Samantha under the crochet name of Rosina Crochets absolutely checks all of those boxes in crochet for mosaic designs. Just WOW! Be prepared to be blown away! Seriously! Some of these are the upper level of crochet in the advanced levels! Not for the weak but my word, are they amazing! Mosaics can be simpler...
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Crochet Large Bee Pattern
The Crochet Bee Pattern is designed by Mikey is for the love of Nova Scotia living in the Annapolis Valley. Surrounded by orchards. Inspired by fall and the natural collecting of honey here in the valley. Bees help keep our environment healthy by nurturing trees and flowers alike. A cute bee designed to bring on...
Arm Knitting Pattern + Tutorial
Trending lately is the art of Hand Knitting... not just knitting but using your arms instead of knitting needles. This concept allows you to quickly make scarves using extra bulky yarn such as Red Heart's Vivid, Stellar and even Sashay. Watch how easy it is to hand knit! Just use 5 Stitches across and use...
Striped 1 - 3 Year Old Crochet Beanie Hat
Striped Beanie Crochet Hat Are you looking for a simple beanie for you baby to wear? This is a great little pattern that is able to be crocheted in about 1 hour. There is fantastic colour changing throughout this pattern but you don't have to change colour if you don't want to. This pattern was...
Baby Sugar Pop Afghan Pattern
Sugar Pop Baby's First Afghan Another very soft yarn by Bernat using the Bernat Baby Coordinates Yarn. The yarn glistens and is perfect for a new baby. It's easy to crochet with and provides and outstanding final presentation. The afghan will measure about 39" square when completed. by Michael Sellick - The Crochet Crowd ©2012...
Crochet Remembrance Poppy Pattern + Tutorial
Remembrance Flowers It's that time of year again where it's time to wear your support for Remembrance Day. This is the free pattern for the Crochet Remembrance Poppy. Needed Materials Size 5.0 mm – 5.5 mm or J Size Hook Bernat Super Value Yarn Definitions CH = Chain, SL = Slip Stitch, SC = Single...
Crochet Designer Yarn and Yardage Calculators
Mikey uses calculators to determine yardage and weights for designing. Crochet designers can use these calculators too. You will need the following information in order for you to know how much yarn you approximately used. The calculator will figure out the USA (imperial math) with the Metric system in an easy conversion. You will need...
Learn How To Crochet with Red Heart Sashay + Tutorial
In today's less, you will learn how to crochet using Red Heart Boutique Sashay. I really never thought this was possible but then I reviewed another technique demonstrated by the Editor-in-Chief from Crochet Today Magazine. I realized the technique she was using on another project can apply to Sashay as well. Follow along with in...
Free Posh Pillow Crochet Pattern
Posh Pillow Pattern Today, I am launching the 2nd Gift of Christmas. I have to do a bit of programming and finalizing of the video for YouTube before I can launch it. To feed your addiction to crochet, I have found a pattern called the Posh Pillow Crochet Pattern. It's a brand new pattern by...
Crochet Taffy Pull Scarf Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Taffy Pull Scarf Easy to hook and so fabulous to wear. Introducing the Taffy Pull Scarf by Debbie Stoller. It's a free pattern that Debbie created for Red Heart Yarns. It's colourful choices leave for endless possibilities of variations of what your scarf can potentially look like. Best of all, it's not a uniform design...
Crochet Ferris Wheel
The Crochet Crowd Ferris Wheel Trying a Crochet Ferris Wheel. Daniel came up with this concept and the very next morning at the end of September 2012, he put his vision to reality. I had come up with a crochet carousel, so he wanted to do a complimentary Ferris wheel to go with the carnival...
Crochet Orchard Delicate Wrap
The Crochet Orchard Delicate Wrap is designed by Michael Sellick, it's a sister wrap with other designs he's completed. It's very generous in length measuring 90" long and 20" wide using Red Heart It's a Wrap yarn. While this one is in the book, the other two are free designs. It's a Beautiful Crochet Whirled...
Crochet Let's Do Lunch Placemats
The Let's Do Lunch Placemats were designed by Michael Sellick intending on the near beginner crocheter skills. Using Bernat Maker Home Dec yarn that is thick, these were easy to make to save your dishes from scuffing the table surface. In the picture, it's paired with a decadent treat so if lunch isn't your thing....
