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Hanna Gough
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Mum of 3. Knitwear and crochet designer. Visit the blog for free crochet and knitting patterns, tutorials and inspiration!
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This free mini sock knitting pattern helps you with:
🧶Casting on in the round.
🧶Knitting in the round.
🧶Shaping the heel of a sock.
🧶Turning the heel of a sock.
🧶Knitting the foot of a sock.
🧶Decreasing stitches.
🧶Seaming up a sock toe.
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Advent mini sock knitting pattern. The image shows a miniature knitted sock.
November 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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How to crochet a granny square: Free tutorial for beginners. Learn to crochet with my handy beginner-friendly blog patterns. If you can make a granny square, you can make anything!
#crochet 🧶🧤🧣
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Basic granny square tutorial for beginners
November 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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How to make perfect pom poms: Blog post.
Read it here 🧶
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How to make the perfect pom pom for your knitting and crochet projects
November 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Are shawls one of the easiest things to crochet? What do you think? Over on the blog, I'm arguing the case for shawls as beginner projects.
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Why shawls are great for crochet beginners.
November 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Here's a handy conversion chart for crochet hooks. If you're just getting started, you're going to need this handy guide to explain international hook sizes.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Crochet gift guide: Tool bags. Here are 5 crochet tool bags that are luxury gifts no matter what your budget. For the crocheter who seems to have everything...
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5 luxury gifts for crocheters: tool pouches.
November 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Free crochet pattern for the Lovechunk baby cardigan. From 0-2. this adorable little cardi is a great gift and a stash buster! All you need is worsted yarn. 🧶
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Free pattern for a crochet baby sweater. The sweater in the photo is grey and cream with a ladybird button.
November 10, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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The Flock Socks are effortlessly pretty, featuring a combination of slip stitches for the 'flock of birds' effect. I knit mine with Eden Cottage Yarns Bowland 4ply. This is a free sock knitting pattern available on my blog. #knittingandcrochet 🧶
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picture shows the title flock socks knitting pattern. The image is of a pair of socks. This image is for the blog post about a free sock pattern.
November 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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How to create crochet fabric that drapes beautifully. If you're new to crochet, you may wonder why it appears stiff! I can help you work that out in my blog post here.
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how to create crochet fabric that drapes. This is an image of a crochet shawl.
November 9, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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I designed the jewel hat because I love both knitting and crochet 🧶 You can knit the brim and pick up your crochet hook for the body of the hat. It makes an excellent last minute project. This pattern is free on my blog.
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The jewel hat by Hanna Delaney. Image shows the hat which combines knitting and crochet. a review for the jewel hat.
November 9, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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How to knit a simple, garter stitch ear wamer for autumn and winter!
#knitting #knittingandcrochet 🧶
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knit a simple headband with garter stitch. Wortsed weight accessory pattern. Image shows a pink ear warmer on a woman's head.
November 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Here's a free tutorial showing you how to work out yarn weight. I'll explain yarn weight and why it matters in your knitting or crochet project! 🧶
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Yarn weight and why it matters in knitting and crochet. How to work out what the yarn thickness is and what project it is suitable for.
November 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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The Breeze crochet cardigan is absolutely perfect for this season! Whip it up in aran yarn. This pattern is free!
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The breeze v stitch crochet cardigan pattern. Image shows a woman wearing the cardigan.
November 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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The Enchanted Garden baby blanket is perfect for those spring babies, or if you don't want to use cotton, it looks great in a thicker, warmer yarn too!
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The Enchanted Garden baby blanket is made using green cotton. This is the image for the pattern.
November 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Do you sometimes struggle with your crochet as it seems to shrink? Find out why this is happening and learn how to stop it. Here's how to stop your crochet getting smaller.
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a piece of crochet that is shrinking
November 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Make this elegant crochet shawl with a 4ply yarn and a combination of basic crochet stitches. This is a free crochet pattern for the Daphne Shawl. I made mine in Eden Cottage Yarns Natevy 4ply for that extra sparkle! #crochet
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image shows the title 'the daohne shawl' as well as a grey, draping shawl in the background. a close up of the back of the lace shawl. The shawl is grey., an alternative image of the shawl in pink. This is a free pattern for a crochet mesh stitch shawl.
November 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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How to crochet a granny square: Free tutorial for beginners. Learn to crochet with my handy beginner-friendly blog patterns. If you can make a granny square, you can make anything!
#crochet 🧶🧤🧣
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Basic granny square tutorial for beginners
November 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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The Starburst cardigan is a colourful chunky cardigan that is easy to make and easy to wear. All you need is a palette of your favourite chunky/bulky yarns and you're ready to go. This is a free crochet pattern.
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free crochet pattern. This image shows the starburst cardigan. It is a multicoloured crochet cardigan using bobble stitch.
November 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Get these tool bags on your wishlist! This is my hand-picked top 5 of luxury tool bags for crocheters. If that special someone loves to crochet but seems to have everything, you need to get them one of these!
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Luxury tool bags for someone who loves crochet. Yarn and knitting storage bags.
November 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Do you want to learn to crochet? Over on my blog I have a range of crochet tutorials as well as free crochet patterns. Come and learn how to crochet step by step. Let's start with the crochet stitch guide for beginners. #crochet
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Free crochet stitch guide for beginners. How to crochet.
November 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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The Breeze crochet cardigan is absolutely perfect for this season! Whip it up in aran yarn. This pattern is free!
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#crochet #knittingandcrochet
The breeze v stitch crochet cardigan pattern. Image shows a woman wearing the cardigan.
November 3, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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The Titania shawl is definitely something to make with that special yarn in your stash. This crochet pattern is free on my blog.
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The titania lace crochet shawl pattern. It is a blue shawl being worn on a mannequin, a close up of the blue yarn I used for this shawl pattern /
November 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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If you’ve ever asked yourself, ‘What to get a crocheter for Christmas?’ or ‘What can I buy as a gift for a knitter?’ the answer could well be a great knitting or crochet bag! Blog post here:
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What to buy for a knitter or crocheter. Gift bag guide. The image shows two knitting project bags and text saying that this is a blog post showing you what makes a great gift for knitters.
November 3, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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How to get started with crochet: A beginner's guide! 🧶
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image shows a crochet bath puff. It is made out of cotton yarn. These are simple crochet projects for a beginner.
November 2, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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A brief history of crochet:
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a brief history of crochet by hanna gough.
November 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM