YarnCrazy Crochet World http://www.yarncrazy.com Chris Simon's crochet patterns posterous.com Thu, 25 Nov 2010 19:14:00 -0800 On the move again http://www.yarncrazy.com/on-the-move-again http://www.yarncrazy.com/on-the-move-again

I've moved my patterns yet again, so I hope that it won't confuse you too
much. I've been having a huge problem hosting my PDF files on Blogger, so
I've decided to try something completely different. This is a great time to
remind you to bookmark me at yarncrazy.com, rather than
yarncrazy.blogspot.com, or yarncrazy.posterous.com, or any other place. If I
move the files, I always fix the forwarding so that you can find me.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/875484/chris.jpg http://posterous.com/users/ZyJEd60DwCB Chris Simon YarnCrazy Chris Simon Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:55:00 -0800 Patterns for purchase - YarnCrazy Crochet Book 3 http://www.yarncrazy.com/patterns-for-purchase-yarncrazy-crochet-book-1 http://www.yarncrazy.com/patterns-for-purchase-yarncrazy-crochet-book-1

In addition to all of my free patterns, I have three e-books available
through Lulu.com. Each book contains six 12-inch square patterns and costs
just $6. Here are the squares that you'll find in Book 3. To purchase these
patterns, just click here: Yarncrazy Crochet Book 3

Honeycomb_multi Ring_around_the_rosie_multi Elizabeth_multi Cobblestone_multi Wallflower_multi Parlour_multi
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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/875484/chris.jpg http://posterous.com/users/ZyJEd60DwCB Chris Simon YarnCrazy Chris Simon Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:54:00 -0800 Patterns for purchase - YarnCrazy Crochet Book 2 http://www.yarncrazy.com/patterns-for-purchase-yarncrazy-crochet-book-0 http://www.yarncrazy.com/patterns-for-purchase-yarncrazy-crochet-book-0

In addition to all of my free patterns, I have three e-books available
through Lulu.com. Each book contains six 12-inch square patterns and costs
just $6. Here are the squares that you'll find in Book 2. To purchase these
patterns, just click here: Yarncrazy Crochet Book 2

Congress_multi Medallion_multi Circus_multi Pulsar_multi Roulette_multi Skydivers_multi
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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/875484/chris.jpg http://posterous.com/users/ZyJEd60DwCB Chris Simon YarnCrazy Chris Simon Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:53:00 -0800 Patterns for purchase - YarnCrazy Crochet Book 1 http://www.yarncrazy.com/patterns-for-purchase-yarncrazy-crochet-book http://www.yarncrazy.com/patterns-for-purchase-yarncrazy-crochet-book

In addition to all of my free patterns, I have three e-books available
through Lulu.com. Each book contains six 12-inch square patterns and costs
just $6. Here are the squares that you'll find in Book 1. To purchase these
patterns, just click here: Yarncrazy Crochet Book 1

Gridlock_multi Modern_mum_multi Andromeda_multi Winding_stair_multi Sundial_multi Chariot_race_multi
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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/875484/chris.jpg http://posterous.com/users/ZyJEd60DwCB Chris Simon YarnCrazy Chris Simon Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:42:18 -0800 Cable Hearts Baby Afghan http://www.yarncrazy.com/cable-hearts-baby-afghan http://www.yarncrazy.com/cable-hearts-baby-afghan Here's a fun pattern for you. It's a larger version of the Cable Hearts
square, with lots more hearts - 3 dozen of them, in fact. Perfect for a baby
afghan. If you've made the Cable Hearts square, this should be a breeze for
you.

Cable_hearts_baby_afghan3 Cable_hearts_baby_afghan1
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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/875484/chris.jpg http://posterous.com/users/ZyJEd60DwCB Chris Simon YarnCrazy Chris Simon Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:40:22 -0800 Little Dahlia http://www.yarncrazy.com/little-dahlia http://www.yarncrazy.com/little-dahlia Little Dahlia is another quick 6 inch square.

