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Are you new the concept of Corner-to-Corner Crochet (aka C2C)? Or need some help with the logistics of how to change colors and increase/decrease? Let me help you! I have filmed a long video tutorial because I am walking you through this Tulip C2C block from start to finish! I am using the Half Double Crochet stitch and Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in these beautiful bright Spring colors!
Grab the Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver in Lemon, Spring Green, Grenadine, Medium Purple, Turqua, and Pumpkin. Thank you to Red Heart Yarns for sending me these lovely shades of yarn to work with!

Make a whole bunch of these blocks and stitch them together for a blanket. Or maybe just crochet a couple and create a pouch or small tote bag. How about a table runner? So many ways to use these tiny tulips! I will be sure to have a follow-up post with directions on how to make a border and attach the blocks.

Corner-to-Corner Crochet lets you create a variety of images and pictures and designs using a pixel graph. These graphs are made up of squares. Each square is equal to a Chain 2 + 3 HDC stitches. You will start in the corner (I prefer the lower right hand corner) and you will work diagonally in rows until you get the upper left hand corner.

I will show you how to carry your yarn and increase/decrease on the edges. Increases start with a chain 5, when it’s time to decrease you will slip stitch along the edge to start your next square.

To prepare, I suggest creating 2-3 balls of the background color (Lemon Yellow) because you will need to have several strands attached at one time. With the other colors, you can pull for the center of the skien. It doesn’t use much yarn!

Materials:
– Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in Lemon, Spring Green, Grenadine, Medium Purple, Turqua, and Pumpkin
– Size H Crochet Hook
– Tulip Pixel Graph GET IT HERE
– Tapestry Needle

Finished Size: Approximately 6 x 7.5 inches

I hope you find this video helpful! There are many C2C Crochet Tutorials out there but sometimes it’s beneficial to watch a few different ones for new perspectives.

Thanks to my friend Jennifer Freeman from My Beautiful Disasters for providing the Tulip C2C written pattern!
Sometimes it’s easier to see the color changes written out on paper rather than look at the picture graph.

Tulip Written Pattern (color changes):

Row 1: Background x 1 (1 block)

Row 2: Background x 2 (2 blocks)

Row 3: Background x 3 (3 blocks)

Row 4: Background x 4 (4 blocks)

Row 5: Background x 1, Green x 3, Background x 1 (5 blocks)

Row 6: Background x 1, Green x 3, Background x 2 (6 blocks)

Row 7: Background x 4, Green x 2, Background x 1 (7 blocks)

Row 8: Background x 2, Green x 2, Background x 4 (8 blocks)

Row 9: Background x 2, Pink x 2, Green x 1, Background x 1, Green x 1, Background x 2 (9 blocks)

Corner

Row 10: Background x 2, Green x 1, Background x 1, Pink x 3, Background x 2 (9 blocks)

Row 11: Background x 2, Pink x 4, Background x 1, Green x 1, Background x 1 (9 blocks)

Corner

Row 12: Background x 3, Pink x 4, Background x 1 (8 blocks)

Row 13: Background x 2, Pink x 3, Background x 2 (7 blocks)

Row 14: Background x 2, Pink x 3, Background x 1 (6 blocks)

Row 15: Background x 2, Pink x 1, Background x 2 (5 blocks)

Row 16: Background x 2, Pink x 1, Background x 1 (4 blocks)

Row 17: Background x 3 (3 blocks)

Row 18: Background x 2 (2 blocks)

Row 19: Background x 1 (1 block)

Which colors will you crochet your Tulips in?!

I should also mention that this pretty tulip is also a part of my May C2C Gnome! Check it out here.

Happy Mother’s Day weekend to all the moms! Hope it’s filled with a bit of fun and fiber!

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I’m so happy to see the excitement around this new project I’m working on! I’m creating a Corner-to-Corner (C2C) blanket but this time I am using the Granny Stitch! The granny stitch is a crowd favorite and I’m so excited to show you that you can use this stitch while working diagonally in the corner to corner format. I’ve created a video for you with a small swatch of this project. This was the easiest way to teach both the increases and decreases. The finished blanket that I am working on will be in a separate blog post that is coming soon! There is a very special story behind this project and the colors I chose to use but I want to save that for later 🙂

Materials:
– Caron One Pound yarn in Cream and Soft Pink. 
– Caron Jumbo yarn in Baby Rainbow. 
Shop HERE at Yarnspirations.com
Get 20% off Caron One Pound with Code RCMCARON20
offer valid: May 14 to 30, 2018
– Size G Crochet Hook
– Tapestry Needle

Granny Stitch =  3 DC + chain 1
Puff Stitch =  Yarn over, insert the hook in the stitch, yarn over, draw the yarn through the stitch, yarn over, and draw the yarn through the 2 loops on the hook. In the same stitch, repeat until you have 6 loops on your hook, yarn over, and pull through all the loops.

C2C Granny Stitch Pattern:
Starting with yellow
Magic Ring, Chain 4 + 3 DC + Chain 1 + DC all in magic ring, pull tight, chain 4, turn
Row 2: working in first chain space, 3 DC + chain 1, working in last chain space, 3 DC + chain 1 + DC, chain 4, turn
Row 3: working in first chain space, 3 DC + chain 1, working in next chain space, 3 DC  + chain 1, working in last chain space, 3 DC + chain 1 + DC, chain 4, turn
Row 4: working in first chain space, 3 DC + chain 1, working in next chain space,3 DC + chain 1, working in next chain space, 3 DC  + chain 1, working in last chain space, 3 DC + chain 1 + DC, change to pink yarn, chain 4, turn
Row 5: working in first chain space, 3 DC + chain 1, working in next chain space, 3 DC  + chain 1,working in next chain space, 3 DC  + chain 1, working in next chain space, 3 DC  + chain 1, working in last chain space, 3 DC + chain 1 + DC, change to rainbow yarn, chain 5, turn
Row 6: Special Stitch (Puff Stitch) in this row!! Totally optional.
working in first chain space, Puff Stitch + chain 2, continue Puff Stitch + chain 2 in the rest of the chain spaces until last space, Puff Stitch + chain 2 + DC, change back to pink yarn, chain 4, turn
NOTE: Continue pattern as you’ve been doing with increases until ready to decrease. The tutorial below will now shows decreases for my small sample square but you will most likely want to create a larger blanket.
Row 7: SKIP first chain space, make 3 DC + chain 1 in next chain space, continue the granny stitch (3 DC + chain 1) in all chain spaces until you reach the last chain space, DC in last chain space, change to yellow yarn, chain 4, turn
Row 8: SKIP first chain space, make 3 DC + chain 1 in next chain space, continue the granny stitch (3 DC + chain 1) in all chain spaces until you reach the last chain space, DC in last chain space, chain 4, turn
Row 9: SKIP first chain space, make 3 DC + chain 1 in next chain space, continue the granny stitch (3 DC + chain 1) in all chain spaces until you reach the last chain space, DC in last chain space, chain 4, turn
Row 10: SKIP first chain space, make 3 DC + chain 1 in next chain space, 3 DC + chain 1 in next chain space, DC in last chain space, chain 4, turn
Row 11: SKIP first chain space, make 3 DC + chain 1 in next chain space, DC in last chain space, fasten off and weave in ends.

Check back soon to see my finished Granny Stitch C2C blanket! I do have one more little twist to it and a fun little back story about the blanket to tell you guys! If you get started on the C2C granny stitch be sure and tag me on social media using the hashtag #RepeatCrafterMe and if you use the same yarn please be sure to tag #Yarnspirations 🙂

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One of the most frequent questions I get asked is how do I weave in my ends, especially on corner-to-corner (C2C) crochet projects. I’ve posted a few quick videos on my Facebook page a few times over the years, but thought it warranted a full blog post to clear up any confusion!

The method I use is pretty simple: with your tapestry needle, weave in the strand 3-5 times within the same color square as the yarn strand and snip! You want to make sure you don’t weave your end in a straight line, otherwise there is a chance your project could come unraveled. So purposely weave from differently angles and directions.

Snip yarn fairly close to your project! If you have woven the strand in tightly, it won’t come unraveled!

With C2C crochet, your will sometimes get squares of the same color that are unconnected. Use your ends to your advantage! Weave the yarn over both corners of the squares that you want connected to perfect the design and image you want on your blanket.

Here is full video tutorial on how I weave in my ends!

Finished blanket post coming soon!

I have more exciting news for you guys! A little over a week ago I told you guys that I authored my first book, Corner-to-Corner Lap Throws for the Family. Everyone has been so supportive. You blew me away with the kinds words and purchase orders, making my book a #1 Best Seller on Amazon in the crocheting category! Yay! Well now I am excited to tell you that in addition to the book, I also filmed a video class with Annie’s!! Learn Corner-to-Corner Crochet teaches you the C2C technique and walks you through each step of how to make an adorable baby blanket by following the graph, crocheting each stitch, changing colors, adding borders, joining, and more! This is a step-by-step video so you actually see first hand how it is done. Many of you have been asking for a C2C video tutorial for some time now and I hope this online video class will answer all of your questions and show you how easy this technique truly is!

I encourage you to take a look at the promo video so you can get and idea of what is included in my video class:

In Learn Corner-to-Corner Crochet you’ll learn how to:

• Work the corner-to-corner pattern to make solid and multicolored squares.
• Read and work from a graph to create adorable animal squares.
• Join squares into a blanket using Mattress Stitch.
• Add single crochet edging to squares and the outside edge of your blanket.

Class includes complete step-by-step instructions and graphs to complete a precious animal-themed baby blanket. This special blanket will be the hit of the next baby shower! The lucky mom-to-be will be thrilled to receive such a thoughtful gift.

Annie’s online classes include downloadable and printable class patterns in PDF format in addition to the online video content. You can view online classes at your convenience, 24/7, 365 days a year from any mobile device, both tablet and non-tablet (phones, iPod Touch, etc.) but classes are best viewed on tablets or computers. All Annie’s online classes and DVDs have closed captioning.

CLICK HERE to find more class information and to purchase for immediate download! 
For one week only you can enjoy 20% off the purchase price! Enter keycode ZIMCRNR at the checkout or CLICK HERE for the coupon!
(this coupon expires October 21st at midnight)

Annie’s films their classes in the small Amish town of Berne, Indiana. I flew out there this past summer and it was such a cool experience to see what goes into the making of a crochet class and to explore the little  town. Here are a few fun pictures of my trip!

The Clock Tower in downtown Berne.

Behind the camera! Coffee was a must during the long days of filming 🙂

I had the pleasure of meeting fellow crochet Jennifer Pionk of A Crocheted Simplicity!
Keep your eye out on her blog because she has a video class coming out soon too!!

Now how about a GIVEAWAY!! Enter to win my class Learn Corner-to-Corner Crochet for FREE!
There will be two winners drawn to increase your chances! Open worldwide! Enter using the rafflecopter widget below.

 
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I have something exciting to tell you guys! I wrote a crochet book! And it features one of my favorite techniques: C2C crochet! Corner-to-Corner Lap Throws for the Family includes 5 super cute designs: Woodland Animals, Snowman, Simple Stripes, Sheep, and a Sweet Dreams Baby Blanket. If you aren’t familiar with C2C, instead of a written pattern, you follow a pixel graph which allows you to incorporate virtually any character or image you want into a crochet blanket. Don’t worry, this book includes detailed how-to instructions, step-by-step photos, charts, and written instructions all in a 20 page softbound book published by Annie’s Publishing!

CLICK HERE TO BUY IT NOW

The woodland animal blanket has 4 parts to it: a fox, owl, hedgehog, and raccoon! So you are actually getting 4 designs in one blanket that you can mix and match or use individually. You won’t be able to resist this one and it’s perfect for the Fall season!

The super cute snowman is going to be a big hit this winter! An easy design that you must add to your Christmas crochet to-do list!

If you are new to the C2C technique, you may want to start with simple stripes! A bold look that works up quickly. You will get the hang of it in no time – I promise!

A little sheep makes a cute rug or extend the border to make the blanket even larger! A detailed tutorial on how to crochet borders around your blankets is outlined in the book 🙂

Sweet dreams little one! You can even include writing in your C2C blankets! The moon and star design is adorable plus you can feel free to easily change the background color.

Currently, Corner-to-Corner Lap Throws For the Family is available on Amazon for Pre-Order or you can BUY IT NOW straight from the Annie’s Publishing website in two formats: The paperback book for $8.99 or electronic download. Electronic download is available as a PDF and in formats compatible with your e-reader.

Thank you so much to all my Repeat Crafter Me readers and social media followers who have supported me through my years of blogging and crocheting! I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to write a book without your encouragement and love of my patterns and designs. Your positive comments and reassuring words have kept me going 🙂

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The holidays are in full swing and I’m sure many of you are bringing home your Christmas tree this week! Which inspired me to make this little red pickup truck tree pillow! I use the corner to corner crochet technique and my “throw pillow” turned out to be the size of a standard bed pillow but it is still super cute and functional. You can never have too many cozy christmas pillows! You could also use the graph below and crochet it using SC stitches instead of C2C for a much smaller pillow. Or it doesn’t have to be a pillow at all. I considered making it a wall hanging or even part of blanket. You could easily add a big thick border!

Materials:
– Bernat Super Value yarn in Berry Red, Lush Green, White, Gray, Black, and Brown. You only need one skein each. With just a little bit of the Gray/Black/Brown. Shop all colors HERE on Yarnspirations.com
– Size H Crochet Hook
– Pickup Truck Pixel Graph
– Pickup Truck color change pattern HERE
– Tapestry Needle
– Standard size pillow (if making into a pillow)

I used the corner-to-corner crochet method to make this blanket. Instead of using DC stitches like a traditional C2C, I used HDC. See video below on how to corner-to-corner crochet using the Half Double Crochet!

First you will want to download the Pickup Truck Tree Pixel Graph. You can do that HERE. When you are done, it will be reversible! The same image will appear on either side (the truck will just be facing the other direction). If you aren’t familiar with the C2C technique, I have a video class available HERE for purchase that teaches you this technique! The CrochetCrowd also has a very helpful video tutorial for FREE that shows you the basic technique of corner-to-corner crochet. Check that out HERE.

JUST ADDED! Jenn from Jenn’s Creative Crochet has graciously created the written color change pattern for this project! I know this helps out so many of you who don’t like counting each pixel square. You can get the free downloadable PDF of the written color change pattern HERE. 

You can follow Jenn’s Creative Crochet HERE on facebook and find her own pixel graph designs HERE in her Etsy shop! 

ALSO NEWLY ADDED! I forgot to post a second version of this graph! I had come up with two versions originally… one with the tree laying sideways and one with the tree standing up upright. Wanted to pass along this other graph to those that might like it better! Get the Pickup Truck Tree Graph Version #2 HERE.

If you are going to make this into a pillow you will need to make another C2C piece the same size as the pickup truck piece but in a solid color (I chose gray). You can follow the blank graph below.

No need to add borders! You will simply crochet the two pieces together! Make a SC between each “square” along the edges, chain 2, and SC in the next space. When you get to the corners you will want to make a SC in the corner. See picture below.

Insert pillow before completely closing!

Happy Holidays and Happy Crocheting!

Happy New Year! It’s almost 2018! And to celebrate I thought I would whip up a little C2C (corner to corner) crochet banner! Each number is crocheted separately so the project goes pretty quickly. I used the fun and festive Caron Simply Soft Party Yarn that has speckles of metallic woven throughout. This piece really sparkles and shines in person! Add a little fringe and tassels for extra flair!

Materials:
– Caron Simply Soft Party Yarn in Silver and Black. Shop these colors and more shades in the same line HERE on Yarnspirations.com.

– Size H Crochet Hook. I am using the Furls Odyssey Hooks!
– Tapestry Needle
– Pixel Graph – Download HERE.

I used the Corner-to-Corner (C2C) method to crochet the graph.If you aren’t familiar with the C2C technique, I have a video class available HERE for purchase that teaches you this technique! The Crochet Crowd also has a very helpful video tutorial for FREE that shows you the basic technique of corner-to-corner crochet. Check that out HERE.

