Crochet Double Cable Headband Keep your ears warm with this Double Cable Headband - Ear Warmer! I used Bernat Happy Holidays Yarn that comes in a 3.5 oz / 100 g ball and a size 5mm hook. OOooh, it's been more than chilly these past few days. And with the wind, you can imagine a...
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Crochet Candy Cane Santa Bag Pattern
Crochet Candy Cane Santa Bag This super cute Candy Cane Santa Bag was designed by our very own Diva Dan aka Daniel Zondervan. The bag is 12" Dia x 18" Tall. It is using Bernat Blanket Yarn. It's a great bag that mixes in the Braided Single Crochet appearance that you see. It's not hard...
Crochet Popcorn Stitch Pattern
How To Crochet A Popcorn Stitch Mikey shows you some math figures to balance out the popcorn pops on your afghan. Balance out your crochet ideas using this tutorial. Popcorn is pretty easy and even beginners can get the concept. It's a fun stitch to give you crazy texture to a project. Video Demonstration
Crochet Five Fave Friday Patterns
Crochet Five Fave Friday Patterns Crochet Five Fave Fridays are here to inspire you with crochet ideas that we have enjoyed making. Favourites are really personal depending on you. I have curated the 5 top favourites of the year and have added the next 5 top favourites as determined on YouTube. Essentially, here are 10...
Yarnspirations #Yarnspo Hashtags and Brands
New effective July 16th is the updated version of #Yarnspirations to now being #Yarnspo. #Yarnspo will be the new nickname for Yarnspirations and will continue to be the main umbrella hashtag for Yarnspirations. Speaking personally, for myself, I'm super glad about it because I am known to spell Yarnspirations incorrectly and it's a long name...
Crochet Tutorials Category Menu Options
The Crochet Crowd was first developed through YouTube as a community. Our website and social presence that we know today as Social Media followed about 2 years after as we were on the cusp of a new generation of How-To Tutorials. Playlists are updated each time a new video is added to YouTube, which is...
Best Crochet Blogs of 2021
Most of the choices are independent bloggers who are beating to their own rhythm and many are maintaining their own communities. The ranking is done based on internet traffic, social media followers, domain authority and freshness of content. This is automatically generated. While we teach on behalf of Yarnspirations, we maintain our own flow for...
Top 61 Crochet Patterns of 2020
This year has been a lifechanging moment for so many people. One of my roles is to watch for what interests you so we can design, present and come up with ideas to expand crochet. This year, it's been upside-down the norm due to so many new people learning to crochet with unexpected time at...
19 Gift Choices by Mikey
I'm Mikey, your blogging host of The Crochet Crowd and I have selected 12 gifting items. I don't know about you, man it's been a tough year. Speaking bluntly, I have a really hard time mentally praising myself when all I see are faults and failures within myself. We, The Crochet Crowd, has had some...
Crochet Hugs and Kisses Baby Blanket Pattern
Crochet Hugs and Kisses Baby Blanket For the new baby in your life, there's plenty of Hugs and Kisses all around. Here's a graphghan concept called Crochet Hugs & Kisses Baby Blanket. There are mini squares that are put together when you are done. The X's and O's are strategically placed within the stitchwork. The...
Crochet Pot Handle Cover Pattern
Pot Handle Cover Introducing a slip-on crochet pot handle cover that can be used to remove or hold pots while making your favourite dish in the kitchen. This concept is really simple in making a crochet tube that is closed off on one end and has an opening on the other. To use this, simply...
Adult Crochet Bucket Hat
DOWNLOAD PDF FREE PATTERN Easy to make crochet bucket adult hat. I wanted to create a hat that has my signature love for texture. Texture keeps me interested in creating a crochet project. I really love Bernat Softee Cotton yarn on how it feels. This hat is intended to be a bucket hat with protects...
58 Best of 2022 Blankets
58 BLANKET FREE PATTERNS The results are in for 2022 and 58 knit and crochet blankets have been the top downloads for Yarnspirations. What jumps out to me is that most blankets are textured in nature. Texture not requiring much colour, and others where there are colour play opportunities. Enough chitter chatter, click the 58...
How to Crochet Jester's Bag of Square Tricks
Crochet Jester's Bag of Square Tricks I was challenged by our team here at The Crochet Crowd to create a bag using only 2 balls of Bernat Maker Home Dec Yarn. Mikey had just completed his Jester's Bag of Entrelac Tricks. I thought a bit for something different, but was so inspired by his fun...
