This is not a crochet blog
Sometimes life writes the most fantastic stories. Here is in my humble opinion one of them: When I moved to Sweden in 2013 I lost contact to a few of my friends. Not to my closest friends of course but a few people I knew from hanging out, skateboarding or simple pub nights just disappeared.... Continue Reading →
I thought it would be a good idea to show you some of the hats made by followers, friends and fellow crocheters. It is a great honor that they chose my pattern. Just the most amazing feeling that we created something together. Thank you all for that! You can find the pattern here (double brim... Continue Reading →
The Move on up wrap is based on the Apache Tears pattern by Sarah London. This technic uses stitches in the back loop only and front loop only to create a pattern. If you are not familiar with this stitch I would recommend to practise a little before you are starting the wrap. For my... Continue Reading →
Days are cold up north and to keep my ears warm I gave The Up Early – Up North Hat an update. The mosaic pattern is the same but the double brim will help you to defy the northern winter. Free Pattern: The Up Earlier Hat US/European Terms Free Pattern: The Up Earlier Hat UK... Continue Reading →
I wanted to crochet a winter blanket last year. A really nice one, simple and easy with winter motives like snowflakes. And so I found this snowflake pattern by Lois Olson on Ravelry. It never became a whole blanket. But the pattern came to my mind again, when I was thinking about this years winter... Continue Reading →
(Using us/european crochet terms in this post) What is mosaic crochet? This technique gives you the opportunity to crochet two colour patterns without changing yarn in one row or round. You simple can connect rows or rounds by skipping a stitch and "filling" the skipped stitch with a double crochet 2 rows or rounds later... Continue Reading →
Sometimes it's the simple things. It doesn't always have to be super advanced, top-notch, high level crochet. Relax with an easy combination of chains and stitches. In my humble opinion it is one of the most relaxing, nearly meditative activity to repeat the same stitchcombination on and on, again and again. And on and on,... Continue Reading →
My first ever pattern. I really, really hope you like it. Feedback is more than welcome. A very special thanks to the Queen of Swedish Crochet Design MijoCrochet who helped me with the pattern and tested it. I highly recommend her blog if you do not already follow her. She designs the most fantastic patterns! It... Continue Reading →
As a father of two girls (one and four years old) I am up early often. In the summertime, this gives me the opportunity to watch and photograph wild animals like moose, deer and foxes who are all around our house in the woods, in the north of Sweden. In winter aurora borealis, the northern... Continue Reading →
I stumbled over this shawl on Instagram and instantly fell in love. Especially the filet crocheted big honeycombs catched my eye. The pattern is by a spoon full of yarn. It really is one of the best written patterns I have ever seen. Super clear and easy to understand. I chose to crochet it in... Continue Reading →
Martin Up North 