Beginner Mandala In the Beginner Mandala, we are going to go through some quick tips and I will post the pattern that I used to make it. In this mandala, we will switch between using a single crochet and double crochet in some rounds. We have to keep the growth consistent and you will see...
Exclusive Crochet Crowd Knit and Crochet Patterns
These are the exclusive patterns that Michael, Daniel, Jeanne, Anita, and Wendy designed for The Crochet Crowd. Please enjoy. Most are free patterns other than the ones listed in our book. Mikey and Jeanne's patterns are also separated into multiple categories.
How To Crochet Crossroads Mandala Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Crossroads Mandala This is lesson 7 of the Crochet Mandala Workshop featuring my Crossroads Mandala. In this crochet mandala, we will have what appears as spokes but linked together around to give the visual appearance of outward bursts. Again, like the previous lessons, this will rely heavily on the idea of doing layers to...
Crochet Shell Mandala Pattern
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...
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 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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
How To Crochet Hugs & Kisses Crown Headband Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Hugs & Kisses Crown Headband Crochet crowns are trending right now. One of our TCCSS members took my Hugs & Kisses Headband and turned it into a fun winter crown. I have already seen a few others jumping on this latest bandwagon with great color combinations. Use your imagination to change the colors of...
Crochet Drop Pulse Stitch Wrap Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Drop Pulse Stitch Wrap Introducing the Crochet Drop Pulse Stitch Wrap, a design by me aka Mikey. Inspired by the Crochet Shadow Stitch Hat, I thought what would it look like a blanket or wrap. However, in changing the colours back and forth, you cannot just carry up the yarn simply without going across...
Crochet Cable Bag Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Cable Bag Crochet this stunning Crochet Cable Bag using Caron Cotton Cakes. This pattern is easy to master for the intermediate level who can follow the diagram for the cables. Daniel can fix us up with a diagram which is a lot easier to follow than the written instructions. Unfortunately, with cable work, written...
Crochet Criss Cross Bag Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Criss Cross Bag Put wasted time to great use in front of the TV with this easy Crochet Criss Cross Bag pattern. The pattern is so easy, it's scary. My yarn of choice was Caron Cotton Cakes and this bag measures 13" wide by 12" tall without the handles. I have designed the handles...
Crochet From the Middle Pillow Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet From the Middle Pillow The Crochet From the Middle Pillow is based on the concept of the crochet afghan that can go with it. From the middle means it can go as big as you need it. This essentially means, if you have a bigger pillow to cover, you can make more rounds. You...
Crochet Sandbar Textured Pillow Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Sandbar Textured Pillow The Crochet Sandbar Pillow is a 4-row repeat pattern. It takes about 3 or 4 rows to be completed before you really start to see the texture make any sense. You may be thinking that the Slip Stitching could be a pain but it really performs so well in this stitch...
Crochet Simple Textured Pillow Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Simple Textured Pillow This 12" Crochet Simple Textured Pillow hits the sweet spot for smaller projects that can be one evening to complete. You will need a 12" Pillow Form and I am recommending Bernat Maker Home Dec for this pillow. There is a multiple of 2 stitches working together to form the texture....
How To Crochet Textured Flower Pillow Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Textured Flower Pillow I designed a pattern back in 2018 as I was inspired by texture and flowers. It was a motif for a granny square with lifted off texture ridges. From a circle of 8 spokes to finishing off with a square motif. I called it the Crochet Flower in the Square. Some...
How To Crochet Join and Border for 7 Day Sampler Afghan
Crochet Join and Border for 7 Day Sampler Afghan Join and Border time! Today we will join the squares and add the border to our 7 Day Sampler Afghan Stitch Along. I choose the Zig Zag Horizontal and Vertical joining method for this motif because it's fast and no sewing required! The border is 3...
Crochet Thursday Square
Crochet Thursday Square The Crochet Thursday Square is the sixth motif in the 7 Day Sampler Afghan Stitch Along. This crochet project can be easily completed in just one week. The Thursday Square features 3-D flowery center by crocheting around twice, first using the front loops, then the back loops. This is the most challenging...
Crochet Tuesday Square
Crochet Tuesday Square The Crochet Tuesday Square is the fourth motif in the 7 Day Sampler Afghan Stitch Along. This crochet project can be easily completed in just one week. The Tuesday Square features picots and back post stitches used to create the texture of this fun motif. When you upload your project to The...
Crochet Monday Square
Crochet Monday Square The Crochet Monday Square is the third motif in the 7 Day Sampler Afghan Stitch Along. This crochet project can be easily completed in just one week. The Monday Square features a bit of texture in the center and then uses some quick V stitch and shells to complete the motif. When...
Crochet Sunday Square Motif
Crochet Sunday Square The Crochet Sunday Square is the second motif in the 7 Day Sampler Afghan Stitch Along. This crochet project can be easily completed in just one week. The Sunday Square features a bit of a granny style motif and a quick cluster stitch to finish it off. This one isn't quite as...
Crochet Saturday Square Motif
Crochet Saturday Square The Crochet Saturday Square is the first motif in the 7 Day Sampler Afghan Stitch Along. This crochet project can be easily completed in just one week. The Saturday Square features 2 unique textures. The popcorn stitch is done in the round to look like a flowery center. I also added a...
Crochet Anxiety with Social Media
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...
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...