In the digital age, we are connected to our devices more often than we care to admit. Silence or boredom is an automatic reach to the pocket or desk. Gawd forbid we leave home without it. Hugs and Kisses Cell Phone Holder Jeanne has designed an easy way to carry my cell phone with me...
3 Crochet Tote Bags to Hook Up + Tutorials
This Hugs & Kisses Tote Bag was originally created for the Nautical Twilight Crochet Cruise, but it was noticed by the team at Yarnspirations, and they requested it for their website. So, as of today, this is my first officially published design! Several cruisers have already really enjoyed crocheting this bag and I have gotten...
5 Top Crochet Patterns for 2017 in Home Decor
2017 Top 5 Home Decor The most popular decor of 2017 for the crocheters were the following patterns! My favourite is the Color Pop Bowls! I know, I know... supposed to love them all. The cactus are cute for my office desk at work. I can't kill it as it's yarn! You get distracted at...
5 Top Crochet Projects for Kids
2017 Top 5 Kids Every year, there are patterns that emerge to be the most downloaded patterns. Yarnspirations has released its top 5 kid patterns that have been downloaded this year. These are super cute crochet and knit ideas that will surely inspire you. Snowy Owl Crochet Hat Big Kid Cozy Crochet Hoodie Head in...
5 Crochet Textured Patterns
5 Textured Designs by Jeanne I've only started designing a couple years ago, but I have found that I truly love adding texture whenever I can. I enjoy a pattern that is repetitive, but not so much that I get bored and want to put it down too quickly. Adding textured stitches seem to break...
How To Crochet Sweet Baby Blanket + Tutorial
My project today, Sweet Baby Blanket Pattern, is a fun square crocheted from the middle and is so lovely and pretty in pink. If it looks familiar, that is because it is a square version of my Christmas Trimmings Afghan! I started this one, but when Michael challenged me with a holiday-themed idea, I knew...
Blanket EZ Diamond Lattice Pattern + Tutorial
EZ Diamond Lattice Create this EZ Diamond Lattice Blanket. It's strategic with the crossing over of the loops to create this look. The pattern is downloadable and a tutorial is below to help you further. Tutorial More Bernat Alize Blanket EZ Ideas [the_grid name="Bernat Alize Blanket EZ"]
Crochet Modern Granny Scarf Pattern
Crochet Modern Granny Winter Scarf This Crochet Modern Granny Winter Scarf hooks up super quick and the pattern design is perfect for the long color changes of Caron Cakes yarn. I used regular Cakes, just a bit over one Cake. My winter scarf weighs 9.7 oz, so I think it would work out great with using...
2017's Top 5 Crochet Accessory Patterns
2017's Top 5 Accessories Every year, there are patterns that emerge to be the most downloaded patterns. Yarnspirations has released its top 5 accessory patterns that have been downloaded this year. I love seeing how the trends change from year to year in accessory ideas and wearables. Mikey has tutorials for the top 2 on...
How To Crochet Granny Bag + Tutorial
The Crochet Modern Granny Boho Bag is a fun market tote that you can crochet in just a few hours. Caron Cotton Cakes make striping very easy, but you can use any cotton yarn and create your colour design. When you upload your project to The Crochet Crowd Stitch Social Group or Instagram, feel free...
Crochet Puff Braided Cowl Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Puff Braided Cowl Introducing a Diva Dan design called the Crochet Puff Braided Cowl. A new design featuring Caron Tea Cakes. This cowl uses the Zig Zag Puff Stitch to create a rich thick braid appearance. Once you get started, there are several rows in the repeat pattern. In the pattern itself, I have...
Assorted Boucle' Shawls
The Boucle' Shawl A few days ago I wrote about my first experience with Bernat Soft Boucle’ yarn. I am in now in love with this stuff. Boucle tends to crochet up really quick and you can see your project coming to life right before your own eyes. It definitely feels soft and something to...
19 Free Patterns for Hooded Scarves & Cowls
Hooded Scarves & Cowls I'm been seeing in our group and on the Facebook wall lately requests for people looking for patterns for hooded scarves and cowls. I love them personally as I am not really a hat person. Not that I have great hair, but I prefer a looser hood to keep my head...
