Modern Crochet Rectangle

Posted on November 9, 2021 by The Crochet Swirl

Over the last couple of weeks I have been working on another crochet rectangle design. I was inspired to create a modern crochet blanket and had a colour scheme in mind. I had some fun trying to modify my Rectangle Granny Design into something that looked contemporary. This is the result.

I was really pleased with how the rectangle design turned out, I will let you have the pattern free on this blog soon.

Once I have finished making all of the rectangles, then on to joining them. More updates soon (or check out my instagram page as some real-time updates are provided).

Berries in the Frost

Posted on October 31, 2021 by The Crochet Swirl

I have finally finished writing this project up – it is an easy project to make but was quite complicated to explain the different steps involved. Full details are now available free here.

Stylecraft Special DK colour combinations – vintage pastels

Posted on May 11, 2021 by The Crochet Swirl

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I have had such fun playing around with different colour combinations using yarn pegs. This week I have focused on vintage pastel colours. You can see the full post here.

You can purchase this Stylecraft Special DK yarn here.

Stylecraft Special DK Rainbow Colour Combinations.

Posted on January 2, 2021 by The Crochet Swirl

I love playing around with my yarn pegs and coming up with different colour combinations.

See more about these rainbow colour schemes here.

Hexagons and more…..

Posted on September 6, 2020 by The Crochet Swirl

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I haven’t written a post for a while, apologies for this. I have been really busy working on some different projects, and also family life also was busy.

I thought I would give you little taster of what is coming on my blog shortly.

Granny Hexagons have been taking up a lot of my time lately. I basically wanted to make a blanket made from different motifs and wanted to try something other than squares – so I went for Granny Hexagons.

I wanted the edges of the the blanket/throw to be straight (and not hexagon-shaped) so I had to work out how to make two different types of half hexagons as well as quarter hexagons. Anyway my plan is write this all up and have this on my blog shortly.

I have also worked on a simple granny square in between time, which requires a bit less thought.

Hope to update more on these projects soon.

Mellow Granny Square Blanket

Posted on July 5, 2020 by The Crochet Swirl

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This week I thought I would try to use up some of the greens and blues in my yarn stash. All were part-balls and left-overs from other projects. I am not a fan of mixing yarn brands, so I chose all Stylecraft Special DK.

See more details on how I made this blanket here.

Granny Star

Posted on June 7, 2020 by The Crochet Swirl

I have been playing around with a few different granny squares, motifs and blocks this week. I have been looking to make a granny star for a while as I love the visual effect. You will be able to find many different patterns and tutorials on the internet for granny squares. Like granny squares, everyone has their own favourite and different ways to make these.

If you are interested in how I have made my granny square please find the written pattern here.

I hope that you find it useful.

Autumn Granny Square

Posted on May 19, 2020 by The Crochet Swirl

I have just finished this beautiful granny square blanket. I have to admit that this has turned out to be one of my favourite blankets that I have made. The colours are not my usual palette – but have turned out to work so well together that I have now been converted.

You can find the written pattern for this here.