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Crocheting with Hand Dyed Yarn: Tips for Finding Crochet Patterns that Complement
Crocheting with hand dyed yarn can be intimidating. If you are like I was, you have been eyeing beautiful, unique hand dyed yarn and you want to crochet with it but you are scared of messing it up or picking the wrong pattern. It can be hard to visualize what the yarn will look like once it is worked up. I am going to share with you some of my best tips for finding crochet patterns that complement your hand dyed yarn. When it comes to crocheters and hand dyed yarns, I feel like we do one of two things- We…
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Free Crochet Pattern Bristol Cowl
I love to crochet cowls and if you follow me on social media you have probably noticed that I have been binge crocheting them for months now! I am excited to share my Bristol Cowl crochet pattern with you. The Bristol Cowl is a beginner-friendly crochet pattern that uses simple stitches to create a lovely texture. It is stunning with a solid or tonal-colored yarn! And you won’t be disappointed using a variegated yarn either! I used some of my super soft tweed yarn to design this pattern. It is a DK (#3) weight yarn. If you prefer to use…
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Free Crochet Pattern: Sunshine Iced Coffee/Tea Cup Cozy with hand sleeve
The Sunshine Iced Coffee (or Tea) Cozy is still one of my favorite crochet patterns to binge crochet. I love making them just as much as I love using them. It’s so nice to not have to deal with a cold, wet cup while I’m enjoying my iced drink. I recently started selling these at a local nutritional tea shop. After making dozens of them, my brain automatically starts looking for ways to change things up so I don’t get bored and I’m glad it did! I had the idea to add a sleeve for your hand to the side…
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What to Do When You Lose Your Crochet Motivation
Do you find yourself just not wanting to pick up your hook and crochet any type of project? You may be feeling unmotivated, unenthusiastic or just blah towards your crochet that use to bring you so much joy. Losing your crochet motivation or crojo happens to all of us a some point. I feel like when you are passionate about something it is just human nature to lose the luster here and there. It rarely happens to me now because I have started implementing a few tricks to keep me from getting bored. Boredom is the kyrptonite to my crojo.…
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Free Crochet Pattern- Jolly Christmas Ornament
Holiday season is here 🙂 I love creating handmade pieces for my home almost as much as I like gifting handmade goodies to family and friends! I am sharing the Jolly Christmas Ornament pattern with you today. Friends these ornaments work up so quick, you aren’t going to want to make just one! Get in the holiday spirit with these! The pattern calls for worsted weight yarn. I used Peaches and Creme cotton yarn. They have a great colorway for the holidays called “Mistletoe”. How perfect is that! The photo below is my Jolly Christmas Ornament worked up in the…
