This Crochet Square Pouf uses Bernat Blanket Extra yarn. Using a 15 mm or P Hook, you will make 6 flat square panels that will be joined together with a slip stitch at the end of the project. The designer recommends 4 firm square pillow forms to be inside this pouf. Using 4 will keep...
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Yarn Is Not For the Birds...
Warning! Leaving yarn out for birds can be extremely dangerous! Many people, including yarn enthusiasts, leave out yarn scraps with good intentions, hoping to help birds build their nests. However, this practice can have devastating consequences for the birds. Yarn and string can easily entangle birds of all ages, especially vulnerable chicks. These entanglements can...
What To Do With Caron Big Cakes Yarn
Caron Big Cakes are 100% Acrylic. Sized for big projects like blankets. Crocheters and knitters with a large appetite for ball sizes can go a long way. New for Fall 2017, there was so strong demand for Caron Cakes to be in 100% Acrylic. Yarnspirations delivered with rich, fabulous colours. It takes only 3 Balls...
Red Heart Crochet April Flowers Wreath + Tutorial
The Crochet Red Heart April Flowers Wreath is cheerful and easy to crochet. You will yarn wrap the styrofoam ring and strategize the colouring for it. You see in certain sections they are using variegated yarn. That's a creative element you can decide for yourself. Each one of the flowers is quick and easy to...
Bernat Plush Yarn
You have to feel this new yarn called Bernat Plush by Yarnspirations. It's already available at select JOANN and Joann.com for online ordering. This yarn is something to touch. It's 100% polyester and incredibly soft. It bounces back when you squeeze it. The yarn is like a soft rope. It's machine washable and dryable. It's...
Bernat Symphony Yarn
The New Bernat family of yarn is the Bernat Symphony. It's 80% Acrylic with 20% Wool. It's a roving yarn that is brushed. The transitions between the colours are phenomenal. Whether it's knit or crocheted, I cannot wait to show you some tutorials on this gorgeous yarn later this summer. This yarn immediately rushed to...
Discontinued: Bernat Freesia Yarn
New to the Bernat family of yarn is Bernat Freesia Yarn. This is a boucle-based yarn but with consideration of the crocheter's comfort with the boucle. Boucle = Boo - Clay (Pronunciation) Typically with boucle, the looping effect snags onto crochet hooks. It's a love-hate relationship with the boucle. The yarn designers considered this relationship...
Discontinued: Bernat Blanket Double Take Yarn
The Bernat Blanket Double Take yarn is really different in comparison to the rest of the Bernat Blanket line up. It is a product that is available at Michaels. One side of the yarn strand appears one colour while the other side is a completely different colour. It's not spun either. It's really cool. More...
Lily Sugar 'n Cream Yarn
Have you ever made that mistake of using Acrylic Yarn in the kitchen, only to have the dishcloth or towel fall apart from you? Or maybe you have been like me and used an Acrylic or other blend of yarn as a potholder, only to burn your hands or have it melt partially onto the...
How To Crochet Heart Stripe Baby Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
This is a velvet soft baby blanket that resembles hearts with the use of bobbles. With a solid background, the hearts can be different each time or maybe you prefer the consistency of colour. This is the Crochet Heart Stripe Baby Blanket pattern. To change the size of the blanket, the stitch chain multiple is...
What To Do With Bernat Maker Yarn?
If you love big balls, you may just love the Bernat Maker Home Dec Yarn. This yarn seems to go on forever and is a favourite of my own personal choice yarns too. I don't see many people talking about this yarn and I think it's a shame really. I think it's a great yarn...
Discontinued: What To Do With Bernat Mix Home Yarn?
Bernat Mix Home Yarn is intended for home decor projects. Bulky to the touch and look for giving your home a plush and soft feeling. It makes a house feel like home. This is exclusive to Michaels Stores. There is a cross mix of 3 bernat yarns mixed together through sewed joins. They include Bernat...
Discontinued: What To Do With Bernat Maker Outdoor Yarn?
New to JOANN Fabrics & Crafts in select locations is the Bernat Maker Outdoor yarn. Vibrant colours and long striping yarns are available in this new line of yarn. We all know that regular yarn cannot handle the outdoors. The sun beats hard on the yarn and fades the colours really quickly. This yarn is...
