Crochet Easter Bunny Holiday Ideas and Patterns The Easter Bunny is on its way! I have gathered up 34 egg-citing patterns! From easy bunny hops to Jumpin’ Jack Rabbit patterns to get you ready for Easter. Crochet yourself up some Bunnies, Chicks, Eggs, welcoming wreaths and more! On the farm, we would see the new...
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Crochet Spider and Web Pattern for Halloween
Crochet Halloween Spider and Web Are you looking to make cute little reusable Crochet Webs for your Halloween Decor? Think bulletin boards or strategic places in your office or home. The easy to follow pattern allows you to spin up a web in no time. A great decoration for a Halloween party, or even if...
Small Crochet Christmas Fun Decor Patterns
Christmas Decor Ideas I've been on the hunt for small whimsical ideas for Christmas Decor Ideas. My rule is that the pattern needs to be free. Here are some of my fun finds. Click the links in the list below for the free patterns. Miniature Christmas Stockings (seen on right has been removed offline by...
12 Gift Choices by Sarah Zimmerman
Sarah Zimmerman known under the brand name of Repeat Crafter Me has me stunned from week to week throughout the year on what she is capable of doing to make simple things really cute. Over the years, we have been watching her family grow older as I think a strong influence is her children. Back...
Crochet Snow Capped Mosaic Blanket Pattern
The Crochet Snow Capped Mosaic Blanket combines Bernat Blanket and Bernat Velvet Yarn together as one. The mosaic waves are separated by the bobble stripes. The pattern was updated to have more information to help you even more. A free crochet diagram was also provided. This is a unique winter-feel crochet blanket concept. The bobble...
Bernat Around The Seasons Afghan Pattern Book
Around The Seasons Afghans Pattern Book Walk the seasons in a full colour illustrated pattern book dedicated to Crocheters. Using Bernat's Satin Yarns, the colours are rich and very modern. Actually, truth be told, Every pattern in this book appeals to me as a Crochet Designer / Video Host. Each pattern is dedicated to a...
Caron Cotton Cakes - BIG FORMAT
Caron Cotton Cakes Caron Cotton Cakes returns this spring back at Michaels Stores across North America. Stores are currently resetting and getting in their new yarn to put onto the shelves. There's a BIG difference, pun intended. Due to demand from customers, Yarnspirations uped their game to make the balls bigger. Also, they included solids...
Crochet Wire with Beads
Crochet with Wire & Beads Let's Crochet wire and apply beads at the same time. When making Jewelry with crochet, beads really add flair and fun to any of your crochet projects. This type of Jewelry can get top dollar when the techniques are truly simple. Crochet with Wire Tips Crochet Wire with Beads Crochet...
Crochet American Oven Mitts Pattern
Crochet American Oven Mitts For the great outdoors for a barbecue or maybe even indoors for hot things in and out of the oven. It can also serve as a hot pad if you wish. Introducing Crochet Star Oven Mitts. These are just over beginner level for crocheters. So if you are looking to expand...
Crochet Granny Got Colour Blanket Pattern
Crochet Granny Got Colour Blanket A mix of different sizes of granny squares to hook up this Crochet Granny Got Colour Blanket. The beautiful thing about this blanket is that the colours can be mixed to suit your own personalized choices. So look around your home and mix up the colours! Have some fun with...
Crochet Modern Granny Patterns eBook
Crochet #MG Modern Granny Patterns eBook Jeanne Steinhilber, Community Chaperone and Assistant Content Writer for The Crochet Crowd has a new free eBook called #MG. #MG is short for Modern Granny. Over the past year, she has been using similar stitch combos and coming up with variations of what she initially called the Modern Granny....
Crochet Multi Stripes Hat Pattern
Caron X Pantone Multi Stripes Hat I've seen more of these types of crochet hats coming into a trend lately. Introducing the Crochet Multi Stripes Hat. Using Caron X Pantone yarn for the latest trending colours decided by experts. You can use the colour play tool to make the design your own and switch the...
How to do Split Single Crochet Stitch aka Splsc + Tutorial
Split Single Crochet Stitch Learn how to change the position of doing the single crochet to compact down the stitch to thicken up the fabric and create a shallow single crochet. Drive the hook through the legs of the stitch and it will force the stitch to cover over more of the existing single crochet...
Crochet Dragonfly Bag Pattern
Dragon Fly Bag Our Laura Jean was inspired by the dragonfly stitch and decided to make herself a backpack bag. It's not too big and not too small, to Laura Jean, it's just right. Being a team member of The Crochet Crowd, she took a few weeks to design her very first pattern. For her...
