Carole Greaves
Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads
Crochet: Coffee / Tea Pot
This cosy was designed in Rememberance of not only those who died during World Wars and other more recent conflicts at the hands of the ‘enemy’ but the many who were executed for being considered cowards - in todays world they would be treated for Post Traumatic Stress etc.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Haddon Revisited is a fairly simple shawl starting with garter stitch then changing to a 4 row pattern repeat over 5 sts.The original version was worked in one colour however it can look equally effective worked in 2 - either 2 contrasting shades or one shade from the Bird Print collection (used in the garter stitch section) and the second from...
Crochet: Coffee / Tea Pot
Barnie and Snowie are patterns for Tea cosies made using crocodile stitch for the main body. Barnie is made using Owl from the West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4ply range whilst Snowie is made using Milk Botttle from the same range. Because of the stitch used I have used a slightly larger crochet hook than for normal work. I have used small am...
Crochet: Coffee / Tea Pot
Christmas Pudding is made using crocodile stitch - part worked in the round and part worked back and forth.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Haddon Fingerless Gloves are knitted using 3 needles in the round. With a simple rib design on the palm and a pretty lacy beaded upperside. They are an easy project to get used to knitting in the round and adding beads.
Knitting: Bag - Other
This bag is made using 1 strand of Skeins Hand dyed felting wool and a strand of a commercial yarn - in this version I used King Cole Riot DK, knitted using 10mm needles. The completed bag is then washed in a machine on a medium heat. As each washer varies then the resulting size of your bag will vary but thats part of the fun!
Knitting: Bag - Other
This bag is worked from side to side using short rows to create the round shape. Using a strand of the felting wool and a strand of the commercial yarn together and large needles makes it look huge when knitting but after 1 or 2 washes in the machine (depends on your washer!) it soon shrinks down to size.