by Jo | Aug 23, 2024 | Crochet Pattern, Floral Collection, Free Pattern, Uncategorized
The Crochet Flower Pattern Collection I love making crochet flowers. They’re so cheerful and bright. AND they don’t need water and can’t die 🥳 Trust me when I say, that is an important factor for me. I thought that you might also like to crochet your...
by Jo | May 11, 2023 | ME Awareness, Mental Health, Uncategorized
ME Awareness Day is very important to me. Here’s why. At the end of 2001, I was teaching in secondary education. And I was exhausted. “All teachers are exhausted!” I hear you cry. And yes, Yes, they are. But this was a different kind of exhausted....
by Jo | Apr 20, 2023 | Crochet Pattern, Crochet Techniques, Opinion, Uncategorized, Woolly Wonderings
I don’t know about you, but it seems like everywhere I turn I see stories about AI and its impact on the world – from the impact that it may have on the creative arts with the Writers’ Guild Strikes in the USA, the replacement of actors with...
by Jo | Apr 6, 2023 | Cwtch, Mental Health, Opinion, Uncategorized, Woolly Wonderings
I’ve been able to crochet most of my life and for the majority of that time, it was just a hobby, but now crochet and my mental health are vitally intertwined. My Crochet History I learnt to crochet when I was little, about 8 years old I think. I could already...
by Jo | Mar 31, 2023 | Creativity, Crochet Basics, Crochet Pattern, Crochet Techniques, Free Pattern, How-To video, Learning Crochet, Uncategorized, YouTube
I don’t know if I have mentioned this before, but I love crochet! Had I mentioned that? Had you picked up on it? And, I love teaching others how to crochet. And, as you know, I have plans for the future to teach as many people as possible how to crochet. This...
by Jo | Mar 2, 2023 | Crochet Basics, Crochet Techniques, Learning Crochet, Uncategorized
Amigurumi & Why You Should Try it Now This post contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on the links and buy the item, I may earn a small commission. But don’t worry, it doesn’t affect the price you pay and I only recommend products that I have...