I’m immensely pleased to offer this Tunisian crochet lace design.

Like its cousin the Thaxton Hooded Cowl, Notch is luxuriously stretchy, squishy, and toasty-warm. Experiencing how the notched short-row wedges take shape is fun -- it’s the textural highlights of the Thaxton Hooded Cowl, repeated for decorative impact.

I developed this strategic four-edge stitch shaping combination from scratch because common shaping methods don’t work well for diagonal Tunisian crochet. My goal was to find a uniformly finished solid edge for Tunisian Simple Stitch (Tss) that’s also symmetrically stretchy. I researched 100 or so sources and I know of no one else us...

My Crochet Inspirations Newsletter #47 goes into more detail about the rayon threads used.

Depending on the beads used, a thread or yarn ranging from Size #5 (“fingering/sock wt.”) to Size #10 (some “lace wt.”) works great.

This is an expanded version of a popular photo tutorial I posted in Crochet Pattern Companion, one of my blogs that has gone into early retirement as of January 2013. (You can read about that here.)

You might like to see the newsletter issue I just sent out about this stitch and design here.

This stretchy slip stitch lace loop scarf (ring scarf, eternity scarf) is worked in short rows and is reversible. Wrap it twice for a cowl look; or leave unseamed. The scarf will have angled scarf ends if it is left unseamed.

Four Peaks Scarf is a newly remastered, rectangular variation of the L-shaped Five Peaks Shawl. (Five Peaks first appeared in Interweave Crochet magazine, Spring 2010 issue.)

This stretchy 100% slip stitch crochet pattern contrasts two kinds of slip stitch ribbing for a fascinating, richly textured effect. It’s worked in one piece, lengthwise, and would be a beautiful wintertime gift for someone!

This simple scarf & wrap pattern is really all about one powerful Tunisian crochet stitch. It’s an all-season pattern: crochet easy reversible scarves and shawls that are as lacy or as solid as you like, based on the yarn and hook size you choose.

About this Limited Edition PDF: this pattern series was first described in Crochet Inspirations Newsletter #32. The instructions for this Sparkle Love Knot Lariat crochet pattern are complete and have been professionally tech edited. The pattern bogged down at the publishing stage merely because I couldn’t stop imagining more variations fo...

I’ve crocheted and used almost fifty different coffee cozies and other beverage sleeves over the years, and this simple version remains one of my favorite cup cozy designs to use in real life. This pattern includes my design tips for optimizing a cozy’s safety and usefulness. It’s one of my $1.99 picks for December.

This pattern is $1.99 for 3 days in Ravelry only.

This quick pattern for the hippie in (most) all of us uses a beefier Love Knot variation that I developed (although surely someone else has before me). Crocheting these “Buffalo Knots” with two strands of medium weight cotton yarn held together gives them even more heft than they usually have.

This pattern has a stitch diagram, offers two lengths, and two seaming schematics for the cowl and for creating a true hooded version. Also a photo sequence for creating the notch.

This hyperbolic 100% slip stitch crochet ruffled scarf pattern features self-edged short rowing. Crochet the ruffle scarf edging as you go, thanks to a second type of slip stitch that helps to create a pearly scallop. Fine yarn gives it a delicate fluttery weight. Using a large hook size means you make progress faster than you might expect.

The story of this scarf is the topic of issue #31 of my Crochet Inspirations Newsletter (now accessible here).

This 100% slip stitch crochet scarf features short rowing with my all-time favorite type of ribbing: slip stitches worked into the back loop.

Learn to crochet short rows with different slip stitches for a self-shaping, self-striping crocheted cowl scarf--neckwarmer-- long loop scarf--even a mobius-style infinity scarf. Fun, fast, and easy to crochet technique.

This bag inspired a selvage photo tutorial blog post, and two Crochet Inspirations newsletter issues here and here! The detachable lace panels of this messenger-style shoulder bag are fun to make from small amounts of pretty yarns.

International English equivalents to American measurements, yarn weights, and stitch terms are included in brackets {}.

This Tunisian eyelet lace crochet pattern is my favorite way to crochet with fancy tube yarns that can be lumpy in other crochet stitches.

