www.RedHeart.com Polka-Dot Baby Blanket LCW3246 Skill Level: Easy Supplies: RED HEART® Designer Sport™ 3 skeins 3101 Ivory A and 1 skein 3815 Dutch Blue B. Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 5mm [US H-8]. Yarn needle. Size: Blanket measures 30” (76 cm) x 45” (114 cm). Gauge/Tension: GAUGE: Hexagon = 4” (10 cm) across. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook [...]

www.RedHeart.com Ripple Flash Dance Throw LW3313 Designed By: Ann Regis Skill Level: Easy Supplies: Red Heart® With Love®: 3 skeins 1101 Eggshell A; 1 skein each 1703 Candy Pink B, 1401 Pewter C and 1311 Khaki DSusan Bates® Crochet Hook: 6.5mm [K-10.5] Size: Throw measures 48” (122 cm) x 56” (142 cm) Gauge/Tension: GAUGE: 11 sts and 7 rows = [...]

www.RedHeart.com Heirloom Stitches Throw Crochet Pattern LW2081 Designed By: Roberta Maier Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies: RED HEART® “Super Saver®”: 12 skeins 313 Aran. Crochet Hook: 4mm [US G-6]. Yarn needle. Size: Throw measures 50” x 72”. Gauge/Tension: GAUGE: 12 sts = 4”; 8 rows = 4” in dc. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.Special Abbreviations [...]

www.RedHeart.com Lucky Clover Throw Crochet Pattern LW3045 Skill Level: Easy Supplies: RED HEART® Super Saver®: 5 skeins 0389 Hunter Green A, 2 skeins 0316 Soft White B Crochet Hook: 6.5mm [US K-10.5]. Yarn needle. Size: Throw measures 45” wide and 62” long, not including border. Gauge/Tension: GAUGE: 1 square measures about 5½ x 5½”. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use [...]

www.RedHeart.com Polar Bear Blanket & Hat Crochet Pattern WR2165 Designed By: Michele Wilcox Skill Level: Easy Supplies: RED HEART® “Soft Baby Steps™”: 5 balls 9932 Puppy Print A, 2 balls 9620 Baby Green B, and 1 ball 9600 White C.AUNT LYDIA’S® “Fashion Crochet Thread”, Size 3: Small amount 12 black.Crochet Hook: 4mm [US G-6]. Split lock stitch [...]

Poinsettia Squares Afghan FP177 Original Design By: Maggie Weldon Copyright 2012 Maggie Weldon Skill: Intermediate Size: 49” x 65” Materials: Worsted Weight Yarn White (MC) – 14 oz, 924 yds (400 grams, 740 meters) Gold (A) – 1 oz, 66 yds (28 grams, 53 meters) Red (B) & Green (C) – 7 oz, 463 yds each (200 grams, 370 meters) Yarn Needle. [...]

www.RedHeart.com Field of Dreams Crochet Pattern SN0131 Designed By: Marianne Forrestal Skill Level: Easy Supplies: Stitch Nation by Debbie Stoller™ “Washable Ewe™”: 1 ball each 3652 Clover A, 3667 Green Apple B, 3582 Lilac C, 3711 Icing D, 3525 Dragonfly E, 3501 Robin’s Egg F, 3215 Duckling G, 3706 Zinnia H, and 3101 Cottontail I.Crochet Hook: 5mm [US [...]

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2011 Follow me onto #261 & the rest of the story… Designer Kathleen Stuart wrote: “ I like to use my scrap yarn, so I designed this dishcloth to use up the small amount of red yarn I had. The cross stitches are created with triple crochet stitches and once you get [...]

www.RedHeart.com Love & Kisses Throw WR2112 Designed by Darla Fanton Afghan measures 55” x 44” RED HEART® “Super Saver®”: 2 skeins each 376 Burgundy A and 319 Cherry Red C; 3 skeins 0944 Cherrycola B Skill Level: Intermediate Crochet Hook: 6 mm (US J-10) GAUGE: 7 cls = 4” 8 rows = 4”. CHECK YOUR [...]

The Loop Stitch Granny Afghan offers a whole new twist on the granny square!  A loop stitch flower is worked in the middle rounds.  The flower is then surrounded by rounds of granny square stitches.  It really is a very clever idea.  Each square measures 5” across.  After crocheting 48 square you sew them together [...]

