Crochet | Sewlots

December 2024

Homeless Beanies

I've wanted to get involved in a charitable project for a while now, to utilise my creative skills for a good purpose. I collaborated with a local homeless charity in Croydon called Percy's Homeless Hub, to create 25 knitted beanies to donate to those in need this cold winter. I used old unused yarn I've had for a while, to save buying new materials and be more conscious about waste. It was so rewarding working on such a positive project, where I knew I would be having a helpful impact on those who received a beanie, to keep them a little warmer during this cold British winter.

November 2023

Crochet Striped Scarf

Social media can inspire you a lot, and that was certainly the case when I came across an Instagram post by creator @francescaperks, where she was accessorising with a long, colourful, stripey scarf and I knew I had to recreate it. Using some of my yarn ends from previous projects, I crocheted the long rectangular shape and kept going for a while, to establish an extremely oversized, floor-trailing scarf.

December 2022

Crochet bags

Whilst working full time in retail, I needed a creative outlet to keep my imagination ticking along, so I dusted off my crochet skills from Lockdown and started experimenting with bags in varying shapes and sizes. I would be spotted crocheting the bags literally everywhere; on the bus, in the staff room, behind the till (oops).. It was so fun selling these online and sending off my first orders via the Post Office.

February 2023

Valentine's bag drop : photoshoot

After becoming obsessed with crochet bags, I wanted to step it up a level and create a themed drop and obviously Valentine's is a good one for commerce. So I grabbed my bestie Zara, who is an expert in makeup, hair, styling, anything visual basically, and we teamed up to create this photoshoot! I baked and decorated the cutest cake, set up a low-budget backdrop and got to work! It's so fun creating things from scratch with your creative pals.