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I love stitching up Llamas! If you are looking for llama patterns, I have compiled a collection of 20 FREE Llama Crochet Patterns for you to choose from. Llama plushies, appliqués, hats, blankets, and more!

1. RED HEART CROCHET LLAMA-NO-DRAMA PATTERN
Crochet this cuddly llama with Red Heart With Love yarn. Complete with multi-color blanket and harness! Video tutorial is available for this pattern courtesy of THE CROCHET CROWD.

2. LLAMA CROCHET HAT
Available in sizes newborn to adult! This llama hat is extra fuzzy and soft using Pipsqueak yarn, but if this yarn is just too intimidating for you, you can always make this hat in any worsted weight yarn.

3. RED HEART LLAMA LOVE CROCHET BLOCK PATTERN
This easy llama crochet blanket block is fun to do in colorful shades of Red Heart Super Saver.

4. LLAMA LOVE PILLOW
You will create the llama pillow panel by following a pixel graph to crochet the simple llama shaped body. Then you will add the features like the ears, tails, legs, and snout over the top! Lots of cute texture and a fun design. 

I also made the pillow design into a custom wall hanging!

5. BERNAT LOOPY LLAMA CROCHET BLANKET PATTERN
You’ll adore working on this colorful and textural crochet blanket featuring a loop-stitch llama. Using the loop stitch to make a dimensional “loopy llama.” Bernat Baby Blanket makes it super-soft and cozy. Choose alternate combinations of colors and explore different looks for this lighthearted project.

6. LARRY AND LINDA CROCHET LLAMA 
Larry and Linda crochet llamas are furry little pals that love to make new friends! Begin this whimsical project by stitching in Red Heart Amigurumi, which gives you all the colors needed to complete a cheerful pair. They’re entertaining to make, satisfying to give and a great way to start a playful collection of toys to be treasured!

7. NO PROBLEM-MA LLAMA APPLIQUE 
This crochet llama is adorable and just the thing to embellish backpacks, denim jackets, pants and more! 

8. Crochet Llama Graphgan Blanket
This sweet pink llama blanket is made by following a design laid out in a graph. Each square represents a stitch or block and the pattern is worked back and forth form one side the graph to the other.

9. LLUNA THE LLAMA CROCHET TOY PATTERN
It’s no proba-llama to bring a smile to someone’s face with this cuddly crochet llama toy! Lluna the Llama is worked in single crochet with simple increases and decreases and then seamed together to give her adorable shape

10. THE HANUKKAH LLAMA
Happy Llamakkah! This is a plush crochet llama out of Bernat Blanket Yarn with a few festive Hanukkah additions. Of course your llama can be made for any holiday or occasion.

11. LLAMA AND CACTUS C2C GRAPHGAN
Designed by my fellow Yarnspirations Stitch Ambassador, Tamara from Moogly, this Llama and Cactus C2C Graphgan is a crochet pixel blanket pattern that’s perfect for people of all ages.

12. CROCHET RED HEART LLAMA LOVE BLANKET
This Llama Love Blanket uses the Llama Love Crochet Blocks Pattern from Yarnspirations.com as the centerpieces. Crochet a big colorful border to make the blanket as big or small as you’d like!

13. EASY LLAMA CROCHET APPLIQUE
Here is a simple llama appliqué that I designed quite a few years ago. Easy to stitch up and would be cute on a hat or blanket.

14. BERNAT CROCHET ALPACA PILLOW PATTERN
Ok this one is technically an Alpaca but it could easily double for a Llama! Made with the ultra soft Bernat Sheepy yarn.

15. ADORABLE CROCHET LLAMA 4 PANEL C2C BLANKET PATTERN
Using Red Heart Super Saver Yarn, this C2C pattern is made up of 4 adorable llama panels: a flower crown llama, a hipster llama, heart glasses llama, and sunglasses llama! Pattern by Lovable Loops!

16. RAGDOLL LLAMA
A very colourful pair of llamas designed by Spin a Yarn Crochet! super fuzzy and cuddly fur with a decorative blanket, tassels and baubles.

17. THE FRIENDLY LLAMA
This crochet llama pattern is very beginner friendly, even with the fuzzy yarn! Designed by The Friendly Red Fox.

18. AMIGURUMI LLAMA
Step by step pictures and adapted the pattern to include the head into one piece with the legs and body. No more sewing it on separately at the end! Adorable pattern by Grace and Yarn.

19. LOKI THE LLAMA
The Loop Stitch presents a fun challenge for experienced crocheters. This crochet llama stands 17 inches tall when crocheted with a 3.5mm hook and worsted-weight yarn. Pattern and detailed tutorial by Jess Huff.

20. MAMA THE CROCHET LLAMA
Make this cuddly crew with either Bernat Blanket Yarn or Red Heart Super Saver! Pattern by Winding Road Crochet.

21. FLEECE NAVIDAD CROCHET AMIGURUMI LLAMA
A holiday crochet-along over at Furls Crochet featuring these cute Llamas designed by Little Raven Fiber Arts.

22. HIPSTER LLAMA
So many cute accessories on this Hipster Llama from The Art of Amigurumi.

23. BILLY THE LLAMA
A very easy and fun crochet pattern to create a lovely baby llama…his name is Billy! Free pattern from Elisa’s Crochet.

24. ALWAYS FREE AMIGURUMI LLAMA
I love the small stitches and long neck on these llamas! Pattern by Handmade Paradise for Always Free Amigurumi.

Lots of Llama Love in this round-up of free patterns!
Hope you find something fun here to stitch!

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It’s Amazon Prime Day! But there’s much more than a few good deals on Amazon. Yarnspirations.com is also have a massive Christmas in July sale as they move out a bunch of inventory to get ready for new yarns!

Below are some of my favorite Cyber Sales and Fiber Finds.

>>> The Red Heart Yarn Store on Amazon.com <<<
Did you know that Red Heart has a store front on Amazon?! So many of their yarn packs and amigurumi kits are included in the Prime Day Deals. Look for the red box that says “prime day deal” or “limited time deal”

Speaking of Red Heart Yarn deals, my Curated Box of Red Heart Super Saver Yarn is now heavily discounted!! For only $31.49 you get TWELVE regular size skeins of Red Heart Super Saver in these colors: Cherry Red, Pumpkin, Lavender, Café Latte, Jade, Gray Heather, Black, Soft White, Shocking Pink, Saffron, Spring Green, and Royal Blue.
>>> Curated Yarn Box <<<

Stock your stash or use these colors to make my Fruit C2C Blanket!

Also available on Yarnspirations.com is a brand new 12 Days of Amigurumi Advent Calendar! This is currently on pre-order with limited stock at the fabulous price of $30.49. Don’t delay on this one! It include 6 pre-made characters and 6 DIY kits. Perfect for decorating, collecting, and gifting!
>>> Red Heart Advent Calendar Kit <<<

Lastly, my 3 books “Crochet Cute Critters,” “Crochet Cute Forest Friends,” and Corner to Corner Lap Throws for the Family” are all currently discounted on Amazon!

>>> Crochet Cute Critters is marked down to $10.98 <<<
>>> Forest Friends is $12.74 <<<
>>> Corner-to-Corner Lap Throws is only $6.44! <<<

Have you discovered any good yarn deals lately?! Let us know in the comments!

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It’s Christmas in July! This Gingerbread House Blanket is such a fun addition to my house blanket series. It all started with the Cozy Winter Cabin Blanket, then the Halloween Haunted House Blanket, and now we have this adorable Gingerbread House!

It starts with a 25×25 pixel graph. I use the corner-to-corner technique to crochet the square and then I add a large border around it. The finished size of this blanket is approximately 40×40 inches but you could continue the border sequence to make the blanket as large as you’d like!

If you are new to the Corner-to-Corner (C2C) Crochet technique, let me explain a little bit about it. You can take a pixel graph and turn it into a crocheted piece. By starting in one corner of the graph (the lower right hand is most common place to start), you will crochet crochet diagonally in rows until you get to the other corner. One pixel square = a chain 2 + 3 HDC stitches. Please note that I am using HDC stitches for the C2C instead of DC. 

HERE is a Corner-to-Corner Video Tutorial on my YouTube Channel that might help.

You can also crochet the gingerbread house using single crochet stitches as I did HERE. But the finished square will be very small if crocheted in single crochet. Great for other projects but maybe not a blanket.

Materials:
– Bernat Super Value yarn in the PERFECT GINGERBREAD COLOR of Topaz (2 skeins)
Shop Bernat Super Value yarn HERE on Yarnspirations.com
– Red Heart Super Saver yarn in colors Cherry Red (2 skeins), White (1 skein), Spring Green (1 skein), and Lavender and Saffron for the additional gumdrops.
You can shop all shades of Red Heart Yarn HERE on Yarnspirations.com.
– Size H Crochet Hook. The cute Christmas sheep hook in my photos is from The Clay Bean Co. You can find her crochet hooks HERE on Facebook.
– Gingerbread House Pixel Graph. Download it HERE.
– Tapestry Needle

NOTE: it helps to pre-cut your strands of yarn that you will need for the gumdrops on the roofline and the candy canes. I cut each of the strands to about 40 inches long each.

Start by crocheting the Gingerbread House Square using corner-to-corner crochet. It should measure about 18 x 18 inches when you are done. It will be reversible when you are finished! A mirror image.

I’m not going to lie, there are a lot of color changes and ends to weave in. The pre-cut strands helped with the color changes and weaving in the ends goes faster if you binge watch a show while you are sewing in the tails. It’s worth it!

Speaking of weaving in ends, if you feel like some of your squares aren’t connecting, this would be the time to make corners connect. For instance, there was a space on my candy cane where the red and white weren’t touching so I used the loose end of red to make it connect while I was weaving it in.

Look how adorable this Gingerbread House Square turned out!

Now let’s start on the border.

Border Round 1:
with cherry red yarn
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:
with cherry red yarn
Make 2 SC in each chain 2 space all the way around. Make a SC + chain 2 + SC in each corner.

Border Round 3:
with spring green yarn
DC in each stitch around. Make 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC in each corner.

Border Round 4:
with cherry red yarn
SC in each stitch around. Make a SC + chain 2 + SC in each corner.

Border Round 5 and 6:
with Topaz yarn
DC in each stitch around. Make 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC in each corner.

Border Round 7:
with 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 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC in each of the 4 corners, join to 3^rd chain in your starting chain 4

Border Round 8:
Join back in Topaz 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

Border Round 9:
with Topaz yarn
DC in each stitch around. Make 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC in each corner.

Border Round 10:
with cherry red yarn
SC in each stitch around. Make a SC + chain 2 + SC in each corner.

Repeat Rounds 3-10 again.

Feel free to continue this sequence to make the blanket as large as you’d like. I stopped here and then added the candy cane edging.

The Candy Cane Crochet Border is a must for the edging! I have a complete tutorial and video on how to do this HERE. >>> Candy Cane Border Tutorial <<<

I hope you’ve enjoyed all 3 of my house blankets! Stay tuned for more!

>>> Cozy Winter Cabin Blanket <<<

>>> Halloween Haunted House Blanket <<<

Let me know what other House themes you’d like to see!

Want more Christmas in July projects?! How about this Santa’s Coming to Town Blanket! It’s a new pattern on Yarnspirations.com and I think you could easily turn the Santa’s into Elves or Gnomes!

>>> Santa’s Coming to Town Blanket <<<

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The fruit blanket is finished! This has been a fun little crochet project as we head into summer!

I posted all the corner-to-corner fruits as separate patterns so you can use them individually for many different projects! Create pocket pouches, crossbody purses, pillows, or make more fruits and crochet a larger blanket!

In this post I will show you how to join the squares and create the border. I thought the basketweave border would be perfect for our Fruit Basket Blanket! Finished size is approximately 34 x 38 but you could continue the border to make it bigger.

To make this project even sweeter, I have teamed up with Red Heart to bring you a curated a box of Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in all the colors you need to make this Fruit Blanket! Or just stock up on this perfect array of rainbow colors. Limited quantities available!

>>> RED HEART CURATED YARN BOX <<<

>>> RED HEART CURATED YARN BOX <<<

WHAT’S INCLUDED? 12 SKEINS of Red Heart Super Saver are in the curated box in the following colors:
Cherry Red, Pumpkin, Lavender, Café Latte, Jade, Gray Heather, Black, Soft White, Shocking Pink, Saffron, Spring Green, Royal.

