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March 20, 2024

Vibrant Vintage Crochet-Along (VVCAL) FAQ Page

February 27, 2024

2024 VVCAL Main Info Page

February 17, 2024

Free Crochet Pattern: Fiesta Mandala Blanket (US Terms)

December 5, 2023

“All Those Ends!”, “Layouts are Hard!”, and More…...

October 30, 2023

Free Crochet Pattern: Playful Diamonds Blanket –...

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Free Crochet Pattern: Pink Pony Blanket (UK Terms)

by Rachele Carmona

Hello, gorgeous crafter! Today I want to share with you my latest crochet pattern. I wanted to create a simple and fun pattern that could tie together any color palette. This piece would be great for a stash buster, or with a planned layout, but if you use DK weight yarn or another weight thinner or thicker than Aran Weight yarn, then you will...

August 30, 2024
UK Terms

Free Crochet Pattern: Pink Pony Blanket (US Terms)

by Rachele Carmona

Hello, gorgeous crafter! Today I want to share with you my latest crochet pattern. I wanted to create a simple and fun pattern that could tie together any color palette. This piece would be great for a stash buster, or with a planned layout, but if you use DK weight yarn or another weight thinner or thicker than Aran Weight yarn, then you will...

August 30, 2024
Free Patterns

Colour Lab Blanket Crochet Pattern Update, Plus Full PDF Now Available!

by Rachele Carmona

Hello, lovely crafter! As we have just wrapped up the 2024 VVCAL, I want to share some news about another CAL that I wrote nearly two years ago. The Scheepjes Colour Lab CAL was a massive undertaking, from brainstorming the design, to creating the blanket and tweaking the yarn amounts to build the yarn kits, to coming up with alternate colorways for more yarn...

August 9, 2024
Scheepjes Colour Lab CAL

2024 VVCAL: Weeks 19 and 20 Instructions

by Rachele Carmona

Hello, and a huge welcome to Week 19 of the 2024 Vibrant Vintage Crochet-A-Long (VVCAL)! I’m so glad you’re here, and I can’t wait to start joining. There is only 1 post this week, with the BORDER! Yay! You have Weeks 19 and 20 to work on the join and border of your blanket. I am giving you the complete border today! I hope...

July 26, 2024
2024 VVCAL

2024 VVCAL: Week 18 Instructions – 3 Ways to Join Hexagon Motifs (US and UK Terms)

by Rachele Carmona

Hello, and a huge welcome to Week 18 of the 2024 Vibrant Vintage Crochet-A-Long (VVCAL)! I’m so glad you’re here, and I can’t wait to start joining. There is only 1 post this week, with all of the joining options. Quick Links to Each Week: 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13/14/15/16/17/18/19/20 PDF Version 2024 VVCAL PDF – My Online Shop // Etsy // Ravelry Of course I have also...

July 19, 2024
2024 VVCAL

2024 VVCAL: Fuchsia Motif

by Rachele Carmona

Hello, and a huge welcome to Week 17 of the 2024 Vibrant Vintage Crochet-A-Long (VVCAL)! I’m so glad you’re here! I love spending this time with the VVCAL community! We are going to have so much fun relaxingly working through these motifs each week. Attention! If you have not yet seen the Week 17 Instruction post, please head there first and see the instructions...

July 12, 2024
2024 VVCAL

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Crochet Secrets, Free Patterns

Mini Hexies Blanket: A Free Demo for My 7-Step Guide to Multicolor Motif Blankets

Hello, gorgeous crafter! I recently shared everything I know about creating multicolor motif blankets, or scrappy blankets, or however you would like to call it when you organize all...

March 17, 2024
Crochet Secrets, Featured Now

“All Those Ends!”, “Layouts are Hard!”, and More… A Definitive Guide to Multicolor Motif Blankets, Plus Bonus Free Demo Blanket

Hello, lovely crafter! Today I want to share everything I know about multicolor motif blankets. Every time I post a motif blanket with lots of colors, I get the...

December 5, 2023
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Enroll in My Creative Art Blanket Crochet Course!

Hi, friend! Today, I have something very special to share with you! After a few years of thinking and notebook scrawling, I have officially opened up CypressTextiles Art Studio,...

August 24, 2022

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September 20, 2023

Scheepjes Colour Packs: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide

August 9, 2022

New Scheepjes Organicon for My 100th Crochet Blanket Pattern!

February 14, 2022

Scheepjes Metropolis Colour Pack for a Special New Project!

November 11, 2021

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September 22, 2021

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December 30, 2020

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Blanket Border Collection Volume 1 is Out Now!

by Rachele Carmona

Hello, lovely crafter! Today I am proud to announce that I have gathered nineteen of my blanket borders in one place and modified them so that they are written for any size blanket! This bundle of blanket borders is available as a convenient PDF, and I even included 2 PDFs, one with US Terms and one with UK Terms. PDF Collection You can find Border Collection: Volume 1 on Etsy and Ravelry, and both US and UK Terms PDFs are included in the purchase.

July 28, 2023
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Latest Free Crochet Patterns

Free Crochet Pattern: Pink Pony Blanket (US Terms)

Published by Rachele Carmona

Hello, gorgeous crafter! Today I want to share with you my latest crochet pattern. I wanted to create a simple and fun pattern that could tie together any color...

August 30, 2024
Free Patterns

Mini Hexies Blanket: A Free Demo for My 7-Step Guide to Multicolor Motif Blankets

Published by Rachele Carmona

Hello, gorgeous crafter! I recently shared everything I know about creating multicolor motif blankets, or scrappy blankets, or however you would like to call it when you organize all...

March 17, 2024
Crochet Secrets, Free Patterns

Free Crochet Pattern: Fiesta Mandala Blanket (US Terms)

Published by Rachele Carmona

Hello, gorgeous crafter! Today I want to share with you my latest crochet pattern. I was playing with mandalas a couple of months ago and decided to make them...

February 17, 2024
Featured Now, Free Patterns

Crochet Stitch Library

Cluster Stitch

Published by Rachele Carmona

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November 1, 2021
Crochet Stitch Library

Ways to Decrease Stitches

Published by Rachele Carmona

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October 25, 2021
Crochet Stitch Library

Ways to Increase Stitches

Published by Rachele Carmona

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October 18, 2021
Crochet Stitch Library

Linen Stitch

Published by Rachele Carmona

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October 11, 2021
Crochet Stitch Library

Double Treble Crochet and Taller (UK Triple Treble Crochet and Taller)

Published by Rachele Carmona

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October 4, 2021
Crochet Stitch Library

Treble Crochet (UK Double Treble Crochet)

Published by Rachele Carmona

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August 25, 2018
Crochet Stitch Library

Double Crochet (UK Treble Crochet)

Published by Rachele Carmona

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August 25, 2018
Crochet Stitch Library

Half Double Crochet (UK Half Treble Crochet)

Published by Rachele Carmona

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August 25, 2018
Crochet Stitch Library

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