Little_dahlia

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/875484/chris.jpg http://posterous.com/users/ZyJEd60DwCB Chris Simon YarnCrazy Chris Simon Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:39:47 -0800 Gem Star http://www.yarncrazy.com/gem-star http://www.yarncrazy.com/gem-star Gem Star is a quick-to-make 6 inch square.

Gem_star

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/875484/chris.jpg http://posterous.com/users/ZyJEd60DwCB Chris Simon YarnCrazy Chris Simon Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:38:00 -0800 Simple Yo-Yo Square http://www.yarncrazy.com/simple-yo-yo-square http://www.yarncrazy.com/simple-yo-yo-square

Admit it - you've got a ton of yarn scraps, right? Here's a way to do some
serious stash-busting. Yoyos are just tiny crochet circles, and they only
use a little bit of yarn. When I measured, I found that my yoyos take less
than ten feet of yarn each. So use up your little bitty scrap balls! Once
you have a pile of yoyos made, I have a way to join them while minimizing
additional pesky ends to weave.

The method that I devised is based on Priscilla Hewitt's flat braid joining. I love the flat braid for joining squares, but when it came to joining yoyos with a separate strand of yarn for every yoyo, I drew the line. I wanted the same look without all the ends. My method lets you join a row of however many yoyos you want with a single strand of yarn. My giant afghan pictured below (photo #3) had only 50 ends to weave for the yoyo joining, versus 1500 that it would have had with the original flat braid method!

Yoyo_square_2 Yoyo_square Yoyo_afghan
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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/875484/chris.jpg http://posterous.com/users/ZyJEd60DwCB Chris Simon YarnCrazy Chris Simon Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:34:57 -0800 Lace Petals http://www.yarncrazy.com/lace-petals http://www.yarncrazy.com/lace-petals After designing the fourteen-petal flower in Flower Burst, I was feeling
kind of brave about working with motifs that didn't have some multiple of
four in them. So Lace Petals with its six-petaled flower was the next
design.

Lace_petals

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/875484/chris.jpg http://posterous.com/users/ZyJEd60DwCB Chris Simon YarnCrazy Chris Simon Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:32:51 -0800 Flower Burst http://www.yarncrazy.com/flower-burst http://www.yarncrazy.com/flower-burst Flower Burst began with some simple loops around a central circle. When I
counted the loops I'd made and saw that there were fourteen of them, I
scratched my head. It's not too difficult to turn a round motif into a
square if the number of petals/bumps/stitches/whatever on it is a multiple
of four. But fourteen? That would be a challenge. So I worked on it for
awhile, and voila! A fourteen-petal flower square.

Flower_burst

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/875484/chris.jpg http://posterous.com/users/ZyJEd60DwCB Chris Simon YarnCrazy Chris Simon Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:29:30 -0800 YarnCrazy afghan joining hints http://www.yarncrazy.com/yarncrazy-afghan-joining-hints http://www.yarncrazy.com/yarncrazy-afghan-joining-hints I love making a nice variety of different squares and then joining them into
a beautiful afghan. I have put together a few of my hints about the joining
method that I use.

Afghan Stacey_full Junec
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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/875484/chris.jpg http://posterous.com/users/ZyJEd60DwCB Chris Simon YarnCrazy Chris Simon Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:25:45 -0800 Double-Framed Lace http://www.yarncrazy.com/double-framed-lace http://www.yarncrazy.com/double-framed-lace Double-Framed Lace and Happy Hearts are the two patterns that I had
published in the Heartmade Blessings fundraiser e-book a couple of years
ago. Since it's no longer available to purchase, I've been given permission
to republish the patterns here for free. Thanks, Edith!

