Crimson Krill Shawl

Hello everyone! This shawl is my latest addition in what I’m now calling ‘2021 Summer Shawl Collection’! As I recall all the shawls I made in the last season, I’ve recognized some common features that made this collection unique from the ones I made before: the type of yarn I used (medium and light worsted), mono colors, and a general pattern repetition. I now realize that sticking to these elements when designing helped me produce easy, yet beautiful pieces. Now back to this shawl. At first, I had many concerns about using this shade of red, because it kind of obscured most of the patterns I tried in my trial phase. I finally settled on this simple pattern that made me really satisfied with how the shawl turned out. I’m very proud of how it looks and how the color makes it both eye catching while it inspires a feeling of warmth in you. I hope you have a lovely time knitting it as I did. Stay safe and healthy!

Skill level: Easy

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Materials:

• Yarn: Bonbon Luks, 100% acrylic, 3.53 oz (100 g), 263 yards (240 m), in the color 98564: 3 skeins.
• Circular knitting needles, 32" (80 cm) long, size US 6 (4 mm).
• Tapestry needle.

Measurements: width = 57" (145 cm), height = 30" (77 cm), approx.

Yardage: 760 - 765 yards (695 - 700 m), approx.

Gauge: 24 sts and 30 rows = 4"x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in stockinette stitch.

Knitting Terms:

• st: stitch.
• sts: stitches.
• k: knit.
• p: purl.
• yo: yarn over.
• sl st: slip stitch.
• k2tog: knit 2 sts together.
• ssk: slip, slip, knit the 2 sts together through back loops.

Instructions:

Cast on 9 sts.

Row 1: k 3, p to end.

Row 2: sl st, k 1, yo, k 1, k2tog, k 1, yo, k to end.

Row 3 and every odd number row: k 3, p to last 2 sts, sl st, p 1.

Rows 4, 6, 8: sl st, k 1, yo, k 1, k2tog, k 1, yo, k to end.

Row 10: sl st, k 1, yo, k to end.

Row 12: sl st, k 1, yo, k 1, ssk, k to end.

Row 14: sl st, (k 1, yo) twice, k 1, ssk, k to end.

Row 16: sl st, k 1, yo, k 3, yo, k 1, ssk, k to end.

Row 18: sl st, k 1, yo, k 5, yo, k 1, ssk, k to end.

Row 20: repeat row 10.

Rows 22, 24, 26, 28: sl st, k 1, yo, k 1, k2tog, k 1, yo, k 6, k2tog, k 1, yo, k to end.

Row 30: repeat row 10.

Row 31: repeat row 3.

General Pattern:

Row 32: sl st, k 1, *yo, k 1, ssk, k6, repeat from * to last 3 sts, k 3.

Row 34: sl st, k 1, yo, k 1, *yo, k 1, ssk, k6, repeat from * to last 11 sts, yo, k 1, ssk, k 8.

Row 36: sl st, k 1, yo, k 3, *yo, k 1, ssk, k6, repeat from * to last 10 sts, yo, k 1, ssk, k 7.

Row 38: sl st, k 1, yo, k 5, *yo, k 1, ssk, k6, repeat from * to last 9 sts, yo, k 1, ssk, k 6.

Row 40: repeat row 10.

Row 42: sl st, k 1, yo, k 1, *k2tog, k 1, yo, k 6, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k2tog, k 1, yo, k 3.

Row 44: sl st, k 1, yo, k 1, *k2tog, k 1, yo, k 6, k2tog, k 1, yo, repeat from * to last 7 sts, k2tog, k 1, yo, k 4.

Row 46: sl st, k 1, yo, k 1, *k2tog, k 1, yo, k 6, repeat from * to last 8 sts, k2tog, k 1, yo, k 5.

Row 48: sl st, k 1, yo, k 1, *k2tog, k 1, yo, k 6, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k2tog, k 1, yo, k 6.

Row 50: repeat row 10.

Row 51: repeat row 3.

