by ChiWei | Feb 20, 2016 | All Designs, Crochet, Free Patterns, Home, Kids & Toys
This is a blanket I made months ago for a dear friend of mine who had twin girls. She loves the color purple and isn’t a fan of super girlie motifs. Knowing I’d be making blankets for twins, I wanted to make sure they were similar but different, just as...
by ChiWei | Feb 15, 2016 | Accessories, Crochet
I think I was wandering the internet one day when I decided I wanted to learn something new. I decided I was going to learn all about cables. Well, maybe I didn’t get around to learning ALL about cables, but I did end up with this woven cable mug cozy, so...
by ChiWei | Feb 12, 2016 | Accessories, All Designs, Crochet, Fall, Free Patterns, Home, Kids & Toys, Winter
Banish the winter doldrums with this fun fingerless gloves crochet pattern that features a cute fox on each hand that wraps its bushy tail around your wrists. The other day, I made this heart cup cozy using front post half double crochets. These crochet gloves use...
by ChiWei | Feb 10, 2016 | Crochet, Tutorials
Back in the day, I made my basketweave cup cozy using front post double crochet stitches, which created a fun weave pattern. Then, I made a heart cup cozy using a variation, the front post half double crochet stitch, in a graph, which pretty much opened a whole new...
by ChiWei | Feb 6, 2016 | All Designs, Crochet, Free Patterns, Kids & Toys
Gah! It’s taken me so long to get this post published, even though I finished it weeks ago. Well, here it is, finally, my ‘Owl Always Love You’ crochet owl applique. This was inspired by my daughter’s pajamas while I was taking photos...
by ChiWei | Feb 4, 2016 | All Designs, Crochet, Free Patterns, Home, Spring
I’ve seen hearts on hats and hearts on shoes and hearts on mug cozies, and now I’m sharing my variation of the heart cup cozy in this free crochet pattern. By using half double crochet front post stitches, I could make a sort of elongated graph pattern....
by ChiWei | Jan 22, 2016 | Accessories, All Designs, Crochet, Free Patterns
As I was wandering around Michaels shopping for yarn, I found some Loops and Threads Woolike Chunky yarn that looked so scrumptious, I couldn’t stay away. Trust me, I tried. I walked away, up and down the aisles, and came back. I ended up taking home 4 skeins of...
by ChiWei | Jan 18, 2016 | Accessories, All Designs, Crochet, Free Patterns, Winter
I had been toying with the idea of a knit-look, but after thinking about it, I decided it was the ribbed look I was really going after. After creating the ribbing on my last hat, I figured why not make an entire hat using the same technique? And even better, why not...