All posts tagged: Scheepjes FO

NEW FO: The Dimensions Blanket, Featuring Andrea Grimaldi

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Hello, lovely! Today I wanted to introduce you to something I have had in the vault for some time. Ever since I had a weird idea to make a few blankets from tessellations. Two years ago, in January 2018, I started sketching out ideas for a few tessellation blankets. One of them became the Dimensions Blanket! Made using beautiful and popular Scheepjes Stone Washed.* Dimensions Blanket Pattern The Dimensions Blanket pattern is already available on Etsy and Ravelry, if you’d like to check it out! Or it also will be available to everyone next week! Social Media: Use hashtags #DimensionsBlanket and of course #CypressTextiles The lovely sample blanket and all blanket photography is by the talented Andrea Grimaldi. Designing Dimensions Here is the actual inspiration tessellation image I used to create this design. I love the illusion that appears because of the four different shades, but it would still look cute in any colors. The first scraps of designy bits! This is when I was just beginning to see how I would create the shapes, …

Finished! Skyfall Shawlette, Scheepjes SKIES Heavy and Light

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Remember this WIP from December? I have been working on this shawlette for a little while and have really enjoyed making something that’s quasi-blanketarian, but a smaller and faster project. It’s like a small half blanket and just as engaging and lovely. I mentioned this once or thrice, but expect more shawl patterns in my future! This cute little linen stitch WIP in Scheepjes SKIES Heavy* is lounging in a glorious yarn bowl*. Scheepjes SKIES (Light and Heavy) Links marked with an asterisk and links in the shopping info sections are all affiliate links, and shopping through them will help support my work – at no additional cost to you! How cool is that?! Description of this yarn from the Scheepjes Website. Made from an all-natural 100% Premium Blend cotton, the Scheepjes SKIES yarns are so soft you’d think you were holding a cloud. Dyed using beautiful shades of Indigo; a textile dye dating back to 4000BC, these yarns feature subtle colour contrasts and a hand dyed appearance. Ranging from the pale blue of a …

Free Crochet Pattern: Namaste Hula Hoop Mandala (DK Wt.)

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Hello, you! Remember a few posts ago when I share an epic crochet hula hoop mandala free pattern – made with Scheepjes Chunky Monkey*?? Well, back then I promised you a DK weight version, and now it’s ready for you! Introducing, the Namaste Hula Hoop Mandala in DK weight Colour Crafter. Ain’t she purdy? Information Scroll down for the free pattern – the first 20 or so rounds are the same as the Chunky Monkey aran weight version, but written without all of the color changes. Then some additional rounds are added here to account for the gauge difference of the yarns, and the fact that we are still using a 36in hula hoop. Yarn: Colour Crafter – 2 balls any color Shop this yarn at your favorite shops (affiliate links) Black Sheep Wools Deramores Wool Warehouse Find a Scheepjes retailer close to you! Social Media Join the other crafters who have made the Namaste Mandala. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest: CypressTextiles Hashtags: #NamasteMandala #CypressTextiles Related Links (ETSY / RAVELRY) Find this pattern in a convenient condensed PDF …

Downtown Scarf in Scheepjes Metropolis

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Hello, you! Today I am stopping in quickly to show you the completed Downtown Scarf. It really did fly off the hook! Since I last posted, I did accumulate a bit of info for this project, so hope you enjoy this quick and easy-breezy post. Related Links To get some fast and helpful info, see the links below. This pattern is now published! Click here to learn more about Metropolis and where to order the 50g balls and the mini Colour Pack Click here to see some color combination recommendations for the Downtown Scarf (Some folks are using them already!) Downtown Scarf Information I made this scarf in Scheepes | Metropolis, and am enjoying the positive feedback about this yarn launch. A few folks messaged me with pics showing they already ordered their yarn, and a couple actually used one of my recommended color palettes from the WIP post earlier. How cool is that?! I also had some folks saying they were going to use this pattern for family gifts at the holiday season, and …

New! Surftime Blanket – Scheepjes YARN Bookazine, Issue 7: Reef

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Hey, there, awesome yarn artist! There is so much to share today! A Big Finish Yes, just a few days ago, I finally published the Mateo’s Granny Square Blanket pattern – I know you may had been waiting for that one, because my DMs and inboxes were full of messages asking if it was almost ready. Welp, I finished it! But way before that, something top secret was on my hook. A Top Secret Project, Revealed In the Fall of 2018, the Scheepjes Bloggers went to Yarndale, and in all my free time, I was busy designing a project for the Scheepjes YARN Bookazine, Issue 7: Reef. Okay, I’m totally kidding about the free time – we were hustling and bustling and ogling gorgeous yarns – check out my post on the 2018 Scheepjes Bloggers’ Days at Yarndale! But, yes I do have overpack-itis, and I did pack some Colour Crafter yarn with me so I could at least have a little play with the motif design for my ocean-inspired blanket during my airport layover …

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 …

Beach Hut Crochet Blanket Pattern made with Scheepjes Colour Crafter

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Hey, y’all! How many of you remember my Beach Hut Blanket crochet pattern? It’s a super fun and engaging design with clever construction that will make it your go-to baby blanket. Looks amazing in any colorway. Here’s a photo refresher if you need reminding, and some links for exploring. Related Links: Find the (updated!) Beach Hut Blanket crochet pattern on Etsy/Craftsy/Ravelry/LoveCrochet See all of the Beach But Blankets I have made in the past Check out the lovely Beach Hut Blankets you all have made – They are glorious! Totally Unrelated Link: Did you know I released a pattern book? Did you know there’s a CAL for it? Yaassss! Beach Hut Blanket The original Beach Hut colorway from 2015: And an updated cool blues colorway I made: Updating the Pattern This year, I was invited by Crochet! Magazine, a publication of Annie’s Catalog, to submit a design for their Summer 2019 issue. What an honor! I decided to look through my pattern design history and choose a hidden gem of a design that maybe just …

Sweet Spring Crochet Blanket

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Welcome to the Sweet Spring crochet blanket beginner’s guide and CAL page. This page is meant to be a supplement to folks who purchased my book and would like some gentle support with their pattern. If you are looking for alternate yarn selection, videos to help with tricky stitches, and the fun that comes with working up a project in a group, then this is the page for you. My plan is to break the blanket up into weekly segments, then list all of the weeks below. Dates will not be assigned, so you can jump in at any time and flow through the project. Ways to connect with the community are provided on this page. I can’t wait to get started! [Jump back to main CAL page.] Before you begin Order my book to get this pattern Add your project to Ravelry to enter the giveaways (see below) Join my Facebook Group to connect with other CALers and get my weekly check-ins Follow me on Instagram @cypresstextiles and use hashtags for your pics (see …

Tiny Garden Crochet Blanket Pattern

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Update: This pattern now has a yarn kit at my storefront on Deramores.com. Check it out and get the yarn in just a few clicks! Hi, y’all! Did you miss my new Ravelry ebook release, ShadeTree? Hit the pause button on this post, go read all about ShadeTree Artist Collaboration, Issue 1, then come right back. Okay, you back? Fab! In that post, I gave a glimpse into the blankets of Issue 1 and the artists that I worked with to produce it. In this blog series, I want to tell you more about each piece and its inspiration, as well as reveal progress photos and extras. Here are the six parts that you can expect: