Seasonal – HeyMaxinesPlace

4 Free Cute Easter Knits Just in Time for the Easter Bank Holiday Weekend!

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Posted on March 25, 2025March 25, 2025

Easter isn’t too far away which means, for those of us who enjoy stepping into Spring and celebrating Easter – whether for chocolate egg, knitting or the traditional messaging and the end of Lent, its a reason to get excited! As a fairly new knitter, holidays and occasions are a great opportunity to seek out

My Spring Knitting Plans 2025

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Posted on March 22, 2025March 22, 2025

As my knitting plans thus far have gone to plan – woohoo, it is time to roam around for new patterns to explore for the next few months of projects. I, unsurprisingly, have probably gone overboard with the sheer volume of patterns I have dug out, but more the merrier. I have a range of

My Spring/ Winter 2025 Knitting Projects and Plans for 2025

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Posted on January 3, 2025January 11, 2025

The new year is upon us and that means it is a great time to start looking at new knitting patterns and projects to make in the year ahead. I have picked three designs I hope to knit in the first three to four months of 2025 and reflect on my learnings as my first

Maxine’s Must Makes : Fall knitting patterns from Etsy. Autumnal Homewear, decor and knitwear designs.

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Posted on September 22, 2024

Autumn is my favourite time of year and when the knitting needles come out super-charged ready for those gorgeous autumn-winter makes. So, lets get to it. I have picked out a few of my favourite autumn knitting patterns that I would love to try and make for fall – which year, decade I don’t know

Unboxing the Hobbii Knitting Advent Calendar 2024 Review TLYarnCrafts Collab

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Posted on September 22, 2024

In the video above, and the blog below. I unbox the Hobbii knitting advent calendar released for 2024 which is a collaboration between TLYarn Crafts & Momma Gwen. note that at the time of posting the patterns have not been released. We do know that the kit does make: a pair of fingerless gloves, a

5 FREE Funky Vest Patterns to spice up your wardrobe

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Posted on April 27, 2024

I’m in a sweater vest phase at the moment – it appears to be all I am knitting at the moment. I have previously mentioned the Copenhagen Vest I have now knit up twice – once in lilac and once in auburn shades! So, I thought I would give sweater vests the spotlight they deserve

The BEST Sites for FREE Knitting and Crochet Patterns 2025

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Posted on March 16, 2024March 18, 2025

In this blog and the video below, I show you the best knitting and crochet sites for free knitting and crochet patterns. Best Knitting Pattern Websites Ravelry Free Patterns Ravelry is a great community for knitters, crocheters and other hobbiests. There is a community element to the site and plenty of free knitting patterns and

Happy New Year | Setting Goals for 2024

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Posted on January 1, 2024

It’s a New Year!! This year is a leap year, so 366 days to set some new goals, habits and live life to the fullest. If you’re like me you’ve already got your list of goals for 2024, but I thought I would take a little time out of my morning to write a blog

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