Repeat rows (32- 51) sixteen more times, then repeat rows (32- 50) once. Knit 3 rows. Bind off all stitches as follows:

Stretchy bind off row: k 2, slip the 2 sts back to left needle, k2tog, *k 1, slip the 2 sts back to left needle, k2tog, repeat from * to end. You can watch my tutorial video for the stretchy bind off method here: 

Weave in loose ends. Block well and enjoy.

Lastly, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or find something confusing in the pattern.

Happy crocheting/knitting! follow me on Instagram @wiams_crafts and Twitter @wiamscrafts to see my upcoming projects.

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Honey Chocolate Cowl

Hello everyone! It's very fun making a simple and quick-to-knit project using leftover yarn from previous projects. The challenge is creating a design that uses just what's left without having to go and purchase more of it -because you overshot- which beats the purpose (I'm obviously speaking from experience, haha!). Sometimes though, you have just enough material left to come up with a beautiful piece that complements the main one. For example, one of my favorite works, the Hashtag Jacket, the leftovers of which I turned into a Slouchy and Mittens matching set. Now, I've made many cowls from bulky yarn in the past, because I think it keeps the neck especially cozy during really cold days. This Nako Spaghetti Effect yarn (left unused from my Scalloped Chocolate Shawlette and Hat) is so easy to knit using 8 mm to 10 mm needles, and looks so stunning even with a simple garter pattern. I found that garter stitch and lace pattern worked in stripes of two colors gave the cowl the wavy shape I was aiming for. I hope you like it and enjoy making it.

Skill level: Easy

Materials:

• Yarn: Nako, Spaghetti Effect, 25% wool, 75% premium acrylic, 100 g/ 3.53 oz, 60 m/ 65.6 yards. Color: 75533: 1 skein, color: 7511: 1 skein.
• Circular knitting needles 60 cm/ 24" long, size US 11 (8 mm).
• Tapestry needle.
• Ring stitch marker.

Measurements: 

• Height: 8" (20 cm), approx.
• Diameter: Upper: 25" (64 cm), lower: 33" (84 cm).

Yardage: 116-118 yards (106-108 m) approx.

Gauge: 10 sts x 17 rows = 4"x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in garter pattern.

Knitting Terms: 

• st: stitch.
• sts: stitches.
• k: knit.
• p: purl.
• k2tog: knit 2 sts together.
• ssk: slip, slip, knit the 2 sts together through back loops.

Instructions:

With dark brown, cast on 72 sts, join in the round. Don't know how to join in the round? here is a short tutorial on how to do it (from 0:26 - 1:15 min): 

  Put the ring stitch marker at the beginning of rounds. work as follows:

Round 1: k all sts.

Round 2: p all sts.

General Pattern:

Round 1: (k2tog, yo) three times, k 6, repeat to end.

Round 2: k 6, p 6, repeat to end.

Repeat rounds 1 and 2 three times.

Bind light brown yarn (don't cut dark brown yarn), work as follows;

Round 3: k 6, (yo, ssk) three times, repeat to end.

Round 4: p 6, k 6, repeat to end.

Repeat rounds 3 and 4 three times.

Repeat the general pattern once more, then repeat the first six rounds with the dark brown yarn, p one round.

Stretchy bind off row: k 2, slip the 2 sts back to left needle, k2tog, *k 1, slip the 2 sts back to left needle, k2tog, repeat from * to end. You can watch my tutorial video for the stretchy bind off method here: 

Weave in loose ends.

Lastly, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or find something confusing in the pattern.

Happy crocheting/knitting! follow me on Instagram @wiams_crafts and Twitter @wiamscrafts to see my upcoming projects.

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Easter Chick Granny Square

Important notice: This written pattern has been reviewed and updated on June 1st, 2021.

While I was on Pinterest, getting ideas for my Bunny Granny Square of this year's Easter, many lovely pictures of chicks popped up in front of me, in the form of amigurumi, coasters and granny squares. So, as soon as I finished designing my previous one, I started planning this new granny square. As a whole, I'm proud of my animal themed granny squares set so far, and I hope the future ones will be as cute and easy to make too.

