I have the cutest “mommy and me” set to share with you guys! I released this pattern last year to my Etsy and Ravelry shops and i’m slowly migrating some of those patterns here, free on my blog! The Penny Lane Poncho is written in both adult and child sizes! I had so much fun taking these photos with Penny last year. The child size pattern can be found below. Click here to check out the adult sizes also free on my blog!
I used Lion Brand Rewind yarn which is a really unique and fun yarn to work with! It has a summery and beach type vibe to me. The yarn is bulky weight so the poncho works up really quickly but still has a lightweight feel to it!
It’s also beginner friendly! You basically just crochet one giant rectangle and make 2 small seams to sew it together and that’s it!
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The Penny Lane Poncho is available as a kit on the Lion Brand website! The kit comes with all the yarn needed to make the poncho + the printed PDF pattern for the kids sizes!
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This pattern is available as an ad-free printable PDF in my Etsy shop! It includes both the child and adult sizes.
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This pattern is available as an ad-free printable PDF in my Ravelry shop! It includes both the child and adult sizes.
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The adult size version of the Penny Lane Poncho is free on my blog, here!
Description: Loose open stitches combined with the airy Rewind yarn makes for a perfect poncho to toss over your clothes when the sun starts to set. This is a great beginner garment and a cute “mommy and me” set for photos.
I have the cutest “mommy and me” set to share with you guys! I released this pattern last year to my Etsy and Ravelry shops and i’m slowly migrating some of those patterns here, free on my blog! The Penny Lane Poncho is written in both adult and child sizes! I had so much fun taking these photos with Penny last year. The adult pattern can be found below. Click here to check out the child sizes also free on my blog!
I used Lion Brand Rewind yarn which is a really unique and fun yarn to work with! It has a summery and beach type vibe to me. The yarn is bulky weight so the poncho works up really quickly but still has a lightweight feel to it!
It’s also beginner friendly! You basically just crochet one giant rectangle and make 2 small seams to sew it together and that’s it!
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The Penny Lane Poncho (adult) is available as a kit on Lionbrand.com! It comes with all the yarn needed to make the poncho + the printed PDF pattern. Get it here!
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The Penny Lane Poncho is available as an ad-free printable PDF in my Etsy shop (download comes with both adult and child sizes).
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The Penny Lane Poncho is available as an ad-free printable PDF in my Ravelry Shop (download comes with both adult and child sizes).
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Click here to check out the Penny Lane Poncho in kid sizes!
I love a good T-Shirt yarn, don’t you? It’s perfect for all kinds of home decor projects like baskets, placemats, plant cozies and RUGS!! Right when I saw this yarn I knew I had to make a rug with it. The hardest part was deciding if I should do a circle rug or a rectangular rug! I ended up going with a small rectangle rug for my kitchen sink.
I knew that I wanted to incorporate tapestry crochet. It’s always so much fun doing color work in crochet! When you are working in rows instead of the round while doing tapestry crochet I think it looks a lot better if your work is going in one direction. For this rug you will be cutting your yarn after every row and joining your yarn back at the beginning for the next row! You will only be working from right to left and never turning your work. Leave an extra few inches of yarn on both sides and bam! You have built in fringe! 🙂
I’ve actually been keeping my rug on my desk the past few days and using it as sort of a computer placemat lol. Fitzwilliam (my puppy) is still in the “chew everything in sight” phase so I’m a little worried he will be attracted to the fringe and destroy it if I have it on the floor. However, I’m not mad about it because I think it looks super cute on my desk too!
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This pattern is on Ravelry! Click here to add it to your queue or give it a heart! 🙂
This T-Shirt yarn was provided by KnitzNPurlz! Check out her Etsy shop here and shop the yarn I used in this pattern! It’s definitley the best quality T-shirt yarn I’ve ever used before and she has SO many colors to choose from!
It’s finally here! The Happy At Home Hoodie has been anticipated by so many of you and i’m so excited to release it. Sometimes you just have a design in mind that comes together exactly how you wanted it to and this was one of them! I pictured an oversized hoodie with wide ribbing and a soft lightweight feel. The slits on the side somehow make it even better than I imagined.
I used Lion Brand Coboo to make this hoodie. It’s one of my all time favorite yarns! You can check out The Bobble Crop Top which I made using Coboo. I also have some other designs coming soon using it!
I hope the Happy At Home Hoodie pattern brings you some much needed crochet therapy while we are all quarantined to our homes. It brought me so much joy to make and I know this will be one of my pieces i’m most proud of for years to come. Please tag me in your wips and finished photos of your hoodie on Instagram so I can share the happiness! Use #happyathomehoodie so I can see!
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This pattern is available as a kit through Lion Brand. It comes with all the yarn needed to make the garment + the printed PDF pattern. Get it here!
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This pattern is available on Etsy as a low cost ad-free printable PDF.
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This pattern is available on Ravelry. Save it to your queue for later or spread the love and give it a heart!
