This is one of a series of vehicles I made for my children’s road mat blanket. For my original version I used a cotton reel for my tow rope to wind onto. However, this pattern also has an alternative crochet version for this part. I had originally intended to add an actual hook to the end of the tow cable but realised that this works much bette...

This little Christmas Angel is inspired by New Zealand’s Christmas tree, the pohutukawa, that flowers at Christmas time here. The beads shown in the above photos are optional. While this pattern was designed using DK weight yarn, it can be made using any weight of yarn with an appropriate hook size for your yarn, although, if you are planning o...

This little Christmas Angel was inspired by the kōwhai tree, a native New Zealand tree that flowers in spring. While this pattern was designed using DK weight yarn, it can be made using any weight of yarn with an appropriate hook size {eg using a 1 mm hook and Pearl 8 cotton I made an angel that was 6 cm (2 ½”) tall and 5.5 cm (2”) wide}. If yo...

This little milk/fuel tanker pattern was designed for my kids. Apart from the wheels and optional signs for the rear tanker, most parts are crocheted into place to minimise sewing. You can add signs to the tankers or leave them blank (there are also 2 different options for making the signs). While the pattern has numerous colour changes for the...

This little race car pattern is part of a CAL that I have been running. This little car is from Part 5 of the CAL. This mini race car is great for using up small amounts of yarn and quick to work up. I have created two slightly different versions of this pattern. This first version is worked with single crochet stitches in rounds with a change ...

This textured square “Ngeru” is inspired by a children’s book called “The dog and the mog”. “Ngeru”, the Maori word for cat is inspired by the character “Mavis the mog” from the story.

This is one of a series of crochet vehicles I made for my children. The back of the trailer is hollow and can be attached so that the door opens at the top or at the bottom depending on if you would like it to be one that carries a small race car (you can fit two of my mini race cars in the truck perfectly) or if you want it to be a truck that ...

This little multifunctional tractor was a request from my kids for their road mat blanket. The wheels (a choice of tractor wheels or caterpillar wheels) and implements (front bucket, bulldozer and backhoe) are all attached using a series of buttons. The buttons for the front bucket and bulldozer attachments double as side mirrors and the button...

This is one of a series of squares I designed that gives a bird’s eye view of a New Zealand native tree. The pohutukawa tree flowers at Christmas time (which is summer in New Zealand) and is often known here as the New Zealand Christmas tree due to when it flowers and its lovely red flowers. I have made this in two different sizes – 5” and 10”....

This square was inspired by the kōwhai tree (Māori pronunciation: kɔːɸai or kɔːfai). It is one of my series of “birds’ eye view” squares. The word ‘kōwhai’ is the Māori word for ‘yellow’ and it gets its name from the flowers of the kōwhai tree which are a bright yellow and attract native birds like the Tūī. I wanted it to look like the flowers ...

This afghan block is approximately 9” finished size using a 4 mm hook and 8 ply yarn. It uses one of the “strawberry” stitch techniques to create the look of strawberries and a “flower” stitch which is created on the posts of stitches in a similar fashion to making a crocodile stitch.