All posts tagged: Free Patterns

Mateo’s Granny Square Blanket – UK Terms

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Translations This pattern is in English and US Terms. Looking for US Terms or another language? US Terms Translations coming soon Pattern Easy to print, ad-free condensed PDF file: Ravelry // Etsy  Check out the other patterns for absolute beginners in the You Can Crochet This! series Scroll for free pattern. Introduction Mateo’s Granny Square Blanket is a project I whipped up for a newborn li’l babe and of course I had to do some pics and video for the simple pattern so you can all enjoy it too. It’s a great way for a beginner to make some super neat work with an easy and free pattern. Doesn’t it look so neat and clean? I do love a cozy traditional granny – I wrote a blog post about 7 fun ways to granny! – but sometimes a clean look is what you’re after. I used a whip stitch join to make such straight seams, and very flat too. Plus, the whip stitch uses the tails, so fewer ends to weave! My preference is to work through both loops …

4 Crochet Joins for Hexagon Motifs (Video Tutorials)

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Hello, amazing crafter! Lately I have gotten some questions and comments about joining hexagons and some creative ways to do so. I do have some crochet joining methods for hexagon motifs in my video tutorials and blog posts, and I thought it may be helpful to gather some in one place for reference. Remember if you are looking for a certain pattern of mine or just want to browse, you can head to my sidebar to the right (scroll down on smartphone or tablet) and all of my crochet patterns and tutorials are now listed for your convenience. The 4 crochet joins for hexagon motifs in this post are: CJAYG for Hexagons Using SC and PLT Join CJAYG Granny Stitch for Hexagons Whip Stitch Join for Hexagons Continuous FBJ for Hexagons Along with each join description, tips, image and crochet join tutorial links, I will also give you helpful info where applicable, such as pattern info and yarn shopping links. Note: To Edge or Not to Edge Your Hexagon Motifs If you’d like to edge …

Gemma Blanket – Free Crochet Pattern

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Gemma is a sweet and stylish geometric baby blanket made in chunky Stone Washed XL. I named her Gemma after the diamond shapes, but coincidentally, all of the colors of Stone Washed are named for gemstones. It was meant to be! If you need a fast baby blanket, one option is to use thicker yarn, but the end result can be a boxy and bulky piece. By mixing thick motifs with thinner yarn for the join and border, you can turn a good blanket into a great blanket. Try this pattern for your next gifty make! My fast and furious week-long Gemma journey has its own blog post! But now it’s done, and I’m truly proud of the result. It was an utter joy to work with the new and favorite colors of Scheepjes – Stone Washed XL, and the original Stone Washed. See my review of these yarns and where to find them near you!  Coming tomorrow: the Gemma crochet blanket pattern! (Update! Now here!) With jewel motifs made in Scheepjes – Stone Washed XL, and continuous flat braid …

Free Crochet Pattern: Soulful Sierra Blanket

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Hey, y’all! Stopping in real quick to let y’all know that the free crochet blanket pattern, Soulful Sierra, that I wrote exclusively for AllFreeCrochetAfghanPatterns.com for their generous participation in Project Linus is now available for me to share with you all. Want the yarn kit to make this blanket? Click here to see it in my storefront! (affiliate link) Scroll down for the free pattern. I love this one because a deep chevron has always appealed to me, and you know that straight sides are a must for me. This is the best of both worlds! This pattern is featured in 30+ Favorite Ripple Crochet Afghan Patterns on AllFreeCrochetAfghanPatterns.com and it also has its very own page! As always, you can find an easy-print, ad free, convenient 3-page PDF on Ravelry / Etsy / and LoveCrochet.com Soulful Sierra Free Pattern Introduction Soulful Sierra will become your go-to project any time you need a quick make. It starts with large striped triangles and then the stripes continue in a deep chevron pattern until desired length is reached. …

Free 12 inch crochet motif for Valentine’s Day 2019: One Love II

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Hey, y’all! I partnered with Julie Yeager Designs for her lovely and generous 2019 Block a Week series. For this awesome opportunity, I put together a little 12in motif called One Love II. It’s based on the original One Love Granny Square that I released for Granny Square Day 2017. Here is the original One Love Granny Square. You can see I have adapted it to be larger for Julie’s BAW series, because all of those featured blocks are 12in and use worsted weight yarn. Super convenient to mix and match! One Love II Granny Square I hope you enjoy this simple yet textured square for this Valentine’s Day season of love, friendship, and community. One love! Materials For a 12 inch block: Use worsted weight yarn and a size 5.5mm (I) hook. For a 10 inch block: Use DK weight yarn and a size 4.25mm (G) hook. Stitch Guide (US Terms) 2dccl 2 dc cluster: (yoh, insert hook in st indicated, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps on hook) 2 times, …

Scheepjes Namaste Yarn – Plus free “Shavasana Hexagon Motif” crochet pattern!

