The initiative “Octopus for a preemie” is spreading throughout the world. Here you can find the pattern for the octopus. Many people ask me where they can send octopuses they make and I always try to direct them to the octopus group in their country if it’s possible. Donating an octopus via the group is ...
I can’t believe that already a year has passed since, very very pregnant, I decided to support the hospital my son was going to be born in with some octopuses. And then I wrote about it on this blog. Now my son is a big boy, already starting to walk, and the post “Octopus for ...
After 6 months of work I finally finished an autumn scarf (yes I know it’s winter already…). It is called a “vinkelsjal” in Danish, which could be translated as an “angle shawl” because it has this irregular shape that folds very nicely and interestingly around a neck. It is truly a big hit in Denmark. ...
Recently I came upon a super fun cardigan for a baby called “Badass Baby” on Facebook. I instantly fell in love with it and decided to make one for Adam. It will be wonderful for the autumn in the day care. It has a skull on the back which I think is really cool looking ...
Recently I crocheted a thick and cozy winter scarf as a birthday gift for my sister-in-law Ania. When I was looking for ideas on Pinterest I came upon a beautiful scarf made by BehindMyPicketFence. I loved it so much that I decided to recreate the pattern to achieve a similar effect. In order to make ...
I am immensely happy to report that my post (you can also find the pattern for the octopus there) about octopuses made for preemies received a lot of interest among, but not only, crocheters. Huge number of people from Poland, Denmark and USA replied to me on Facebook and shared their stories about how an octopus ...
This baby blanket has been my biggest project so far. The idea came when I found out I was pregnant, but it took me a few months to finish it. Luckily I managed before my little one decided to finally come out. The blanket is 70 x 100 cm so that it can also fit ...
There is a fantastic group here in Denmark called spruttegruppen, which encourages crocheters to make little octopuses for premature babies. Someone may be surprised to hear it, but research shows that the arms of the crocheted octopuses remind the little babies of the umbilical cord in their mommies’ bellies and make them feel safer. The ...
It’s only three weeks to go and I’m still not done with all the crochet projects I was hoping to finish before the baby comes. Luckily, this baby cardigan turned out to be a quick, one day job which will keep my little one warm and comfy through the rest of the winter. I took ...
This iPhone cover for my friend Karolina is only the second project I made at someone’s request. The first one was this wedding couple. It is always a challenge to meet the other person’s expectations so to make the cover interesting I decided to use a solid shell stitch, which I have never used before, ...