Button Flower Learn how to crochet a button flower using an actual button as the starting and centre point of your flower. These types of flowers require a bit of practice to get used to using the buttons at the centre but once you get the hang of it, watch out for button collection. Today,...
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.
Single Crochet Stitch Lesson + Tutorial
Single Crochet Lesson Lesson 3 - We begin the foundations and starting points of crochet by showing you each stitch step by step. In this tutorial, you will learn how easy it is. We begin by reviewing how to chain again and then single crocheting on top of the chain. Make sure you don't throw...
Simple Crochet Flowers Pattern + Tutorial
Stack or Cascade These Flowers 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...
The Crochet Crowd Worst Tutorials of 2021
Guessing what crocheters want isn't always the best decision. Things I get excited about skid into the gutter quickly after release. Judging by the face of this model, I totally deserved it! haha In my defence, some of these projects were testers to see if the crocheters were going to like the ideas. I use...
Crochet Baby Wallpaper Afghan Pattern + Tutorial
Baby Wallpaper Afghan This baby wallpaper afghan is inspired by Yarnspirations. The rows with the variegated yarn peeking out is actually two layers... The variegated is crocheted into place and the white layer is crocheted over top of it revealing the peek a boo spots of the variegated popping out. Reminds me of a lot...
Crochet Catherine Wheel Stitch + Tutorial
Catherine Wheel Stitch The Catherine Wheel Stitch is one of my ultimate favourite crochet stitches. I love how the stitches are tighter together and the circles it leaves behind leaves me with a sense of pride at the end of the project. This article will have the written and video format for this stitch. The...
How To Crochet Fish Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Fish I have completed a separate video tutorial for a cute little fish. Using a size H or 5.0 mm crochet hook using Red Heart Super Saver Yarn. The pattern is free and this fish appears on the side of the Cat Paws Christmas Stocking. This fish is about 4.5" long and 3" high....
Arm Knitting Pattern + Tutorial
Trending lately is the art of Hand Knitting... not just knitting but using your arms instead of knitting needles. This concept allows you to quickly make scarves using extra bulky yarn such as Red Heart's Vivid, Stellar and even Sashay. Watch how easy it is to hand knit! Just use 5 Stitches across and use...
Crochet Remembrance Poppy Pattern + Tutorial
Remembrance Flowers It's that time of year again where it's time to wear your support for Remembrance Day. This is the free pattern for the Crochet Remembrance Poppy. Needed Materials Size 5.0 mm – 5.5 mm or J Size Hook Bernat Super Value Yarn Definitions CH = Chain, SL = Slip Stitch, SC = Single...
Learn How To Crochet with Red Heart Sashay + Tutorial
In today's less, you will learn how to crochet using Red Heart Boutique Sashay. I really never thought this was possible but then I reviewed another technique demonstrated by the Editor-in-Chief from Crochet Today Magazine. I realized the technique she was using on another project can apply to Sashay as well. Follow along with in...
Crochet Taffy Pull Scarf Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Taffy Pull Scarf Easy to hook and so fabulous to wear. Introducing the Taffy Pull Scarf by Debbie Stoller. It's a free pattern that Debbie created for Red Heart Yarns. It's colourful choices leave for endless possibilities of variations of what your scarf can potentially look like. Best of all, it's not a uniform design...
How to LINK Double Crochet + Tutorial
Link Double Crochet To shake things up a bit... I'm going to do my first ever pictorial tutorial showing Link Double Crochet. The video is posted at the bottom. I know due to the bandwidth that videos aren't always ideal. In today's blog, I'm going to show it to you in both methods... Pictorial and...
Little Sweetie Dress with Pleats Pattern + Tutorial
Pleated Little Sweetie Dress Introducing the Little Sweetie Dress. Due to extreme demand from our audience, many have asked for this dress to have more draping or pleats at the bottom instead of just being straight down. I have taken the liberty to change 1 line in the pattern which alters the skirt area. It...
The Differences of Stitch Multiples + Tutorial
Stitch multiples in patterns allow us to expand the stitch concept to change the sizes of the projects. It can be written in two ways but they mean two different things. I've been with Yarnspirations so long that I have adapted my pattern writing to match their technical writing. However, there are 3 ways a...
Crocodile Stitch Applique Pattern + Tutorial
Crocodile Stitch Applique for Pillows If you are looking to make something for your home that is unusual and possibly and artistic expression for your love to crochet, try the Crocodile Stitch Applique. The Crocodile Stitch Applique is made up of two parts that are crocheted together. It's using the same concept I did for...
Crochet Sashay Shawl Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Sashay Shawls Learn to crochet Sashay Shawls. It's a lot easier than it looks. It's a matter of understanding the slip stitching and what to look for when doing so. I have provided a step by step tutorial on getting started. There is a total of 8 rows. Rows 1 - 6, you will...
How To Crochet Dahlia Flower Pattern + Tutorial
Multi-Layer & Adjustable Flowers These fun and fabulous flowers resulted as a mistake when following a pattern on Red Heart Yarns. I wasn't understanding the pattern and went way out into the left field. Through messing up on the pattern, I started to improvise based on some thoughts I was having. Most flowers have this...
