The Muted Blues Blanket Hello again - this is a long one! Back in 2023 I was asked by a number of people to design a blanket pattern using shades of blue. It was obvious that there was a blue gap in my blanket colours that needed to be filled. The thing is, blue is… Continue reading The Muted Blues Blanket

The Hellebores Blanket Hello again, it’s been a while! How have you been? I think September was when I was last on here, and it’s now nearly April 2026. I have been quite busy though. Towards the end of last year I was casting around for inspiration for a new blanket and remembered some photos… Continue reading The Hellebores Blanket

Hi again, it’s that time of year. 🍁 The first signs of Autumn have appeared here in Scotland, and the nip in the air is a welcome herald of the new season - at least for me. I am tired of hot sticky weather, especially as a crochet designer who has spent every summer for… Continue reading The Granny Does Christmas Blanket

Hello and welcome to my new Blanket Pattern, just in time for the summer season! You may recognise parts of the pattern as being the Winter Season Blanket, my Christmas pattern from five years ago. And indeed this new pattern is the sister of the original! I always wanted to make this blanket again, in… Continue reading The Summer Season Blanket

Hello everyone, well this pattern will just not let me off the hook! After all the hiccups in the pattern writing and video filming process, I thought it was finally published and I could move on. Nope. One of my customers has just contacted me to tell me that one of the charts which shows… Continue reading Sweet Shop Pattern Amendment

The Pattern Phew! And I say that with feeling. I’ve done it. Despite Fate chucking a lot of stuff in my path to try to stop it or slow it down. The Sweet Shop Blanket Pattern is finished. Woohoo! The Sweet Shop Blanket My last post on here was in mid December, and at that… Continue reading The Sweet Shop Blanket Pattern

Update - February 2025 I've finished the blanket now but illness has slowed down the pattern writing I'm afraid. However, I can now say that I managed to keep within the amounts I've given you, apart from the Pale Silver in the Sweet Shop blanket and Latte in the Blue/Brown version of the Sweet Shop… Continue reading The Sweet Shop Blanket and Theo’s Baby Blanket

Hello again from my cottage studio on the east coast of Scotland, and with summer in the northern hemisphere feeling like it’s already giving way to autumn…. Here she is - Miss Sugar Plum has arrived! My new blanket pattern for Christmas 2024 in shades of purple plum and pink, with a sprinkling of sparkle… Continue reading The Sugar Plum Blanket

Hello again. This post has been languishing for a while as an unfinished draft post, until today. A question was posed by a member of my Woolthreadpaint Facebook Group asking if there was such a thing as a chart comparing the yarn colours across three of the most popular yarn brands. (Well actually she only… Continue reading Comparing Yarn Colours