Doubleframedlace

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/875484/chris.jpg http://posterous.com/users/ZyJEd60DwCB Chris Simon YarnCrazy Chris Simon Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:25:06 -0800 Happy Hearts http://www.yarncrazy.com/happy-hearts http://www.yarncrazy.com/happy-hearts Once upon a time, there was a great e-book published by Heartmade Blessings
as a fundraiser. I had two patterns published in the e-book. It is
unfortunately no longer available, so I checked with our fearless leader and
obtained permission to republish my patterns from the e-book here for free.
Happy Hearts and Double-Framed Lace are the two patterns. Thanks, Edith!

Happy Hearts is a fairly complex pattern that will present a nice challenge.
Find yourself a quiet spot to work the first time you make one!

Happyhearts

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/875484/chris.jpg http://posterous.com/users/ZyJEd60DwCB Chris Simon YarnCrazy Chris Simon Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:24:00 -0800 Bearghan http://www.yarncrazy.com/bearghan http://www.yarncrazy.com/bearghan

This pattern was developed by my crochet friend Pat Liles. She asked me to
take her handwritten instructions, test them, and get them online to share.
Bearghans are only a little bit more complicated than the average afghan,
and kids love them. Give it a try!

Bearghan_chris Bearghan_pat
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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/875484/chris.jpg http://posterous.com/users/ZyJEd60DwCB Chris Simon YarnCrazy Chris Simon Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:22:34 -0800 Mandala http://www.yarncrazy.com/mandala http://www.yarncrazy.com/mandala It's so hard for me to choose favorites from my patterns, but Mandala is
always near the top of my list. I love the center design, and it's another
of the squares that is beautiful in a single color. I've made many of them
in multiple colors as well, and they are gorgeous, too.

Mandala

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/875484/chris.jpg http://posterous.com/users/ZyJEd60DwCB Chris Simon YarnCrazy Chris Simon Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:21:30 -0800 Butterfly Garden http://www.yarncrazy.com/butterfly-garden http://www.yarncrazy.com/butterfly-garden Butterfly Garden is far and away the most downloaded of all my patterns.
This pattern has several things going for it - it's beautiful, it's fast,
it's flat (less postage to mail for charity crocheters), and it's fun. The
butterflies appear magically after two rounds of very uninteresting-looking
chain stitches. Very cool!

Butterfly_garden

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/875484/chris.jpg http://posterous.com/users/ZyJEd60DwCB Chris Simon YarnCrazy Chris Simon Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:19:52 -0800 Cygnus http://www.yarncrazy.com/cygnus http://www.yarncrazy.com/cygnus Cygnus is my personal favorite of my constellation squares. It's also a fast
square to make.

Cygnus

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/875484/chris.jpg http://posterous.com/users/ZyJEd60DwCB Chris Simon YarnCrazy Chris Simon Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:19:14 -0800 Pavo http://www.yarncrazy.com/pavo http://www.yarncrazy.com/pavo Another in the series of constellation-named squares, Pavo is super fast and
easy to make.

Pavo

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/875484/chris.jpg http://posterous.com/users/ZyJEd60DwCB Chris Simon YarnCrazy Chris Simon Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:18:22 -0800 Draco http://www.yarncrazy.com/draco http://www.yarncrazy.com/draco Draco is one of a series of squares that were named after constellations.
The others are Cygnus and Pavo. All three are fairly simple patterns that
look harder than they are, and they all look great in a single color as well
as in multiple colors.

Draco

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/875484/chris.jpg http://posterous.com/users/ZyJEd60DwCB Chris Simon YarnCrazy Chris Simon Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:17:34 -0800 Birthday Flower http://www.yarncrazy.com/birthday-flower http://www.yarncrazy.com/birthday-flower This square was named Birthday Flower simply because I designed it on my
birthday. I like this pattern because it's very simple to make it look
totally different just by changing colors at different points in the
pattern. All three of the pictured squares used this pattern.

Bday_flower_rwb Bday_flower_sunflower Bday_flower_purple
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