It's all in a Nutshell Crochet
crafting crochet magic, one stitch at a time
Look at that! My argyle color pooling blanket is all done. It was a cold day when I photographed this blanket with my boys skating on a frozen pond, we had SO much fun! The blue colors of the blanket together with the wave pattern and the icy day inspired me to name my blanket… Continue reading “Ice Waves” Argyle Color Pooling Blanket – Free Crochet Pattern
Welcome to Nuts about Squares Crochet Along 2017. In this CAL we are making 35 amazing squares designed by 11 talented designers. After joining it all together we add a textured border as the final cherry on top. In this post I summarize all relevant information and link to other parts of the CAL. Resources… Continue reading Nuts about Squares CAL
Let me show you a neat way to use variegated yarn to make a quick gift or decorate your house with a lovely continuous crochet square cushion. The cushion is based on the pattern Joy's Journey by Dedri Uys. The original yarn for this cushion is Scheepjes Noorse Sokkenwol Color which is no longer available, but a great… Continue reading Joy’s Cushion – Continuous Crochet Square video tutorial
Here is the free crochet pattern for my Touch of Velvet wrap. It's an elegant design that is finished with a playful beaded edge. I must say that I am really happy with this design and it's surprisingly warm with the Color Crafter Velvet yarn. Materials You will need the following materials to make the… Continue reading Touch of Velvet Wrap – Free Crochet Pattern
Do you sometimes long for a crochet blanket pattern that you can work on when in company or watching television? A project that does not require you to count stitches, change color, remember the stitch pattern or anything else that would require you to think about what you are doing? If so, I have just… Continue reading Merry-go-Round – Free Crochet Blanket Pattern
Planned Color Pooling is een opmerkelijk fenomeen dat zich kan voordoen als je met kleurverloop garen werkt. Het kan iets heel leuks zijn maar het kan ook super irritant zijn, ligt er aan hoe je ernaar kijkt en waar je mee bezig bent. If you don't speak Dutch, I also have this post available in English.… Continue reading Planned Color Pooling met Lang Kleurverloop Garen
Do you have random balls of yarn in your stash that you have no idea what to do with? Or do you have leftovers that you don't want to throw away, but don't know what to do with either? This pouf pattern is perfect for all leftovers and odd balls of yarn. No matter what… Continue reading Stripey Pouf – Free Crochet Pattern
Here you find the free crochet pattern for my Spectrum corner-to-corner crochet blanket with an ombre colorway. Due to the double strand this project works up fast and the final result is a very warm blanket. This project is perfect for stash busting if you have half-balls of yarn left from other projects. Resources Add Spectrum… Continue reading Spectrum C2C Ombre Blanket – Free Crochet Pattern
I have designed a second square for the birthday of the CAL - Crochet A Long Facebook group "Friends Around the World". Last week I released my first afghan square "Stephan" which I named after my first born son Stephan. This week I show you my second square, and it will not surprise you that I have… Continue reading “Vincent” 12inch crochet afghan square – Free Pattern
This is the Dutch translation of my original English crochet pattern "Stephan". I want to thank Jolanda, Yaël, Annemieke, Caroline, Yvonne and Hetty from the CAL - Crochet A Long Translation Team for this translation. Ik heb een vierkant van 30 cm ontworpen, speciaal voor de eerste verjaardag van de CAL – Crochet A Long Facebook… Continue reading “Stephan” 30cm vierkant – gratis Nederlands patroon