Learn how to hand crochet and make a cute and chunky flower shaped pillow! No hooks or needles are needed to make this fun design. All you need is some Darice Giant Chunky Yarn, your hands, and a little bit of time. As a crocheter, I have always enjoyed working with chunky yarns both because…
Yarn Projects
Charcoal Tweed Crocheted Cowl Scarf
One thing that I love about crochet is the way you can combine simple stitches to make fun patterns and textures. This crochet cowl scarf pattern uses a simple combination of double crochet and chain stitches to create the stitch pattern. Because it uses basic stitches in an easy repeat, it is a great pattern…
Striped Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern
I love making handmade baby gifts. I thought a soft, snuggly, striped crochet baby blanket would be a perfect gift for a winter baby. Obviously you could choose to make the blanket in any colors you want but I choose blues, gray, and white because they are colors that make me think of winter. The…
Chunky Crochet Hat with Pom Pom
About a month or so ago I made this crochet cowl pattern with some nice super bulky weight yarn. The stitch uses half double crochet worked in the back or third loop to make it look like it was knit instead of crocheted. Today I am sharing the pattern for a matching easy crochet hat…
Crocheted Snowflake Ornament Pattern
Traditionally, crocheted snowflakes are made with thread and a tiny hook. Mine are made with yarn and a larger hook. Thread snowflakes can be amazing in their detail. They can be really pretty to hang on your tree. The problem is I don’t love working with thread on projects like that. I also don’t love…
Free Crochet Christmas Stocking Pattern
Christmas is just around the corner and I like to get an early start on my Christmas crafting. The last few months of the year are always so busy and I always have a long list of things I would like to make, if I don’t get started early I end up running out of…
Chunky Knit-Look Crochet Cowl Pattern
Fall is officially here which means it is crochet season. I like to crochet all year long and there are plenty of crochet projects for any time of the year, but once the weather starts to cool off it is time for hats and scarves and blankets. Chunky yarn is my favorite for scarves and…
Crochet Owl Keychain
Not long ago I was thinking about new projects and I thought that a crocheted keychain might be kind of fun. As I was trying to come up with an idea of what to actually put on the keychain I thought of some crochet owl ornaments that I made last year and decided that a…
Team Colors Pom Pom Wreath Tutorial
Show off your team pride with our fun pom pom wreath DIY tutorial that uses yarn in your favorite team’s colors! A consolation for the summer coming to an end soon is the fact that college football starts this week! In our house, college football is like a 5 month holiday which is celebrated weekly….
Crochet Drawstring Pineapple Bag
Pineapples are so popular right now and great for summertime so I thought it would be fun to crochet a pineapple shaped bag. I thought the shape was perfect for a drawstring style bag so I decided to go that route for my pineapple crochet project. I used a shell stitch on the body of…
