Welcome back to the Learn to Crochet series! Today we’ll be making our third project, the Three Color Tonal Cowl. Last week, we covered how to crochet in the round. There are a few methods for doing so, but we focused on the using a slip stitch to attach the end of a round to…

There’s nothing quite so comfy as a soft pair of boots. They can go out, but also double as slippers around the house, and keep you warm and toasty when there’s a chill in the air. They are the very embodiment of hygge, and now you can make your own pair with flip-flop soles. Jess…

by Tamara Kelly, www.mooglyblog.com Even the simplest stitch patterns pop with the use of self-striping yarns! And Lion Brand’s Ice Cream® and the granny stripe stitch make the perfect pair. This stitch is the basis for the Sweet Baby Afghan, and this is how you make it! The Sweet Baby Afghan in Lion Brand Ice Cream® is…

Welcome back, crocheting students! Today we’re embarking on another new skill: crocheting in the round. In researching methods for this post, I discovered that there is no simple, single answer to the question “how do you crochet in the round?” There are many different ways to do it, depending on what you’re making, the structure…

It can be tough to be a crafter if you’re left-handed. Most knitting and crochet instructions favor righties, and reversing them to work with your dominant side can seem daunting and confusing. I’m as guilty of this as anyone. I said right off the bat in my Learn to Crochet series that I’m a righty,…

Happy Valentine’s Day! What better way to show your romantic side than by crocheting a quick, sweet mug cozy filled with love? The Love at First Sip coffee sleeve is a sweet project you can make in a snap, thanks to our friends at A Crocheted Simplicity. This pattern takes two colors of 24/7 Cotton®…

Welcome back to the Learn to Crochet series! Today we’ll be making our second project, the Level 2 Striped Hat. Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve learned some new stitches as well as how to read a crochet pattern or chart. You’re going to be using all of those new skills for the striped…

Granny squares are a classic crochet motif. You can make anything out of them. They grace sweaters, scarves, blankets, pet clothes — and they don’t even have to be square! They can be circles, hexagons, or any shape you want. The exact origins of the granny square are unknown (like much of the history of…

Welcome back to the Learn to Crochet with Me series! This week we’ll be talking about reading crochet patterns. You may be thinking to yourself, “but I can already read patterns — I knit!” This may be true, and you have a slight advantage from it, but crochet patterns and knitting patterns are two different…

10 Hot New Crochet Patterns for Cold Weather in Lion Brand Yarn by Tamara Kelly, www.mooglyblog.com There is such a great variety of yarn to be found on Lion Brand, and there are so many new and fantastic patterns being designed with their yarns… that you might have missed some! So here are the 10…