Annual Crochet Blog Tour from Crochetville 2016

Crochetville is kicking off National Crochet Month with its annual designer blog tour, 

The Crochet Express!

You won't want to miss all the great designer posts on the tour which will include free patterns, yarn giveaways and great crochet pattern deals. 

In honor of National Crochet Month, for a LIMITED TIME ONLY, one design from each of my Etsy Shops will be given away for FREE!  I have never offered 3 designs for free before!

The only thing I ask is that IF you download any of the free patterns, that you leave A COMMENT for me below. Thank you!

The first FREE PATTERN is the Houndstooth Cowl from Jocelyn Designs

This trendy Houndstooth Cowl is a must accessory for Winter and fashion.
Crocheted from a soft blend of 50% Wool and 50% acrylic, this beautiful cowl will keep you warm, yet stylish on a cold day!
This cowl is smaller than our other cowls and does not need to be wrapped. Just slip it over your head!
Wear it with a coat outdoors or indoors over a sweater.
It can be dressed up or paired with your favorite jeans for a relaxed look.
A large hook and super bulky yarn makes this a fast project.
Beautiful Winter and early Spring accessory!

DOWNLOAD the HOUNDSTOOTH COWL HERE.


 

The second FREE PATTERN is my Flower Pot Bonnet from Too Cute Crochet.

How sweet is this precious little Blossom in the flower pot?
Quick and easy crochet pattern written in four sizes from Newborn to 12 months.
It is made all in one piece so you don't have any petals to sew on afterward! Much easier than some Flower Bonnet patterns!
This adorable flower bonnet is not only trendy for today’s photography, but also a fun & and easy project!
#5 Bulky yarn & a large hook make this a quick pattern to crochet.

DOWNLOAD the FLOWER POT BONNET HERE.

You may send your hats to:

Crochetville LLC

ATTN: Amy Shelton

103 Scarlet Oak Circle

Harvest, AL 35749

- See more at: http://crochetville.com/national-crochet-month-2014-designer-blog-tour/#sthash.XFSVRftP.dpuf

Halos of Hope is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization founded by Pam Haschke, herself a survivor of inflammatory breast cancer. Halos of Hope’s mission to provide volunteer-crafted hats to cancer centers across the country. - See more at: http://crochetville.com/national-crochet-month-2014-charity-project-halos-hope/#sthash.Fk8Flufd.dpuf

The third FREE PATTERN is the Bunny Seedlings from Cute Crochet Shop.

Grow your very own bunny garden when you crochet these cute bunny seedlings in their own clay pot! What an adorable way to welcome Spring! Bunny Seedlings are quick to make using easy crochet stitches!

DOWNLOAD the BUNNY SEEDLINGS HERE.

 

 

 

PLEASE NOTE:

This FREE PATTERN giveaway will run from today until Wednesday March 9th!

Thank you to all who participated! The free downloads have now expired!

  Also, make sure to check out all of the stops the Blog Tour! 

Photos courtesy of Cute Crochet.

This blog contains affiliate links. 

The Magic Ring in Crochet

 Do you crochet in the round? If so, if you haven't already done so, I would suggest that you try the 'Magic Ring'!

What is the 'Magic Ring'? It is a great way to start the first round of your crochet circle so that you don't have any holes left when you finish crocheting it. Other names for the magic ring are the magic loop, magic circle, sliding loop and adjustable ring in crochet.

For years, in my crochet designs that began in the round,  I recommended, for example "ch 2; 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook". If you did not do this carefully, sometimes a hole would remain in the center of the circle, larger than you would desire.

When I discovered the Magic Ring, I loved it! 

It is a great way to start your crochet circle so that no hole will be left in the center of your work. The Magic Circle is not limited to just single crochet either! You can use it for all the common crochet stitches, sc, hdc, dc, tr, etc.

The Craftsy Blog has a great tutorial posted today on how to do the 'Magic Ring'.

I have also created my own PDF tutorial for creating the Magic Ring that you may DOWNLOAD HERE. Save it to your own computer so you may have it for further reference!

I would love to know if this has been helpful for you. If so, I hope to create more CROCHET TUTORIALS in the future.