This week I’ve been admiring rainbow crochet projects and thought you’d love a round-up post of them. Rainbow colors are so bright and cheery and these creations look so much fun to make and use! All these projects have free written patterns, some include photos too. Most are good for beginners but can be enjoyed by all skill levels. I…
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Star Spangled Sun Hat
This design was inspired by the look of stripy five point star blankets and my love of making hats. Recently I started to wonder how a star design would work in a hat and quickly got to work on this new idea. Since it’s summer, I decided that this hat should be a summer sun hat, and because I’ve made…
Elephant Parade Sun Hat
It’s finally finished! I’ve been working on these elephants for weeks! Here is my elephant parade sun hat! My idea for this hat started out as wanting to try the elephant blanket trim I’d seen around. Wanting to make something other than a blanket, I thought they’d look great in sun hats for my boys. ***This post contains affiliate links…
Children’s Summer Dresses Free Patterns
Summer is here so I decided to make a list of super cute summer dresses you could make for the little girl in your life. I saw so many beautiful designs that it was hard to narrow it down to just these 13. The patterns I’ve chosen to feature have different skill levels so there are some for beginners as…
How to Crochet a Sun Hat Brim
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…
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…
Cat Crazy Free Crochet Patterns
I love cats, crochet and free stuff. So combining these 3 things together, I went on a scavenger hunt and found a whole bunch of free cat crochet patterns to share with you. I found so many patterns it was hard to choose but I narrowed it down to 33, which is still a lot so I’ve tried to organize…
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…
Summer Dress Free Crochet Patterns
With summer just around the corner I thought I’d compile a list of some crochet dress ideas. These designs are beautiful, delicate and light, perfect for warm summer days. I’ve added links to each pattern page in the text below each photo. NEW: Catalina Skirt Free Pattern First up is this lovely Wildflower crochet dress. I really like this one with…
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…