In 2017 we had two planned Stitch Alongs which were the official blankets taught on JOANN Fabrics and Crafts behalf. Both the Bernat Blanket Mystery and Snowflake Baby Blanket were designed for the stitch-along purpose. By May, Yarnspirations asked me for a Summer Stitch Along as we had done the summer the year before. Without...
Crochet Tutorials
If you're eager to learn how to crochet, watching tutorial videos is a great way to start. Explore a variety of crochet patterns accompanied by matching tutorials to guide you through the process. These instructional videos provide a visual and step-by-step approach, making it easier for beginners to grasp the art of crocheting and create beautiful projects.
Crochet Gentle Waves Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Gentle Waves Blanket This beautiful free crochet pattern by Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores is called the Gentle Waves Crochet Blanket. It is designed as a lap blanket for those cooling off evenings while sitting comfy at home. This is very similar to the Catherine Wheel Stitch and is one of my all-time favourite...
6 Crochet Hooded Poncho & Blanket Patterns
6 Crochet Hooded Poncho & Blanket Patterns Hooded blankets are great for keeping little ones warm especially just after a bath. A hooded poncho is great for putting on a little one when you have to run out in the car, instead of a jacket which makes it not only easier but safer for buckling...
Crochet Spectrum Scarf Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Spectrum Scarf The Crochet Spectrum Scarf is one of those scarves where the pattern looks difficult but is extremely simple. The pattern repeats easily and depending on your yarn choice, it can look really complicated. I used Red Heart Boutique Magical. No... I didn't change colours or yarns, the ball did on its own...
Crochet Infinite Cowl Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet An Infinite Cowl Deceptive complex but easy to crochet is this incredible infinite cowl. I have to admit to you, I have avoided this pattern because it looked so hard and maybe if I would have just quickly reviewed the instructions that I would have realized it was beyond simple. What makes this cowl...
Crochet Sophisticated Top Hat Pattern + Tutorial
The Crochet Sophisticated Top Hat is similar to the orange version for the basic structure of the hat. The only difference, as shown in the pattern is the band that is applied. It's a herringbone stitch. I've seen this hat for years and thought the colouring was part of the structure of the hat, nope,...
Crochet Bright Beginnings Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
Great for crochet beginners, try the Bright Beginnings Blanket as your first project. For experienced crocheters, it's a breeze and quick to make, too! Using Bernat Baby Blanket. In this tutorial, we are simply doing double crochets in groups of 3, followed by a ch-1 to create a space. As I reflected on in the video tutorial,...
Crochet Mock Cable Hat Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Mock Cable Hat Introducing the Mock Cable Hat for women. It's a really neat concept as it's using the Jacobs Ladder Concept for the brim. There are two Jacobs Ladders that slink around the outside of the brim. For me, just making that element makes me giggle with excitement. The buttons are for decorative...
Crochet Scalloped Top Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Scalloped Top Crochet a super cute Crochet Scalloped Top that has peek-a-boo shoulder openings at the top to provide design interest. This pattern is just two panels made in the shape of a "T" as you can see in the pictures below that are sewn together to form this casual crochet top. Initially, the...
Crochet Baby Afghan Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Baby Afghan This crochet baby blanket is as soft as a cloud as it uses Bernat Pipsqueak yarn. The yarn is incredibly plush with traditional and funky colour combinations to choose from. The pattern is very simple and utilizes the lark's foot stitch every few lines. This afghan is one-sided meaning the lark's foot...
Crochet American Patriotic Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet American Patriotic Blanket Pattern The Crochet American Patriotic Blanket Pattern is an intermediate level due to the start but by the time you understand this concept, I believe it moves back to the easy level off crochet projects. You will first create the centre granny squares that connect to each other with a join-as-go...
Crochet Baby Blanket for Beginners Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Baby Blanket This idea comes from another existing design that is part of Yarnspirations that is called the Simple Baby Blanket. I've changed up the starting chain but the concept is the same which includes the border. This afghan plays with the idea of doing single crochet and ch 1. This creates ch-1 spaces...
Crochet Wed Inspired Snood + Tutorial
DOWNLOAD WED FREE PATTERN The Crochet Snood is so dark and mysterious. The latest Wednesday on Netflix has revived this classic concept back to the younger generation. Oh my gawd, when she got the snood from her friend and the look, what the hell is it! I lost my mind! I knew exactly what it...
