The Traveling Crochet Afghan Welcome to the Lottie and Albert blog, and to the free pattern for square number 4 in the Traveling Crochet Afghan! If you haven’t heard of the Afghan before, it is a year-long crochet along in conjunction with Lion Brand Yarn and the ‘My Life in Yarn’ campaign, and it is bringing together over 49 knit and crochet designers from 7 different countries! Each designer will create a 10”x10” square, add it to the blanket, and then publish the pattern for you to join in with, before sending it on to the next designer. Starting in January 2020, the traveling a ..read more

Potato print Scandi playtent tutorial Ahh the mighty potato, father of chips, crisps, vodka and ... potato printing! I set myself the challenge of personalising this play tent from Hobbycraft using fabric paint and a potato, and I love the result! This quick and easy update could also be made with older children for a great holiday make, and then endless hours keeping them entertained playing inside. Scroll down for the easy tutorial and to see how to make your own. {The play tent and fabric paint was kindly gifted to me by Hobbycraft, although I was under no obligation to create this pos ..read more