs Do you have your Christmas decorations ready? There’s still the opportunity to make some festive crochet decorations to celebrate this Christmas! Do you have some yarn in white, together with oddments in red, green and...
by Kay Dudman | Nov 7, 2025 | Crochet, Blog, Crochet Designs, Easy Patterns, Embellishments, History, Knitted Designs, Knitting, Winter
Remembrance Day 2020 — 2025 Remembrance Day is the second Sunday in November; on the evening before, there is the Royal British Legion’s Festival of Remembrance held in the Royal Albert Hall, ending with the symbolic falling of poppy petals and a two minute...
by Kay Dudman | Apr 27, 2025 | Blog, Design, Embroidery
Embroidery stitches — another 10 exciting techniques Hand embroidery: 10 more stitches to add to your repertoire Working hand embroidery stitches is a relaxing way to embellish fabric; we can use different fabric, various threads and select from a wide range of...