If you missed the Cherry Square, you can get the tutorial HERE
If you missed the Orange Square, you can get the tutorial HERE
If you missed the Pear Square, you can get the tutorial HERE
If you missed the Grapes Square, you can get the tutorial HERE
If you missed the Watermelon Square, you can get the tutorial HERE
If you missed the Lemon Square, you can get the tutorial HERE
If you missed the Banana Square, you can get the tutorial HERE
If you missed the Apple Square, you can get the tutorial HERE
If you missed the Strawberry Square, you can get the tutorial HERE

Once you have the c2c fruit squares finished, you will want to lay them out and join them.
I had just enough of the soft white left to join the squares….
I did have a little math miscalculation and realized that even though the pixel graph heigh and widths added up correctly, I wasn’t taking into account that the watermelon touches multiple fruit squares.

So there are a couple ways to solve this. I ended up making a few filler C2C pieces BUT then as I was joining, I noticed I probably didn’t even need those fillers. Crochet is very forgiving and I could have just stretched the squares a bit as I joined.

In addition, fellow crocheter April shared with me that she just rearranged the fruit a little bit and they all lined up nicely! I also love the borders she added to each piece.

Now let’s use my favorite joining technique: The Slip Stitch Join to connect these C2C pieces together!
HERE is a video on how to do the Slip Stitch Join
but I also go over it in the first part one of the Fruit Blanket Video Tutorial below:

To start the border, join in your red (or any color of your choice) yarn at any space between the c2c pixel squares, chain 1 and make a SC, now chain 2 and make a SC in the next space, continue around making a SC + chain 2 + SC in the four corners.

Join to first SC and slip stitch over to the first chain space.
Make 2 HDC in each chain space all the way around, make a HDC + chain 2 + HDC in each corner.

Continue to HDC around switching colors every row for as many rows as you’d like.

Now let’s start the basketweave border!
With brown yarn, DC in each stitch around making a DC + chain 2 + DC in each corner, join to first DC, chain 2.

Front Post DC in first stitch, Back Post DC in next, repeat around alternating between Front Post and Back Post Double Crochets. DC + chain 2 + DC in each of the corners. Join to first DC.

Now make a Back Post DC in the first stitch and a Front Post DC in the next, alternate as you repeat around, DC + chain 2 + DC in the corners.

Continue alternating for two more rounds, fasten off and weave in ends.

Now you have a beautiful basketweave border for our Fruit Basket Blanket!
So bright and beautiful and sweet for the summer.

This blanket is reversible! The backside is a mirror image of the front!

Let me know how you use these C2C Fruit Squares! Tag me on social media using @RepeatCrafterMe.

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BIG NEWS! I’ve had the honor of teaming up with Red Heart Yarn to create a curated box of yarn!

>>> RED HEART CURATED YARN BOX <<<

Start your stash with this curated collection of Red Heart Super Saver yarns, hand-picked by Repeat Crafter Me! This range features a rainbow of colors, with 12 skeins to stitch with. Perfect for new stitchers, or Red Heart Lovers looking to stock up on their faves. Limited quantity available while supplies last!

>>> RED HEART CURATED YARN BOX <<<

WHAT’S INCLUDED!
12 SKEINS of Red Heart Super Saver are in the curated box in the following colors:
Cherry Red
Pumpkin
Lavender
Café Latte
Jade
Gray Heather
Black
Soft White
Shocking Pink
Saffron
Spring Green
Royal

Price:
Currently this box is discounted to $41.99 USD!

>>> RED HEART CURATED YARN BOX <<<

YES! These are all the colors needed for my fruit c2c series!
>>> Check out the crochet fruit squares project HERE <<<

This box of yarn is sold at a discount. So it is cheaper to purchase this bundle instead of buying the skeins individually. And I’ve hand selected the perfect colors you need for most any project!

NOTE: Currently the boxes are only available for US shipping but will be available in Canada next week!

I truly appreciated your support as this is the first time I have been asked to create a curated box for Yarnspirations. Without the support of Yarnspirations, I wouldn’t be able to keep the free crochet patterns flowing. Let’s SELL OUT this curated box!!

>>> RED HEART CURATED YARN BOX <<<

If you can’t purchase this box. I completely understand. Money is tight! It’s completely free to like and share on social media or pin to Pinterest! Thank you again for your support!

Love, hugs, and happy crocheting,
Sarah

These cute little wide mouth martian crochet sacks are taking the internet by storm in the crochet community! They are lovingly called Yip-Yips because they resemble the puppet characters from the TV show Sesame Street. Hang them around the house or on the rear view mirror in your car. They can hold a variety of trinkets and things! Fun gifts as well!

I posted a version of these Yip-Yips last year using Googly-Eye Plastic Finger Puppets (SEE THE TUTORIAL HERE) but the pattern in this post is completely crocheted and a larger size as well!

This pattern was created by Jennifer Freeman. She is the volunteer admin of my Repeat Crafter Me Crochet FB Group and she has help with writing out directions for my C2C crochet graphs. She sent over this pattern and gave me free reign to edit it and create the tutorial. Thanks Jenny!
Please pop over to her My Beautiful Disasters Etsy or Ravelry shop to see her incredible crochet designs!

Materials:
– Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in colors Flamingo, Gold, Spring Green, and Turqua
Shop all these colors on Yarnspirations.com
– Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in white for the eyes.
– Size H Crochet Hook
– 8mm Black Safety Eyes
– Poly-fil Fiber Stuffing
– Tapestry Needle

Finished Size: Approximately 9 x 5 inches (including the fringe)
Note: pattern starts from the bottom up

Q: What is a Yip-Yip?
A: Yip-Yips are martian characters from the show Sesame Street who were afraid of things like clocks, computers, and telephones. They would hide under the bottom lip of their wide mouth when scared.

Yip-Yip:
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 6 SC in ring, join, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (12 SC)
Round 3: 2 SC in first, SC in next, repeat around, join, chain 1 (18 SC)
Round 4: 2 SC in first, SC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 1 (24 SC)
Round 5: 2 SC in first, SC in next 3, repeat around, join, chain 1 (30 SC)
Round 6: In back loops only for this round, SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (30 SC)
Round 7-13: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (30 SC)
Round 14: SC in first 20, leave the rest of the stitches unworked, chain 1, turn (20 SC)
Row 15-21: SC in each stitch, chain 1, turn (20 SC)
Round 22: SC in each stitch, do not turn, continue to SC around the side of the open rows, along the bottom of the mouth, and up the other side of the open rows. This brings you to the top.
Pinch the top closed and slip stitch in first 4 stitches along top to start closing it. Pause and Chain 24 (or longer for the loop handle) and slip stitch to join along the top seam. Continue to slip stitch the rest of the top closed.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Knot strands of yarn to create fringe along the bottom front loops of round 6. Trim if needed.

Eyes (make 2):
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 6 SC in ring, join, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (12 SC)
Round 3: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (12 SC)
Round 4: SC Decrease around, chain 1 
Add safety eyes to middle of magic ring.
Stuff lightly with poly-fil and stitch eye closed.
Attach eyes on either side of the top seam.

These colors are super cute for Spring and make great gift sacks!

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It’s time to deep dive into another year long crochet project! I am thrilled to announce that my 2024 crochet-along is an Under the Sea theme! Over the next 12 months I will be crocheting an adorable ocean creature that will fit on a crochet square that looks like a water bubble. At the end of the year I will stitch them all together to make a blanket!

I am doing something a little different than the last two years of crochet-along blankets.
This time you can see all of the cute aquatic animals and characters in the picture above! Right now they are just fun clip art images but I will transform them into cute crochet sea creatures appliqués.

You can get started right now and make all 12 of your water bubble squares!
Get the Crochet Circle in a Square Water Bubble Pattern HERE
These are simple 12 x 12 circle in a square crochet squares that use double crochet stitches.
I am using Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in colors Light Blue fore the circle bubble and Red Heart Super Saver in color Blue for the background edges.

Shop these colors HERE on Yarnspirations.com. You will need at least 4 skeins of Blue and 2 skeins of Light Blue.

You might want to make more than 12 squares because I will have 3 bonus patterns: Walrus, Stingray, and an Orca pattern that can also be used as Dolphin by switching up the colors.

Pick your favorite sea characters of the bunch or make all 15! Your finished blanket will be at least 40 x 50 inches if you make a 12 square blanket and at least 40 x 60 if you make a 15 square blanket.

I have not designed all of these aquatic animals yet so the colors you see in the clip art for each creature are just place holders. The designs when crocheted will probably look a bit different but will still be super cute and made of simple stitches.

This page will serve as the landing page for the 2024 Under the Sea Crochet-Along! You can check back here each month for a link to the newest pattern and video tutorial.

UNDER THE SEA CROCHET HOOKS! Remember Jennifer from Day by Day Clay and Crochet? I collaborated with her on the 2022 Gnome Project where she made Gnome crochet hooks and I made a Gnome C2C blanket. This year she has offered to make matching Under the Sea Polymer Clay Hooks! She will be making several designs throughout the year (not monthly) and they will be available for purchase in her Day by Day Clay and Crochet Facebook Group.

*I am not affiliated with the Day by Day Clay & Crochet company or her sales. I am just supporting another talented designer by sharing her work and loved that she wanted to match this Under the Sea CAL!

SQUARE 1 – GET THE CROCHET STARFISH HERE

SQUARE 2 – GET THE CROCHET SEAHORSE HERE

SQUARE 3 – GET THE CROCHET JELLYFISH HERE

SQUARE 4 – GET THE CROCHET CRAB HERE

SQUARE 5 – GET THE CROCHET OCTOPUS HERE

SQUARE 6 – GET THE CROCHET PUFFERFISH HERE

SQUARE 7 – GET THE CROCHET WHALE (MAMA + BABY) HERE

SQUARE 8 – GET THE CROCHET SUBMARINE HERE

SQUARE 9 – GET THE CROCHET SEA TURTLE HERE

I hope you enjoy swimming and stitching this Under the Sea blanket with me!
Please use the hashtag #UndertheSeaCAL when posting on social media.

This is my 3rd year of hosting a month to month Blanket CAL!
Check out the 2022 Gnome Project CAL HERE
Check out the 2023 Animal Square CAL HERE

Crochet a cup of holiday cheer! Or save for the winter months and Valentine’s Day!

I have an easy last minute crochet project for you! This mini mug basket is a pattern I designed as guest post over at my friend Ashley from A Crafty Concept’s website! Ashley is such a talented crocheter but also an incredible content creator. She gave me some great advice this past year and has been a wonderful support to me in the crochet designer community. She also graciously let me borrow her virtual assistant who put together my Gnome Blanket pattern PDFs! So needless to say, I was thrilled to be able to collaborate with her on this post!

YOU CAN FIND THE FREE MINI MUG BASKET PATTERN HERE ON www.ACraftyConcept.com

These Mini Mug Baskets work from the bottom up in one piece using simple single crochet and double crochet stitches. Very quick to make and you can stuff them with holiday candy, treats, and gift cards, but they could also be filled with your crochet accessories, trinkets, toys, spa & beauty essentials, hair care, home décor and much more! Let your creativity run wild!

YOU CAN FIND THE FREE MINI MUG BASKET PATTERN HERE ON www.ACraftyConcept.com

No time to make these for Christmas? No worries! These make a great BRRR Basket for January or a perfect Valentines Day goody basket!

You will have a collection of crochet cups in no time!

Head over to www.ACraftyConcept.com to get the FREE MINI MUG BASKET pattern and tutorial.

Be sure to tag Ashley and I on social media if you make this project! #RepeatCrafterMe and #ACraftyConcept

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In addition, Ashley has designed THE BEST content calendars and weekly planners! If you are a crocheter, you need The 2024 Content Calendar for Crocheters and her Weekly Planner is perfect for anyone who is looking to create a weekly to do list and habit tracker. Both available on Amazon (affiliate)!

This gingerbread house pixel graph can be used for so many different projects! I designed it with the idea of making it into a gingerbread house blanket as a part of my house blanket series (see the Winter Cabin and the Haunted Halloween House) and I still plan on creating a corner-to-corner crochet version of this, but first I made it into a little single crochet square!

I used the plain gingerbread house pixel graph for this single crochet square. Each of the squares in the pixel graph = one single crochet stitch. I decided to use a size G hook but a larger hook would work as well. With only 3 colors, it was easy to change color when needed without too many ends to weave in.
Start with a chain of 26 and then work in rows from the bottom up, following the color changes.

The house color is Bernat Super Value in color Topaz (the perfect Gingerbread color!)
The background is Red Heart Super Saver in Cherry Red.
You will also need white, spring green, lavender, and saffron yellow.