Crochet Ripples in the Bay Throw
The Crochet Ripples in the Bay Throw by Jeanne Steinhilber is a very easy repeating textured pattern. Can be resized easily. Jeanne has mixed in some cross stitches with shell work for this lovely textured blanket. Once you get moving on this blanket, the repeating is just 3 rounds and you will see your blanket...
Tunisian Cozy Maritime Wrap
The Tunisian Cozy Maritime Wrap was designed by Anita Grover. To figure out Tunisian in the waves with texture was her concept. Speaking first-hand, she did a lot of testing trials to make this work and then finally stumbled onto the formula to make it work. We created a Tunisian diagram to assist with the...
Crochet Heritage Nova Scarf
The Heritage Nova Scarf has the Canadiana iconic colours, which some refer to as work socks look. Designed by Daniel Zondervan. The boys in this photo were cold the day these shot this and put the scarf over their ears to warm up a bit. So this shot was partially a fluke but so cute....
Tunisian Tidal Wedge Wrap
The Tidal Wedge Wrap was designed by Anita Grover. With intentional stepping wedges circle around. Anita hasn't really designed before, so this was a big challenge. Tunisian is her first passion in the yarn arts. You will see two versions of this same design in the book. One is the colour you see and the...
Crochet Tidal Bay Headbands
The Crochet Tidal Bay Headbands were designed by Megan McHugh inspired by Daniel Zondervan's stitching combination. Designed in either a flat headband or with an infinity twist. Easy to crochet with Red Heart Unforgettable being really outstanding with colour mixing. This pattern is inside our first book. Therefore, it's a paid pattern. Find this book...
Crochet Tidal Bay Infinity Cowl
The Crochet Tidal Bay Cowl was designed by Megan McHugh inspired by Daniel Zondervan's stitching combination. The cowl has the option to have a twist or use it as an infinity style. With the stitching combination included, you can adjust the size of the cowl using your own ideas. Worked in the round. Though Megan...
Crochet Tidal Bay Scarf
The Crochet Tidal Bay Scarf was designed by Daniel Zondervan. Daniel’s pattern is simple and has fantastic breathing feel that is light and yet texturally awesome to look at. Daniel added half-double crochet to help break up the texture. Plus, he loves the tight stripe look that naturally occurs using Red Heart Unforgettable. Megan enjoyed...
15 DIY Crochet Scarf Patterns
15 Crochet Scarf Patterns This time of year, crocheters are looking for ideas for gift-giving. What is better than hooking up a fun, new scarf? I have found a few from around the internet that you might enjoy the stitching journey. 1. Corner to Corner Snowman Scarf - This fun project from Winding Road...
Your Crochet Journey Journal
Create your Crochet Journey Journal Does size matter? Yep, it does for me and I realized that in 2018. Every year, I have the intention of keeping a crochet journal. I start with a binder and by February, it's collecting dust and moved off my desk never to be seen again. Occasionally in the year,...
Crochet Wire & Hook Tips
Tips for Using Crochet Wire Mikey will take you through step by step in helping you decide what products you need to get started with Crochet With Wire. What hook to use, types of wires, beading choices, and tips gained along the way. There are more tutorials on beading with wire, chaining with wire, and...
Crochet Wire with Beads Tutorial
How To Crochet Wire with Beads Mikey shows you how to crochet wire and sliding on beads. This is part of a series where he is constructing a bracelet. He's counting out stitches as he doesn't want to waste the wire and wants to use it for other things. Bead and stitch counts probably will...
Crochet Driftwood Hooks from Nova Scotia
I recently discovered through a friend these handmade crochet hooks made right here in Nova Scotia with driftwood. I was captivated by them as I walk the beaches here and the driftwood is visually amazing. The idea that someone thought to collect the wood and make hooks is really amazing to me. They have a...
34 Thoughtful Gifts to Give Crocheters
The Crochet Hippopotamus is definitely cute, but what if you were looking for a gift to buy crocheters. Non-crocheters message us looking for gifting ideas, especially at Christmas time to look for buying a crocheter that is related to the hobby. I talk about Big-Box Retailers and Independent Stores. Big-Box retailers are the massive chain...
