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The Joya Dress | Scheepjes Blog Tour

Hop around the YARN 6 blog tour & be in to win!
  Well, isn't this just a little bit exciting?! I have had to pinch myself on multiple occasions about having a design featured in the Scheepjes YARN bookazine - it's quite the… https://www.thelittlebee.co.nz/blog/2018/11/joya-dress-scheepjes-blog-tour/

Crochet A-B-Sea Book Review

New Book || Crochet A-B-Sea: An Extraordinary Underwater Alphabet by Pony McTate || Review by The Little Bee
  What a lucky duck I've been this week, with not one, but two glorious new crochet books to review! Today's book is the first offering from Pony McTate - Crochet A-B-Sea: An E… https://www.thelittlebee.co.nz/blog/2018/09/crochet-b-sea-book-review/

Granny Square Flair

Book Review || Granny Square Flair by Shelley Husband
  Have I mentioned before how awesome the global crochet community is? If I haven't, I apologise! There is such amazing talent out there when it comes to clever, attractive, cr… https://www.thelittlebee.co.nz/blog/2018/09/granny-square-flair/

Beach Walk Shawl CAL

Beach Walk Shawl Crochet-a-long with The Little Bee
  Have you seen my latest shawl design?   Let me introduce you to the Beach Walk Shawl, a light and drapey arrow-shaped wrap made up of lace and linen stitch sections. Made w… https://www.thelittlebee.co.nz/blog/2018/08/beach-walk-shawl-cal/

Round and Round the Crochet Hook

The Loopy Stitch Blog Tour 2017
  Garden Rows Cushion One of the wonderful perks of being in the hooky business is the ability to connect with, and support other designers and creators. I have noticed that the… https://www.thelittlebee.co.nz/blog/2017/12/round-and-round-crochet-hook/

Crochet Meets Cross-stitch - Frida Style!

Stitch your own Frida Kahlo cushion with this handy graph!
   "I paint flowers so they will not die." Frida Kahlo If you're a follower of The Little Bee you will already know that I'm more than a little Frida Kahlo obsessed. I lov… https://www.thelittlebee.co.nz/blog/2017/10/crochet-meets-cross-stitch/

Petal Power Mandala

A fabulous free hoop mandala pattern from The Little Bee
  Nu ook verkrijgbaar in het Nederlands (scroll a.u.b. naar beneden) Hooking hoops!   Last week a glorious package arrived in my mailbox, all the way from the Netherlands! … https://www.thelittlebee.co.nz/blog/2017/08/petal-power-mandala/

Colorful Crochet - Book Review

A review of Marianne Dekkers-Roos' new crochet book, Colorful Crochet!
  Colorful Crochet by Marianne Dekkers-Roos  How lucky am I to have been asked to review the latest crochet book by Marianne Dekkers-Roos (aka @marretjeroos on insta)?! … https://www.thelittlebee.co.nz/blog/2017/06/colorful-crochet-book-review/

Sweet Watermelon Bunting

Simple free pattern for sweet watermelon bunting
A few weeks ago one of my slightly craft-challenged besties sent out an SOS ~ an urgent request for some watermelon bunting for her daughter's birthday party. Now you can't le… https://www.thelittlebee.co.nz/blog/2016/03/watermelon-bunting/

A Special Project

My Rose Heart Wreath project for my Nana's farewell.
Last week was a sad one for our family. My 94 year old Nana had slipped into a coma after a brief illness and the family had gathered to say our last goodbyes. Fortunately we all … https://www.thelittlebee.co.nz/blog/2016/02/special-project/

Last Minute Stars!

The little bee's Christmas Garden Star Garland
It's that time of year again... Christmas! Every year it sneaks up on me and this year was no different. I guess that's what you get for having your nose buried in yarn and croche… https://www.thelittlebee.co.nz/blog/2015/12/last-minute-stars/

Ropey Rainbows

Make your own Ropey Rainbow Basket with these tips from The little bee!
Update: Sadly there have been instances of people copying the pictures from this blog post and publishing them on large pattern sharing pages on Facebook with no credit given to t… https://www.thelittlebee.co.nz/blog/2015/10/ropey-rainbows/

Buzz Buzz

Sunny school holiday happenings...
Today I was feeling a little overwhelmed by the thought of working on my new pattern, the Quirky Cardi (below). It's school holidays here and the challenge of simultaneously b… https://www.thelittlebee.co.nz/blog/2015/10/buzz-buzz/

Blocking the Marie Shawlette

Some tips for blocking your Marie Shawlette
The sun was shining brightly today, and seeing as it's the middle of winter and there could be thunder & lightning tomorrow for all I know, I thought I'd finally get around to blo… https://www.thelittlebee.co.nz/blog/2015/07/blocking-marie-shawlette/

Tick, Tock, Mandala O'clock!

A guide to making your own crochet mandala / doily clock.
Over on The Little Bee Facebook page I often share cool projects, patterns and ideas that I happen to stumble upon when poking around the various social media sites. One conce… https://www.thelittlebee.co.nz/blog/2015/05/tick-tock-mandala-oclock/

Hit with the crochet stick!

I keep thinking how nice it would be to write another blog post, but time just keeps slipping away! So here I am, coffee'd up to the eyeballs, sitting up late in the dark, making … https://www.thelittlebee.co.nz/blog/2015/03/hit-crochet-stick/





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