I added the embellishments on top by using a lot of surface slip stitching.
If you need help with the surface slip stitch technique, I have a video tutorial HERE.
The candy canes are surface slip stitching with both white and red strands of yarn at the same time. The gumdrops along the roofline are about 3-4 surface slip stitches in the same place to create the look of a larger French knot. Then I tied the loose ends on the backside.
The heart pattern = with red yarn, chain 3, 2 DC in first chain + slip stitch in first chain, chain 3 again, 2 DC + slip stitch in first chain. Fasten off.
The door is crocheted by following the pixel graph. 1 pixel = 1 single crochet stitch.

So what will I used this little 6×7 inch crochet gingerbread house for? I am going add it to a gingerbread Hexi Cardi I’m working on as the pockets! More information on the Gingerbread Themed Hexagon Cardigan coming soon. But honestly, this square could be a cute purse, treat pouch, mini pillow, a square in a larger granny square blanket, and more!

Feel free to grab the graphs and get started on this pattern in time for the holidays! Use it however you’d like.

GET THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE PIXEL GRAPH HERE

GET THE PLAIN GINGERBREAD HOUSE PIXEL GRAPH HERE

Thank you to Jenny at My Beautiful Disasters for providing the written pattern for both the corner-to-corner and single crochet version!

Download the FREE PDF Written Pattern Document HERE

C2C Written Pattern

Row 1: Red x 1 (1 block)
Row 2: Red x 2 (2 blocks)
Row 3: Red x 3 (3 blocks)
Row 4: Red x 4 (4 blocks)
Row 5: Red x 5 (5 blocks)
Row 6: Red x 2, Brown x 1, Red x 3 (6 blocks)
Row 7: Red x 3, Brown x 2, Red x 2 (7 blocks)
Row 8: Red x 2, Brown x 3, Red x 3 (8 blocks)
Row 9: Red x 3, Brown x 4, Red x 2 (9 blocks)
Row 10: Red x 2, White x 1, Brown x 4, Red x 3 (10 blocks)
Row 11: Red x 1, White x 1, Red x 1, Brown x 1, Red x 1, Brown x 2, Red x 1, Brown x 1, Red x 2 (11 blocks)
Row 12: Red x 2, Brown x 2, White x 1, Brown x 2, White x 1, Brown x 1, Purple x 1, White x 1, Red x 1 (12 blocks)
Row 13: Red x 2, White x 1, Brown x 4, Red x 1, Brown x 2, Green x 1, Red x 2 (13 blocks)
Row 14: Red x 2, Green x 2, Brown x 2, White x 1, Brown x 1, Red x 1, Brown x 1, Red x 1, White x 1, Red x 2 (14 blocks)
Row 15: Red x 3, White x 1, Brown x 2, White x 1, Red x 1, Brown x 2, Green x 3, Red x 2 (15 blocks)
Row 16: Red x 2, Green x 4, Brown x 5, Green x 1, White x 1, Red x 3 (16 blocks)
Row 17: Red x 4, White x 1, Brown x 5, Green x 5, Red x 2 (17 blocks)
Row 18: Red x 2, Brown x 1, Green x 3, Yellow x 1, Green x 1, Brown x 4, Yellow x 1, White x 1, Red x 4 (18 blocks)
Row 19: Red x 4, Brown x 1, White x 1, Brown x 4, Green x 1, Yellow x 2, Green x 2, Brown x 2, Red x 2 (19 blocks)
Row 20: Red x 2, White x 1, Brown x 2, Green x 1, Yellow x 2, Green x 1, White x 1, Brown x 3, Purple x 1, White x 1, Brown x 1, Red x 4 (20 blocks)
Row 21: Red x 4, Brown x 2, White x 1, Brown x 4, White x 1, Green x 1, Yellow x 1, Green x 1, Brown x 2, Red x 1, Brown x 1, Red x 2 (21 blocks)
Row 22: Red x 2, Brown x 2, White x 1, Brown x 2, Green x 2, White x 1, Brown x 4, Red x 1, White x 1, Brown x 2, Red x 4 (22 blocks)
Row 23: Red x 4, Brown x 3, White x 1, Brown x 5, White x 1, Green x 1, Brown x 2, Red x 1, Brown x 3, Red x 2 (23 blocks)
Row 24: Red x 2, Brown x 4, White x 1, Brown x 2, White x 1, Brown x 5, Green x 1, White x 1, Brown x 2, White x 1, Red x 4 (24 blocks)
Row 25: Red x 4, White x 2, Brown x 2, White x 1, Brown x 1, Red x 3, Brown x 4, Red x 1, Brown x 4, Red x 3 (25 blocks)
Corner: Start decreasing on both ends
Row 26: Red x 3, Brown x 9, Red x 2, Brown x 1, Yellow x 1, White x 1, Brown x 1, White x 2, Red x 4 (24 blocks)
Row 27: Red x 4, White x 2, Red x 1, White x 1, Brown x 1, Red x 3, Brown x 4, White x 1, Brown x 1, Red x 1, Brown x 1, Red x 3 (23 blocks)
Row 28: Red x 3, Brown x 1, White x 1, Red x 1, Brown x 5, Red x 1, Brown x 2, Purple x 1, White x 1, Red x 1, White x 1, Red x 4 (22 blocks)
Row 29: Red x 6, White x 1, Brown x 2, Red x 2, Brown x 7, Red x 3 (21 blocks)
Row 30: Red x 3, Brown x 10, Red x 1, White x 1, Red x 5 (20 blocks)
Row 31: Red x 5, White x 1, Brown x 10, Red x 3 (19 blocks)
Row 32: Red x 2, Purple x 1, Yellow x 1, Green x 1, Red x 1, Purple x 1, Yellow x 1, Green x 1, Red x 1, Purple x 1, Yellow x 1, Green x 1, White x 1, Red x 4 (18 blocks)
Row 33: Red x 4, White x 12, Red x 1 (17 blocks)
Row 34: Red x 1, White x 12, Red x 3 (16 blocks)
Row 35: Red x 15 (15 blocks)
Row 36: Red x 14 (14 blocks)
Row 37: Red x 13 (13 blocks)
Row 38: Red x 12 (12 blocks)
Row 39: Red x 11 (11 blocks)
Row 40: Red x 10 (10 blocks)
Row 41: Red x 9 (9 blocks)
Row 42: Red x 8 (8 blocks)
Row 43: Red x 7 (7 blocks)
Row 44: Red x 6 (6 blocks)
Row 45: Red x 5 (5 blocks)
Row 46: Red x 4 (4 blocks)
Row 47: Red x 3 (3 blocks)
Row 48: Red x 2 (2 blocks)
Row 49: Red x 1 (1 block)

Single Crochet Full Color Gingerbread House Pattern

 Row 1: Red x 25 (25 stitches)
Row 2: Red x 25 (25 stitches)
Row 3: Red x 3, Brown x 4, White x 1, Brown x 2, Green x 5, Brown x 2, White x 1, Brown x 4, Red x 3 (25 stitches)
Row 4: Red x 3, Brown x 4, Red x 1, Brown x 2, Green x 5, Brown x 2, Red x 1, Brown x 4, Red x 3 (25 stitches)
Row 5: Red x 3, Brown x 4, White x 1, Brown x 2, Green x 5, Brown x 2, White x 1, Brown x 4, Red x 3 (25 stitches)
Row 6: Red x 3, Brown x 4, Red x 1, Brown x 2, Green x 5, Brown x 2, Red x 1, Brown x 4, Red x 3 (25 stitches)
Row 7: Red x 3, Brown x 1, Red x 1, Brown x 2, White x 1, Brown x 2, Green x 1, Yellow x 3, Green x 1, Brown x 2, White x 1, Brown x 2, Red x 1, Brown x 1, Red x 3 (25 stitches)
Row 8: Red x 3, Brown x 1, White x 1, Brown x 2, Red x 1, Brown x 2, Green x 1, Yellow x 3, Green x 1, Brown x 2, Red x 1, Brown x 2, White x 1, Brown x 1, Red x 3 (25 stitches)
Row 9: Red x 3, Brown x 2, Red x 1, White x 1, Brown x 3, Green x 5, Brown x 3, White x 1, Red x 1, Brown x 2, Red x 3 (25 stitches)
Row 10: Red x 1, White x 1, Purple x 1, Brown x 7, White x 5, Brown x 7, Purple x 1, White x 1, Red x 1 (25 stitches)
Row 11: Red x 1, White x 2, Red x 1, Brown x 17, Yellow x 1, White x 2, Red x 1 (25 stitches)
Row 12: Red x 2, White x 2, Green x 1, Brown x 15, Green x 1, White x 2, Red x 2 (25 stitches)
Row 13: Red x 3, White x 2, Yellow x 1, Brown x 6, Red x 1, Brown x 6, Red x 1, White x 2, Red x 3 (25 stitches)
Row 14: Red x 4, White x 2, Purple x 1, Brown x 4, Red x 3, Brown x 4, Purple x 1, White x 2, Red x 4 (25 stitches)
Row 15: Red x 4, Brown x 1, White x 2, Red x 1, Brown x 2, Red x 5, Brown x 2, Yellow x 1, White x 2, Red x 5 (25 stitches)
Row 16: Red x 6, White x 2, Green x 1, Brown x 2, Red x 1, Brown x 1, Red x 1, Brown x 2, Green x 1, White x 2, Brown x 2, Red x 4 (25 stitches)
Row 17: Red x 4, Brown x 3, White x 2, Yellow x 1, Brown x 5, Red x 1, White x 2, Red x 7 (25 stitches)
Row 18: Red x 8, White x 2, Purple x 1, Brown x 3, Purple x 1, White x 2, Brown x 4, Red x 4 (25 stitches)
Row 19: Red x 4, Brown x 4, Red x 1, White x 2, Red x 1, Brown x 1, Yellow x 1, White x 2, Red x 9 (25 stitches)
Row 20: Red x 10, White x 2, Green x 1, White x 2, Red x 2, White x 4, Red x 4 (25 stitches)
Row 21: Red x 4, White x 4, Red x 3, White x 3, Red x 11 (25 stitches)
Row 22: Red x 12, White x 1, Red x 12 (25 stitches)
Row 23: Red x 25 (25 stitches)
Row 24: Red x 25 (25 stitches)
Row 25: Red x 25 (25 stitches)

Happy Holiday Crocheting!

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Here are two books you must add to your holiday wish list! 
Crochet Cute Critters and Crochet Cute Forest Friends is a dynamic duo of adorable amigurumi!

Make a crochet bat in minutes! This cute little applique is perfect for any of your halloween projects. Add it to hats, blankets, cup cozies, totes and more!

The finished bat is about 4 inches wide and will work nicely on my Halloween Haunted House C2C project. I am sure you will find lots of uses for this little guy!

Materials:
– Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in Black.
Stock up on your basic colors at Yarnspirations.com! I can’t believe I recently ran out of black yarn.
– Size H crochet Hook

Bat Pattern:
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 8 SC in ring, join to first SC
Round 2: chain 2, Slip stitch in 2nd chain from hook, slip stitch to next stitch in round, chain 2 again, Slip stitch in 2nd chain from hook, slip stitch to next stitch in round (second bat ear made), chain 8 (first wing), *SC in second chain from hook, HDC in next, DC + chain 2 all in next stitch, slip stitch in next, SC, HDC, DC + chain 2 in last chain, slip stitch around until you get to the first bat ear, TURN, chain 8 (second wing) and repeat from * until second wing is made. Fasten off!

Follow along with my Video Tutorial:

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If you are batty for bats, you might also like my BAT BASKET! Stuff it with lots of goodies and treats.

Want more Halloween patterns? My friend Tamara at Moogly has a roundup of new crochet Halloween patterns for 2023! Check it out HERE.

I got an idea to make a few other versions of my Winter Cabin Blanket! The snowy house that is featured at the center of the winter cabin blanket, can easily become other cute seasonal houses. I’m starting with this Halloween Haunted House version and then I have an adorable Gingerbread House to make next!

I think we could make a whole set of Holiday Houses! If you have ideas for other houses, please leave suggestions in the comments. My mind is already going towards a Barn and a Beach House.

I am using the Corner-to-Corner crochet technique to crochet the houses. You could also make this as a Single Crochet Graphgan. After I finish the C2C house, I am going to use simple stitches to create a large border similar to the one in the Winter Cabin Blanket HERE.

If you are new to the Corner-to-Corner (C2C) Crochet technique, let me explain a little bit about it. You can take a pixel graph and turn it into a crocheted piece. By starting in one corner of the graph (the lower right hand is most common place to start), you will crochet crochet diagonally in rows until you get to the other corner. One pixel square = a chain 2 + 3 HDC stitches. Please note that I am using HDC stitches for the C2C instead of DC. 