If “home is where the heart is”, then decorating it with handmade crochet makes it more extraordinary and inviting.  Whether you crochet an afghan for yourself, or family and friends, it is sure to be treasured and enjoyed for many years to come. This lovely design is created with worsted with yarn and a larger [...]

Drape your living room sofa in beauty and elegance with this gorgeous afghan!  Squares are created individually in solid squares and floral squares that are stitched together.  Afghan is quick and easy to crochet using worsted weight acrylic yarn and a large crochet hook. What a great way to use up scraps of yarn.  Imagine [...]

To celebrate the first day of winter we are featuring three free afghan patterns today. The first day of the winter season in the United States and the rest of the northern hemisphere, is the day of the year when the Sun is farthest south (on December 21st or 22nd).  This day is known as the [...]

To celebrate the first day of winter we are featuring three free afghan patterns today. The first day of the winter season in the United States and the rest of the northern hemisphere, is the day of the year when the Sun is farthest south (on December 21st or 22nd).  This day is known as the [...]

To celebrate the first day of winter we are featuring three free afghan patterns today. The first day of the winter season in the United States and the rest of the northern hemisphere, is the day of the year when the Sun is farthest south (on December 21st or 22nd).  This day is known as [...]

Here is a fantastic way to practice crochet with a small baby doll project.  This super easy design is created by crocheting a strip of shells.  After the shell strip is complete, you crochet a round of double crochet stitches in a contrasting yarn color.  Then all that’s left for you to do is sew [...]

Delight your little ones with a special afghan crocheted just for their baby dolls.  This miniature Shell Afghan is so quick and easy to crochet using sport weight yarn you will want to make several to give away as gifts.  Imagine these little heiloom treasures made in a rainbow of colors to match all of [...]

Hairpin lace is created by using a crochet hook and a hairpin lace loom.  Hairpin lace looms consist of two parallel rods held at the top and bottom by removable bars.  Some looms are one size only and others offer adjustable widths which typically vary from 1” to several inches wide. Hairpin lace is formed [...]

Your little one’s baby doll will be wrapped up in style with this lacy filet miniature afghan.  This crochet project is quick and easy to create with crochet hook Size F and sport weight yarn.  If you are looking for a unique gift, handmade by you, for that special child in your life, this is a great pick. A [...]

  One of the first afghans I made was in the seventies.  Orange, kelly green and yellow was a good color combination back then.  It was months before my brother’s wedding and I wanted to make him a granny square afghan for a wedding gift.  I didn’t have any money at the time, so my brother bought [...]

Crocheters know that popcorn is not just for eating! Popcorns have long been a traditional stitch in the art of crochet. They are fairly easy to create by working a multiple of stitches (usually double crochets) into the same stitch or space, removing the hook from the last stitch worked and then inserting the hook [...]

  Baby Doll Afghan & Pillow Free Crochet Pattern Your little one’s baby doll will be wrapped up in style with this crochet pink & white checked miniature afghan.  This crochet project is quick and easy to create with crochet hook Size F and sport weight yarn.  If you are looking for a unique gift, handmade by you, for [...]

  Baby Doll Puff Shell Crochet Afghan   Years ago when living in Michigan my best friends daughter had the most beautiful baby layette made with the puff shell stitch shown in this project.  Her neighbor, an avid crocheter had crocheted it for her.  I asked and begged her neighbor for this pattern but she would [...]

Bed Of Roses Crib Cover and Pillow Bed O’ Roses Crib Cover and Pillow Edited By: Maggie Weldon Copyright 2010 Maggie Weldon Skill: Intermediate Sizes: Crib Cover – about 33 inches by 54 inches Pillow – about 13 inches by 18 inches Materials: Worsted Weight Yarn: White – 25 ozs, Baby Blue – 12 ozs, [...]

                  Edited By:Maggie Weldon Copyright 2010 Skill: Intermediate Size: About 53 inches by 76 inches Materials: Worsted Weight Yarn: Pinks (or any flower color) – 13 ozs, Golf Green – 13 ozs, Baby Blue – 38 ozs, Black – 26 ozs, Pink – 3 ozs Crochet Hook:Size G-6 [...]