Caron Crystal Cakes may be considered seasonal and is exclusive to Michaels in North America. They are part of the extension of Caron Cakes. This yarn is unique compared to other Caron Cakes products, though. At times, this yarn may be reduced for clearance as the seasons come and go. This yarn is wearable, but...
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Crochet Puff Granny Pillow Pattern + Tutorial
The Crochet Puff Granny Pillow is a one-piece granny square that is folded strategically to make the pillow. This uses Caron Tea Cakes. So the front face is actually the middle of a large granny square. If you turn it around, as I explain in the tutorial, you will see the seam lines of the...
Patriotic Pillow Crochet Pattern
New Americanized Crochet Pillow pattern has just been released by Red Heart. The free pattern is available at Patriotic Pillow Crochet Pattern. Use your Red Heart Super Saver for this pillow. Simple design but really stylish too. Celebrate July 4th in style another great pattern to check out for your celebrations is the Patriotic Party...
Crochet Faux Mongolian Lamb Pillow Pattern + Tutorial
The Crochet Faux Mongolian Lamb Pillow is a technique that we have seen used for Cabbage Patch looking doll hair. This is using Red Heart Hygge yarn. The concept uses the loop stitch. The instructions have a diagram of how it is done. You will use your finger to create the loop and it will be...
Crochet Fanny Pack Bag Pattern + Tutorial
Check out this new pattern, the Crochet Fanny Pack using granny squares. The lack of pockets in our garments makes this a great accessory to go out with. This bag uses Red Heart Super Saver. You can wear it around the front or back of your body, whichever you prefer. There is a strategic fold...
Crystal Cakes Wiggle Pillow Pattern
Wiggles crochet is the art form of crocheting over top of a mesh that you will make in advance. This Crystal Cakes Wiggle Pillow has four quadrants for the wiggle surface overlay. This pillow uses Caron Crystal Cakes, which is exclusive to Michaels. The pillow has one front panel where you will do the crochet...
Crochet Wiggles Scrubbing Dishcloth + Tutorial
The original version of this crochet dishcloth uses Peaches and Creme yarn, but I went with a different brand, Lily Sugarn Cream Scrubb Off version, for mine. The colour I used was Cream. This is the Wiggles Crochet Dishcloth pattern. The wiggles crochet concept requires a mesh to work with that you will crochet in...
Crochet Swirling Texture Pillow Pattern
This is a crochet wiggles stitch concept that is the Crochet Swirling Texture Pillow Pattern. The crochet wiggles are added on after the base of the pattern is made first. Essentially, it is a surface overlay. There is Bernat Velvet yarn. The free crochet pattern includes the road map in diagram to follow. The background...
24 Crochet Dishcloths (5 of 8)
NEXT 3 DISHCLOTHS PREVIOUS 3 DISHCLOTHS In this grouping of 3 crochet dishcloths, we have the wiggles crochet, floral scrubby and mitered crochet dishcloths. Be sure to only use 100% cotton or plastic-based like Red Heart Scrubby items for dishcloths as the dishcloths need to be washed and dry out. If you use acrylic or...
Mikey's Preferred Crochet Hooks on Camera and In-Person
Mikey has a preferred crochet hook that can be found on Amazon Canada, and you will most likely be able to see it on different Amazon platforms around the globe. These hooks are provided in a set of 9 hooks. The colouring you see is rubberized, so it's comfortable for the hand, but there is...
What To Do With Red Heart Super Saver Bitty Stripes + 1 Pattern
Red Heart Super Saver Bitty Stripes is new for late spring 2024. It's so new that I contacted Yarnspirations to ask more about this fabulous eye candy. For the last two months, this yarn has been launched at Walmart Canada as a unique promotional yarn for a limited amount for January and February only. The...
Crochet Colour Block Dishcloth + Tutorial
Do you need a break, or are you on the go? The Crochet Colour Block Dishcloth is an easy, quick project for that needed rest. Use any combination from Red Heart Scrubby to create your own Crochet Colour combo. Cassandra Bibler designed the lovely Crochet Color Block Dishcloth, playing with texture and colours. You'll be hooked....
Crochet Color Block Dishcloth in 2 Ways + Tutorial
A tutorial request came in for this Red Heart Color Block Dishcloth pattern. I provided secondary options, resulting in another pattern based on this one that you can also download. It's the Lily Sugarn Cream Extended Double Crochet Dishcloth. The tutorial covers both. Knowing this is hard to see in tutorial format. I used Lily...
