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Highly textured rainbow swears in crocheted blanket with cream border made with Scheepjes River Washed and Stone Washed colour pack, square designed by Susan Carlson of Felted Button colorful crochet patterns

Riverstone Asanas -- Updated Blanket Pattern

One of the most gratifying things about designing crochet patterns is seeing what people are able to do with my patterns as a spark of inspiration to make a piece uniquely their own. Just recently, a fellow crocheter, April, shared with me a little tweaking she did with my Asanas Blanket pattern. Now I'll share that "tweaking" with you...
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Scheepjes YARN Book-a-zine, Sea Urchin cushion

Scheepjes Yarn Reef and Skies

Some crochet can be ugly. I'll admit it. Sometimes it's just lumpy, old-fashioned and tacky. But then there's that crochet that makes your heart sing--that is true fiber art--beautiful, functional, stylish, trend-setting. YARN book-a-zine is all of that and more. The newest edition of the book-a-zine was just released and it is a sight to behold, I tell ya! Not a tacky or unstylish thing in...
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Orange and brown ombre scarf wrap made with 2 Scheepjes Whirls, free crochet pattern by Susan Carlson of Felted Button colorful crochet patterns

Duo Shawl Free Crochet Pattern

It's that time of year when things are starting to warm up a bit in Utah. But spring in Utah is a bit like a yo-yo--up and down, up and down--like it's teasing us and making us believe things are really going to change. This is a fabulous time for a lightweight shawl to cover my shoulders and warm my neck when it's a bit chilly, but breathe during the warmer spells so I can go outside without a...
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Skittles Blanket, Rainbow striped and textured crochet blanket in Jewel tones, free crochet pattern by Susan Carlson of Felted Button colorful crochet patterns

Skittles Blanket Free Crochet Pattern

Who wants a sweet rainbow of color springing off your crochet hook? You can do just that with my new free crochet pattern--Skittles Blanket. It's a party of color, I tell ya! And with fun texture, too. I had someone tell me that...
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Shade chart of Scheepjes Namaste yarn in rainbow, yarn review  by Susan Carlson of Felted Button colorful crochet patterns

Yarn Poised as Yoga Poses

Since returning from Yarndale earlier this month, I've been busy with a fabulous new yarn that I squished in my suitcase. I intentionally took a really large bag knowing that I would come home with loads of yarn, so stuffing 24 balls of the 34 colors of Scheepjes Namaste in my bag was easy--well, almost easy. Thankfully this yarn is squishy!
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Bunting crochet flags at Yarndale in Skipton, colorful Garland triangles hanging

Scheepjes Bloggers Go to Yarndale

Recently I posted about three good things I get from crocheting and creating. One of those things is that it affords me the opportunities to connect with other creators in meaningful ways. Just over a week ago I had the chance to travel across the pond again to Skipton in Yorkshire England to attend the annual Yarndale market. The best part--I was able to meet up with my fellow tribe of Scheepjes...
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Pink variegated shawl with poms made from Delicious Crochet Shawls book, review by Susan Carlson of Felted Button, colorful crochet patterns

Delicious Crochet Shawls Book Blog Tour

Hello, my dear friends! If you've found your way here through Kathryn's blog Crochet Concupiscence, welcome! I'm the lucky one to be next in line on the blog tour taking place for Lisa Cook's new book Delicious Crochet Shawls*.

When I was invited to participate I was thrilled because I have been following Lisa's work for some time and have always admired her shawl designs. You could say she is the...
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Yarn review of Scheepjes RiverWashed new colors by Susan Carlson of Felted Button, colorful crochet patterns

Awash with New River Washed Colors

Have you been busy with family, work and other crazy life demands? I have been nearly "under water" it seems. But don't think for a minute that I haven't been busy crocheting. Not only is crochet part of my "work", but it is something of a priority around here. I must play with yarn!! You might just understand. As of today, I've got 4 designs that are completed and even photographed and 3 more on...
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Brightly colored rainbow stored cotton Crochet blanket made with Scheepjes Cahlista, Every Bit a Blanket, free crochet pattern  by Susan Carlson of Felted Button colorful crochet patterns

Every Bit a Blanket {Free Pattern}

I have always loved a rainbow. When I was a kid my bedroom was actually decorated in a rainbow with bold rainbow bedding and blue carpeting. In my wedding, every bridesmaid wore a different bright color accent. And you should see my house now!! It's been bombed with color. (I figure if you use ALL of the colors, nothing has to match, right?) So that's what I did with my latest blanket design....
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Bright rainbow crochet striped blanket draped over white couch, Every Bit a Blanket, free crochet afghan pattern by Susan Carlson of Felted Button colorful crochet patterns

Every Bit a Blanket Reveal

Today is the day for a revelation! If you saw last week's post (here) about the new project I've been working on using Scheepjes Cahlista, you know that I've been having an '84 ball blast' with all of my favorite colors! (Guess what, I claim no real favorite colors--just a few that sing to me more quietly.)
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Scheepjes Cahlista colorful cotton yarn pack with 84 rainbow colors in bin, with crochet hook, scissors and project pouch, yarn review by  by Susan Carlson of Felted Button colorful crochet patterns

New Yarn, New Design with Cahlista

Does your yarn talk to you? Sometimes mine does, and sometimes it is very quiet--just resting politely on the shelf awaiting my head and hook to come together with a destiny for it. I've actually got yarn that I've had since I learned to crochet that awaits the proper project. But recently I received every single color of Scheepjes Cahlista in wee 15g balls, and it yelled, "I know what I want to...
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Ruffled scarf laying on table with pink green yellow and blue tassels at edges, Find Your Tribe Scarf, free pattern  by Susan Carlson of Felted Button colorful crochet patterns

Find Your Tribe Scarf {Free Crochet Pattern}

When I thought about designing something with my very own Scheepjes Our Tribe* colorway (Felted Button), I knew that I needed to 1) make something that is authentically ME, and 2) make something that I would actually wear. You can read a bit about my design process here and here, but I'm here today to share with you the free crochet pattern for...
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