A Stitch In Time: 2020 Review, Part One

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A Stitch In Time: 2020 Review, Part Two

2020-12-24 | 14:25:00

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Can you believe it’s Christmas Eve? I’m so looking forward to relaxing over Christmas with my family, some comforting crochet and plenty of festive films.

This year has had ups and downs for each and every one of us, but our love of crochet has carried us through. Whether you’re a long time lover of crochet or a lockdown learner, I’m thankful that you are part of the Bella Coco Community. You keep me motivated and you keep me inspired.

I plan on taking a break over Christmas…and by break I really mean knuckling down with the last part of my book. I can’t wait to give you some more information about it in 2021. If you want to be kept up to date with book news, you can sign up here .

Next year is going to bring new challenges for me, as you may know we are expecting our 2nd baby girl in April. Learning how to work with a newborn and a toddler is going to be interesting. However I have build the most amazing little team over the last few years and I couldn’t be more grateful for them. So Jacqui (aka Mummy Coco), Louise, Emma, Emily, all of the Facebook admin team and the Crochet Society team….You’re all amazing! I’m also excited to welcome the lovely Nicola to the team in 2021. As always, I have HUGE plans for Bella Coco Crochet and I want to continue to bring you amazing content, lessons and inspiration.

I wish you the absolute happiest of holidays – I hope you find comfort, joy and peace…and manage to enjoy lots of festive choc, movies and crochet!

Without further ado, let’s take a look at 2020 on Bella Coco!

Because this blog is basically a big, fat blog of the year – it’s HUGE. So, I’ve broken it down into two parts. This is Part Two. You can see Part One here.

JULY

While I didn’t release any new patterns in July, it was far from quiet on the blog. I released a couple of blog posts that had been requested via social media. I love hearing your suggestions about what you want to see on here – so feel free to leave me a comment on here if there’s a post you’d love to see on Bella Coco.

A pink and blue cushion in pastels sits on a bed beside a vase full of white flowers.

I shared:

I added four new stitch library tutorials, including posts on how to tell the different between Puff, Bubble and Popcorn stitches – a really common problem for crocheters!

There were three wonderful guest posts:

I also shared three round-up posts:

AUGUST

I waved hello to Granny Square Month in August with an absolute wealth of new patterns. These patterns were designed to work together so you could put together a fun blanket using your favourite squares:

I also shared my Crochet Pumpkin pattern.

There were two beautiful guest posts, both perfect for Summer:

I also shared some granny square-flavoured round-ups and the second part of my Teach Your Child To Crochet series:

SEPTEMBER

How else could I round-up Granny Square month than with a HUGE Great Granny Square Masterlist? This MAHOOSIVE list features every single G Square on Bella Coco so it’s the perfect place to start if you’re looking to get hooked.

I also shared some tips on getting your friends into crochet for International Crochet Day and shared my revamped Houndstooth Cowl pattern.

A woman holds a grey swatch of crochet and a pastel-coloured hook. She is working into the stitches. — Invisible Decrease

An in-progress swatch of popcorn stitch sits on a white background. The swatch is made from lilac yarn and uses a metallic blue crochet hook. — Invisible Decrease

I shared three new stitch tutorials:

A woman is wearing a white dress and a seafoam-coloured crochet shawl with panels of lace and hot pink pompoms on the end. The woman is facing away from the camera to showcase the shawl. — Seafoam Shawl

Two absolutely GORGEOUS guest posts graced the blog:

There were also three round-up posts:

OCTOBER

In October, I launched the Cosy CAL – a bumper selection of cosy patterns just perfect for staying snug in Autumn. I also revamped my super popular Bella Bunny Lovey and released a fresh new Spiral Granny Square pattern. For the Cosy Club, I released:

I added two new Stitch Library tutorials:

There were three fabulous guest designs:

And, the round-up posts were all about getting cosy…and creepy!

NOVEMBER

As the weather got colder and December got closer, I started looking towards Christmas. Let’s face it, as crafters we SHOULD start our handmade gifts around July. But, who wants to think about Christmas when the sun is shining? Thankfully crochet gifts can be quick, as I showed with these posts:

I also shared some gift ideas for the hookers in your life:

Christmas Gift Guide 2020

I added a MASSIVE five new stitches to the Stitch Library:

I also welcomed three designers to my blog, all with wonderfully Wintery designs:

DECEMBER

We’re finally in December. What a year it’s been. I’m so thankful for you joining me on this journey and I hope you’ll stick with me in 2021 – there’s still plenty more to come!

As you might imagine, things got pretty festive this month. I shared some patterns to help you deck your halls, perfect to hook up while watching festive faves like The Holiday, Love, Actually, Miracle on 34th Street and Elf. Or while blasting out some Crimbo classics, WHAM anyone

Here’s the patterns:

I added two cosy new stitch tutorials:

And finally, I featured two beautiful guest designs from Heather and Krisztina:

I’m so excited for 2021 – I have some amazing content planned for you. Even better? You can be a part of it. If you’re a budding, or established designer and would love to feature on Bella Coco Crochet, then check out my guest post callout for 2021.

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A Stitch In Time: 2020 Review, Part Two