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Contemporary Crochet > Fay DH Designs > Blog 9

July 09, 2022 • Fay Dashper-Hughes • catwalk crochet • contemporary crochet • Crochet Clan • fast fashion issues • Fay Dashper-Hughes • Fay Dashper-Hughes Designs] • Making Magazine • modern crochet • Moorit Magazine • Provenance Craft Co • slow fashion crochet • slow fashion handmade • slow fashion options • Yarnologie

Crochet is fast becoming the the most popular yarn craft, but what is contemporary crochet. To understand contemporary crochet, it's worth stepping back to see where crochet might have come from. Then we can understand the versatility and trends of modern crochet.

Crafting is the new Cool > Fay DH Designs > Blog 8

June 23, 2022 • Fay Dashper-Hughes • celebrity crafters • Crochet Clan • fast fashion issues • Fay Dashper-Hughes • Fay Dashper-Hughes Designs] • Harry Styles cardigan • JW Anderson • JW Anderson cardigan • Making Magazine • Moorit Magazine • Provenance Craft Co • slow fashion crochet • slow fashion handmade • slow fashion knitwear • slow fashion options • Tom Daley crochet • Tom Daley knitwear • Yarnologie

When did crafting get so cool? It isn't just because crafting is good for your mental health, celebrity crafters have also had an impact. With some of my favourite resources to move from fast fashion to slow fashion handmade items.

Excitement for Moorit Magazine - a crochet magazine with indie spirit

February 04, 2021 • Fay Dashper-Hughes • Alyson Chu • Crochet Circle Podcast • crochet magazine • Fay Dashper-Hughes • Fay Dashper-Hughes Designs • FayDHDesigns • Moorit Kikcstarter • Moorit magazine • Positivity Spiral Cowl • Positivity Spiral Hat • RiverKnits • RiverKnits Nene

As I type out this blog post, I am filled with a warm fuzzy glow. That glow is fueled by the fact that this week was proof that there are many other crocheters out there that feel like I do about crochet. Crochet is beautiful. Crochet is not a second-rate craft. Crochet is not a "grannyish". Crochet is modern. Crochet deserves more space in the yarn industry. Crochet and crocheters NEED to be taken seriously. Change is coming. Moorit Magazine is evidence of that. Alyson Chu, is a crocheter with a publishing degree. She too feels the tumbleweed void...

Crocheted Christmas Cracker pattern

November 19, 2018 • Fay Dashper-Hughes • #crochetclan • christmas cracker crochet • colour crochet • colour work crochet • colourwork crochet • crochet • crochet christmas • crochet cracker • fay crochet • fay dashper • fay dashper-hughes designs • intarsia crochet • lang jawoll crochet • modern crochet • modern crochet design • scandi christmas crcohet design • scandi crochet • scandi crochet colours • scandinavian crochet colours • scaninavian crochet design

A quickie little freebie crochet intarsia project of a Christmas cracker.

You can use it for giving little gifts or as a cracker garland.

There's a full photo tutotial in case you are new to intarsia crochet.