Author: Rhelena

  • The AC & CNC Mystery Cowl CAL

    The AC & CNC Mystery Cowl CAL. A Free crochet pattern brought to you by Mistie of American Crochet and Rhelena of CrochetN’Crafts.

  • Overcoming Crocheter’s Block

    Are you a crochet pattern designer? If so, this article goes over some basic tips on how to keep the designs coming. 🙂

  • Having Fun With Crochet

    Believe it or not, but having fun with crochet is a good way to save money. Not only does crochet keep you at home where you can’t spend money, but it’s fun and relaxing at the same time. Crochet may seem like it’s a hobby of the past mainly associated with the older generations. However,…

  • How to Make the Crochet Puff Stitch

    The puff stitch is excellent for creating a bit of texture in crocheted fabric. The stitch is visible on both sides of the fabric and can be used in a wide variety of crochet projects. Although the puff stitch is fairly simple to make, it is not recommended for beginners. Rather, it is more suitable for someone…

  • 5 Reasons to Make Handmade Gifts

    Handmade gifts are not only unique and more valuable, but they can also be fun and relaxing to make. Yes, handmade gifts can be time consuming to make, which is most likely why most of us choose not to make them. However, there are many reasons to make your own gifts, many of which will…

  • Three Handmade Gift Ideas

    Handmade gifts are one of the best gifts that you can make for your friends and loved ones. Not only do they say that you care about them, but that you care enough to spend the time to make their gift. Handmade gifts generally require a lot of time to make, however, once completed, they…

  • Seed Stitch Purse – Free Crochet Pattern

    Here is my free crochet pattern for a seed stitch purse. You can use it as is, or line it with some matching or contrasting material to help reduce the stretchiness from the yarn.

  • My Interview and Guest Post Pattern at Cre8tion Crochet

    A few weeks ago I had the privilege to be interviewed by Lorene from Cre8tion Crochet. You can read the interview here on this page. Lorene does a lot of interviews with designers making it a great blog to follow if you’re looking to meet new designers. She also has free patterns and tutorials on…

  • My First Guest Post

    This past Saturday I had the opportunity to make my first guest appearance on another blog: Crochet Addict. Thank you so much for having me Sue! For the post I designed a free hat pattern. I used the single crochet stitch throughout the whole hat except one row towards the edge in which I worked…

  • My Bucket Hat

    This is a bucket hat I made. The free pattern is available at Craftybegonia.

  • Baby Girl Picot Dress in Progress

    Here is another pattern that I started ages ago. I made a copy for my niece’s daughter, but the top part didn’t fit right and was hard to get on. As a result, I made some changes in the pattern to make the shoulder straps detachable so the dress would be easier to slip over…