Patterns, Tips and Video Tutorials for Crochet
For me, inspiration in designing comes from many areas – many times from the yarn itself. In the case of the Evalin Shawlette, inspiration came from both the yarn and the names of the yarn. Explorer Knits and Fibers released these two colors – You Do Not Yield and Fireheart, inspired by the Throne of […]
The Starburst Shawl is a fun, beginner friendly Tunisian crochet shawl. This shawl has a fun meditative repeat and only uses 2 skeins of fingering weight yarn. For this sample, I used yarn from The Frosted Stitch in her colorways December’s Eve and Gingham. My testers also had some excellent color choices – you can […]
For those of you familiar with my Convergence Shawl, I created a unique shape in modifying a boomerang shawl in crochet. For the Coalescing Shawl, I adapted that idea to Tunisian Crochet and created this lovely shawl. This shawl is worked side to side in short rows, which is perfect for folks who hate those […]
Tunisian crochet has become my heart – I love the drape of the fabric and the amazing different textures you can create. I think you can see that in this shawl. The beautiful diamonds are created with Tunisian post stitches, and worked separately in a long rectangle before working into the side of the rectangle […]
Earlier this year, I was asked by Cesium Yarn to design an item for their Clue Mystery Box. I elected to work with their Solutions box, which was 1 full skein of fingering weight yarn and three minis. I wanted to showcase the beauty of the main skein, and designed a triangle shawl that was […]
There are certain projects that are a labor of love, and this was one of them. I finished this shawl about a year ago, but life happened and I wasn’t able to put this pattern into testing or work on the video tutorial until now. This is an intermediate crochet pattern and I hope you […]
I love love love this shawl – if you like Tunisian Crochet and Mosaic Crochet, then this pattern is for you! This is a lovely shawl that has the most wonderful drape! I’ve combined the Tunisian Knit Stitch with front post stitches to make a modern fade and to combine colors in a truly unique […]
I love texture – I’m not sure if you can tell from my shawl pattern, but texture is one of my favorite design elements. I also adore post stitches – they can provide such rich detail to crocheted items. In designing this shawl, I wanted to use post stitches but somehow get them on the […]
I love tassels! They are a fun and cute finishing touch to so many shawl patterns. Initially when I started making them for shawls, I found them so intimidating! I was worried that they would be uneven, or lumpy-bumpy. I finally found a hack I really liked that makes making them fun and easy! The […]
As a designer, there are some designs that really speak to you – and that you are unbelievably proud of making. The Convergence Shawl is one of those designs for me. I was super pleased with how it turned out – and it was exactly as I envisioned it! One of my favorite parts of this […]