CLEARANCE: What To Do With Bernat POP! Yarn
A medium-weight (4) yarn that is 100% acrylic with long striping effects, as you see on the top of the ball. With the self-striping effect, the colours can appear randomly on your project, which leads to excitement and anticipation as you crochet or knit through your ball. This is called Bernat POP yarn. This yarn...
Crochet Interlocking for Beginners Pattern + Tutorial
An experienced level crochet baby blanket in a slow step-by-step tutorial to help crocheters try an advanced level of crochet. Introducing the Interlocking Stitch Baby Blanket. Interlocking is the art of two crochet meshes working together to form a pattern. They are not connected to each other but are woven in and out of each...
Crochet Baskets/Flower Cozies Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet these really awesome Crochet Baskets that can double up like a flower cozy. Using Lily Sugar'n Cream Yarn that is comprised of 100% cotton, these are perfect and sturdy enough for this type of use. This cotton is vibrant and durable for everyday use. Due to the material being cotton, you don't have to...
6 Crochet Patterns For Mom
6 Crochet Patterns For Mom Starting from an early age one of a mom's favourite gifts has always been one from the heart, ones that were made by tiny hands. That really doesn't change as we get older other than those tiny hands become a little bigger and the creative talent expands. These 6 crochet...
81 Bright and Beautiful Blankets
Carefully sift through the 81 Crochet and Knit Bright and Beautiful Blanket patterns that are free by Yarnspiration.com. Choose from knitting and crochet examples. Ideas range from beginners and beyond. Explode your stitches and infuse them with colour. . . Not enough free patterns for you. Here are thousands of patterns collected together in themes.
Crochet Cactus Pillow Pattern
Bringing the outdoors indoors with these cute, non-prickly Crochet Cactus Pillows. These are just fun accent pillows to enjoy. Using Bernat Super Value Yarn, these cacti can be part of your home decor, too.
Crochet Tufted Pillows Pattern
We've been noticing a huge trend in the Bernat Velvet types of yarns. These are the Crochet Tufted Pillows. I was at Pier 1 last week and noticed there was a woven blanket using this exact look of the yarn. It was gorgeous. I'm noticing this yarn hitting the home decorating area of stores hard...
Crochet Spiked Stitch Pillow Pattern + Tutorial
The Crochet Spiked Stitch Pillow was designed by Sarah of Repeat Crafter Me for Yarnspirations. Featuring the Bernat Maker Home Dec Yarn line. The biggest beef I have with crochet pillows is actually finding the pillow forms to go inside the project. At my local stores, it can be a hit or miss on finding...
Crochet Breezy Loop Pillow Pattern
The Crochet Breezy Loop Pillow is made with the Bernat Blanket Breezy yarn. This is exclusive to JOANN Fabric & Craft in the USA. This is a medium-weight #4 yarn. This is a corner-to-corner concept. Half of the face has the loops and a diagram is provided in the free pattern on how to get...
Crochet Loopy Corner Pillow Pattern + Tutorial
This is a Corner to Corner (C2C) Loopy Pillow concept of using single crochets from one corner to the other. It's combining two favourite yarn products which are Bernat Blanket and Bernat Alize Blanket EZ together. The video below shows you how to inject the Bernat Alize Blanket EZ into the stitch work by laying...
Crochet Lattice Baby Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
The Crochet Diamond Lattice Baby Blanket is a bit of texture that lets the light really showcase the lightly ridged concept. This easy to follow pattern would be a really nice accent for a baby nursery or even use as a practical baby blanket too. The choice is really up to you. More Ideas Tutorial
Crochet Checker Baby Blanket + Tutorial
Playfully named the Crochet Checker Board Baby Blanket behind the scenes but I have called it the Crochet Checker Baby Blanket based on the Lush Life Blanket but checkerboarded up. Highly textured and easy to crochet. This design concept was based on the number of people who message me asking me about the Lush Life...
Crochet Lush Life Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
Learn how to Crochet Lush Life Blanket using one of the most popular yarns today, Bernat Blanket Yarn. This blanket plays with the concept of simply crocheting double crochets and front post trebles (fptr). The FPTR's are easy to manage and create the luscious textures and ultra-softness, in this already super plush yarn. It's like...
Crochet Textured Life Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
The Crochet Textured Life Blanket is an easy-level blanket fast to crochet. For new crocheters, this could be one of those blankets that are the first they ever crocheted. A repeat of 4 rows make this blanket. 2 of them are straight across with single crochets. The front post trebles that jump down are strategically...