I wish you all a joyful time crocheting this project, and happy Easter again to all of you who celebrate it. Don't forget to stay safe and healthy, and take care of yourselves.

Skill Level: Easy

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Check out the entire Animal Granny Square collection: 

Puppy | Frog | Koala | Kitty | Chicken | Mouse | Bunny | Ox | Tiger | Duckling

Are you a beginner in Crocheting? Check out AllFreeCrochet's  Ultimate Beginner Guide of Tutorials and Patterns: 

Materials: 

• Yarn: any cotton yarn in the following colors and quantities: one yellow skein, one green skein, few yards (meters) of white yarn, one yard (meter) of orange and black yarn. Suggested yarn: D.M.C Happy Cotton, 0.7 oz (20 g), 47 yards (43 m).
• Crochet hook, size D/3 (3 mm).
• Tapestry needle.

Measurements of the square: 6" x 6" (15 cm x 15 cm) approx.

Gauge: 22 sts and 12 round = 4"x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in double crochet.

Yardage: 64-66 yards (58-60 m).

 

Crochet terms (US):

• ch: chain.
• st: stitch.
• sts: stitches.
• sl st: slip stitch.
• sc: single crochet.
• hdc: half double crochet.
• dc: double crochet.
• tr: treble crochet.
• dc2tog: double crochet 2 sts together.
• dc3tog: double crochet 3 sts together.

Instructions:

Granny square base:

Note: ch 1 and ch 3 at the beginning of rounds count as sc and dc respectively.

With the yellow yarn, make a magic circle, work as follows:

Round 1: ch 1 into the magic circle, sc 7, sl st into the first ch. (8 sts).

Round 2: ch 1 and sc in first st, sc 2 in each st, sl st into the first ch. (16 sts).

Round 3: ch 3 and dc in the first st, dc in st, *dc 2 in st, dc in st, repeat from * to end, sl st into the third ch of first ch 3. (24 sts).

Round 4: repeat row 3. (36 sts).

Round 5: ch 3 and dc in the first st, dc in st twice, *dc 2 in st, dc in st twice, repeat from * to end, sl st into the third ch of first ch 3. (48 sts).

Round 6: ch 3 and dc in the first st, dc in st three times, *dc 2 in st, dc in st three times, repeat from * to end, sl st into the third ch of first ch 3. (60 sts). 

Cut off yellow yarn and weave in loose ends. With green yarn make a knot and at the eighth st after the end of last round, work as follows:

Round 7: (ch 4, tr, ch 2, tr 2) in first st, *tr in st, dc in st twice, hdc in st 3 times, sc in st twice, hdc in st 3 times, dc in st twice, tr in st, (tr 2, ch 2, tr 2) in st, repeat from * 3 times, tr in st, dc in st twice, hdc in st 3 times, sc in st twice, hdc in st 3 times, dc in st twice, tr in st, sl st into the fourth ch of first ch4.

Round 8: ch 3 in first st, dc in st, *(dc, tr, ch 2, tr, dc) in ch 2 space, dc in each st to next ch 2 space, repeat from * 3 times, (dc, tr, ch 2, tr, dc) in ch 2 space, dc in each st to last st, sl st into third ch of first ch 3.

Rounds 9 and 10:  ch 3 in first st, dc in each st to first ch 2 space, *(dc 2, ch 2, dc 2) in ch 2 space, dc in each st to next ch 2 space, repeat from * 3 times, (dc 2, ch 2, dc 2) in ch 2 space, dc in each st to last st, sl st into the third ch of first ch 3.

Cut off green yarn and weave in loose ends.

Eye (make 2): 

 

With black yarn, make a magic circle, ch 1 and sc 5 into it, sl st in the first ch, cut yarn leaving enough yarn to sew eye in place.

 

Eggshell hat:

With white yarn make 28 sts and work as follows:

 

Row 1: dc in the third ch from hook, (dc, dc2tog) three times, dc in ch, dc3tog, (dc, dc2tog) four times, turn.

