Crochet! Winter 2022

As much as I hate being cold, I’ve really come to love winter in the past few years. The holiday bustle brings that last burst of energy as we all try to finish last-minute gifts and start the new year off with a bang. It’s exciting and loud, with crowds of people gathering and festive music playing everywhere you go. You try to pick up what you need to make that perfect gift before it’s gone and before the holiday season is over. After, everything settles. Winter takes its turn to welcome the new year with a cool quiet and stillness. We stay inside, quiet, wrapped in blankets and trying to stay warm while we watch lazy snowflakes fall outside our windows. … This year is Crochet!’s 20th Anniversary and…

EASY FINISHED MEASUREMENTS 2½ inches wide × 3½ inches long MATERIALS • Omega Otoño light (DK) weight cotton yarn (3½ oz/197 yds/100g per skein): 1 skein each #912 dark blue and #901 white • Size F/5/3.75mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle • Stitch marker • Approximately 100 field corn kernels GAUGE 4 sc = 1 inch; 6 rows = 1 inch Gauge is not critical; use hook that gives you tight stitches with yarn. PATTERN NOTES Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Do not join rounds unless otherwise indicated. Place stitch marker to mark beginning of round; move marker as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. SPECIAL STITCH Picot: Ch 2, sl st in 2nd ch from hook.…

BEGINNER FINISHED MEASUREMENTS 8 inches wide × 76 inches long after blocking, not including fringe MATERIALS • Lion Brand Mandala Ombré medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (5⅓ oz/344 yds/150g per ball): 2 balls #551-204 harmony • Size J/10/6mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle GAUGE 2½ 3-dc groups = 2 inches; 9 rows = 4 inches Take time to check gauge. PATTERN NOTES Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Chain-3 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. Scarf will lengthen and narrow with blocking and/or wear. SCARF Row 1: Ch 42, sc in 2nd ch from hook, *ch 3, sk next 3 chs, sc in next ch, rep from * across, turn. (10 ch-3 lps) Row 2: Ch 3 (see…

We all know how it goes: You have more than a few skeins of yarn in your crafting space. Somehow it always turns out that the yarn you have is rarely the yarn used in a pattern you want to make. But instead of going out and purchasing more yarn, you want to use some of the yarn that you have in your stash. This means you may need to adjust the pattern. I’m going to share with you how, with a little bit of swatching and simple math, you can make your hat in that stash yarn with no problem. Even if you are using a yarn labeled the same weight as the pattern, not all same-weight yarns crochet up the same. There are differences in the diameter of…

EASY FINISHED SIZES Instructions given fit toddler size; changes for child, small adult and large adult are in [ ]. FINISHED MEASUREMENTS Circumference: 17 [19½, 21¾, 24] inches Length: 6½ [7, 8, 9] inches MATERIALS • Lion Brand Feels Like Butta medium (worsted) weight polyester yarn (3½ oz/218 yds/100g per skein): 1 skein each: Toddler: #106AE ice Small adult: #172Q sea green Large adult: #109P royal blue • Size 7/4.5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge • Stitch markers: 8 assorted colors • Tapestry needle GAUGE First 7 rnds = 4 inches in diameter 7 sts and 7 rows in ext sc = 2 inches PATTERN NOTES This project is started with an adjustable slip ring so the first round of stitches can be tightened snugly. All rounds…

CONFIDENT BEGINNER FINISHED MEASUREMENTS 9 inches long × 20 inches in circumference MATERIALS • Plymouth Yarn Encore Worsted medium (worsted) weight acrylic/wool yarn (3½ oz/200 yds/100g per skein): 1 skein #0149 periwinkle heather • Size H/8/5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle GAUGE 7 rnds from center = 4 inches PATTERN NOTES Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. Work in back loops unless otherwise stated. HAT Rnd 1: Ch 4, working in back lps (see Stitch Guide and Pattern Notes), 11 dc in 4th ch from hook (first 3 chs count as first dc), join (see Pattern Notes) in 4th ch of beg ch-4. (12 dc) Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc…