News and Events — crochet

Nicki Trench Crochet Workshops

March 27, 2017 • crochet • event • knitting • Nicki Trench • workshop

Learn how to crochet with Nicki Trench's beginner and intermediate workshops in East Sussex. The workshops are fun-filled and friendly, helping crocheters and knitters of all levels to improve their skills. Here are the next workshop dates.

8 flower craft ideas for Mother's Day

March 16, 2017 • blogger • Clare Youngs • crochet • flower • gift • list • mixed media • origami • paper • upcycling • video

No doubt your mum would love a beautiful bunch of flowers this Mother's Day, but if you're looking for a homemade gift idea to make her feel extra special, then these floral makes are sure to inspire you.

Win a Mrs Moon yarn and Simple Chic book bundle!

February 21, 2017 • crochet • giveaway • knitting • Mrs Moon • yarn

Would you love to win 7 skeins of Mrs Moon Plump Superchunky Yarn (worth over £110!!) in your choice of colour PLUS the two beautiful books, Simple Chic Crochet and Simple Chic Knits by Karen Miller & Susan Ritchie? Enter here!

Top 10 online yarn stores

January 19, 2017 • crochet • knitting • list • yarn

With tons of knitting and crochet inspiration in our books and regular chatter with our authors, one topic that often comes up is where do we like to buy yarn? We include some recommended suppliers in each of the books to help you out, but here we’ve collected some of our favourite yarn stores into one handy list. With recommendations from Nicki Trench, Fiona Goble, Laura Strutt and the CICO Books craft editors, here are our top 10 yarn stores... Mrs Moon Mrs Moon sell their own beautiful chunky yarns made from the highest quality, ethically sourced, superfine merino and...

10 craft books we’re looking forward to in 2017

January 05, 2017 • animal • crochet • kids • news • origami • paper • sewing

It’s the New Year and there's all sorts of exciting crafty inspiration coming over the next few months! So today we’ve got a sneak peak of our brand new craft range including knitting, crochet, sewing and origami books; lots of super cute crafting ready to make you ‘ooh’ and ‘aww’; as well as some creative new ways to get crafty in 2017.