Crochet Happy Felted Flower Bag
Crochet Happy Felted Flower Bag I love felting. I love the look, the process and love to watch the washing machine transform my crochet into something fabulous! For those who don't understand what felting is, it is 100% wool that is washed in super hot water and agitated. The agitation causes the fibers to open...
Crochet Summer Sorbet Top
Crochet Summer Sorbet Top Crochet my Summer Sorbet Top and stay cool all summer! For this top, and for the V neck version, I used 2 of my favourite cotton blend yarns: Caron Cotton Cakes, and Bernat Softee Baby Cotton. Both are a 60/40 blend of cotton and acrylic, and both are wonderful with which...
Bernat Blanket-ez + Tutorial
Bernat Alize Blanket EZ Yarn Do a double take on the Bernat Alize Blanket EZ yarn now at JOANN. In stores and available only as early as July 27th, 2018. This yarn is unique and you may have never seen anything like it before. I know for me, it was unique and very intriguing. This...
Fix Bernat Blanket-ez Stitches + Tutorial
How To Fix Bernat Alize Blanket EZ Stitches As mentioned in the preview video, this yarn is double the thickness of regular Bernat Blanket yarn. This extra thickness is key for the success of this product because the loops hold inside each other as you knit. The extra thickness of the yarn provides the friction...
Garter Stitch Bernat Alize Blanket-ez + Tutorial
Garter Stitch with Bernat Alize Blanket EZ Yarn Yep, you can do the Garter Stitch with Bernat Alize Blanket EZ yarn. You may have been seeing always pulling the yarn from the back and going forward which creates the knit stitch and if you keep going from the back to the front, you make the...
Blanket EZ Cowl Pattern
EZ Cowl Learn how EZ it is to make the EZ Cowl. The cowl is made using the stockinette stitch which is the easiest one of them all. The cowl is length wise and then secured in permanent round with sewing the two ends together. Tutorial Casting On Stockinette Stitch More Bernat Alize Blanket EZ Ideas...
Blanket EZ Scarf Pattern
EZ Blue Scarf Try this EZ Blue Scarf. It uses an easy cast on and then stockinette stitch to complete. Follow the pattern to get the stitch counts and finger your way through your project! Tutorials Casting On Stockinette Stitch Bind Off More Bernat Alize Blanket EZ Ideas [the_grid name="Bernat Alize Blanket EZ"] More Scarf Ideas...
EZ Baby Bear Hat Pattern
EZ Baby Bear Hat Yes you can... you can even finger up hats with the Blanket EZ! Create this Baby Bear Hat for someone you love or even for charity! How can you resist a smile like that from the model! Follow the pattern to begin your hats today. It's pretty cute and ultra soft too! More...
Blanket EZ Round Pillow Pattern
EZ Round Pillow Yeppers, you can also do circles with Blanket EZ. This EZ Round Pillow is a great example of it too. Best yet, we have a tutorial to help you further. Once you get the rhythm of this pattern, it's pretty simple! I would consider this an intermediate level but very doable! More Blanket EZ...
Blanket EZ Textures Blanket Pattern
EZ Textures Blanket Light as air is the EZ Textures Blanket. It's a combination of the twisted garter stitch and cable stitch. Each row is done in one pass. So you see there is a border, that's done at the same time by changing the stitch technique. It's really awesome to say the least. Tutorial More...
Blanket EZ 2 Colour Criss Cross Pillow Pattern
EZ 2 Colour Criss Cross Pillow This 2 coloured EZ 2 Colour Criss Cross Pillow uses the criss cross technique but the colour is changed every 2nd row. Across and back on the same colour. You do not cut the strands after each set of stripes. You let it stay in behind and when you are ready....
Blanket EZ Criss Cross Scarf Pattern
EZ Criss Cross Scarf Make this EZ Criss Cross Scarf as a practice run as you can use this stitch for many other types of projects you may have in mind. Keep in mind it is two rows that can make this happen! Once you get the motion of the ocean, the world is your oyster!...
Caron X Pantone Fair Isle Hat Pattern
Caron X Pantone Fair Isle Hat Make your own colouring with the Crochet Fair Isle Hat. Using Caron X Pantone yarn, you can create unique looks with this particular design. With pops of colour that can blend or contrast each other. Use the colour play tool in the pattern to change up the colours to...
