This striped crochet cardigan pattern is worked from the shoulders down in one continuous piece, with no seams anywhere and no blocking at the end. Each pastel stripe is outlined in soft gray, so the colours read as blocks of stained glass rather than plain bands — and because it is top-down, you can slip it on at any point […]
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The Playful Holiday Bobble Pillow Set is the cheerful end of my Christmas collection. Where the Scandinavian four are quiet and neutral, this trio is red, green and unapologetically festive — the kind of thing that makes people smile from the doorway. The set gathers three of my most-loved bobble stitch designs, the Snowflake, the Christmas Wreath and the Snowman, […]
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I have made thirteen of these now, and I still like making them. Crochet bobble stitch pillow patterns all work the same way: a bobble stitch pillow is a crochet cushion cover where clusters of raised bobbles form a picture — a tree, a menorah, a pumpkin — sitting proud of a flat single crochet background. No appliqué, no embroidery, […]
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This crochet christmas star pillow pattern is the boldest of my holiday cushions — one strong five-point star drawn entirely in raised bobble stitches across a soft cream panel. There is no colorwork shaping and no fiddly increasing; the star appears because the bobbles sit up off the fabric and catch the light. Two stitches, one very cozy 16″ x […]
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These four crochet christmas pillow patterns were designed to live together. A snowflake, a reindeer, a christmas tree and a star — each one drawn entirely in raised bobble stitches, each one worked flat in simple single crochet, and each one finishing at the same 16″ x 16″. Make one and you have a lovely cushion. Make all four and […]
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This crochet snowflake pillow pattern is the quiet one of my holiday set. An eight-point snowflake with branching arms is drawn entirely in raised bobble stitches on a soft cream panel — and here is the part that makes it different from almost every other snowflake pillow out there: the whole front is a single colour. There is no colorwork, […]
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This crochet christmas tree pillow pattern is the kind of holiday project that looks far harder than it is. A tiered evergreen — trunk, three branching tiers and a little bobble star at the peak — is drawn entirely in raised bobble stitches on a soft cream panel, so the tree is built from texture instead of fiddly shaping. Two […]
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This crochet reindeer pillow pattern is the kind of holiday project that looks far harder than it is. A friendly reindeer — muzzle, ears, and a full branching set of antlers — is drawn entirely in raised bobble stitches on a soft cream panel, so the design is built from texture instead of fiddly shaping. Two colors, two stitches, and […]
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These are the crochet tricks crocheters wish they’d known sooner. A few weeks ago I asked the r/crochet community a simple question: what is the little trick you wish someone had told you when you were starting out? The post took off (around 119,000 views and a few hundred replies), and it turned into the beginner cheat sheet of crochet […]
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These are the knitting tricks knitters wish they’d known sooner. A little while ago I asked the r/casualknitting community a simple question: what is the one trick you wish someone had told you when you were starting out? More than two hundred knitters answered, and I wish I had this list of knitting tricks taped to my needle case fifteen […]
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The short version: the trick to crochet and knit projects you’ll actually finish is picking the right project in the first place — not too big, not too repetitive, and never without a pattern. Match the make to your momentum and almost anything gets finished. Below are the six classic culprits behind unfinished projects, and the fix (plus a pattern) […]
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If you have been dreaming of a blanket that looks like it came straight from a cozy cabin in the Scottish Highlands, this chunky plaid crochet blanket pattern is the one. The Highland Throw is a woven tartan afghan with built-in fringe, worked in super bulky yarn so it comes together fast — and the finished blanket is every bit […]
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