Corner to Corner Afghan Project Corner to Corner Afghans is really popular right now. They are easy to follow and create. What appeals to everyone is the speed at which they can be done. You start off at one point and work diagonally across. When you get to the halfway point and want to start...
Crochet and Knit Skill Levels
Learn How To Filet Crochet
Inspire, Learn & Try It Yourself Filet crochet isn't as hard as it may look. The diagrams are actually really easy to follow along with as well. The trick is to keep yourself organized by highlighting the steps as you go to ensure you know where you are on the pattern. I have made a...
Crochet Family Socks Pattern + Tutorial
The Crochet Family Socks pattern has sizes for most of the family. Sizes include 2/4 years old, 6/8 years old and then in ladies ⅚, ⅞ and men's 10/11. Conversions in Finished Foot Length Child 2/4 yrs 6" [15 cm] Child 6/8 yrs 7½" [19 cm] Lady’s Size ⅚ 9½" [24 cm] Lady’s Size ⅞...
Crochet Kaleidoscope Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Kaleidoscope Blanket Create your own amazing afghan that is a fabulous stash buster. The Crochet Kaleidoscope Blanket is a great destasher. Mix and match your entire afghan with a neutral border that connects the afghan together. We have the free pattern as well as a video tutorial to help you out. Designed by Katherine...
Extra Thick Crochet Blanket + Tutorial
The Crochet Extra Thick Blanket is known as the Easy Going Crochet Blanket. Super thick and really big hook! The yarn is so thick that it's pretty heavy. I would consider this a weighted blanket. I realized during preparations that we have seen this particular sample in a live show and was stunned by the...
Crochet Off The Shoulder Cowl + Tutorial
The Crochet Off The Shoulder Cowl is generous in size. Amazing stitch concept with easy repeating. To change the size of this pattern, the multiples are in sets of chain 4. The stitches naturally lean in one direction in one round and then lean in the other direction for the next round. Together, the flow...
7 Christmas Crochet DIY Stocking Patterns + Tutorials
Christmas Stockings The Crochet Christmas Handmade Stockings hung by the chimney with care. For me, for you and for our furbabies too. Two of these stockings I have adapted with some alterations. Like the Classic Stocking, I adapted to using Bernat POP!, the self-striping yarn with being able to use 1 ball of yarn to...
3 New Mosaic Crochet Blanket Patterns + Tutorials
Yarnspirations rolled out 3 new Mosaic Crochet Blankets that make me squeal with delight! This blog has innuendo and may cause you to blink twice. I love the challenge of a mosaic. It's interlocking but not as hard as conventional interlocking that has me tapping my head and rubbing my belly. Honey, I cannot chew...
Crochet Step Stripes Thick Blanket
The Crochet Step Stripes Thick Blanket is a mitered approach using Bernat Blanket Yarn. The stripes are strategized with a modern geometric approach. It's also coloured in the fall approach that reminds me of harvest and Thanksgiving. The texture is achieved by using the half-double crochet at the horizontal bar. This may be the feature...
Colorblock Crochet Ruana Pattern + Tutorial
The Crochet Colorblock Ruana is a really unique wrap that allows the Caron Colorblock concept to really showcase its features. It's done in two sections and the reduction of the half-panel creates one section on the front side to be offset and longer rectangles. Once you understand how this is done, the rest is history....
New Crocheter's Hat + Tutorial
The Crochet Absolute Beginners Hat is using Caron Colorama O'Go. The tutorial is for absolute beginners of never having crocheted before. I rarely film beginner level showcasing the absolute start of how to crochet from holding the hook, yarn and more. In the tutorial, we will do stitching exercises well before we actually start the...
Crochet O'Go Lush Life Blanket + 2 More + Tutorials
The New O'Go Lush Life Crochet Blanket is a new pattern using the Bernat Blanket O'Go format. This pattern is bigger than the original. It's designed so that you can either let the Bernat Blanket O'Gos just play their own tune OR, you can decide to colour play it with intentional colour strategy. The pattern...
Red Heart Crochet Kaleidoscope O'Go Granny Blanket + Tutorial
The Crochet Kaleidoscope Blanket was a lot of fun to elevate the typical granny square into a texture. Easy to make, fabulous to gawk at. The Red Heart Super Savers are in O'Go format for this blanket. Yes, the O'Gos are the same yardage as the original ball format. And no, O'Gos are not replacing...
