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Introducing A: Crafting Inspiration from Our Newborn

The Crafty Commuter family is growing! In Quarter 3 of 2023, we welcomed our beautiful daughter, A, into the world—and what a journey it has been since! The last 18 months have been a whirlwind of nappies, night feeds, first steps, and more joy than we could’ve imagined. Life has been full of change, learning… Continue reading Introducing A: Crafting Inspiration from Our Newborn

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Chunky Blanket Ideas

Recently with wedding announcements and engagements within my family circle I have been experimenting with Chunky balnkets. A while back ALDI had a sepcial buy on some super chunky 3 Ply yarn and I stocked up on quite a few balls. This was really usedul for organising these gifts. Two of these have no spevific pattern and are just plain crochet stitches, while the chunky chevron blanket has a pattern that I have written up.

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Dinosaur Jacket

My little niece is absolutely obsessed with dinosaurs. With the theme of dinosaurs, I set out to find any clothing patterns for a 2-3 year old that were adaptable for tailoring. This was when I came across this beautiful pattern by heart hook home. I loved the two tone pattern and I loved the simplicity. In this post I detail the process of adapting this pattern to create a Dinosaur themed Jacket.