Welcome to Poppy's Voyages

Poppy lives in the charming village of Babbling Brook, where there is always something new to discover.

The village will grow little by little as new residents arrive, bringing their own stories, personalities and adventures.

Follow Poppy as she explores her world, meets new friends and discovers that there is always more to learn about the people and places around her.

Curious minds, big world

Through Poppy's adventures, we hope to encourage children to be curious about the world around them and to discover the richness of different cultures, traditions and ways of life.

Because learning about the world should feel like an adventure.

Crochet made easier

Our patterns are designed to be accessible even if you are new to crochet. We believe that complicated-looking doesn't have to mean complicated!

If you get stuck, help is on the way. Our website will include an extensive collection of tutorials, tips and resources to help you along the way.

One outfit, many possibilities

Poppy's outfits are designed to fit several of the characters in her world.

So when you buy an outfit, you aren't buying just one outfit for one character. Mix and match them, swap them between friends and create completely different combinations.

One pattern can become part of many stories.

More than crochet

We want Poppy's world to be a place where children and grown-ups can explore, make and learn together.

We are developing free activities and resources to enjoy with your children, from creative projects to things to discover about the world.

And there is plenty more to come as Babbling Brook grows.

Come along for the adventure!

A word from me

I have a compulsive passion for needlework. You will never see me without something in the making! I had been looking at amigurumi patterns with longing for a long time but never dared to try, as some form of magical skills was clearly involved in this little crochet flying from stitch to stitch, and nobody would tell me the spell required!

Then I decided to crack it a year ago, and looked for videos on YouTube and realised that crochet wasn't some devious witchchraft, and that you actually needed to know a remarkably small number of techniques to get you started. Once you master them, it is a matter of combining them in different ways to get an infinity of results.

Now, a year later, here I am, designing a whole crochet world!

So, if you are a newcomer, welcome! It's the start of a fun journey for you and I!

I create all my patterns so that they are accessible to beginners. I put some illustrations in the patterns, but you will also find a bigger resource centre on our website in Poppy's workshop on www.poppysvoyages.com/workshop. Please bear with us as we populate it! There will be clear illustrations as well as links to videos on YouTube because sometimes seeing it being done makes more sense, especially when you are a beginner.

If you are one of these people who could crochet before they could talk, we forgive you, and we hope that you can bear with us if techniques are obvious, but I am determined to share what I wish someone had told me 20 years ago so that I could have started to crochet earlier!

I design my patterns with the greatest care, but should you spot a mistake, please let me know at mindthebunny@poppysvoyages.com so that I can correct it.

My goal is to create clothes that can ultimately be used by several characters and can be mixed into many combinations. There will be a cat by the name of Violet Velvetpaws, a mysterious and elegant black cat who is rumoured to be a spy because she knows things she shouldn't know but you can never have too many cats, so there may be more! and a squirrel by the name of Hazel Nutmeg who always wants to look her best for Percival Skedaddle III, a survivalist squirrel who is suspicious about everyone and everything.

Due to this site's non-AI policy, this is a text only document. Do not hesitate to contact me at mindthebunny@poppysvoyages.com for the illustrated version, free of charge.