Once all of your numbers are done, add a little fringe to the bottom!

To string up, crochet a long chain (200 chains or more) and then slip stitch all the way down chain. Weave long chained rope in between the C2C squares as in picture bellow.

Have a safe and healthy New Year! Be sure to stick around and see all the new projects and FREE crochet patterns I have in store for you in 2018!

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Make any stuffie a gift for your grad by adding a mini crocheted graduation cap! I thought this little cap would look especially cute on Ollie the Owl! And you could even make Ollie in your schools colors! I am posting two different versions of the this pattern: one using Bernat Blanket Yarn (bulky) and one using basic Worsted Weight Yarn.

Download the FREE Ollie the Owl Pattern RIGHT HERE on Yarnspirations.com

Mini Graduation Cap Pattern using Bernat Blanket Yarn:
Size K Crochet Hook

Cap Square:
Magic Ring, chain 3, 2 DC, chain 2, 3 DC, chain 2, 3 DC, chain 2, 3 DC, chain 2, join to top of chain 3, chain 3
Round 2: DC in next two, 2 DC + Chain 2 + DC in the corner, DC in next 3, 2 DC + Chain 2 + 2 DC in corner, DC in next 3, 2 DC + Chain 2 + 2 DC in corner, DC in next 3, 2 DC + Chain 2 + 2 DC in corner, join to top of chain 3, fasten off weave in ends.

Cap Base:
Magic ring, chain 1 and make 8 SC in ring, join to first SC, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (16 SC)
Round 3: In back loops only, SC in each stitch around, join chain 1 (16 SC)
Round 4: now working in both loops, 2 SC in first stitch, SC in next, repeat around, join, fasten off.

Stitch cap square onto cap base and add a yarn tassel!

Mini Graduation Cap Pattern using Worsted Weight Yarn:
Size H Crochet Hook

Cap Square:
with black
Magic Ring, chain 3, 2 DC, chain 2, 3 DC, chain 2, 3 DC, chain 2, 3 DC, chain 2, join to top of chain 3, chain 3
Round 2: DC in next two, 2 DC + Chain 2 + DC in the corner, DC in next 3, 2 DC + Chain 2 + 2 DC in corner, DC in next 3, 2 DC + Chain 2 + 2 DC in corner, DC in next 3, 2 DC + Chain 2 + 2 DC in corner, join to top of chain 3, chain 1
Round 3: SC in each stitch around making a SC + chain 2 + SC in each corner, join, fasten off and weave in ends.

Cap Base:
with black
Magic ring, chain 1 and make 10 SC in ring, join to first SC, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in first, SC in next, repeat around, join, chain 1 (15 SC)
Round 3: In back loops only, SC in each stitch around, join chain 1 (15 SC)
Round 4: now working in both loops, SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (15 SC)
Round 5: 2 SC in first stitch, SC in next 2, repeat around, join, fasten off

Sew tassel onto to top of square.
Stitch base of cap onto bottom of square.

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April showers bring May flowers! The 5th gnome in our 2022 Gnome Project is all about pretty teal colors and sweet tulip flowers! If you missed the big announcement, Jen from Day by Day Clay and Crochet Group and I have team up for a very fun YEAR-LONG collaboration! Each month Jen will create a Gnome Polymer Clay Crochet Hook and I will create a matching Gnome Corner-to-Corner Crochet block. Our designs will be holiday and seasonal themed so for the month of January we made a Winter Gnome, February we created a sweet Valentine Gal Gnome, March we have a Leprechaun, April is an Easter Bunny, and May sports a sweet spring Tulip Flower! I have two pixel graphs for you to choose from: a bearded boy gnome with the flower on the hat and a piggy-tailed girl gnome with a tulip flower on her body!

Grab your Red Heart Super Saver yarn and let’s get make this adorable May flower gnome!

At the end of the 12 months I will be stitching the gnomes together to make a large blanket! The blanket panels will sit 4 across so this May block will be the start of our second row in our blanket and sit under the January winter gnome. I will be sure to include a tutorial at the end of the year that shows how to stitch the gnomes together. I know that C2C is a new technique for many of you so I am going to try and work on some very specific C2C video tutorials to help you through the process of crocheting these gnomes.

Be sure to use the hashtag #2022gnomeproject in your social media posts so we can all follow along and see your finished gnomes!

Below is a sneak peek picture of Jen’s May Gnome polymer clay tulip cane! Jen makes the hooks (and posts them for sale in Day by Day Clay and Crochet Group) and I make the crochet patterns (which are posted for free here each month)! I love hooks with polymer clay handles because not only are the designs fun, festive, and cute, but they create an ergonomic handle which helps to ease pain and tension caused by the motions of crochet. Read more about these crochet hooks HERE.

She will be taking orders for the May Gnome hook soon! There is only a limited amount available!

May Gnome Materials:
– Red Heart Super Saver in Minty (hat), Jade (body), Coral (tulip flower), Spring Green (tulip stem), and Red Heart With Love in Blushing Peach for the background

NOTE ABOUT COLORS: I went with a lighter peach background because I new this block would be sitting under the blue January gnome. Feel free to go with whatever background color and colors for the gnome that you feel suits your project best!

– You probably won’t need more than one skein of taupe brown for the gnome nose. Use the same skein for all 12 or change it up and use any color of your choice for the nose! Feel free to choose your own hair color as well. Change it up or use white for the beard/braids.
– Size H Crochet Hook
-Tapestry needle
– May Gnome Pixel Graph (Girl)
– May Gnome Pixel Graph (Boy)

Finished Size of the Gnome Crochet Rectangle: 20 inches tall x 14 inches wide

Now let’s make the Gnome Corner-to-Corner Crochet Rectangle!

Corner-to-Corner Crochet lets you turn almost any image into a pixel graph and then from a pixel graph into a crocheted piece! The Corner-to-Corner technique basically means the you start in one corner (the lower right hand is most common place to start) and crochet diagonally in rows until you get to the other corner. You follow the pixel graph to create the color changes that make up the picture of the gnome. One pixel square = a chain 2 + 3 HDC stitches. Please note that I am using HDC stitches for the C2C instead of DC. You can use either! The DC is more common but keep in mind that your gnome rectangle will end up slightly bigger if using Double Crochet.

If C2C is confusing to you, don’t worry, my friends at The Crochet Crowd have the perfect beginner tutorial! And the best part is that they chose to use a few of my projects as the examples so you can’t go wrong! Get The Crochet Crowd Corner-to-Corner Crochet using HDC (half double crochet) HERE.

I love how this tulip turned out!

Big THANK YOU to Jennifer Freeman of “My Beautiful Disasters” (Find her HERE on FB!) for writing out the C2C written pattern for the January, February, March, April, and May Gnomes (and the bonus gnome patterns below as well)! This is very helpful since many of you like to use the written rows to crochet instead of following the graph. 

HERE is a downloadable PDF of the May Girl Gnome WRITTEN PATTERN

Or follow along right here from the written pattern below:

May Gnome – Girl

Row 1: Peach x 1 (1 block)

Row 2: Peach x 2 (2 blocks)

Row 3: Peach x 3 (3 blocks)

Row 4: Peach x 4 (4 blocks)

Row 5: Peach x 1, Dark Teal x 3, Peach x 1 (5 blocks)

Row 6: Peach x 1, Dark Teal x 4, Peach x 1 (6 blocks)

Row 7: Peach x 1, Dark Teal x 2, White x 2, Dark Teal x 1, Peach x 1 (7 blocks)

Row 8: Peach x 1, Dark Teal x 2, White x 2, Dark Teal x 2, Peach x 1 (8 blocks)

Row 9: Peach x 1, Dark Teal x 3, White x 2, Dark Teal x 2, Peach x 1 (9 blocks)

Row 10: Peach x 1, Dark Teal x 3, White x 1, Light Teal x 1, White x 2, Dark Teal x 1, Peach x 1 (10 blocks)

Row 11: Peach x 1, Dark Teal x 1, White x 3, Dark Teal x 5, Peach x 1 (11 blocks)

Row 12: Peach x 1, Dark Teal x 5, White x 4, Dark Teal x 1, Peach x 1 (12 blocks)

Row 13: Peach x 1, Light Teal x 1, White x 4, Dark Teal x 6, Peach x 1 (13 blocks)

Row 14: Peach x 1, Dark Teal x 3, Green x 3, White x 5, Light Teal x 1, Peach x 1 (14 blocks)

Row 15: Peach x 1, Light Teal x 2, White x 4, Dark Teal x 1, Green x 3, Dark Teal x 3, Peach x 1 (15 blocks)

Row 16: Peach x 1, Dark Teal x 3, Green x 2, Dark Teal x 3, White x 4, Light Teal x 1, Peach x 2 (16 blocks)

Row 17: Peach x 2, Light Teal x 2, White x 3, Dark Teal x 3, Green x 2, Dark Teal x 4, Peach x 1 (17 blocks)

Row 18: Peach x 1, Dark Teal x 4, Green x 1, Dark Teal x 1, Green x 1, Red x 2, Dark Teal x 1, White x 3, Light Teal x 2, Peach x 2 (18 blocks)

Row 19: Peach x 2, Light Teal x 2, White x 3, Dark Teal x 1, Red x 3, Dark Teal x 1, Green x 1, Dark Teal x 2, White x 2, Dark Teal x 1, Peach x 1 (19 blocks)

Row 20: Peach x 2, Dark Teal x 1, White x 2, Dark Teal x 1, Green x 1, Dark Teal x 1, Red x 4, Dark Teal x 1, White x 2, Light Teal x 3, Peach x 2 (20 blocks)

Row 21: Peach x 3, Light Teal x 2, White x 2, Dark Teal x 1, Red x 4, Dark Teal x 4, White x 2, Dark Teal x 1, Peach x 2 (21 blocks)

Corner

Row 22: Peach x 2, Dark Teal x 1, White x 1, Light Teal x 1, White x 2, Dark Teal x 1, Red x 3, Dark Teal x 3, White x 1, Light Teal x 3, Peach x 3 (21 blocks)

Row 23: Peach x 3, Light Teal x 4, Nose x 2, Dark Teal x 1, Red x 3, Dark Teal x 1, White x 3, Dark Teal x 3, Peach x 1 (21 blocks)

Row 24: Peach x 1, Dark Teal x 2, White x 4, Dark Teal x 1, Red x 1, Dark Teal x 2, Nose x 3, Light Teal x 3, Peach x 4 (21 blocks)

Row 25: Peach x 2, Dark Teal x 1, Peach x 1, Light Teal x 4, Nose x 3, Dark Teal x 1, Red x 1, Dark Teal x 1, White x 4, Dark Teal x 2, Peach x 1 (21 blocks)

Row 26: Peach x 1, Dark Teal x 1, White x 5, Dark Teal x 2, Nose x 4, Light Teal x 3, Peach x 1, Dark Teal x 2, Peach x 2 (21 blocks)

Row 27: Peach x 3, Dark Teal x 1, Peach x 1, Light Teal x 4, Nose x 4, Dark Teal x 1, White x 5, Dark Teal x 1, Peach x 1 (21 blocks)

Row 28: Peach x 1, Dark Teal x 1, White x 5, Dark Teal x 1, Nose x 3, Light Teal x 4, Peach x 2, Light Teal x 1, Peach x 3 (21 blocks)

Row 29: Peach x 3, Light Teal x 2, Peach x 1, Light Teal x 5, Nose x 3, White x 5, Dark Teal x 1, Peach x 1 (21 blocks)

Row 30: Peach x 1, Dark Teal x 1, White x 5, Nose x 2, Light Teal x 6, Peach x 1, Light Teal x 1, Peach x 4 (21 blocks)

Corner

Row 31: Peach x 3, Light Teal x 11, White x 2, Light Teal x 3, Peach x 1 (20 blocks)

Row 32: Peach x 1, Light Teal x 15, Peach x 3 (19 blocks)

Row 33: Peach x 2, Light Teal x 15, Peach x 1 (18 blocks)

Row 34: Peach x 2, Light Teal x 13, Peach x 2 (17 blocks)

Row 35: Peach x 2, Light Teal x 12, Peach x 2 (16 blocks)

Row 36: Peach x 2, Light Teal x 12, Peach x 1 (15 blocks)

Row 37: Peach x 1, Light Teal x 10, Peach x 3 (14 blocks)

Row 38: Peach x 4, Light Teal x 8, Peach x 1 (13 blocks)

Row 39: Peach x 1, Light Teal x 6, Peach x 5 (12 blocks)

Row 40: Peach x 6, Light Teal x 4, Peach x 1 (11 blocks)

Row 41: Peach x 10 (10 blocks)

Row 42: Peach x 9 (9 blocks)

Row 43: Peach x 8 (8 blocks)

Row 44: Peach x 7 (7 blocks)

Row 45: Peach x 6 (6 blocks)

Row 46: Peach x 5 (5 blocks)

Row 47: Peach x 4 (4 blocks)

Row 48: Peach x 3 (3 blocks)

Row 49: Peach x 2 (2 blocks)

Row 50: Peach x 1 (1 block)

HERE is a downloadable PDF of the May Boy Gnome WRITTEN PATTERN

And a BONUS GIRL GNOME PATTERN

Huge thanks to Diane of Stitch Therapy who is completely rockin it with this project and making the gnomes using the POPCORN STITCH! She has very graciously written out the directions for the May Girl Gnome HERE. She is volunteering her time to do this between being working full time as an elementary school librarian. Thank you Diane for all your help! Please pop over to her Facebook page or IG (@StitchTherapyCrochet) and give her a big virtual hug and THANK YOU!If you missed the previous months, click the highlighted links below to go back to where it all begins!

GET THE MAY GNOME POPCORN STITCH PATTERN HERE

If you missed the previous months, click the highlighted links below to go back to where it all begins!

Get the January Gnome HERE

Get the February Gnome HERE

Get the March Gnome HERE

Get the April Gnome HERE

Not the best picture, but this shows that we are now on the second row of our blanket!

Below is a picture of the backside of the gnome! Corner-to-corner crochet is reversible! It’s a mirror image!

There are many ways you can use these pixel graphs!

SpurView Goods is creating Single Crochet Versions of the Gnomes! Find her HERE on Facebook.

Sylvia Johnson is making plastic canvas versions!

And speaking of plastic canvas, Jennifer Freeman also used plastic canvas to make a tissue box cover! How cool and clever!

Badass Knitting is making Knitted Gnomes!

Yvonne Winters is making Perler Bead versions!

My Magical Corner is also creating really cool gnomes out of perler beads!

Please share all your gnomes with me on social media using #2022gnomeproject and by tagging @repeatcrafterme

Is corner-to-corner crochet too confusing? Try my quick and easy Gnome Granny Squares!

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Do we need another gnome crochet pattern? WE SURE DO! Might as well keep the gnome-theme going this year with another adorable project! These Crochet Gnome Granny Squares are quick and easy to work up and you can make them in sooo many different colors. I am using the same Red Heart Super Saver colors that are in my Gnome Corner-to-Corner Crochet blocks but keeping the design a bit more simple. And of course I am putting my Polymer Clay Gnome Hooks from Jen at Day by Day Clay and Crochet to good use! I think this easy gnome square is going to appeal to those of you who are struggling with C2C (corner-to-corner crochet) but this is also a fun pattern to work on for those of you who are participating in the monthly C2C gnome project and have time in-between.

Not sure what I am referring to when I am talking about the monthly C2C gnome crochet-along? Come check out a fun collab that Day by Day Clay and Crochet and I are doing HERE! You can also search the hashtag #2022gnomeproject on social media to see it all!

