blog - Nicola Schofield

Sunny Rooftops

Post author:Nicola Schofield
Post published:5 February 2021
Post category:sketchbook

This is a digital urban sketch of the rooftop view from my bedroom window. Lockdown life means most of us are stuck inside for the majority of the time. This…

Point and Click Christmas

Post author:Nicola Schofield
Post published:12 January 2021
Post category:illustration

(If you just want to play the game and not read through all my preamble then this is the link to get there.)Each year my other half creates a little…

Life Drawing Reptiles

Post author:Nicola Schofield
Post published:5 March 2020
Post category:sketchbook

At the end of February I spent a day life drawing reptiles at Crocodiles of the World in Brize Norton. Six of us gathered away from the main enclosures, in…

Lobster watercolour

Post author:Nicola Schofield
Post published:2 March 2020
Post category:illustration

Lobster watercolour illustration, A3 landscape on a plain white background. Line work and some texture details were first laid down in orange and turquoise tones of coloured pencil. A general…

Victoria Gardens, Bath

Post author:Nicola Schofield
Post published:2 March 2020
Post category:sketchbook

Watercolour sketching across the duck pond in the Royal Victoria Gardens in Bath. An hour with my sketchbook on a quiet, bright morning in Bath. Minimal pencil drawing followed by…

toadstool crochet pattern

Post author:Nicola Schofield
Post published:2 September 2018
Post category:wool

This pattern is for a seamless amigurumi mushroom or toadstool with a ribbed underneath to represent the gills. They are made in one piece, starting at the base of the…

Market Bag

Post author:Nicola Schofield
Post published:1 June 2018
Post category:wool

You will need two colours of dk/worsted/aran weight yarn and a 5mm hook. The two yarns should be approximately the same thickness. Here I needed ~35g of pink and ~45g…

lace spiral coaster

Post author:Nicola Schofield
Post published:4 January 2017
Post category:wool

I’ve seen many different instructions for this kind of spiral pattern and I tried a few but they didn’t seem to work out properly so I started from scratch and…

grit stitch placemat & coaster set

Post author:Nicola Schofield
Post published:26 December 2016
Post category:wool

This crochet stitch is nice and thick with an interesting texture to look at. It's very easy and only uses sc and dc stitches but looks much more complex than a…

Earth in space crochet hat

Post author:Nicola Schofield
Post published:11 December 2016
Post category:wool

I turned my Earth pom pom into a toddler space hat. If you would like to do the same follow the instructions below for both the hat and the pom…