Knitted doll self portrait — My hair is darker in reality, but I was working from stash (for once!)

Hi, I’m Janine from Ireland, and I’m a craftaholic! I get my craft “fix” wherever I can.

Knitting is my main hobby, having learned to knit as a small child in the 80s. I started crochet over 10 years ago and love it too.

My newest craft hobby is lego, mainly lego flowers and plants sets. I’m proud to be an AFOL (Adult Fan of Lego).

I also dabble in cross stitch & am a sewing machine newbie. You can never have too much craft in your life. Although I probably can’t fit more craft supplies in my apartment at this stage! 😂

Close up of lots of balls of yarn from my yarn stash — *Some* of my yarn stash as at September 2022 🤭

Free Knitting & Crochet Help

I love helping people with knitting and crochet, especially beginners. So I answer common knitting and crochet questions on this blog.

I also share my own free knitting patterns and free crochet patterns. You can subscribe to automatically get new patterns by email.

Are you confused about crochet or stuck on a knitting pattern? Would you like to request a pattern? I’d love to hear from you. Just contact me and I’ll try my best to help.

PS if you can’t knit or crochet but would love to learn, check out my knitting vs crochet guides to find out which is the best hobby for you.