Crochet Sweeping Waves O'Go Scarf
The Crochet Sweeping Waves O'Go Scarf is my own design based on deep plunging waves with texture. My first design using this yarn to test to see how far 2 O'Gos could take me. I was so surprised as this scarf measures 88" long. It's generous considering it's chunky #5 yarn. With the colour play...
Crochet Water Park Waves Blanket + Tutorial
The Crochet Water Park Waves Blanket has very deep and sweeping wave action. It's unlike any crochet wave blanket I have seen. The pattern has a small error at the time of filming but will be corrected in the future. The starting chain is 260, not 264. This is scheduled to be changed. If you...
Mikey What's the Multiple For This...?
The most asked question is for me to figure out multiples to change crochet project sizes. Here's how I do it. Realistically, and this will sound mean-girlish, I don't have the time to drop everything on my desk to figure this out for all of the requests that I get. My goal here is to...
Crochet Fluffy Baby Ripple Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
The Crochet Fluffy Baby Ripple Blanket is easy-level using extra chunky yarn. Easily changeable to match your yarn or hook size. The pattern consists of really think yarn but you can change the hook and yarn back down to a size that is more manageable for you. To change the size of this blanket, it's...
Crochet Puff The Magic Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
The Crochet Puff The Magic Blanket is a ripple afghan with a puff stitch to jump out of the blanket. There is colour play involved in this blanket but rows 2, 3 4 and 5 are used over and over again in a sequence of colouring to make it appear as it does. To change...
New Bernat Macrame 10 Patterns and 12 Tutorials
Bernat Macrame Cording has just been released in June 2021. 10 new patterns with 12 beginner tutorials. Macrame is trending. This cord is the real deal. This isn't yarn pretending to be macrame cording but is actual cording itself. In farmer's markets, we are seeing more younger people being creative with macrame. Here in Nova...
Crochet Random Waves Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
Really unique approach to waves in a blanket is the Crochet Random Waves Blanket. A true wave without obvious symmetry. The row repeats are rows 3 to 26. There is balance so it's not completely random and once you do the repeating sections, over and over, the pattern symmetry will be seen. I used Red...
Crochet Festive Squares Throw Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Festive Squares Throw The Crochet Festive Squares Throw is a unique crochet granny motif blanket that has some really interesting stitches. The free pattern can be fun with scrap yarn. This was originally made in Red Heart Celebration that is been discontinued. Speaking honestly, Red Heart Celebration for me wasn't a yarn I would...
Crochet Swirl Hat Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Swirl Hat An old pattern but trending is the Crochet Swirl Hat by Yarnspirations. Once the idea clicks in our head, these are actually easy to maintain. Due to the way it's constructed, it gives it a level of intermediate for crochet but I think an experienced beginner or easy level crocheter can manage...
Crochet Ombre Floral Beauty Throw + Tutorial
Textured crochet floral motifs make up this intermediate-level pattern. Red Heart Super Saver Ombre. This is the Ombre Floral Beauty Throw. Originally updated with a new colourline as the Red Heart Super Saver Stripes was used in the original and is now discontinued. It's the same pattern but the newest version with the Ombre has...
Crochet Sunny Spread Throw - 2 Ways
The Crochet Sunny Spread Throw is neat with lightly textured spoked grannies. I had fun with it using Super Saver Ombre. Originally designed as a solid colour with Red Heart Super Saver, Jade. I was curious about using Red Heart Super Saver Ombre, Baja Blue. Update: The tutorial shows the pattern takes 9 balls. It's...
How to Crochet Odd Balls Cotton Market Tote Bag
Do you have balls lying around? Do you have colours that just don't go? Try the Odd Ball Market Tote Bag. I find I get one ball of this colour, another of that and suddenly, I really don't know what to do with the colours. I found this free market bag pattern and looked at...
Tunisian Bobble-licious Baby Blanket
New Tunisian Bobbles Baby Blanket designed by Anita Grover will have you 'bob bob' bobb'lin around with diamond formation for her latest baby blanket. I am bursting with excitement to share with you my latest Tunisian design. It is the Bobble-licious Baby blanket. I created it using Bernat Baby Sport yarn. It is the perfect...
Crochet Snowflake Window Blanket Pattern
Crochet Country Snow Window Blanket Pattern The Crochet Snowflake Window Afghan is a morph of a design created by Daniel Zondervan. Daniel figured out how to do the hexagons but was unsure how to join the motifs. I took over the design and joined the hexagons together and did a final border. We called it...
