Thanks for stopping by and however you found me I am so glad you're here. I'm Allison and I LOVE to craft, but over the years I've found that I only have so many family members and friends and they don't actually want a handmade gift every year for Christmas or on birthdays...imagine that! I needed another outlet and so 'Crafty Cov Mom' was born.
I'm an American expat living in the middle of England with my husband and daughter. I have always loved making things but my interest was supercharged about 10 years ago when a friend introduced me to knitting. She got me some needles and wool, showed me how to cast on and to knit and to purl and that was it. I had go the local library to get a book on knitting in order to learn how to cast off! My interest in knitting grew and I was taking on more and more challenging projects but as I was researching new techniques the idea of starting crochet kept nagging at me.
My grandmother was a crocheter and I had a few blankets she made for me around my house. We, unfortunately, never got to talk about the yarn arts together because my interest started after I left home but she was so excited I was knitting and sent me a pack of yarn for my birthday the first opportunity she had. When she passed I was given her crochet hooks and finally any excuse I had to delay taking up the habit disappeared.
Today, I would say crocheting is my passion and it will be the main focus of this blog. I want to help show you crochet is fun and even if you are brand new it will not take long before you are creating beautiful things. I want to show you crocheting tips and tricks I've learned along the way to help make your projects look polished and professional. And lastly, I want to share with you patterns of my own design, I can't wait to see what you create!
I truly enjoy making and if you do as well then you are in the right place! Link on the right to all my socials, would love to connect with you to chat all things craft :)
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Pictured is my grandmother the first time she met my daughter and in her lap is one of her famous crocheted blankets. |
