There is an artist in everyone! We all create our own masterpieces in various ways. Join us as we crochet together and create amazing projects for ourselves and our loved ones. Yes, it’s okay to be selfish and make those beautiful scarfs and sweaters only for yourself! We use YouTube videos and live instruction for our projects. Create a new project monthly or more often. Click here to register for our Zoom group.

Below you can check out some of the projects we’ve already made. Note: we give many thanks and ALL the credit for these wonderful patterns to the YouTube Video Tutorial Instructors and make no claim to their intellectual property. We linked to their video page below that you may learn from them as well, visit the instructors websites, and purchase their patterns and PDF designs. All videos are in English unless stated otherwise.

This poncho with hoodie was a lot of fun to make. I would recommend making it a size smaller than what it calls for as it runs big. Ensure to measure around your neck (like wearing a low necklace), not shoulders as it’ll make the poncho too big. Remember yarn stretches. You can always use Front/Back post to make it smaller around the neck. Also you can add a long rope and pompoms for the hood to pull it tight.  Click here for link. This pattern is in Spanish but easy to follow based on the pattern. It’s only triple crochet stitches and some fans. We also made matching fingerless gloves to match.

This poncho was so much fun to make. We’re calling it our “Traveling Poncho” as a few members added pieces to it. It’s 56 granny squares. You can make your grannies any way you want. It is the same poncho in both pictures; the only difference is that the model is wearing the poncho off one shoulder. You can also wear the poncho side-ways and it’ll give you a different look.  We modified this poncho combining various other granny ponchos and a 1960’s pattern idea we found. You can make this easily by doing four rows of  9 – 11 granny squares and three rows of four granny squares. Combine them and saw together. Extremely easy assembly. Look online for any granny squares and make as many as you want.

This was a great poncho which included “fantasy” stitches for the bottom. We also modified it slightly making it shorter (instead of having it go all the way to mid-thigh and added less pompoms, it’s up to you.) Though this pattern is in Portuguese, it is easy to understand and follow visually.

 

We made this Poncho with and without a collar. It was so easy to crochet as it’s basically four granny squares. I would recommend to be careful with the size of granny squares you make as it will get much bigger once you up it together.  For a size large/X-Large approximately 10-12 rows of granny’s will be fine. Ensure to join it with holders to test it out before going larger. Jayda in Stitches is the instructor of this video and she is so full of energy and laughter, she’ll surely put a smile on your face. Click here for her link to this tutorial.

This beautiful off-the shoulders-blouse tutorial was created by Maria Ceda. Check out her video tutorial link and make your own. This is a two part video series in Spanish. This is an Intermediate to Advance level project.

This Poncho with Cape has a gorgeous mandala circle in the back. The video was produce by Emmy from Hectanoogapatterns.blogspot.com Crochet. Though it’s beautiful design makes it look complicated, it’s actually vary simple to make and you are working in a circular pattern.  Beginner to Intermediate level. Click here for video tutorial.

 

A big shout out to Naztazia.com for her fabulous purse. This is a beginner pattern which you can change the look depending on whether you wish to add different color patterns or make it longer (as we did here) and by altering the purse strap from on-the-shoulder to over-the-shoulder. Here is the video tutorial.

Share the thrill of making 365 DIFFERENT Granny Squares with Nadia from Yarnutopia.com. Each tutorial provides step-by-step instructions on how to make these amazing little squares. You can put them all together to make a blanket, a sweater, a scarf or anything you like. Use scrap yarn and/or mix the colors around to create a different look. Here are just the first 4-days of this project. You can make one a day or as many as you wish. Though Nadia did this project in 2016, it’s still just as much fun today. Click here to start with day one.

This gorgeous Step Shawl is a simple pattern to follow. Though it might take you a few times to get the pattern correct when you first start, by row 4, you’ll be an expert. It’s a simple repeat pattern and the step-by-step instructions are a breeze. You can spice it up by adding beads and other small accessories to it. Here’s the tutorial.

Just in time for the holiday season this cute little basket–bag can be used for many purposes. One trick we discovered was to ensure not to “increase” stitches in the corners or the basket will turn into a sort of purse as you see in this picture. Regardless, it’s still a wonderful project to make and looks fabulous in variegated yarn as well. Click here for the video tutorial  Here is a jumbo size basket from Jayda in Stitches. Same basic pattern but in a jumbo size.  Both patterns are perfect for beginners and fun for any level.

This fabulous vest can be lots of fun to wear and with an explosion of color even more fun to make.We returned to Jayda in Stitches tutorial to create this playful vest. Adding fringe in various colors gives it an extra pop.  Be sure to share your creations in the comments section. Many thanks to Jayda and all the wonderful instructors on Youtube. Click here for the tutorial.

This asymmetric sweater is will take on a different look depending on the yarn you use. In this case, we also changed the pattern slightly to provide full length arms to the sweater. Though the instructor considers it a modified poncho or a Ruana as it’s known in Peru, this sweater looked more like a “varsity jacket” by the time it was done. We also added toggle buttons to the neck to hold it closed. Note that the sweater will also be bluckier and look more like a jacket if you use chucky yarn #6. If you want it to be more like a blouse, use thinner yarn like a #3. Note: this video is in Spanish. Click here for the tutorial.

More projects our group has done. Tutorial info to come