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Five different coloured mini skeins and a pair of ribbed wrist warmers on a wooden stool decorated with strawberry fruits, leaves and flowers. Behind is the card that inspired them

Reversible Wrist Warmers

Wrist warmers could not be any simpler than these two tubes of ribbing but the fact that they have two thumb holes so can be turned upside down to show a different colour or even folded over to be worn …
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Yellow loose top hung from blue rail. Roses, flowered playing cards and horse shoes on top of rail

Crochet Cast On

This is the first of two posts on the Aeolian top pattern highlighting techniques you may not have used before.  Our Aeolian top is ideal when summer days are not as warm as they should be, it's also easy to …
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A yellow top hanging on a vintage blue coat rail. Roses are placed on top of the rail with two playing cards.

Modified Three Needle Bind Off

Aeolian Top This is the second of two tutorials for the Aeolian top. To mirror the chain edge created by the Crochet Cast-On we used a Modified 3-Needle Bind-Off at the side seams. This eliminates the purl bumps and gives …
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A gnome and fairy sitting on a windowsill

Gnomes and Fairies

During lock down to make Nicola laugh I sent her a gnome in the post. Who doesn't raise a titter at a surprise gnome? In return she sent me a fairy, more Mavis Cruet than Cinderella. Here is the pattern …
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Wooden sock and mitten blockers, ruler, pins, balloons, knitting and crochet on a blue cloth

Blocking Your Knits and Crochet Too

You've spent weeks on a project, stayed up late to finish the last few rows and are excited to wear your heroic knitted or crocheted efforts.  All the faff of blocking just seems one step too far, but it's amazing …
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