by ChiWei | Sep 28, 2017 | All Designs, Crochet, Free Patterns, Kids & Toys, My Favorites, Winter
It’s almost October and time to start your holiday crocheting! I’m terribly proud of myself for having prepared for Christmas this far in advance with my Scandinavian Santa Gnome. Now to get crackin’ on other projects! This Santa Gnome is part of my...
by ChiWei | Sep 24, 2017 | All Designs, Crochet, Free Patterns, Home, Kids & Toys, My Favorites
What happens when you take a traditional granny stripe pattern and switch up the colors? Like one of those magic eye posters from the 90s, I squinted a bit, and saw triangles where there were stripes. The end result is this Love Triangles Granny Stripe Baby Blanket...
by ChiWei | Sep 16, 2017 | All Designs, Crochet, Fall, Free Patterns, Home
I was browsing Instagram the other day and saw a set of white pumpkins that had succulents in them, and all the bells and lights in my brain went off, screaming at me to make a crocheted one. I experimented with a white succulent pumpkin planter, but it wasn’t...
by ChiWei | Sep 9, 2017 | All Designs, Crochet, Fall, Free Patterns, Home, Kids & Toys
After sharing my watermelon keychains last week, several of you suggested that the same pattern would work for candy corn amigurumi keychains as well. Since I had delayed so long in publishing my post, and we’re now past watermelon season moving into Halloween...
by ChiWei | Sep 4, 2017 | Accessories, All Designs, Crochet, Free Patterns
I don’t know why, but I’ve always been a fan of argyle patterns. If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you might remember an argyle logo once upon a time. I’ve changed things up since then, but there’s just something about an argyle...
by ChiWei | Aug 20, 2017 | All Designs, Crochet, Free Patterns, Home, Kids & Toys, My Favorites, Summer
Welp, it’s been 3 months, and I’m finally publishing the pattern for my Watermelon Amigurumi Keychain. It’s a simple project and makes for a great teacher’s gift, whether you give it at the end of a school year like I did, or at the beginning...
by ChiWei | Aug 5, 2017 | Accessories, All Designs, Crochet, Free Patterns, Summer
Doesn’t everyone deserve to be a Queen bee at some point in their life? I’m not sure why there aren’t more adult crochet crown patterns, because really, we can all do with more dancing around in a crown, don’t you think? This may be a simple...
by ChiWei | Jul 19, 2017 | Crochet, Fall, My Favorites, Winter
Sometimes in the midst of several large projects, I need to take a mental break and work on something quick and easy, with instant gratification, to renew my interest and motivation and love of all things yarn. I haven’t posted a round-up in ages, but I figure...