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October 24, 2025

Crochet Modular Blankets: My NEW Pattern Book Release!

September 2, 2025

NEW Free Crochet Pattern: Pixelated Blanket (US Terms)

August 18, 2025

NEW Free Crochet Pattern: Spinwheel Blanket (US Terms)

August 1, 2025

Free Crochet Pattern: Offset Circles Blanket (US Terms)

July 10, 2025

The OG Vibrant Vintage Blankets: A Bright Walk Down Memory...

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Latest Free Crochet Pattern Coming Soon!

by Rachele Carmona

Hello, lovely crafter! Today I want to share my latest free crochet blanket pattern progress, The Courtyard Blanket. The pattern will consist of different patterned panels which are then joined together, combining two of my favorite themes in crochet: wild color and unafraid patterning. I have used color packs of Scheepjes Colour Crafter – more info when the pattern is released – but you...

March 3, 2026
WIP

Crochet Modular Blankets: My NEW Pattern Book Release!

by Rachele Carmona

Hello, lovely crafter! I have something big to tell you about that I’ve been keeping secret for about a year and a half. I published another book of crochet blanket designs, and I’m so excited to show you more about it. The book is called “Crochet Modular Blankets: 18 Mixed Motif Designs that Play With Shape and Scale”, and I really tried to showcase...

October 24, 2025
Featured Now, Shop Patterns, WIP

My Top 10 Free Crochet Patterns (And Why Crafters Love Them)

by Rachele Carmona

Hello, lovely crafter! Today I wanted to share with you my top ten free patterns, and a little bit about what I think makes them appealing to makers. I would say these designs are a great way to step into my work, as they are a pretty good spread or representation of what my patterns look like. There are standard motif blankets, mixed motif...

October 16, 2025
My Blanket Stack

NEW Free Crochet Pattern: Pixelated Blanket (UK Terms)

by Rachele Carmona

Hello, lovely crafter! Today I want to share a crochet pattern for a blanket that I made years ago. When I created this blanket in 2013, it was wildly popular on socials, but I never got around to actually writing up the pattern, since I felt it was so simple. Well, over a decade later, I decided that I would release all of the...

September 2, 2025
UK Terms

NEW Free Crochet Pattern: Pixelated Blanket (US Terms)

by Rachele Carmona

Hello, lovely crafter! Today I want to share a crochet pattern for a blanket that I made years ago. When I created this blanket in 2013, it was wildly popular on socials, but I never got around to actually writing up the pattern, since I felt it was so simple. Well, over a decade later, I decided that I would release all of the...

September 2, 2025
Featured Now, Free Patterns

NEW Free Crochet Pattern: Spinwheel Blanket (UK Terms)

by Rachele Carmona

Hello, gorgeous crafter! Today I’m happy to share my latest free crochet blanket pattern, Spinwheel Blanket. This is the first a a few blankets made with the new Scheepjes Colour Crafter Packs, as I am obsessed with them. Written instructions are below for this adventurous-beginner friendly blanket. Hope you enjoy this one! PDF Format The PDF version of this pattern is available on Etsy...

August 18, 2025
UK Terms

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Crochet Secrets, Free Patterns

Mini Hexies Blanket: A Free Demo for My 7-Step Guide to Multicolor Motif Blankets

Hello, gorgeous crafter! I recently shared everything I know about creating multicolor motif blankets, or scrappy blankets, or however you would like to call it when you organize all...

March 17, 2024
Crochet Secrets, Featured Now

“All Those Ends!”, “Layouts are Hard!”, and More… A Definitive Guide to Multicolor Motif Blankets, Plus Bonus Free Demo Blanket

Hello, lovely crafter! Today I want to share everything I know about multicolor motif blankets. Every time I post a motif blanket with lots of colors, I get the...

December 5, 2023
Classes, Crochet Secrets, Featured Now

Enroll in My Creative Art Blanket Crochet Course!

Hi, friend! Today, I have something very special to share with you! After a few years of thinking and notebook scrawling, I have officially opened up CypressTextiles Art Studio,...

August 24, 2022

Playing With Yarn

July 25, 2025

New Colour Crafter Packs (Amazing) – Plus Inspiration...

September 20, 2023

Scheepjes Colour Packs: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide

August 9, 2022

New Scheepjes Organicon for My 100th Crochet Blanket Pattern!

February 14, 2022

Scheepjes Metropolis Colour Pack for a Special New Project!

November 11, 2021

New Yarn for a New Design! See a Sneak Peek..

September 22, 2021

Happy Yarn Mail Unboxing and 9 Bold Color Combos for Autumn

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Crochet Modular Blankets: My NEW Pattern Book Release!

by Rachele Carmona

Hello, lovely crafter! I have something big to tell you about that I’ve been keeping secret for about a year and a half. I published another book of crochet blanket designs, and I’m so excited to show you more about it. The book is called “Crochet Modular Blankets: 18 Mixed Motif Designs that Play With Shape and Scale”, and I really tried to showcase a variety of designs that represents my whole body of art. I hope you enjoy taking a look! Order Crochet Modular Blankets Blackwell’s | Barnes & Noble I Amazon | Stix Yarn Walmart | Books-A-Million | Book Delico | Makit Takit Available wherever craft books are sold!

October 24, 2025
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Latest Free Crochet Patterns

NEW Free Crochet Pattern: Pixelated Blanket (US Terms)

Published by Rachele Carmona

Hello, lovely crafter! Today I want to share a crochet pattern for a blanket that I made years ago. When I created this blanket in 2013, it was wildly...

September 2, 2025
Featured Now, Free Patterns

NEW Free Crochet Pattern: Spinwheel Blanket (US Terms)

Published by Rachele Carmona

Hello, gorgeous crafter! Today I’m happy to share my latest free crochet blanket pattern, Spinwheel Blanket. This is the first a a few blankets made with the new Scheepjes...

August 18, 2025
Featured Now, Free Patterns

Free Crochet Pattern: Offset Circles Blanket (US Terms)

Published by Rachele Carmona

Hello, gorgeous crafter! Today I’m happy to share my Offset Circles Blanket. Written instructions are below for this adventurous-beginner friendly blanket. This is a huge day for the Offset...

August 1, 2025
Featured Now, Free Patterns

Crochet Stitch Library

Cluster Stitch

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October 25, 2021
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Ways to Increase Stitches

Published by Rachele Carmona

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October 18, 2021
Crochet Stitch Library

Linen Stitch

Published by Rachele Carmona

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October 11, 2021
Crochet Stitch Library

Double Treble Crochet and Taller (UK Triple Treble Crochet and Taller)

Published by Rachele Carmona

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October 4, 2021
Crochet Stitch Library

Treble Crochet (UK Double Treble Crochet)

Published by Rachele Carmona

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August 25, 2018
Crochet Stitch Library

Double Crochet (UK Treble Crochet)

Published by Rachele Carmona

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August 25, 2018
Crochet Stitch Library

Half Double Crochet (UK Half Treble Crochet)

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August 25, 2018
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