Some of us get into Halloween, and we like to decorate for the occasion. Here, we have a Crochet Pumpkin Dishcloth pattern. An easy-to-follow pattern that is geared for the spooky event. Maybe I am old, but I used to love going out for Halloween. I live in the country, so the opportunities for vast...
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Crochet Valentines Heart Dishcloth + Tutorial
With a swish of the hook and a quick colour change, introducing the Be My Valentine Dishcloth. I have to say, though, that giving a dishcloth for Valentine's may not be equivalent to flowers or a big box of chocolates. So, if you are going to gift a dishcloth, be sure there are no dishes...
How To Crochet 2 Crochet Hugs & Kisses Baby Shower and Hexagon Baby Quilt Patterns
With the success of the Hugs and Kisses Baby Chevron Blanket by Jeanne Steinhilber. She went on to design two more variations of this popular crochet stitch. People wanted it square and also in motif format. She went on to make it a Hugs and Kisses All-Around Square Crochet Baby Blanket and also a Hugs...
Crochet City Travel & Comfort Mouse Doll
This adorable Crochet City Mouse is a fun little crochet project that your little one will love. This easy Crochet City Mouse made with Patons Classic Wool DK Superwash will have you wanting to whip up a few. They make great gifts as well as craft show ideas. Play with the colours on the Crochet...
Crochet Shamrock Dishcloth Pattern + Tutorial
The Crochet Shamrock Dishcloth is made of 4 pieces sewn together to form the shamrock. Wishing you the luck of the Irish. A free tutorial is included below for this cute, more decorative, dishcloth. It consists of tree triangle motifs and one ring. The leaf motifs are pretty straight forward of 4 rounds. The first...
Crochet Easy Dishcloth Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Dishcloth This easy to crochet dishcloth is using the moss stitch which makes it very quick and easy to crochet. What is the moss stitch? It's very simple, it consists of 1 single crochet, chain 1. You crochet within chain one spaces. Though it appears like a solid unit, it's actually like a granny...
2 Natural Crochet Dishcloths + Tutorials
A blast from the past is the Lily Sugar'n Cream Naturals dishcloths. One is a traditional granny, and the other is a solid granny. It was updated to 2023 with other options, such as the Lily Sugar'n Cream original yarn and Lily Sugar'n Cream Scrub Off. It's always nice to have handmade items for everyday...
Crochet Mosaic Stitch Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
The Crochet Mosaic Stitch Blanket Pattern is a very popular stitching concept that is slightly different than what we have done before. I find this pattern much easier to do and follow. This particular pattern is part of a 4 pattern series that is using this same stitch concept. The mosaic pattern is the exact...
Beginner Crochet Swatch Scarf Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet it your way with the Crochet Swatch Scarf. Pick your favourite Pantone Colour Scheme or make up your swatch as a unique-looking scarf. This using the moss stitch that is also known as the granite or linen stitch. You can easily substitute the yarn as this yarn is now discontinued. Self striping yarns or...
Love of Caron Cakes
I enjoy long slow walks down the yarn aisle. I love to touch Caron Cakes, dream and bring home these fantasy fibres and play all night long. Caron Cakes and their extension lines like the ones you see are exclusive to Michaels North America, made by our friends at Yarnspirations. Spring 2021, the bakers have...
Crochet Flower Power Afghan Pattern + Tutorial
The Crochet Flower Power Afghan squares were designed by me, Mikey, of The Crochet Crowd. The colourway and change of the border were done by Nancy Elliott. This afghan appears to be like Lite Bright back from the '70s. It's visually amazing. Nancy and I worked together in putting her changes into words so that...
Crochet Mitered Dishcloth + Tutorial
Are you looking for a dishcloth that is unique in the way it's done? This Crochet Mitered Dishcloth isn't what I thought it would be. I thought I would have to change colour every other row, and to me was a deal breaker. I thought, okay, film this and say don't change the colour. But...
Crochet Heart Coasters Pattern + Tutorial
If you love crochet hearts, you will like each to follow a crochet heart pattern. The pattern includes a tutorial that is embedded below to help you further. . . The heart is crocheted together like a square at first, and then the two tops of the hearts are formed. It's finished with Crab Stitching,...
