Lullaby Lodge

This super cute popcorn flower pincushion would make a lovely gift for someone crafty.  Next week is Mother's Day here in the UK and if you are looking for a last minute gift for your mum why not try this simple pincushion pattern.  I used Drops Lima DK for mine but you could use any DK yarn.  It's great for using up your stash and can be made in just an hour or two... Free Crochet Pattern Popcorn Flower Pincushion Materials DK yarn in two colours (small amounts approx 10g for flower and 15g for main colour) A pretty button Toy stuffing Darning needle Pins Hook 4mm (G) hook Abbreviations / Terms US terms used throughout / (UK terms) sc - single crochet (double crochet) dc- double crochet (treble crochet) sc2tog - single crochet 2 together (double crochet 2 together) sl st - slip stitch ch - chain pc - popcorn bpc - beginning popcorn sp - space st - stitch Special Stitches:  Watch this  Popcorn Stitch  video if you ar

Hello everyone!  As Easter is rapidly approaching, I thought I would share with you some of my favourite patterns.  I have selected six of the cutest, colourful projects I could find.  They are really quick and easy to make perfect for a last minute Easter gift... Six Fantastic Free Patterns to Make This Easter How cute is this bunny rag doll by Spin a Yarn Crochet, hooked in pretty pastels.  Any girl would love to receive this for Easter. Ragdoll Spring Bunny No Easter is complete without some eggs...  and these spiral crochet ones look good enough to eat.  Designed by Krazy Kabbage. Spiral Easter Eggs Your little ones will love snuggling up to the little lamb lovey.  Pattern by SWE Craft Corner Little Lamb Lovey Make these super cute little baskets and fill with mini eggs.  Pattern by Skip to My Lou. Cutest Mini Crochet Basket How adorable is this bunny garland, just look at their cute fluffy tails.  Pattern by Sew

This post contains Amazon affiliate links... Hello everyone.  This weekend I have been enjoying playing with my new toys.  I just bought myself a set of daisy flower punches and they are so much fun to use.  I bought the  Vaessen Creative Flower Set  from Amazon but there are many other flower punches out there.  The set comprises of 3 different size daisy style punches which can be layered with all different colours and patterns of paper to make beautiful unique paper flowers. Paper Flowers Materials Flower punches in different sizes Glue Designer, coloured paper or light cardstock Mini gems, puffy paint, (you could also use tiny punched circles for the centres). To use them you simply choose the paper you would like to use and punch out lots of flowers in the different sizes.  You can then layer them if you wish, sticking them together with a little glue.  I added sticky gems or 3D Pearl Paint to make the centres of the flowers.  For a more 3D effect you

Hello friends and welcome back to another instalment of my Craft Fair Series.  This week Little T and I have been making these super cute matchbook notebooks.  They are so much fun to make and feature a really simple design, a great project for getting the kids involved.  I got this idea from Crafty Crafts by Deanna over on Youtube and I will link her video at the end. Craft Fair Idea #3 Matchbook Notebooks Materials Mini notebooks (I got mine from Ebay, they were 8 books in a pack for around £2) Double sided tape Designer paper  Embellishments Staples Clearbags (optional) Bone folder Paper trimmer or scissors First you will need to measure your notebooks to work out what size you need to cut your designer paper to.  I used a paper trimmer to cut the paper to size but you could use scissors.  We got our paper pad from  The Works , they have a great selection of crafting materials at really great prices.  We used their Ombre designer pad for this projec

This pattern was recently featured in an article in Let's Knit magazine.  You can read all about it here... For those of you that have been waiting for this pattern (I had a number of requests for a knitted version of my Splashtime Washcloths) here it is.  This pattern is aimed at beginner knitters and would make a great first project.  If you need to learn the basic knit stitch I recommend watching some videos on Youtube, there are many to choose from. Splashtime Knitted Washcloths Materials 2 50g balls Drops Safran or any other cotton 4ply (makes 2 washcloths) Darning needle Needles 5mm (8) needles Size 20 x 20 cm (8 x 8 inches) Abbreviations / Terms k - knit st(s) - stitch(s) Notes: Yarn is held double throughout to create the two-tone marbled effect.  If you would like a single colour you may use 1 strand of Aran (worsted) yarn instead.  Knitted in Garter stitch throughout (knit every row). With 2 strands and 5mm (8) needles cast o

Craft Fair Idea #2 Pocket Tissues So here we are with my second instalment of my craft fair ideas.  These pocket tissue cosy's are super cute and so easy to make.  The pattern for these cosy's is one of the first patterns I ever wrote on my blog and you can find it here... Pocket Tissue Cosy For these cosy's I used Drops Paris with a 5mm (H) hook, which is an aran weight yarn and comes in lots of lovely bright colours.  I followed the  pattern  but left out the edging and button loops.   I finished them off by adding cute buttons and some labels.  I made the labels in Canva which is a free design software but you can do something similar in Word.  I cut them out and glued them onto  designer paper to make the belly bands. Hopefully these will be a popular item.  Everyone needs tissues right? and the buttons make them just too cute... I hope you enjoyed this pattern, please be sure to let me know if you try these. See you again s

Hello everyone.  How are you all getting on with your temperature blankets?  Mine is coming along nicely and as Winter is now over (hopefully) I thought I would post an update and a few pictures.  If this is your first time to my blog you can find the free pattern linked below and don't think it's too late to join in, you can start a temperature blanket at any time if year. 2019 Temperature Blanket Free Pattern My temperature blanket started off as just a concept and some yarn pegs to help me choose my pallet... The beginning of the year was cold but never reached the kind of temperatures we had last year so some of my colours have not been used. There is nothing better thank a cup of tea and a little crochet in the mornings, I try to do my row each morning when I wake up. Spring seems to have come early this year as temperatures have been unusually high.  Who would've thought we could have t-shirt weather in February. Looking