 

Row 2: sl st twice, ch 2 and dc in st, d in dc three times, dc2tog twice, dc in dc three times, dc2tog in st, turn.

 

Row 3: sl st twice, ch 2 and dc in st, dc2tog twice, dc in dc, cut yarn leaving 6" (15 cm) to sew the shell in place.

 

Beak:

 

With orange yarn, make a magic circle:

 

Round 1: ch 1 and sc 5 into it, sl st in the first ch.

 

Round 2: ch 1, sc in each st, sl st in the first ch, cut yarn, leaving enough yarn to sew beak in place.

 

Assembly:

• With orange yarn embroider feet.
• Sew eggshell on the outer line of the chick as shown in the picture. 
• Sew eyes in place.
• Sew beak in place.
• Weave in loose ends.

Lastly, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or find something confusing in the pattern.

Happy crocheting/knitting! follow me on Instagram @wiams_crafts and Twitter @wiamscrafts to see my upcoming projects.

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Bunny Granny Square

Important notice: This written pattern has been reviewed and updated on June 1st, 2021.

Hi everyone! I think it's obvious by now how much I love crocheting animal-themed granny squares, as It has become something of a tradition for me to make one inspired by the Chinese zodiac every year. I have also made other animals before, and will keep on designing as many of these as I can. I will try to keep them as simple and minimal as possible, and I will maintain the same measurements, so that -if wanted- they can be used together in one bigger project, like a blanket, for example.
This time, I wanted to design an Easter Bunny granny square. I looked up a lot of bunny references online; real, drawn, embroidered, or crocheted, in order to make the best facial features and ear shape that can both fit inside the square, and still look like a bunny. I went through more trials than you can imagine, and in the end, I decided to let the ears be long and go outside the square -for maximum cuteness haha-. If you intend to make this as a blanket unit, it will still looks nice, just make sure not to position it at the boarders.

I hope you all have fun making this one, and happy Easter.

Skill level: Easy

Get printable PDF for this pattern:   or  

Check out the entire Animal Granny Square collection: 

Puppy | Frog | Koala | Chick | Kitty | Chicken | Mouse | Ox | Tiger | Duckling

Materials: 

• Yarn: any cotton yarn in the following colors and quantities: one white skein, one light green skein, a few yards (meters) of pink and yellow yarn, one yard (meter) of peach and black yarns, and one yard (meter) of black embroidery thread. Suggested yarn: D.M.C Happy Cotton, 0.7 oz (20 g), 47 yards (43 m).
• Crochet hooks, sizes D/3 (3 mm) and E/4 (3.5 mm).
• Tapestry needle.
• Embroidery needle.

Measurements of the square: 6" x 6" (15 cm x 15 cm) approx.

Gauge: 22 sts and 12 round = 4"x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in double crochet.

Yardage: 64-66 yards (58-60 m).

Crochet terms (US):

• ch: chain.
• st: stitch.
• sts: stitches.
• sl st: slip stitch.
• sc: single crochet.
• hdc: half double crochet.
• dc: double crochet.
• tr: treble crochet.
• sc2tog: single crochet 2 together.
• sc3tog: single crochet 3 together.

Are you a beginner in Crocheting? Check out AllFreeCrochet's Ultimate Beginner Guide of Tutorials and Patterns: 

Instructions:

Granny square base:

Note: ch 1 and ch 3 at the beginning of rounds count as sc and dc respectively.

With the white yarn, make a magic circle, work as follows:

Round 1: ch 1 into the magic circle, sc 7, sl st into the first ch. (8 sts).

Round 2: ch 1 and sc in the first st, sc 2 in each st, sl st into the first ch. (16 sts).

Round 3: ch 3 and dc in the first st, dc in st, *dc 2 in st, dc in st, repeat from * to end, sl st into the third ch of the first ch 3. (24 sts).

Round 4: repeat row 3. (36 sts).