Crochet Over the Body Sash Pattern + Tutorial
The Crochet Over the Body Sash is something that can be a novelty item but a great little pattern just in case you have a baby shower, bridal shower or special occasion that could use something creative. Using the moss stitch, the pattern creates a 4" wide sash and the length is generally 60 -...
Crochet Baby Sun Hats with Hugs and Kisses
The Crochet Baby Sun Hats are featuring the Hugs and Kisses Stitching Concept. Versatile from beanie format to brimmed sun hats. These are sized for newborns and 3-month size using the textured stitches. The texture can be coloured for standing out or you can keep the entire hat solid and it will still be really...
Crochet Adult Sun Bucket Hat Hugs and Kisses
The Crochet Adult Sun Bucket Hat using the Hugs and Kisses Stitch concept. With a textured band that is part of the structure to stand out. Starting at the top of the head, it fits the average female head. The brim is intended to be sturdy and lean downward to help keep the sun off...
72 Home Sweet Home Crochet and Knit Patterns
The 72 Crochet and Knit Home Sweet Home patterns have a little bit of this and that throughout the collection round-up. From blankets to baskets to plant cozies. Ideas like table runners, pillows and plant hanging projects. This is a nice assortment of projects that may inspire you further. Cheerful and gift-giving worthy projects to...
Crochet Santa Tissue Box Cover
Up on the housetop click click click, down from the chimney came St. Nick. Santa Tissue Box Cover free pattern. Designed by Jo. She's a (local to me) crochet designer from Nova Scotia, Canada. I find most Christmas Decor can be recycled year after year without going in and out of trends. These make super...
Tunisian Simple Stitch Dishcloth + Tutorial
This skill-building 8-inch Tunisian Simple Stitch Dishcloth is a beginner-friendly pattern. For those of you who appreciate videos, Mikey has this video tutorial ready for you. Crocheted dishcloths are a staple in my kitchen. There never seems to be enough of them in the drawer. Tunisian crochet is my favorite and I enjoy trying out...
Crochet Circle Lapghan + Tutorial
The Crochet Circle Lapghan is an easy repeating round blanket that will crochet up pretty quickly. The blanket is 45" in diameter. There is a repeating pattern once you hit round 13. Be sure to do a gauge check at the end of rnd 3 as the original yarn is no longer in service and...
Crochet Summer Breeze Top Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Summer Breeze Top Featuring my favourite cotton yarn, Caron Cotton Cakes, this summer top from XS - 5 XL is really a breeze to crochet. Introducing the Crochet Summer Breeze Top. Pardon my pun! There are two rectangular panels strategically sewn together at the front and back. Then only 3 rounds of SC to...
Crochet Galaxy Swirl Baby Blanket + Tutorial
The Crochet Galaxy Swirl Baby Blanket looks complicated but the video breaks it down to be easy to do without the fuss. During the making of a sample for the tutorial, I realized that if you forget the idea that it's a swirl and look at it like ripples of circles, the pattern is so...
Crochet Lattice Dense Dishcloth + Tutorial
The Crochet Lattice Dense Dishcloth has made me a believer in crochet dishcloths. Texture and tightness, oh my! You know how when you get a dishcloth wet and it can relax. If you are too loose with your stitches, the cloth becomes this sagging limp thing in the sink! This one is dense, stays tight!...
Crochet Easy Ripple Hat
Texture up your hat with a ripple, lots of ripples... I say! I really love the natural elastic nature of the Camel Stitch as Mikey has demonstrated in the Crystal Ice Hat. It gave the body of the hat the easy ripple textures. This is the Crochet Easy Ripple Hat. The latest revision has some...
Crochet Wavy Afghan Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Caron Big Cakes Wavy Afghan Pattern The Caron Cakes Wave Afghan was originally designed for Michaels Stores but was retired from their website. Designed by Yarnspirations. We have two videos filmed but they are both actually the same video but just with different thumbnail covers. At the time, both afghans were being shown in...
Crochet To The Point Shawl Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet To The Point Shawl The Crochet To The Point Shawl is an easy 4-row repeat after you get started. This could be a prayer shawl as well. This is the basics of crochet as there are no extra borders to keep it looking casual but easy to do a new crocheter. In person it...