Crochet Nightberry Shawl Pattern
Crochet Nightberry Shawl Pattern This Crochet Nightberry Shawl Pattern hooks up with the magic of just one Caron Big Cakes ball. The striping on the Nightberry Shawl perfect for a casual look with a pair of jeans or dress it up with a special shawl pin. There is no attached collar, it's just created by...
19 Crochet Caron Cakes Patterns
More Caron Cakes Please When the Caron Cakes first hit the stores back in August, I put together of project ideas that I thought would look great with this fabulous yarn. You can see the original list HERE. Since then, crocheters have come up with really great patterns and ideas for using this yarn. Now...
11 Caron Cakes Crochet Patterns
Caron Cake Craze So I have seen many, many photos of you yarn collectors who also ran out to buy this fun yarn. Have you picked out a project yet? Don't let this one gather dust! It is such a dream to work with so grab your hooks and get busy! Free Patterns ideas to...
Crochet Ice Cream Rattle Pattern
Crochet Ice Cream Rattle Pattern This cute Amigurumi Ice Cream Cone is actually a rattle. Inside the cone is one of those easter egg plastic thingies. It has rice inside the egg. The egg is taped shut. It's inserted into the cone prior to being stitched up. This cone is pretty simple generally. Mary Beth...
Crochet Rainbow Baby Lovey Pattern
Crochet Rainbow Baby Lovey Pattern After I finished crocheting the Rainbow Baby Blanket, I had enough yarn left to hook up this mini version. I like to make this as gift sets so the baby has a smaller blankie that is light enough for them to hold and cuddle. Finished size - 16" square Rainbow...
Feel Better Friends
Feel Better Friends As you all know, we here at The Crochet Crowd believe it's important to give back and support charities. Recently, Mikey and I were chatting about different charities and ones we both really liked. One of those that ranks high on both of our lists is the organization called Feel Better Friends. ...
What To Do With Bernat Softee Baby Colors Yarn
What To Do With Bernat Softee Baby Colors Yarn A Light Weight (3) Yarn that is says exactly what it feels like. It's Bernat Softee Baby Colors. This is part of the Bernat Softee Baby yarn line. The plies are different colours giving a unique look. So the plies have a twisted look of playful...
Crochet Tote Bag Pattern
Crochet Patriotic Summer Tote Bag Hurray for the Red, White & Blue with this Crochet Patriotic Summer Tote Bag! Here is the summer bag that will quickly become your favorite for toting to picnics, parade, baseball games, etc. Crocheted with Bernat Maker Home Dec yarn makes it super strong and gives the tote bag really...
Crochet Pot Pals Flower Cozy
Crochet Pot Pals Flower Cozy Cheer up your living space with Crochet Flower Pot Pals. There are 3 designs which include a Cat, Bunny and Bear. These pots use Lily Sugar'n Cream Yarn. As you may know, that is 100% cotton. Being cotton yarn, you don't need to worry about the yarn getting wet. It's...
Crochet Sweet Memories Blanket
Crochet Sweet Memories Blanket Sweet Memories are a wonderful thing. I think as humans, we can take special memories and moments in our life and embrace them just as if we were wrapped in a warm, crocheted blanket. So, whenever I see the colors purple and teal together, I immediately have sweet memories of my...
9 Crochet Weighted Blanket Patterns
Crochet Weighted Blankets Blankets and calm and soothe a person. These blankets have weight to them which can create relaxed sleep and comfort. I didn’t give it too much thought that I was enjoying better sleep until I stumbled across an article on the internet about weighted blankets. It was the first time that I...
How To Crochet Striped Baby Blanket + Tutorial
Crochet Striped Baby Blanket I could resist giving the new Bernat Blanket Stripes yarn a try to make this Crochet Striped Baby Blanket. With some yarns, I think simple patterns are better to show off the yarn. I crocheted this striped baby blanket using the yarn just how it came out of the cake. If...
Crochet Modern Baby Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Modern Baby Granny Blanket Pattern I hear it all the time. People love the look of the granny blanket, but don't like the big holes that the pattern produces, especially for baby blankets. Using the block stitch, you can have the look of the granny, without the gaping holes in the fabric. For this...
Crochet Self-Fringing Scarf Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet a Self-Fringing Scarf I really enjoy working with the Caron Cake yarn and wanted to try something different with the colors so I created this Self-Fringing Scarf. I see a lot of people talking about the abrupt color change so I thought I could change that by using the cake from both ends at...