Materials:
– Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in Beige (nose), White (beard), Dark blue (gnome body), Light Blue (background), Periwinkle (hat color). Feel free to use any combo of colors from the Red Heart Super Saver Line! Shop these colors HERE on Yarnspirations.com.
– Size H Crochet Hook
– Tapestry Needle

Finished Size: Approximately 6 inches wide by 7 inches tall

Gnome Granny Square Pattern:
Starting with beige (nose color)
Magic ring, chain 1 and make 8 SC in ring, join, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in first 3 stitches, HDC +DC in next, DC +HDC in next, 2 SC in remaining 3 stitches, join in white (beard color), chain 1 (fasten off beige)
Round 3: SC in first 7 stitches, HDC + DC in next, DC + HDC in next, SC in remaining 7 stitches, join, chain 1
Round 4: 2 SC in first, SC in next 7, 2 HDC in next, 3 DC in next, 2  HDC in next, SC in next 6, 2 SC in last. Join in light blue yarn (background color and fasten off white beard)
Round 5: SC in first two, 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC all in one stitch (this will be your first corner), HDC in next, SC in next 2, switch to dark blue (gnome body color and carry your background color through because we will pick it up again in a few stitches), SC in next 2,  HDC in next, CORNER (2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC), SC in next 4 (skip middle stitch which is the point of the gnome beard), CORNER, HDC in next, SC in next 2, join back in light blue (background color and fasten off dark blue), SC in next 2, HDC in next, CORNER, SC in last, join, chain 2
Round 6: DC in each stitch around making 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC in each corner, join to first DC, chain 2
Round 7: DC in each stitch around making 2 DC + chain 2 + 2DC in each corner, join to first DC, join, chain 1
Round 8: SC in each stitch around making 2 SC + chain 2 + 2 SC in each corner, join to first SC, fasten off and weave in ends.

Hat:
Chain 12, SC, SC, HDC, HDC, 2 DC in next 3, HDC, HDC, SC, SC, chain 1, turn
Row 2: skip first 2 stitches, SC, SC, HDC, 2 DC in next 3, HDC, SC, skip 2 stitches and SC in last stitch, chain 1, turn
Row 3: Slip stitch in first 4, SC, HDC, 3 DC in next, 2 DC in next + chain 4 and SC in second chain from hook HDC in next chain, DC in last, join to same spot as your 2 DC, slip stitch in remaining stitches. Fasten off leaving long tail.

Hat Pom-Pom:
Chain 3, in middle chain make a bobble stitch, join to last chain and fasten off. Tie onto hat flap!
(You can also add a button or a tiny pom-pom instead of the bobble stitch)

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Happy April! I have another gnome to add to our 2022 Gnome Project! If you missed the big announcement, Jen from Day by Day Clay and Crochet Group and I have team up for a very fun YEAR-LONG collaboration! Each month Jen will create a Gnome Polymer Clay Crochet Hook and I will create a matching Gnome Corner-to-Corner Crochet rectangle. Our designs will be holiday and seasonal themed so for the month of January we made a Winter Gnome, February we created a sweet Valentine Gal Gnome, March we have a Leprechaun, and April is an Easter Bunny! I have two pixel graphs for you to choose from: a bearded boy bunny and a piggy-tailed girl bunny!

Grab your Red Heart Super Saver yarn and let’s get make this adorable Easter Bunny Gnome!

At the end of the 12 months I will be stitching the gnomes together to make a large blanket! I will be sure to include a tutorial at the end of the year that shows how to stitch the gnomes together. I know that C2C is a new technique for many of you so I am going to try and work on some very specific C2C video tutorials to help you through the process of crocheting these gnomes.

Be sure to use the hashtag #2022gnomeproject in your social media posts so we can all follow along and see your finished gnomes!

Below is a picture of Jen’s April Gnome polymer clay canes! I love the bunny and the carrot! The way she makes these is truly fascinating. Jen makes the hooks (and posts them for sale in Day by Day Clay and Crochet Group) and I make the crochet patterns (which are posted for free here each month)! I love hooks with polymer clay handles because not only are the designs fun, festive, and cute, but they create an ergonomic handle which helps to ease pain and tension caused by the motions of crochet. Read more about these crochet hooks HERE.

She will be taking orders for the April Gnome hook soon! There is only a limited amount available!

April Bunny Gnome Materials:
– Red Heart Super Saver in Lemon, Baby Pink, Orchid, Aruba Sea and White,
– You probably won’t need more than one skein of taupe brown for the gnome nose. Use the same skein for all 12 or change it up and use any color of your choice for the nose!
– Size H Crochet Hook
-Tapestry needle
– April Bunny Gnome Pixel Graph

Finished Size of the Gnome Crochet Rectangle: 20 inches tall x 14 inches wide

Now let’s make the Gnome Corner-to-Corner Crochet Rectangle!

Corner-to-Corner Crochet lets you turn almost any image into a pixel graph and then from a pixel graph into a crocheted piece! The Corner-to-Corner technique basically means the you start in one corner (the lower right hand is most common place to start) and crochet diagonally in rows until you get to the other corner. You follow the pixel graph to create the color changes that make up the picture of the gnome. One pixel square = a chain 2 + 3 HDC stitches. Please note that I am using HDC stitches for the C2C instead of DC. You can use either! The DC is more common but keep in mind that your gnome rectangle will end up slightly bigger if using Double Crochet.

If C2C is confusing to you, don’t worry, my friends at The Crochet Crowd have the perfect beginner tutorial! And the best part is that they chose to use a few of my projects as the examples so you can’t go wrong! Get The Crochet Crowd Corner-to-Corner Crochet using HDC (half double crochet) HERE.

Download the free pixel graph HERE

Big THANK YOU to Jennifer Freeman of “My Beautiful Disasters” (Find her HERE on FB!) for writing out the C2C written pattern for the January, February, March, and April Gnomes (and the bonus gnome patterns below as well)! This is very helpful since many of you like to use the written rows to crochet instead of following the graph. 

HERE is a downloadable PDF of the April Boy Bunny Gnome

Or follow along right here from the written pattern below:

Repeat Crafter Me – April Gnome

Row 1: Background x 1 (1 square)

Row 2: Background x 2 (2 squares)

Row 3: Background x 3 (3 squares)

Row 4: Background x 4 (4 squares)

Row 5: Background x 1, Turquoise x 3, Background x 1 (5 squares)

Row 6: Background x 1, Turquoise x 4, Background x 1 (6 squares)

Row 7: Background x 1, Turquoise x 5, Background x 1 (7 squares)

Row 8: Background x 1, Turquoise x 6, Background x 1 (8 squares)

Row 9: Background x 1, Turquoise x 7, Background x 1 (9 squares)

Row 10: Background x 1, Turquoise x 8, Background x 1 (10 squares)

Row 11: Background x 1, Turquoise x 3, White x 3, Turquoise x 3, Background x 1 (11 squares)

Row 12: Background x 1, Turquoise x 1, White x 8, Turquoise x 1, Background x 1 (12 squares)

Row 13: Background x 1, Purple x 1, White x 9, Turquoise x 1, Background x 1 (13 squares)

Row 14: Background x 1, Turquoise x 1, White x 10, Purple x 1, Background x 1 (14 squares)

Row 15: Background x 1, Purple x 2, White x 9, Turquoise x 2, Background x 1 (15 squares)

Row 16: Background x 1, Turquoise x 2, White x 10, Purple x 1, Background x 2 (16 squares)

Row 17: Background x 2, Purple x 1, White x 10, Turquoise x 3, Background x 1 (17 squares)

Row 18: Background x 1, Turquoise x 3, White x 10, Purple x 2, Background x 2 (18 squares)

Row 19: Background x 2, Purple x 2, White x 11, Turquoise x 3, Background x 1 (19 squares)

Row 20: Background x 2, Turquoise x 3, White x 10, Purple x 3, Background x 2 (20 squares)

Row 21: Background x 3, Purple x 2, White x 11, Turquoise x 3, Background x 2 (21 squares)

Corner

Row 22: Background x 2, Turquoise x 3, White x 10, Purple x 3, Background x 3 (21 squares)

Row 23: Background x 3, Purple x 4, Peach x 2, White x 8, Turquoise x 3, Background x 1 (21 squares)

Row 24: Background x 1, Turquoise x 3, White x 7, Peach x 3, Purple x 3, Background x 4 (21 squares)

Row 25: Background x 2, Turquoise x 1, Background x 1, Purple x 4, Peach x 3, White x 6, Turquoise x 3, Background x 1 (21 squares)

Row 26: Background x 1, Turquoise x 2, White x 6, Peach x 4, Purple x 3, Background x 1, Turquoise x 2, Background x 2 (21 squares)

Row 27: Background x 3, Turquoise x 1, Background x 1, Purple x 4, Peach x 4, White x 5, Turquoise x 2, Background x 1 (21 squares)

Row 28: Background x 1, Turquoise x 1, White x 6, Peach x 3, Purple x 2, White x 4, Purple x 1, Background x 3 (21 squares)

Row 29: Background x 3, White x 6, Purple x 2, Peach x 3, White x 5, Turquoise x 1, Background x 1 (21 squares)

Row 30: Background x 1, Turquoise x 1, White x 5, Peach x 2, Purple x 3, White x 1, Pink x 4, White x 1, Background x 3 (21 squares)

Corner

Row 31: Background x 2, White x 1, Pink x 4, White x 1, Purple x 6, White x 2, Purple x 3, Background x 1 (20 squares)

Row 32: Background x 1, Purple x 11, White x 2, Pink x 3, White x 1, Background x 1 (19 squares)

Row 33: Background x 1, White x 5, Purple x 3, White x 1, Purple x 7, Background x 1 (18 squares)

Row 34: Background x 2, Purple x 5, White x 2, Purple x 4, White x 3, Background x 1 (17 squares)

Row 35: Background x 2, Purple x 5, White x 2, Purple x 5, Background x 2 (16 squares)

Row 36: Background x 2, Purple x 4, White x 1, Pink x 1, White x 1, Purple x 4, Background x 2 (15 squares)

Row 37: Background x 1, Purple x 4, White x 1, Pink x 1, White x 1, Purple x 3, Background x 3 (14 squares)

Row 38: Background x 4, Purple x 1, White x 1, Pink x 1, White x 1, Purple x 4, Background x 1 (13 squares)

Row 39: Background x 1, Purple x 3, White x 1, Pink x 1, White x 1, Background x 5 (12 squares)

Row 40: Background x 4, White x 1, Pink x 2, White x 1, Purple x 2, Background x 1 (11 squares)

Row 41: Background x 3, White x 1, Pink x 1, White x 1, Background x 4 (10 squares)

Row 42: Background x 3, White x 1, Pink x 2, White x 1, Background x 2 (9 squares)

Row 43: Background x 2, White x 1, Pink x 1, White x 1, Background x 3 (8 squares)

Row 44: Background x 3, White x 1, Pink x 1, White x 1, Background x 1 (7 squares)

Row 45: Background x 1, White x 2, Background x 3 (6 squares)

Row 46: Background x 3, White x 1, Background x 1 (5 squares)

Row 47: Background x 4 (4 squares)

Row 48: Background x 3 (3 squares)

Row 49: Background x 2 (2 squares)

Row 50: Background x 1 (1 square)

HERE is a downloadable PDF of the April Girl Bunny Gnome

Get the GIRL BUNNY Pixel Graph HERE

Huge thanks to Diane of Stitch Therapy who is completely rockin it with this project and making the gnomes using the POPCORN STITCH! She has very graciously written out the directions for the April Boy Gnome HERE. She is volunteering her time to do this between being working full time as an elementary school librarian. Thank you Diane for all your help! Please pop over to her Facebook page or IG (@StitchTherapyCrochet) and give her a big virtual hug and THANK YOU!

GET THE APRIL GNOME POPCORN STITCH PATTERN HERE

If you missed the previous months, click the highlighted links below to go back to where it all begins!

Get the January Gnome HERE

Get the February Gnome HERE

Get the March Gnome HERE

I couldn’t fight the latest crochet trend! It’s all about cows right now and super cute crochet farm animals! So when I spotted a sweet little cow dishcloth pattern over at Yarnspirations.com, it inspired me to transform it into a sweet little lovey blanket. The cow print pattern comes with a pixel graph and when you download the PDF pattern, the directions will show you how to make this project in single crochet stitches. I decided to use the corner-to-corner technique! And if you’ve been following along with the #2022gnomeproject, I am sure you are now familiar with C2C crochet. Regardless, you can crochet the cow print in a variety of stitches so chose whichever one suits you!

Get the FREE Cow Print Dishcloth Pattern HERE
(this is what I used for the main blanket portion of this project)

Here is a short video the corner-to-corner crochet technique I’m using. I decided to use a mini C2C stitch which is a Chain 2 + 2 HDCs for each block.
Let me walk you through it:

Materials:
– Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in White, Black, and Buff Beige
– Size F Crochet Hook
– 20mm black safety eyes (optional)
– Polyfil Fiber Stuffing
– Tapestry Needle

After you have complete the small blanket portion above, add on a cute cow head and arms by following the pattern below!

Cow Head:
Starting with beige yarn
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 10 SC in ring, join, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (20 SC)
Round 3: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (20 SC)
Round 4: 2 SC in first, SC in next, repeat around, join, chain 1
Round 5: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (30 SC)
Round 6: 2 SC in first, SC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 1
Round 7: 2 SC in first, SC in next 3, repeat around, join, chain 1
Round 8-10: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1
join white yarn, fasten off beige
Round 11: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1
Round 12: SC Decrease, SC in next 3, repeat around, join, chain 1
Round 13-15: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1
Round 16: SC Decrease, SC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 1
Round 17-22: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1

Now is a good time to add safety eyes between rounds 13 and 14. Space them 10 stitches apart from each other.
You can also stitch on two little nostrils to the front of the nose with a strand of black yarn and your tapestry needle.
Start stuffing with poly-fil fiber stuffing

Round 23: SC Decrease, SC in next, repeat around, join, chain 1
Round 24: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1
Round 25: SC Decrease in each stitch around, join, chain 1
finish stuffing
Round 26: SC Decrease until closed

Cow Arms (make 2):
starting with beige yarn
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 12 SC in ring, join, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in first, SC in next, repeat around, join, chain 1
Round 3-6: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (18 SC)
Round 7: SC Decrease, SC in next 4, repeat around, join, chain 1
Round 8: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (15 SC)
Round. 9: SC Decrease, SC in next 3, repeat around, join, chain 1
Round 10-20: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (12 SC)

Horns (Make 2):
with beige yarn
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 6 SC in ring, join, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in first stitch, SC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 1
Round 3-5: SC in each stitch around, join
fasten off and stitch each how to the top of the cow head

Cow Outer Ears:
Make one ear in black and the other in white
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 10 SC in ring, join, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1
Round 3: 2 SC in first, SC in next, repeat around, join, chain 1
Round 4: SC in each stitch around, fasten off.

Cow Inner Ear:
Make 2 in beige
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 10 SC in ring, join, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1
Round 3: SC in each stitch around, join, fasten off leaving long tail.

Stitch inner ear to outer ear. Do not center it. Have the inner ear off to one edge of the outer ear.
Then you can pinch the other side closed and stitch on to either side of the cow head.

There are many spots where you can attach the head and arms to the blanket. I chose directly in the middle but it would look cute if you attached it to the top or corner of the blanket. You could even make 4 arms and attach each one to the 4 corners. Up to you!

I hope you utterly adore this project as much as I do!

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It’s the first day of March which means we have a new Gnome to add to our collection! This little leprechaun gnome is ready for some St Patrick’s Day celebrations! Grab your green yarn and let’s get started crocheting this cutie!

If you missed the big announcement, Jen from Day by Day Clay and Crochet Group and I have team up for a very fun YEAR-LONG collaboration! Each month Jen will create a Gnome Polymer Clay Crochet Hook and I will create a matching Gnome Corner-to-Corner Crochet rectangle. Our designs will be holiday and seasonal themed so for the month of January, we made a Winter Gnome, February we created a sweet Valentine Gal Gnome, and for March, we have our Leprechaun. I have a few pixel graph options for you, including a Shamrock design and both girl and boy gnomes. I know many of you are making more than one set of gnomes so have fun creating multiple C2C gnomes for each month!

At the end of the 12 months I will be stitching the gnomes together to make a large blanket! I will be sure to include a tutorial at the end of the year that shows how to stitch the gnomes together. I know that C2C is a new technique for many of you so I am going to try and work on some very specific C2C video tutorials to help you through the process of crocheting these gnomes.

