Hi friends! I've been having a fun time crocheting the Rainbow Ripple Baby Blanket , which is an absolutely beautiful design by Celeste Young Designs . Believe it or not -- it's my very first blanket project, and the biggest crocheted piece I've ever made! (About time I tackled something other …
Dear fellow crocheters, I just received my very first online shipment of yarn ordered from Lionbrand.com ! You might not know this, but I've never actually ordered from an online yarn store before! I'm accustomed to getting my yarns in-person at physical stores, where I can see and feel the yarns be…
The Hudson Bay Cat and Coney Island Bear Patterns provide written instructions with photo references for crocheting these two charming and oh-so-soft stuffies. Both Hudson Bay Cat and Coney Island Bear are named after the yarn colors used to make them: Lionbrand's Wool-Ease® Thick & Quick® yarn in …
Dear friends, I am so thrilled to share that the Sweet Softies Youtube Channel is listed as one of the Top Amigurumi Youtube Channels on Feedspot! Please check out Feedspot's article to see and read about the other amazing Amigurumi Youtubers! Lots of great stuff out there, folks! As some of you may…
Hi friends! I just wanted to share my current work-in-progress, which is a 12-pointed star crochet blanket! It's based off of a lovely free pattern from Celeste Young Designs , called the Rainbow Ripple Baby Blanket . I have not made a large baby blanket before, and am finding this to be tons of fun! I…
Good morning, fellow crafters! The Spring season is one of my favorite times of the year! Warmth fills the air, plants grow, and bright, happy colors bloom all around us. To me, Spring is about new life, and the optimism of this cheery season inspires me to use equally-optimistic and light-hearted colors in my…
A chainless foundation, such as the chainless foundation double crochet, is an alternative to creating a foundation chain. This technique creates your stitch and chain at the same time! It produces a foundation row that is sized similarly to a regular row. Because this method eliminates the chain altogeth…





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