Round 5: ch 3 and dc in the first st, dc in st twice, *dc 2 in st, dc in st twice, repeat from * to end, sl st into the third ch of the first ch 3. (48 sts).

Round 6: ch 3 and dc in the first st, dc in st three times, *dc 2 in st, dc in st three times, repeat from * to end, sl st into the third ch of the first ch 3. (60 sts). 

Cut off white yarn and weave in loose ends. With light green yarn make a knot and at the eighth st after the end of last round, work as follows:

Round 7: (ch 4, tr, ch 2, tr 2) in the first st, *tr in st, dc in st twice, hdc in st 3 times, sc in st twice, hdc in st 3 times, dc in st twice, tr in st, (tr 2, ch 2, tr 2) in st, repeat from * 3 times, tr in st, dc in st twice, hdc in st 3 times, sc in st twice, hdc in st 3 times, dc in st twice, tr in st, sl st into the fourth ch of the first ch4.

Round 8: ch 3 in the first st, dc in st, *(dc, tr, ch 2, tr, dc) in ch 2 space, dc in each st to next ch 2 space, repeat from * 3 times, (dc, tr, ch 2, tr, dc) in ch 2 space, dc in each st to last st, sl st into the third ch of the first ch 3.

Rounds 9 and 10:  ch 3 in the first st, dc in each st to the first ch 2 space, *(dc 2, ch 2, dc 2) in ch 2 space, dc in each st to next ch 2 space, repeat from * 3 times, (dc 2, ch 2, dc 2) in ch 2 space, dc in each st to last st, sl st into the third ch of the first ch 3.

 
Cut off light green yarn and weave in loose ends.

 

Ear (make 2):

Outer ear:

With white yarn and 3.5 mm hook make 3 ch [leave 4" (10 cm) for sewing ears in place], then work as follows:

Row 1: ch 1, sc in each ch to end.

Row 2: ch 1, sc in each st to end. (3 sts)

Rows 3-6: ch 1, sc 2 in the first st, sc in each st to end. (7 sts)

Rows 7-9: repeat row 2.

Rows 10-13: ch 1, sc2tog, sc in each st to end. (3 sts)

Row 14: sc3tog, cut yarn, weave in loose end.

Inner ear:

with pink yarn and 3.5 mm hook chain 2 sts, [leave 4" (10 cm) for sewing ears in place], work as follows:

Row 1: sc 2 in the second chain from hook. 

Row 2: ch 1, sc 2 in the first st, sc in the second st. (3 sts)

Rows 3-4: ch 1, sc in each st to end. 

Rows 5-6: ch 1, sc 2 in the first st, sc in each st to end. (5 sts)

Rows 7-8: repeat row 3.

Rows 9-10: ch 1, sc2tog, sc in each st to end. (3 sts)

Row 11: sc3tog, cut yarn, weave in loose end.

Eye (make 2): 

With black yarn, make a magic circle, ch 1 and sc 5 into it, sl st in the first ch, cut yarn, leaving enough yarn to sew eye in place.

Flower:

With yellow yarn and 3 mm hook, make a magic circle (or ch 5 and sl st to the first ch),

work as follows: 

Round 1: ch 1, sc 9 into the circle, sl st to the first ch.

Round 2: sl st to next st, *ch 2, (dc 3, ch 2, sl st into the same st), sl st 2, repeat from * to end, sl st to ch 1 of previous round, cut yarn, leaving enough yarn to sew flower in place.

Flower center:

With peach yarn and 3 mm hook, ch 3, make a popcorn st and cut yarn, leaving enough yarn to sew in place.

Assembly:

• With black thread embroider nose and mouth.
• Sew outer ears on the outer line of the bunny head as shown in picture. Sew inner ears on the base of outer ears line, sew the top point of inner ears to outer ears.
• Sew flower and flower center on the base of right ear.
• Weave in loose ends.

Lastly, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or find something confusing in the pattern.

Happy crocheting/knitting! follow me on Instagram @wiams_crafts and Twitter @wiamscrafts to see my upcoming projects.

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