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Granny Square Day 2023!
It is almost Granny Square Day! Each year on August 15th the crochet community all over the world celebrates this day by creating crochet squares and posting them on social media. Mostly Instagram....
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Souvenir Blanket: FREE crochet pattern
Do you usually bring souvenirs from the places you visit? I brought a Souvenir Blanket idea back home from a trip to the mountain lakes in Austria last summer. We took a boat ride, and I was inspired...
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Lola Cardigan
It’s officially a sweater season here in the Czech Republic. And to celebrate, I have just released a freshly new Lola Cardigan. This design is special for several reasons for me. It followed the...
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One Evening Mystery make-a-long
This is the festive time of the year when we think of cosiness and decorations for our homes. Following the huge success of the last year's make-a-long, I have created a new one for you. Welcome to One...
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One Evening Mug Wrap
Welcome to the first week of the One Evening Mystery make-a-long (MAL). Today we begin with a cute mug wrap in the very effective slip stitch crochet technique. If you have not heard of the make-along...
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One Evening Bauble
Welcome to the second week of the One Evening Mystery make-a-long (MAL). Hope you got a smooth start with last week’s mug wrap. I know that to some of you it looked a little too easy, but I thought it...
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One Evening Snowflake (and a star)
Welcome to week 3 of the One Evening Mystery make-a-long. Last week’s project was a bit intense, but hopefully you could manage and complete the bauble with the help of video tutorials and progress...
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One Evening Coaster
Welcome to Week 4 of the One Evening Mystery make-a-long. Time flies fast, and we are on the last part of the MAL already. In the previous three weeks we made a mug wrap, a colorful bauble, a fragile...
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Friday Balaclava
Year 2023 is right behind the door. I hope you had a relaxing holiday and time to meditate and reflex on the passing year. I do not make resolutions for a new year, as I think life does not finish on...
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Blomma Square, and something about my designing process…
I continue to explore brioche crochet technique, and today I am happy to share a new design with you. Good news for those who enjoyed the Archway Square, as the new pattern is also a large brioche...
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Seeds Clutch and Pillow
Spring is finally getting here, and in quite an unusual way. It’s been cold and windy for weeks, and then suddenly the sun came out with almost summer temperatures. Guess we will not have a chance to...
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Kamala Blanket: new crochet-a-long
If you are a blanket person, then I have something exciting for you. A new crochet-a-long is here! Introduction Kamala Blanket was inspired by a single square designed several years ago. I have made a...
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City Waistcoat: new crochet pattern
My journey in garment design continues, and here is a new addition to the modest collection of the patterns by Lilla Bjorn. Waistcoats are popular this season, whether fabric or knitted. So, I decided...
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Crochet Jewelry ebook
It’s the middle of the summer here. The heat is getting serious, and we changed to summer clothes long ago. And what summer outfits would be without accessories. Luckily, we crocheters can create them...
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Ella Cardigan, and something about my summer
In our country, we say that summer is a small life. And this summer felt like a whole small life for me, indeed. We travelled to many places and slept in many houses, visiting our family and friends....
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City neck warmers: a collection of three casual designs
Every crochet design begins with an inspiration. Probably as in any other form of art. Although sometimes it is possible to kind of create inspiration artificially by starting to work on a new project...
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Gift Mystery Make-a-long 2024
Welcome to Gift Mystery make-a-long (MAL). It has become a tradition to host a mystery make-a-long at the end of the year, and this is our 5th (!) event. Same as for the past years, I have designed 4...
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Gift Coaster crochet pattern
Today we begin with the Gift Mystery make-along! The first pattern we will be making together is a Gift Coaster – a small textured mandala which will work perfectly as a coaster. While preparing the...
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Gift Bauble crochet pattern
Hello and welcome to the second week of the Gift Mystery make-a-long. I can’t thank you enough for the warm welcome to the Gift Coaster revealed last week. I love seeing all the cute little coasters...
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Gift Mandala Garland
Welcome to the next clue of the Gift Mystery make-a-long. If this is the first time you hear about the MAL, please read all the information in the previous blog post (and yes, it is still possible to...
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Shelly Collection: a scarf or a square
Welcome to the first blog post of the year 2025. Do you make resolutions at the end of the year? I used to promise myself to start or quit doing something on January 1st, but well… We do not change...
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Como Hooded Scarf
Hooded scarves have become a huge trend this year. You could see them literally everywhere: on the shelves in the stores, on the pages of the fashion bloggers, and of course among the new releases from...
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Hand dyeing yarn: a new dimension of crochet freedom
My crochet designing career started nearly 11 years ago (and I still cannot believe it was so long ago when I first introduced my own crochet pattern on Ravelry). Before that, I had been crocheting for...
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My Scarf: FREE crochet pattern
It all started with a skein of yarn... Last October, I was invited to join my colleagues and crochet friends at the annual meeting of the Scheepjes designers in the Netherlands. We meet up every year...
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Tulip Mandala
One of the most common questions I am asked as a designer is where my inspiration comes from. Such a general and easy question, right? But the truth is that I don’t know the answer, as my inspiration...
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