New quick and easy designs

I have two new designs to share with you for the New Year – one crochet, one knitting

Firstly, it has been a while since I hit the front cover on a magazine. The excitement of spotting a design on the newsagents shelves never goes away. Little B really loves it – there are usually shrieks, (this I assume will fade with age – shame). The nice people at Let’s Knit/Let’s get Crafting have a new magazine, Make it Today. My crochet square of sherbet yarns has made it onto the front cover. What a nice image.

Secondly I have a nifty wee ski hat which is in the latest image of Let’s Get Crafting. It is such a simple shape and a great beginners project. This square shape is also really fun and flattering and in a different colour scheme, popular with boys.

I used the basic pattern myself over Christmas to make a hat for a young friend of mine. Miss Sparkles is only very young, but she knows her design mind. We often chat about her ideas and one day I said to her, ‘If you draw me a design for a hat, I will make it for you’.

Well in fact she found her perfect design idea in a local supermarket. But she wanted her fox hat to be in burgundy, cream and navy. I was happy to oblige. I have no doubt that Miss Sparkles will knit, sew and create her own designs, I just love being part of her vision.