OUR ARCHIVES : July 2010

Defiant Summer Crochet

The Irish summer heat seeped out around July first, we’re back to rain and low temperatures as per usual but who says we can’t use summer colours anyway? I am at the moment.
The Summer Candy Swirl Beanie was completed in fun summer colours. It’s just a little sample that will only fit a child’s head, [...]

Little Girl’s Pouch Bag

Tapestry crochet is fun and the colour possibilities are simply endless!
Little Girl’s Pouch Bag © 2010 Irene Lundgaard
I had fun making this Little Girl’s Pouch Bag but unfortunately, I didn’t have any sky-blue cotton in a DK weight, so a wee waistline appeared around the poppies as I worked the sky in Aran [...]

For The Love Of Colour

I am Scandinavian, I adore Fair Isle knitting, I love colour and crochet and all these elements come together for me in Tapestry Crochet. I am currently preparing a workshop in Tapestry Crochet and had this notion that the yarn from Cushendale Woollen Mills would be ideal for this purpose. The yarn is hard wearing [...]