These toys are for fundraising only! They are NOT for sending to Australia. Please keep making the big toys! I just made these patterns so people can sell these small toys to raise money for shipping their big toys. The big toys are the priority :). DO NOT SEND THE SMALL TOYS TO AUSTRALIA Click… Read More Free pattern: Mini Knot Forgotten Inspired Toys
When making dolls like these ones below, they may not always stand up straight. To fix this, you can fill the bottom of your doll with something heavy, like dried chickpeas or rice. But it also helps to make sure your doll’s feet are flat, which is what I will teach you now 🙂 It’s… Read More Tutorial: Make your doll stand using plastic mesh
One of the new patterns for Knot Forgotten is a cute bunny with a pompom as tail, so I figured I’d make a video explaining how to make pompoms! First, I’ll explain how to make it using nothing but your hands and yarn, and the second one used a piece of cardboard. Method 1: using… Read More Tutorial: 2 ways to make a pompom
In 2018, the Chinese New Year starts on February 16 and 2018 is the year of the dog. Last year I made a rooster for Chinese New Year. Everyone really seemed to like that pattern, so I figured I’d make it into a tradition, so this year I made a dog! I will also have… Read More Free Pattern: Dog for Chinese New Year
Click here for pattern in English Ik ben op dit moment aan het haken voor de Nije stichting, die probeert het wereldrecord voor handgemaakte vlaggetjesslingers te breken. Ze proberen 10km slinger te haken (dat is 40.000 vlaggetjes!). Aan het eind van het project zullen de vlaggetjes verkocht worden en gaat de opbrengst naar het helpen van… Read More Gratis patroon: Granny vlaggetjes
Klik hier voor patroon in Nederlands I’m busy crocheting bunting for this Dutch project, which aims to break the Guiness World Record for handmade bunting. They aim to make 10km of bunting (which is 40,000 flags!). At the end of the project, the bunting will be sold and the proceeds will go towards helping people… Read More Free pattern: Granny bunting
Here is a chart showing different “languages” of writing a pattern. Sometimes I come across the perfect pattern, but it’s not written in US terms. I’m probably not the only one who has this problem, so here is the chart I use to “translate” these patterns. I’ve included the 5 “languages” I most commonly come… Read More Basics: Crochet abbreviations – chart, keyboard, US, UK, Dutch
Do you like this plane but think it would be way better with a propeller? Then today is your lucky day! Here is the pattern to this plane, but with propeller. If you don’t understand the abbreviations used, you can find them in my faq. If you want to make this plane without any sewing,… Read More Free pattern: plane
New pattern: A little plane! I also made a version without propeller (it’s the same size and everything, just no propeller). If you don’t understand the abbreviations used, you can find them in my faq. If you want to make this plane without any sewing, here is a video that shows how to attach the… Read More Free pattern: plane with propeller
First book review! Last week I went to the local library to look at some crochet patterns. One book that particularly stood out to me was the Dutch book “Ik hou van Holland & haken”, which basically means “I love Holland and crochet”. This book contains lots of typical Dutch patterns – from a windmill… Read More Book Review: “Ik hou van Holland & haken”