Crochet Country Quilt Crochet Entrelac Style can be a lot of fun with slowly transitioning yarn. Though the yarn depicted is discontinued, it was called Bernat Mosaic. For the colour transitioning effects it had, it was one of my favourite yarns. I crocheted this fantastic afghan. It was one of the highlights of my crochet...
50 World's Best Dad Patterns
The 50 World's Best Dad patterns are a mix of masculine flavour types of projects. Usually, colouring, idea or just the use of the project can make a project feel masculine in nature. In 2021, the idea of gender identity is a hot topic. A lot has changed since I was growing up and more...
Woodsy Spring Pasta Dish
A generous portion of pasta mixed with in-season things from the Wolfville Farmer's Market. Lunch for two featuring ingredients that are short-lived here in Nova Scotia. Fiddleheads are a brief timeframe of the ferns in the shaded areas in Nova Scotia. The ferns are fresh out and not big enough to open to turn into...
No To The Dog... Human Cookies
How on earth will we eat so many Dried Fruit Oat Cookies? Seriously Daniel? First of all, yummy! Let me check my belt for more notches! Daniel has a recipe for you from Robin Hood. Get the recipe here. Instead of doing each dried fruit independently, he used a batch of premixed dried fruit mix...
Crochet Mistake Stitch with Tutorial
It's not a mistake, but I am so intrigued by the texture of this stitch. Perfect for hat brims and much more. I'm looking at designing with this stitch for something in the future. I cannot deny how much I love this stitch. Follow along below. Our stitch-alongs usually are stitch samplers. Maybe you have...
Whipped Texture: Puff Stitch How-To
Learn how to do the simple crochet cream puff stitch. Easy repeating. This makes for thick stitches, perhaps with cotton yarn for bath mats and hot pads. I love the feel of this stitch. Follow along below to try. Our stitch-alongs are usually stitch samplers. See our stitch alongs for more ideas.
Homemade Salad Dressing and Garbage Salad
Sounds appetizing, eh! Daniel makes his salad dressing on the fly, as he needs it. When I moved in with Daniel, I brought a bottled salad dressing, and he had a conniption! He threw it out. The horror! I like, what is going on? Is this a relationship ending before it begins? I never really...
Crochet Southwest Spirit by Susan Kennedy
Inspired by the American Southwest, Susan Kennedy's crochet interpretation is magnificent. We don't do affiliate links on Amazon, but you can find them there on other websites or even better to support your local bookstores. ISBN 9781446309407. In thumbing through the book, I learned techniques I hadn't thought about. Many of the projects where there...
Crochet and Knitting Books Mikey Owns
Updated: May 22, 2023 Mikey has a vast collection of books that he has collected over the years. His first book was purchased when he was fourteen years old. The rest of the books he bought and/or received from the conception of The Crochet Crowd in 2008. The Harmony Guide to Crochet Stitches by Lyric...
Farmhouse Weekends, Recommended by Daniel
Daniel is currently working through recipes from Farmhouse Weekends by Melissa Bahen. We don't do affiliates with Amazon, but you can find it there. Daniel picked this book at the ranch we did the crochet retreat in Arizona. It was in the gift shop of the Rancho de los Caballeros. The book dives into the...
How to Crochet Baby Shower Blanket + Tutorial
The Crochet Baby Shower Blanket is a nice easy repeat once you get moving along with it. With a bit of texture, it has enough detail to keep you engaged with the project. Downloadable now has stitch counts, as of May 2023. This blanket looks great in solid colours so you don't need to mess...
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...