So Inspiring... 5,000 Fiber Pumpkins
Have you heard of Carol Duh and her incredible Pumpkin Patch? Different sizes and colours. It's magnificent. Reporter, Scott Iwasaki, tells the story of Carol's stitching journey through pumpkins. Read the Full Story Here. What makes this remarkable is her attention span, more than anything. For myself, I prefer to crochet one item and then...
31 Free Secret Patterns inside Our Book
The Crochet Crowd Book is loaded with other patterns as backdrop eye candy. Some patterns are free and others are not. There are 31 free patterns and a few paid patterns. Some we don't have links for. Daniel insisted that most of the eye candy be our own work or something we have connected to...
Crochet Gumdrop Baby Dress Pattern
Vibrant Baby Wear This super adorable baby dress comes in 4 sizes. Pattern includes 6, 12, 18 and 24 months' instructions. I have found the instructions super easy to follow without any difficulties. Don't let the pattern instructions intimidate you. There are many paragraphs on this instruction that only apply to certain sizes. When you...
How to LINK Double Crochet + Tutorial
Link Double Crochet To shake things up a bit... I'm going to do my first ever pictorial tutorial showing Link Double Crochet. The video is posted at the bottom. I know due to the bandwidth that videos aren't always ideal. In today's blog, I'm going to show it to you in both methods... Pictorial and...
Little Sweetie Dress with Pleats Pattern + Tutorial
Pleated Little Sweetie Dress Introducing the Little Sweetie Dress. Due to extreme demand from our audience, many have asked for this dress to have more draping or pleats at the bottom instead of just being straight down. I have taken the liberty to change 1 line in the pattern which alters the skirt area. It...
Crochet Cloche Bell Hat
The Crochet Cloche Bell Hat is designed by me, is featuring a stitch that didn't realize at the time had a name. It has the Samurai Stitch. You will do 3 double crochets in a row and then double crochet around the 3 posts to bring them together. It's the striking texture you see. The...
Craft: Cartwheel Pumpkin Patch Lifesize Scarecrows
Living in the heart of Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley which is known for its incredible falls and abundance of wineries, orchards and fall festivals, a large variety of pumpkins are grown here and shipped out. Our soil is ideal and pumpkins are easy to grow once they get started. Two towns from us are Kentville,...
Crochet Marshmallow Snowman in a Mug
The Crochet Snowman in a Mug designed by Repeat Crafter Me screams ultra cuteness. A feel-good project meant for the festive season. Sarah has such a creative eye for seeing what we just think of as neat but putting on a crochet spin to it. It's a talent that is second to none. A cute...
New Crochet Mochila Phone Bags
Marion Verloop has done it again with another incredible pattern edition for mobile phones. This is the Crochet Mobile Mochila Bag. This is known as Wayuu Crochet, a concept developed by the Wayuu Tribe of Colombia. Tightly stitched with precision, this concept is nearly making a project that will last forever and a day. Intended...
Figure Out Stitch Multiples
If you love a stitch combination so much but want to change the size, how can it be done? This is how Mikey figures it out. The Crochet Post Stitch Washcloth is a combination of double crochet and then front post trebles. For new crocheters, you cannot just start with any size chain. It has...
60 Make It for Mom Patterns
Are you looking to personalize a gift for mom? Here are 60 Patterns to consider. Some of the patterns are Mom and Me patterns where there is a matching set for a child and mom. Luckily, whoever made this round-up is clearly thinking straight where dishcloths are not included. I do find it kinda comical...
34 Shut Up and Hook Patterns
There are times you need that moment of calm, easy thinking, hook in motion and stop with the counting. 34 Patterns to Stitch. I know my title is abrupt but let's be honest here, sometimes we just need a moment for ourselves to sift through our thoughts. Don't talk to me, let me a crocheter...
12 Cosmic Baby Concept Patterns
That statement of giving your child the moons and stars can never be truer for this round-up. Cosmic Baby Patterns. A handful of ideas such as non-scary alien stuffy to a UFO to a rocket ship hat to name a few. Maybe a rocket ship blanket in C2C or a simplistic solar system mobile. The...
The Differences of Stitch Multiples + Tutorial
Stitch multiples in patterns allow us to expand the stitch concept to change the sizes of the projects. It can be written in two ways but they mean two different things. I've been with Yarnspirations so long that I have adapted my pattern writing to match their technical writing. However, there are 3 ways a...