Want to try yarn bombing but not sure where to start? Let us show you the ropes. Lots of crafters want to try yarn bombing, but don’t know how to begin. Some just need advice and a pep talk. Or maybe you already love to yarn bomb and just want to play. Let’s empower each other to express ourselves through craft!

In solidarity with the Pussyhat Project, this pattern was free until the Women’s March on Washington on Jan 21, 2017.

I love dinner parties because they provide the perfect excuse to taste something extra special, like a festive looking seasonal bottle of good cheer. I like to dazzle the hostess with presentation, and this sparkling one-skein wonder is a tasteful, reusable, one size fits all winner. A stretchy lace body and picot hem accommodate standard sized...

We love yarnbombing projects that transform everyday objects into surprising characters. While we expected kids to love them, we were surprised how much these characters took adults out of their daily doldrums by adding a little fun to their lives too. Now you can help fill the world with whimsy and bring a smile to the faces in your neighborho...

We love yarnbombing projects that transform everyday objects into surprising characters. While we expected kids to love them, we were surprised how much these characters took adults out of their daily doldrums by adding a little fun to their lives too. Now you can help fill the world with whimsy and bring a smile to the faces in your neighborho...

For one of our favorite yarnbombs, we turned a preschool gate into a banana forest with a cheeky monkey stealing a banana. She was just too cute not to share, so we worked her up in two sizes: a baby and a mother.

When hip local yarn shop StashLocal asked me and Moipouf to dream up a window display made entirely of yarn, we pictured a fiber wonderland where blackface sheep frolicked over every hill. In order to fill the pasture with flocks of sheep, we needed an expedient yet adorable design that didn’t involve sewing many parts together. Since no such p...

Correction: Back legs begin with repeating rounds 1-10 of front legs, not 1-9 as written.

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Every December after the fresh cut tree is up I set aside an evening to gather around and unpack our family ornaments. We take turns hanging them one at a time, sharing again the familiar story behind each one. A trio of brilliantly painted wooden angels always delights. Like a little chorus of seraphim in heaven, they sing out their song, “hol...

Read more about this fast, easy pattern at the link.

Dare to sit pretty in your longest skirt with a pair of crochet skirt guards. Both the smaller 1/4-wheel and larger-1/3 wheel size hook up in just a few hours. Snap it on the fender with a handful of binder clips, and easily snap it off again to wash or swap for another color. Pattern includes installation instructions.

The inspiration for these exotic crochet earrings came from a chocolate tasting room in Palo Alto, California called The Chocolate Garage. Specializing in the world’s best-tasting bean-to-bar craft chocolate, the staff needed some appropriately exquisite, hand-crafted accessories that evoke the exuberance of cacao. I designed this pattern while...

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By popular demand, it’s the pattern for your favorite crochet bling! I’ve refined the size and shape of these links to make the perfect crafty swagger statement.

These are chunky stirrup leg warmers for adults. A friend wanted to gift a custom pair to her athletic employee, and the result is stylish but still perfect for yoga class. It made me sad to think this custom pattern wouldn’t see the light of day again, so here it is for you to enjoy!

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These perfect little acorns make cute gifts, ornaments, garlands, cat nip toys, or anything you like!

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Super easy fashionable pattern for laptops similar to 13” to 15” MacBooks. The bag is worked top-down and in-the-round using simple double and treble crochet stitches with clear photos for some steps. Includes instructions for an extra sturdy handle.

By popular demand, this PDF e-pattern includes the pattern for the beanie with a panel for a button AND for the hat with an attached scarf and secret buttoned pocket.

You always walk through stores remarking to yourself “Pshaw… I could make that!” But how often do go home and prove it? Here’s a free project I created to help you restore that balance and make your holiday hostess and guests squeal with delight. It’s a knit hack of one of Pottery Barn’s wine bottle accessories, a teeny hat and scarf. They sell...

The perfect hat with ear flaps, pom pom and tassles. A top-down in-the-round crochet hat pattern using just 100g or 200y of worsted weight yarn. The directions for making this delicate textured diamond pattern are easy to understand and do. I aim to design crochet patterns any knitter would envy.