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This pattern is available on Lovecrafts as a low cost ad-free printable PDF. (coming soon)
Happy At Home Hoodie PatternDescription:
This lightweight hoodie is perfect to throw on during a chilly summer evening at the beach or cozied up in around a bonfire. The in-style oversized fit compliments all body shapes and sizes. Get ready to never take off your new favorite hoodie!
When I saw Lion Brand’s new “I Wanna Make A Blankie” yarn I knew I had to get some. I wasn’t sure exactly what kind of blanket I was going to make until I started to clean out my desk drawers lol! I found one of my Tunisian crochet hooks that I had purchased from Amazon last year and knew that I had to use it.
I used just under 1 ball of “I wanna make a blankie” yarn. You get a HUGE amount of yarn from it and can make an entire blanket with just 1 skein! Keep in mind that this blanket is pretty small, like a baby blanket. If you want something bigger, like a throw for your living room, I would definitely get 2 skeins. If you want to make a giant blanket then you might as well grab 3!
I have a bunch of other free blanket patterns available! Have you seen my “Super Chunky Cozy Crochet Blanket?”
I also have a ton of corner 2 corner blankets! My most popular being “Covered In Cats.”
This is the hook set that I used. You will be using the 19/15mm hook size for this blanket. I LOVE this set! It’s interchangeable and comes with different cords to adjust the length.
Can you tell I’m more than ready for warmer weather?! The Sweetpea Crochet Top was inspired by beautiful sweetpea flowers blooming in spring! I love the wearability of this top. It layers perfectly over a cami or bralette! The stitches give it a beautiful lacy look.
I used Lion Brand Truboo yarn and let me tell ya…the drape on it is something else! It’s very similar to Coboo but it has a beautiful sheen to it! It’s so silky and smooth, I can’t wait to work with it again. I’ve made an adorable summer top using coboo called The Bobble Crop Top, be sure to check it out!
The Sweetpea Crochet Top is created by making 2 panels and seaming together. You will add arm trim and neckline trim at the end.
I love a good crochet raglan sweater! Are you a fan of top down designs? Or do you like working from the bottom up? The Willow Sweater is top down or “raglan” style! I haven’t really made too many crochet patterns from the top down. It was fun being able to try it on as I went!
This sweater has no seams and no sewing. Thats definitely a plus. I have to admit though, I don’t mind sewing pieces together and I think my favorite will always be bottom up sweaters in separate pieces. Each time you finish a panel it’s like checking off a task and it seems to go quicker for me!
I love the look of a cozy cowl on a crochet raglan sweater but you could also easily leave it off. It would save you yarn, time and be less bulky in the warmer months!
Sweaters are definitely my favorite thing to design. Check out these free ones on my blog! The Coffee Shop Cardigan, The Cozy Boyfriend Cardigan, and The Color Block Cape!
I’m not usually one to make shawls or wraps but I thought this yarn would be perfect for a spring wrap! The Dotted Wrap uses a Fine (2) weight yarn which makes it perfect for a lighter spring accessory. I used the color “Blue Thunder” from the Dotted Line yarn by Lion Brand!
I was on the fence about making a triangle shawl but ultimately decided to go with something a little different than the norm! I’m really glad that I went with a parallelogram shape! Check out my Summer Nights Shawl! It’s the only other shawl/wrap i’ve designed.
I used a really fun and basic pattern repeat throughout the wrap. Once you get past the increase section it’s smooth sailing. Even the increase and decrease area are easy since you are only adding or taking a way 1 stitch on 1 side of your work.
I wanted to make something that was mindless but still looked amazing! Every once in a while I like to take a break from intense crochet designs that require a lot of math and attention. This Color Block Cape is definitely easy and mindless but still looks great!
This was the perfect pattern to chill out with and work on at the end of a long day. It uses double crochet stitch throughout and has very minimal seaming. I made it oversized enough so that it could be one size fits all! If you want it longer, you can easily add more rows before splitting off the front panels. Just be sure to add the same amount of rows to both front panels as well!
This is my second oversized garment using Lion Brand Basic Stitch. I have a poncho using it as well! You can check out the Cross Stripe Poncho here!
I’m a little bit addicted to making c2c (corner 2 corner) blankets but I think you guys already know that lol. I’ve worked with the baby boucle yarn before for a cardigan pattern (the cozy boyfriend cardigan) and knew that It would be perfect for a teddy bear design. The teddy bear crochet blanket!
This blanket is a bit smaller than my other recent c2c’s and I think it’s the perfect size for baby or toddler! I think it would be an awesome handmade baby shower gift as well. The chunky yarn and smaller size makes it work up pretty quickly and only took me a couple weeks on and off to complete. Check out my other free c2c patterns- The Covered In Cats Afghan, The Draped In Dogs Afghan and Unicorn Dreams Afghan.
I uses Lion Brand Color Made Easy for the main blanket and Baby Soft Boucle for the teddy bear. The Baby Soft Boucle is held double stranded. You won’t want to skip out on that part so be sure you hold 2 strands at once or the bear wont be big enough.
I also think it works great as a floor mat for babies and toddlers! The bulky yarn makes it extra squishy and soft. It’s definitely on the thicker side for a blanket! Like I said, perfect baby shower gift. 😉
