Crochet Anxiety with Social Media Many of us have looked at the crochet social websites and second-guessed our own abilities in crochet. Some of us go a step further and mentally beat ourselves up which is pretty common. In any of the crochet designs I have completed, I can confidently tell you that I have...
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Crochet Rainbow Brim Beanie Hat Pattern
Rainbow Brim Beanie Hat This is my first ever crochet pattern called the Rainbow Brim Beanie Hat. I wanted a hat with a bit of texture for myself. I also wanted the brim to reflect my personality back in 2009. I find with crochet hats, that air can travel through the hat to feel cold...
My First Knit Rectangle Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
My First From The Middle Rectangle Blanket I wondered if I could use the Bernat Alize Blanket-EZ yarn to do a From The Middle Concept. I figured it out as a rectangle first, then figured out the square version. The My First From The Middle Rectangle Blanket is all about the starting foundation loop row....
My First Knit Square Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
My First Knit From The Middle Blanket Learn how to Knit Your First Bernat Blanket-EZ Blanket that starts from the middle and knits outward like a typical crochet solid granny square. Understanding how to turn a corner was my obstacle but was quickly solved as I had knitted the Round Blanket-EZ Pillow. I understood how...
Crochet Key Card Holder Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Key Card Holder A project that takes about 10 minutes is a Crochet Key Card Holder that can attach to a lanyard or whatever. For cruise ships, the key card is your most important identification. For personal and crochet cruises I attend, I wear lanyard so I can keep an eye on my key...
Crochet Popping Wall Hanging
Crochet Popping Wall Hanging Feel like the 70's is returning, decor wise? It's true, it's coming back in trend, style wise. Put your crochet hook into the wind and try this Crochet Popping Wall Hanging. Using Bernat Maker Big, hook up some new decor. More Wall Hanging Ideas Round in Circles Wall Hanging Crochet Tap...
Crochet Flower Patch Granny Blanket Pattern
Crochet Flower Patch Granny Blanket The Crochet Flower Patch Baby Granny Blanket is inspired by flat and raised granny squares. The flower squares are slightly raised and strategically placed. The layout is completely up to you as you can come up with so many unique combinations. More Ideas Crochet Breaking Waves Afghan Christmas Cocoa Mug...
Crochet Photography Tips Free eBook
Crochet Photography Tips Taking the best photos to increase likes on social platforms require a bit of planning to think about lighting, angle and your goals. The same project can get far fewer likes when certain conditions are not considered. Here is our Crochet Crowd Photographic Guide. Page 1 is about our Crochet Challenges when...
Crochet Breeze Chevron Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Breeze Chevron Blanket This Crochet Breeze Chevron Blanket is using the Bernat Blanket Breezy yarn. This yarn is self-striping and is a medium #4 weight yarn. It's plush and easy to work with. The yarn is fabulously coloured and is exclusive to JOANN Fabric & Craft stores. Follow the free pattern to make your...
Crochet Diamond Blocks Blanket Pattern
Crochet Diamond Blocks Blanket The Crochet Diamond Blocks Blanket uses Tapestry Crochet. Tapestry Crochet is the art of using 2 or more strands at the same time and hiding the unused strand under the stitches to hold them into position. The main colour is Cream and the secondary is Peach Blossom. Both are part of...
Crochet Earth Day Quiet Book Patterns
Crochet Earth Day Quiet Book Sarah of Repeat Crafter Me has an innovative free pattern called Crochet Earth Day Quiet Book. It's featuring scenes of planet earth, all crocheted. I saw it on Instagram for the first time, her daughter, Zoe, was flipping through the book and I thought to myself. How did Sarah ever...
Crochet Cable for Any Size Projects + Tutorial
Crochet Cables Crochet cables are easier to manage than you might assume. The visual look of the braiding going in and out and around each other is an illusion that is easy to accomplish. This stitch can be accomplished with any size hook and/or yarn choice. You just have to ensure the yarn compliments the...
Crochet Strawberry Dishcloth Pattern + Tutorial
Strawberry Dishcloth Learn how to crochet a simple strawberry dishcloth. Cute and easy to do. This will wipe up fast. It can be used as a washable dishcloth or a decoration for your kitchen. But makes sure you use 100%Cotton as cotton is fantastic for dishcloths! Get this free pattern, it's called Granny Strawberry Dishcloth....