What Does An Online Creator Do?
Have you ever wondered what a creator does? Have you seen creators and think to yourself, oh, they are just doing this and that and getting paid? So why does a creator feel stressed, burned out and exhausted? From the public's point of view, the creator creates content, presents it, and does it with a...
Crochet Bubble Pop Baby Blanket
Crochet Bubble Pop Baby Blanket This is the Crochet Bubble Pop Baby Blanket that I have finished. I wanted to experiment with finding a yarn that would blend nicely with the Bernat POP! yarns. I choose Caron One Pound. It was only slightly different, but really worked out well. There are so many color choices...
Crochet Perfect Pixel Blanket Pattern
The Crochet Perfect Pixel Blanket is a brand new design that has the shell work that we have seen before in other designs. I'll show you another sample that's similar to it from 2013. The new version is mixing Red Heart Super Saver Stripes and Red Heart Super Saver Brushed yarns together. The colouring of...
Juicy Fruits & Whipped Throw Pattern + Tutorial
Customize your new Juicy Fruits and Whipped Creme Crochet Throw. You can make this as a lapghan or even up to a bedspread. The details are provided below to customize. This is using Red Heart Super Saver yarn. The Sizing below is based on the Gauge Size of the Written Pattern itself. This was not...
Beginner Macrame Hanging Planter + Tutorial
Create this Macrame Plant Holder with just simple knots. This is Mikey's first ever Macrame Project that he's ever done! Intimidated by the look, he took step by step and has a success story. . . More Macrame Ideas Mikey, who was just learning this process, figured out the do's and do n'ts to make...
Crochet Hanging Planter Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet this Trio Pot Hanging Planter for your home decor. What initially looks like Macrame is all 100% crochet. So it has that look of macrame without all the knot tying. Things to watch for in this project is the weight of the pots with the soil. While the yarn will hold up, ensure you...
Crochet Prickly Pear Cactus Flower Pot Pattern + Tutorial
The prickly look without the worry of being stung by a Cactus! Introducing this super adorable Crochet Cactus. This cactus comes with the pattern to create the soil and then two sizes of plants that attach together. The soil has two different sizes in the pattern so you can change it easily to match the...
Crochet Twist Stitch Messy Bun Hat + Tutorial
The Crochet Twist Stitch Messy Bun Hat is the sister of the Cable Twist Hat featured in early 2016. This spectacular is one of the most popular hats in the tutorial format on The Crochet Crowd. This hat is exactly the same stitch pattern for the cable twist that is done. The difference is that...
Crochet Purple People Eater Chunky Scarf
The Crochet Purple People Eater Chunky Scarf uses Caron Anniversary Cakes in a colour called grape. It's a very fast scarf to crochet with deep textured ridges. Once you understand the pattern, put the pattern away and enjoy the stitching journey. Great substitutes for this yarn may be Bernat Pop Bulky or Caron Chunky Cakes....
Crochet Classic Striped Scarf Pattern
It's getting colder out, so it's time to make things to keep warm, this fun Crochet Classic Striped Scarf will keep you nice and cozy at those football games, or playing in the park. Made the wonderful new Red Heart Heat Wave, pick any combination of your favourite colours they have and make up this...
Beginner Color Play O'Go Striped Scarf + Tutorial
The Crochet Color Play O'Go Striped Scarf is using Caron Colorama yarn. This is doing strategy of mixing two O'Gos at the same time so the striping effect will be unique and interesting. The O'Gos just work as is and don't need to be cut apart to do this scarf. In the tutorial, I promised...
Crochet Deep Ridge Scarf Pattern
Using 2 Balls of Caron Chunky Cakes, you can make this Deep Ridge Scarf. A great substitute is Caron Anniversary Cakes. The scarf is a Mikey original that combines sets of front posts and back posts to create deep ridging. Materials 2 Balls - Caron Chunky Cakes. Colour shown is Mystic Chip. You can use...
How Does Joann's Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Affect Us?
There is a question about Joann's Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the USA. The Crochet Crowd has no direct contact with anyone at Joann Fabrics and Crafts. The stitch-alongs are worked through 3rd party; in this case, Yarnspirations handles all communications as a liaison, and we are only focused on the stitch-along to provide resources. This...