Yarnspirations Fun Fall & Halloween Ideas
Fall & Halloween Ideas for Your Home One thing I love about Yarnspirations is that their website usually depicts a different perspective of projects. In fact, most of the major yarn manufacturers have their own spin or feel to their projects as a whole. I have located some patterns to kick up fall for this...
Crochet Witch Hat Pattern
Crochet Adult Witch Hat Crochet yourself an easy to follow Crochet Witch Hat. You can change the colours to suit your own personality. The best thing about crocheting your own costume is the idea that it's reusable. So it's a one-time making that you can use or share in the years to come. Whether you...
Crochet Halloween Spider Pattern
Crochet Halloween Spider From cute little decor like the Crochet Halloween Spiders, you can decorate your candy bowl area with spiders or even make a few of them for your cobwebs. It's a reusable decor item for Halloween. The legs don't support the spider, so the body rests on the surface and you position the...
Crochet Check Yourself Scarf Pattern
Crochet Check Yourself Scarf This Crochet Check Yourself Scarf is actually pretty simple to crochet. There is chain work where the double crochets bury the chain to give the illusion of the checkerboard look. There is a diagram also available for you to check out. Need an interesting scarf? Check this pattern out. More Scarf...
Crochet Enchanted Sweater
Crochet Enchanted Sweater The Crochet Enchanted Sweater uses the graphghan concept of doing the colourwork in the panels. It's a basic pattern for a sweater for sizes XS - 5 XL. Like Graphghan work, you have to know when to drop your yarn and pick up the other colour that creates the diagonal line. It's...
Crochet Big Blocks Modern Granny Afghan Pattern
Crochet Big Blocks Modern Granny Afghan This the Crochet Big Blocks Modern Granny Afghan. I love the Modern Granny stitch. It works up so quickly and mindlessly, that I just had to create another blanket with it. I used the new Caron Big Cakes yarn for this one. It's a generous 54" x 68" with...
Crochet Christmas Stocking Pattern
Crochet Christmas Stocking From Brittany of Bhooked for Yarnspirations, she has designed a Crochet Christmas Stocking using the infamous striped yarn like Caron Cakes or Bernat Pop! Yarn. Using the natural colour transitions of the yarn, you can crochet homemade-looking stockings with ease. It's crocheted from the toe up. Using strategic colour changes for the...
Crochet Smoke & Fire Top by Donna Bondy
Crochet Smoke & Fire Top Introducing Donna Bondy and her Crochet Smoke & Fire Tank Top! She's a new guest designer with The Crochet Crowd. I met Donna through the Crochet Cruises and realizes she does practical and inspirational designs. She, in my opinion, is living the dream of a crocheter. Wearing what she makes...
Crochet Waffle Post Men's Cardigan by Donna Bondy
Crochet Waffle Post Men's Cardigan Hook up my Crochet Waffle Post Men's Cardigan for all the men in your life and keep them nice and warm this winter! Out of all my designs I have ever done, I have to say this is my favourite. I made this cardigan for my Uncle Richard to help...
Crochet Cranberry Dream Cardigan by Donna Bondy
Crochet Cranberry Dream Cardigan by Donna Bondy Crochet my Cranberry Dream Cardi to keep you warm on cold winter nights! When I saw (and felt) this Lion Brand Scarfie yarn at my local Michael's store, I thought to myself "this will make an awesome cardigan!" The rich colours and soft, cozy yarn are a dream...
Crochet Modern Cardigan by Donna Bondy
Crochet Modern Cardigan Inspired by the Modern Granny designs by Jeanne Steinhilber, I have designed this amazingly warm and cozy Modern Granny Cardigan. I used Caron Sprinkle Cakes as my yarn of choice, but you could also use Caron Tea Cakes. With the self striping yarn, it came out so beautifully, and with the...
Crochet Ruffles Blanket by Donna
Crochet Ridges and Ruffles Blanket Hook up my Ridges and Ruffles Blanket and keep warm on those cold winter nights! I love crocheting texture into projects as it gives it the "WOW" factor, and this pattern is full of both texture and "WOW"! It may look complicated to do, but the pattern has plenty of...
Crochet Cool Waves Scarf Pattern
Crochet Cool Waves Scarf The Crochet Cool Waves Scarf is an easy to follow pattern with what I would refer to as the Lazy Wave. Slight up and down motions. Bernat Mosaic has discontinued years ago but this pattern is still fabulous. I would think about substituting with Caron Cakes Yarn. It wouldn't be the...
