Morning making cards

Hello,

I have had a lovely morning helping my daughter making lots of teacher thank you cards for the end of term.  She wanted them to have flowers on so we used an assortment of patterns from the Flower Frenzy booklet.  We also added some buttons to make them a little more interesting.  As she needed some cards for men we did some apples and a bus for the bus driver.  :-)

Please note - Apple and bus are not in flower frenzy booklet as I just made them up this morning.

Don't forget there is currently 10% off all order over £3.00 using the code 10Aug2015 on the Etsy store.

Thank you,
Alison

Crochet Pattern Sale now on

Hello crocheters,

I have added two new promotions onto my online stores today.  Ravelry is an automatic 10% off when you buy two patterns or more.

Ali Crafts Ravelry Store

Etsy you will need to add a code during check, 10Aug2015 on all orders over £3 and you will get a 10% discount.

Ali Crafts Etsy Store

Both promotions finish at the end of August 2015.

This week I am having a massive clear out of over 25 years of crocheting and craft pattern collecting.  I am running out of space...this is as far as I have got. Lots of have been taken to my local charity shop, Daisy Chain for Autism.

Happy crocheting,
Alison

Seaton Blanket

Hello,

One of the latest projects I have been working on is a new blanket based on this photograph of Seaton Carew, Hartlepool.

My husband took the photo one cold spring morning.  I really liked the colours and the atmosphere in the photograph.  I decided to design a blanket as I thought the colours would work well in many settings.

The pattern is not quite ready yet but should be on Etsy soon.

Hope you like it,
Alison x

Seasons Dolls

Hello,

We are having very busy month at Ali Crafts Designs.  Lots of new patterns have been added to my Etsy and Ravelry store.  Please take a look around. I would love to hear from anyone who has made any of my patterns.

All four seasons dolls are now finished and patterns online.  These dolls are simple to make. Each has her own little bag and a larger matching child sized bag.

Seasons Dolls

I love getting projects finished and I have also just completed a Love Heart Granny square blanket.

This blanket is simple to make with a few little challenges for beginners. Its deal for someone looking to learn something a bit more challenging than a plain granny square.

We had a super crochet workshop last Friday and my students really enjoyed working on the Bright Blanket pattern. It really works well in different colours.  Here is some of their lovely work..

Happy crocheting,

Alison x

Blossom - Seasons Collection Summer

Hello,

It was a beautiful but cold morning this morning with a lovely sunrise.

Blossom is the Summer doll in the Season collection crochet pattern. She has her own backpack plus a child sized backpack.

Backpack detail

Blossoms pattern is now on Etsy and Ravelry. Hope you like it.

Alison x

Seasons Blanket

Hello everyone,

My latest pattern for Seasons Blanket is now on Etsy it can be worked in 4 colour ways and 2 sizes.  I have loved working on these blankets and choosing the colours based on the photographs I have taken.

This is winter and summer...

Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. 

This was the photograph that inspired the winter blanket.

This blanket is simple to crochet with only one row of pattern the rest is changes of colour. If you enjoy c2c blankets this could be a very good alternative as it grows quickly.

Hope you enjoy,

Alison x

Hobbycraft Show at Birmingham NEC

Hello,

My husband and I have had a fantastic weekend at the Hobbycraft show at Birmingham NEC. Thank you for all the wonderful comments about our products and patterns.  We never expected to be quite so busy.

I really enjoy meeting new customers and having a chat about crochet although we had a few laughs about 'no knitting here' comments from my husband.

Thank you to all the returning ladies we love to have your feedback about our designs.

This was our stand once we had just set up...

The most popular patterns over the weekend seem to be Princess Blueberry and George..

Princess Blueberry

George on Etsy

Really looking forward to the next big show in March, Sewing for Pleasure.

Alison x

New patterns on Etsy

Hello,

This week I have been continuing changing my patterns to PDF patterns.  I have added two shawls and Mandala cushion cover to my Etsy store.

This is the Spider shawl which is a full circle shawl crochet pattern. It is made in double knitting yarn or Noro Silk Garden Lite with a 5.5 hook.  The finished shawl is light weight and easy to wear and measures around 44 inches (112cm) diameter across. 

Spider Shawl on Etsy

This is the Jessica Shawl which is a Half circle shawl measures approx 46 inches (102cms) across top edge 28 inches deep (72cms).

Jessica Shawl on Etsy

Also the Mandala cushion pattern is now available to buy. 

Mandala Cushion cover

Ava pattern now on Etsy

Hello,

Ava doll has now been tested and her pattern is now on my Etsy store.  She is a slightly smaller doll around 16 cms tall and is worked in cotton.

Pop along to my Etsy store for more patterns...Ali Crafts Designs

I always have a number of projects on the go at the same time.  I have just started a new blanket in these colours....This one is for spring. I love choosing different colour combinations, these are Spring green, wisteria, sherbet and parchment.  I am going to do the blanket design in 4 different colour ways for each season.

For Autumn I uploaded a photo and selected colours based on the photo, it was taken at Falling Foss near Whitby.

These are the colours similar to the photo. My blanket only needs 4 different colours so I have chosen, Parchment, Meadow, Spice and Mocha.

Alison x