Be sure to use the hashtag #2022gnomeproject in your social media posts so we can all follow along and see your finished gnomes!

We have had such an overwhelming response to this project! Jen and I are VERY grateful! Jen is still working on finishing her March gnome designs but you can see her progress on her FB page: Day by Day Clay and Crochet Group.

Above is a picture of Jen’s polymer clay canes! Remember, she makes the hooks (and posts them for sale in Day by Day Clay and Crochet Group) and I make the crochet patterns (which are posted for free here each month)! I love hooks with polymer clay handles because not only are the designs fun, festive, and cute, but they create an ergonomic handle which helps to ease pain and tension caused by the motions of crochet. Read more about these crochet hooks HERE.

She will be taking orders for the March Gnome hook soon! There is only a limited amount available!

Leprechaun Gnome Materials:
– Red Heart Super Saver in Frosty Green, Paddy Green, Spring Green, Carrot Orange, Saffron and Black 
Shop all the colors HERE on Yarnspirations.com.
– You probably won’t need more than one skein of taupe brown for the gnome nose. Use the same skein for all 12 or change it up and use any color of your choice for the nose!
– Size H Crochet Hook
-Tapestry needle
– March Leprechaun Gnome Pixel Graph

Finished Size of the Gnome Crochet Rectangle: 20 inches tall x 14 inches wide

Now let’s make the Gnome Corner-to-Corner Crochet Rectangle!

Corner-to-Corner Crochet lets you turn almost any image into a pixel graph and then from a pixel graph into a crocheted piece! The Corner-to-Corner technique basically means the you start in one corner (the lower right hand is most common place to start) and crochet diagonally in rows until you get to the other corner. You follow the pixel graph to create the color changes that make up the picture of the gnome. One pixel square = a chain 2 + 3 HDC stitches. Please note that I am using HDC stitches for the C2C instead of DC. You can use either! The DC is more common but keep in mind that your gnome rectangle will end up slightly bigger if using Double Crochet.

If C2C is confusing to you, don’t worry, my friends at The Crochet Crowd have the perfect beginner tutorial! And the best part is that they chose to use a few of my projects as the examples so you can’t go wrong! Get The Crochet Crowd Corner-to-Corner Crochet using HDC (half double crochet) HERE.

Download the free pixel graph HERE

Big THANK YOU to Jennifer Freeman of “My Beautiful Disasters” (Find her HERE on FB!) for writing out the C2C written pattern for the January, February, and March Gnomes (and the bonus gnome patterns below as well)! This is very helpful since many of you like to use the written rows to crochet instead of following the graph. 

HERE is a downloadable PDF of the Leprechaun Gnome (buckle hat) written pattern 

Or follow along right here from the written pattern below:

RCM – March Gnome #1
Buckle on Hat, Orange Beard

Row 1: Background x 1 (1 block)

Row 2: Background x 2 (2 blocks)

Row 3: Background x 3 (3 blocks)

Row 4: Background x 4 (4 blocks)

Row 5: Background x 1, Dark Green x 3, Background x 1 (5 blocks)

Row 6: Background x 1, Dark Green x 4, Background x 1 (6 blocks)

Row 7: Background x 1, Dark Green x 5, Background x 1 (7 blocks)

Row 8: Background x 1, Dark Green x 6, Background x 1 (8 blocks)

Row 9: Background x 1, Dark Green x 7, Background x 1 (9 blocks)

Row 10: Background x 1, Dark Green x 8, Background x 1 (10 blocks)

Row 11: Background x 1, Dark Green x 3, Orange x 3, Dark Green x 3, Background x 1 (11 blocks)

Row 12: Background x 1, Dark Green x 1, Orange x 8, Dark Green x 1, Background x 1 (12 blocks)

Row 13: Background x 1, Light Green x 1, Orange x 9, Dark Green x 1, Background x 1 (13 blocks)

Row 14: Background x 1, Dark Green x 1, Orange x 10, Light Green x 1, Background x 1 (14 blocks)

Row 15: Background x 1, Light Green x 2, Orange x 9, Dark Green x 2, Background x 1 (15 blocks)

Row 16: Background x 1, Dark Green x 2, Orange x 10, Light Green x 1, Background x 2 (16 blocks)

Row 17: Background x 2, Light Green x 2, Orange x 9, Dark Green x 3, Background x 1 (17 blocks)

Row 18: Background x 1, Dark Green x 3, Orange x 10, Light Green x 2, Background x 2 (18 blocks)

Row 19: Background x 2, Light Green x 2, Orange x 11, Dark Green x 3, Background x 1 (19 blocks)

Row 20: Background x 2, Dark Green x 3, Orange x 10, Light Green x 2, Black x 1, Background x 2 (20 blocks)

Row 21: Background x 3, Black x 1, Light Green x 1, Orange x 11, Dark Green x 3, Background x 2 (21 blocks)

Corner

Row 22: Background x 2, Dark Green x 3, Orange x 10, Light Green x 2, Black x 1, Background x 3 (21 blocks)

Row 23: Background x 3, Black x 2, Light Green x 2, Peach x 2, Orange x 8, Dark Green x 3, Background x 1 (21 blocks)

Row 24: Background x 1, Dark Green x 3, Orange x 7, Peach x 3, Light Green x 1, Black x 2, Background x 4 (21 blocks)

Row 25: Background x 2, Dark Green x 1, Background x 1, Black x 2, Light Green x 2, Peach x 3, Orange x 6, Dark Green x 3, Background x 1 (21 blocks)

Row 26: Background x 1, Dark Green x 2, Orange x 6, Peach x 4, Light Green x 1, Black x 2, Background x 1, Dark Green x 2, Background x 2 (21 blocks)

Row 27: Background x 3, Dark Green x 1, Background x 1, Light Green x 1, Black x 2, Light Green x 1, Peach x 4, Orange x 5, Dark Green x 2, Background x 1 (21 blocks)

Row 28: Background x 1, Dark Green x 1, Orange x 6, Peach x 3, Light Green x 1, Yellow x 1, Black x 2, Background x 2, Light Green x 1, Background x 3 (21 blocks)

Row 29: Background x 3, Light Green x 2, Background x 1, Light Green x 1, Black x 1, Yellow x 2, Light Green x 1, Peach x 3, Orange x 5, Dark Green x 1, Background x 1 (21 blocks)

Row 30: Background x 1, Dark Green x 1, Orange x 5, Peach x 2, Light Green x 1, Yellow x 1, Black x 1, Yellow x 1, Light Green x 2, Background x 1, Light Green x 1, Background x 4 (21 blocks)

Corner

Row 31: Background x 3, Light Green x 4, Yellow x 1, Black x 2, Yellow x 1, Light Green x 3, Orange x 2, Light Green x 3, Background x 1 (20 blocks)

Row 32: Background x 1, Light Green x 7, Yellow x 1, Black x 2, Yellow x 1, Light Green x 4, Background x 3 (19 blocks)

Row 33: Background x 2, Light Green x 5, Yellow x 1, Black x 1, Yellow x 1, Black x 1, Light Green x 6, Background x 1 (18 blocks)

Row 34: Background x 2, Light Green x 3, Black x 3, Yellow x 2, Light Green x 5, Background x 2 (17 blocks)

Row 35: Background x 2, Light Green x 5, Yellow x 1, Black x 5, Light Green x 1, Background x 2 (16 blocks)

Row 36: Background x 2, Black x 5, Light Green x 7, Background x 1 (15 blocks)

Row 37: Background x 1, Light Green x 8, Black x 2, Background x 3 (14 blocks)

Row 38: Background x 4, Light Green x 8, Background x 1 (13 blocks)

Row 39: Background x 1, Light Green x 6, Background x 5 (12 blocks)

Row 40: Background x 6, Light Green x 4, Background x 1 (11 blocks)

Row 41: Background x 10 (10 blocks)

Row 42: Background x 9 (9 blocks)

Row 43: Background x 8 (8 blocks)

Row 44: Background x 7 (7 blocks)

Row 45: Background x 6 (6 blocks)

Row 46: Background x 5 (5 blocks)

Row 47: Background x 4 (4 blocks)

Row 48: Background x 3 (3 blocks)

Row 49: Background x 2 (2 blocks)

Row 50: Background x 1 (1 block)

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NEW UPDATE!! Huge thanks to Diane of Stitch Therapy who is completely rockin it with this project and making the gnomes using the POPCORN STITCH! She has very graciously written out the directions for the March Gnome HERE and is working on the first two for me as well. She is volunteering her time to do this between being working full time as an elementary school librarian and mama to little ones! Thank you Diane for all your help! Please pop over to her Facebook page or IG (@StitchTherapyCrochet) and give her a big virtual hug and THANK YOU!

GET THE MARCH GNOME POPCORN STITCH PATTERN HERE

We have lots of options this month! I really wanted a shamrock version of the hat but it turns out that when you convert a shamrock into pixel art, it loses a lot of detail when it’s this small of a graph. So feel free to mix and match any of these graphs.

HERE is a downloadable PDF of the Shamrock Gnome (shamrock hat) written pattern 

HERE is the Shamrock Gnome Pixel Graph

HERE is a downloadable PDF of the Girl Gnome (blank hat) written pattern 

HERE is the Girl Gnome Pixel Graph

If you crochet a blank hat (either girl or boy gnome), you can stitch on a Shamrock Applique to the hat when you are finished!

You can find my Shamrock Applique Pattern HERE

Not to overwhelm you with options but here are two more designs that you could potentially use for your March Gnome. In the pixel graph below the Shamrock looks like a “blob.” But if you surface slip stitch a border and stem on it when you are done, it will look like a pretty shamrock!

Download the Shamrock “Blob” Pixel Graph HERE.
I don’t have a written pattern for this one.

Lastly, Jennifer Freeman has combined a few elements and written up a pattern for this cute girl gnome with a buckle hat! Get the written pattern for the Girl Buckle Hat HERE

Ok that was a lot! I don’t expect so many versions for the following months. But feel free to tweak the designs and make your own combinations of gnomes with different hats/colors/beards/braids.

Get the January Gnome HERE

Get the February Gnome HERE

I am reworking a pattern called the “Caron Crochet Granny Jacket” that I created for Yarnspirations a few years ago. At the time, we were promoting a new yarn (Caron Jumbo Ombre) so that is what I used for this project. I thought the jacket might look really fun if I used more traditional granny square colors and color changes. I dug through my yarn stash and came up with a set of bright colors and created these Bright Crochet Granny Squares!

The fun part about Granny Squares is that you can make them as big or small as you’d like. In this particular tutorial and pattern, it calls for granny squares made with 5 rounds as well as a set of granny squares made with 10 rounds.

So I chose 5 coordinating colors, one for each row. Unfortunately when I went to find the yarns online for purchase, I realized that Bernat Super Value in Soft Fern has been discontinued. I am so bummed! But feel free to replace this color with another shade of green (Red Heart Super Saver in Frosty Green or Bernat Super Value in Mint would work). Shop these colors HERE on Yarnspirations.com

While you are yarn shopping, you may want to snag a few skeins of Red Heart Super Saver in Turqua because I will be using this color to stitch the new Bright Granny Jacket together and add the arms/waist to it.

If you have never made a granny square before, I filmed a video tutorial for you to help with the process!

Here is the written pattern for the 5 round granny square:

Easy Crochet Granny Square:

Magic Ring, chain 3 (this counts as your first DC) and 2 DC, chain 2, 3 DC, chain 2, 3 DC, chain 2, 3 DC, chain 2 and join to top of chain 3, slip stitch over to first chain 2 space

Round 2: Chain 3 + 2 DC + chain 2 + 3 DC in first chain space, chain 1, 3 DC + chain 2 + 3 DC in next chain space, chain 1, 3 DC + chain 2 + 3 DC in next chain space, chain 1, 3 DC + chain 2 + 3 DC in last chain space, chain 1 and join to top of chain 3, slip stitch over so you are working in first chain space.

Round 3:  Chain 3 + DC + chain 2 + 3 DC in first corner space, chain 1, 3 DC in next chain space, chain 1, 3 DC + chain 2 + 3 DC in corner space, chain 1, 3 DC in next space, chain 1, 3 DC + chain 2 + 3 DC in corner space, chain 1, 3 DC in next space, chain 1, 3 DC + chain 2 + 3 DC in corner space, chain 1, 3 DC in last chain space, chain 1 and join to top of chain 3, slip stitch over so you can work in the first chain space.

Round 4-5: Continue working in rounds of granny stitches. Make 3 DC + chain 2 + 3 DC in the corners and 3 DC in each chain space in between the corners.

Fasten off after round 5 and weave in ends.

You can find a the written pattern for the Crochet Granny Jacket HERE on Yarnspirations.com
I will be sure to have a follow up blog post with the finished granny jacket in the new Bright Granny Colors when it’s done!

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Doesn’t it feels like January was such a long month?! Especially since I know you were all anxious for the February Crochet Gnome C2C and polymer clay hook designs! If you missed the big announcement last month, Jen from Day by Day Clay and Crochet Group and I have team up for a very fun YEAR-LONG collaboration! Each month Jen will create a Gnome Polymer Clay Crochet Hook and I will create a matching Gnome Corner-to-Corner Crochet rectangle. Our designs will be holiday and seasonal themed so for the month of February we have created a sweet Valentine Gal! She has adorable pigtail braids, a striped hat, and a heart in the middle. I hope you love her as much as we do!

At the end of the 12 months I will be stitching the gnomes together to make a large blanket! I will be sure to include a tutorial at the end of the year that shows how to stitch the gnomes together. I know that C2C is a new technique for many of you so I am going to try and work on some very specific C2C video tutorials to help you through the process of crocheting these gnomes.

We have had such an overwhelming response to this project! Jen and I are VERY grateful! Jen recently decided to take her polymer clay hook designs into a full time business and I am so excited to support her and her creativity. I’ve always been a huge fan of her hooks and I was in the same position as her not so long ago when I took a leap of faith and started Repeat Crafter Me. We are both one-woman-shows. Meaning I am the only person crocheting and designing my projects and she is the only person designing and creating her clay hooks. So bear with us while we work out some kinks of how/when to post our coordinating projects. She is also limited to how many crochet hooks she can physically make. If you miss out on a crochet hook sale, don’t worry, she plans to make more at the end of the year.

Be sure to use the hashtag #2022gnomeproject in your social media posts so we can all follow along and see your finished gnomes!

Above is a picture of Jen’s polymer clay canes and finished hook! Remember, she makes the hooks (and posts them for sale in Day by Day Clay and Crochet Group) and I make the crochet patterns (which are posted for free here each month)! I love hooks with polymer clay handles because not only are the designs fun, festive, and cute, but they create an ergonomic handle which helps to ease pain and tension caused by the motions of crochet. Read more about these crochet hooks HERE.

Valentine Gnome Materials:
–Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in Baby Pink, Lemon, Cherry Red, and Bubblegum
>>> GET RED HEART WITH LOVE IN BUBBLEGUM HERE <<<
NOTE: Bubblegum is actually from the Red Heart with Love line of yarn and I am obsessed with this specific color! You should go ahead and buy a few skeins even though you need less than 1 of each color to finish your Gnome
Shop all the colors HERE on Yarnspirations.com.
– You probably won’t need more than one skein of taupe brown for the gnome nose. Use the same skein for all 12 or change it up and use any color of your choice for the nose!
– Size H Crochet Hook
-Tapestry needle
– February Valentine Gnome Pixel Graph

Finished Size of the Gnome Crochet Rectangle: 20 inches tall x 14 inches wide

If you missed the January Gnome, you can find him HERE

Now let’s make the Gnome Corner-to-Corner Crochet Rectangle!

Corner-to-Corner Crochet lets you turn almost any image into a pixel graph and then from a pixel graph into a crocheted piece! The Corner-to-Corner technique basically means the you start in one corner (the lower right hand is most common place to start) and crochet diagonally in rows until you get to the other corner. You follow the pixel graph to create the color changes that make up the picture of the gnome. One pixel square = a chain 2 + 3 HDC stitches. Please note that I am using HDC stitches for the C2C instead of DC. You can use either! The DC is more common but keep in mind that your gnome rectangle will end up slightly bigger if using Double Crochet.