9 Crochet Shamrock Patterns
Crochet Some Shamrock (Seamróg), Love A shamrock is clover and is used as a symbol of Christianity in Ireland. It is said to be a metaphor of the holy trinity. The name as we spell it here in North America is Shamrock but in Ireland was known at seamróg. Simply put it means little clover....
Crochet Modern Baby Lovey Pattern
Crochet Modern Baby Lovey Pattern I came up with this Crochet Modern Lovey Pattern to match my Modern Baby Granny Blanket with the extra yarn that was left over. I think babies need a blankie that is small enough for them to hold and cuddle. I used smaller blocks than the original to downsize the...
5 Star Crochet Cowl Pattern + Tutorial
5 Star Crochet Cowl When I heard that we would be crocheting the 5 Star Beanie Hat for the Alaskan Crochet Cruise, I just knew I would need to have a matching cowl. It is actually more of a neck warmer and would be perfect for those really cold winter days. I am not really...
Crochet Textured Cowl
Crochet Textured Cowl If you love texture, then this Crochet Textured Cowl is for you. The Caron Cakes yarn is so lovely to crochet with and I use a slightly bigger hook than suggested to ease the post stitches and give the textured cowl a bit of drape. I don't want the cowl to feel...
Crochet Rainbow Baby Blanket Pattern
Crochet Rainbow Baby Blanket Introducing the Rainbow Baby Blanket, a design by me, just for you. Using one of my previous designs, the Modern Baby Blanket, I just made a large square instead of miniature squares. The border is slightly different. I've always thought Rainbow Baby Blankets were very pretty, but it was only recently...
Crochet Pebbled Texture Cowl
Crochet Pebbled Texture Cowl I really love the Pebbled Texture Hat that Mikey did a few months ago and thought it would be great to have a cowl to match it. One of our members was looking for a scarf pattern to match the hats, but due to the nature of the fabric being one-sided,...
Crochet Watercolor Ridges Afghan Pattern
Crochet Watercolor Ridges Afghan This Crochet Watercolor Ridges Afghan was made with 3 of the newest colors of Caron Cakes yarn. When I was done, it reminded me of when I took a watercolour painting class because of the gentle ripples of color this afghan created. It features a nice ribbed texture similar to the...
Crochet Super Cowl Pattern
Crochet Super Cowl One of the hot trends this fall is the Super Scarf, but for me, I prefer cowls. So I came up with my own version of the Super Cowl. I used Bernat Dazzle yarn, which has a nice sparkle, but any bulky yarn would be perfect for this chunky cowl. You can...
Crochet Happy Hexagon Afghan Pattern
Crochet Happy Hexagon Afghan Pattern This Crochet Happy Hexagon Afghan features post stitches for added texture and join-as-you-go to speed the assembly process. You can make this blanket as small or as large as you like my simply adding more hexagons. I used 5 Caron Cakes of the new Mixed Berry colorway to make 24...
Crochet Adult and Child Bun Hats Pattern
Crochet Mommy and Me Messy Bun Hats by Repeat Crafter Me Sarah, founder and awe-inspiring host of Repeat Crafter Me does it again with her new free pattern Crochet Mommy and Me Messy Bun Hats. When I saw these adorable hats yesterday, I about flipped. Sarah has created a child size and an adult size...
Crochet Quick Preemie Blanket Pattern
Crochet Quick Preemie Blanket I enjoy crocheting preemie blankets to donate to NICU units for the tiny babies. It's a way to finish a project quickly, and feel good to know that the blanket will wrap a new baby in warmth and love. This one took me about 3 hours to complete. Crochet Easy Preemie...
Crochet Neck Warmer Scarf for Operation Gratitude
Crochet a Neck Warmer Scarf for Operation Gratitude As you all probably know by now, I really enjoy crocheting for charities when I can. I am not tied to any one charity and do enjoy stumbling across one and hooking up something for them. I recently came across Handmade With Love Program through Operation Gratitude. ...
Don't Slip on Your Crocheted Slippers
Ideas for Non-Slip Slippers Don't you just love how a cozy pair of crocheted slipper make you feel? I love to come home after work in the winter, put on something comfy, which always includes my slippers to keep my toes warm. But one must be careful on certain flooring, such and hardwood and tile,...