Below is a Corner-to-Corner Video Tutorial that might help:

Jennifer Freeman of “My Beautiful Disasters” (Find her HERE on ETSY) graciously wrote out the C2C pattern AND the Single Crochet Pattern! Thank you Jenny!

For this Halloween House, I have two versions: A house with a full moon and a house with a crescent moon.

Get the FULL MOON written pattern and single crochet pattern PDF HERE

Get the CRESCENT MOON written pattern and single crochet pattern PDF HERE

I am using Red Heart Super Saver in colors: Black, Medium Purple, Pale Yellow, and Gold and a size H crochet hook. Shop the Yarn HERE on Yarnspirations.com

I am working on the crescent moon version and will update this post with the border and final blanket when it’s done. I just wanted to make sure you had the graphs and patterns so you could get started. It’s the perfect project for an October night!

Now let’s get started on the BORDER! I am so excited to have figured out how to include a row of BATS along the edging! Follow along below and I will post pictures when I am finished with the blanket.

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:
Switch to black yarn
DC in each stitch around. Make 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC in each corner.

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

Border Round 5:
Switch to yellow yarn
SC in each stitch around. Make a SC + chain 2 + SC in each corner.
Fasten off yellow yarn after joining to first SC in round.

Border Round 6:
Join yellow yarn to corner, make a SC + chain 2 + SC in corner.
SC in first 7 stitches, join in black yarn, make 2 HDC in next stitch, switch back to yellow, SC in next 7, 2 HDC in next stitch, continue around. Do not make 2 HDC with black in the corners. You will end with about 7 stitches (if you have an extra stitch or two before the corner, that is ok!), make a corner (SC + chain 2 + SC), make another 7 stitches, and then start with the 2 HDC along straight edge.

You should have the start of 7 bats along each straight edge of the blanket.
Carry the yarn as you go.

Border Round 7:
Make a SC + chain 2 + SC in corner.
SC with yellow until you get to two stitches before your HDCs.
Skip a stitch and *with black yarn, make 2 DC in the stitch before your 2 HDCs, chain 2, make 2 DC stitches in the stitch right after your HDCs, skip a stitch, switch back to yellow, make 3 SC between each bat, skip a stitch and repeat from *

You should have 3 SC stitches in yellow between the bats and about 7 SC stitches before and after each corner. Make a SC + chain 2 + SC in each corner.

Fasten off black yarn after this round.

Border Round 8:
with yellow yarn
Make a SC + chain 2 + SC in each corner.
SC in each stitch along edge but skip over the black yarn DCs and make 3 SC stitches over the chain 2 space and the middle of those 2 HDCs from round 6. Skip the next 2 DC made with black, continue to SC in each stitch and make 3 SC stitches between the bat wings.

Border Round 8:
with yellow yarn
SC in each stitch around, make a SC + chain 2 + SC in each corner, join

Border Round 9:
Switch to gold yarn
DC in each stitch around. Make 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC in each corner.

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

Border Round 11-16:
Switch to purple yarn
DC in each stitch around. Make 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC in each corner.

Border Round 17:
Switch to black yarn
DC in each stitch around. Make 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC in each corner.

Border Round 18:
Switch to gold yarn
DC in each stitch around. Make 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC in each corner.

Border Round 19:
Switch to yellow yarn
DC in each stitch around. Make 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC in each corner.
Fasten off or continue to DC in rounds using any sequence of colors.

The finished blanket is about 38 x 38 inches so you will want to continue to crochet in rounds if you want a larger afghan.

Add crochet bats to the corners!
I came up with this easy bat applique a few days ago and it works perfectly on all 4 corners of the blanket as an alternative to pom-poms or tassels.

GET THE EASY CROCHET BAT APPLIQUE PATTERN HERE

Look how fabulous this blanket turned out! I love these colors of Red Heart Super Saver together. I can’t wait to see your version!

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Excuse me while I go rip out the border on my Corner-to-Corner Crochet Gnome Blanket and add this masterpiece to it instead! Fellow crocheter Trina has come up with the perfect border for the gnome blanket I made last year: It’s a GNOME BORDER! Just look at these adorable little gnomes all in a row. You could actually make an entire blanket just out rows of gnomes!

You can find Trina on Facebook on her page I Make Yarn Pretty, Instagram @yarnpretty and her Etsy Shop YarnPretty. Give her a follow if you can!

Trina posted her incredible gnome blanket and border design in my Repeat Crafter Me Crochet Facebook Group and it has gained a lot of attention. She private messaged me to say she didn’t have a pattern for the border but if I could make sense of her notes, she would be happy if I could post a pattern.

I worked through her notes (which I will also post below) and came up with a simplified version that would be easy for you to follow. My simplified pattern is worked in rows and the starting chain of 32 (16 in the video) is just to show you the technique as a sample project.

If you were using it as a border, you would continue the gnomes for as along as you could go on the edges of your blanket. Then make SC stitches in any extra space along the edge plus a SC + chain 1 + SC in the corners. The pattern below is written in rows so you can get a feel for the pattern. Again, if you were working this into a border you wold work in rounds and disregard the chain 1 + turn.

Materials:
– Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in Blue, Light Blue (Delft Blue), Cherry Red, Beige, White, Caffe Latte Brown, Spring Green, Dark Green (Paddy Green).
– Size H Crochet Hook

GET THE GNOME BORDER VIDEO TUTORIAL ON MY REPEAT CRAFTER ME YOUTUBE PAGE

Crochet Gnome Border

Gnomes in Rows:

Row 1 (dark sky): Starting with dark blue yarn, Chain 32 (for sample or triple this for larger blanket) SC in second chain from hook and remaining stitches in chain (31 SC) 

Row 2 (blue sky): Join in light blue yarn, Chain 2, turn, DC in each stitch (31 DC)

Row 3 (hats of gnome): Join in red yarn, Chain 1, turn, SC in first stitch, slip stitch in next, skip a stich, 5 DC in next, Skip 1 stitch, slip stitch into the next, repeat around, make a SC in last stitch.

Row 4 (gnome face/noses): Join in beige yarn, chain 1, turn, SC in first stitch, SC in next 2 stiches working in the DC stitches from row 2. Work a 3 stitch bobble into the 3rd DC of the hat round, then SC into the next 3 of the DC stitches from row 2. (your bobble nose anchors the DC cluster and makes the nose more visible). Repeat for the rest of the round, make a SC in last stitch.

Row 5 (gnome beard): Join the white yarn, chain 1, turn, SC in first stitch, chain 2, Dc5tog over the next 5 stitches to create the beard, chain 2, 5dctog, chain 2, and repeat around, make a SC in last stitch.

Row 6 (gnome shoes): Join in brown yarn, chain 1, turn, make a SC in first stitch, chain 2, 3 stitch bobble into the stitch before beard and another 3 stitch bobble in stitch created by the dc5tog, chain 2 and repeat making a SC in last stitch.

Row 7 (light green grass): Join in light green yarn, chain 1, turn, make a SC in first stitch, 2 SC over both chain 2’s from Row 5 and Row 6, SC in next 2 stitchs over the bobble shoes, 2 SC over next chain 2 space, repeat until end, make a SC in last stitch. (31 SC)

Row 8 (light green grass continued): continuing with light green yarn, chain 1, turn and make a SC in each stitch across, (31 SC)

Row 9 (dark green grass): Join in dark green yarn, SC in each stitch across. (31 SC)

Repeat starting at Row 1 to make rows of gnomes or use this as a border on a blanket.

These are the pattern notes that Trina sent in case you want to try to replicate what she did:

Starting on one corner I did one round of SC (1sc, ch 1, 1sc on each corner, straight sc on the sides). Joined a second color, and did a full round of DC in that color (1dc, ch1, 1dc in each corner as before). Joined the hat color, sc into any stitches before the corner, place (1 sc, ch 1, 1 sc) in the corner, then stitched into the a couple stitches after the corner to make it look symmetrical. The gnome itself is worked over 5 stitches. Ch1 (doesn’t count as a stitch, and only after each corner to give it a bit of height for the dc clusters coming up), sk 2 sts, 5dc into the next, sk 1 st, sl into the next, and repeat around. SC into any extra stitches at the corners if you have them. Switch to the ‘face’ color, SC into the previous round up to and including the corners, and any extra stitches you had after the corner and up to the first stitch of your first dc cluster, then begin working into the previous round of dc (not the hat round, the one before that). SC in next 2, work a 3 st bobble into the 3rd DC of the hat round, then dc into the next 2 of the previous round (your bobble nose anchors the dc cluster and makes the nose more visible). Continue this way for the rest of the round. Join the beard color, and sc up to the corner. 1sc, ch1, 1scinto the corne, and sc into any stitches up the the first dc in your hat cluster. Dc5tog  to create the beard. Not sure if things right, but to get the beard symmetrical, I completed the first part of 3 dc into each of the first 3 st, then on the 3rd, completed the next part of the stitch, leaving 3 Loops on my hook, and did the same for the next 2 stitches, each time leaving 3 Loops on my hook before moving to the next stitch, and then completed the last stitch entirely, and it left the peak of the beard centered. Any other way I tried it, the beard was off center. Chain 4, 5dctog in the next stitch, and repeat around. At each corner, I did a ch 2 instead of a ch 5, before sc into the remaining stitches up to the corner. Join grass color. Sc into any open stitches up to the corner, 1 sc, ch1, 1sc in the corner, and sc into any open stitches up to your gnome grouping, work 2 sc over the ch2 from the previous round, pulling up the shoe color as your last loop. 3 st bobble into the stitch created by the dc5tog, and again over the chain on the other side of the beard. Using the grass color, 3 sc over both the shoe color and the ch sts from the previous round, pulling up the shoe color on your last st. Repeat as before. Then after that, I just did another full round of SC in grass color, and one more in another color, before finishing off. 

Thank you Trina for allowing me to post your work and share it with our crochet community!

Looking for the Gnome Blanket Pattern? Find the free pattern HERE!

We are Halfway to the Holidays! I thought a Narwhal (AKA unicorn of the arctic ocean) blanket would be a perfect Christmas in July project!

Our family loves the movie Elf and this blanket is made with very neutral holiday colors. These ocean blues are perfect for summertime crocheting!

One of the iconic lines in the move Elf is “Bye, Buddy. Hope you find your dad.” said by Mr. Narwhal as buddy is leaving the North Pole on a quest to find his real dad in New York City. This Corner-to-Corner Crochet Blanket is a cute representation of Mr. Narwhal and it’s so big and snuggly for movie night!

Finished size = 58 inches tall x 40 inches wide

Materials:
– Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in color Aruba Sea (4 skeins for the background), Light Periwinkle (2 skeins for the Narwhal), Cornmeal (1 skein for the horn), Black (less than 1 skein for the mouth/eye), and White (less than 1 skein for the reflection on the back)
You can get these EXACT colors on Yarnspirations.com! Shop them HERE.
– Narwhal Pixel Graph. Get it HERE.
-Size H Crochet Hook
-Tapestry Needle

You can print out the Narwhal Pixel Graph is 4 parts and then tape them together so the squares are bigger and easier to follow.
Get the 4-PART NARWHAL PIXEL GRAPH HERE
Get the 1-PAGE NARWHAL PIXEL GRAPH HERE

If you are new to Corner-to-Corner Crochet, let me help you! C2C 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 pixel picture. 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 if you use Double Crochet, it will end up slightly bigger.

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.

If you like my video tutorials, I have also created a C2C YouTube Tutorial using a smaller project (a tulip flower) HERE.

BIG thank you to Jenny Freeman (My Beautiful Disasters) for creating the written pattern for this blanket if you would prefer to follow those directions instead of the pixel graph. I am posting it below but you can grab the completely free PDF of the written pattern HERE.

