Hi there, and welcome to my post where I reflect on my crochet adventures from 2024. I find reviewing the past year so helpful—it’s surprising how quickly I forget what has been accomplished as my mind races ahead to the next project!

As we step into another year together I just want to start this post with the BIGGEST THANK YOU to each and every one of you. 💖 Whether you’ve bought a pattern, tried a kit, joined a make along, or simply liked, shared, or commented on my blog posts or social media — your support has meant the absolute world to me.

January / February 2024

At the start of the year I was delighted to share some designs in Crochet Now and Simply Crochet magazine including the Triple Ripple Wrap and the Cubist Wall hanging and the Tea Set in Your Crochet and Knitting magazine. There was also the gang of FREE Woolpup crochet patterns that I created for Woolbox which were a really fun commission.

The early months brought the re-release of two fan favourites: Lola the Lovebug, with her heart-shaped antennae, and Paul the Polar Bear, with his lovely white coat. Both patterns were updated and reintroduced in UK and US terms, and it felt great to check a couple such independent releases off my long list!

However one of my favourite designs from January last year was the Critter Washcloths I created for the 2024 Winter Washcloth Blog Hop. Don’t forget, the Winter Washcloth series is back for 2025, and I’ve got an exciting new design you won’t want to miss!

My second favourite design of Jan / Feb has to be my FREE Speckled Rainbow Wrap crochet pattern which features 58 colours – since I completed it, it’s a scarf that I wear ever such a lot.

March / April 2024

March / April was extremely busy! And there were a lot of patterns that I enjoyed creating. First there was the release of the brand new crochet kit, Bunty Bear, available both as a kit and a pattern—something I’ve been working towards, as requested. Then there was the Official Paddington Bear crochet pattern and the Official Moomins pattern for Crochet Now, which was such an honour to have a go at designing such iconic characters.

I also had Zuri the neon Zebra featured in Simply Crochet magazine and I was delighted to be asked to take part in their fun Hook2Hook designer challenge again. But the pattern I’m going to choose as my favourite of March / April has to be Equilibrium Wrap which was featured in Moorit magazine – a delicate dance between stitches and space.

I was also really pleased to be asked to be interviewed by Lindsay, from the Making Stitches Podcast, in March where I had the pleasure of sharing my own journey into the world of crochet. And I also ticked another couple of re-released patterns off my list including the Dutch Bunnies and the FREE Jelly Bean Bunny.

Finally there were the new WoolCats crew to compliment the WoolPups gang for Woolbox. Phew! When I read all that back it does seem very busy couple of months!

May / June 2024

In May /June I shared a couple crochet book reviews; Hooked on Shakespeare and Crochet your own Dog which were really fun and I look forward to reviewing some more books in 2025.

There were also some more designs for magazines including Peaches the Pet Rabbit in Crochet Now, and I created a Green Hippo for Woolbox, but I think my favourite design during this period is my the Pretty Petals Sunflower Pincushion, which has been very a very popular crochet kit since it’s release. Not only handy for your pins it also doubles up as a handy storage pot for your stitch markers and small notions just by lifting up the flower from the base.

July / August 2024

Another busy couple of months with lots of new and re-released designs! We saw the re-release of the FREE Colbie Cowl crochet pattern, the FREE Bean Stitch mug cosy, and Gene the Gingerbread amigurumi as we celebrated a bit of Christmas in July. I was also overjoyed to take part in the Furls blog hop with the FREE Foundry Fusion Shawl which is a lovely big accessory to wrap yourself up in. I also had a lovely chat with Kitey in a new Fibre Friends article.

During the summer months I also released one of my favourite crochet kits of the year, Fletcher the Frog, for my Dear Ewe store. This was definitely another of the most popular crochet kits I made last year which included the kit selling out at the Wool@Jct13 show we did in the summer.

There were a few more designs for magazines including Freya the Squirrel for Your Crochet and Knitting magazine, I think definitely one of my favourites of these months was Elroy the Elephant for Crochet Now magazine.

I was also delighted to create two new granny square designs for Simply Crochet magazine for Granny Square Day 2024.

September / October 2024

Without doubt one of my favourites releases of early September was the Festival Fusion Cowl which was a special project created for lovely crochet friends at the Carry on Crafting Festival. I’ve made two version of this cowl now and they get a lot of wear! I also did another crochet book review for Radiant Raffia where I completed a lovely hanging basket for my aloe. I also re-released my Briar Blanket pattern which is a perfect cosy project to snuggle up.

In October there was also Jade the Witch and the Sugarplum Unicorn for Your Crochet and Knitting magazine and Ghoulie the Ghost Cushion for Crochet Now. I released two FREE crochet patterns with Jaunty Jack-o’-Lantern and the Feline Fancy headband.

October also saw another of my favourite designs of the year, the Mischievous Magpie Shawlette which was our Summer 2024 Makealong. This is a design that I’m proud of and I love how it turned out! And of course we are currently still working on our Winter 2024 Makealong, Merry Marbles, which will finish 31 January 2025. And there are already plans lined up for summer and winter makealongs for this year which are some lovely projects I’m certainly looking forward to.

November / December 2024

In November I re-released my Poppy pattern to support the Royal British Legion in their poppy campaign. I can say that the pattern raised £77.50 in 2024 which is fantastic, and I hope we can continue to raise money each year.

There were new patterns, like the Frosted Forest Houndstooth Wrap in I Like Crochet magazine, the Bloom and Grow Embroidered Beanie and Woodsy the Winter Owl and one of my favourite designs of the year the Sugarplum Beary in Crochet Now magazine.

There was also the re-release of festive favourite Eggnog the Elf, whose updated pattern is now available as a crochet kit. There was also the release of the FREE crochet pattern Figgy the Festive Gnome and my other favourite design from the end of the year, the Gnome Sweet Gnome advent calendar.

Coming up for 2025

What a fabulously crafty year it’s been! I managed to create a few person projects but I’ll share details of those later. I have also managed to collect more works in progress (WIPs)! I certainly need to do a bit of a WIP purge for 2025 (but I feel I say that every year – don’t we all?!).

This week I learned that Keep Calm and Crochet On U.K. has been recognized by FeedSpot as one of the Top 100 Crochet Blogs on the web, coming in at 26th on a list of fabulous creative blogs! The crochet blogs are selected from thousands of blogs on the web and ranked by relevancy, authority, social media followers and freshness – so that was really exciting! I’m so grateful for the support of readers and fellow crafters who make this journey so rewarding. Thank you for helping Keep Calm and Crochet On U.K. thrive!

So what else can you look forward to in 2025? Well I have a couple of personal crochet challenges that I’m going to start (more about those soon) and I can say that there are things in place for new releases in some of your favourite crochet magazines this year which I’m looking forward to sharing with you. I’ve got some new exciting blog hops that I’m going to be taking part in and of course some fun new collaborations – all in all it’s shaping up to be another exciting and creative year!

I’d love to here which was your favourite pattern of mine, or about what you’ve finished in 2025, or what you are looking forward to making in 2025 – drop me a comment below.

Until next time; keep calm and crochet on my friends xx

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