Sue Maton, founder of The Mercerie sadly passed away on 16 March 2026 after a short battle with an aggressive form of dementia. Sue Maton - 19 June 1966 - 16 March 2026 We are devastated that Sue has been…

I know I’m not the only person who wants to be generous without being frivolous at Christmas but is a Go Bag an inappropriate gift? I’m notoriously ill prepared for absolutely everything but occasionally I have a sudden urge to…

If you’ve found your way here you're most likely interested in doing more than making a nice crochet blanket. Perhaps you’ve already done a course with me, or maybe you’re sitting on the fence trying to justify investing a significant…

If you’ve been hanging around my blog for some time you’ll know the Crojoretro origin story. Maybe you’ve made your own version of the blanket or perhaps you started it in lockdown but never finished it when things returned to…

Do you ever wish you could visit your younger self and offer them some advice? My current design project has triggered some memories so here are 5 things I wish I could tell my younger self about the design process…

You are not your possessions. You are not your car. You’re not your house. You’re not your job, your clothes, your tattoos, your family, the colour of your hair or any of the other signals you present to the world…