Crochet Midnight Magic Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Midnight Magic Blanket The Crochet Midnight Magic Blanket was made with Bernat Mosaic yarn. It's slowly transitioning of colours makes this an all-time favourite. In 2019, at the time of writing this article, it was discontinued back in 2013. However, this remains a popular project as people still have this yarn leftover. Today, this...
Crochet Easy Peasy Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet the Easy Peasy Blanket Learn how to crochet the Easy Peasy Blanket using Bernat Blanket Yarn. It's a very quick afghan project and easy enough for beginners to try. The concept is so easy it's just a V-Stitch of Double Crochet + Ch 1 + Double Crochet. As you will see in the video...
What to do with Caron x Pantone Bamboo Yarn
Caron x Pantone Bamboo Introducing for spring 2019 is the Caron x Pantone Bamboo exclusively at Michael Stores in Canada and USA. Originally, the Caron x Pantone was part acrylic and merino wool with precision colour due to partnership with Pantone. So there were a couple changes to Caron x Pantone. Now available is the...
Crochet Prismatic Wall Hanging Pattern
Crochet Prismatic Wall Hanging The Crochet Prismatic Wall Hanging is a simple, yet trending idea if you are looking around home decorating stores. You should be able to find the round rings at the craft store or online or you could even use the ring from an old cross-stitch or quilting circle that doesn't work...
How To Charity Crochet Baby Hat Pattern
Crochet Aneeta's Baby Hat The best loving gift you can give is warmth to a new little life, with this Crochet Aneeta's Baby Hat you will be helping to keep preemies and newborn's warm when they need it the most. This easy project made with Bernat Baby Sport can be be made quickly and any...
Crochet Pineapple Scrubby Dishcloth Pattern
Crochet Pineapple Scrubby Dishcloth Use this Crochet Pineapple Scrubby Dishcloth to brighten up your day. Designed by Carolyn Calderon this Crochet Pineapple Scrubby Dishcloth is made using Red Heart Scrubby Sparkle it's a splash of colour with the fun sparkle to it just what you need on a gloomy day to brighten it up or a...
Wayuu Crochet Key Card Holder Pattern + Tutorial
Wayuu Crochet Key Card Holder The Wayuu Crochet Key Card Holder is an entry-level project for trying this technique most commonly found in Mochilas. Marion Verloop is an expert level in this technique designer and tutorial host. She is my mentor for this concept. Full discloser, I'm not an expert crocheter in this technique. It...
Top Down Funnel Neck Knit Pullover
Top Down Funnel Neck Knit Pullover with Caron Latte Cakes Are you looking for the right free pattern for your first knitted sweater project? The Top Down Funnel Neck Knit Pullover is an easy place to start. Designed in 6 sizes, it has a loose fit (aka positive ease, in industry lingo), for bust measurements...
Finger Knitting Cowl in the Round Pattern
Finger Knitting Cowl in the Round Like creating a chain in crochet, you do the same with this cowl to create a round circle first and then begin to finger knit this Finger Knitting Cowl in the Round project. The instructions included covering the ins and outs of making this warmer winter finger knitting cowl....
Knit Warming Wristers Pattern
Knit Warming Wristers The Knit Warming Wristers are designed by Stacey Gerbman. These are considered an intermediate level. There is beautiful cabling that is on these self-warming mitts. These wristers are using the latest technology of Red Heart Heat Wave. This yarn heats up to 12 degrees F in daylight by the yarn being attracted...
Knit Keep Warm Cowl
Knit Keep Warm Cowl The Knit Keep Warm Cowl is designed by Rohn Strong. It is a mix of knit and purl stitches in a special sequence to get the look you see. The cowl is 22.5" in circumference and 9.5" high. This is using the new Red Heart Heat Wave. This yarn heats up...
Bernat Baby Blanket Twists Yarn
Bernat Baby Blanket Twists Yarn Bernat Baby Blanket Twists come in only 2 colours. You have Pink Twist or Blue Twist. You most likely will be very surprised at how this yarn looks once you crochet or knit with this yarn. We used the blue version in a Crochet Mystery Blanket a couple of years...
Crochet Star Key Card Holder for Lanyards
Crochet Star Key Card Holder The Crochet Star Key Card Holder is a simple concept to keep your hotel or cabin key handy without having to store it in your pocket. I've used Patons Grace as it's cotton and very strong. It's a simple concept of continuous single crochet rounds. Just for fun, I added...
Crochet Boho Ocean Waves Afghan Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Boho Ocean Waves Afghan The Crochet Ocean Waves Afghan is pretty straight forward once you get the pattern in your mind. It’s a repeating of just 2 rows over and over once you get started and established. The key thing to watch for is the extended rows. Both sides of the project are not...