Crochet Neapolitan Ripple Scarf by Donna Bondy
Crochet Neapolitan Ripple Scarf Crochet my Neapolitan Ripple Scarf for a last-minute gift for someone or yourself! This is a quick and easy scarf to crochet that works up in a few hours...if you can get through it without stopping to satisfy your craving for ice cream. I used Loops and Threads Impeccable yarn from...
Crochet Cake Envy Cardi by Donna
Crochet Cake Envy Cardi Hook up my Cake Envy Cardi and watch everyone around you turn green with, well, envy, because they will want one too! This cardigan is similar to my Modern Granny Cardigan except this one uses regular Caron Cakes. It can also be made using the Caron Big Cakes. I added buttons...
Crochet Gardening Flowers Afghan Pattern
Crochet Gardening Flowers Afghan Imagine colour options for this Crochet Garden Flower Afghan. This is a fun little granny square that allows you to change the colours to suit your own personal decor. I really like the flower look in this granny square. I think crocheters will have a lot of free-choice this granny. Afghan...
Crochet Sunday Ribbed Scarf
Sunday Ribbed Scarf If you need a quick idea for a last minute gift, crochet this Sunday Ribbed Scarf. I hooked this up in really just a few hours on a quiet Sunday afternoon. I had been wanted to design something using half double crochet for a while now. It's not my favorite stitch, but...
Crochet Snug Cowl Pattern
Crochet Snug Cowl My favourite hats and cowls usually have a mix of Acrylic and Wool together. I get that some people are allergic to wool, I'm not. Living in the north, winter needs that extra warmth and wool is the way to do it. Bernat Twisted Yarn has playful and suitable colours of the...
Crochet Cozy Ruffle Shrug
Crochet Cozy Ruffle Shrug Hook up my Cozy Ruffle Shrug and keep yourself fashionably warm! I originally designed this Cozy Ruffle Shrug for a coworker of mine for a gift. She had seen me wear cardigan after cardigan that I made, and mentioned that she really liked them, and wished that she could wear something...
Crochet Instant Pot Cover Pattern
Instant Pots are all the Rage Many people we know have an Instant Pot. Cathy, our bookkeeper has one and is going on and on about it! And, it's because she knows our Diva Dan is a cook and uses his crock pot a lot! So guess who wants and Instant Pot? Yep, Diva Dan!...
Crochet Plum Pretty Top Pattern
Crochet Plum Pretty Top Hook up my Plum Pretty Top and look stylish while keeping warm! This pattern is based off Jeanne Steinhilber's Nightberry Shawl pattern. I'm more of a top/sweater person, so I asked Jeanne if I could design a top based on her pattern. I was very happy when she said yes! I...
Crochet Feeling Loopy Cardigan
Crochet Feeling Loopy Cardigan My Feeling Loopy Cardigan is hooked up in the Back Loops Only, so you may feel a little "loopy" by the time you're finished, but it is oh so worth it! The combination of working in the BLO and the "up-down" stitch work of alternating single and double crochets creates the...
Crochet Scrappy Slippers
Crochet Scrappy Slippers Hook up my Scrappy Slippers in just an hour or two and keep your feet warm and cozy! I pretty much live in slippers while I'm inside during the colder months. I have made myself many pairs of slippers over the years from other patterns that had complicated stitch work. While they...
Crochet Southwest Stripe Afghan Pattern
Crochet Southwest Stripe Afghan I am very inspired by the USA Southwest colour palette and cultural designs that originate from the Southwest. In fact, if you have noticed in some of our videos, there are paintings on the walls of our home that we picked up years ago, not originals, but giclee format, of Tim...
Crochet Fruit Punch Scarf
Crochet Fruit Punch Scarf The Crochet Fruit Punch Scarf uses 2 balls of Caron Cupcakes. Colour is called Fruit Punch. We associate the Caron Cupcakes as just being for hats as a pom pom is provided. Due to the thickness of the yarn and a smaller crochet hook, G or 4.5 mm hook, it provides...
Introducing #MG For Crocheters
What is #MG? #MG means Modern Granny. If you have been following The Crochet Crowd for a while, you will have noticed the term Modern Granny has popped up almost daily. It's a trending granny afghan stitch look. This term was created by our very own Jeanne in 2016 when she created an afghan and...