Granny Squares

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Crochet Blanket Square Pattern

Crochet Blanket Square Pattern – with a Celtic Knot! This crochet blanket square pattern is Block 12 in the 2026 Moogly CAL! Thank you Tamara Kelly of the mooglyblog.com for the invitation to participate again this year! The Celtic Square Motif is made with basic crochet stitches and Knit Picks Brava Worsted Weight yarn in 3 shades of green. (Thank you to We Crochet for providing the yarn for this project! – Click here to see their website and all the yarny goodness!) For[Read more]

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Crochet Daisy Phone Strap

Crochet Daisy Phone Strap This Crochet Daisy Phone Strap is both practical and beautiful! This project is made with Size 3 cotton yarn and some glow-in-the-dark yarn. It can easily be made in varying lengths. Each square motif is just 3 rounds of stitches – perfect for an on-the-go project. Plus, once it’s finished, you’ll have your hands free to do more crocheting without needing to carry your phone! And so you can be successful making this project, I’ve created[Read more]

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Celtic Shamrock Pillow

Celtic Shamrock Pillow The Celtic Shamrock Pillow is an easy and fun project made with cotton yarn and simple stitches. It’s a great pattern to try if this is your first attempt at one of my Celtic Knot designs because the stitches are beginner-friendly and the knot is easy to weave. Plus, this crochet pillow is the project for our 2026 Crochet-a-long! Yay! This CAL will begin Friday, April 4th, 2026! This CAL ends May 1st, 2026 – but you[Read more]

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Granny Square Heart Garland

Granny Square Heart Garland The Granny Square Heart Garland is a colorful and easy crochet project that can be hung as a decoration any time of year! I created this garland several years ago when I was designing a large Yarn Bomb project for the Crochet Guild of America’s annual conference. We decorated the hotel with all shapes and sizes of crocheted motifs and projects to add to the fun atmosphere of a bunch of crocheters getting together for classes,[Read more]

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Celtic Afghan Square

Celtic Afghan Square The Celtic Afghan Square is Block 10  in the 2025 Moogly CAL! Thank you Tamara Kelly of the mooglyblog.com for the invitation to participate again this year! The Celtic Afghan Square is made with basic crochet stitches and Red Heart Super Saver Yarn. I decided to try something new this year and have the center of the square be on the diagonal. I LOVE how it looks and am pleased to say that it is easy to turn the diamond shape[Read more]

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Celtic Square Hot Pad

Celtic Square Hot Pad Pattern The Celtic Square Hot Pad crochet project is a beautiful accessory for the home! You may have noticed that the Celtic Knot featured in the center of this project is the same Celtic Knot that is in the Celtic Crochet Square (which you can find the pattern for here) and the Celtic Knot Bag (which you can find the pattern for here). I really like this knot and how it looks so much more complicated[Read more]

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Celtic Heart Pouch

Celtic Heart Pouch The Celtic Heart Pouch is a cute and practical little project that is perfect for taking along the essentials or giving as a gift to someone you love. The Celtic Knot Heart at its center is easy to weave. With a variety of stitches we turn the heart shape into a rectangular motif that can be combined with other motifs to create many different projects. The Celtic Heart Drawstring Bag uses 12 of this same Celtic Heart[Read more]

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Celtic Knot Crochet Bag

Celtic Knot Crochet Bag The Celtic Knot Crochet Bag is a fun and unique project that uses basic crochet stitches and cotton yarn. Crochet bags made out of motifs are very popular right now and I thought it would be fun to use this construction that features a square Celtic Knot motif front and center. And since we have about one month until St. Patrick’s Day, I thought everyone would like having this project as a Crochet-a-long (CAL). Each week[Read more]

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Celtic Heart Drawstring Bag

Celtic Heart Drawstring Bag The Celtic Heart Drawstring Bag is an eye-catching project that features 12 Celtic Knot Hearts made into square motifs that are joined together into a practical tote. I started working on this design over a year ago but ran out of time to finish it by Valentine’s Day so I was determined to complete it this year. 🙂 I experimented with several different Celtic heart designs and spent a lot of time figuring out how to[Read more]

