Pattern ideas for three-colour combinations
In about 2011 there was a shawl pattern released which used three colours of 4ply/fingering weight yarn and *wasn't* a triangular one. It seemed all new at the time as the trend had been for one-skein triangular shawls. That pattern was Veera Valimaki's Colour Affection and since then three-colour shawl patterns in all different shapes have remained popular. I realise she won't have been the first to release a three-colour pattern by the way, it just seemed like that was the first super-popular one. Whenever we do our yarn updates I always try to make time to photograph colour combinations...
More mini skein pattern ideas
It has been quite a while since we last gave you suggestions of patterns that use mini skeins so we thought we'd take another look at this. We hope it's inspiring and helpful! Our previous posts contain Ravelry links so please be wary when looking back at them. Riverside Walks by Victoria Magnus Combining our fluffy alpaca lacewight yarn, Lowther Lace with a sparkly mini skein fade set this striking shawl combines simple stitch bands with lace details to draw the eye. Dathan pullover by Kate Davies Made using 15 x 25g balls of a tweed yarn...
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Pattern ideas for ECY Yarnlings - crochet
We thought you might find it useful to have a list of ideas of things to crochet with our Yarnlings! Since we sell a box of 24 pairs of 5g 4ply Yarnlings (inspired by the Catvent box) HERE it would make a great project to do to get you through the dark December days - or indeed any other days to be honest! Maybe you might use them as part of a bigger project, or maybe you might want to make something like one bauble in one colour per day. With 2 x 5g of each colour you could mix...
Magic Circles: a beautiful crochet scarf by Janie Crow
Initially released late in 2019, Magic Circles Scarf is a beautiful scarf (it's called that but we'd describe it as a wrap tbh!) design from Janie Crow. She had previously released Magic Circles as a blanket but then saw the Milburn DK range and was inspired to make a scarf design using the same motif. Introduction by Jane: “I love looking at how shapes fit together and have wanted to create a tessellating circle design for some time. Circular motifs can be tricky to fit together and it is common to find the circular shape becomes slightly distorted when motifs are...
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Introducing: The Shawl Project Book 5 from The Crochet Project, featuring laceweight yarn!
The latest book from Joanne and Kat of The Crochet Project has arrived. Book 5 is a bit different from those that have come before as it features designs using laceweight yarn. Using laceweight yarns for a shawl or wrap gives you great value for money and produces a lovely light summery accessory. This book combines the great design you would expect from Joanne and Kat along with the delicate elegance created with laceweight yarn. Find it on the website HERE. All five designs are pitched at intermediate crochet skill level but the Love Triangles Shawl can be adjusted to...