I'm very pleased to bring you all another a full length, real-time crochet tutorial video today! This one demonstrates the making of my Morel Mushroom secret pouch, a cute fungus shaped pocket on a chain loop with an adjustable mushroom cap topper. The written pattern for this handy project is available for free on my... Continue Reading →
Freeform #1
For years now I've had my eye on creating a piece in the classic Freeform style, a method of crochet that rejects the use of pattern or pre-planned formations and uses highly textural and varied crochet stitches to create odd, asymmetric pieces called "scrumbles." Though any crocheting without a pattern could technically be called freeform... Continue Reading →
Henbit and Housekeeping
The month of May is usually a busy one for me, and this one has not been an exception so far, even despite local shutdown regulations! Read on for a bit about the projects I'm doing now and what I've got coming up <3 Henbit Pixie Belt With the weather warming I'm working outside and... Continue Reading →
Amanita Muscaria Mushroom Pouch
Maybe creepy poison fungus seems more like an autumn thing, but there is some argument for the seasonality of the crochet project I have to share today! It wasn't meant to be seasonal - I created the Amanita Mushroom Pouch tutorial & free crochet pattern because I had requests to make a pattern for the... Continue Reading →
Morel Mushroom Pouch
Here in the Midwest the hunt is on for morel mushrooms, the prized wild fungus often referred to as the "steak" of mushrooms. It's been a great spring for them, with my friends and coworkers reporting big scores - so morels have definitely been on my brain lately. I've been making these cute crochet versions,... Continue Reading →
PBT: Cell Phone Pocket
This post is part of a series of tutorials on how to create your own unique crochet pixie pocket belt – to read more about this series visit the Intro page. I often like to leave my technology behind when I go wandering in the forest, but hey, sometime's a pixie's gotta stay connected. That's why... Continue Reading →
PBT: Wrap-Up
This post is part of a series of tutorials on how to create your own unique crochet pixie pocket belt – to read more about this series visit the Intro page. Maybe it's just because I worked on the tutorial for this so much, but this newest pixie pocket belt may be my favorite ever. To... Continue Reading →
PBT: Attaching the Pockets
This post is part of a series of tutorials on how to create your own unique crochet pixie pocket belt – to read more about this series visit the Intro page. So far we've covered basic shapes in the form of pockets such as circles, squares & rectangles, triangles, and cones - now it's time to... Continue Reading →
PBT: Circle Pocket Part 2
Circle Pockets: Non-Continuous Circles, Color Changes, and Overlay This post is part of a series of tutorials on how to create your own unique crochet pixie pocket belt – to read more about this series visit the Intro page. Most of the crochet utility belts I make have circle pockets - I love their potential as... Continue Reading →
PBT: Triangles
This post is part of a series of tutorials on how to create your own unique crochet pixie pocket belt – to read more about this series visit the Intro page. Today's task is: Triangles! I don't personally use this shape much in my belts, but I have seen others do beautiful pixie belts with triangles... Continue Reading →