Shell Mandala The Shell Mandala is our lesson 3 for the Mandala Workshop. We are moving to the next level of introducing shells and throwing in a bit of pop at the end. In this pattern, unlike Lesson 2, we are going to be playing with what is called as shells. Shells are usually the...
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How To Crochet Wheel Mandala Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Wheel Mandala This is lesson 5 of the Crochet Mandala Workshop and today we are working on the Wheel Mandala that I designed. This workshop has been designed to go a step further in layers. Where layers overlap existing work to create visual eye candy. As you can see in the picture, the blue...
Crochet Raised Twist Mandala Pattern
Crochet Raised Twist Mandala The Raised Twist Mandala is the next lesson of providing, even more, three-dimensional looks to your mandala. What you cannot see from the top angle is the amount of lift and dimensions that are in this mandala. Firstly, the tangerine round going to the centre of the motif appears to be...
What Are Mandalas?
What Are Mandalas Crochet Mandalas are very hot in trend at this time. We've seen major projects by designers really capture us crocheters with awe inspiring designs. They are incredible visually as well as provide skill building techniques that leave crocheters feeling really proud when they are finished. Crochet Modern Mandalas Book by Interweave This...
Crochet Invisible Joins + Tutorial
Crochet Invisible Joins for Mandalas In crochet, after 30 years, I have come to accept that seamlines are a natural look to a project. It doesn't mean I like it. I'm not OCD but my eyes jump to it directly on a project. Bugs me A LOT! However, just because I have come to accept...
Crochet Simple Baby Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
Simple Chevron Baby Blanket Crochet this ultra-plush baby blanket called Crochet Simple Chevron Baby Blanket. A thick pattern that has stripes based on choosing two colours to play with. It's using Bernat Blanket Baby Yarn. The chevron is easy to follow and maintain. It's using Back Loops to give the afghan a much desired simple...
Crochet Boxed Block Stitch Blanket Pattern
Crochet Boxed Block Stitch Blanket Crochet the Boxed Block Stitch Blanket, a design by me. I originally designed a very close example of this back in 2011. Upon reviewing my pattern and growing in skill levels at a designer, I decided to revisit the pattern to see my notes. I realized, my pattern is written...
Crochet C2C x 4 Rectangle Blanket Pattern
Crochet Corner to Corner Rectangle from Middle The Corner to Corner Rectangle from the middle took me several tries to get the blanket to lay flat. The biggest problem with the R & D of this design was getting the middle to cooperate with the remaining afghan. I released after a few attempts I cannot...
Crochet Shadow Shells Hat Pattern
Crochet Women's Shadow Shells Hat If you love a bit of texture and playful colours, the Crochet Women's Shadow Shells Hat maybe your dedicated hat for the winter. Nice attention has been given to the brim to provide a comfortable fit. The yarn stitch looks modern and with your own personal style of colour, it...
Crochet Lattice Hat Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Lattice Hat A really neat hat is the Crochet Lattice Hat. The lattice is crochet into position as the hat is made. The great thing about this pattern is the growth of the hat is finished by the time the lattice takes effect. This means for me, easy counting to keep the pattern going. ...
Crochet Candy Link Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Candy Link Blanket My new Crochet Candy Link Blanket is 53" wide by 54" long. Sized as a cozy lapghan or toddler size blanket to enjoy. I used Bernat Blanket Brights, a fabulous bold colour line featuring the every popular Bernat Blanket yarn line. I've used D-Link to force the variegated yarn to pool...
Crochet C2C Hugs & Kisses Blanket Pattern
Crochet Hugs & Kisses On The Side C2C Afghan Raise your hand if you love C2C patterns! Well I know that many of you do, so I just had to add one to the Hugs & Kisses collection. This is the Hugs and Kisses On the Side C2C Afghan. This blanket crochets quickly and easy,...
Calculator: Felt Shrinkage
Calculator: Stitch Counts for Felt Shrinkage Felting is fun and fabulous. Be warned, it can be addictive in watching the felting process take it's form at the end of the project. I used Patons Classic Wool to do my felting. The project in the picture is knit but you can see the stitches pretty much...
Back Crochet Project with Fleece + Tutorial
How to Cut Fleece for Crochet Backings This project was presented on board the Crochet Cruises for October 2017 and again June 2018. The goal is to cut the Fleece, generously provided by JOANN Fabrics & Crafts. We will be applying a crochet border to the fleece and attaching to our project. To match your...
