The City Break Hat is designed by Yuliya Tkacheva for Ms Weaver’s Store on Ravelry. To make the City Break Hat, I used two skeins of Drops Baby Alpaca Silk in grey blue and a 3.0 mm hook. The hat pattern offers three sizes, and I made the large size which is nice and stretchy. […]
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DIY: Crochet Snow Queen Beret by Brenda K B Anderson
I had my eye on the Snow Queen Beret by Brenda K B Anderson for quite a while, and I finally got around to it! The pattern is from the book Crochet Ever After: 18 Crochet Projects Inspired by Classic Fairy Tales. The hat is a beret I crocheted with one skein of Wellington Fibres worsted weight […]
DIY: Crochet Kelpie Hat by Joanne Scrace
The Kelpie Hat is designed by Joanne Scrace for the Crochet Project. I crocheted the Kelpie Hat in a Rowan Baby Merino Silk DK yarn in the emerald colourway. The rich, lustrous colour really makes the stitches pop. The yarn is a blend of 66% merino and 34% silk, so there is a beautiful shine […]
Maulwurftorte – German Molehill Cake
I made a Maulwurftorte, a German molehill cake, for my birthday. As you can see, the cake looks like a molehill. It’s rather easy to make, but really delicious. First I baked the chocolate hazelnut sponge cake; I actually made it the day before I served the Maulwurftorte as I was short on time. Once […]
DIY: Crochet Linen and Lace Cardigan in Mohair by Annelies Baes
I made another version of the Linen and Lace Cardigan by Annelies Baes, this time in a cozy mohair/merino/silk blend. This version will be a store sample for our local yarn store Ewe Knit (which we included in our list of favourite Toronto yarn shops).