by Beatrix
This is the most frequent and most difficult question asked by crafters, especially crocheters. During my crochet classes, facebook or email messages, this is a question I get asked very often. I’m a dress designer and -maker for 20 years and I still struggle with that one myself. The business and financial gurus got all […] Read more…
by Beatrix
I looove the African Flower motif. If I see anything done in the African Flower, it draws my attention immediately. When the T-shirt yarn became a popular medium to crochet with last year; thanks to ladies like Anneke Wiese from Crochet in Paternoster with her beatiful doily patterned rugs from t-shirt yarn, Hilda Steyn from Yarn […] Read more…
by Beatrix
I haven’t been here for quite a while, I know, but it has been a busy few months between classes and workshops, yarn sales, getting patterns in order to get them published for you, and then there’s the girlies and hubby been either overseas or on courses. Mentioning the latter, I am very proud to announce […] Read more…
by Beatrix
COLOUR!! I just Love It! Shades and Tints of all the Hues that God created; it just fascinates me! As I became a yarn distributor, I wanted a new way of introducing the possibilities of colour to the creative community; especially the crochet gals… So I started playing around with photos, adding some yarns that […] Read more…
by Beatrix
Since my little girls were babies, I fell in love with Mary Jane shoes as one as my most favorite items to make, either by sewing or crochet. So every now and then, when I’m getting the chance, I’m playing around with shoes. Nevertheless, when my girls got their first dolls, one of the first […] Read more…
by Beatrix
Wednesday was my girls’ 4th birthday, and when I had to decide on a venue to host the party, the choice was easy; Shelanti Restaurant & Tea Garden. This is where I host my Crochet Classes & Workshops. We had a Princess Birthday Party, and as always, mommy loved the dress-up and decorating part! Beforehand, […] Read more…
by Beatrix
NOTE: THIS IS ONLY A GUIDE AND MAY DIFFER FROM STITCH TO STITCH, PATTERN TO PATTERN, TO YARN USED, TO HOOK SIZE. I get weekly inquiries from ladies asking for help to crochet beanies. Well, here I have a few guidelines made up and at the end, you can find a Free Newborn Beanie and the link to my Granny style beanie available in my Ravelry online […] Read more…
by Beatrix
April is ‘n baie belangrike maand in die Snyman huis. Dan word daar ‘n huweliksherdenking en 2 verjaardae sommer 3 dae in ‘n ry gevier. Die 7de het ons, ons 7de huweliksherdenking gevier. Die 8e was manlief se verjaardag en die 9e was dit my voorreg om nog ‘n lewensjaar te vier. En ek […] Read more…