Welcome to Couch Surfer Crochet! Fall is now fully upon us here in East Tennessee! It is so lovely during the day, but man! The minute the sun goes down the temperature drops fast! One of my dear friends got married in October a few years ago and it was my honor and privilege to … Read more
Hello! Welcome to Couch Surfer Crochet!! Today I’m going to share three different crochet patterns with you to create a spa/bath gift set. You’ll find patterns for makeup remover pads, face cleansing pads, and a textured washcloth that is a great exfoliator. The best part?!? These sets can be made for under $10 each! That … Read more
Welcome to Couch Surfer Crochet! We are finally getting some cooler fall weather where I live, which has put me in a hat making mood! I start making donation hats around this time every year. My goal is to make 2 – 3 per week until the holidays so that I have plenty of hats … Read more
Hello all! I hope you’ve had a wonderful summer!
I’ve been absent from the blog a lot longer than I wanted to be, but for good reason! I’ve been working lots of overtime at my day job to help pay for some home improvements, and I’ve gotten a lot of crochet orders from my friends lately. It seems like everyone I know is expecting a baby at the same time, so my hands have been very busy making precious tiny things!
Hello everyone! I’m sorry for the long break between posts. Once we finished the Changing Chevrons Crochet Along, I went straight to work dreaming up and planning another one. I hope to have an announcement ready really soon for the next Crochet Along for this blog!
I’ve also done a little “upgrade” to the blog. Everything you love is still here, but I hope I’ve streamlined it and made it all a little easier to navigate! And I am now optimized for mobile, so you don’t have to worry about the header getting in your way whenever you scroll on a mobile device.
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This is Week 7 of the Changing Chevrons Crochet Along! Thank you for joining me on this project! Creating this pattern was really fun, and I love seeing all of your versions!
We’ve worked our way up to Row 77. This week we will be doing Rows 78 – 90! We’ve got ONE more week to go! I can’t believe it. If you’ve enjoyed this project, please share with all of your crafty friends! I’ve had a few people ask about making their blanket longer at the end. In the final pattern post I will share the sections that “I” think you should repeat to make this blanket longer. Of course as always, it’s totally up to you! If there was a particular section you really enjoyed, do that one! Anyway…on to this week’s pattern!
Welcome to Week 6 of the Changing Chevrons Crochet Along! If you’ve just now come across this project, please check out the INTRO post. It will give you all the details you need and has links to the earlier weeks! At this point we are two-thirds of the way through this project! I hope you … Read more
Hello! Welcome back to Couch Surfer Crochet! We are now on Week 5 of the Changing Chevrons Crochet Along! I hope you all are enjoying this project as much as I am!
Before we get into the pattern today, I want to take a minute to say a sincere thank you to the members of the Couch Surfer Crocheters Facebook Group. Making a Chevron pattern has been much more challenging than anything I’ve done so far, and you have all been amazing during this process. I have posted a few mistakes in the pattern the last couple of weeks, and you all have been so nice and helpful while I get everything sorted! Thank you from the bottom of my heart. This little website is my passion project, and I am so happy to share with all of you. Thank you for patience as we all figure this out together!
NOW, on to the fun stuff!
This week’s section is from the pink rows at the bottom to the pink rows at the top!
Hello! I hope you are all having an amazing January so far! It’s unseasonably warm (at least today!) here in Tennessee, so I thought it would be the perfect time to break out one of my lighter weight scarves. Last year I shared a yarn review for Caron Cakes yarn. I was so excited to try out self-striping yarn! Well…did you know that Red Heart now has their own line of self-striping yarns, appropriately called Red Heart Stripes?! They have some of the most amazing colors, and I couldn’t wait to try out a few of them!
Welcome back to Couch Surfer Crochet! It’s been awhile since I have shared a new pattern! Right now I am frantically working on Christmas presents, and I can’t share any of those with you yet because they are supposed to be a surprise!!
However, I can share with you a pattern I created all for myself! I call it the Striped Stars Scarf! This pattern uses alternating rows of dc, hdc, and the star stitch to create this beautiful look and texture!