Written Pattern PDF available HERE

55 Blocks in width and 80 Blocks in height

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 5 (5 blocks)
Row 6: Background x 6 (6 blocks)
Row 7: Background x 7 (7 blocks)
Row 8: Background x 8 (8 blocks)
Row 9: Background x 9 (9 blocks)
Row 10: Background x 10 (10 blocks)
Row 11: Background x 11 (11 blocks)
Row 12: Background x 12 (12 blocks)
Row 13: Background x 13 (13 blocks)
Row 14: Background x 14 (14 blocks)
Row 15: Background x 15 (15 blocks)
Row 16: Background x 5, Lgt. Periwinkle x 2, Background x 9 (16 blocks)
Row 17: Background x 9, Lgt. Periwinkle x 1, White x 1, Lgt. Periwinkle x 2, Background x 4 (17 blocks)
Row 18: Background x 4, Lgt. Periwinkle x 2, White x 2, Background x 10 (18 blocks)
Row 19: Background x 10, Lgt. Periwinkle x 1, White x 1, Lgt. Periwinkle x 3, Background x 4 (19 blocks)
Row 20: Background x 4, Lgt. Periwinkle x 4, White x 1, Lgt. Periwinkle x 1, Background x 10 (20 blocks)
Row 21: Background x 10, Lgt. Periwinkle x 1, White x 2, Lgt. Periwinkle x 4, Background x 4 (21 blocks)
Row 22: Background x 4, Lgt. Periwinkle x 5, White x 2, Background x 11 (22 blocks)
Row 23: Background x 11, Lgt. Periwinkle x 1, White x 1, Lgt. Periwinkle x 6, Background x 4 (23 blocks)
Row 24: Background x 4, Lgt. Periwinkle x 7, White x 1, Lgt. Periwinkle x 1, Background x 11 (24 blocks)
Row 25: Background x 11, Lgt. Periwinkle x 1, White x 2, Lgt. Periwinkle x 7, Background x 4 (25 blocks)
Row 26: Background x 4, Lgt. Periwinkle x 8, White x 2, Background x 12 (26 blocks)
Row 27: Background x 12, Lgt. Periwinkle x 1, White x 1, Lgt. Periwinkle x 9, Background x 4 (27 blocks)
Row 28: Background x 4, Lgt. Periwinkle x 9, White x 2, Lgt. Periwinkle x 1, Background x 12 (28 blocks)
Row 29: Background x 13, White x 2, Lgt. Periwinkle x 10, Background x 4 (29 blocks)
Row 30: Background x 4, Lgt. Periwinkle x 11, White x 1, Lgt. Periwinkle x 1, Background x 13 (30 blocks)
Row 31: Background x 13, Lgt. Periwinkle x 1, White x 1, Lgt. Periwinkle x 12, Background x 4 (31 blocks)
Row 32: Background x 4, Lgt. Periwinkle x 12, White x 2, Lgt. Periwinkle x 1, Background x 13 (32 blocks)
Row 33: Background x 14, White x 2, Lgt. Periwinkle x 13, Background x 4 (33 blocks)
Row 34: Background x 4, Lgt. Periwinkle x 14, White x 1, Lgt. Periwinkle x 1, Background x 14 (34 blocks)
Row 35: Background x 9, Lgt. Periwinkle x 3, Background x 2, Lgt. Periwinkle x 1, White x 1, Lgt. Periwinkle x 15, Background x 4 (35 blocks)
Row 36: Background x 4, Lgt. Periwinkle x 15, White x 2, Lgt. Periwinkle x 6, Background x 9 (36 blocks)
Row 37: Background x 10, Lgt. Periwinkle x 6, White x 1, Lgt. Periwinkle x 16, Background x 4 (37 blocks)
Row 38: Background x 4, Lgt. Periwinkle x 24, Background x 10 (38 blocks)
Row 39: Background x 11, Lgt. Periwinkle x 24, Background x 4 (39 blocks)
Row 40: Background x 4, Lgt. Periwinkle x 24, Background x 12 (40 blocks)
Row 41: Background x 13, Lgt. Periwinkle x 23, Background x 5 (41 blocks)
Row 42: Background x 5, Lgt. Periwinkle x 23, Background x 14 (42 blocks)
Row 43: Background x 15, Lgt. Periwinkle x 23, Background x 5 (43 blocks)
Row 44: Background x 5, Lgt. Periwinkle x 23, Background x 16 (44 blocks)
Row 45: Background x 17, Lgt. Periwinkle x 22, Background x 6 (45 blocks)
Row 46: Background x 6, Lgt. Periwinkle x 23, Background x 17 (46 blocks)
Row 47: Background x 17, Lgt. Periwinkle x 1, White x 1, Lgt. Periwinkle x 21, Background x 7 (47 blocks)
Row 48: Background x 8, Lgt. Periwinkle x 20, White x 2, Background x 18 (48 blocks)
Row 49: Background x 18, Lgt. Periwinkle x 1, White x 1, Lgt. Periwinkle x 20, Background x 9 (49 blocks)
Row 50: Background x 10, Lgt. Periwinkle x 20, White x 1, Lgt. Periwinkle x 1, Background x 18 (50 blocks)
Row 51: Background x 18, Lgt. Periwinkle x 1, White x 1, Lgt. Periwinkle x 10, Black x 3, Lgt. Periwinkle x 7, Background x 11 (51 blocks)
Row 52: Background x 12, Lgt. Periwinkle x 6, Black x 4, Lgt. Periwinkle x 9, White x 2, Background x 19 (52 blocks)
Row 53: Background x 19, Lgt. Periwinkle x 1, White x 1, Lgt. Periwinkle x 9, Black x 5, Lgt. Periwinkle x 6, Background x 12 (53 blocks)
Row 54: Background x 13, Lgt. Periwinkle x 6, Black x 5, Lgt. Periwinkle x 9, White x 1, Lgt. Periwinkle x 1, Background x 19 (54 blocks)
Row 55: Background x 20, White x 2, Lgt. Periwinkle x 2, Black x 2, Lgt. Periwinkle x 5, Black x 5, Lgt. Periwinkle x 5, Background x 14 (55 blocks)

Corner

Row 56: Background x 14, Lgt. Periwinkle x 5, Black x 2, Lgt. Periwinkle x 7, Black x 3, Lgt. Periwinkle x 2, White x 1, Lgt. Periwinkle x 1, Background x 20 (55 blocks)
Row 57: Background x 20, Lgt. Periwinkle x 1, White x 1, Lgt. Periwinkle x 2, Black x 4, Lgt. Periwinkle x 7, Black x 1, Lgt. Periwinkle x 5, Background x 14 (55 blocks)
Row 58: Background x 14, Lgt. Periwinkle x 13, Black x 3, Lgt. Periwinkle x 3, White x 1, Background x 21 (55 blocks)
Row 59: Background x 21, Lgt. Periwinkle x 1, White x 1, Lgt. Periwinkle x 2, Black x 4, Lgt. Periwinkle x 12, Background x 14 (55 blocks)
Row 60: Background x 14, Lgt. Periwinkle x 12, Black x 1, White x 1, Black x 1, Lgt. Periwinkle x 3, White x 1, Lgt. Periwinkle x 1, Background x 21 (55 blocks)
Row 61: Background x 22, White x 1, Lgt. Periwinkle x 4, Black x 2, Lgt. Periwinkle x 12, Background x 14 (55 blocks)
Row 62: Background x 14, Lgt. Periwinkle x 17, White x 1, Lgt. Periwinkle x 1, Background x 22 (55 blocks)
Row 63: Background x 22, Lgt. Periwinkle x 1, White x 1, Lgt. Periwinkle x 18, Background x 13 (55 blocks)
Row 64: Background x 13, Lgt. Periwinkle x 18, White x 1, Background x 23 (55 blocks)
Row 65: Background x 23, Lgt. Periwinkle x 1, White x 1, Lgt. Periwinkle x 17, Background x 13 (55 blocks)
Row 66: Background x 13, Lgt. Periwinkle x 17, White x 1, Background x 24 (55 blocks)
Row 67: Background x 24, Lgt. Periwinkle x 18, Background x 13 (55 blocks)
Row 68: Background x 13, Lgt. Periwinkle x 17, Background x 25 (55 blocks)
Row 69: Background x 25, Lgt. Periwinkle x 17, Background x 13 (55 blocks)
Row 70: Background x 13, Lgt. Periwinkle x 16, Background x 26 (55 blocks)
Row 71: Background x 27, Lgt. Periwinkle x 15, Background x 13 (55 blocks)
Row 72: Background x 12, Lgt. Periwinkle x 16, Background x 27 (55 blocks)
Row 73: Background x 28, Lgt. Periwinkle x 15, Background x 12 (55 blocks)
Row 74: Background x 12, Lgt. Periwinkle x 14, Background x 29 (55 blocks)
Row 75: Background x 30, Lgt. Periwinkle x 13, Background x 12 (55 blocks)
Row 76: Background x 12, Lgt. Periwinkle x 10, Cornmeal x 3, Background x 30 (55 blocks)
Row 77: Background x 31, Cornmeal x 3, Lgt. Periwinkle x 9, Background x 12 (55 blocks)
Row 78: Background x 12, Lgt. Periwinkle x 8, Cornmeal x 4, Background x 31 (55 blocks)
Row 79: Background x 31, Cornmeal x 5, Lgt. Periwinkle x 7, Background x 12 (55 blocks)
Row 80: Background x 13, Lgt. Periwinkle x 5, Cornmeal x 6, Background x 31 (55 blocks)

Corner

Row 81: Background x 31, Cornmeal x 5, Lgt. Periwinkle x 5, Background x 13 (54 blocks)
Row 82: Background x 17, Cornmeal x 6, Background x 30 (53 blocks)
Row 83: Background x 29, Cornmeal x 6, Background x 17 (52 blocks)
Row 84: Background x 17, Cornmeal x 5, Background x 29 (51 blocks)
Row 85: Background x 28, Cornmeal x 5, Background x 17 (50 blocks)
Row 86: Background x 17, Cornmeal x 4, Background x 28 (49 blocks)
Row 87: Background x 27, Cornmeal x 4, Background x 17 (48 blocks)
Row 88: Background x 17, Cornmeal x 4, Background x 26 (47 blocks)
Row 89: Background x 26, Cornmeal x 3, Background x 17 (46 blocks)
Row 90: Background x 16, Cornmeal x 4, Background x 25 (45 blocks)
Row 91: Background x 24, Cornmeal x 4, Background x 16 (44 blocks)
Row 92: Background x 16, Cornmeal x 4, Background x 23 (43 blocks)
Row 93: Background x 23, Cornmeal x 3, Background x 16 (42 blocks)
Row 94: Background x 16, Cornmeal x 3, Background x 22 (41 blocks)
Row 95: Background x 21, Cornmeal x 3, Background x 16 (40 blocks)
Row 96: Background x 15, Cornmeal x 3, Background x 21 (39 blocks)
Row 97: Background x 20, Cornmeal x 3, Background x 15 (38 blocks)
Row 98: Background x 15, Cornmeal x 3, Background x 19 (37 blocks)
Row 99: Background x 18, Cornmeal x 3, Background x 15 (36 blocks)
Row 100: Background x 15, Cornmeal x 3, Background x 17 (35 blocks)
Row 101: Background x 17, Cornmeal x 3, Background x 14 (34 blocks)
Row 102: Background x 14, Cornmeal x 3, Background x 16 (33 blocks)
Row 103: Background x 15, Cornmeal x 3, Background x 14 (32 blocks)
Row 104: Background x 14, Cornmeal x 3, Background x 14 (31 blocks)
Row 105: Background x 14, Cornmeal x 2, Background x 14 (30 blocks)
Row 106: Background x 14, Cornmeal x 2, Background x 13 (29 blocks)
Row 107: Background x 12, Cornmeal x 3, Background x 13 (28 blocks)
Row 108: Background x 13, Cornmeal x 3, Background x 11 (27 blocks)
Row 109: Background x 11, Cornmeal x 2, Background x 13 (26 blocks)
Row 110: Background x 13, Cornmeal x 2, Background x 10 (25 blocks)
Row 111: Background x 9, Cornmeal x 2, Background x 13 (24 blocks)
Row 112: Background x 13, Cornmeal x 2, Background x 8 (23 blocks)
Row 113: Background x 8, Cornmeal x 2, Background x 12 (22 blocks)
Row 114: Background x 12, Cornmeal x 2, Background x 7 (21 blocks)
Row 115: Background x 6, Cornmeal x 2, Background x 12 (20 blocks)
Row 116: Background x 12, Cornmeal x 2, Background x 5 (19 blocks)
Row 117: Background x 5, Cornmeal x 1, Background x 12 (18 blocks)
Row 118: Background x 12, Cornmeal x 1, Background x 4 (17 blocks)
Row 119: Background x 16 (16 blocks)
Row 120: Background x 15 (15 blocks)
Row 121: Background x 14 (14 blocks)
Row 122: Background x 13 (13 blocks)
Row 123: Background x 12 (12 blocks)
Row 124: Background x 11 (11 blocks)
Row 125: Background x 10 (10 blocks)
Row 126: Background x 9 (9 blocks)
Row 127: Background x 8 (8 blocks)
Row 128: Background x 7 (7 blocks)
Row 129: Background x 6 (6 blocks)
Row 130: Background x 5 (5 blocks)
Row 131: Background x 4 (4 blocks)
Row 132: Background x 3 (3 blocks)
Row 133: Background x 2 (2 blocks)
Row 134: Background x 1 (1 block)

I decided NOT to create a border on this blanket yet. I think I might want to make a few more panels to this and make it and extra-large couch blanket for Christmas movie nights!