If C2C is confusing to you, don’t worry, my friends at The Crochet Crowd have the perfect beginner tutorial! And the best part is that they chose to use a few of my projects as the examples so you can’t go wrong! Get The Crochet Crowd Corner-to-Corner Crochet using HDC (half double crochet) HERE.

Big THANK YOU to Jennifer Freeman of “My Beautiful Disasters” (Find her HERE on FB!) for writing out the C2C written pattern for the February Gnome (and the bonus gnome patterns below)! This is very helpful since many of you like to use this to crochet instead of following the graph. HERE is a downloadable PDF of the written pattern or just follow along below:

Row 1: Background x 1 (1 block)

Row 2: Background x 2 (2 blocks)

Row 3: Background x 3 (3 blocks)

Row 4: Background x 4 (4 blocks)

Row 5: Background x 1, Pink x 3, Background x 1 (5 blocks)

Row 6: Background x 1, Pink x 4, Background x 1 (6 blocks)

Row 7: Background x 1, Pink x 2, Yellow x 2, Pink x 1, Background x 1 (7 blocks)

Row 8: Background x 1, Pink x 2, Yellow x 2, Pink x 2, Background x 1 (8 blocks)

Row 9: Background x 1, Pink x 3, Yellow x 2, Pink x 2, Background x 1 (9 blocks)

Row 10: Background x 1, Pink x 3, Yellow x 1, Red x 1, Yellow x 2, Pink x 1, Background x 1 (10 blocks)

Row 11: Background x 1, Pink x 1, Yellow x 3, Pink x 5, Background x 1 (11 blocks)

Row 12: Background x 1, Pink x 5, Yellow x 4, Pink x 1, Background x 1 (12 blocks)

Row 13: Background x 1, Red x 1, Yellow x 4, Pink x 6, Background x 1 (13 blocks)

Row 14: Background x 1, Pink x 6, Yellow x 5, Red x 1, Background x 1 (14 blocks)

Row 15: Background x 1, Red x 2, Yellow x 4, Pink x 7, Background x 1 (15 blocks)

Row 16: Background x 1, Pink x 8, Yellow x 4, Red x 1, Background x 2 (16 blocks)

Row 17: Background x 2, Red x 2, Yellow x 3, Red x 4, Pink x 5, Background x 1 (17 blocks)

Row 18: Background x 1, Pink x 6, Red x 4, Yellow x 3, Red x 2, Background x 2 (18 blocks)

Row 19: Background x 2, Pink x 1, Red x 1, Yellow x 3, Pink x 1, Red x 4, Pink x 3, Yellow x 2, Pink x 1, Background x 1 (19 blocks)

Row 20: Background x 2, Pink x 1, Yellow x 2, Pink x 3, Red x 4, Pink x 1, Yellow x 2, Red x 2, Pink x 1, Background x 2 (20 blocks)

Row 21: Background x 3, Pink x 1, Red x 1, Yellow x 2, Pink x 2, Red x 4, Pink x 3, Yellow x 2, Pink x 1, Background x 2 (21 blocks)

Corner

Row 22: Background x 2, Pink x 1, Yellow x 1, Red x 1, Yellow x 2, Pink x 1, Red x 2, Pink x 4, Yellow x 1, Red x 2, Pink x 1, Background x 3 (21 blocks)

Row 23: Background x 3, Red x 1, Pink x 1, Red x 2, Peach x 2, Pink x 2, Red x 3, Yellow x 3, Pink x 3, Background x 1 (21 blocks)

Row 24: Background x 1, Pink x 2, Yellow x 4, Red x 2, Pink x 2, Peach x 3, Red x 1, Pink x 2, Background x 4 (21 blocks)

Row 25: Background x 2, Pink x 1, Background x 1, Red x 1, Pink x 1, Red x 2, Peach x 3, Pink x 3, Yellow x 4, Pink x 2, Background x 1 (21 blocks)

Row 26: Background x 1, Pink x 1, Yellow x 5, Pink x 2, Peach x 4, Red x 1, Pink x 1, Red x 1, Background x 1, Pink x 2, Background x 2 (21 blocks)

Row 27: Background x 3, Pink x 1, Background x 1, Red x 1, Pink x 2, Red x 1, Peach x 4, Pink x 1, Yellow x 5, Pink x 1, Background x 1 (21 blocks)

Row 28: Background x 1, Pink x 1, Yellow x 5, Pink x 1, Peach x 3, Red x 2, Pink x 1, Red x 1, Background x 2, Red x 1, Background x 3 (21 blocks)

Row 29: Background x 3, Red x 2, Background x 1, Red x 1, Pink x 2, Red x 2, Peach x 3, Yellow x 5, Pink x 1, Background x 1 (21 blocks)

Row 30: Background x 1, Pink x 1, Yellow x 5, Peach x 2, Red x 2, Pink x 2, Red x 1, Pink x 1, Background x 1, Red x 1, Background x 4 (21 blocks)

Corner

Row 31: Background x 3, Red x 2, Pink x 1, Red x 2, Pink x 2, Red x 4, Yellow x 2, Red x 3, Background x 1 (20 blocks)

Row 32: Background x 1, Red x 8, Pink x 2, Red x 2, Pink x 1, Red x 2, Background x 3 (19 blocks)

Row 33: Background x 2, Red x 2, Pink x 1, Red x 3, Pink x 3, Red x 6, Background x 1 (18 blocks)

Row 34: Background x 2, Red x 3, Pink x 4, Red x 3, Pink x 1, Red x 2, Background x 2 (17 blocks)

Row 35: Background x 2, Red x 2, Pink x 1, Red x 3, Pink x 6, Background x 2 (16 blocks)

Row 36: Background x 2, Pink x 4, Red x 4, Pink x 2, Red x 2, Background x 1 (15 blocks)

Row 37: Background x 1, Red x 2, Pink x 2, Red x 6, Background x 3 (14 blocks)

Row 38: Background x 4, Red x 2, Pink x 4, Red x 2, Background x 1 (13 blocks)

Row 39: Background x 1, Red x 3, Pink x 3, Background x 5 (12 blocks)

Row 40: Background x 6, Red x 4, Background x 1 (11 blocks)

Row 41: Background x 10 (10 blocks)

Row 42: Background x 9 (9 blocks)

Row 43: Background x 8 (8 blocks)

Row 44: Background x 7 (7 blocks)

Row 45: Background x 6 (6 blocks)

Row 46: Background x 5 (5 blocks)

Row 47: Background x 4 (4 blocks)

Row 48: Background x 3 (3 blocks)

Row 49: Background x 2 (2 blocks)

Row 50: Background x 1 (1 block)

UPDATE: Just added! Huge thanks to Diane of Stitch Therapy who is completely rockin it with this project and making the gnomes using the POPCORN STITCH!
Get the PDF FEBRUARY GNOME POPCORN STITCH Pattern HERE

Frequently Asked Questions:

Where do I find the monthly crochet gnome patterns?
All of the gnome corner-to-corner crochet graphs and patterns will be posted right here on RepeatCrafterMe.com! I will do my best to post these for you towards the beginning of each month.

Where do I find and purchase the monthly gnome hooks?
All of the gnome crochet hooks are handmade by Jen and will be posted for sale in the Facebook group Day by Day Clay and Crochet Group.

Can I use another stitch besides C2C (corner-to-corner crochet)?
Yes! You can absolutely use other stitches! I have already seen many Gnomes crocheted using SC, box stitch, bobble stitch, and more! Search the hashtag #2022gnomeproject for ideas and photos!

Can I use a different yarn?
Yes! You can absolutely use other yarns! I will be telling you the color each month that I am using from the Red Heart Super Saver line of yarn but you can use any other worsted weight yarn or even something a bit bulkier or thinner. The thicker the yarn, the larger the finished product.

Are you making a border on your finished gnome crochet pieces?
I am not making a border on my gnome pieces. My plan is to crochet them together using one color at the very end. But feel free to make a nice border on yours! Completely up to you!

What will you do with the crochet gnomes at the end of the year?
I will be connecting all 12 gnomes together for a large blanket! You can follow along with me or use your gnome crocheted pieces as pillows or other individual projects. Have fun and be creative!

What comes first, the gnome hook or the gnome C2C?
Hehe 😉 Jen and I work really well together and both have similar “cutesy” styles. She approached me about this collaboration and when we worked on the January designs she said to make a winter gnome with a snowflake. I created the graph and then when she showed me her sketches, I adjusted the colors. For February she requested blond braids and a striped hat. So I worked on the graph and then she knocked it out of the park with the clay hook design! I made some minor adjusts to the graph after I saw her polymer clay canes.

What is on the backside of the C2C?
Corner-to-Corner crochet pieces are reversible! The back is a mirror image of the front. If you are finding the back is looking messy, you might be carrying your yarn too far over. Clip it off and re-attach. You will need to weave in some extra ends but it will be worth it!

Do you use bobbins? How do you organize your yarn?
No I don’t currently use bobbins. But it is great if you do! I wind up smaller balls of yarn from each skein so I have multiple balls of the same color. I carry up the yarn from the previous row when I can, when I can’t, I fasten off and re-attach the yarn in the new spot. When my yarn gets all tangled (and it usually does about once in the middle of the project), I clip off all the ends or as many as I need in order to get the strands sorted out again and continue on my way.

Do you have a list of all the yarn and amounts for each of the 12 gnomes?
Unfortunately I do not have a master list of yarn and amounts. We are working on this project month by month. But I can tell you that you need less than one skein of each color for each gnome (and sometimes much less) so feel free to re-use some of your yarn or use what you have on hand.

BONUS FEBRUARY GNOME GRAPH!
This design is a bit simpler so I wanted to include it in this post. I know color changes can be hard so I tried to minimized that with this version.

Download the free February Gnome (option #2) graph HERE

Download the free PDF Written Pattern of option 2 HERE

ANOTHER BONUS FEBRUARY GNOME GRAPH!

Don’t stop crocheting because I am including A THIRD valentine gnome option! Many of your are crocheting more than one gnome each month to make multiple blankets or matching pillows, etc. So here is just one more fun design that I had to share with you!

Download the free February Gnome Graph (option #3) HERE

Download the free PDF Written Pattern of option 3 HERE

Look at how cute January and February look together!

Get the January Winter Gnome C2C HERE

Be sure to post her finished gnomes and pictures of your hooks on social media using hashtag #2022gnomeproject

I’ve had a ton of questions lately about where I get my crochet hooks that are seen in my photo and video tutorials. Thank you for asking! I decided that this warranted a whole blog post 🙂 There are many different options when it comes to crochet hooks and basically it comes down to what is most comfortable for you and what always you to create smooth and easy stitches. There is no right or wrong answer. It is 100% a personal preference. I am going to walk you through a few common options and then highlight what I personally prefer.

Let’s start with the basics. There are two types of standard hooks: a tapered hook (Boye brand) and an inline hook (Susan Bates brand). I am mentioning and comparing the Bates and Boye brands because these are the ones that are easily available in craft stores and online. Take a look at the throat of these crochet hooks and you will see a difference. The inline hooks have a head that is in-line with the handle of the hook. It also has a more or a point and the mouth notch is bit deeper. This is helpful for beginners as it grabs the yarn a little easier. The tapered hooks are have a head that extends past the handle of the hook and it’s typically a bit rounder and the notch at the mouth is also not as deep and smoother.

I prefer the Bates (inline) hooks because (for me personally) I am able to catch the yarn easier when I am making my stitches BUT I know PLENTY of crocheters hands down prefer the tapered hook. Try both and see what is right for you!

And no need to limit yourself to aluminum hooks. Crochet hooks also come in plastic, wood, resin, and bamboo. Lots of options!

Keep in mind that these hooks come in different sizes that coordinate with the weight of yarn you are working with. I almost always use a size H hook because I mostly work with worsted weight yarn.

Now let me get to the fun part!

POLYMER CLAY HOOKS

Many years ago, I began purchasing hooks with polymer clay handles. These are aluminum hooks (typically either Bates or Boye) that have polymer clay designs baked onto the handle. Why? Because not only are the designs fun, festive, and cute, but they create an ergonomic handle which is designed to ease pain and tension caused by the motions of crochet.

I have a hard time crocheting without a polymer clay handle. I use the pencil hold (meaning I hold my crochet hook like you would a pencil) and it feels very comfortable with a slightly thicker handle. The weight distribution of the hook in my hand is perfect and helps with the rocking motion when I’m stitching.

All of the polymer clay hooks you see in these photos were handmade by very talented designers. They spend a long time making the clay canes and reducing them. Here are some photos of the process by Jennifer of Day by Day Clay and Crochet

After creating cute character polymer clay canes and reducing and cutting them, they are rolled onto a clay handle and sanded, baked, and glazed. Each one is handmade! I haven’t ever made one myself so I hope I am doing her justice with my explanation! You can see Jennifer’s incredible work and process in her group Day by Day Clay and Crochet. And currently Jennifer and I have a fun gnome-themed collaboration going on! Ever month in 2022 she is creating a gnome crochet hook based on the season/holiday and I am creating a matching corner-to-corner crochet piece. You can purchase her hook each month in her Facebook group and you can find the crochet pattern right here on Repeat Crafter Me! Come see the January Gnome HERE.

So where can you buy these polymer clay hooks?

Many of these hooks I purchase are from Jennifer at Day by Day Clay and Crochet. This includes the gnome, penguin, and my favorite rainbow flower hooks pictured above, among many more. She has a private Facebook group where she lists hooks for sale as she finishes large batches. You can join her group and get all the details HERE.

Some of the hooks in the picture (like the panda that I use in my Ollie the O’Go Owl tutorial, gingerbread house, snow globe, etc) are from The Clay Bean Co. She also sells her hooks on her Facebook page as she creates small batches of finished designs. Find her HERE.

Another favorite designer of mine is The Polymer Clay Shed. She created the owl, cactus, gingerbread man, (among others) and she sells her hooks RIGHT HERE on Etsy.

This is not a sponsored post. I happily and eagerly love to support my fellow makers! I adore polymer clay crochet hooks and there are many more crochet hook designers that you can find just by googling, searching social media, and looking on Pinterest and Etsy.

I hope this helps you decide which hook is best for you!

I am having so much fun crocheting winter projects! Here I turned my Teddy Bear appliqué into a Polar Bear! The stitch count is a little different so I am posting an entirely new tutorial. I’ll be using this beary-cute guy on the front of a pillow (which I will be sure to post when it’s done.) You could use this for so many projects! I think it would be adorable on the corner of a baby blanket.

Materials:
– Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in White and Light Gray. Shop these colors on Yarnspirations.com!
– Long strand of black yarn for nose and eyes
– Size H Crochet Hook
– Tapestry needle

Finished Size: Approximately 6×6 inches at widest points

Polar Bear Pattern:
with white yarn
Magic Ring, chain 2, and make 10 DC in ring, join chain 2
Round 2: 2 DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (20 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (40 DC)
now we are going to work in rows
Row 4: chain 1, SC, HDC in next, 2 DC in next 3, HDC, SC, chain 1, turn
Row 5: SC, HDC, 2 DC in next 6, HDC, SC, chain 1, turn
Row 6: SC HDC, 2 DC in next 12, HDC, SC, do not turn
Continue by making a slip stitch in the next stitch along bottom round of bear, continue to slip stitch around body of bear and join to the other side of the “head” of the bear.
Row 7: SC in in next 5, 4 TC in next to make ear, chain 2 and join to next,  SC in next 12, 4 TC in next, chain 2 and join to next, SC in remaining stitches.
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Snout:
with gray yarn
magic ring, chain 2 and making 8 DC + 4 HDC, join to first DC, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, fasten off leaving long tail
Stitch on nose with black yarn and tapestry needle and then sew snout onto bear body.

