Caz's Crochet Blog

A photo of a mint green and grey crochet hat and scarf. Both are ribbed and the hat has a pom pom on the top

Simple Hat and Scarf Set

I made the first hat for my partner as we were out walking and his head was getting very cold. Then I was due to go up to the Scottish Highlands to visit my...

A photo of two crochet ducks sitting next to one another on a cream chair. The duck on the left is blue and green with green wings, blue face, blue feet and a purple beak. He has large blue eyes on white and a green set of three feathers on his head. The one on the right has a yellow head, orange beak, pink head and wing feathers, green eyes and yellow feet

D.B. McKurkin

Double Beak (D.B.) McKurkin is a bit of a mystery, There is a story that he hijacked a flock of geese and made them give him 200 000 squid before he parachuted away into...

A crochet witch in a deep purple dress and stripey purple witch hat, flying on her brookstick, which is grey with purple-pink bristles, her skin is purple grey and she has a long nose. She is wearing purple striped leggings and long purple shoes.

Witchy-Poo

Who doesn’t need a witch on a broomstick flying around their room? Materials I used the following colours for Witchy-Poo, but you can use whatever you prefer. Colour 1: Good Old Fashioned DK Violett...

A photo of four small crochet toys. From left to right: A little figure in orange and yellow strips with tiny flippers an a large nose, a mouse in pink and purple, a flower in green and pink and a little wizard-like character in cream and purple with a purple hat

2Teenies

If, like me, you buy crochet or knitting magazines you’ll know that many of them come with little yarn packs attached. The yarn is usually in very small amounts and is meant for you...

A brown crochet wood sprite wearing a green top and dark green dungarees. He has large brows and green cat eyes that make him look like he is unhappy. He has a dark brown goatee, brown mittens and round brown feet

Wood Sprite

I decided I wanted to design a nature spirit, but not one that was all cute and cuddly like a fairy, because if they existed, I think they would be alien to us, and...