Link to pattern for Sizes Small & Medium: http://www.shop.designingvashti.com/Eva-A-Crochet-Shrug-W... (or see separate listing in Ravelry)

This new Tunisian crochet lace pattern pleasantly edges itself as you work each offset group of rows. It is crocheted with no shaping, then seamed into a ring scarf (a.k.a. Snood, Shoulder Cowl Wrap, and Eternity scarf). One skein of a fingering weight yarn makes a versatile warming thing.

The Trailing Vine Lariat is a stitch sampler that combines old and new crochet cord stitches. I wrote it in steps rather than rows or rounds, because you’ll need no foundation chain, and sometimes you don’t even crochet into another stitch (it depends on the fancy stitch used). Crochet one ‘row’ and you’re done.

This pattern is written for standard sizes Small, Medium, and Large.

May this Cheerful Chores activity bring to your family the enjoyment and long-range benefits that it has brought to mine. It made simple lessons in money concepts charming to my young child.

New stitch video for 2012: How to Crochet the Spiky Puff Stitch.

Link to pattern for Sizes Large-XLarge (1X): http://www.shop.designingvashti.com/Eva-Crochet-Shrug-n-S... (or see separate listing in Ravelry)

This is pure slip stitch crochet, done in the back loop. With a larger-than usual crochet hook, it crochets up faster than you’d think.

Alzannah is a quick to crochet vest that converts easily to an asymmetrical & ruana-type wrap. The pattern includes choices for customizing both length and width, crocheting larger sizes, and converting the vest into a ruana or wrap. It’s a pleasure to try it on as you go; it’s constructed from the center out to each sleeve opening.

This purse may look all dressed up, but we know that a 100% crochet handbag will hold up under real use! The main body of the bag is a special woven-look crochet stitch that’s ‘close-knit’, light weight, and flexible.

A scarf like Pallas might typically be crocheted from the center column out to each edge for the symmetrically ribbed look, but this one was begun at one long edge and crocheted continuously to the other edge. It’s just more fun when the yarn needn’t be cut and re-attached.

Pattern is FREE until Monday, December 5, 2011.

These stretchy, 100% ‘Bosnian’ (slip stitch) mitts hug the hands like those “Isotoners” my Mom used to wear. The snug fit is due partly to the slip stitch fabric and partly to the elastic content of the sock yarn.

The soft pleats of this Tunisian Knit Stitch fabric create plush and stretchy insulation. It’s a quick, one-skein crochet pattern written for two yarn weights: a light-to-regular worsted weight (heavy DK) version (shown in purple) requiring an L/8mm Tunisian hook, and an aran (heavy worsted) weight version (shown in heather grey) requiring...

Maybe you can see in some of the photos that these are seamed in a way that creates a snug “tunnel” for the hand. Separate sections enable thumb and little fingers to flap the fins for DSPA: Dynamic Stingray Puppet Action.

Here’s a plush, wearable reason to revive a vintage stitch pattern that is traditionally thought of as a “potholder stitch.” This design uses basic single crochet stitches worked the unique double-layer way.

One skein makes a sophisticated cowl for women, and two skeins makes a man-sized chain mail scarf.

Okay, I admit it, pouring on the “melted chocolate” (fabric paint) was even more fun than the crocheting! Any chunky-weight yarn can be used for this project.

A warm and versatile cowl that can be rolled, folded, scrunched, and stretched for wearing several ways. It’s naturally stretchy, and becomes deliciously so in a bouncy wool yarn like Mochi Plus or Noro.

OK, this li’l guy is kind of crazy-looking, no? It’s based on my son’s third-grade classroom drawing of the relationship between cups, pints, quarts, and gallons. (Photo of his drawing is at left.)

Wear the large rectangle in front and it’s a sleeveless top; wear it in back and it’s a vest. Wear it upside down for a trendy ‘cocoon’-looking vest. Waterlily is a twist on 3 seamed rectangles; the sportweight yarn makes the Waterlily stitch pattern bold-looking without being overly dramatic or chunky.

This is a great crochet pattern for using one skein of a nice yarn to make a quick and stylish gift, or to use up any amount of yarn in your stash. Choose a yarn from the finest lace weight to a light worsted weight, and any crochet hook from C/2.75mm to H/5mm. This wide, shallow triangular shape drapes beautifully as a scarf, neckwrap, or shawl...

