by Alison | Jun 8, 2017 | Creativity, General crochet, Stories
by Alison Stapleton The war between knitters and crocheters continues unabated. If you are not a knitter or a crocheter you may not be aware of the subtle war that rages on in parlours and coffee shops across the land. I was chatting with my friend Nicole at Canadian...
by Alison | Dec 22, 2016 | Creativity, Crochet as Therapy, Crochet Patterns, Stories
by Alison Stapleton Square-a-Day Crochet Blankets A crocheted square-a-day blanket is easy, quick and it almost grows when you are not looking. You make one square each day of the year to reflect what was happening every day. At the end of twelve months you have...
by Alison | Nov 30, 2015 | Money, Stories, Your Crochet Business
by Alison Stapleton Your first sale is defined as the one where you sell a hand-made crocheted item to someone you have never met. When you make your first sale it is one of the five steps towards building your prosperous crochet business. That initial sale can be the...
by Alison | Oct 26, 2015 | Stories
by Alison Stapleton 27th November every year is Lancashire Day Lancashire is a county in the north west of England. This special day is celebrated by men and women and lassies from Lancashire who may or may not still live there. Like me. I am originally from...
by Alison | Oct 24, 2015 | Crochet Patterns, General crochet, Stories
by Alison Stapleton Ponchos Ponchos are always on trend and make a good fashion staple. Ponchos were originally made from a blanket with a hole cut in for your head. This simple method will still work, but it creates too much fabric around your body. Your poncho...
by Alison | Aug 30, 2015 | Crochet Patterns, Stories
62 squares by Alison Stapleton Update number 2 If you missed the start of the jacket (update number 1) and the granny square you can go back and read those posts. You can see the final post (update number 3) as well. My crochet granny jacket is coming along now....