7 Halloween Crochet Patterns + Tutorials
From the same designer that did the Halloween Top Hats, she has come back this year with a new spin to it. As seen on the right, you can definitely see there is a change. Red Heart has been busy launching new Halloween projects for this year. Let me give you a few ideas to...
Crochet Baby T-Strap Booties + Tutorial
Crochet T-Strap Baby Booties Looking for the perfect gift to crochet? Try the Crochet T-Strap Baby Booties. It is becoming more trendy to break free of the traditional light pastel colours that are typically associated with babies. Some new mothers love for their baby to stand out from the rest. You can always use this...
Crochet Nautical Bag Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Nautical Bag Create this easy level Crochet Nautical Bag. This is using Bernat Handicrafter Holidays cotton yarn for the tutorial sample. The actual bag is just Lily Sugar'n Cream yarn. You can substitute with Bernat Handicrafter Yarn as well. This bag is crocheted in sets of 2 rows to make 1 stripe. There is...
Crochet Holiday Balls Throw Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Holiday Balls Throw The Crochet Holiday Balls Throw is a relatively quick afghan project as the attaching as you go squares only attach to each other in 3 spots on any edge. This means you can blaze a trail in your crochet project. More Pattern Ideas Crochet Dusty Snowflake Afghan Crochet Baby Diamonds Blanket...
Crochet Tippy Toes Baby Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Tippy Toes Baby Blanket The Crochet Tippy Toes Baby Blanket is a bit of texture and fun stitching combination. This is a 4-row repeat pattern and if you use different colours, you can really highlight the stitchwork that is shown within this blanket. The border, which isn't shown in the tutorial, is simply just...
How To Crochet Sunrise Mandala Pattern + Tutorial
Sunrise Mandala In the Sunrise-Mandala as part of lesson 4 for the Mandala Workshop, we are going to push our skills to another level of doing different stitches and a bit of layering. The colour opportunities for this mandala are endless. Even just as a solid white or one colour would be okay in this design...
Crochet Blue Afghan Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Blue Afghan This is a terrific introductory tutorial for beginners called the Blue Afghan by Yarnspirations. This is a rectangular granny square. In the tutorial, I demonstrate quickly a crochet diagram to show beginners on what is happening in the center of the blanket. This works from the center outward. Once you get beyond...
Crochet Garden Gate Afghan Pattern + Tutorial
Garden Gate Afghan Crochet Pattern I completed this afghan is just a matter of 4 days without breaking a sweat. It was inspired by a gorgeous vase of flowers Daniel created for our dining room table. In looking at the vase while enjoying a delicious lunch, I wondered what the equivalent design to the flower...
How to Crochet 6 Baby Blankets Patterns for Beginners + Tutorials
Let's face it: When new crocheters want to learn, they tend to go for something bigger than a dishcloth. A baby blanket can be a targeted idea for a new crochet project. As an educator of crochet, I believe that projects where the finished line isn't too far away from the starting point can give...
What is Half Double Crochet Between Half Double Crochet? + Tutorial
A crocheter wrote about what a half-double crochet is between a double crochet. Where are the stitches? That's the point of this stitch: there are no stitches to insert the hook into. She was referring to the Crochet Pants pattern. The stitches are between the posts of the half-double crochet. They sink down between the...
Crochet Baby Socks Pattern + Tutorial
No-Slip Stitch Socks for Babies Introducing Baby Socks for 6 months - 1 year old. Socks have always intimidated me due to slip stitching joining. I really dislike seeing my join lines. With using yarn like Red Heart's Heart & Sole Yarn, I really want the colours to revolve without a slip stitch ruining the...
Crochet C2C Block Party Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Block Party (C2C) Blanket The Crochet Block Party Blanket is a corner to corner concept using Bernat Home Bundle yarn. It uses an 8 mm / L hook with 6 balls of Bernat Home Bundle yarn. It is exactly the C2C concept as crocheters have come to love. The yarn changes it's texture throughout...
Crochet Bear Foot Slippers/Socks Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Bear Foot Slippers / Socks Fall and Winter are coming and Crochet Bear Foot Slipper Socks are definitely great for keeping your feet warm while binge-watching. Yarnspirations has a new pattern for most ages for these cute bear-themed socks. Brittany of Bhooked, guest host of Yarnspirations has a new tutorial to show you how...
