Lariath- Live a Little.

My Grandma sadly passed away recently, after being ill for a while. The nurses who were looking after her gave my Grandad two knitted end of life hearts. I have always thought these are a brilliant idea, However, I have never seen anyone receive one before. It definitely drove home how much they can mean to those that receive them.  My Grandad kept one of the hearts and the other was given, by my Mum, to my Uncle (he has had a really heard time recently and it was agreed that he needed it more).  So that my Mum had something too I decided to crochet her a little heart, it wouldn't look the same or have been near my Grandma but I hoped that it would mean something. I also crocheted one for my brother and one for myself so that we all had one and maybe they would be little family momentos with Grandma being at the centre.  I gave them to my Mum and Brother the night before the funeral (whilst we were having a very small, close family service).  The pattern can be found...

I wanted a dark blue crochet salvia but couldn't find a pattern I liked. So I used a pattern for lavender instead. This pattern is very easy and quite fun to make. Definitely a good pattern for a beginner. It is a video and easy to follow along. I have noticed that a lot of crochet flower patterns are videos as it's easier to show how a flower is made rather than following a written pattern. You can find the video  Here . As salvias have leaves along their stems I added a few leaves to my flowers. For this I used a leaf pattern found  Here . I used leaf pattern number 5- long and narrow leaf.  Hook off!  Enjoy this post?

I love plants. Infact I have a slight obsession with houseplants. That being said, they do have to be alive; buying flowers that are destined to die, just to display them for a few days, doesn't sit right with me. Not when you can buy a plant that can thrive for a long time. I do understand that they can look gorgeous and add interest and a pop of colour though.  This got me into thinking about fake flowers, there are some lovely fake flowers to purchase now but many are made using plastic, again this doesn't sit right with me. So I decided to use things I already had around the house (and garden) to make some decorative flowers.  I used some stems from a Crocosima in my garden that had died back for the winter. I think they give a nice natural look, they are quite sturdy and will last quite a long time. To add a bit of colour I chose three shades of purple with pop of yellow to make small crochet lilac flowers.  I think they look nice and simple by themselves but would a...

I crocheted a mini dog as a gift for a work colleague/friend. I looked at multiple photos of her dog, in secret, that she had posted on social media and tried to get the markings and colour as close as possible. I think its super cute and, thankfully, she loves it. I have never made an amigurumi where I haven't had to sew on the legs before, but with this pattern the legs are crocheted adjoined to the body. I love learning new ways of doing things and hate sewing, so anything to get out of sewing on appendages is an absolute win for me!  The free pattern can be found  Here . I am not going to post pictures of the dog this was based on as I have not asked for permission to do so. The finished dog measured  2.5 x 3 x 1 inches:  Hook off. Enjoy this post?

In the past I have had to re-purchase and re-purchase chargers because they get borrowed or moved and never returned, be that at home or not. So I wanted to customize my charger so that, 1 its easer to find and 2 nobody can mistake it as their own. So I had a quick peruse on the internet and found that there are a few good crochet cable customisations out there but, as I am OBSESSED with plants, it had to be a vine. The problem now is that I want vines everywhere not just on my charger. I have a plant problem.  Find the pattern I used  Here . Hook off.  Enjoy this post?

In the midst of doing multiple projects for various people I decided to be selfish and make something for myself. I have been wanting to make a crochet top for myself for a while now. As I haven't got a lot of experience making crochet garments like this I tried to find something simple yet becoming.  This pattern used simple stitches to create 2 rectangles which are seamed together at the shoulders and sides to create the top shape, with a few extra simple stitched to create interest at the sleeves.  The pattern I followed can be found  Here . It is a free pattern and very well written. In my usual fashion I did change it a little as I do not enjoy doing bean stitch therefore I did 2 rows of single crochet instead of the 2 rows of bean stitch; doing the bean stitch rows would have detracted from my enjoyment of making the top so I changed it up to suit me. I think it turned out really well in all honesty, I am happy with it. An added, extremely useful, bonus is that from...