Holidays – The Crochet Architect

March 14, 2023March 14, 2023

Crocheting for Easter

Do you enjoy crocheting decorations for holidays? I certainly do! I’ve got a brand new crochet pattern for an Easter Egg Potholder for you. This potholder is worked with 2 pieces: a front and a back for double thickness. Using worsted (#4) weight cotton yarn, it’ll keep your hands and fingers protected when removing a hot dish from the oven.

The potholder is worked in rows of single crochet with increases and decreases, as necessary, to form the egg shape. After crocheting 2 egg-shaped pieces, one round of single crochet is added to join the pieces together and to form the hanging loop at the top.

This pattern is easy enough for a beginner crocheter, since basic stitches are used. I’ve done a YouTube video for this pattern, as well, so you can follow along with me in the video and learn to read a crochet pattern while making this cute, useful potholder!

Here’s the pattern page to snag a copy of this pattern at a great price! Then you can crochet some potholders for your Easter celebration (with about 27 days until Easter!) or give one/some to a friend or family member.

I hope you enjoy this pattern and all your crochet projects!

Until next time!

Susan Lowman

The Crochet Architect

February 1, 2017

Valentine’s Day is Coming!

Do you love to decorate for Valentine’s Day? Then I have some crochet patterns for you! One of them is free and the other 2 are reasonably priced. They all contain the “heart” theme, which is what I think of most in decorating for Valentine’s Day!

This is my Heart Coaster design. This pattern is FREE and can be found here. This coaster is made with worsted weight cotton yarn for a quick project.

This is my Filet Heart Coaster pattern. This pattern is made with size 10 cotton crochet thread and a size 7 (1.65 mm) steel crochet hook. There are 2 layers of crochet to absorb more moisture. This pattern is available for $4.95 and can be found here.

This is my Wiggly Valentine Hot Pad and Coaster Set. It’s made with size 10 cotton crochet thread and a size 7 (1.65 mm) steel crochet hook. The pattern is available for $4.95 and can be found here. It’s also available as part of a set of Wiggly Hot Pads and Coasters to decorate for 6 holidays throughout the year! You can find the pattern for the set of 6 hot pads and coasters here for $11.95.

I hope you’re getting ready for Valentine’s Day and planning to do something fun with your honey!

Happy crocheting and Happy Valentine’s Day!

Susan

January 6, 2016

Filet Heart Coaster CAL

Are you familiar with CALs (crochet-a-longs)? CALs are organized groups of crocheters who often crochet the same project at the same time, kind of like a group of people crocheting together in person! However, many CALs are held through cyber-space instead of in person! Some CALs are held for a specified length of time and some are ongoing. But one thing that is common to all CALs is encouraging each other and helping each other with our projects. Questions are very common about what yarn/thread to use, the pattern and more. There’s lots of sharing going on in CALs, too. KALs are much like CALs, except KALs pertain to knit patterns, not crochet patterns.

If you read last week’s blog post, you’ll know that I started a Ravelry group as one of my New Year’s resolutions. In that new group, I’m holding my very first CAL (in time for Valentine’s Day!). Around 10 Ravelry group members will be crocheting my Filet Heart Coaster pattern, starting next week and running until Feb. 14. And I’ll be there to answer any questions that may arise while these participants are crocheting their coaster(s). This coaster is crocheted in the filet crochet technique and has 2 layers for added absorbency. If you would like to learn to do filet crochet, this is your chance! I’m discounting the cost of this pattern by 50% for CAL participants, too. So for less than $2, YOU can learn to do filet crochet!

I’ll be crocheting along with the other group members. I decided to make my coaster larger with some Omega Sinfonia yarn instead of using size 10 crochet thread. It’ll be interesting to see what size it turns out! I think it’ll be potholder/hot pad size, which will be nice!

If you’d like to join my Ravelry group and participate in this CAL, I’d love to have you join us! You can find the group on Ravelry here. Why not take the first step and learn your first crochet technique this year?

Happy crocheting,

Susan

March 24, 2015

Bunnies, Bunnies, Bunnies Everywhere!

If you love bunnies, you’re going to love today’s FREE crochet pattern!