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In case you haven’t seen the new beauty by Scheepjes Yarns, I wanted to show it off! I had the pleasure of testing out a ball of Namaste before it was released, and of course I could not resist creating a crochet hexagon motif right away. A mondo hexie crochet blanket has been on my list for a while now, and Namaste was the perfect yarn for it. So let’s check out the yarn, and then the free Shavasana Hexagon Motif crochet pattern is ready for you at the end of this post! Here’s the teaser image from Scheepjes for Namaste. Gorgeous! The tagline for Namaste is that “crafting is the new yoga,” and this resonated with me because my eldest daughter and I have been doing yoga together four days a week for the past two months. It’s such a sweet moment of connection for us when she gets home from school, and a great time for us to both work on our balance – mental, physical, and spiritual. Plus added bonus, we hold …

Free Pattern: Sunshine Blanket

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Free pattern now available! Whoop-whoop! Pattern is in a lovely ad-free, easy to print PDF for you on the websites below for a small fee. Scroll down this post for the free pattern. Ravelry || Craftsy ||Etsy || LoveCrochet.com Links: Yarn – Scheepjes | Cotton 8 Shop yarn – WoolWarehouse, LoveCrochet, other Scheepjes Retailers Color picking – Pastel Pick-me-up WIP post FO Post My FO Gallery (everything I’ve ever crocheted!) Sunshine Blanket Pattern is also featured on AllFreeCrochet.com AND on AllFreeCrochetAfghanPatterns.com. Sign up for their free newsletter to get free patterns sent to you daily! Pattern info: Yarn – Scheepjes “Cotton 8” (100% Cotton; 50g/170m) Colors (1 ball each): 719 Pink 718 Light Pink 529 Violet 726 Moors 721 Heath 563 Bright Blue 723 Sea Green 665 Light Blue Green 664 Pastel Green 508 Soft Yellow 669 Olive The Sunshine Blanket is designed with your happiness in mind. The color palette exudes Spring, and flowers, and cotton candy, and all the playful, fun things. Plus, there is no border but there are pompoms. A ray of sunshine, indeed. #SunshineBlanket US …

Cozy Flowers: Free Pattern

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Hi, y’all! It’s time for the release of my Cozy Flowers Blanket free pattern – yay! Typically I would make a PDF for the free pattern, and make it available in my Ravelry shop and my other shops, but since the majority of the instruction for this pattern is in the YouTube tutorial for the joining method, I thought it would be silly to make a PDF. So here is the full free pattern below. See the related posts for more details of the blanket process: Yarn WIP FO Reveal Cozy Flowers Difficulty: Perfect for a beginner who wants to learn some new techniques.  Materials Yarn: Scheepjes | Catona (10 50g balls – all different colors) and Sweet Treat (10  25g balls – all different colors) Colors Note: these are the colors I actually ended up using in the final piece. The blanket is worked from right to left, and the colors are used held together until the Catona runs out. There will be a little amount of Sweet Treat left over. (Catona, Sweet Treat) Flowers …

Whip St Join for Hexagons

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Hi there! For this YouTube Video tutorial, click here.  (Ravelry link coming soon) Note: This tutorial is part of Hexagon Month – September’s Theme of the Month. Introduction If you absolutely cannot fathom the idea of sewing your motifs together, then this is the sewing join for you. I’m working on a huge blog post with all the joining methods I could find, and there are pros and cons to each one.  When to use: You don’t have a whole lot of yarn to join with You want a “barely there” join that’s easier than for example, mattress st You want to dip your toe in the waters of sewing your motifs together Try it! It’s very easy and doesn’t feel like sewing since you’re using your hook. Materials Normally you would use a tapestry needle for the whip st join, but if you’re anything like me, using something besides your hook makes you cringe. So I just use my hook! You’ll also need some yarn in a similar color as the motifs to blend …