Crochet C2C Perdido Baby Blanket + Tutorial
The Crochet Perdido Baby Blanket uses the corner-to-corner stitching technique. What is different about this one is that there are multiples of completed corner-to-corner squares using strategic colours to be joined together to give a diamond or quilted-looking design. There is a combination of 36 corner-to-corner squares that make up this nearly 40" afghan square....
Crochet Snowman Family Pattern + Tutorial
This cute Crochet Snowman Family has two sizes in the same pattern. Both Mom and Pop have the same pattern but are decorated differently. There is a child-size version or baby version. However, you see it. More Christmas Ideas You will notice that the neck area of the snowman is indented in. This is not...
5 Crochet Bell Christmas Gnome Patterns
New for 2023 are five bell gnomes for Christmas. Each gnome is dressed differently to represent a Snowman, Santa, Christmas Tree, Snowflake and Gingerbread feature. . . Crochet diagrams are provided with the free pattern, and each one is about 7" tall. You may have these as reusable Christmas decorations year after year. Christmas or...
Crochet Santa Candy Jar
To go with the Snowman Basket, add this Crochet Santa Candy Jar to your decor for the festive touch. You could also use this Crochet Santa Candy jar cover to dress up a mason jar for gifts, when filled with the cake in a jar or hot chocolate or cookie in a jar recipes. They...
Crochet Sock Monkey
Who Doesn't want a Crochet Sock Monkey are they not the cutest?! Made with Patons Classic Wool Worsted the Crochet Sock Monkey is great craft show ideas, as well as a fun doll for any little one in your life. This easy project is cute, it will have you wanting to make one in different...
Crochet Cat Chaise Lounge
This is so sweet; it makes my teeth hurt. Pantouffles, the kitty, is back, showing their new cat bed/lounge. I bet the can opener may make it move! Get the Crochet Cat Chaise Lounge pattern right now. Katherine, the original cat sofa designer, took notes from the last cat couch, which I have linked below....
How To Crochet Poker Chip Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
Introducing the Crochet Poker Chip Blanket, a design by me, Mikey. This was our Charity Project on board Carnival Dream for our Crochet Cruises. Originally, the centre 3 rounds were a solid colour, but I changed rnd 2 and rnd 3 to Tapestry Crochet, tutorial is below for a demonstration. I also changed the final...
19 Crochet Lovey Patterns
The Crochet Lovey is a smaller project that is intended to give children a sense of comfort. Crochet Lovies can be smaller blankets that replicate the larger version. Why? For those who travel, taking the full-size baby blanket may give comfort to the young person, but may be inconvenient. A smaller version can be a...
13 Crochet Octopus Patterns
Crochet Octopus Pattern Round-Up The Octopus is a very popular crochet pattern right now. They work up really cute so what's not to love with these cute little creatures. There are so many different patterns and sizes that you can find online. It can seem a bit overwhelming trying to find the perfect one. From...
Baby Sea Shells Crochet Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
The Crochet Baby Sea Shells Blanket is a rectangular blanket that is 27" x 34"—using the shell stitch. Easy 2-ball crochet pattern to follow. It took me a bit to figure out the centre of the rectangle blanket so it would not buckle and sit flat. I figured it out through hard work, and the...
Crochet Baby Cakes Baby Poncho - 3 Sizes
The Crochet Baby Cakes Poncho is sized for 6 months, 12- 18 months and 2 - 3 years. The pattern has all three sizes included. You can learn more about Caron Baby Cakes and New Yarns Released in Spring 2021 here. The colourful project is crocheted directly out of the ball itself. Meaning, the yarn...
Crochet Easter Egg Wreath Pattern
Crochet Easter Egg Wreath Crochet a simplistic Crochet Easter Wreath. A lacy look overlay is glued to the frame of the wreath. This pattern will fit a 14" wreath. Then crochet your eggs using variegated yarn from Lily Sugar'n Cream. Stuff those eggs with polyfil. You can use ribbons or yarn to weave in and...
Crochet Cozy Twisted Trending Headband + Tutorial
These Crochet Cozy Twisted Headbands are trending with how the twist is happening. It's all about the folding of the band. The tutorial made for this is for beginners on how to hold the crochet hook, yarn, and basic chaining. Mikey is hosting the video slower so beginners can pick this project up. This was...