Mosaic crochet is so interesting to look at and to work up. Looking at the intricate patterns that you can create with simple stitches can seem intimidating at first. Truth is, they are way easier than they look. Get started in mosaic crochet with this great beginner pattern. Included with this FREE mosaic crochet square pattern is a video tutorial.
Learn more mosaic crochet and other crochet (and knitting) colorwork techniques at Camp Colorwork!
2020 has been a hard year so far but I am determined to find some light and joy yet! So, let’s take a look at what the top rated blogs or posts are for 2020…so far on the Marly Bird Website. Here are the Marly’s Minions Favorites!
Every month I take a look at google analytics for my website to see what all of you are looking at the most. I figure that if you are looking at it, that means you want more of it so I then try to design, teach, and plan around those topics. For me, it is a starting off point as I plan my knitting and crochet content. Including but not limited to the free patterns, the instructional posts, the round ups, and what I put on the Marly Bird YouTube Channel.
Over the years the interests of knitters vs crochters have been very different. Knitters have typically wanted more accessories and garments, where as crocheters prefer more home decor and crochet amigurumi. But 2020 has turned that upside down.
Now, knitters and crocheters are searching for similar things and are often working alongside one another and participating in KAL/CAL’s ????or Stitch Alongs ????. Which makes me so happy!
See, since I entered into this world of yarn craft, all too often I’ve experienced a mentality of us vs them or The Sharks vs the Jets when it comes to Knitters vs Crocheters. But if the top searched posts and patterns here on the Marly Bird website shows us anything, it is that WE are way more alike than we are different when it comes to our interest.
It really shouldn’t surprise me the items you all want and search for here on the Marly Bird website has changed so much in 2020 vs 2019. I mean, 2020 has really changed a LOT for many of us. Of course it is going to bleed over into our craft (and yarn buying habits).
Okay, okay, I am going to tell you! So, the most interesting and totally awesome thing I noticed is that in 2020, the top posts and pages are a 50/50 mix of knitting patterns and crochet patterns!!!!! Which means, my assumption that my audience is a good mix of both of the crafts is spot on. And that makes me REALLY HAPPY!
Being able to offer all of you quality knitting and crochet patterns for the beginners out there, for the intermediates out there, and for some of you advanced crafters, brings me so much joy. So thank you for allowing me to do it.
Here are the top 10 posts or pages on the Marly Bird website for 2020….so far.
So, what do you think of these? Are they your favorite too? Is yours listed? If not, let me know which on is your favorite. Tell me on social media. Use #MarlyBird so I can find your comment and #SmashYourLikeButton.
Nobody likes the name yarn hoarder. It’s much more polite to say we are “connoisseurs of the yarn stash” <giggle>. Well, for those of you who are like me, have an abundance of yarn, and aren’t sure what to make with it. Here are over 20 Stash Busting Knitting Patterns just for you.
Now, if you get hand-me-down yarn from a friend, find a boatload of yarn at the thrift store, or maybe hit the perfect clearance sale at Hobby Lobby, you have free knitting patterns to help you get through that surplus of yarn (SO WE CAN BUY MORE!)!
Half the fun of knitting is the action of buying the yarn. I always tell my husband that when I go into a store and see the yarn on the shelves, my mind fills with the possibilities of what that yarn can become.
Will I buy that superwash Merino and make a cute hat? How about that self-striping sock yarn…should I make a pair of toe-up socks? Oh, I know. I’ll buy that new Swirl Cake by Caron and knit a shrug!
Whatever the yarn, I can think of a project. But my problem is that I often think of too many projects and can’t decide. So my productivity is stifled, the yarn is lying in wait, and my yarn stash grows. Sound Familiar?
Enter the ever-helpful list of 20 Stash Busting Knitting Patterns. A list like this one is helpful because I get to see a whole lot of different free knitting patterns in one place. Then I can pick one pattern and move my productivity forward. No more lost knitting mojo.
Working on your knit and crochet projects there are lots of pieces of information that you want to keep together. Your swatch, your project notes, even your project are all important things that you will need along the way. Yes, you can go out and grab a notebook but why not make something special that you can use over and over again that will house all of your important project notes. Learn how to make your own DIY Project Journal with a few tools from a scrapbooking expert, Eileen Hull.
It is time to make a crochet family dog sweater for your favorite family pet. Keep pup cozy in this crochet dog sweater from Red Heart. Follow along with the free pattern and watch the useful tutorial video on the Marly Bird YouTube Channel.
We pulled together some of our favorite free warm-weather patterns from the Yarnspirations website! Use these patterns to inspire you to try new projects or even some new yarn! They’re ‘quick and easy’ – ideal for crafting while traveling. Here we have a collection of 10 FREE summertime knit and crochet projects sure to get you excited to pick up your needles and hooks.
Pack any of these in your knit or crochet travel bag and be done by the time you get home!
There are lots of great options for your next project for your crochet hooks or knitting needles.
