When I went shopping at JOANN for yarn for my new beanie design I didn’t really have a specific color in mind. I did know that I wanted to do something with an ombre look to it. So I knew I would be on a mission for a few different colors from light to dark. When I tell you these 4 colors just called to me from the shelf…they were perfect.
Now, I know..I know.. technically the yarn colors are “rose”. But when I was naming my design I couldn’t stop thinking of cranberry frost. I thought it went so well, especially with how frosty and cold out it is.
This pattern is really fun to make. I use the alternate spike St throughout. It gives it almost a waistcoat stitch look in my opinion! You need to make sure that you join and turn after every round of the main portion of the beanie. Don’t forget!
I can only imagine the different color combos that can be used for this beanie! So many options! I think one with white, light grey, charcoal and then black would be so cute! If you need a little bit of extra help, I got you covered! I have a full video tutorial of The Cranberry Frost Beanie on my YouTube channel!
It’s the most wonderful time of year! Well…almost!! But you can never start preparing too early! I don’t know about you guys but I love having a bit of handmade Christmas in my home. I always wanted to make a garland for my fireplace so I thought The Woodland Christmas Garland would be the perfect project to share with you all!
The Woodland Christmas Garland is a combination of mushrooms, trees, stockings and pompoms! I’ve been seeing mushroom decor all over the place lately so that is kind of what inspired this theme for my garland! I added some really cute woodland animals from JOANN, a cute mushroom snowglobe, some floral picks, and a really cute sign too! Along with that I draped a second garland from JOANN on my mantle with my crochet version for a double garland look!
Making the garland is really simple. You can mix and match any worsted weight yarn colors that you like. I went with the classic red, green, cream, brown and a pop of mustard! You only need small amounts of yarn for each pattern. Be sure to check out my video tutorials linked below if you need some extra help!
I’m back with another seasonal design. This time, I decided to combing my love of crochet, yarn and fall colors to make The Willow Wall Hanging! The Willow Wall Hanging is beginner friendly and honestly just super fun to make. It was a nice break from a long garment project and it really lets your creative side shine! It goes great with my fall/Thanksgiving decor!
I picked a bunch of different yarn from JOANN for this project. Basically I just walked up and down the aisle with a color pallete in mind and grabbed all the yarn colors that went with my vision! I wanted a warm autumn look to mine but you can easily mix it up with whatever colors you want! I also did not follow any rules when it came to picking the fiber type and weight. I used light weight yarn all the way up to Jumbo! Really, anything goes!
Another fun thing with this project was picking out the floral. JOANN has an amazing selection of flowers, stems and picks. I matched up my yarn and flowers as I went. You can easily customize the colors to your liking. You can even leave the pumpkins off. Or maybe even switch them out with every season!
I hope you guys enjoy this tutorial! Be sure to check out the full video tutorial if you need any extra help! Will you be making a Willow Wall Hanging?!