Crochet Cotton Sun Hat + Tutorial
The Crochet Cotton Sun Hat uses the latest Bernat Softee Cotton yarn. Sized for an average adult female. Double-stranded for sturdiness. Challenged by the social team of Yarnspirations to develop a summer based hat, I pulled inspiration from the Crochet Bucket Hat by Yarnspirations for stitch count tolerance. I didn't want just straight double crochets...
How To Crochet Baby Beanies with Hugs and Kisses + Tutorial
The Crochet Hugs and Kisses Baby Beanies are designed to pair with the Hugs and Kisses Stitching concepts by Jeanne Steinhilber. The Hugs and Kisses Band lends itself to unique colour play. The pattern is written for the Pink Version in changing the colours. You could do the band in a solid colour or even...
How To Crochet Easy Baby Jacket & Hat Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet a beautiful set for an easy baby jacket and a teddy bear hat. Great for new crocheters who want to expand their skills. With the tutorials provided, I can show you how to do this. Crochet this pattern for charity and also for the new family members in your life... introducing the newborn to...
Crochet Bear Character Sweater Pattern + Tutorials
Crochet from the top down to the waist is the Crochet Bear & Kitty Character Sweater with a simplistic design and sleeves crocheted on after the main body is complete. These make for pretty straightforward baby sweaters. The sweater is soft with Bernat Softee Baby Yarn, and with the modern colour pallet used, it's sure...
4 Sizes: Baby Pullover Crochet Sweater + Tutorial
Learn how to make this incredible baby sweater called Take it from the Top Pull Over Sweater. I don't film many baby sweaters, but I was attracted to the interesting stitchwork, and looking at the colour palette, I knew boys or girls could wear this design if the colours were selected for each gender. The...
3 Ocean Waves Throw Patterns + Tutorials
Calm yourself down with a look of water. For many of us, seeing open water can give a sense of inner peace and connectivity. Waves can be daunting for new crocheters, as how the wave grows can be confusing. In the peaks, we add more stitches and in the bottoms of the valleys, we subtract...
Crochet Bobble Textures Pillow Pattern + Tutorial
The Crochet Bobble and Textures Pillow goes with the Bobble Textures Blanket created for the JOANN Stitch Along for fall 2020. The bobbles make an easy diamond-shaped formation on the pillow face. The back of the pillow has two panels that overlap so you can remove the pillow form if you need to wash or...
Crochet Granny Sweet Hearts Pattern
Granny Sweet Hearts Crochet Pattern I accidentally stumbled across this Granny Sweet Heart Pattern that is free on Ravelry. Okay, many times I look at a pattern and say, 'Oh that's super!' but then there are patterns like this one. The hamburger lights shine over it and it's all I can see. I am tunnel...
Mosaic Crochet: Anchored Double Crochet Technique + Tutorial
Susan Lowman, The Crochet Architect has been enjoying textured stitches for years. I met Susan back in 2014 at one of the last professional conferences that I have attended. I'm not a celebrity or designer follower, so who's who in the yarn industry was unknown to me. Susan approached me on the floor to introduce...
6 Crochet Something Cozy Patterns
Crochet Something Cozy Patterns I'm done with craft shows and Christmas presents for a minute. Well, I feel like I should be crocheting something I can't not be doing something my hands feel bored, but I don't know what. Do I start on gifts again or work on craft show stuff? Well it's snowing and...
Crochet Suspension Stitch Square + Tutorial
DOWNLOAD PDF FREE PATTERN The Crochet Suspension Stitch Blanket was my concept created for the Study of Ombre Afghan. I was motivated by the wires that hang a suspension bridge, I was just playing. It would come to be that a stitch similar to this is in a book, but my execution is still unique. ...
Crochet Hook Size Conversion Table
For Canadians and Americans, the crochet hook sizes are represented by letters and numbers, depending on the country. Sometimes, the hooks are not labelled with the proper identification that a person in Canada or the United States may recognize. The chart provided answers to the following three questions? We have the answers to these frequent...
Crochet Pattern Skill Level Meanings
What Are The Pattern Skill Levels? With yarn companies that produce patterns, there is usually a pattern skill level bar or description of beginner, easy, intermediate and experienced. Many crocheters use this bar as an indicator right off the bat to determine if they can do the pattern without actually reading it. Though I must...
