I’m so excited to take part in Julie Yeager’s Block-a-Week Crochet Along project! Granny squares are one of my favorite things to design, and I enjoyed being able to play with lots of fun stitches to create the Flora & Fauna Crochet Square. I worked on the design just after attending the annual CGOA Chain … Continue reading Flora & Fauna Crochet Square
Photo by Marrose By now, you’ve completed all of the “bones” of the Marguerite Blanket. You’ve got your colors laid out in just the way you’d like, and you can see the outline of the spectacular rectangle your blanket is going to be! All that’s left is to fill in the gaps and border it … Continue reading Marguerite Blanket CAL Part 3
De-Stashing Inspired by Marie Kondo, as many around me seem to be, I was recently taken with the idea of culling my yarn stash. It had gotten to be quite unruly, with half-used skeins and unwound hanks spilling out of seemingly every nook and cranny of my house. Armed with the directive of choosing what … Continue reading Happy Scrappy Scarf Crochet Pattern
Wow, wow, wow! We’re moving right along, arent’ we? It's been so fun to see everyone's full Marguerite motifs. The possibilities really are endless when it comes to mixing and matching colors. I've loved the versions using a single background color and swapping out "petal" colors, and I've loved the versions that use a whole … Continue reading Marguerite Blanket CAL Part 2
Well, the time has finally arrived to begin the Marguerite Crochet Blanket CAL! Let me just don a party hat and pull out some streamers, and we'll be ready to go! In this post, I'm going to break down the timeline for the CAL, and address some questions about the first part of the pattern. … Continue reading Marguerite Blanket CAL Part 1
February 8 is fast approaching, which means that the start of the Marguerite Blanket CAL is almost here! As I noted in my first post, this is the first CAL I've hosted, and even before it's begun, I've learned a lot about how this process tends to go down. Most notably, I've learned about all … Continue reading Marguerite Crochet Blanket CAL FAQ
Welcome to the first in a series of posts for my very first CAL! I'm nervous about putting this design out into the world in CAL form since it's something I've never done before. There's a certain kind of vulnerability around sharing work with the world in this way. But I know that the upside … Continue reading Marguerite Blanket CAL Introduction
It should come as no surprise that a lot of my designs are inspired by geometry. Patterns of shapes leap out at me from fabrics, art pieces, and even light fixtures and floor tiles. The Marguerite Motif is no exception. Thank you to Gabrielle @gabulledelaine for the name suggestion. She let me know that “Marguerite” … Continue reading Marguerite Motif Free Crochet Pattern
Fall is now officially here. Just a few days ago I felt the first bite of autumn wind and made the difficult decision to abandon my sandals for socks and boots. I’m always sad to see summer go, but the abundance of cozy crochet projects makes the arrival of fall much easier. Last month I … Continue reading Delicious Crochet Shawls Book Review
All the Granny Squares Fit to Print In her book, Granny Square Flair, author and master crochet Shelley Husband offers a stunning array of 50 granny square patterns. The humble granny square has been around since the birth of crochet, and sometimes I think I’ve seen all there is to see design-wise in this format. … Continue reading Granny Square Flair Book Review