Author: Rachele Carmona

Free Crochet Pattern: Gumball Blanket V2 with Continuous Join As-You-Go Featuring PLT Join (UK Terms)

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Hello, gorgeous crafter! I have a special free pattern for you in honor of Valentine’s Day: My updated Gumball Blanket! I told you all about this update in my FO Reveal last week, and how this blanket is part of my journey to fall back in love with my art. Today, I’m releasing the free version of the pattern, including videos! Scroll down for UK Terms, or click here for US Terms. PDF Version Find this pattern in a condensed ad-free PDF for a small fee in my Etsy Shop and on Ravelry. Pattern PDFs for US and UK Terms are both included in the purchase. Help support my work by purchasing this convenient PDF if you like, but just being here on the website is plenty of support as well. 🙂

Free Crochet Pattern: Gumball Blanket V2 with Continuous Join As-You-Go Featuring PLT Join (US Terms)

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Hello, gorgeous crafter! I have a special free pattern for you in honor of Valentine’s Day: My updated Gumball Blanket! I told you all about this update in my FO Reveal last week, and how this blanket is part of my journey to fall back in love with my art. Today, I’m releasing the free version of the pattern, including videos! Scroll down for US Terms, or click here for UK Terms. PDF Version Find this pattern in a condensed ad-free PDF for a small fee in my Etsy Shop and on Ravelry. Pattern PDFs for US and UK Terms are both included in the purchase. Help support my work by purchasing this convenient PDF if you like, but just being here on the website is plenty of support as well. 🙂

Updated Gumball Blanket: Now Featuring Continuous Join As-You-Go

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Hey, lovely! I have a fun crochet project to share with you today in anticipation of Valentine’s Day! This month, I am focusing on getting back to my creative roots, since the debut post of my Creative Clarity series is about falling back in love with your art. I have felt a little out of touch with my art lately as I was working on a huge design, the Scheepjes Colour Lab CAL, and now that that project is off the ground, I turned to my planned project list, but nothing was calling my name. Feeling super uninspired, I followed my own advice and reached back to the beginning of my creative journey to my Gumball Blanket design. It was the first blanket I ever designed! While I went over the pattern, I realized there were some improvements that I could make to the construction method, and so I decided to re-release the design as a second version, with a fresh color palette and an updated joining method for you. This post is all about …

New Project: Colour Lab CAL Crochet Blanket in Scrumptious Yarn!

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Hello, lovely crafter! Today I want to show you what I have been working on while everyone is busy with the Colour Lab CAL Part 3. First, I want to show off a few of the many, many WIPs that you can find in the Scheepjes International Facebook Group, and then I will reveal my project. And here’s a hint: it is the Scheepjes Scrumptious demo that I’ve been working up alongside you! A couple of weeks ago, I shared my Whirl version of the Colour Lab CAL. You can head to that post to see how it’s been working up!

Creative Clarity, Episode 1: 3 Easy Shifts to Help You Fall Back in Love with Your Art

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Hello, fellow crafter! Today is a big day because it’s the day I launch a new blog series called Creative Clarity. As a lifelong creative, I know there are a wide variety of barriers, blocks, and struggles in the life of an artist, and whether you are a hobbyist or a career creative, they can stop you from being your best creative self. On the first Monday of each month, the Creative Clarity series will share knowledge, tips, and know-how to help you overcome these obstacles and deepen your creative practice. Creative Clarity is not written specifically for crochet artists; rather, it will benefit any type of creator who is looking to cultivate a thriving creative practice. But, we all know that I’m a crochet blanket designer, so for my crochet peeps, each post in this series has a relevant free crochet pattern released in the same month, so you can channel the energy of the Creative Clarity series into a fresh project. I am super excited to share this with you, and my goal …

Learn to Knit with the New Storm Cowl Kit from Scheepjes!

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Hello, lovely! Today I wanted to share a fun finish with you. The Storm Cowl in Scheepjes Peru is a beautiful and fast make, and it’s also perfect if you’re wanting to learn how to knit. The final outcome is superb. But before I tell you all about about the Storm Cowl, let me make a couple of announcements! Announcements First, I want to share some exciting news! I am starting a new blog series which premiers Monday, February 6th, and will be released on the first Monday of each month. The blog series is made for creatives and is called “Creative Clarity.” In the posts, I will share strategies to help you feepen your creative practice, and even make more money if you are a career creative. Even though it is not geared toward crochet specifically, of course some of the personal stories that I share will be crochet/designer related, and I have also set it up so that a relevant free crochet pattern will be released alongside each monthly blog post. I am …

Scheepjes Colour Lab CAL: Part 3 (US Terms)

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Hello lovely crafter! Welcome to Part 3 of the Colour Lab CAL! I’m so excited that this next part is finally released, and we can all get started working on it together. I published a Main Page and a Tips and Tricks page (US Terms // UK Terms), so if you haven’t read through those, you may wan to check them out! If you don’t have your yarn yet, you can still get a kit, and that information is below. Be sure to read this whole post very carefully, including the Measurements and Gauge section for this part, as it has important information. There are tips throughout the post, so be sure to take a look at everything. This tutorial is in US Terms. If you are looking for UK Terms, click here!

