I’ve been busy working on my new baby elephant parade sunhat. While designing the sun hat I found I needed to figure out a new way to make a sun hat brim since I wanted a different style to hats I’d made in the past. Continuing the increase where it left off at the top section of the hat has…
Category: My Patterns
Star Coaster
With Memorial Day on Monday I was in the mood for a red, white and blue project. I wanted to do something small that everyone would enjoy so I decided to make these fun star shaped coasters. These coasters are quick and easy to make so beginners can enjoy this pattern too. I also made a helpful video tutorial which…
Floral Summer Sun Hat
Inspired by the photos of the little Russian girl’s sunhat I saw a few years ago when it went viral, I wanted to create my own unique summer sunhat. I’ve tried to make hats like this before and did manage an adult size hat with a similar design. I’d used Aunt Lydia’s thread for that and it turned out well…
Crochet Triangle
Here is a simple pattern for some triangles. They are worked single crochet in the round and can be made larger by adding more rounds. I’ve included a video tutorial which you can crochet along with if you prefer. Start with a magic ring Rnd 1: Ch 1, 5 sc in ring, sl st in top of 1st sc to…
The Virus Bag Free Crochet Pattern
The fabulous crochet virus pattern has been really popular lately with it’s scary skull and bubbling spreading design. I’ve seen many beautiful blankets and shawls in so many wonderful colors made with this pattern that I just had to give it a go. Knowing I didn’t want to make a blanket or shawl, since I like to be different, I…
How to Crochet an Oval
I needed to make an oval but didn’t have much luck in finding something suitable. I wanted to work in the round rather than in a spiral and I also wanted something that was written very simply. So, since I couldn’t find what I wanted I had to go figure it out myself until I got something I was happy…
Linked Butterflies Free Crochet Pattern
Inspired by the success of the interlocking hearts design and because it’s springtime, I decided to create this beautiful linked butterfly design. This pattern is written so that it can easily be extended to make longer panels which can be joined together, perhaps with plain panels in between to make blankets of varying sizes. For this project I used Red…
Spiral Granny Square 2
Here’s another spiral Granny Square I came up with while experimenting with yarn. I’ve written out the free crochet pattern and made a video tutorial for you. Maybe you can make lots and turn them into a fun granny square afghan blanket, or just make one and keep increasing until it’s enormous! Pattern in US terminology Red Heart Super Saver…
Spiral Granny Square
So last night I was playing around with some yarn. I knew I could make a spiral Granny Square but wondered if I could do it with the traditional Granny Square shells. This is what I came up with. Red Heart Super Saver yarn in Soft White, Shocking pink, Lavender, Teal This pattern uses US terminology Hook – I/9 –…
Crochet Spiral Easter Eggs
I love working in spirals and learned how to start a crochet spiral a while ago. I’ve made quite a few different styles of spiral hats and now I’ve figured out how to make the spiral into an egg shape for Easter. This crochet spiral egg makes a cute kid-friendly Easter decoration. The kids can also play catch with them…