Arms ( make 2) :
Chain 13, 2 TC in 4th chain from hook, TC in next 2, DC in next 4, HDC in last 3, fasten off

Feet (make 2) :
starting with gray yarn
magic ring, chain 1 and make 12 SC, join to first SC with white yarn
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, fasten off leaving long tail.

Here is a video tutorial! I would be so grateful if you subscribed to my YouTube Channel:

If you like this Polar Bear, you might like the Teddy Bear version HERE:

And if you like Polar Bear projects, you must grab the free pattern for this Polar Bear Buddy!

Are you ready for a BIG collaboration?! I am thrilled to announce that Jennifer from Day by Day Clay and Crochet and I have teamed up for a HUGE year-long project! Each month Jen will create a Gnome Polymer Clay Crochet Hook and I will create a matching Gnome Corner-to-Corner Crochet square (it’s actually more of a rectangle). We are focusing on holiday and seasonal gnome designs so for the month of January we are presenting you with a Winter Gnome! The pixel graph and how-to for the crochet portion of the collab will be right here on Repeat Crafter Me and you can purchase the coordinating clay hook from Jen on her Facebook page “Day by Day Clay and Crochet Group!”

The 12 months of Gnomes will be stitched together at the end to make a big blanket! You don’t necessarily need to add a border to each gnome piece but can if you want. I did not at this time.

Be sure to share your gnome projects on social media using the hashtag #2022gnomeproject

Jen creates the most adorable and fabulous clay designs that bake directly onto crochet hook handles, making them not only cute, but more comfortable and smooth to crochet with. I have been purchasing her hooks for years and I am sure you have seen them in many of my project photos and videos. No machines are used in her artwork, each hook is handmade! I love supporting my fellow makers! If you aren’t familiar with the process of how a polymer clay hooks are made, they start with large canes of 100% polymer clay. Then they are reduced. Here are a couple photos of her process:

You can see more of Jens work HERE: —> DAY BY DAY CLAY AND CROCHET GROUP

Now let’s make the Gnome Corner-to-Corner Crochet Rectangle!

Corner-to-Corner Crochet lets you turn almost any image into a pixel graph and then from a pixel graph into a crocheted piece! The Corner-to-Corner technique basically means the you start in one corner (the lower right hand is most common place to start) and crochet diagonally in rows until you get to the other corner. You follow the pixel graph to create the color changes that make up the picture of the gnome. One pixel square = a chain 2 + 3 HDC stitches. Please note that I am using HDC stitches for the C2C instead of DC. You can use either! The DC is more common but keep in mind that your gnome rectangle will end up slightly bigger if using Double Crochet.

If C2C is confusing to you, don’t worry, my friends at The Crochet Crowd have the perfect beginner tutorial! And the best part is that they chose to use a few of my projects as the examples as they are crocheting so you can’t go wrong! Get The Crochet Crowd Corner-to-Corner Crochet using HDC (half double crochet) HERE.

Materials:
– Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in Light Blue, Royal Blue, Light Periwinkle, White, and Aran for the nose. Shop these colors at Yarnspirations.com!
– Size H Crochet Hook
– Tapestry Needle
– January Winter Gnome Pixel Graph

Finished Size of the Gnome Crochet Rectangle: 20 inches tall x 14 inches wide

Big THANK YOU to Jennifer Freeman of “My Beautiful Disasters” (Find her HERE on FB!) for writing out the C2C written pattern for the January Gnome! Very helpful since many of you like to use this to crochet instead of following the graph. HERE is a downloadable PDF of the written pattern or just follow along below:

Repeat Crafter Me  – January Gnome C2C Written Pattern

Row 1: Background x1 (1 square)

Row 2: Background x2 *2 Blocks*

Row 3: Background x3 *3 Blocks*

Row 4: Background x4 *4 Blocks*

Row 5: Background x1, Dark Blue x3, Background x1 *5 Blocks*

Row 6: Background x1, Dark Blue x4, Background x1 *6 Blocks*

Row 7: Background x1, Dark Blue x5, Background x1 *7 Blocks*

Row 8: Background x1, Dark Blue x6, Background x1 *8 Blocks*

Row 9: Background x1, Dark Blue x7, Background x1 *9 Blocks*

Row 10: Background x1, Dark Blue x8, Background x1 *10 Blocks*

Row 11: Background x1, Dark Blue x3, White x3, Dark Blue x3, Background x1 *11 Blocks*

Row 12: Background x1, Dark Blue x1, White x8, Dark Blue x1, Background x1 *12 Blocks*

Row 13: Background x1, Light Blue x1, White x9, Dark Blue x1, Background x1 *13 Blocks*

Row 14: Background x1, Dark Blue x1, White x10, Light Blue x1, Background x1 *14 Blocks*

Row 15: Background x1, Light Blue x2, White x9, Dark Blue x2, Background x1 *15 Blocks*

Row 16: Background x1, Dark Blue x2, White x10, Light Blue x1, Background x2 *16 Blocks*

Row 17: Background x2, Light Blue x2, White x9, Dark Blue x3, Background x1 *17 Blocks*

Row 18: Background x1, Dark Blue x3, White x10, Light Blue x2, Background x2 *18 Blocks*

Row 19: Background x2, Light Blue x2, White x11, Dark Blue x3, Background x1 *19 Blocks*

Row 20: Background x2, Dark Blue x3, White x10, Light Blue x3, Background x2 *20 Blocks*

Row 21: Background x3, Light Blue x2, White x11, Dark Blue x3, Background x2 *21 Blocks*

Corner

Row 22: Background x2, Dark Blue x3, White x10, Light Blue x3, Background x3 *21 Blocks*

Row 23: Background x3, Light Blue x4, Peach x2, White x8, Dark Blue x3, Background x1 *21 Blocks*

Row 24: Background x1, Dark Blue x3, White x7, Peach x3, Light Blue x3, Background x4 *21 Blocks*

Row 25: Background x2, White x1, Background x1, Light Blue x4, Peach x3, White x6, Dark Blue x3, Background x1 *21 Blocks*

Row 26: Background x1, Dark Blue x2, White x6, Peach x4, Light Blue x3, Background x1, White x2, Background x2 *21 Blocks*

Row 27: Background x3, White x1, Background x1, Light Blue x4, Peach x4, White x5, Dark Blue x2, Background x1 *21 Blocks*

Row 28: Background x1, Dark Blue x1, White x6, Peach x3, Light Blue x4, Background x2, Light Blue x1, Background x3 *21 Blocks*

Row 29: Background x3, Light Blue x2, Background x1, Light Blue x5, Peach x3, White x5, Dark Blue x1, Background x1 *21 Blocks*

Row 30: Background x1, Dark Blue x1, White x5, Peach x2, Light Blue x2, White x2, Light Blue x2, Background x1, Light Blue x1, Background x4 *21 Blocks*

Corner

Row 31: Background x3, Light Blue x11, White x2, Light Blue x3, Background x1 *20 Blocks*

Row 32: Background x1, Light Blue x8, White x4, Light Blue x3, Background x3 *19 Blocks*

Row 33: Background x2, Light Blue x5, White x1, Light Blue x9, Background x1 *18 Blocks*

Row 34: Background x2, Light Blue x6, White x4, Light Blue x3, Background x2 *17 Blocks*

Row 35: Background x2, Light Blue x12, Background x2 *16 Blocks*

Row 36: Background x2, Light Blue x6, White x2, Light Blue x4, Background x1 *15 Blocks*

Row 37: Background x1, Light Blue x10, Background x3 *14 Blocks*

Row 38: Background x4, Light Blue x8, Background x1 *13 Blocks*

Row 39: Background x1, Light Blue x6, Background x5 *12 Blocks*

Row 40: Background x6, Light Blue x4, Background x1 *11 Blocks*

Row 41: Background x10 *10 Blocks*

Row 42: Background x9 *9 Blocks*

Row 43: Background x8 *8 Blocks*

Row 44: Background x7 *7 Blocks*

Row 45: Background x6 *6 Blocks*

Row 46: Background x5 *5 Blocks*

Row 47: Background x4 *4 Blocks*

Row 48: Background x3 *3 Blocks*

Row 49: Background x2 *2 Blocks*

Row 50: Background x1 (1 square)

NEW! January Girl Gnome! Thanks Jennifer Freeman for the pattern addition!
Get the PDF Written Pattern File HERE

You can also create the gnomes using Single Crochet stitches! You will work in rows starting from the bottom. I love this comparison of Single Crochet vs Corner-to-Corner Crochet by AJ Creations (Find her HERE on FB). For every pixel block in the grid, it is 2 SC wide and 2 SC rows tall. Begin with a starting chain of 43 and then SC in each stitch across for a count of 42. Then you follow the graph for the color changes! So the next row would be 6 SC white (I used light blue), 30 dark blue, 6 SC white (light blue) then repeat that row one more time until moving onto the next row of color changes in your pixel graph.

NEW UPDATE!! Huge thanks to Diane of Stitch Therapy who is completely rockin it with this project and making the gnomes using the POPCORN STITCH! She has very graciously written out the directions for the January Gnome HERE and is working on the first two for me as well. Thank you Diane for all your help! Please pop over to her Facebook page or IG (@StitchTherapyCrochet) and give her a big virtual hug and THANK YOU!

GET THE January GNOME POPCORN STITCH PATTERN HERE

Once you have completed your Corner-to-Corner piece, you will want to use the loose ends to your advantage. Especially on the snowflake. If there is spot that needs more blue to separate the white parts of the snowflakes, weave the loose end in-between. And if there’s a place where the white squares need to be connected, weave the white ends to connect them.

Every month from January 2022 – December 2022 we will have a new Gnome hook and C2C design for you! Can you guess what the February gnome will look like?! I hope you are as excited as we are! When I finish the last gnome corner-to-corner crochet rectangle, I will show you how to join them together for a big blanket! But feel free to use your crochet gnome as a pillow or smaller project. I can’t wait to see what you create!

Be sure to use the hashtag #2022gnomeproject and/or tag me @RepeatCrafterMe and Jen @DaybyDayClayandCrochetGroup on Facebook and other social media sites!

I’ve been anxious to get my hands on the new Red Heart O’Go yarn in color Christmas! Tis the season for starting on those holiday gifts! You can get at least 2 pairs of socks from each O’Go and I love this new colorway! The fun part this project is rolling up the sock to put in a paper baking cups to make them look like a cupcake. Perfect for gift giving! The paper cups I had only fit one sock so you will gift two cupcakes = one pair of socks.

Materials:

– Red Heart O’Go Yarn in Christmas
Shop Red Heart Super Saver O’Go Christmas Yarn HERE on Yarnspirations.com
– Size H Crochet Hook
– Tapestry Needle
– Small Clover Pom-pom maker
– Paper Baking Cups (Get them HERE)

Easy Sock Pattern: (fits size 5/6 with notes on how to make larger)

Magic ring, chain 1 and make 8 SC in ring, join to first SC, chain 1 (8 SC)
Round 2: 2 SC in first, SC in next, repeat around, join, chain 1 (12 SC)
Round 3: 2 SC in first, SC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 1 (16 SC)
Round 4: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (16 SC)
Round 5: 2 SC in first, SC in next 3, repeat around, chain 1 (20 SC)
Round 6: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (20 SC)
Round 7: 2 SC in first, SC in next 4, repeat around, chain 1 (24 SC)
Round 8-15: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (24 SC)

Now we are going to work in rows to make the heel. If you want to make the slipper socks bigger, now is a good place to continue a few more rounds before starting on the heel. You could also increase after Round 7 (SC in first, SC in next 5, repeat around, chain 1)

ROW 16: SC in first 12, chain 1, turn (12 SC)
Row 17-20: SC in each stitch across, chain 1, turn
Row 21: SC in first 2, SC Decrease 4x, SC in last 2, chain 1, turn (8 SC)
Row 22: SC in first, SC Decrease 3x, SC in last, chain 1, turn (5 SC)
Row 23: SC Decrease, SC, SC Decrease, chain 1, turn (3 SC)
Row 24: SC Decrease (skip over middle stitch), chain 1, turn

Now go back into working in rounds

Round 25: SC in each stitch around making a total of 32 stitches (do the best you can on rough edges), join, chain 1 (32 SC)
Round 26-27: SC around making a SC Decrease in two corners, join, chain 1 (see photos)
Round 28-34 or desired length: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1
Fasten off and weave in ends.

The great thing about O’Go yarn is that you can separate it so if you want your second sock to have the same color sequence as the first sock, you can separate your O’Go to start with the correct color. As you can see in my example, I started both socks with green and used the white portion to make my small pom-poms!

Roll them up and put them in a cupcake baking cup!

Check out my little TikTok video about these socks HERE: https://www.tiktok.com/@repeatcrafterme/video/7017927626576645381?is_copy_url=0&is_from_webapp=v1&sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=7017958733532677637

Shop Red Heart Super Saver O’Go Christmas Yarn HERE on Yarnspirations.com

Do you recognize this pattern? First it was a Christmas Light Granny Square, then using the same pattern I made a Reindeer Granny Square and now it’s a Leaf Granny Square! All from the same basic pattern! Thanks to reader Jennifer McDermott for the email and inspiration! Grab some of those Fall Yarn Colors and let’s get going!

Materials:
Bernat Super Value yarn in Oatmeal, Forest Green, Pumpkin, Gold, and Topaz. You can find the colors HERE on Yarnspiraitons.com
Size H Crochet Hook
Tapestry Needle

Leaf Granny Square Pattern:

Starting with leaf color…
Magic ring, chain 1 and make 8 SC in ring, join, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in first 3 stitches, HDC +DC in next, DC +HDC in next, 2 SC in remaining 3 stitches, join, chain 1
Round 3: SC in first 7 stitches, HDC + DC in next, DC + HDC in next, SC in remaining 7 stitches, join, chain 1
Round 4: 2 SC in first, SC in next 7, 2 HDC in next, 3 DC in next, 2  HDC in next, SC in next 6, 2 SC in last. Join but don’t fasten off.
With cream yarn
Round 5: Join white yarn in 3rd stitch over. Chain 3 + DC + chain 2+ 2 DC all in one stitch (this will be your first corner), HDC in next, SC in next 4, HDC in next, CORNER (2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC), SC in next 4 (skip middle stitch which is the point of the leaf), CORNER, HDC in next, SC in next 4, HDC in next, CORNER, SC in last 3, join, chain 2
Round 6: DC in each stitch around making DC + chain 2 + DC in each corner, when you get to the black stitches, DC in the back loops only, join to first DC, chain 2
Round 7: DC in each stitch around making DC + chain 2 + DC in each corner, join to first DC, fasten off.

 At this point you can feel free to make any border you choose. I used yellow/orange and made a SC in each stitch around and 2 SC + chain 2 + 2 SC in each corner. 

It’s important to leave the leaf yarn attached and the loop sticking up from the top of your project.

Insert your hook back into the top of the leaf loop and surface slip stitch upwards to make the stem and back down through the middle of the leaf.

Then you can surface slip stitch around the edge of the leaf if you’d like.

Hope you enjoy adding this project to your Fall Crochet To-Do list!

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So much cuteness in one blanket! Corner-to-Corner Crochet lets you turn almost any image into a pixel graph and then from a pixel graph, into a crocheted piece! I mainly use StitchFiddle.com to convert images into graphs. In this Puppy C2C Blanket, I started with a 28×28 pixel square graph and used Corner-to-corner crochet with HDC stitches for a finished crochet piece of 18×18 inches. Then using a modified block stitch, I made a large border to bring the blanket to about 35×35 inches. The best part is you can continue to crocheting to make this blanket as big as you’d like! This is a baby gift so I wanted to keep it small.

I have a tutorial on how to create pixel graphs HERE.

And can we talk about these colors?! Major Fall Vibes! I am using a combination of colors from the Bernat Super Value line to make this a Precious Autumn Puppy crochet piece 🙂

Here is the color list:
Bernat Super Value in Oatmeal, Forest Green, Aqua, Pumpkin, Gold, and Topaz
Shop all the colors RIGHT HERE on Yarnspirations.com

Let’s go over a few things that will help you immensely to replicate this blanket.