Get the Santa Style Crochet Hat Patterns HERE

How cute is the Narwhal MUG?! It’s sold at Target Stores but you can find some similar cute ones on Amazon!

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Let’s add a little bit of color to our crochet bouquet with this Tulip Flowers! I have made crochet tulips in the past but never with this 3-dimensional look which I think turned out fabulous and coordinates perfectly with the Daisy Flower and Sunflower. So many colors to choose from in the Red Heart Super Saver yarn line. A dozen tulips in different colors would be beautiful!

Materials:
– Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in Papaya (this is a Red Heart with Love color), Jade, Orchid, and Spring Green for the stem.
– Size H Crochet Hook
– Pip Cleaners (green color is best but I only had brown on hand)
– Poly-fil fiber stuffing
– Tapestry Needle

Crochet Tulip Pattern:

Flower Part 1:
with pink (or whatever color you want your tulip to be)
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 3-10: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1
Fasten off after round 10, leave long tail
Stuff with polyfil 

Pinch the top of flower in closed and weave tapestry needle through middle

Then pinch it the other direction and weave tapestry needle through middle the other direction. This should give you 4 little points at the top of the flower.

Flower Part 2 (The Flower Petals): Make 2
with same color as your main flower
Chain 12, DC in 3^rd chain from hook and in next 3, HDC in next 3, SC in next 2, 3 SC in last, now working on other side of chain, SC in first 2, HDC in next 3, DC in last 4, join to first DC. Fasten off leaving long tail.
Stitch on petals to either side of tulip flower.

Leaves:
Chain 13, slip stitch in 2nd chain from hook, SC in next, HDC in next 3, DC in next 3, TC (triple crochet) in next 3, DC in last + chain 2 to join back to last chain, fasten off. Stitch onto stem.

Stem:
with spring green yarn
Chain 36 (or less for a shorter stem), SC in second chain from hook and in the next 32 chains (you should have 3 chains remaining), HDC in remaining 3 chains, chain 1, turn
Row 2: HDC in first 3 stithes, SC in remaining, chain 1, turn
Row 3: SC in first 32 stitches, HDC in remaining 3, fasten off leaving long tail
Tip: leave both loose ends attached.

Bend one end of your pipe cleaner and twist so it’s not pokey on the bottom. This will go on the bottom of your stem. Leave the top of pipe cleaner sticking out over the top (where the HDC stitches are).

With your tapestry needle, stitch stem piece around your pipe cleaner. Make sure you stitch around the bottom so your pipe cleaner isn’t poking through.

Now with the end that is hanging over the top, poke it through a stitch on the bottom of the tulip flower.
Stitch the top of the stem to the bottom of the tulip with your other loose end!

GET THE SUNFLOWER PATTERN HERE

GET THE DAISY FLOWER PATTERN HERE

I might have an idea for one more flower! Stay tuned!

Want more fun flower patterns!?
Check out my Daisy C2C Blanket!

Tulip Appliques

Flowers on Canvas

Did you know that in addition to posting FREE crochet patterns right here on RepeatCrafterMe.com, I also design FREE crochet patterns for Yarnspirations?! Yep! You can find well over 30 patterns of mine RIGHT HERE on Yarnspirations.com! I have been a proud Stitch Ambassador for them for many years and I get the opportunity to use many of their yarns to create new projects for my website and theirs each month. It’s a fun job and they all are free of charge to you! Enjoy them all!

Currently there is a round up of several of my designs on their website but I am listing several more links below to make it easy for you to click, download, and save these PDF patterns, Again, they are all FREE! No commitment. We want you to be excited about these yarns and crochet patterns as much as we are!

I will be sure to continue to add to this post as more of my patterns become available on Yarnspirations.com.

FAN FAVORITES:

Quackers the Duck
(and Waddles the duck! Same pattern, different color yarn)

Ollie the Owl

Tuna the Cat and Bones the Dog

Bernat Velvet Valentine Bear

Retro Stripe Hexi Cardi

Squish-a-Saurus Crochet Dinosaur

Stitch in Season Crochet Snowflake or Flower Blanket

GET THE FREE PATTERNS SHOWN BELOW HERE (with a few more links at the end of the post)

Squish-A-Saurus
Daisy C2C Blanket
Giant Snowman
Owl Pillow
Daisy Dress
Ombre Socks
Pumpkin Patch Blanket
Cow Stuffie
Pencil Pouch
Snowy Owl Hat

What’s your favorite pattern? Let me know in the comments!

Welcome to my new Crochet-Along for 2023! So many of you enjoyed the C2C Gnome CAL last year that I’ve had many requests for a new monthly project. This year will be all about Animal Squares!! These are simple crochet squares that are embellished with adorable animal faces! These squares work up quickly and won’t take you more than an hour or two. This project is extremely beginner friendly and will be less pressure (for me and you) so no need to rush or set aside multiple days in your busy schedule. You can start these anytime!

The first square is already done! It’s an adorable Polar Bear Square. YOU CAN FIND THE PATTERN + VIDEO TUTORIAL FOR THE POLAR BEAR SQUARE HERE.

Our second square is a horse! Get the HORSE CROCHET SQUARE HERE!

The third square for the month of March is this lovely LION! Get the Pattern HERE.

The fourth square for the month of April is this sweet little Lamb! Get the Pattern HERE.

The fifth square for the month of May is this friendly FROG! Get the Pattern HERE.

The sixth square for the month of June is the HIPPOPOTAMUS!

The seventh square for the month of July is a Pig!

The eighth square for the month of August is a Koala!

The ninth square for the month of September is a Fox!

The tenth square for the month of October is an Owl!

The eleventh square for the month of November is a Penguin!

The twelfth square for the month of December is a Deer/Reindeer

Note: CAL stands for Crochet-A-Long (typically written crochet-along or just abbreviated to CAL)

How this CAL works:
Each month (January through December of 2023) I will post a new Crochet Animal Square. These won’t necessarily be holiday themed but many of them will be seasonal (for instance, the polar bear represents winter and has a cute little blue scarf on). A few animals are random because I like the colors and it fits with the overall design 🙂 At the end of the year, I will be stitching these all together to make a blanket! But they could also be turned into a pillow(s), a scarf, or any other creative way you’d like to use them.

Unlike last year, I won’t have these ready on the 1st of the month, but I do promise to have the patterns available within the first 15 days of each month. I will also have video tutorials to accompany each pattern where I walk you through each square. The videos will be available on my Repeat Crafter Me YOUTUBE Channel! Be sure to subscribe HERE.

Embellish to your liking! Don’t feel like you have to add all of the animal elements I provide to each square. For instance, maybe you want to leave off the scarf on the polar bear square. Or skip making the toe pads on the paws. There will be other little extra designs like that throughout the year. But also feel free to add your own flair to each square! I encourage you to make these as fun and festive as you want.

The Yarn:
I am using colors from the Red Heart Super Saver line! This is my go-to yarn because it has so many different coordinating shades. It’s a worsted weight acrylic yarn that holds up and is readily available online and in most local craft stores. It doesn’t take much yarn to make these squares. Less than half a skein and some of the colors will repeat throughout. Don’t feel like you need to purchase new yarn, feel free to use what you have in your stash! But if you do purchase some yarn, you can browse the colors of Red Heart Yarn HERE on Yarnspirations.com.

The Backside of the Squares:
The backside of your squares will be messy. But we will cover this up and make them look finished and nice. One option is to make two of each square and stitch them together with the backs facing each other. Another option is to stitch on a fleece backing to the banket in the end. I have done this before with my Reindeer Blanket (SEE IT HERE). Have another idea on how to hide the backside and all those woven ends? Let me know in the comments!

Sizing:
Each square is approximately 7×7 so the finished blanket will be more of a lap size or baby blanket size. There will be 3 squares across and 4 squares down. I plan on thick borders! It’s going to be so cute!

Share your Square!
Be sure to share your finished squares on social media using #AnimalSquareCAL and by tagging @RepeatCrafterMe.

Alternate Animal Designs:
I don’t have plans to make more than one square for each month. I am trying to keep this project simple and manageable 🙂 BUT if all goes well, I will consider extending the project into next year and providing more squares!

If you missed the corner-to-corner crochet Gnome CAL last year, no worries! The patterns are still free right here on RepeatCrafterMe.com.

I’m not trying to give too much away but I am so excited about this project and have all the animals already sketched out! I use clip art and cartoon images to design most of my cute crochet projects like this one. I have the remaining months blurred out so there is some element of surprise but I’m sure you can already guess a few of them 🙂

Happy Crocheting!

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Happy Lunar New Year! It’s the year of the Rabbit and I have sooo many adorable crochet bunny rabbit projects that I’ve made over the years. I thought it would be fun to do a little round-up so you can easily access them all. These easy crochet bunnies are also perfect for Valentine’s Day and Easter!

Crochet Bunny from Tuna & Bones Toy DUO Crochet-Along
The bunny was born from my Tuna the Cat and Bones the Dog Crochet-Along. Just by changing up the color of yarn and leaving off the snout on Bones the dog, you can make yourself an adorable crochet bunny! Of course you will also need to create a pom-pom tail. Think of all the ways you could adjust this simple and versatile project!
Get the Tuna & Bones Pattern HERE
Read more about this adorable Bunny in my blog post HERE

Easy Crochet Bunny
Are you ready for some easy amigurumi?! This Crochet Bunny has very little sewing involved because the only pieces that need to be attached are the arms and feet (and those are optional!) The entire body and head and the two floppy ears are crocheted in one piece giving you less parts to sew together and ends to weave in. Just start from the bottom up!
Get the Easy Crochet Bunny Pattern HERE

Bunny Crochet Cups
These little Bunny Baskets are cup size and perfect for holding a few small candies (or non-candy) treats! So easy to work up and great for Easter gift giving and the Spring season. Kids, Teachers, Neighbors, and Friends will all love these!
Get the Bunny Crochet Cups Pattern HERE

Mini Crochet Bunny Baskets
These are Mini Crochet Bunny Baskets that are self-closing!! They work in all one piece and after you have filled it with candy, the ears loop together to close the top! Bernat Softee Chunky is the perfect yarn for this project because it’s sturdy and soft and comes in pretty pastels. Each mini bunny holds a plastic egg perfectly (fill it will candy or non-candy treats) or fill it with some pre-wrapped chocolates! This quick and easy Easter project is great for gift giving since you can make a whole bunch of them for a classroom, office, neighbors, teachers, friends, and more!
Get the Mini Crochet Bunny Baskets Pattern HERE

Bunny C2C Blanket
This Bunny C2C Blanket only takes a few days! It also makes a perfect gift for those Spring Babies. The fun part about this blanket is that I used Bernat Pipsqueak yarn to make the ears incredibly fuzzy and soft! 
Get the Bunny C2C Blanket Pattern HERE

Crochet Bunny Pillow
This crochet bunny pillow is perfect for Easter and the Spring season… plus it’s really easy to crochet! You will follow a pixel graph (one square in the graph = one single crochet stitch) and make two panels. Stitch on a bunny face and add crochet ears to the front. Then single crochet the panel edges together over a store bought pillow form. Think of all the color options! 
Get the Bunny Pillow Pattern HERE

Bernat Bunny Appliques
This Bernat Bunny Appliqué can be used for so many projects. Stitch it onto hats, Blankets, Easter baskets, and more!
Get the Bernat Bunny Appliqués HERE

Bernat Baby Velvet Crochet Bunny
This is a super cute pattern from the team at Yarnspirations! The Bernat Baby Velvet Crochet Bunny pattern is so soft and adorable using the luxurious Bernat Baby Velvet Yarn that doesn’t pill or shed. It’s worsted weight and machine washable and the bonus is that you will use less than a half skein of each color for this project!
Get the Bernat Velvet Bunny HERE
See my blog post about the Velvet Bunny HERE

Rosy the Rabbit
And we can’t forget about Rosy the Rabbit from my book Crochet Cute Critters!! She is on page 93 and is one of 26 super cute and easy amigurumi animals.
You can Purchase Crochet Cute Critters HERE on Amazon.
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There are even more bunny rabbit patterns on my Repeat Crafter Me website! The best thing you can do is to google “Crochet Bunny Repeat Crafter Me” to see all the adorable crochet bunnies patterns that are FREE!

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It’s time to join our crochet gnomes! This tutorial will work with any corner-to-corner crochet project and the best part is that you DON’T need a border on each of your individual C2C pieces! This is a very simple and effective technique. If you have already made individual borders along each of your gnome panels, don’t worry, you have lots of joining options that I will list out at the bottom of this post.

