Diana Bensted

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Crochet: Softies - Other
Cute and easy easter egg pattern, can be made with or without eyes, started at the top for a neater finish, only 13 rounds!
Crochet: Doll
Get ready to unleash your creativity with our Kaylee Rag Doll Pattern! It’s a special design that you can customize in so many ways.
Crochet: Coat / Jacket, Cardigan
Kaywinnet is a versatile oversized all-in-one cardigan pattern, with no sewing up required.
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
This is a gorgeous drapey shawl made from Vegan Yarns UK Bamboo Advent for 2021 click here for details
Crochet: Throw
A flexible sampler blanket pattern to boost your crochet and pattern reading skills
Crochet: Softies - Other
This is a brilliant first amigurumi pattern. The pattern has a photo tutorial that guides you through the magic ring, invisible decrease, attaching flat shapes, marking rounds, and how to finish off. There are two versions, with 17 or 21 rounds.
Crochet: Brooch
This is a cute brooch, easy to make with instructions written in full, with no abbreviations to make it really easy for beginners.
Crochet: Animal Toy
Discounted for launch weekend 13th - 15th March 21 discount of £1 will be applied at checkout!
Crochet: Cardigan
This pattern is a crochet version of Marna Gilligan Sinister Catdigan - made with her approval.
Crochet: Ankle Sock
Operation SJW (Social Justice Warrior)
Crochet: Throw
While I do not claim the Corner to Corner (C2C) techniques as my own, the blanket pattern is my own design, using the (C2C) technique with an original joining method - joining as you go.
Crochet: Animal Toy
A join as you go Teddy pattern in the amigurumi style, with photo tutorials
Crochet: Animal Toy
This a cute amigurumi style rabbit in 2 colours. I you have made amigurumi before this will be an easy pattern. The bunny stands approximately 15cm tall in chunky yarn.
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
The Zennor Quoit shawl is a bit of a bonus for subscribers! As soon as I publish the pattern, if you already have the 123shawl ebook, you will receive an automatic update. Or of course it works on its own as a gradient or Fade shawl..
Crochet: Fingerless Gloves
Our Tunisian Crochet Mitts tutorial is perfect for beginners, with step-by-step photo instructions to help you master the Tunisian Simple stitch, Knit stitch, and Purl stitch.
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
This was one of my hardest shawls to name! It’s working title is Toxic Snot! Mainly because of the lovely green coloured dangly bits, however, the bobble strings or fringe are very reminiscent of Seaweed - you know the one with bubbles that you would pop when you were young! I found out that it is harvested in Cornwall, so this is the perfect c...
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
My Shawls are all named after my favourite place to visit - Cornwall.
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
So for the final shawl, I go back to the beginning and the person who inspired me to create unusual shawls - Stephen West. This is an homage to the doodler, taking inspiration from the shape, but of course different because it is crochet. This is the first shawl that I sketched out and has been the trickiest to create!
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
Perranporth is one of our favourite places to visit, it has a lovely beach, long and flat. This shawl has reminders of the incoming tide, as it ripples over the long shallow beach.
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
This shawl is the first I designed for this series, it isn’t the first because it is more complicated than the first two and I wanted you to be confident about this one! The working title of this shawl is the friendship shawl, because it can be worked as a pair one for you and one for a friend! I called it Skewjack because I worked for 2 season...
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
This shawl has been quite a challenge to design, and has gone through several forms before settling on this one! Zennor is a very small village/parish in Cornwall, it has one pub, one church and many myths including mermaids and fairies - and this shawl looks like a mermaid tail until the decreases! The picture above is Zennor Quoit a stone for...
Crochet: Doll
This is a pattern for an amigurumi style toy, with join as you go arms and legs, and loop stitch for the body.
Crochet: Throw
The blanket pattern is is my own design, using the Corner to Corner (C2C) technique with an original joining method - joining as you go. It includes full details, and a C2C tutorial.
Crochet: Bedspread
The blanket pattern is my own design, using a mini ripple pattern it is an easy pattern specifically designed to be a great starter blanket for beginners, and a great Stitch night project!
Crochet: Decorative - Other
This is a pattern that I have donated to Age UK, for their Warm Homes campaign. Please feel free to copy and distribute the pattern for Charitable use only, you may also sell items as long as it is for charitiy, and preferably Age UK. Please do not remove my details!
Crochet: Doll
This is one of a pack of two patterns by Diana, from a Christmas series of 8 patterns. This PDF has Mother and Father Christmas, and a tutorial for the techniques used. Written in UK terms.
Crochet: Doll
This is one of a pack of two patterns by Diana, from a Christmas series of 8 patterns. This PDF has Mother and Father Christmas, and a tutorial for the techniques used. Written in UK terms.
Crochet: Doll
Gilbert is one of a pack of two patterns by Diana, from a Christmas series of 8 patterns.
Crochet: Doll
Gertie is one of a pack of two patterns by Diana, from a Christmas series of 8 patterns.
Crochet: Doll
Crochet pattern for the first in a series of 8 Christmas dolls. Written in UK terms.
Crochet: Softies - Other
This pattern is for a fun soft eyeball, using only scraps of yarn. There is no gauge or size, although if you use a double knit (DK) yarn, it will be approx 3.5cm wide.
Crochet: Pullover
An easy to make, loose fitting jumper in a soft, light and fluffy yarn – ideal for a first garment project.
Crochet: Cowl
This is a lovely moebius cowl that uses a cotton viscose mix to create a fantastic drape.
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
This was my holiday project when getting ready for Ally Pally 2012, I wanted a flower type wrap/shawl/scarf thing using Kidsilk, I tried several different patterns, but none gave the effect I wanted, so I tried to design a flower using the best bits (with some tweaks to improve the shape) from about 5 different patterns! This was great for a ho...