How To Add Border to Fleece + Tutorial
How to Add Border to Fleece For any size of fleece, even if you just wanted to crochet a simple border around fleece to hand off to a charity, it's done pretty easily after the skip cutting has been completed. If you haven't seen the Skip Cutting Procedure, see the list of articles below to...
Add Fleece to Crochet Project
How to Attach An Existing Crochet Project to Fleece If you had intentions of matching a crochet project to the fleece for a backing. In previous articles, I have shown you how to measure and cut the fleece already. I have also shown you how to do the first round of the fleece to prepare...
Crochet Bernat Bricks Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
Bernat Bricks Blanket This easy Bernat Bricks Blanket is super quick using Bernat Blanket Yarn. This yarn is ultra-thick and intended for making chunky and lightweight home decor blankets. Bernat Blanket comes in two formats. As in the pattern, it is the standard Bernat Blanket Yarn. There is also Bernat Baby Blanket yarn. What is...
Crochet Carry-All Bag Pattern
Crochet Carry-All Bag Crochet this super cute and easy to follow Crochet Carry-All Bag. The bag is worked from the bottom upwards to the handle. I love the shaping of the handle for this practical bag idea! From carrying your iPads or Tablets to the essentials when you are out and about. Using Bernat Maker...
Crochet Bright Zig Zag Afghan Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Bright Zig Zag Afghan Here is another version of a Crochet Bright Zig Zag Afghan. There is a repeat pattern that appears to be easy to follow. From the regular zig-zag look to having some stitches to be splayed out for interesting visual effects. You can change the colours to suit your lifestyle. I...
What To Do With Bernat Mix Baby Yarn
What To Do With Bernat Mix Baby Yarn Bernat Mix Baby Yarn is exclusive to Michaels Stores and is a spin-off from Bernat Mix Home Yarn. There is a mix of yarns inside that put together inside the ball through sewed technique as it's transitioned. Inside this ball, you will find Bernat Maker, Bernat Boucle...
Crochet H&K Water Bottle Holder Pattern
Crochet Hugs & Kisses Water Bottle Holder When I posted a sneak peek of my Cell Phone Sling, several people thought it was a water bottle holder, so naturally, I had to crochet one up to match. So here is a Hugs and Kisses Water Bottle Pattern for you. This time I chose to use...
Crochet Hexagon Quilt Blanket Pattern
Crochet Hugs & Kisses Hexagon Quilt Blanket It's true, I love Caron Big Cakes the most! I cannot get enough of them. This particular colorway, Cherry Cake, was really calling to me. I finally figured out why. When I was a child, I had a handmade quilt with the same colours, all bordered in white. ...
How to Crochet Jester's Bag of Entrelac Tricks + Tutorial
Crochet Jester's Bag of Entrelac Tricks Introducing a Mikey Original design called the Crochet Jester's Bag of Entrelac Tricks. It uses Bernat Maker Home Dec yarn as a foundation with two different sizes of regular crochet hooks. This is an entrelac, Tunisian, a based project done in around. There is no slip stitching involved, so...
Twisted Garter Stitch Bernat Blanket-ez + Tutorial
Twisted Garter Stitch with Bernat Alize Blanket EZ Yarn While there is great emphasis on not twisting up the loops, if you are strategic about it though, you can create fabulous looks like this Twisted Garter Stitch. The garter stitch puts the link between the rows and that really helps this really show an incredible...
How To Criss Cross Bernat Blanket-ez Pattern + Tutorial
Criss Cross with Bernat Alize Blanket EZ Yarn I know what you are thinking, how cool is this. YES, it can be done with Bernat Alize Blanket EZ yarn! It's a strategic criss cross that appear to have the stitches depth and basket weave in nature. The tutorial below is the best way to learn...
Join Panels without Sewing with Blanket-ez + Tutorial
Join Panels without Sewing Bernat Alize Blanket EZ Yarn You can create Panels using Bernat Alize Blanket EZ and join them together without sewing. I know right!? Hard to believe but it's true. You create one panel as your base. Then, for the second and consecutive panels, you loop through the final stitch through a...
Crochet Bean Stitch Bag Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Bean Stitch Bag Introducing the Crochet Bean Stitch Bag, a design by Mikey. Jeanne inspired the bean stitch and it's a pretty addictive stitch too! Using variegated yarn, this stitch can look really great. The stitch provides thickened textured appearances. The stitches appear to be interwoven. For bags, it gives it added strength to...
