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 | Feb 12, 2025 | Blog, Crochet, Embroidery, Knitted Designs, Knitting, Knitting techniques, Mending, Repair
Repair: 9 Top Techniques for Attractive Mending How can we mend holes in knitwear? 9 top techniques to try! If we have found a part of a knitted garment is wearing thin or has developed a hole, we can repair by darning, embroidery or various other techniques for...
