For those of you who are new to The Crochet Architect website, I’d like to share my FREE Baby Booties pattern with you today. These booties are on the small side at 3” long, perfect for preemies and newborns. They’re made with sport weight yarn and a size G (4 mm) crochet hook….
Because of internet problems today, this post is a little late! But if the internet stays up while I’m typing this post (fingers crossed), you’ll be able to see the 5th of the FREE crochet patterns I have for you this month, in honor of National Crochet Month. Here’s another Easter pattern; this…
Easter is right around the corner (1 month from tomorrow on April 5). To help celebrate Easter, why not crochet some Easters eggs during March? Here’s a great FREE pattern for basic crocheted Easter eggs from Red Heart yarns: The FREE pattern can be found here. Since this pattern is from the Red…
If you’re like me and love to crochet jewelry, here is a FREE crochet pattern, compliments of Annie’s and the “Knit and Crochet Now!” TV show. I designed this necklace a few years ago in the “Intermeshing Crochet” technique, in which 2 layers of crochet mesh are crocheted/woven together to make one layer of “intermeshed/interlocked”…
In keeping with yesterday’s “baby” theme, here is a quick and easy FREE Ripple Baby Blanket pattern from Red Heart: You can find the FREE pattern here. This blanket is made with Red Heart Snuggle Bunny yarn (a super bulky weight 100% acrylic yarn) and a size N-13 crochet hook, making it…
In honor of National Crochet Month, I’m going to post a photo and a link to a free crochet pattern every day this month! Here’s the first of 31 free crochet patterns that you may love just as much as me! I LOVE this baby booties design and I’m going to give it…
Have you ever been working on a crochet project and run into a mistake you made? All of us have (maybe not on every project we make, but on some of them). If the mistake is just a few stitches back, it’s an easy fix. But what if the mistake is many rows, rounds or…
Have you heard of “The Crochet Awards”? They used to be called the “Flamies” or the “Flaming Hook of Justice Awards”. They were started by Laurie Wheeler, the founder and fearless leader of The Crochet Liberation Front. Each year, many crochet designers, bloggers, yarn companies and more are nominated for these awards. Anyone can vote…
Do you enjoy crocheting for the holidays? I definitely do! During the past 15 years, I’ve designed quite a few heart-shaped crochet patterns! So in honor of Valentine’s Day, I’ve compiled a list of my published Valentine’s Day and/or heart-shaped crochet patterns for you (and a few are FREE, too!). If you’re like me, you’re…
A few weeks ago (on January 10 and 11), I attended the TNNA Trade Show in Phoenix, AZ. If you’ve never heard of TNNA, it stands for “The National Needlearts Association”. You can read all about TNNA here. It was a great show! There were hundreds of booths filled with yarn, crochet hooks,…
This is the story of my first published knitting design. It’s the beginning of September when I’m writing this blog post. But I’m posting it now because the pattern has just been published in the Winter 2014/2015 issue of Vogue Knitting magazine. My design is #9 Mosaic Blanket on pages 48 and 49 in the…
Do you make New Year’s resolutions every year? What is your track record on keeping those resolutions? Like many people, mine isn’t so good! In the past, I’ve resolved to read one book per month, but since I’m not much of a reader, that doesn’t last very long at all! I’ve also resolved to exercise…