I am very pleased to finally be able to make this pattern available to all the crocheters who have ever wished they could crochet their own super-stretchy “magic” tube scarves that stretch every which way into hoods, cowls, even tube tops! The “magic” is in the combination of stitch, hook size, and yarn type.

New updated & downloadable version! Pattern now includes instructions to crochet the forked tongue as shown in the photos. It’s now also formatted as a part of my DesigningVashti pattern line. I’ll be adding it to my pattern website when I figure out how to configure my shopping cart for free downloading :-)

I call this a “superpattern” because it’s written for three different yarn weights in both US & UK/AUS terms, and includes design options. (That’s why the yarn list looks long; not all are actually used for one cuff.)

This beginner’s Tunisian crochet pattern works up quickly and results in a sumptuous gift for a man. It’s a simple stitch, and comes out looking spectacular in this yarn and gauge, effortlessly (it only took me two hours to crochet it). I love when that happens. I’m not sure if any of my photos do it full justice.

I call this a ‘superpattern’ because it’s more of a handy reference for getting started with a good combination of thread size, bead type, hook size, and color combo.

Skill Level: Easy

The most elementary and historic of crochet stitches – the Slip Stitch – has modern effortless style. For a “pullover shrug” the stitch has a stretch and drape to rival knits, resembles garter stitch in this pattern, and works up quickly with a large hook.

This is the perfect project for showing off medium-size accent beads that are too fancy to have thread strands covering them (as is the case with most beaded crochet). Seed beads add twinkle to the crochet links.

This fly-or-be-trapped educational toy is apparently irresistible to elementary school children. Slide your hand into the back and when a bug gets close, snap it shut! Pattern includes instructions for flies too). The loops around the edge can be interlocked to zip it closed for complete fly digestion (see 3rd photo). This step seems to fascinat...

My goal was to make lavish, extravagant use of one skein of lace weight pure undyed cashmere yarn. I normally avoid using a lot of picot stitches when I crochet for fun, yet the yarn looked and felt like it wanted to be crocheted into picots. It became a personal challenge: what if I packed in the maximum amount of picots I could muster? The res...

Here’s a necklace cord that’s quick and easy, a popular class in yarn shops for advanced beginning crocheters.

Original edition of this pattern was published in a pattern booklet available exclusively to new and renewing members of CGOA (Crochet Guild of America) beginning in August 2009. The now out-of-print booklet was called “Across the Board Crochet.”

This is my all-time favorite water bottle tote. Those who have seen me at crochet conferences over the years know that I carry it with me everywhere. It’s designed to look good toting most water bottle sizes, to recover gracefully from being repeatedly bunched up in carry-on luggage, and most of all, to feel good on the shoulder.

It’s a fabric of 100% slip stitches -- an elementary (and often underestimated) crochet stitch. This antique form of crochet is often called “Bosnian Crochet” although this scarf is not crocheted in the round.

Use a 395-yd. cone of extra-thick (“double worsted”) Peaches ‘n Creme cotton yarn, or work two strands together of regular Peaches ‘n Creme (double the yardage = up to 800yds). The aran-style stitch pattern is pretty without being too lumpy under bare feet.

No beads, no metal clasps, just pure crochet. Every kind of smooth worsted weight yarn (#4 Medium Weight category) seems to work well.

This breezy corner-start triangular wrap, worked side to side, is an uncommon way to experience Tunisian crochet. Some people seem to think of Tunisian crochet as dense or stiff, but this airy net-like stitch has been around long enough to be known by more than one name: Tunisian Corded Stitch, Tunisian Extended Stitch, and Tunisian Single Croch...

Uses half of a cone of either brand of cotton.

This project is an easy design for a beginner crocheter. I hope you find crocheting with the unique Jelly Yarn(r) as enjoyable as I do.

This design is handy for the medium-sized (8mm) beads with small holes most of us can’t resist buying but which get buried in our bead stashes because they’re too unusual for standard stringing and crocheting. It’s also one of my most popular classes in my local yarn shop.

Amy Shelton reviewed this pattern over in Crochetville; there might be a Crochet Along starting up there also.

Once you try a few ridgy rounds of this stitch pattern and see how a dramatic color-changing yarn comes alive, you may find it as hard to set down your hook as I did! I keep this bag on display as home decor when not in use. In fact, I think it would look great as a throw pillow, and I’m curious how it would look felted.