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pattern re-releases: Miscellaneous

I’m updating my entire back catalogue of patterns with extra information and tips and a new space-saving layout, and re-releasing them in batches as they are ready. Please see the Pattern Re-Release FAQ for more information. Today I have another new batch of re-releases for you. This batch includes 11 amigurumi patterns with no theme, […]

Guinea Fowl crochet pattern

This is one of those ideas that came to me on a whim and then I couldn’t possibly not make it! There are flocks of wild guinea fowl around Cape Town, and I see, or at least hear, them several times a week. It’s hilarious to watch a group of empty-headed guinea fowl following each […]

pattern re-releases: Donationware

I’m updating my entire back catalogue of patterns with extra information and tips and a new space-saving layout, and re-releasing them in batches as they are ready. Please see the Pattern Re-Release FAQ for more information. Today I have a big new batch of re-releases for you. This batch includes 13 donationware crochet patterns, and […]

Meerkat crochet pattern

It’s taken a while to get to this point, but my Meerkat crochet pattern is finally ready to release! Meerkat Fun Facts Meerkats live in southern Africa and are related to mongooses. They live in clans of about 20 in large underground burrows. They primarily eat insects but also munch on scorpions (they bite off […]

pattern re-releases: Plants

I’m updating my entire back catalogue of patterns with extra information and tips and a new space-saving layout, and re-releasing them in batches as they are ready. Please see the Pattern Re-Release FAQ for more information. Time for the next batch of re-releases (and a test run for some improvements to my shop – keep […]

free pattern: Tiny Eggs (in a Nest)

Today I have a new fast and easy donationware pattern for you: Tiny Eggs! Make miniature (1″/2.5cm) crocheted eggs that are still egg-shaped despite their diminutive size. Decorate for Easter with a bowl of calorie-free ‘chocolate’ eggs (just don’t eat them!) or make them as realistic-sized songbird eggs. Tiny Eggs is a free pattern, but […]

pattern re-releases: African animals

I’m updating my entire back catalogue of patterns with extra information and tips and a new space-saving layout, and re-releasing them in batches as they are ready. Please see the Pattern Re-Release FAQ for more information. With my Meerkat design in progress, it seemed fitting to select all my other African animal patterns for the […]

Baby Bunnies 2 pattern

Once of my most popular crochet patterns is my Baby Bunnies set – they seem to have really captured my customers’ imaginations, and I’ve seen dozens of people who’ve each made dozens of baby bunnies – they’re multiplying like, um, rabbits! And now you can get even more value from this pattern, by buying my […]

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