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Crochet Sun Hat
As someone who lives in the sunny Mediterranean I know first hand how essential it is to protect our skin from the sun’s rays especially during the long sweltering summer months! One important way is to wear a wide brimmed hat to protect our head and face from the hot sun. The last couple of sun hats that I’ve purchased have fallen apart pretty quickly and I thought why not crochet a more durable one for myself? I wanted to find a pattern that was pretty yet functional at the same time and I decided to go with the Solara Sunhat pattern by the lovely MJ’s off the Hook Designs.…
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Fringe Tutorial for Crochet and Knitted Creations
Adding a fringe to a crochet or knitted creation can be a fun and easy way to finish off your project! You can add a fringe to many different handmade items, including scarves, ponchos, wall tapestries and blankets. Below I’ve included a short easy photo tutorial on how to add a fringe to your crocheted or knitted items – please do feel free to leave a comment down below if you found this tutorial helpful or alternatively follow me on social media and send me a photo of your creations – I would love to see them! Step 1: Wrap some yarn around your hand (or even a piece of…
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Crochet Sparkly Nights Out Scarf
I was at my local homeware shop recently when I came across their small yarn section. Of course I had to stop and browse and the most beautiful skeins of sparkly Perfetto Lurex DK yarn by MEZ Cucirini caught my eye! There were several colours on the shelf and my mind began racing with the possibilities of what I could create with this gorgeous sparkly yarn! For a while now I had been wanting to make a fancy scarf that I could wear in winter on one of my rare nights out with friends or family. When I saw the colour Nature Gold amongst the skeins of Perfetto Lurex yarn,…
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Crochet Country Headband
These Country Headbands are made with the same modern alternative to the granny stitch which I had used to make my Cosy Seasons Scarf. I had really enjoyed working up the scarf and I thought this modern granny stitch would be perfect to make a couple of quick and simple headbands! In this version of the modern granny stitch, the double crochet clusters are worked into the middle double crochet stitch of the row below, rather than into the spaces between the clusters. I used DK yarn to make these headbands – for one I used some light brown acrylic yarn from my stash (no brand this time) and also…
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Crochet Zebra Hot Pad
The other day I was going through my stash of cotton yarn and found two skeins of Drops Paris yarn in black and white. I thought what better way to use the yarn than to make a hot pad with a zebra-inspired design! This hot pad pattern is beginner friendly as it uses only single crochet and half-double crochet stitches as well as a variation of the single crochet stitch – the spike stitch! The spike stitch is a fun and easy way to play around with colours and introduce a cute highlight in a relatively simple crochet design. Drops Paris is an aran/worsted weight cotton yarn which works up…
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Crochet Spring Time Hot Pad
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click a link and make a purchase, I may receive a small commission (at zero additional cost to you) which helps support this blog. I only recommend yarn and craft supplies that I have used myself and love! This Spring Time Hot Pad is a fun and easy way to add some colour to your kitchen and make a useful pot holder at the same time! This crochet pattern is a simple 4 row repeat consisting of single crochet and spike stitches – perfect for beginners and more advanced crocheters alike. To make this hot pad I used two strands of King…
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Crochet Sleepy Turtle
Introducing the Sleepy Turtle! I made this cute marine amigurumi as a birthday gift for a cute little boy who loves turtles 🙂 This pattern is beginner friendly and can be worked up quite quickly! I used a DK acrylic yarn to make Sleepy Turtle – unfortunately I don’t have a specific brand to share this time but any DK weight acrylic or even cotton yarn should work for this project. You could even use yarn of larger or smaller weight and adjust your hook size accordingly. Just bare in mind that the size of your turtle will vary too! Before gifting this cute turtle I completely forgot to measure…
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Crochet Cosy Seasons Scarf
This Cosy Seasons Scarf is one of my personal favourites and I wear it time and time again! To make this scarf I used a variation of the classic granny stitch, which is worked in clusters of three double crochet stitches and perfect for beginners. In this pattern the double crochet cluster is crocheted into the middle stitch of the cluster below it rather than in the spaces between the clusters. I feel like this slight variation gives the scarf a modern twist on the traditional granny stitch. To crochet the Cosy Seasons Scarf I used the amazing Drops Merino Extra Fine yarn in colours Mustard, Heather, Ice Blue and…
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Crochet Spa Headband
Feel like a day at the spa? Or simply want to pamper yourself at home? Make these easy crochet spa headbands to wear on your relaxing day! Or use them to simply keep your hair out of way while doing your makeup. I used soft and silky velvet yarn for these headbands to give them that ‘spa’ feel…and embellished them with the classical bow and a cute flower! These headbands are easily customisable and you can make them any colour you like…the pattern below is adult size but the headband size can be adjusted for any age by varying the number of rows crocheted. With the velvet yarn these headbands…
