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Temperature Snake crochet pattern and workbook

After an amazing year-long CAL, with colourful snakes being crocheted all over the world, I’m delighted to announce that the Temperature Snake instructions are now available as a stand-alone crochet pattern and workbook. Pick up the pattern now, and crochet your own Temperature Snake in 2024! Temperature Snake is an amigurumi-style riff on the temperature […]

free pattern: Baby Snake

I didn’t plan to release any new patterns while I’m deep in the book-writing process, but I had a request in the PJ Discord group for a miniature snake to match my Temperature Snakes and… well, I couldn’t resist! And here’s the result: Baby Snake is small but perfectly proportioned no-sew baby snake. The narrow […]

Turtle Beach Seafoam & Edging expansion pack crochet pattern

Until now, the puffy seafoam and squared-off edging additions for my Turtle Beach Blanket patterns have been exclusive to the paid version of the original donationware pattern. That’s been confusing people, so I’ve separated out the 3D seafoam and edging instructions into their own PDF. Now, you can buy the Turtle Beach Seafoam & Edging […]

Announcing the 2023 Temperature Snake CAL

The complete Temperature Snake pattern and workbook are now available! Click here for details >> I’m so excited to reveal the year-long 2023 crochetalong that I’ve been planning for over a year now! Click here to be notified as soon as this CAL is ready for signups… UPDATE: Sign up now! UPDATE: The CAL may […]

Christmas Trees Set 2 crochet pattern

My 2009 Christmas Trees pattern has been a bestseller for years, but this year I decided I wanted to design a more realistic crocheted conifer that you can mix-and-match with my classic bobble trees in a display, or use alone. And here’s what I came up with: Christmas Trees Set 2! For this collection, I’ve […]

Oak Leaf Collection and Life-Sized Acorn crochet patterns

Autumn is my favourite time of year, when the weather starts to cool and the leaves turn glorious colours, and I’m celebrating that now with the second addition to my autumn leaf designs: the Oak Leaf Collection (with a bonus matching tiny acorn design!) Oak Leaf Collection & Life-Sized Acorn includes two different sizes of […]

Turtle Beach: Puffy Seafoam video tutorial

Trying something new today: I’ve created my first pattern-exclusive video tutorial: a quick video demonstration that’s only available to purchasers of a specific pattern, and that demonstrates a specific part of the pattern that might trip you up. In this case, I’m demonstrating the optional Puffy Seafoam add-on for my Turtle Beach blankets, found in […]

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