The first thing I would do is lay out all of your gnome panels in the correct order and position you want them. Choose a yarn color that you want to join your C2C panels with. I am choosing white – simple and clean! You are going to want to join all the seams, first going vertically, then going horizontally down the line. I try to explain this better in my video below:

Holding two of the panels together, you will be making a Single Crochet stitch between the pixel blocks, then make a chain 2 and reach your hook over to the next space between pixel blocks and make another SC. Continue until you have joined all the C2C panels.

The backside has a cool stitched look to it as well!

Alternate joining methods if your C2C panel has a border on it:
Join using the Braided Join Single Crochet as seen in my Corner-to-Corner Celebration Blanket.

Slip Stitch the front loops together as seen in my C2C Bird Blanket

Basic Single Crochet Join as seen in my Emoji Blanket:

And last but not least, one of my absolute favorite blankets and join techniques (but also the most time consuming) is the Tapestry Needle Lace Join (similar to a mattress stitch) that I used on my Christmas Character C2C Blanket.

Get all the details on the 2022 Gnome Project RIGHT HERE!
It’s never too late to start this blanket.

Up next will be a tutorial on how to crochet a border for you gnome blanket!

If you’ve been following the 2022 Gnome Project, you might have noticed this cute little cupcake from my Bonus Birthday Gnome. Here is the individual cupcake pixel graph and written pattern curtesy of Jennifer Freeman from My Beautiful Disasters! You could easily make this into a fun multi-colored cupcake blanket or pillow or purse or any other fun and festive project that uses granny square sized pieces. Finished Size of these squares is about 6.5 x 6.5 inches and they work up very quickly! An easy corner-to-corner project that won’t take you hours to crochet.

Get the Bonus Birthday Gnome design HERE. It includes material lists, hook size, yarn colors, and more details about this year-long CAL!

I love using the bright and beautiful colors from the Red Heart Super Saver line of yarn. Shop the colors on Yarnspirations.com

Get the Written CUPCAKE Pattern PDF HERE or just follow along below.

I love the pillow that Jennifer is making! Be sure to check out her ETSY shop HERE for many adorable C2C designs!

Learn how to make French Knot Sprinkles on my Repeat Crafter Me YouTube Page

Be sure to tag me in all your cute cupcake creations using @RepeatCrafterMe on social media!

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It’s the year of the gnomes! This post will be a landing page for the monthly gnomes with links that take you to each individual tutorial. I will continue to update this post until the end of the year. It’s one spot for you to be able to easily find all the gnomes! Not sure what this gnome project is all about? Let me explain! Jennifer from Day by Day Clay and Crochet and I have teamed up for a HUGE year-long project! Each month Jen creates a Gnome Polymer Clay Crochet Hook and I create a matching Gnome Corner-to-Corner Crochet panel. We are focusing on holiday and seasonal gnome designs. 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 of the year to make a big blanket!
I am using yarns from the Red Heart brand (Mostly Red Heart Super Saver) and you can find the materials and color lists in each individual gnome pattern post (links below)
Shop all colors on Yarnspirations.com

UPDATE: The blanket is finished! Yay! See the finished Gnome Blanket HERE

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

If you are new to the Corner-to-Corner Crochet technique, let me explain a little bit about it as well. C2C 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.
Below is a Corner-to-Corner Video Tutorial using a part of my May Gnome graph.

Jennifer Freeman of “My Beautiful Disasters” (Find her HERE on FB!) has been writing out the C2C written pattern for each month. You can find links to her written patterns within each individual gnome post (links below)

Diane of Stitch Therapy is making the gnomes using the POPCORN STITCH! I love the way her gnomes are turning out and you can also find her Popcorn Stitch written patterns within each individual gnome post (links below)

Still not comfortable with the idea of Corner-to-Corner Crochet? Don’t worry, you can use single crochet stitches and crochet each gnome as a graphgan.
SpurView Goods has been uploading the SC written patterns HERE

In addition, I’ve seen so many other creative ways to use these gnome pixel graphs. I’ve seen cross stitch versions of the gnomes, perler bead versions, plastic canvas, knitted, and more! Be sure to search the hashtag #2022gnomeproject on social media so you can see them all!

GET THE JANUARY WINTER GNOME HERE

GET THE FEBRUARY VALENTINE GNOME HERE

GET THE MARCH LEPRECHAUN GNOME HERE

GET THE APRIL BUNNY GNOME HERE

GET THE MAY TULIP FLOWER GNOME HERE

GET THE JUNE STRAWBERRY GNOME HERE

Get the July Patriotic Gnome HERE
(other designs available for this month like a Watermelon and Canadian Flag)

Get the August Summer Gnome HERE

Get the September Fall Gnome HERE

Get the October Halloween Gnome HERE

Get the November Turkey Gnome Here

Get the December Santa Gnome HERE

BONUS HOLIDAY GNOME GRAPHS

This project has been so much fun! Be sure to click on the title of each gnome to get multiple designs for each month. We are providing both boy and girl options as well as alternate designs for many of them. Happy Crocheting!

Learn how to join your Gnome pieces HERE

Learn how to make a Border on your gnome blanket HERE

Add on Gnome Pom-Poms to the 4 corners of the finished blanket.
Gnome Pom-Pom tutorial HERE

I also have a BONUS Birthday Gnome that you can make for fun or for your birthday month!
GET THE BIRTHDAY GNOME HERE

If you like these C2C gnomes you may also like my Granny Square Gnomes! Find the pattern HERE

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It’s strawberry season! Stitch up this sweet fruit in a matter of minutes! And if you are following along with the gnome project, this is a clue to our next gnome theme!
Read about the gnome project HERE

Materials:
– Red Heart Super Saver yarn in Cherry Red, Lemon Yellow, and Spring Green
– Size H Crochet Hook
– Poly-fil Fiber Stuffing
– Tapestry Needle

Finished size is approximately 2 x 3 inches

Strawberry Pattern:
Starting with red yarn
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 4 SC in ring, join, chain 1
Round 2: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (4 SC)
Round 3: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (8 SC)
Round 4: 2 SC in first, SC in next, repeat around, join, chain 1 (12 SC)
Round 5: 2 SC in first, SC in next two, repeat around, join, chain 1 (18 SC)
Round 6-7: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (18 SC)
Round 8: SC Decrease, SC in next two, repeat around, join chain 1
Round 9: SC Decrease, SC in next, repeat around, join,
Using tapestry needle and strand of yellow yarn, stitch on little seeds.
stuff loose ends inside strawberry and add a bit of poly-fil fiber stuffing.
join in green yarn
Round 10: SC Decrease in each stitch around, continue by chaining 4, slip stitch in each chain, join to round 10, chain 4 again and slip stitch down chan, repeat a third time to make 3 leaves, fasten off and weave in ends.

I hope yo are having a sweet start to summer vacation!
My kids are officially out of school and I don’t take it for granted that they are home with me for the next two months.

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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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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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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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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!

A fun new twist on the basic Santa hat… A Gingerbread version! I love everything gingerbread themed for the holidays so I needed a hat to really get festive and complete my holiday attire. The hat works up very quickly using double crochet stitches. Bernat Super Value yarn in color Topaz is there absolute perfect gingerbread color so you are definitely going to want to stock up on this yarn. I will post some of my other gingerbread crochet designs using this specific yarn at the bottom of this post.

Materials:
– Bernat Super Value in Topaz, Berry Red, and White. Shop these colors HERE on Yarnspirations.com
– Size H Crochet Hook
– Two 1 inch black buttons (or smaller)
– Tapestry Needle
– Large Pom-Pom Maker (optional)
– Fabric or Hot Glue (optional)

NOTE: ALL HAT SIZES START THE SAME WAY. You will begin with the long hat tail. IF you want the tail shorter/longer you can decrease/increase the amount of continuous rows. 

NOTE: I’ve found that the “child/teen” size (the one with the 60 stitch count) fits the majority of people! I can wear it. All of my kids can wear it (ages 8, 10, and 12), and I’ve gifted it two adults (male and female) and it fit them perfectly as well!

Beginning of Hat:
With brown topaz yarn
Magic Ring, chain 2 and make 6 DC in ring, pull tight, join, chain 2
Round 2: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next, repeat around, join, chain 2 (9 DC)
Round 3: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (9 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 2
Round 5: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (12 DC)
Round 6: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 3, repeat around, join, chain 2
Round 7: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (15 DC)
Round 8: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 4, repeat around, join, chain 2
Round 9: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (18 DC)
Round 10: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 5, repeat around, join, chain 2
Round 11: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (21 DC)
Round 12: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 6, repeat around, join, chain 2
Round 13: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (24 DC)
Round 14: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 7, repeat around, join, chain 2
Round 15: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (27 DC)
Round 16: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 8, repeat around, join, chain 2
Round 17: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (30 DC)
Round 18: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 9, repeat around, join, chain 2
Round 19: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (33 DC)
Round 20: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 10, repeat around, join, chain 2
Round 21: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (36 DC)
Round 22: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 5, repeat around, join, chain 2 (42)
Continue with pattern below, following the size you need.

Size: 3-6 months
Round 23-30: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (42 DC)
join in white yarn
Round 31: HDC in each stitch around
Round 32-34: HDC in third loop all the way around, join, chain 2
Round 35: Slip stitch in third loop all the way around, join
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Size: 6-12 months
Round 23: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 6, repeat around, join, chain 2 (48)
Round 24-31: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (48 DC)
join in white yarn
Round 32: HDC in each stitch around
Round 33-35: HDC in third loop all the way around, join, chain 2
Round 36: Slip stitch in third loop all the way around, join
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Preschooler
Round 23: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 6, repeat around, join, chain 2 (48)
Round 24: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 7, repeat around, join, chain 2 (54)
Round 25-32: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (54 DC)
join in white yarn
Round 33: HDC in each stitch around
Round 34-37: HDC in third loop all the way around, join, chain 2
Round 38: Slip stitch in third loop all the way around, join
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Child/Teen:
Round 23: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 6, repeat around, join, chain 2 (48)
Round 24: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 7, repeat around, join, chain 2 (54)
Round 25: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 8, repeat around, join, chain 2 (60)
Round 26-33: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (60 DC)
join in white yarn
Round 34: HDC in each stitch around
Round 35-38: HDC in third loop all the way around, join, chain 2
Round 39: Slip stitch in third loop all the way around, join
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Adult:
Round 23: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 6, repeat around, join, chain 2 (48)
Round 24: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 7, repeat around, join, chain 2 (54)
Round 25: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 8, repeat around, join, chain 2 (60)
Round 26: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 9, repeat around, join, chain 2 (66)
Round 27-34: DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (60 DC)
join in white yarn
Round 35: HDC in each stitch around
Round 36-39: HDC in third loop all the way around, join, chain 2
Round 40: Slip stitch in third loop all the way around, join
Fasten off and weave in ends.

HERE is Youtube tutorial on HDC in the 3rd loop

Cheeks (make 2):
with red yarn
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 8 SC in ring, join, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, fasten off leaving long tail.

Stitch on a smile with a long strand of white yarn and your tapestry needle. I chose to use fabric glue to attach my smile (I wanted it to look seamless) and then I stitched the cheeks over each end of the smile.

Attach the button eyes in-between and slightly about cheeks.

Don’t forget to attached a large white pom-pom to the end of the hat!

More Gingerbread Crochet Projects:

Gingerbread Man

Gingerbread Apron

Gingerbread Tote

Gingerbread Blanket

Gingerbread Head Ornament

Gingerbread Advent Calendar

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!

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!

Happy Easter! We are in Denver, Colorado right now visiting my new baby nephew! The kids are so excited to have a new little cousin and we can’t get enough of this sweet boy! We got him a cute little bunny onesie and I crocheted a little carrot to complete the Easter Day photoshoot 🙂 Of course this little carrot is a fun little crochet food pattern for any time of the year!

Materials:
– Orange worsted weight yarn. I recommend Red Heart Super Saver in color Carrot!! So perfect, right?!
– Green worsted weight yarn. Red Heart Super Saver in Spring Green is perfect for this project.
– Size H Crochet Hook
– Polyfil Fiber Stuffing
– Tapestry needle

Carrot Pattern:
with orange yarn
Magic ring, chain 1 and make 4 SC in ring, join to first SC, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in first stitch, SC in next, repeat around, join, chain 1
Round 3: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1
Round 4: 2 SC in first, SC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 1
Round 5: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1
Round 6: 2 SC in first, SC in next 3, repeat around, join, chain 1
Round 7: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1
Round 8: 2 SC in first, SC in next 4, repeat around, join, chain 1
Round 9: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1
Round 10: 2 SC in first, SC in next 5, repeat around, join, chain 1
Round 11: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1
Round 12: 2 SC in first stitch, SC in next 6, repeat around, join, chain 1
Round 13: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1
Round 14: 2 SC in first stitch, SC in next 7, repeat around, join, chain 1
Round 15-17: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1
Round 18: SC Decrease, SC in next 7, repeat around, join, chain 1
Round 19: SC Decrease, SC in next 6, repeat around, join, chain 1
Round 20: SC Decrease, SC in next 5, repeat around, join, chain 1
change to green yarn
Round 21: SC in each stitch around, join, fasten off leaving long tail.
Use your tapestry needle to sew top closed. Weave in ends.

