Now you can feel like a mermaid in this slinky, shiny top, the colour of the sea, which comes with its own purse. The Mermaid’s Purse Top, with tapering neckline and waist, side splits and fishtails, is made with half double crochets. It makes good use of the stitch’s third loop to create a panel of texture to catch the light. Mermaid's Purse Top I recently self-published the Mermaid's Purse Top and Mermaid's Purse Bag patterns. These patterns originally featured in Crochet F

I have 3 new patterns out! Knarr comes in sweater, hat and cardigan forms and it a fun unisex, textured garment. I love finding out about the story behind designs, so I thought I'd write down the story of how Knarr came to exist.

In this world of fast fashion, fast everything, it’s easy to move on to the next thing and not think about where we started. I started my crochet journey with knitting. I found knitting exciting with endless possibilities, but I struggled a little with designing my own pieces. I managed to design a vest from scratch which I loved. I dreamt of being a knitwear designer, but I had chosen a big first project and soon life got in the way of taking it any further.