Scheepjes Colour Lab CAL: Part 3 (UK Terms)

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Hello lovely crafter! Welcome to Part 3 of the Colour Lab CAL! I’m so excited that this next part is finally released, and we can all get started working on it together. I published a Main Page and a Tips and Tricks page (US Terms // UK Terms), so if you haven’t read through those, you may wan to check them out! If you don’t have your yarn yet, you can still get a kit, and that information is below. Be sure to read this whole post very carefully, including the Measurements and Gauge section for this part, as it has important information. There are tips throughout the post, so be sure to take a look at everything. This tutorial is in UK Terms. If you are looking for US Terms, click here!

New Project: Colour Lab CAL Crochet Blanket in Whirl Yarn!

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Hello, lovely crafter! Today I want to show you what I have been working on while everyone is busy with the Colour Lab CAL Part 1 and Part 2. First, I want to show off a few of the many, many WIPs that you can find in the Scheepjes International Facebook Group, and then I will reveal my project. And here’s a hint: it is made using the beloved Whirl yarn! If you’ve been hanging around my website lately, you have seen the Colour Lab CAL blanket that I made, below, probably a million times. But, there was a voice in my head a while back that said I just had to see it made in Whirl yarn! I just love the color-fade, and I know so many crafters love it, too. Not to mention the fuzz-buzz – squeeeeee!

Scheepjes Colour Lab CAL: Part 2 (US Terms)

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Hello lovely crafter! Welcome to Part 2 of the Colour Lab CAL! I’m so excited that this next part is finally released, and we can all get started working on it together. I published a Main Page and a Tips and Tricks page (US Terms // UK Terms), so if you haven’t read through those, you may wan to check them out! If you don’t have your yarn yet, you can still get a kit, and that information is below. Be sure to read this whole post very carefully, including the Measurements and Gauge section for this part, as it has important information. There are tips throughout the post, so be sure to take a look at everything. This tutorial is in US Terms. If you are looking for UK Terms, click here!

Scheepjes Colour Lab CAL: Part 2 (UK Terms)

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Hello lovely crafter! Welcome to Part 2 of the Colour Lab CAL! I’m so excited that this next part is finally released, and we can all get started working on it together. I published a Main Page and a Tips and Tricks page (US Terms // UK Terms), so if you haven’t read through those, you may wan to check them out! If you don’t have your yarn yet, you can still get a kit, and that information is below. Be sure to read this whole post very carefully, including the Measurements and Gauge section for this part, as it has important information. There are tips throughout the post, so be sure to take a look at everything. This tutorial is in UK Terms. If you are looking for US Terms, click here!

Scheepjes Colour Lab CAL: Part 1 (US Terms)

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Hello lovely crafter! Welcome to Part 1 of the Colour Lab CAL! I’m so excited that the CAL has finally begun, and we can all get started working on it together. I published a Main Page and a Tips and Tricks page (US Terms // UK Terms), so if you haven’t read through those, you may wan to check them out! If you don’t have your yarn yet, you can still get a kit, and that information is below. For this part we will get gauge with the first motif, and then get introduced to the pattern writing style with simple repeated motifs joined as-you-go. This tutorial is in US Terms. If you are looking for UK Terms, click here!

Scheepjes Colour Lab CAL: Part 1 (UK Terms)

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Hello lovely crafter! Welcome to Part 1 of the Colour Lab CAL! I’m so excited that the CAL has finally begun, and we can all get started working on it together. I published a Main Page and a Tips and Tricks page (US Terms // UK Terms), so if you haven’t read through those, you may wan to check them out! If you don’t have your yarn yet, you can still get a kit, and that information is below. For this part we will get gauge with the first motif, and then get introduced to the pattern writing style with simple repeated motifs joined as-you-go. This tutorial is in UK Terms. If you are looking for US Terms, click here!

Scheepjes Colour Lab CAL: Main Info Page

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Hello, lovely crafter! If you’re a member in the Scheepjes Facebook group, or just a Scheepjes Yarns groupie in general, you probably know that they host a huge CAL or KAL every year in the groups. The last three CALs were Ubuntu by Dedri Uys, Rozeta by Tatsiana Kupryianchyk, and d’Histoire Naturelle by Christina Hadderingh. To join the ranks of these talented designers is an honor. Let me share all of the details of the Scheepjes Colour Lab CAL with you! We start on January 11th, so get ready! 🙂

Scheepjes Colour Lab CAL: Tips and Tricks Page (US Terms)

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Hello, lovely Colour Lab CALer! Welcome to the Tips and Tricks page. This page is full of all the information you should know before you begin, and it’s a great place to come if you’re ever stuck during the crochet-along. The official Scheepjes Tips and Tricks PDF is also very handy, and can be found on the Scheepjes website and as a file in the Scheepjes Facebook groups, where the Colour Lab CAL is hosted. Please read through this entire post, as you may have questions that are answered within. Note: If you work out any of these photo tutorials, it is best to use stash remnants, so as not to break into any of your kit yarn just yet. This page has photo tutorials in US Terms. If you would prefer to see them in UK Terms, click here! Related Links As these sites become live, I will hyperlink them.