I am using the Corner-to-Corner technique for the puppy part of the blanket but instead of DC stitches, I am using HDC stitches for the C2C. If C2C or HDC C2C is confusing to you, don’t worry, my friends at The Crochet Crowd have the perfect beginner tutorial! And the best part is that they chose to use a few of my projects as the examples as they are crocheting so you can’t go wrong!

Get The Crochet Crowd Corner-to-Corner Crochet using HDC (half double crochet) HERE.

Next, you may want to quickly take a look at THIS tutorial that I recently posted on the modified Block Stitch. It makes a great border for a C2C piece but also can be used as a granny square or blanket on its own!

Get the Crochet Block Stitch Using HDC tutorial HERE.

Material List:
–PUPPY PIXEL GRAPH
-Size H Crochet Hook
-Bernat Super Value (one skein each except 2 in Aqua) in Oatmeal, Forest Green, Aqua, Pumpkin, Gold, and Topaz
-Tapestry Needle
-Tassel Maker (optional)

First Crochet the Puppy using Corner-to-Corner Crochet. I chose to eliminate the border around his face as in the graph below

Once you have finished your Corner-to-Corner Crochet Puppy, you can start on the easy, repetitive block stitch border!

First make a SC + chain 2 + SC along the edges, working between the pixel squares

Then join in your next color and make 2 HDC in each chain 2 space, and 2 HDC + chain 2 + 2 HDC in each corner.

Then go ahead and switch to your next color (oatmeal) and make a SC + chain 2 + SC + chain 2 + SC (repeating) along all the edges working between the 2 HDCs. Make a SC + chain 2 + SC in each corner.

Repeat this sequence alternating between the rounds of 2 HDCs and the SC + chain 2

I have a full video tutorial on this on my YouTube Channel!

Add some tassels to the 4 corner to finish your blanket!

If you make this puppy blanket or use the modified block stitch please tag me using #RepeatCrafterMe and #yarnspo on social media!

Happy Fall!

I’ve been getting so much great feedback about the border I’ve been crocheting onto my Puppy C2C Blanket that I thought I would make a separate post to walk you through it. I am using a modified version of the Block Stitch with HDC stitches. It works great as a border on C2C blankets but as I show you in this tutorial you can also use it as a Granny Square or continue rounds to make it into a large blanket!

I hope you love these Fall yarn colors as much as I do! I am using Bernat Super Value in Oatmeal, Forest Green, Aqua, Pumpkin, Gold, and Topaz. You can find the colors HERE on Yarnspiraitons.com

Grab your size H Crochet hook and lets get started!

HDC Block Stitch Granny Square

With Color 1
Round 1: Magic ring, chain 2 + 2 HDC in ring, chain 2, make 2 more HDC in ring, chain 2, make 2 more HDC in ring, chain 2, 2 HDC, chain 2 and join to first HDC, fasten off color 1
join in cream color yarn to any corner and chain 1
Round 2: SC + chain 2 + SC in corner, chain 2, SC + Chain 2 + SC in next corner, chain 2, repeat around and join to first SC, do not fasten off
Join in Color 2 and chain 2
Round 3: 2 HDC in all the chain 2 spaces, 2 HDC + chain 2 + 2 HDC in each of the corners, join
Round 4: Pull up cream color yarn and repeat Round 2 making a SC in between each of the 2 HDC’s and 2 SC + chain 2 + 2 SC in each of the corners.
Round 5: Join in Color 3 and repeat Round 3
Continue repeating rounds until the square is as big or small as you’d like.

Watch the video tutorial:

More details about the Puppy C2C blanket coming soon!

Every year when I start getting the itch to crochet a few things for the Fall season, I always seem to gravitate back to my favorite pumpkin! The Caron Harvest Crochet Pumpkins is an absolute MUST make! Super simple stitches make the grooves of the pumpkin (you basically just alternate between SC and DC) and there’s very little sewing at the end. You can find this pattern HERE for free on Yarnspirations.com and the best part is that it comes in 3 different sizes!! You can make a variety of colors and sizes!

GET THE PUMPKIN PATTERN HERE ON YARNSPIRATIONS.COM

This year I decided to take this easy pattern and a few embellishments to make a Pumpkin Kitty! When the basic pattern is this well written, it makes it fun to put your own twist on it! So instead of using Caron yarn I decided to use Red Heart Super Saver in color….yep you guessed it… PUMPKIN! And I followed the small size as written in the Yarnspirations pattern download.

To add the cat ears:
With orange yarn
chain 5, SC in second chain from hook and the rest of the way down, chain 1, turn
Row 2: SC Decrease twice, chain 1, turn
Row 3: SC in each stitch (2 SC), chain 1, turn
Row 4: SC Decrease, conintue to SC around entire ear making 2 SC in each of the bottom corners, fasten off and weave in ends.
With black yarn, join to bottom right hand corner,
2 SC in corner and then SC in back loops only around two sides of ear, make 2 SC in the top of the ear and another 2 SC in the other corner, leave bottom of ear unworked.

Use a Large Black Safety nose and fabric glue to secure some black yarn strands for the whiskers.
Place two black safety eyes about 6 stitches apart of the eyes.

If you make a kitty pumpkin or any other fun version of the Caron Harvest Crochet Pumpkin pattern please show us by using the hashtag #yarnspo on social media!

Happy Fall! Now that it’s September 1st I can say that, right? I don’t know about you but I am definitely getting into the spirt of the Fall season over here and decorating has begun! One of my favorite Fall Holiday shows is “It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown.” Such a classic! And when I saw the beautiful Gold and Black O’Go yarn colors next to each other, it made me think of Charlie Browns shirt!

When I set out to make a chevron striped blanket, I thought it would be a simple. But then I realized most chevron crochet blankets start out a with a zig-zag and then continue it throughout the entire piece. Very rarely would you ever see one stripe of chevron among rows of straight single crochet stitches. So I had my work cut out for me. After several days of frogging and re-crocheting, I think I got the stitch count perfected for the chevron!

The bulk of the blanket (like I mentioned) is straight rows of single crochet stitches. The only time you will switch up stitches and get a little fancy is when you are making the chevron. I am going to post the written pattern and then when I figure out how to make a smaller sample, I will film a tutorial for my YouTube Channel. I do not have a stitch count for a larger or smaller blanket at the moment.

Materials:
– Red Heart Super Saver O’Go Yarn in color Gold and Black. You will need 3 of the gold O’Go’s and one of the black.
Check out this new format of yarn HERE on Yarnspirations.com! The same gold color is also available in skein format in the Red Heart Super Saver line as well.
– Size H crochet hook
– Tapestry Needle

Finished Size: 38 x 40 inches. Use one more O’Go in gold to add a bit more length and/or border

Note: You can get about 50 rows out of one O’Go

Charlie Brown Chevron Stripe Blanket:

With Gold yarn
Chain 131, SC in second chain form hook and the rest of the way down chain, chain 1, turn
Row 2-20: SC in each stitch across, chain 1, turn
Row 21: *SC, SC, HDC, HDC, DC, DC, TC, DC, DC, HDC, HDC, SC, SC, repeat this sequence from the beginning all the way down, chain 1, turn
Row 22: SC decrease, HDC, HDC, DC, DC, 3 DC, DC, DC, HDC, HDC, SC, *SC decrease, SC, HDC, HDC, DC, DC, 3 DC, DC, DC, HDC, HDC, SC, repeat from * making a SC decrease over last two, chain 1, turn
Row 23: SC decrease, SC in next 4, 3 SC, SC in next 5, *SC decrease, SC in next 6, 3 SC, SC in next 5, repeat from * until end. Make 4 SC and a SC Decrease over the last two

Change to black yarn, chain 1, turn

Row 24: SC decrease, SC in next 4, 3 SC, *SC in next 6, SC decrease, SC in next 6, 3 SC, repeat from * 4 SC, SC decrease over last two, chain 1, turn
Row 25-33: SC decrease, SC in next 4, 3 SC, *SC in next 6, SC decrease over 3 stitches, SC in next 6, 3 SC, repeat from * 4 SC, SC decrease over last two

Change to yellow, chain 1, turn

Row 34: SC decrease over 3 stitches, SC in next 10, SC decrease over next 3, SC in next 13, SC decrease over 3, repeat until end making 10 SC and a SC decrease over the last 3, chain 2, turn (134 stitches)
Row 35: DC decrease over first two, HDC, *SC in next 3, HDC, DC in next 3, TC in next 3, DC in next 3, HDC, repeat from * make a HDC and DC decrease in last 3 stitches, chain 1, turn
Row 36: HDC decrease over first 2 stitches, SC in next 5, *HDC in next 2, DC in next 4, HDC in next 2, SC in next 6, repeat from * when you get to the end make 5 SC (instead of 6) a HDC decrease over last 2 stitches, chain 1, turn
Row 37-140: SC in each stitch across, chain 1, turn
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Add a SC border or leave as is. You could add some pom-poms or tassels to the 4 corners if desired as well.

It’s the perfect blanket for any Peanuts fan! Now you need to pair it with a Snoopy plushie!

A fun surprise arrived in my mailbox today! The new Annie’s Halloween Special Issue is on sale and my Halloween C2C Blanket is on the cover! This adorable Corner-to-Corner Crochet pattern is one of 50+ frightfully fun patterns to crochet, knit, sew or quilt. This issue has everything you need for a fantastic fall! You can get your copy HERE for $9.99 (available for shipping or download).

Get the Annie’s Halloween Special Issue Magazine HERE

Here’s another fun Back to School pattern! This School Bus Granny Square can be made into blanket or used as the center embellishment for a tote bag or even made into a cute little pocket pouch! My kids are taking the bus for the first time ever this year (we never had bus service near our house until now) and we are so excited to make a sweet little gift out of this granny square for our bus driver!

Make this piece with Red Heart Super Yarn or any other similar worsted weight yarn in bright bus colors!

Materials:
– Red Heart Yarn in colors: Gold, Black, White, and Turqua.
Shop all colors HERE on Yarnspirations.com
– Size H Crochet Hook
– Tapestry Needle
– Optional: small red buttons, 1 inch yellow buttons, and any other things you’d like to jazz up your bus!

Finished Size: Approximately 6×6 inches

Starting with black yarn…
Chain 16, SC in second chain from hook and the rest of the way down chain,
Join in yellow yarn and chain 1, turn
Row 2-9: SC in each stitch across, chain 1, turn
Row 10-14: SC in first 2 stitches, join in white yarn, SC in next 11 stitches, SC in last two stitches, chain 1, turn (It helps to carry the yarn as you crochet to avoid weaving in a bunch of ends)
Row 15-17: SC in each stitch across (just yellow yarn), chain 1, turn
Do not fasten off
Now let’s work on the border…
Border Row 1: SC around each side of square. You will need to switch to black yarn along the bottom and then back to yellow for the other side of the square. On the rough edges of the square you will make 12 SC in yellow and and 2 SC in black. Make a SC + Chain 2 + SC in each corner.
Join in blue yarn…
Border row 2-4: SC in each stitch around and SC + Chain 2 + SC in each corner. If you want to add the wheels then you will switch to black yarn for 3 stitches on either side of the bus for rows 2 & 3. You can also add wheels on afterward by adding black buttons or crocheting circles (or half circles: magic ring, chain 1 and make 6 HDC in ring, do not join, pull tight).

Embellish!
Add on buttons for the lights (or crochet circles)
Add on a little license plate with felt or foam!
Lots of ways to customize this cute little bus!

And here are two more versions I made (and shared with you guys on my Repeat Crafter Me Facebook page). I’ve been playing around with different ways to embelish and design this granny square. As you can see, you can create your own unique version!

If you like this school bus project you may also like my School Bus C2C Blanket pattern available HERE on Yarnspirations.com!

To celebrate our move to Phoenix and in honor of Arizonas gorgeous sunsets, I crocheted a Sunset Blanket! Very easy to use colors that are already in your stash. This is a mix of yarn from Yarnspirations.com. Mostly Red Heart Super Saver but with a few Bernat Super Value shades thrown in for a gorgeous gradient of colors that looks like the sun is setting over the desert landscape. I framed the finished blanket with a solid black border using a very easy SC in the back loop technique that I will explain more about below.

Materials:
– Red Heart Super Saver Pale Yellow
– Red Heart with Love Daffodil
– Red Heart Super Saver Coral
– Red Heart Super Saver Flamingo
– Bernat Super Value Magenta
– Bernat Super Value Light Damson
– Red Heart Super Saver Dark Orchid
– Red Heart Super Saver Black
Shop all shades HERE on Yarnspirations.com
I didn’t use more than one skein of each
– Size H Crochet Hook
– Tapestry needle

Finished Size: 28 x 34 inches but you could make it bigger by making your starting chain longer.
Note: my blanket is pretty small.. more like a stroller baby blanket size so I suggest starting your blanket with a chain count of more than 100.

I chose to use the grit stitch because I like the texture and look but you could absolutely just use the basic single crochet stitch in repeating rows to make this blanket. The grit stitch is 2 SC, skip a stitch, 2 SC in next. Pretty easy!

Chain 87, SC in second chain from hook, skip a chain, 2 SC in chain, skip a chain, *2 SC in next, skip a chain, repeat from * until you get to the last chain, make one SC in the last chain, chain 1, turn
Row 2: SC in first stitch, skip a stitch, *2 SC in next stitch, skip a stitch, repeat from * until you get to the last stitch, make one SC in the last stitch, chain 1, turn.
Repeat row 2 until you get 16 rows. Then add in a new color and crochet 16 rows of each color until finished!

To begin the border you will want to crochet around our blanket evenly with SC in black yarn. Then get started on THIS simple Single Crochet in the Back Loop Border by friends over at Daisy Farm Crafts! They have a very easy and popular video tutorial on how to make this gorgeous border. There is no awkward corner turns and you will not need to attach any pieces at the end. Such a great technique!

Let me see your sunset blanket! You could even add on a black appliqués of a cactus or sun or any thing else that could be a silhouette in the foreground! Tag me on social media using @repeatcrafterme or #repeatcrafterme. And let Yarnspirations know if you use their yarn by using #redheartyarn or #yarnspirations in your posts!

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I’m finally finished with my Sparrow Bird Blanket! I will admit that I had plans to make this much larger with many more bird squares and a birdhouse in the middle… but life is very hectic right now. We are in the middle of moving.. actually we are still prepping for our move to Arizona this summer and it has taken over our lives. We are excited and nervous and more than ready to get settled! In the meantime, I have decided that I need to focus on smaller crochet projects because larger ones are too much for me right now. So I used 4 of my finished Sparrow C2C Squares and joined them together with a beautiful Tulip Border that is perfect for the Spring season. Measuring about 32 x 32 inches, this sweet little blanket will be perfect for a little one or a cute couch throw. As always, you can make your blanket much bigger if you’d like by adding in more squares or continuing the border!

To make the Sparrow Corner-to-Corner Squares, please refer to THIS PATTERN POST

To make the Birdhouse Corner-to-Corner Square, please refer to THIS PATTERN POST

I used Red Heart Super Saver Yarn for this project! You can find the material list in the Sparrow and Birdhouse Square posts but in additional to those colors, I used Red Heart Super Saver in Spring Green and Pink for the edging. I didn’t use more than one skein for this blanket.

Shop all yarn colors of Red Heart Super Saver HERE on Yarnspirations.com!

Once you have your squares made, you can start adding some edging and then join them together.

I first went around each square with same blue yarn I used in the background of my bird squares to make an even edge. You will want to make a SC between each pixel square and then chain 2 in between. Make a SC + chain 2 + SC in each corner.

Then continue around again making 2 SC in each chain 2 spaces from the previous round. Make 2 SC + chain 2 + 2 SC in each corner.

Then I went ahead and made a round of HDC stitches in saffron yellow in each stitch around (HDC + chain 2 + HDC in each corner).

Then go ahead and join all your squares! I made it really simple and slip stitched the front loops together.

