This one skein purse is made with simple stitches, but requires more concentration than my other designs. It uses staggered increases (to smooth the arcs and keep the straight edge straight) so stitch markers aren’t really useful. I highly recommend using Bernat Maker Home Dec yarn or something similar so it’s easy to sew the snaps on. The purs...

This simple pattern is shown in Bernat Premier acrylic yarn, but it could be made in mercerized cotton for summer and wool for winter. The instructions are for a small adult, but it can be easily resized. The only slight tricks to making it are the pleats and I’ve provided several photos to help with that. If you can do chains and single croche...

A soft shawl for spring and summer nights. The three round motif pattern is easy to memorize, so it’s a great choice for when you’re on the go. This is a “join as you go” project, but you can make each motif separately and join them together afterwards if you like. (I recommend using a crab stitch seam if you do want to join them all at the end...

An elegant, yet easy to Tunisian crochet scarf. Because there’s never more than 6 loops on the hook at one time, it can be made with a standard crochet hook. It uses Tunisian simple stitch and Tunisian knit stitch as well as standard crochet stitches. The tiers alternate between stitch types so you can get into a relaxing rhythm while working

This lacy afghan block is also good for scarfs, shawls, table runners and even whole tablecloths depending on your yarn/thread choice.