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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 Mini-Book Pattern for Beginners – FREE & Easy Project

Crochet Mini Book Pattern for Beginners This Crochet Mini Book Pattern is perfect for Beginners and Experienced crocheters who are looking for a quick and cute gift for book lovers! This project uses only single crochet and slip stitch and a small amount of yarn from your stash. Plus, if you are a beginner and do best with a video tutorial, then you can watch the step-by-step demonstration on my YouTube Channel here! To see more of my FREE crochet patterns, please[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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Crochet Shamrock Patterns

Crochet Shamrock Patterns Over the years I have designed several crochet shamrock patterns and I thought it would be nice to have them listed all in one place for you. Did you know that a shamrock is basically 3 hearts joined together at the bottom points? And since there are many ways to crochet a heart shape, there are also many ways to crochet a shamrock! I think you’ll enjoy browsing the various projects below and making one in time[Read more]

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Easy Bean Stitch Hot Pad

Easy Bean Stitch Hot Pad The Easy Bean Stitch Hot Pad is fun to crochet and works up fast! I LOVE how the color changes look when working this stitch in the beautiful colorways of Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Cotton yarn. This bean stitch is the “mini bean stitch” that is a simple variation of a puff stitch. It uses several “yarn overs” on your hook to create the texture and has a great rhythm to it once you[Read more]

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Easy Crochet Kindle Sleeve

Easy Crochet Kindle Sleeve The Easy Crochet Kindle Sleeve is a simple project that works up quickly! I love to read and have enjoyed having a Kindle for the last 4 years. I do love having real books in my hands but having the Kindle is also great especially when you finish a book. The next one in the series is right there! Ready to be read – Yay! And it is much easier to travel with the slim Kindle[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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Crochet Celtic Heart Garland

Crochet Celtic Heart Garland The Crochet Celtic Heart Garland is a beautiful home decor project that uses basic stitches and a small amount of Size 3 cotton thread. You might recognize the Celtic Knot Heart motif from the Celtic Heart Lantern pattern (that you can see here). I enjoyed the heart design so much that I thought it would be fun to make a mini garland using only the hearts. Plus, I added a cute scallop edging that stretches out[Read more]

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Celtic Heart Lantern

Celtic Heart Lantern The Celtic Heart Lantern is a beautiful project to make for anyone you love! This pattern uses basic crochet stitches and a small amount of Size 3 cotton crochet thread. The instructions come with color-coded Celtic Knot diagrams to help you weave the knots and many color photos to help you be successful! Plus, there is a bonus page that includes instructions for how to add a pretty edging to the Celtic Heart so you can make[Read more]

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Celtic Diamond Snowflake

Celtic Diamond Snowflake The Celtic Diamond Snowflake is an intricate Celtic snowflake that shimmers in your Christmas lights! I named this snowflake the Celtic Diamond Snowflake because of the 12 diamond-shaped points all around the outer edge. These diamond shapes are simple to create with basic crochet stitches and some fabric stiffener. You can even add some faceted gems to the inside of the diamonds for extra sparkle! Click here or on any image to purchase the Celtic Diamond Snowflake[Read more]

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Celtic Christmas Tree Trio

Celtic Christmas Tree Trio The Celtic Christmas Tree Trio project is perfect for a home decoration but it can also be used as a unique motif to be appliqued onto a variety of finished projects, such as: a stocking, gift bag, tree skirt, blanket, pillow, sweater or hat. I decided to create these 3 sizes of a Celtic Christmas Tree after making the Celtic Christmas Keyhole Scarf (that you can see here). I loved how the Celtic Knot tree looked[Read more]

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Kawaii Crochet Christmas Book Review

Kawaii Crochet Christmas Book Review Kawaii Crochet Christmas by Melissa Bradley-Vatcher is a delightful book filled with 40 cute Christmas projects that are guaranteed to add sunshine to your day! Today I will be sharing my thoughts and impressions about the book. I crocheted a project from the patterns and will share those photos at the end! Plus, I will provide a special link below where you can get a FREE pattern from Melissa in her signature style. Thank you to David & Charles[Read more]

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Celtic Crochet Acorn

Celtic Crochet Acorn The Celtic Crochet Acorn is an easy project that uses a small amount of yarn and simple crochet stitches. You can work one up in less than a day and use it to decorate your dinner table tonight! I love the design of acorns with their textured tops and pretty-shaped bottoms. I have been wanting to create a Celtic acorn for some time and love how this one turned out. Click here or on any image to[Read more]

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Celtic Maple Leaf Mandala

Celtic Maple Leaf Mandala The Celtic Maple Leaf Mandala project is an eye-catching wall hanging that is perfect for fall! I decided to make this project after I had so much fun making the Celtic Butterfly Mandala this summer. (You can see that project info here). A couple of years ago I published the Celtic Leaf Motif pattern (that you can see here) and thought it would make a pretty fall decoration as a mandala on a ring with ribbons[Read more]

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Celtic Knot Baby Blanket

Celtic Knot Baby Blanket The Celtic Knot Baby Blanket is a very special collaborative project that combines a center Celtic Knot square with rounds of beautiful textured and cable stitches! This baby blanket project has been in the works for several months. My friend and crochet designer, Bonnie Barker, of Bonnie Bay Crochet, and I put our heads together to create this Celtic Knot Baby Blanket using some Paintbox yarn and a variety of simple and textured stitches to make[Read more]

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Celtic Christmas Bag Charm

Celtic Christmas Bag Charm The Celtic Christmas Bag Charm is a fun and unique project that can be made into a snowflake or star! Bag charms are very popular right now and I love how they add so much character and whimsy to a regular handbag, tote bag or backpack. This crochet bag charm project works up quickly and uses only basic crochet stitches and a small amount of Size 3 cotton crochet thread. (This post includes affiliate links. To[Read more]

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Easy Colorful Crochet Mandala

Easy Colorful Crochet Mandala The Easy Colorful Crochet Mandala is truly an easy pattern that works up quickly with its tall stitches and many chain spaces. This project is also great as a stash-buster since you don’t need much of each color! If you look carefully at the pattern of stitches, you’ll see that this project is very similar to the Easy Shimmer Mandala (a FREE pattern that you can find here on this blog). But this easy crochet mandala[Read more]

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Celtic Butterfly Motif

Celtic Butterfly Motif The Celtic Butterfly Motif is a quick and beautiful pattern that can be combined with all sorts of projects as an applique! When I was making the Celtic Butterfly Mandala project and pattern I really enjoyed making the Celtic Knot butterfly motif and thought it would look good on other projects. So, I put together this pattern for those who might love butterflies but didn’t want to make the mandala project. Plus, these instructions include diagrams for[Read more]

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Celtic Butterfly Mandala

Celtic Butterfly Mandala The Celtic Butterfly Mandala is an eye-catching wall hanging that uses basic crochet stitches and a small amount of Size 3 cotton crochet thread. I have been wanting to make this design for a couple of years! Butterflies are one of my favorite creatures and I always love to see them in my garden and around our yard. Last year I found some iridescent butterfly charms at Hobby Lobby and knew they would be perfect to add[Read more]

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Crochet Flower Arrangement

Crochet Flower Arrangement The Crochet Flower Arrangement is a simple yet elegant decoration you can crochet for your home or for a gift very easily. It is made with Size 10 cotton crochet thread and mostly chains and basic stitches. While in my local craft store recently I noticed several pretty flower decorations that were made out of black wire. As much as I love colorful flowers, I realized I also love the flower silhouette look because it highlights the[Read more]