This is the Spring Bunnies pattern by Stephanie Jessica Lau of the All About Ami website. You can find this FREE pattern here. I think this is the 3rd FREE crochet pattern of Jessica’s that I’ve shared this month! I really like Jessica’s designs! She has a great style of designing and her projects are so cute!

I hope you’ll enjoy this FREE crochet pattern and make a spring bunny for someone you love this week!

Happy crocheting,

Susan

March 23, 2015

FREE Baby Chicks Crochet Pattern

Since Easter is coming, I’ve got another FREE Easter crochet pattern for you today. These chicks would work up in very little time (at least for one of the chicks, not a dozen of them)!

This is the “Baby Chicks in Eggshells” pattern by Lani Herschensohn of the Red Hot Fibers website. You can find this adorable pattern here. This is what Lani wrote about the pattern:

“This pattern is a great way to make a game for young children. Mix up the baby chicks and the shells and the child learns to match their colors. It helps with their fine motor skills as they match up the correct chick with the eggshell.”

The pattern doesn’t say anything about stuffing the chicks, but I think I’d stuff them with some polyester fiberfill to help them keep their shape.

I hope you enjoy this FREE crochet pattern.

Happy crocheting,

Susan

March 17, 2015

FREE St. Patrick’s Day crochet patterns

“Top o’ the morning to you” and Happy St. Patrick’s Day! In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I thought I’d post 2 FREE St. Patrick’s Day patterns for you today. These patterns are both by Kara Gunza and can be found on her website.

St. Patrick's Day Wreath with Pot of Gold — St. Patrick’s Day Wreath with Pot of Gold

The first FREE crochet pattern is a St. Patrick’s Day Wreath with a Pot of Gold! You can find this FREE pattern here.

Isn’t this adorable and cheery?

The 2nd FREE crochet pattern is a small clover. This can be made into a pin or added to the wreath. You can find this FREE pattern here.

I hope you have a wonderful St. Patrick’s Day and avoid those pesky leprechauns!!!

Happy crocheting,

Susan

March 14, 2015

FREE Easter Egg Coaster Crochet Pattern

Here’s today’s FREE crochet pattern to help you get ready for Easter. It’s an Easter Egg Coaster that I think looks fabulous!

This coaster is designed by Doni Speigle and the FREE pattern is available on her blog here. The coaster measures 4 1/4″ wide x 5 3/4″ high. It is made with worsted weight cotton yarn and a size G (4.25 mm) crochet hook. I love the details in this coaster. The wider white lines are crocheted in, while the smaller white lines are embroidered on after the crocheting is done. I think these coasters would be both fun and quick to make!

I hope you enjoy this FREE crochet pattern and have a blessed Easter with your family!

Happy crocheting,

Susan

March 13, 2015March 13, 2015

FREE St Patrick’s Day Chapeau/Hat Crochet Pattern

With St Patrick’s Day just 4 days away, it’s not too late to make a chapeau/hat to wear so you won’t get pinched by any leprechauns next Tuesday! If you don’t have time to make the whole hat, you can make the 3-leaf clovers in the pattern instead. Here’s today’s FREE crochet pattern: a St Patrick’s Day Chapeau/Hat.

St Patrick's Day Chapeau/Hat — St Patrick’s Day Chapeau/Hat

You can find this FREE pattern on the Red Heart website here. The hat is made with Red Heart Super Saver, along with sizes H (5 mm) and I (5.5 mm) crochet hooks.

I hope you enjoy this FREE crochet pattern! Top o’ the morning to you!

Happy crocheting,

Susan

March 4, 2015

FREE Easter Egg crochet pattern

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 Heart UK website, they’ve used a yarn that is available in the UK. But basically any DK weight 100% acrylic yarn, such as Anne Geddes Baby or Red Heart Baby TLC, could be substituted (or use a worsted weight yarn for larger Easter eggs). You could decorate these eggs however you like, with embroidery or stripes (or even puff paint!). You could even use a color-changing or multi-colored yarn for more visual appeal! Use pastel colors or bright colors, it’s your choice! The sky’s the limit when it comes to decorating Easter eggs!

Happy crocheting,

Susan