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Crochet Heart Projects

Crochet Heart Projects These Crochet Heart Projects span over 10+ years of designing and include a wide variety of cute and creative crochet patterns that are fun to make for Valentine’s Day or any time of the year! The popular and famous heart shape is one of my favorite objects to design and crochet. There are many different ways to create a heart using crochet stitches – I love the endless possibilities and that you can add a heart to[Read more]

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Celtic Crochet Capelet

Celtic Crochet Capelet The Celtic Crochet Capelet is a stunning garment that features eye-catching Celtic Knot motifs and a beautiful lacy stitch pattern. I have been wanting to create something like this for a long time and I love how it turned out! All stitches used in this project are basic crochet stitches and the Celtic Knots are easy to weave. This pattern is now available in my Etsy shop as an instant download – click here to purchase! (This[Read more]

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Crochet Thread Catcher

Crochet Thread Catcher This Crochet Thread Catcher is easy to make and super handy to have around while you’re working on your crochet projects! A thread catcher is also known as a “scrap caddy” or “scrap bag”. This cute little bag hangs conveniently right next to you ready to “catch” all your yarn, thread, fabric and even snack 😉 scraps! I have been using a fabric one like this for years and I love it! (This post includes affiliate links.[Read more]

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Micro Crochet Granny Square Necklace

Micro Crochet Granny Square Necklace This Micro Crochet Granny Square Necklace works up quickly and uses a small amount of thread. I love how it turned out! And, yes, I did say that this project uses a small amount of thread – that would be sewing thread – yikes! Sewing thread is very thin and does take some getting used to so this project is not for everyone. But if you are like me and have been working with cotton[Read more]

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15 FREE Granny Square Bag Patterns

15 FREE Granny Square Bag Patterns These FREE granny square bag patterns are full of color and pretty stitches that come together for eye-catching and practical bags that you can take with you anywhere! Granny Squares are very popular right now- you can see them all over the internet and even on some celebrities! They are easy to take with you on-the-go because you can work on a square or two in a small amount of time. Then after completing[Read more]

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Celtic Heart Square

Celtic Heart Square The Celtic Heart Square is a unique crochet square that uses simple stitches and easy knot weaving techniques.  I originally created this square to be part of a scarf design but as I finished the square I realized I didn’t want to use it in a scarf project and created 2 other scarf designs instead using the Celtic Knot Heart in a different way (You can see those FREE crochet patterns, the Velvet Celtic Heart Scarf and[Read more]

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Crochet Crossbody Bag

Crochet Crossbody Bag This Crochet Crossbody Bag features an eye-catching Celtic Knot Square and makes for a great bag to take on all your travels and day-to-day errands! Crossbody Bags (and Fanny Packs) are popular once again! (Yes, I remember using one when I traveled in the 90’s! 😉) I love the crochet versions and decided it would be fun to create a Celtic one! (Click on any image of this project in this post to purchase this pattern) Just[Read more]

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Granny Square Cozy

Granny Square Cozy – for Rocks! I love the classic look of the traditional crochet Granny Square so I created this Granny Square Cozy pattern several years ago. Today I am going to share the FREE easy pattern with you – a project I like to call, “Granite Grannies” since there are many granite rocks in my home state! This project works best with smooth rocks that are between 3″ and 6″ in diameter. This pattern is very simple to[Read more]

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Crochet Granny Square Softie

Crochet Granny Square Softie This Crochet Granny Square Softie is sure to make you smile! Granny Squares are very popular right now with their nostalgic look and colorful symmetry. Granny square patterns and projects are popping up everywhere! Their design is genius and simple – the perfect project for taking on the go, working on while watching TV and using up yarn scraps from your stash. The iconic “Granny Square” is crochet ALL. THE. WAY. and at its best so[Read more]

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Crochet Shamrock Square Pattern

Crochet Shamrock Square Pattern This Crochet Shamrock Square Pattern is another FREE Irish-inspired crochet project for you! This Shamrock Pattern is crocheted with Red Heart Soft yarn in some lovely colors – Guacamole, Dark Leaf, Tangerine and Off-White. This yarn has such a pretty sheen and so easily glides on your hook that you’ll have this square finished in no time! And lately I am loving the combination of greens, oranges and whites 🙂 (This post includes affiliate links. To[Read more]