Winter Wonder Hand-warmer Pattern
I’ve been making a lot of hand-warmers now that we’re getting into the winter months, and I’ve also been using this as a base to teach beginners how to make…
Pen Grip – the Lever Flick
I’ve heard the pen grip largely described as being unsuitable for most people from an ergonomics perspective; that it’s just bad ergonomics in general and should not be taught to…
Star Flower Pattern
Skip to the pattern! I wanted to try out some flowers using embroidery thread, and this is the result – a pair of little flowers that would probably make good…
Modifying the Pen Grip
We already know that repetitive motions cause injury, don’t we? Crochet is no different. But I find the advice about crochet ergonomics – find a grip that works for you,…
Let me count the ways
Something I was looking at today is how many different styles are there of doing crochet. As part of my interest in making crochet accessible, I’m constantly asking things like…
Easter Stream Event
Yesterday I was on the Hop into Easter stream event on Twitch, and it was a blast! It was organized by a Twitch streamer from the UK called 999PicklePuss, and…
A Test Lesson
Now that I’ve committed to teaching crochet, I’ve asked for volunteers among my friends and neighbours to come and spend an hour with me and see if I can, in…
Swatching new stitches
I have some new projects that I want to work on, which obviously means testing techniques and patterns! Top of my list right now is this interesting semi-circular pattern which…