Now working along the border of the entire blanket…

with brown yarn,
SC in each stitch around (2 SC + chain 2 + 2 SC in corners)
Do this for a total of two rounds.
Then to make your tulips you will start with green yarn and make v-stitches all the way around.
V-stitch = DC + chain 1 + DC all in one stitch
Make a v-stitch in the first stitch, skip 2 stitches, v-stitch in next, repeat around making one v-stitch in each corner.

Then with pink yarn you will make a puff stitch in the center chain of each v-stitch. Refer to the video below for a clearer explanation of how to do this! You will make a puff stitch + chain 2 in each v-stitch space all the way around. Join to first puff stitch and fasten off pink yarn.

To finish off your border, add another two rounds of SC in brown. You will first SC (with brown) in the top of each puff stitch and then make 2 SC in between each puff stitch. 2 SC + Chain 2 + 2 SC in the corners. Then the next round is just a simple SC in each stitch around and repeat the same corner as before.

Lastly, you will make a final round of HDC stitches in saffron yellow! HDC + Chain 2 + HDC in the corners.

So pretty!

A sweet Spring blanket to add to your to-do list!

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I’m adding a cute little Birdhouse Corner-to-Corner Crochet Square to the Sparrow C2C Blanket! My plan is for this to be the center square so I do need to crochet a few more birds before I can start joining it all together. The birdhouse is completely customizable! I chose to add a heart on one side of the square and a circle on the either. You can’t go wrong either way! I am also including a graph (below) if you want to crochet a heart right into the C2C design.

You can find the Sparrow C2C Squares HERE.

Materials:
– Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in Aqua (Turqua), Taupe, and Saffron.
Shop all colors HERE on Yarnspirations.com
– Size H Crochet Hook
– Tapestry Needle
– Bird House Pixel Graph

 I used the C2C (corner-to-corner) technique to crochet each square.  Follow THIS VIDEO DEMONSTRATION by The Crochet Crowd for more explanation on how to crochet C2C afghans.  I used a size H crochet hook and worsted weight yarn . Specifically Red Heart Super Saver. Each square takes less than a skein. I was able to make 4 squares with one skein of aqua!

VERY IMPORTANT: Instead of the traditional C2C method of using DC’s and chain 3’s to make each pixel, I used HDC’s and only chained 2 (and chained 5 instead 6 on the increase stitches). I like the way the overall stitches look tighter and neater. You can absolutely use the traditional method! Keep in mind that it will take a little bit more yarn and your overall project will be larger (which isn’t a bad thing!)

Find the Heart Pattern HERE

Circle Pattern:
Magic Ring, chain 2 and make 12 DC in ring, join, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, fasten off leaving long tail.

Heart on one side!

Circle on the other!

As I’ve been crocheting this sweet bird blanket, my husband and I noticed a few sparrows hanging around the side of our house. We installed an outdoor TV along the wall of our house during Covid stay-at-home orders and just noticed that the cute little sparrows were building a nest in the back of it! We haven’t moved the TV or turned it on in awhile (and don’t plan to!) We can’t wait to see these 3 little birds hatch! We are going to name them Stitch, Stash, and Skein 🙂

Stay tuned for more updates! (on the blanket and the birdies)

A sweet little Sparrow C2C Square is just what we needed! The color possibilities are endless so feel free to turn your sparrow into a cardinal, blue jay, or more! I plan to make several more squares with different colors for each birdie then stitch them together with a floral border. The finished squares are 12 x12 inches.

Materials:
– Red Heart Super Saver yarn in colors Turquoise (background), Pumpkin Orange and Cherry Red (and any other color of your choosing for the main body), White, and Saffron for the Beak, and a bit of Black for the eye.
Shop all colors HERE on Yarnspirations.com
– Size H Crochet Hook
– Tapestry Needle
– Sparrow Pixel Graph

Create your own graph! Add your own unique pixel design by using the blank 17 x 17 square pixel graph! Or head over to StitchFiddle.com to design your own for free!

 I used the C2C (corner-to-corner) technique to crochet each square.  Follow THIS VIDEO DEMONSTRATION by The Crochet Crowd for more explanation on how to crochet C2C afghans.  I used a size H crochet hook and worsted weight yarn . Specifically Red Heart Super Saver. Each square takes less than a skein. I do not currently have a count on how many skeins for an entire blanket.

VERY IMPORTANT: Instead of the traditional C2C method of using DC’s and chain 3’s to make each pixel, I used HDC’s and only chained 2 (and chained 5 instead 6 on the increase stitches). I like the way the overall stitches look tighter and neater. You can absolutely use the traditional method! Keep in mind that it will take a little bit more yarn and your overall project will be larger (which isn’t a bad thing!)

I will be sure to add more photos and details about the finished project as I stitch it up!

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Who’s ready for a calorie-free breakfast?! I’ve got crochet toast on my hook! And you can top your toast with anything you’d like! Maybe some peanut butter, jelly, or a dab of butter? Use these as play food, coasters, hot pads, or even stitch two together and stuff with poly-fil for a cute little plushie!

Materials:
– Red Heart Super Saver yarn in Buff (light brown) and Cafe Latte (dark brown) work well for the toast colors! Shop yarn HERE on Yarnspirations.com
– Size H Crochet Hook
– Tapestry Needle

Crochet Toast Pattern:
Starting with light brown yarn
Chain 13, SC in second chain from hook and the rest of the way down chain, chain 1, turn (12 SC)
Row 2-14: SC in each stitch across, chain 1, turn (12 SC)
Row 15: Skip two stitches and make 6 DC in the next stitch, skip two stitches and join with a slip stitch, slip stitch in next, skip two stitches and make 6 DC in next, skip remaining stitches and join to the last stitch.
Border Round: join in dark brown yarn, SC evenly around toast, join, fasten off and weave in ends.
Note: it helps to make slip stitches in the dent at top of bread and make two SC in the bottom two corners of the bread.

Add some peanut butter or jelly!
with light brown or purple yarn
Chain 9, SC in second chain from hook and the rest of the way down chain, chain 1, turn (8 SC)
Row 2-8: SC in each stitch across, chain 2, turn (8 SC)
Row 9: Skip a stitch and make 4 DC in next, skip a stitch and join with slip stitch, skip a stitch and make 4 DC in next, join to very last stitch, fasten off and weave in ends.
Add some safety eyes and a smile before you stitch your peanut butter or jelly onto the front of the toast!

We go together like peanut butter and jelly!
This would make a great valentine.

Add a square of butter!
with yellow yarn
Chain 5, SC in second chain from hook and rest of the way down chain, chain 1, turn (4 SC)
Row 2-4: SC in each stitch across, chain 1, turn
Fasten off after row 4 and weave in ends or stitch butter onto toast!

UPDATE:
I stitched the peanut butter and jelly toast together, stuffed it with a little bit of poly-fil and added arms holding hearts. This makes a super sweet little Valentine! Maybe with the addition of the message “We go together like peanut butter and jelly”

Find the arms and heart pattern HERE from my Earth Cuddle Buddy.

Home for the Holidays! We sure have been spending a lot of time at home these days. Especially with all the stay-at-home orders. I decided to embrace this 2020 theme of “home” and work up a cozy winter blanket that is perfect the season!

It started with a Corner-to-Corner Crochet square of sweet little house/cabin in beautiful winter blue colors from the Red Heart Super Saver yarn line. I then used simple stitches to crochet a big border. You could make this blanket as large as you’d like by continueing the border pattern. Very simple! My blanket is about 40 by 40 inches.

Materials
– Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in colors Blue, Light Periwinkle, Light Blue, Cafe Latte, and White.

If you are making the blanket exactly as I did, you will only need one skein of each except the light blue (you will need 2 of that color). If you plan on making the blanket bigger I suggest buying at least 2 skeins of each color. Shop the yarn HERE on Yarnspirations.com

– Size H Crochet Hook
– House Pixel Graph. Download HERE
– Tapestry Needle

I used the C2C (corner-to-corner) technique to crochet the house square.  Follow THIS VIDEO DEMONSTRATION by The Crochet Crowd for more explanation on how to crochet C2C afghans. My square is about 17 x 17 inches when finished

VERY IMPORTANT: Instead of the traditional C2C method of using DC’s and chain 3’s to make each pixel, I used HDC’s and only chained 2 (and chained 5 instead 6 on the increase stitches). I like the way the overall stitches look tighter and neater. You can absolutely use the traditional method! Keep in mind that it will take a little bit more yarn and your overall project will be larger (which isn’t a bad thing!)

You could also use SC or DC stitches to crochet this as a graphgan!

After you have finished the Corner-to-Corner House, you will then start crocheting in rounds around the square. Below is a step-by-step tutorial of each row.

NOTE: I did join and chain 1 (or 2 if it’s a DC stitch) at the end of each round. I found that it helps to make extra corner stitches on your DC rounds. So for instance if you are using the DC then your corners will be 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC and if you are using SC for a particular round then it will be SC + chain 2 + SC in the corners.

Border Round 1:
SC in the spaces between each “pixel square”, chain 2 in between each SC. When you get to the corners make a SC + chain 2 + SC in each.

Border Round 2:
Make 2 SC in each chain 2 space all the way around. Make a SC + chain 2 + SC in each corner.

Border Round 3:
Change to brown yarn.
SC in each stitch around. Make a SC + chain 2 + SC in each corner.

Border Round 4:
Switch to dark blue yarn
DC in each stitch around. Make 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC in each corner.

Border Round 5:
Switch to Periwinkle color yarn
HDC in each stitch around. Make a HDC + chain 2 + HDC in each corner

Border Round 6:
Switch to white yarn
SC in each stitch around. Make a SC + chain 2 + SC in each corner.

Border Round 7:
Make bobble stitches every 10 stitches. So you will start by making a bobble (see video on how to do this) and then SC in the next 9 stitches, make a bobble in next, and repeat. Do not make bobbles in the corners. Make a SC + chain 2 + SC in each of the corner stitches. It’s ok if the bobbles aren’t exactly 9 stitches apart.

Border Round 8:
SC in each stitch around. Make a SC + chain 2 + SC in each corner.

Border Round 9:
Switch to Periwinkle color yarn
HDC in each stitch around. Make a HDC + chain 2 + HDC in each corner

Border Round 10:
Switch to dark blue yarn
DC in each stitch around. Make 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC in each corner.

Border Round 11:
Change to brown yarn.
SC in each stitch around. Make a SC + chain 2 + SC in each corner.

Border Round 12-16:
Switch to light blue yarn
DC in each stitch around. Make 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC in each corner.

After Round 16, repeat Round 3-11.
Make one last round of DC in the light blue and then add a bobble edge! I used the same technique as the bobbles in the blanket except to make them stand along along the edge you will make a SC then chain 4, Bobble in the 3rd chain from hook and slip stitch in the last chain, SC in next 9 stitches and repeat.

Not ready to make a final edge? Feel free to continue with the entire sequence for as big as you’d like to make your blanket!

Home Sweet Home!
I hope you love this cozy winter blanket! Please tag me on social media if you make it using #RepeatCrafterMe or @RepeatCrafterMe

Christmas Crochet is in full swing and I have another fun and festive Holiday projects for you! I’ve created this super cute Crochet Gingerbread Blanket! It works up quickly so you can easily get this done in a few days. You will start by crocheting in a circle which we then transform into a square just by adding a few extra stitches! The v-stitches in white yarn create that adorable rik-rak pattern. Lastly, simple crocheted circles make the eyes and cheeks and use the surface slip stitch for the big smile! Everyone is going to want to cuddle up in this cute Christmas Character! 

I love seasonal crochet projects and the holidays are my favorite time of year to create cute handmade décor and gifts. Gingerbread men are a fan favorite so I knew I wanted to design something that was gingerbread themed but also something that was simplistic and doable during the busy holiday season.


Materials:
– Worsted weight yarn. You can shop colors from the Bernat or Red Heart yarn lines HERE on Yarnspirations.com
Brown (4 skeins), White (1 skein), Red (1 skein), and Black (1 skein)
– Size H Crochet Hook
– Tapestry Needle
– Pom Pom maker (optional)

Finished Size = Approximately 38 x 38 inches

Gingerbread Blanket Pattern:
Starting with brown yarn
Magic Ring, chain 2 and make 12 DC in ring, join to first DC, chain 2 
Round 2: 2 DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (24 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (48 DC)
Round 4: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (48 DC)
Round 5: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next stitch, repeat around, join, chain 2 (72 DC)
Round 6: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (72 DC)
Round 7: 2 DC in first, DC in next 7 stitches, join, chain 2 (81 DC)
Round 8: 2 DC in first, DC in next 8 stitches, join, chain 2 (90 DC)
Round 9: 2 DC in first, DC in next 9 stitches, join, chain 2 (99 DC)
Round 10: 2 DC in first, DC in next 10 stitches, join, chain 2 (108 DC)
Round 11: DC in first 26 stitches, 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC all in next stitch, DC in next 26 stitches, 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC all in next stitch, DC in next 26 stitches, 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC all in next stitch, DC in next 26 stitches, 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC in last stitch, join to first DC, chain 2
Round 12-15: DC in each stitch around and make 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC in each of the 4 corners, join to first DC, chain 2
Round 16: Join in white yarn, chain 4 + DC in first stitch, skip a stitch, *DC + chain 1 + DC (v-stitch) in next, skip a stitch, repeat from * all the way around except when you get to the corners make a v-stitch + chain 2 + v-stitch in each of the 4 corners, join to 3^rd chain in your starting chain 4
Round 17: Join back in brown yarn, chain 2, make 2 DC in each v-stitch chain spaces. When you get to the 4 corners make 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC, join to first DC, chain 2
Round 18-26: DC in each stitch around and make 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC in each of the 4 corners, join to first DC, chain 2
Round 27: join in white yarn and do same as Round 16.
Round 28: join in brown yarn and do same as Round 17
Round 29-33: DC in each stitch around and make 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC in each of the 4 corners, join to first DC, chain 2
Round 34: join in white yarn and do same as Round 16.
Round 35: join in red yarn, make 2 SC in each of the v-stitch chain spaces, join to first SC, fasten off and weave in ends.

Gingerbread Eyes (make 2):
with black yarn
Magic Ring, chain 2 and make 12 DC in ring, join to first DC, Fasten off leaving long tail.

Gingerbread Cheeks (make 2):
with red yarn
Magic Ring, chain 2 and make 12 DC in ring, join to first DC, chain 2
Round 2: 2 DC in each stitch around, join to first DC, fasten off leaving long tail (24 DC)

Gingerbread Smile:
with white yarn
Surface Slip Stitch between rounds 8 and 9 to create a large smile. 
Stitch on cheeks on ends of the smile.
Stitch on eyes between cheeks on top of rounds 6 and 7

Add large red pom-poms to the 4 corners of the blanket!

Gnome for the Holidays! Most of us are home this holiday season and there is no better way to make spirits bright than with some fun, festive and cute décor like this adorable crochet Christmas Gnome wall hanging! I used Bernat Super Value Yarn paired with a Bernat Pipsqueak Yarn for the beard and pom-pom! You will crochet this as a graphgan so it’s very easy to carry your yarn and see your stitches. BUT you could also use this design and use the Corner-to-Corner method to crochet this piece into something larger like a blanket!

BUT HERE IS THE CATCH…

THIS PATTERN IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN THE HOLIDAY CROCHET PATTERN BUNDLE! And the Holiday Crochet Pattern Bundle is only available until Friday November 6th, 2020 and then it is GONE FOREVER.

So you only have 4 more days to get this pattern and then it will no longer be available anywhere.

Don’t hesitate! The Holiday Crochet Pattern Bundle is such a great deal!
You get over 40 gorgeous crochet patterns ranging from tops and cardigans to blankets, amigurumi, and more, Each on is carefully curated for Holiday crocheting! Gifts, decor, wearables, and many of the pieces are perfect for year-round use.

WHY did I do this?
Good question! When I was approached with this opportunity to combine 40 holiday crochet designs into one pattern pack, it seemed like such a great way to support the crochet community especially during this tough year. A lot of us independent artists are struggling… families are struggling. By purchasing the Holiday Crochet Pattern Bundle, it puts a little bit of money back into the pockets of hard working designers!

Thanks so much for your support!
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