Squares for Sarah
Squares for Sarah July 9th, text message from my friend Linda to myself and Yolanda. "What do you guys think about a little community afghan for Sarah for a going away gift for college? Would you guys be willing to do like 2 - 18" squares? Or am I being ridiculous? :). If you don't...
Crochet Caron X Pantone Cupcake Hat
Crochet Caron X Pantone Cupcake Hat Crochet my Caron X Pantone Cupcake Hat for the children - teens in your life, and she will look oh so sweet! This hat uses one braid of the new and absolutely colourful Caron X Pantone yarn. I used Peach Blush Parfait, but you can use any colourway you...
Book Review: Crochet Animal Rugs by Ira Rott
Crochet Animal Rugs Introducing an incredible book by Ira Rott. Ira is a Canadian Designer and you may have seen her designs floating in and around facebook. You may need a refresher because you probably don't even realize she is the designer of the popular Elephant Rug, which is also included in this book. Ira...
Crochet Infinity Cowl Pattern
Crochet Infinity Cowl Crochet your own Infinity Cowl. This easy to follow pattern will allow you to know the basics of crochet and create your own infinity cowl to enjoy. The original yarn, Bernat Mosaic is discontinued but if you find a 4 Ply Worsted yarn, this will work out just fine. Video Tutorial More...
Blanket EZ Blanket Pattern
EZ Blanket Create this EZ Blanket with Blanket EZ. Follow the pattern to get the stitch count. Cast on the number of stitches and work your way through using the stockinette stitch! EZ stuff! Bind off at the end! Tutorials Casting On Stockinette Stitch Bind Off More Bernat Alize Blanket EZ Ideas [the_grid name="Bernat Alize Blanket EZ"]
Bernat Blanket-ez at Walmart Canada
Bernat Alize Blanket EZ Yarn Canadians have been waiting and the wait is now over. Bernat Alize Blanket EZ yarn is now available at Walmart Canada in most Walmart Stores across our country. This is a starter yarn project for kids and adults who fear learning how to knit or play with yarn. With the...
Crochet Cat Nest Pattern
Crochet Cat Nest Easy to crochet is the Crochet Cat Nest. Suggested yarn is Bernat Mega Bulky yarn. It's really thick and will make this project quick and easy to crochet. This is a circle grown out and then when it hits the size you need, you begin to decrease to naturally form the edges....
Crochet Floor Lounge Elephant Pillow Pattern
Crochet Floor Lounge Elephant A set of 3 pillows permanently attached for this "BIG" idea. This is the Floor Fun Elephant Pillows. You will need 3 queen size pillows that are inside this masterpiece. Using Bernat Blanket yarns, these are just a great lounge idea for kids. More Pillow Ideas [the_grid name="Pillows"]
Crochet Sky Watch Blanket
3 Month Crochet Sky Watch Blanket Look up and outside and take your own readings of what the sky is reading to you. Choose a time of day to look up or just give an overall impression of the day. From full sun to cloudy to snow, the sky will determine your shades of blue...
Crochet Basket Weave Baby Hat
Basket Weave Crochet Baby Hat The crochet basket weave is one of the most popular stitches of all time. The rich texture plays well. This is the Crochet Basket Weave Hat designed for 6 months to 12 months of age. Use the front post and back posts to create the basket weave look. This type...
Vibrant Tank Topper Crochet Placemat
Vibrant Tank Topper Crochet Placemat This Crochet Tank Topper is uniform in size to fit most toilets. I have to admit, I'm not a fan of too many fabrics or carpet near a toilet due to the splash zone being a problem for guys. I like my little placemat as it gives the white porcelain...
Crochet C2C (Corner to Corner) Pillow Pattern
Crochet C2C Pillow This Crochet Corner to Corner Pillow concept is using Bernat Home Bundle Yarn. This is an easy level project. Using 8 mm / L Hook. Only 1 ball is needed for this 14" x 14" Pillow form to use. The yarn changes colour and texture on its own so that will save...
Crochet Projects Organized by Yarn Brand
Crochet Projects by Yarn Brand All projects we feature are organized by yarn brand within our website. Some yarns become discontinued over time but we still have the existing patterns and video tutorials. Most of the projects are curated with designers by the major yarn manufacturers. Being sponsored, we have the ability to film tutorials...