Crochet Simple Baby Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Baby Blanket This simple crochet baby blanket is easy to follow along and great for beginner crocheters to use for their very first crochet afghans. Please note that my instructions for changing are different from the original pattern. The stitching is the same regardless of how long your chain is. If you change the...
Crochet Leaf Gift Tag Topper Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Leaf Gift Tag Topper Top off your gifts with something personal, like some friendly Crochet Gift Tag Topper Leaves. The leaves are the same design but done up in different colours. Don't just wrap up a gift and hand it over, how about adding your own touches and love with crochet. The tag toppers...
Crochet Cute Apple Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Cute Apple Have a favourite teacher in mind or want to decorate for fall or Thanksgiving? Check out this cute Crochet Apple. A simple to follow a pattern where the shaping comes naturally as you crochet. At first, it resembles a lemon until you do the final touches with the tails to force the...
Crochet Petal Pops Afghan Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Petal Pops Afghan The Crochet Petal Pops Afghan has a 3D lifting round flower-like center that pops up. It is using the crochet popcorn stitch. Originally, I screwed up reading the pattern and followed it like the petals were a cluster instead of popcorn. In the tutorial, I cover both ways as they appear...
Crochet Texture Stripes Baby Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Textured Stripes Baby Blanket Are you looking for a nice tight crocheted baby blanket? Try the Crochet Textured Stripes Baby Blanket pattern. The pattern has a repeating multiple if you would like to make it a different size. It's in crochet multiples of 4+3. So chain in multiples of 4 and add 3 extra...
How To Crochet Pandora's Box Blanket + Tutorial
Crochet Pandora's Box Blanket The Crochet Pandora's Box Blanket by Mikey is an easy to follow pattern that is using the very best of Caron Big Cakes Yarn. Using 4 balls will create square blanket to be about 50" square. For this project, I used the interior of the Caron Big Cakes Ball for the...
Crochet Baby Chevron Stripes Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Baby Chevron Stripes Blanket This Crochet Baby Chevron Stripes Blanket is a very easy pattern to maintain. Once you get started, there are 2 rows that you have to maintain the pattern with. There are front side and backside to this particular blanket. In the tutorial, I explain and show the difference as the...
Crochet Gentle Waves Baby Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Gentle Waves Baby Blanket When I looked at the colour of this yarn, the first thing I was to remind of was the gentle waves of the ocean. So I had to crochet this Gentle Waves Baby Blanket to represent the yarn. I love a soft rippling blanket and this one will be perfect...
Crochet Plush Moss Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Plush Moss Blanket Introducing the Crochet Plush Moss Blanket that is the Moss Stitch. The Moss Stitch is used in examples like Colouring Pooling but for this sort of Chevron Wave, colour pooling, (I don't think), won't work. The pattern has 3 rows as it takes the 1st two rows to get the pattern...
Crochet Kids Poncho Pattern
Crochet Kids Poncho Crochet this adorable Crochet Kid's Poncho sized from 2 years, 4 years and 6 years of age. Using Bernat POP! for fun colour shades. Just playful. You can substitute using Caron Cakes if you wish. The yardage is the same and you may find other colours you wish to play with. More...
How To Crochet Beginner Mandala Pattern + Tutorial
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...
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...
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...
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 Simple Baby Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
Simple Chevron Baby Blanket Crochet this ultra-plush baby blanket called Crochet Simple Chevron Baby Blanket. A thick pattern that has stripes based on choosing two colours to play with. It's using Bernat Blanket Baby Yarn. The chevron is easy to follow and maintain. It's using Back Loops to give the afghan a much desired simple...
Crochet Lattice Hat Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Lattice Hat A really neat hat is the Crochet Lattice Hat. The lattice is crochet into position as the hat is made. The great thing about this pattern is the growth of the hat is finished by the time the lattice takes effect. This means for me, easy counting to keep the pattern going. ...
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...
Back Crochet Project with Fleece + Tutorial
How to Cut Fleece for Crochet Backings This project was presented on board the Crochet Cruises for October 2017 and again June 2018. The goal is to cut the Fleece, generously provided by JOANN Fabrics & Crafts. We will be applying a crochet border to the fleece and attaching to our project. To match your...
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 Bernat Bricks Blanket Pattern + Tutorial
Bernat Bricks Blanket This easy Bernat Bricks Blanket is super quick using Bernat Blanket Yarn. This yarn is ultra-thick and intended for making chunky and lightweight home decor blankets. Bernat Blanket comes in two formats. As in the pattern, it is the standard Bernat Blanket Yarn. There is also Bernat Baby Blanket yarn. What is...
Crochet Bright Zig Zag Afghan Pattern + Tutorial
Crochet Bright Zig Zag Afghan Here is another version of a Crochet Bright Zig Zag Afghan. There is a repeat pattern that appears to be easy to follow. From the regular zig-zag look to having some stitches to be splayed out for interesting visual effects. You can change the colours to suit your lifestyle. I...
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...