Lazy Days CAL Back For The Third Year!

Hello! I'm really pleased to announce that I've begun work on my Lazy Days CAL for 2024! This will be the 3rd year I've run this summer CAL (CAL is short for crochet a-long, for any of you newer to the craft) and for the first time I have a brand new colourway!!

I've been collaborating with Sophie at The Wool Shed on the new colourway. For those of you who don't know, Sophie has begun to dye yarn following the sudden death of her daughter Liv last year. I really enjoyed working with Liv and loved the original colourway she came up with for my Lazy Days CAL.

Just like when I began this crochet along with Liv in 2022, the inspiration is a drawing I commissioned from Katie Gammie. This time I sent the isame llustration to her mum, Sophie, and besides asking for "something darker", I gave her free reign to interpret the drawing in her own way. 

I love the way that Sophie has taken the foxglove as her inspiration and picked up the pinky, purpley colours! She was using yarn with a slightly different base to experiment with, so the next step for her is to get some DK superwash and see how it works on that. Yes - this year for the first time the base will be DK weight, not 4ply (I can hear many of you cheering, ha ha!).

Once I have my eager hands on a sample, I'll begin crocheting right away! The pattern is already forming in my mind and I'm excited to get crocheting! I'm going to keep you guessing by keeping my idea secret for now - but, tell me in the comments, what would you like to see for this year's CAL?

If you'd like to see the patterns from previous year's CALs, you can find them on my website and on Ravelry.

The best thing to do to keep up to date with this exciting project as it unfolds, is to sign up to my mailing list. You'll receive a copy of my "25 Top Tips Every Crocheter Should Know" pdf when you do too!

Until next time, happy crocheting,

Marta xx

Lazy Days Socks pattern release

Hello! I had a really good weekend catching up with friends & family and now I feel refreshed and ready for the final week of prep before my CAL starts on the 6th of September! On Saturday we celebrated my Uncle Bruce's 70th birthday with a barbecue by the beach and multiple games of rounders - great fun, you can imagine the friendly rivalry! On Sunday, a much quieter affair, my eldest and his girlfriend were round for tea and board games, a lovely way to end the weekend.

So, I did all the tech stuff yesterday (Monday), with multiple uploadings (a big tick off my list!), and my Lazy Days Socks crochet pattern is now available to download from my website, Ravelry and LoveCrafts!

I've added the option to buy the pattern as a pdf together with the project bag. Please note, this is not the full kit, it's simply the bag, which, I must say, is a lovely, organic & Fairtrade drawstring bag with Katie Gammie's illustration for the CAL printed on the front.

The CAL starts on the, Tuesday 6th of September and you can join in with your kit or with your own choice of sock yarn. I'll be opening up a chat group on Instagram, please send me a DM if you'd like to be part of that. We'll cheer each other on, answer any questions that pop up and share photos there.Tag your posts on social with #lazydayssockcal so I can see them and repost to my stories and share a few of my favourites here. 

You can have 10% off the Lazy Days range with the code LAZYDAYS10 - the same code is valid for the pattern, the project bag & pdf and the full kit, only on my website.

Whichever way you choose to join in (even if it's cheering from the sidelines this time round), I look forward to crocheting socks with you soon, 

Marta xx