Easy way to knit ears for bear hats

October 7, 2021.Reading time 9 minutes.

When my daughter was a baby I was obsessed with dressing her in hats and sleep suits with ears on. Her going home from hospital outfit was a furry leopard print suit with teeny little ears and she looked so cute that I could explode now even thinking about it! I did of course knit […]

Hand made stitch markers for knitting

September 22, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

I have recently switched (or at least for hats) from knitting flat to in the round and realised that some stitch markers would come in very handy. You can of course just use pieces of contrasting yarn as stitch markers, but hey that’s boring! Anyway after having a bit of a drool over some hand […]

How to make a tutu with knit waistband

September 14, 2021.Reading time 9 minutes.

I was looking through my craft stash and found some tulle ribbon. I used to use this to make tutus – the tulle ribbon is simply thread through a stretchy crochet headband to make a really fast and easy little child’s tutu. My daughter used to love wearing these hand made tutus and had a […]