How To Crochet Easy Baby Hat Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Easy Baby Hat This adorable Crochet Easy Baby Hat is part of a set where there is a matching Crochet Baby Jacket. I would classify both the jacket and baby hat for experienced beginners. They are really not hard at all and easy to crochet. The baby hat has a matching pair of ears....
6 Crochet Hop Into Spring Patterns
Crochet Hop Into Spring Patterns Let's hop into this spring with some really fun Easter patterns. Bunnies are so cute and there are so many fun ways to spread Easter cheer with them. I have loved all things bunnies for as long as I can remember. I myself have a Lion-Maine bunny, her name is Patience and...
Crochet School Spirit Throw Pattern + Tutorial
The Crochet School Spirit Throw is designed for beginners and easy to experienced level crocheters can blaze through this probably fairly quickly. Once you get started, you repeat row 2 until you are satisfied. There is a colouring pattern to maintain. It's basically 6 rows of each colour. It's been coloured to match possible school...
How To Crochet Texture Sampler Blanket + Tutorial
I've died and gone to texture heaven and why is my chair wet! I LOVE THIS BLANKET! The Crochet Texture World Blanket has me saying, "BRING IT ON, BAYBEE!" Yarnspirations design team knows I cannot resist a deeply textured sampler! OH MY! I mean... come on, look at this bad boy! It's dying to be...
Crochet X Marks the Spot Afghan + Tutorials
Start making the squares today with the free pattern provided. This creates a stunning presentation. There is always a demand for crocheters who didn't join us to participate at home. For the first time, you will be able to follow along with the cruisers in real time. Will you get your afghan done before the...
Crochet Spiral Hat + Tutorial
October 2021 rings in the kick-off with hat month here at The Crochet Crowd. Crochet hats are charity builders. We did the 30 days of hats back in 2014 and thought it was great exposure for hats that slide under the radar. Not all of our choices will have matching tutorials but I know many...
How To Crochet Llama Stitch Along + Tutorial
The Llama-No-Drama is an excellent crochet artistry amigurumi example from Yarnspirations. Designed by Nancy Anderson for Red Heart. This stitch along is complete and the entire pattern is in video tutorial and written pattern format. This a HUGE pattern and the best way to attack a great pattern, such as this, is to go step...
How To Crochet 6 Christmas Tree Patterns + Tutorials
The art of gift-giving is being lost with commercialism, while crocheters have the ability to make gifts that have meaning and thought. What comes to my mind the most are the people who have everything they want but something handmade is more thoughtful and unique. For myself, I appreciate handmade a lot. I understand the...
How To Crochet Mandala Stitch Along + Tutorial
We are kicking off 2020 just a week early on Boxing Day, Dec 26, 2019, with the Red Heart Mandala Throw Pattern. Technically speaking, the pattern is already out in the public domain through Yarnspirations.com. So crocheters can start at any time but the video tutorials will be timed to match the crochet along schedule....
Crochet Reversible Cowl Pattern + Tutorial
The Crochet Reversible Cowl, designed by me, is a one-ball-quick plane trip type of project to complete. It uses Red Heart Gemstone yarn, which is marled on its own to create a unique-looking project. There is a lot of yarn inside the Gemstone I made an adult hat to ensure I wasn't wasting any yarn....
Crochet Cabin in the Woods Afghan Pattern + Tutorial
Introducing the Cabin in the Woods Crochet Afghan. This majestic wave, chevron or ripple afghan is really neat and full of interesting texture and stitchwork. This was called the same pattern a few years ago but the designers at Yarnspirations have re-coloured the afghan to match today's colour trends. It's a classic design. Each multiple...
Crochet Easy V-Stitch Blanket Pattern
The Crochet Easy Vee-sy Blanket is a super quick project. This is a beginner-level project for those trying crochet for the first time. It uses four balls of Bernat Home Bundle Yarn. The Vee part is just the stitch of (1 dc. Ch 1. 1 dc) in the stitch to form the V. More Ideas...
Crochet Table Pumpkin Patch Pattern + Tutorial
The Crochet Table Pumpkin Patch Pattern is a hand-size crochet pumpkin designed by Mikey from The Crochet Crowd. The pumpkin is 5" in diameter by 4.5" tall without the stem. It's designed as a 5 sided object for easy repeating. Doing the sides as an odd number allows the pumpkin to appear more ordinary and...