Crochet Everybody Wave Patterns I love the look of the Chevron pattern it is so fun looking to me it really plays with the eyes when done in the right colours. In this collection, there are a few different Chevron patterns, a wave for every occasion in beachy colours or different colours you enjoy be...
Granny Crochet Stitch Patterns
Patterns that feature the iconic granny stitch patterns. From blankets, clothing and home decor.
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...
22 Portable Knit and Crochet Projects
22 Portable Knit and Crochet Ideas Are you in a rush but don't want to take everything with you? Yarnspirations has put together a portable list of ideas that are portable to take with you. These are mostly granny type afghan projects where you just need to complete a few rounds. You can crochet and...
Crochet Star Crossed Afghan
Crochet Star Cross Afghan Introducing the American Stars and Squares Afghan. This is a sample with some slight changes from an existing Yarnspirations pattern called Star-Crossed Afghan. The colour choices are up to you and how you want to apply them to your afghan. For details on the Star-Crossed Afghan. What caught my eye on...
Rainbow Swirl Baby Temperature Blanket + Tutorial
Join as you go in making this marvellous Crochet Swirl Baby Blanket. Easy squares to create to make this baby blanket. A gentleman wrote me back at the beginning of April 2023 for the filming of this, and I did the work back in April. Unfortunately, I have a lot of tutorials, and I put...
14 Undercover & Underestimated Crochet Patterns
With over 8,000 free patterns on Yarnspirations, gems such as these can slide under the radar. Ways that can be excellent sources of using yarn you may already have. Some patterns may already have tutorials, and I have linked them under the gallery. You can click on each picture's words to go directly to the...
Crochet Tunnel Vision Afghan Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Tunnel Vision Afghan Introducing my own simple design called the Crochet Tunnel Vision Afghan. This afghan took me no time at all to make due to the yarn and size of hook used. In fact, I started it in the evening and finished it the next morning. Using Bernat Home Bundle or Bernat Baby...
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 Throw Back Granny Ripple Blanket + Tutorial
This Crochet Throw Back Granny Ripple is on the cover picture of the Red Heart Lover's Facebook Group. This is a playful colour of 11 Red Heart With Love balls colours. Once the pattern starts, row 2 is repeated until you are happy with the length. The blanket is 46" x 59" long. The multiples...
Crochet Regent Park Skirt
Crochet this cute Crochet Regent Park Skirt. The squares are combinations of different designs. Did you see the mushroom squares? There are six different crochet granny squares. From stripes to offset squares. See the hearts too? This skirt is meant to be fun to wear. When I was married, my wife would wear spandex shorts...
Crochet Granny Tank Top
Add granny squares to form a Crochet Granny Tank Top. This uses Caron Simply Soft, which has a gorgeous drape to this premium acrylic yarn. The colours are modern for this take on a classic design from decades ago. The pattern includes a crochet diagram for the square and how to build it to shape...
Crochet Retro Top
Crochet this Crochet Retro Top that is back in fashion again. Yep, the fashion cycle decades later. This main granny square is built out on the sides with generous strapping over the shoulders. This uses Red Heart Super Saver Stripes in the colour of Retro Stripes. This is available in just a few sizes that...
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...
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 Pyjamas Toddler Blanket
Do you have odd balls of Bernat Blanket lying around and don't know what to do with them? I sure do. Introducing the pyjamas concept. You know how you buy yarn thinking, "oh, that's a cute colour!" and you get it? Days, months, or years later, it's still in your collection, and the cuteness is...
Sweetie, 1970's Wants Your Crochet Outfit Back
Fashion and yarn play hand in hand with what's in style and what makes a revival. The granny square tops initially from 1970s are back. Don't kill the messenger! I've seen this coming back on some movies and streaming series lately. Yarnspirations and the companies it has acquired over the years have patterns from over...
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 4 Colour Granny Square Afghan Pattern
Crochet 4 Colour Granny Squares Introducing the 4 colour granny squares that will give you plaid or gingham looking afghans. Each square is made up of 4 different colours and the colours change in the corners. This is very similar to the Half'n Half Granny Square Afghan by Yarnspirations. I realized that if it's so...
7 Crochet Granny Square Jacket Patterns
Crochet Granny On The GO Patterns Granny Squares are versatile from blankets to cardigans you can use the granny for just about anything. This collection of jackets is sure to warm you and is one I am enjoying seeing pop up a lot lately online. I included various lengths and of course, I couldn't help...
Cuddles'n Clouds Hexagon Crochet Baby Blanket
DOWNLOAD PDF FREE PATTERN The Crochet Cuddles'n Clouds Hexagon Blanket is a super-fast baby blanket. Starting from the center and going out. I intentionally used 2 different Bernat Blanket yarn balls that were oddballs. I didn't know what to do with just one ball of the variegated colour and I thought a fast baby blanket...
89 Fresh for Spring Patterns to Surf
VIEW COLLECTION HERE All new pattern round-up featuring 89 knit and crochet patterns to enjoy. The free patterns are in the Fresh for Spring Collection at Yarnspirations. From wearables to home decor items, the collection varies a lot in categories. We are seeing a lift in trend for those granny tops. I'm even more delighted...
Rainbow Granny Stripes Hat for Kids
Granny Stripes Hat A unisex option for a granny stripes hat for two age categories of kids. Pattern included is for ages 2 - 4 years old and 6 - 8 years old. Those 5-year-old sizes are in between the two sizes. The hat is really easy to follow along for the instructions. There is...
Crochet Easy Blocks Velvet Blanket + Tutorial
The Crochet Easy Blocks Velvet Blanket and a 4 row repeat once you get going with a simple border. There is a crochet diagram to assist you in following through with each of the rows. It partially resembles a modern granny stitch with a slight variation for visual interest. The advantage of this pattern is...
How To Crochet Baby Squared Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Baby Squared Blanket The Crochet Baby Squared Blanket is a different variation of the Modern Granny Squares that are so popular. The baby blankets have a combination of 2 rounds of being a straight granny square concept and then the next round is the sc, ch 3, sc jumps. It really does a terrific...
Crochet Simple Granny Square
Learn The Basics of a Granny Square Learn how to make Granny Squares. Granny squares are the most desired and sought after pattern. Granny squares are typically timeless with the exception of colour trends in current times. Usually, most new crocheters feel a sense of accomplishment when they have finally mastered a granny square. Pattern...
Crochet Baby on the O'Go Blanket
Crochet Baby on the O'Go Blanket I would like to share my Baby on the O'Go Blanket with you. I was really inspired with the new line of yarn by Red Heart to create a quick and easy crochet project. This fun blanket has an easy to remember 5 round repeat. You could easily continue...
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...
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 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...
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 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...
Crochet Larksfoot Granny Afghan
Crochet Larksfoot Granny Afghan The Crochet Larksfoot Granny Afghan is a FTM (from the middle) design, starting with a square, but then changing to a rectangle. For this project, I used Caron Cakes with Red Heart With Love yarn and they really worked well together. I have been wanting to design a square to rectangle...