Crochet Doily Pillow Motif Pattern + Tutorial
Adding motifs to existing pillows is pretty easy. Using Bernat Handicrafter Thread yarn or even Red Heart Fashion 3 yarn is a great way to accessorize ordinary pillows. You may not realize that this tutorial was created as a testing trial to see if I could transform Yarnspirations patterns into tutorial format. This, along with...
Keep Your Hands Moving Crochet Doily
Fellow mischief-makers and craft enthusiasts! So, picture this: I'm on vacation, and instead of lounging around like a sloth, I decide to dive into the world of doilies. Yep, you heard me right, doilies! People are giving me that "are you serious?" look, wondering why I'm not sipping a gluehwein in a Christmas market somewhere....
All Sizes Interlocking Shells Blankets + Tutorials
What are the sizes for changing the middle of blankets to accommodate your needs? In this article, we have the square version plus four other sizes that are common for babies, kids and multiple bed sizes. Even important for those who are in hospitals or in seated positions such as wheel chairs to have to...
Crochet Pin Point Granny Afghan Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet PinPoint Granny Afghan The Crochet PinPoint Granny Afghan is a simplistic idea with focusing on gray as the base with a hint of colour through the center circles of the granny squares. A traditional granny square with a circle center that transitions to a square for the classic look of granny. For me, if...
3 Crochet Emoji Pillow Patterns + Tutorial
Social media runs directly into crochet with Social Media Emoji like the Crochet Emoji Pillows. I was thinking about how amazing it is that in today's era, a happy face with sunglasses has significance and means something important. As a business person, it's stated, I should never use social media emoji's in correspondence but I...
Crochet Good Stitch Day Afghan
Crochet Good Stitch Day Afghan The Crochet Good Stitch Day Afghan might look familiar if you participated in the 7 Day Sampler Afghan Stitch Along. This is the Wednesday Square, but just a little bit more fun. Sometimes, coming up with a name for a project is harder than actually crocheting the project! Since it...
What Happens to Acrylic Yarn Outdoors Experiment
Crochet for the Outdoors This past early spring, a fan posted a question about crocheting something for her outside. She wondered if Acrylic Yarn aka everyday yarn would last if she did a project that is intended to stay outdoors. She was inquiring about people who yarn bomb and abandon their projects. What will happen...
Crochet Bobble Textures Blanket Stitch Along + Tutorial
The Crochet Bobble Texture Blanket and Pillow is intended to give you the encouragement of new skill-building of creating your blanket. 5 distinct sections include the following: The blanket is 46" x 57.5". The pillow is 14" x 24". The stitch sampler-based blanket is considered an intermediate level and the pillow is an easy level....
Happy Hearts Crochet Afghan Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet memorable and deceptively easy crochet afghan. The afghan is made of granny squares that change colour once per square. When you look at the overall look of the blanket, you will notice a lot is going on, but achieving the look is simple. You don't need to tell anyone how easy it was; take...
3 Neon Crochet Scarves + Tutorial
Please bring back the light and long days of summer, and I feel myself saying in the dead of the blah winter. Living in the north, I want the snow to fall as the sun and moonlight bounce off the snow to brighten the day. By the winter solstice in Nova Scotia, we have only...
Crochet American Beach Bag Pattern
Ah... a day at the beach with your new Crochet American Beach Bag. This is a beginner-oriented beach bag featuring Lily Sugar'n Cream Yarn. It is 100% cotton to be perfect for this use. Cotton doesn't stretch and can handle wet conditions, such as a bathing suit or damp towel, after you are done at...
Crochet Shifting Chevrons Bag Pattern + Tutorial
The Crochet Shifting Chevrons Bag is a really amazing unique textured bag. The texture thickened up the bag to be heavier and really amazing to touch. The texture reminds me of feathers. Easy to do once you get the swing of the stitch. It's one of those patterns that takes a bit of time but...
Who is Jeanne Steinhilber: Crochet Designer
Jeanne Steinhilber is the community chaperone and a team member with The Crochet Crowd. She learned to crochet as a child from her mom, but has only recently dived into the world of design, inspired and mentored by Michael Sellick. She joined the team after Crochet Cruise with us on a Crochet Cruise in 2015 as a regular...
Crochet & Knit Chemo Cap Patterns
It breaks my heart that there is a need for Chemo Caps in today's modern age of medicine. Not only does the recipient worry about finding out they have cancer, but then the treatment stages that can become obvious to strangers, such as hair loss, become apparent. It's a tough time. Though I have never...