Last week I showed you my AFTERNOON TEA COASTERS pattern. This week I’m adding to that design with these lace-look trivets. Beginning with crocheting the coaster, keep working, adding another 4 rounds, and voilà, you have a trivet! With these trivets, you can start to see the lace-shell design emerging. Next week, I’ll make it even bigger, adding a place…
Modern lace look coasters – perfect for your patio table. I’ve been enjoying playing around with the in line lace shell design. First I worked in rows to make a COLORFUL LIGHT WEIGHT SCARF. Next in the round to make my ENGLISH GARDEN SUNHAT. Now I’m in the process of working it into a square to make a baby blanket…
After finishing up the LACE SHELL SCARF last week I got the urge to make a sun hat in the same lace shell stitch design. I just love to play with stitch techniques and see what patterns I can come up with – it’s a lot of fun for me and more free patterns for you! It took me a…
A while ago I found a photo of a stunning RAINBOW DRESS. It looked crochet with lace weight yarn. I wondered how they made it but was disappointed when it led me to one of these spam sites with just images and no patterns or information on how to get the pattern. Looking closer at the image I realized it…
When it’s snowing outside stay cozy indoors while the storm passes with these 15 plus snowflake themed crochet patterns. All of these patterns are available for free, just follow the link below each picture to access the free crochet pattern. Save your favorite patterns to your Pinterest board. Browse my site for more free crochet patterns and add your email…
Ah! Cat stitch! I keep seeing amazing cat stitch sweaters, cat stitch scarves and cat stitch blankets. Being a cat lover I decided it was time to try out the cat stitch for myself! Since it’s getting cold outside, I just knew I had to make a cozy cat-stitch cat hat for my cat-loving boyfriend! Although I’ve seen lots of…
It’s that time of year when we can start getting ready for Halloween. Yay! To help get you started on your preparations I’ve put together a round-up of free crochet patterns. Lots of ideas and things you can make to get into that spooky mood! AMIGURUMI SPIDER – Cute little spiders to give your friends and family a scare! Take…
Have fun at the beach in this bright and breezy cover up skirt. The Kalimah beach skirt is made up of a plethora of linked flowers. Each made in one of three bright colors, the flowers stand out yet are absorbed in the larger design. This skirt is made from 100% cotton yarn and is easy and fun to make.…
Welcome to this round-up of free crochet patterns featuring beautiful tops for the up coming spring and summer seasons! There’s lots of fun designs here for you to make or just to inspire you. I love looking at what other crochet designers create and sometimes I get ideas to kick start my own creative design ideas. I recently produced my…
This design combines ideas from my Fast-Forward Chevron Purse and the many patterns I produced using the millstone stitch. I got a little inspiration from a zig-zag hearts design I saw on You Tube. I wanted to make a fun little coin purse similar to one I’d bought in a clothing store years ago before I learned to crochet. The…