Crochet designers of the month: September
Published on 13 September 2018 By Merion 3 min read
As autumn comes upon us, we are grabbing our hooks in delight! It’s time to be inspired by the crochet designers for the month of September…
Crochet by Red Agape
Mandy from crochetbyredagape lives on a farm in Australia with her family plus alpacas, dogs, cats, goldfish and chickens. She is a self confessed crochet and yarn addict, and her patterns are full of colour, texture and joy.
I truly think the Paintbox Chunky Popcorn Cushion is my favourite crochet cushion of all time! It works up in no time at all, and is such a beautiful, stylish, tactile cushion to have nestled on your sofa or bed. Choose any of the 60 shades of Paintbox Simply Chunky or Paintbox WoolMix Chunky, and create a popcorn covered cushion that is such a delight to make. Following on in its footsteps are the Melon Pops cushion and Gelato Pops cushions - both divine, but the original has my heart!
The popcorn stitch creates such glorious texture, it works beautifully here in the Popcorn Garden Granny Blanket. This one is worked up in Paintbox Cotton DK, but you can use your favourite DK wool or acrylic yarn if you prefer for a perfect picnic blanket, or a cosy blanket to snuggle!
A gorgeously squishy granny stitch rib creates texture to trap warmth making this a cosy blanket for your sofa or bed. The 16-page downloadable pattern for the Spiked Granny Stitch Rib Blanket contains lots of detailed information about how to make this snuggly best friend.
Kraftling
Canadian Joleen Kraft rediscovered her passion for craft as an adult, having been taught to crochet as a child by her grandma. After following lots of patterns she realised that what was really calling her, was design. She says, “Creating patterns fills that creative part in me that needs to make something or go crazy” - that’s probably very true of all crocheters and knitters - where would we be without our hooks?
A fabulous way to use up your worsted (or aran) weight stash, Pixel is a large blanket that uses front and back post stitches to achieve a mesmerising pixelated finish working with one main colour and as many contrast shades as you like. Once your fingers get used to the front and back post stitches you’ll be whizzing along.
This is a sweater that could easily work for all seasons - crochet in your favourite woolly yarn for warmth, or hook one up in cotton for the summer. Eventide is a simple boatneck neckline with lace panels front and back - and those lace panels will work up fast, so you might well find yourself making more than one of these gorgeous garments.
Figure-flattering and so much fun to crochet, the Acute Sweater has an inverted textured triangle of bobbles bordered by solid panels and a wide, deep turtleneck collar. This will be a favourite for the whole season, so start it now for maximum wearability.