Check Please Blanket... Spring Stitch Along
Coming in late March 2023 is the next Stitch Along with our friends at JOANN. For the first time, a knitting stitch-along will be hosted by Marly Bird. Both projects are not in the same category of the finished item as each other. Knitters will have a unique experience, but they go together in the...
Crochet Baby Blocks Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
If you enjoy C2C, Corner to Corner, crocheting the C2C, aka Crochet Baby Blocks Blanket, may be up your alley. This is using Caron Kindness yarn. The instructions say increase using the Corner to Corner technique until it's 32" wide and then start to decrease. The tutorial below will help you get started and does...
How To Crochet Mile A Minute Throw Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet this Pop-A-Minute Baby Blanket as a cute little gift for a baby shower or for someone close to you for your baby or grandbaby. This baby blanket plays off the long colour stripes in the Bernat POP yarn. The blanket is crocheted in stripes and attached. I am using the solid colour from Bernat...
Crochet Hexagon Motifs Baby Blanket Pattern
Crochet Hexagon Motifs Baby Blanket Crochet this Baby Hexagon Motif Blanket for someone you care about or even for the charity you love. The baby blanket is made up of 6 sided motifs, aka Hexagon Motifs. You could think about different colouring ideas to suit your own personal tastes. Pattern Suggestions
6 Crochet Blankets For Baby Patterns
Crochet Blankets For Baby Patterns I've noticed lately there has been some requests of suggestions for baby blankets from a few of our friends on The Crochet Crowd Facebook page as well as on the stitch social, so I thought it would be a good time to put together a fun little collection of a...
Crochet Watch Me Grow Blanket Pattern
This is a fun crochet photo prop blanket. You can use the ring of pom-poms for the photo op and the blanket for the baby as they grow through the first 12 months. This is using Bernat Blanket Tiny yarn. Try this Crochet Fun Photo Prop Blanket. The pattern gives you the chain counts to...
Crochet Fair & Square Blanket + Tutorial
The Crochet Fair and Square Blanket by Yarnspirations is a simplistic granny square with a twist. You will definitely see two colours are being used in this blanket. Those are not cut and added on to make it feel like a project that goes on forever. Instead, the yarn is carried up along a corner....
Crochet Flying Geese Baby Blanket Pattern
In celebration of Canada 150, Yarnspirations has the Crochet Flying Geese Baby Blanket. This is a small rectangular baby blanket. There is a strip of Tapestry Crochet Work making triangles along the one edge. You will then make the body of the blanket. You will join both sections together with single crochet using both panels...
Crochet Cable Your Love Baby Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Cable Baby Blanket has 2 cable panel sections to try. It's an advanced-level crochet pattern and really satisfying to crochet up. If you enjoy the texture and the challenge, you may just love this blanket. Due to the panels being narrow across, the memory work needed for the stitchwork is minimal at best. You...
Crochet Mock Cable Blanket + Tutorial
The Crochet Mock Cable Blanket uses the Jacob's Ladder concept and is adjustable for regular yarn use as well. This is a combination of moss stitch or granite stitch with the looping chains that create the look. I found at first it as a bit getting used to but once I came to understand the...
Crochet Cables Afghan Pattern
Comfort and style come together in this fresh new classic blanket pattern. Made with four balls of Caron One Pound in a solid colour, the Crochet Cables Blanket is all about texture. The intermediate cable technique can be a challenge, but the results are impressive. The free pattern shows you how to crochet cables with...
Crochet Cablework Afghan Pattern + Tutorial
Don't let this design scare the daylights out of you because this Crochet Cablework Afghan is really easy if you look at this afghan row by row. The wonderful and coolest thing about this design, once you start the main pattern after the 1st - 3 rows are done, every other row is just straight...
Crochet Cable Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Cable Blanket There was a demand for a style of Crochet Cable Hat but to have it as an afghan instead. Yarnspirations listened and delivered with an ultra-plush Crochet Cable Blanket featuring Bernat Blanket Yarn. In preparing for a tutorial. I sat with this pattern to run a test of the design. I substituted...
Crochet Misty Vines Cable Baby Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
This is the Crochet Misty Vines Cable Baby Blanket pattern where there are beautiful ribbing and spaces with bobbles added for visual appeal. The pattern has the bobbles change positions so the ribbing switches too. There is a set repeat pattern that allows the ribbing to work seamlessly together. The multiples to change the size...