Crochet Texture Throw Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Texture Throw The Crochet Texture Throw is a very easy texture-based throw using Red Heart Fiesta. Currently, Red Heart Fiesta is no longer made but you can use Red Heart Super Saver or even Caron One Pound. Two trebles are placed into the row and the third treble creates the texture by encasing the...
Crochet Baby Sneakers Pattern + Tutorial
Baby Sneakers Does this free pattern get your heart go pitter-patter? I know when I created it with the colours suggested by our Executive Assistant, Cathy. I was so delighted with the finished product. You can substitute things here and there instead of crochet laces, maybe use some ribbon. You can choose the colours that...
Crochet Beanie Slouchy Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Beanie Slouchy The new Caron Cakes yarn has a Slouchy Hat on the ball band for a pattern. This is an easy level hat where the yarn changes colours on its own to make it really cool. The colours used in the original picture is called Funfetti. The colour Mikey used in the tutorial...
Small Picot Crochet Flowers Pattern + Tutorial
Quick and Simple Adornment Flowers are one of the most used applique ideas for adding to projects. They provide the finishing touches that really can make a project turn from blah to 'aaaaah! I really loved the simplicity of these flowers. They can be used in two ways. The pattern has two sizes that are...
Crochet Sun Hat Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Sun Hat Crochet this easy Sun Hat from Yarnspirations. This is 100% cotton featuring Lily Sugar'n Cream Yarn. That hat starts are the crown and work down to the brim. Then flares outward. You can op to starch the brim if you wish to have it more in control. There is an advantage to...
Crochet Flower Throw Afghan Pattern + Tutorial
Flower Throw Hexagon Afghan I mentioned on Facebook a few weeks back about Diva Dan working on his very first afghan project. This is it right here, the Flower Throw Crochet Pattern. I will level with you, I didn't expect Diva Dan to finish this once he got started. It required a total of 82...
Simple Heart Applique Crochet Pattern + Tutorial
Happy Hearts Applique Crochet a memorable and deceptively easy crochet heart. This heart is different in the sense of how it is created. In fact, you are looking at three sections of the heart that are done separately. The bottom of the heart from the middle of the decrease of the heart to the bottom...
Crochet Hexagon Afghan Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Hexagon Afghan The Crochet Hexagon Afghan is made up of motifs that are about 6". Daniel did an afghan like this once in light orange, beige and white solid hexagons. For me, having them match up like this afghan is what I would expect. Daniel made his afghan appear to be really random with...
Crochet Pinwheel Coasters Pattern + Tutorial
Pinwheel Coasters Enjoy making these fun Pinwheel Coaster and Placemat design for your holiday decor. I've been wanting to do this pattern for a very long time but have always been intimidated by the swirl in the photo. Once I sat down and realized how easy it was, I had egg on my face as I...
Crochet Puff Stitch Round Pillow Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Puff Stitch Round Pillow The Crochet Puff Stitch Round Pillow I think is an intermediate crochet pattern. It's textured and those textures keep me interested in the pattern. I love to see the texture pop out and it's on a 16" pillow form. Keep in mind the pattern says to get 2 pillow forms,...
Crochet Speedy Baby Blanket Tutorial + Tutorial
Crochet Speedy Baby Blanket Introducing a very quick baby blanket called the Speedy Baby Blanket by Jo-Ann. This is featuring the new Home Bundle Yarn that has 4 different types of yarns mixed into the one ball. Inside the ball has 4 types of yarn that run a predetermined length before switching to the next...
How To Crochet Baby Pea Pod Sundress + Tutorial
Crochet Peapod Sundress Available in 4 Sizes This super adorable baby dress comes in 4 sizes. Pattern includes 6, 12, 18 and 24 months' instructions. I have found the instructions super easy to follow without any difficulties. The pattern is for beginners and beyond. Don't let the pattern instructions intimidate you. There are many paragraphs...
Red Heart Crochet Classy Cowl Pattern + Tutorial
Learn to Crochet A Classy Cowl With a touch of Swanky Yarn by Red Heart that has built-in sequins, this cowl is sure to be a crochet and knit pleaser. Swanky Yarn is a really fun yarn with built-in teardrop sequins into the yarn. Currently, there are 7 different shades of Swanky. Choose from colours...
Crochet Dip Edge Basket Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Dip Edge Basket Using 2 strands of Bernat Blanket yarn, you can create a basket to hold your yarn, toys or other things. Easy to follow a free crochet pattern. This is the Crochet Dip Edge Basket. It's the flat base then ends up going up the side. The entire basket is single crochet...