Crochet Crafting with Lindsey Newns and the Nestie Basket Bunch

What type of projects do you like to knit/crochet?

“I love crochet colourwork and using textured stitches. I used to give myself a hard time for not having the patience to sit and crochet long projects with one repetitive stitch. But I’ve learnt now to lean into it – give me all the colours and textured stitches and it keeps it fun and interesting. After all, if you aren’t having fun when crocheting, why do it?!“

Describe your yarn stash.

“I’ve tried really hard to minimise my yarn stash over the last couple of years. Because I’m now a full-time crochet designer most of the crochet I do is for work, and so the yarns in my stash all need to be current yarns, not discontinued, and within budget for my subscription boxes. I’ve also found it’s much more helpful for me to purchase the specific yarns I need for a project, and not so helpful to have odd half balls that I’m keeping ‘just in case’.

Having said all that, I do also have two large shelves of yarn behind my desk in my studio, which are organised by rainbow colour order. They make me happy just to look at, and I find them super inspiring to have on display…!“

The Nestie Basket Bunch come as a trio of three perfect sizes: small, medium and large. A spike stitch across the rounds gives colour contrast and texture detail. Choose the colour combination that matches your home and enjoy making this easy project that gives you stunning results. With so many more of us working from home, at least for part of the week, our thoughts turn to how to make our environments reflect our own personal style and how to make them more cosy. What could be nicer than practical, yet stylish Nestie Baskets in your favourite colours.