Green Stem:
With green yarn
Chain 20, SC in second chain from hook and the rest of the way down chain, (don’t fasten off) chain 20 again, SC in second chain from hook and the rest of the way down chain, (don’t fasten off), chain 20 one last time, SC in second chain from hook and the rest of the way down chain. fasten off and stitch the green stem to the top of carrot.

Baby Julian is also loving the Bunny C2C Blanket!

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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

Crochet hats make great gifts and are fun to wear all year round! If you are looking for a trending design and a cute hat pattern, look no further! I designed this Crochet Sloth Hat in six different sizes so you can make one for all ages!

You can find my pattern over at Yarnspirations!
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FREE PATTERN!

I used Bernat Super Value yarn which is a super versatile worsted weight yarn. And do you recognize this color?! It’s Topaz brown and believe it or not this one of my absolute favorites! I run out of this color all the time because I use it so much. It’s perfect for Gingerbread Men, Gingerbread Houses, Moose Hat, Bear Hat, Turkey Hat, UGG Boots, Owls, and MORE!

Shop Bernat Super Value in TOPAZ at Yarnspirations.com

Get the free CROCHET SLOTH HAT pattern HERE

Can’t wait to see your cute sloth hats! Tag #Yarnspirations and #RepeatCrafterMe on social media if you make one!

Baby Leo loves his sloth hat! And it matches his Sloth Blanket! Check it out HERE. (Leo is my friends baby!)

Beautiful Fall colors and a beautiful story to go along with this blanket. About a year and a half ago I made a customized C2C blanket for my sons wonderful teacher and her husband. Her name is Valerie (Val) and his name is Edward (Ed) and when you put the letter “u” in the middle, it spells “VALuED” !! Isn’t that the most adorable thing you’ve ever heard?!

Unfortunately a few months after I made the custom C2C blanket, Ed was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer and he fought so incredibly hard. Ed passed away about a month ago and our school community is just devastated. Special teachers and souls come into your life and Mrs Meyers and her husband are truly special, caring, and all around good people. She helped my middle son when he was struggling in school and we are very grateful.

I wanted to do something for her but wasn’t sure what…

Then she posted on social media that many of her friends and family members had been visited by dragonflies shortly after Ed’s passing. She even said that there was a cluster of drangonflies in her yard. They were “dragonflyED!” I knew at that moment what I wanted to do. Make her a dragonfly crochet blanket! I used a soothing Fall color palette to bring her warmth and comfort.

I used this pixel graph to first create the dragonfly square in the middle. I crochet rows of single crochet stitches (one single crochet = one square in the pixel graph) and carried the purple yarn when I got to the dragonfly image.

Materials:
Bernat Super Value – Mulberry (3 skeins)
Bernat Super Value – Steel Blue Heather (2 skiens)
Red Heart Super Saver – Country Blue (one skein)
Read Heart Super Saver – Gold (one skein)
Read Heart Super Saver – Cornmeal (one skein)
Bernat Super Value – Natural (one skein)
Size H Crochet Hook
Dragonfly Pixel Graph
Tapestry Needle

Finished Size = approximately 55 x 55 inches

The pattern is simple.
Once you crochet your single crochet square (it doesn’t have to be a perfect square) from your pixel graph, you will now work in rounds.
with neutral
DC in each stitch around make 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC in each the corners, join, chain 2
Continue this pattern of making double crochet stitches in each stitch around and a 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC in each of the corners. Feel free to change colors like I did:
1 round of Neutral
3 rounds of Cornmeal
5 rounds of Gold
7 rounds of Country Blue
9 rounds of Steal Blue Heather
11 rounds of Mulberry

So simple! And you could even make this blanket with any sort of design in the center.

Happy Fall! Sending warmth and comfort to all of you. Hug your loved ones tight and I’m sending lots of love and prayers to the Meyers family.

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Here is the last piece of the Celebration C2C Blanket before I join all the squares! I was originally going to make a Happy Birthday Banner but decided on “Celebrate” so we could use this blanket for multiple occasions! For instance, my husband and I just celebrated our Anniversary and this would have been the perfect piece to have out during our special day!

But I am providing you with a few different graphs. You can make a “Happy” banner for the top and a “Birthday” banner for the bottom OR “Happy Birthday” in one banner across the top OR “Celebrate” as I did!

I also decided to surface slip stitch with the brown yarn around each letter of CELEBRATE so that it would really pop!

Some of you may have see my social media posts yesterday. I lost at yarn chicken and ran out of the off white (natural) color I was using for the background of my project. And I only had a tiny little corner to go! So after thinking about it, I started rummaging through my finished projects and realized that I used the same yarn color on my Bunny Blanket! I took out part of the border and used the yarn to finish the banner. It will be easy to re-crochet the border of the bunny blanket when I get a new skein of Bernat Super Value yarn in color natural.

Here are the 9 squares and all the details about the project. I will be posting the finished blanket and the joining technique soon!

Cupcake C2C Crochet Square

Present (Gift Box) Crochet Square

Balloon C2C Crochet Square

Music Note C2C Crochet Square

Ice Cream Cone C2C Crochet Square

Party Popper Crochet Square

Birthday Candles C2C Crochet Square

Piñata C2C Crochet Square

Cake C2C Crochet Square

Not sure if any of you are familiar with the game of Mahjong but if you are obsessed with the game like I am, this crochet creation is for you! I recently learned how to play American Mahjong with a few local girls and the game (I kinda compare it to Rumikub) is a great game to help sharpen your mind an excellent social activity (It’s best to play with 4 players). This blanket is made up of the tiles called Bams (because they look like bamboo). The number 1 Bam is a Bird instead of a number. That is why it looks different.

Materials:
-Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in Soft White and Paddy Green (only one skein of each)
– Bernat Super Value Yarn in Berry Red and Royal Blue
– Size H Crochet Hook
– Tapestry Needle
– Pom-Pom Maker (optional)
– Bam Mahjong Tile Graphs. Download HERE for free.

Finished Size: 25 x 20 inches. This is a small blanket.
You can always continue the border to make it larger!

I used the Corner-to-Corner Crochet technique (C2C) to create each of the tiles. 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.

All of the tiles were crocheted using C2C. The number 1 Bam is a Bird so I crocheted a white 7×9 pixel C2C piece and then free-handed a surface slip stitch bird on it. You can find a tutorial for Surface Slip Stitching HERE.

After each C2C tile was finished, I crocheted a round of SC in white around the border and then an additional round of the border in green. Be sure to make a SC + chain 2 + SC in each of the corner stitches.

Then I stitched all the tiles together using a long strand of yarn and my tapestry needle.

Add one round of Single Crochet stitches to the entire blanket and add 4 pom-poms to the corners!

Next I need to work on a Joker blanket!

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I’m having so much fun crocheting plaid that I felt inspired to do one more project! I created a fun plaid bordered blanket that I crocheted as a graphgan. I used DC stitches and crocheted each row, carrying my yarn as I switched colors. Then I used white Bernat Pipsqueak yarn to make a fuzzy soft polar bear head for the middle! But you could put any kind of embellishment you want in the middle. Maybe a moose or a brown bear?! So many possibilities!

I worked up a simple color pixel graph so you can see the color changes. This graph would work really well as a C2C blanket! As I mentioned above, I used DC stitches. Each square on the graph is equal to 4 DC stitches across and then another 4 on top of that.

Materials:
For the Plaid: 
Bernat Super Value in Berry Red, Black, Redwood Heather
For the middle part: Heather Grey
For the Polar Bear:
Bernat Pipsqueak Yarn in White
Bernat Super Value in Natural and White
Shop all colors of Bernat Super Value on Yarnspirations.com
– Size H Crochet Hook
– Tapestry Needle

Finished Size: approximately 32 x 32 inches

Main Blanket:
With black
Chain 102, DC in 3rd chain from hook and in next 3, change to redwood heather, DC in next 4, change back to black, DC in next 4, change back to redwood heather, DC in next 4, repeat between black and redwood heather the rest of the way down chain, chain 2, turn.
Row 2: DC with black in each black DC from previous row, DC in redwood in each redwood DC from previous row. You should now have 25 squares. 13 black, and 12 redwood. Fasten off yarn.
Row 3-4: with redwood heather, DC in first 4 stitches, change to berry red and DC in next 4, change back to redwood and DC in next 4, change back to red and DC in next 4. repeat until end of row.
Row 5-6: Continue plaid pattern alternating between black and redwood
Row 7-8: Continue plaid pattern alternating between redwood and red
Row 9-10: Continue plaid pattern alternating between black and redwood
Row 11-12: with redwood, DC in first 4, with red DC in next 4, with redwood DC in next 4, with red DC in next 4, with red DC in next 4, CHANGE TO GRAY and DC in next 60, change to redwood and DC in next 4, 4 DC in red, 4 DC in redwood, 4 DC in red, DC in last 4 in redwood.
Row 13-14: with black, DC in first 4, with redwood DC in next 4, with black DC in next 4, with redwood DC in next 4, with black DC in next 4, CHANGE TO GRAY and DC in next 60, change to black and DC in next 4, 4 DC in redwood, 4 DC in black, 4 DC in redwood, DC in last 4 in black.
Repeat rows 11-14 until you reach row 48. Fasten off gray after row 48.
Row 49-50: 4 DC in black, 4 DC in redwood, repeat sequence until end of row. Fasten off yarn.
Row 51-52: 2 DC in redwood, 4 DC in red, repeat sequence until end of row. Fasten off yarn.

Snout:
with natural/cream yarn
Chain 10, DC in 3rd chain from hook and next 6, 3 DC in last, now working on other side, DC in each stitch, 3 DC in last, join to first DC, chain 2 (20 DC)
Round 2: 2 DC in first, DC in next 6, 2 DC in next 4, DC in next 6, 2 DC in last 3, join, chain
Round 3: 2 DC in first 2, DC in next 7, 2 DC in next 7, DC in next 7, 2 DC in last 5
Fasten off leaving long tail

Nose:
with black yarn
Magic ring, chain 2, make 6 DC, HDC, 4 SC, HDC and join, pull tight and fasten off.

Eyes: make 2
with black yarn
Magic ring, chain 1 and make 10 SC in ring, join, fasten off leaving long tail.

Stitch nose onto snout and create a little smile with black yarn if desired.

Head:
Holding a strand of pipsqueak and a strand of Bernat super value (or any worsted weight yarn) in white.
Chain 36, DC in 3rd chain from hook and the rest of the way down, chain 2, turn
Row 2-9: DC in each stitch across, chain2, turn (34 DC)
Row 10: DC Decrease, DC in next 30, DC Decrease over last two, chain 2, turn (32)
Row 11: DC Decrease, DC in next 28, DC Decrease over last two, chain 2, turn
Row 12: DC Decrease, DC in next 26, DC Decrease over last two, chain 2, turn
Row 13: DC Decrease, DC in next 24, DC Decrease over last two, chain 2, turn
Row 14: DC Decrease, DC in next 22, DC Decrease over last two, chain 2, turn
Row 15: DC Decrease, DC in next 20, DC Decrease over last two, chain 2, turn
Row 16: DC Decrease, DC in next 18, DC Decrease over last two, chain 2, turn
Row 17: SC Decrease, SC, HDC, DC, TC in next 15, DC, HDC, SC, SC Decrease over last two, fasten off leaving long tail.

Ears: make 2
Chain 11, DC in third chain from and rest of the way down chain, chain 2, turn
Row 2: DC in each stitch across (9 DC)
Row 3: DC Decrease, DC in next 5, DC Decrease over last two
Row 4: DC Decrease, DC in next 3, DC Decrease over last two
Fasten off leaving long tail

Stitch snout and eyes onto head and then stitch head/ears onto blanket. You could even make a second head for the backside!

I finished off the blanket with one round of SC stitches for the border and then made 4 large black pom-poms for the corners.

Look how well the Bernat Super Value colors match Zoe’s store bought buffalo plaid dress!! It’s pretty much an exact match!

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