Crochet Easy V Bag Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Easy V Bag This is a Mikey Original Design simply called the Crochet Easy V Bag. The repeat pattern is a straight shot up from the base of the bag to the top. You then finish off the top to straighten up the edge and turn the bag over to finalize the bottom of...
Crochet #MG Modern Granny Bag Pattern
Crochet #MG Modern Granny Bag Introducing the #MG Modern Granny Bag, another fabulous design by our Jeanne Steinhilber. This bag consists of 3 Modern Grannies that are attached together to strategically to form the base. With an easy to form handle for the person on the go. Made using Lily Sugar'n Cream. This design is...
Caron X Pantone Striped Scarf Pattern + Tutorial
Caron X Pantone Striped Scarf Crochet this easy textured Caron X Pantone Striped Scarf. It uses 3 braids of Caron X Pantone yarn. The braids are mixed up and you can create your own colourways with this scarf. The scarf is textured for those who are looking for a unique looking scarf. The yarn isn't...
Crochet Center Burst Afghan Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Center Burst Afghan Introducing my first afghan design using Bernat Velvet yarn. I know, this yarn just came out but I got my testing yarn back a couple of months ago to test try it. No better way to try it than to create a pattern with this yarn. Introducing the Crochet Center Burst...
Crochet Textured Wheels Bag Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Textured Wheels Bag Crochet this Textured Wheels Bag, one of my own designs. This design is actually a 20 year old continuous error understanding the Catherine Wheel Stitch. I didn't see to chain 3 before starting a lower shell for the wheel. So my wheels always looked buckled and textured. Based on learning this...
Crochet Hexagon Rainbow Newborn Blanket
Crochet Hexagon Rainbow Newborn Blanket This lovely crochet Hexagon Rainbow Newborn Blanket pattern was given to me by one of our community members, Vicki Brandt. This pattern could be used in many different color combinations to match any nursery. I chose the rainbow theme because I was in need of a blanket for a Rainbow...
Blanket EZ Cable Cowl Pattern + Tutorial
EZ Cable Cowl Learn to crochet the EZ Cable Cowl. The cables are in multiples of 2. So it's very easy to be able to remember the stitches and to create this unique look. Follow the tutorial below to see how EZ it is. The pattern is also included. This is featuring Bernat Alize Blanket EZ...
EZ Criss Cross Pillow Pattern + Tutorial
EZ Criss Cross Pillow Learn to create this EZ Criss Cross Pillow. It's using a basketweave look and is easy to maintain. This is featuring Bernat Alize Blanket EZ yarn. Follow the tutorial below if you have any questions. Tutorial More Bernat Alize Blanket EZ Ideas [the_grid name="Bernat Alize Blanket EZ"] More Pillow Ideas [the_grid name="Pillows"]
EZ Criss Cross Cowl Pattern + Tutorial
EZ Criss Cross Cowl Your next cowl with the EZ Criss Cross Cowl. By being strategic with your loops, you can create this unique look for your new cowl. There are two different rows that work together for this look! Have fun criss crossing with Bernat Alize Blanket EZ yarn. Tutorial More Bernat Alize Blanket EZ Ideas...
Crochet Caron Latte Cakes Infinity Cowl Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Caron Latte Cakes Infinity Ribbed Cowl Introducing the Crochet Ribbed Infinity Cowl featuring Caron Latte Cakes. Keep in mind, Michaels is the only place to pick up Caron Cakes as it's exclusive. If you live in the USA, you can most likely order it directly through Michaels.com to have it shipped to you. The...
Crochet Latte Lapghan + Tutorial
Crochet Latte Lapghan Have you tried the new Caron Latte Cakes yet? It's a really soft yarn and the colors are very gentle. I decided the Persimmon Blue Cakes I picked up would make a really nice comfort Crochet Latte Lapghan for a friend of mine in need of some love. This is really just...
Crochet Diamond Wave Scarf Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Diamond Wave Scarf Introducing the Crochet Diamond Wave Scarf. This is a generous length scarf of 79" long by 13" wide. Originally, I was thinking to do an afghan but then it really looked sharp as a scarf. I randomized the colours intentionally. It's a lovely feel-good scarf that looks amazing to wear. Tutorial...
Crochet Cowl Pullover Sweater Pattern
Crochet Cowl Pullover Sweater Crochet this easy level Crochet Cowl Pullover Sweater. Included is an easy to access pocket in the front. With generous cowl formation at the top and long-sleeved to take away the chill. Using Caron Simply Soft yarn. You will make a front, back, and two sleeve panels. As we as finish...