13 May 2021 / free crochet pattern, peacock feather

New Crochet Design with a Peacocky Touch

Today I can show you a little bit of what I've been working on this past week. It's going to be a new free crochet design with a peacocky touch. The peacock feathers in the picture above may look familiar to you :) I designed these a few years ago and it was actually the first free crochet pattern I published on this blog. Many of you made them and wear them as earrings. Lovely! It's called the French Mini Peacock Feather and you can find the pattern here. I'm going to use these cute little mini feathers to embellish this new design I plan to publish at the end of May.

The yarn I'm going to use for it is Scheepjes Bamboo Soft and in my previous blog post you can read more about it. One of the reasons Bamboo Soft is perfect for this project is that it creates a beautiful drape. And drape is what I need because I'm making gift or project pouches! From cute and small to practical and large. The small ones are ideal for gifts as they work up really quickly and look fab and you could use the larger ones to keep (crochet) projects in.

It's a relaxing make without a lot of counting. You work in a spiral either in sc stitches or linen stitch and the top is simple dc stitches. I've already made a few pouches and have just finished this golden yellow one today and am about the finish a blue one, which I'll show you next week.

Here's a sneak peek of a largest pouch I made in deep purple. I'll reveal all pouches next week!

Where to shop for Bamboo Soft and other yarns

Scheepjes yarns are available from WoolWarehouse, Deramores, Black Sheep Wools and Caro’s Atelier. If you purchase yarn through the affiliate links below, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!*

Click on the link and it will take you to the shops where you can search for the yarn you’d like:

UK Wool Warehouse: http://shrsl.com/17owu

UK Deramores: http://tidd.ly/cf1bc042

UK Black Sheep Wools: http://shrsl.com/17owe

NL Caro’s Atelier:

https://caros-atelier.webshopapp.com/tracking/tradetracker/redirect/?tt=27390_12_296927_&r=%2F

Or shop at other Scheepjes stockists.

*Affiliate links.
The affiliate links in this post support giveaways, free patterns, discounts and the running of this blog. By purchasing yarn through these affiliate links, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!
Thank you to Scheepjes for providing the yarn for this project.

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6 May 2021 / free crochet pattern

Bamboo Blend Yarn for a New Free Crochet Design

Isn't this bowl of yarn delicious? A beautiful palette of rich colours for my next free crochet design. I'm not sure yet whether I'll be using all of these balls, but definitely the deep purple and the teal.

The yarn is Scheepjes Bamboo Soft, a gorgeously soft bamboo and cotton blend that I'll be working with for the first time. The plan is to make a cute practical item that is also very decorative. I can't tell you a lot about it yet, but what I can tell is that I'll also be using one of my previous free designs to embellish this one so that it'll have a peacocky flavour :) Yes, I'll take any opportunity to add a touch of peacock feathery goodness.

Now let me tell you a little bit more about this Bamboo Soft yarn. It's is a Fingering weight yarn with a blend of 50% Bamboo and 50% Cotton. Due to the inherent benefits of bamboo fibre, the yarn is very versatile and ideal for making beautifully soft, lightweight garments, wearable accessories and home décor projects. It has a beautiful drape and that's one of the reasons I chose it for this project.

Another reason is that Bamboo Soft is a vegan-friendly yarn, meaning that the fibres and dyes used to create the yarn are 100% plant-based. It also features Scheepjes’ new Recycled Water logo, ensuring that all waste water has been safely recycled and repurposed during the production of this yarn. I think sustainability is so important and being able to work with environmentally-friendly craft products is something I want to focus on more.

As you can see in the shade card below, Bamboo Soft is available in a selection of 17 rich colours that all work very well together. I think I'll select about 6 different colours for my project. I'll show you more next week!

Where to shop for Scheepjes Bamboo Soft and other yarns

Click on the link and it will take you to the shops where you can search for the yarn you’d like:

UK Wool Warehouse: http://shrsl.com/17owu

UK Deramores: http://tidd.ly/cf1bc042

UK Black Sheep Wools: http://shrsl.com/17owe

NL Caro’s Atelier:

https://caros-atelier.webshopapp.com/tracking/tradetracker/redirect/?tt=27390_12_296927_&r=%2F

Or shop at other Scheepjes stockists.

*Affiliate links. The affiliate links in this post support giveaways, free patterns, discounts and the running of this blog. By purchasing yarn through these affiliate links, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!
And thank you to Scheepjes for providing the yarn for this project.

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13 March 2021 / free crochet shawl pattern

Verdancy Shawl: Free Crochet Pattern

Here's the pattern for the Verdancy Shawl for you. It's a rectangular shawl measuring approximately 48 x 190cm and is made with 1 Whirl (561 Sippy Sage) and 1 Whirlette (861 Avocado) yarn cake in beautiful green shades.

You'll find the English pattern below, the Dutch pattern here and the German pattern here, but you can also purchase a beautifully laid out PDF pattern in one of my shops.

In my Ravelry and Etsy shops you can purchase a PDF version of this pattern.
The advantages of the PDF version are:

Clear layout with instructions in bullet-point format
Stitch Chart
Instructions how to adjust size
Close up photos
Similar graphic design as all of my other PDF patterns
You support my work so that I can continue to publish free patterns and offer discount codes

Thank you!

Where to shop for Scheepjes Whirl, Whirlette and other yarns

Click on the link and it will take you to the shops where you can search for the yarn you’d like:

UK Wool Warehouse: http://shrsl.com/17owu

UK Deramores: http://tidd.ly/cf1bc042

UK Black Sheep Wools: http://shrsl.com/17owe

NL Caro’s Atelier:

https://caros-atelier.webshopapp.com/tracking/tradetracker/redirect/?tt=27390_12_296927_&r=%2F

Or shop at other Scheepjes stockists.

PATTERN

Skill Level Beginners with a little experience

Materials

Yarn & Yarn amounts:

Scheepjes Whirl (60% Cotton, 40% Acrylic; 215g/1000m)

561 Sippy Sage x 1 yarn cake

Scheepjes Whirlette (60% Cotton, 40% Acrylic; 100g/455m)

861 Avocado x 1 yarn cake

Crochet hook: 3mm

Measurements

Approx. 48 x 190cm / 18.9 x 74.8in after blocking

Gauge/Tension

2 pattern reps and 9 rows measure 9 x 9cm using a 3mm hook after blocking.

Stitches & Abbreviations

Crochet Terms used in this pattern: US

Stitches used in this pattern:

US Crochet Terms (with UK Crochet Terms in brackets behind them where relevant)

[ ] total number of sts on a row

beg begin/beginning

ch(s) chain(s)

ch-1 sp chain 1 space - or any other number

dc double crochet (tr treble crochet)

rep(s) repeat(s)

sc single crochet (dc double crochet)

slst slip stitch (ss slip stitch)

st(s) stitch(es)

Instructions

With 3mm hook and Whirl 561 Sippy Sage started from the outside, ch130.

Row 1 3dc in fourth ch from hook (first 3 ch counts as 1 dc), skip 5 chs, 4dc in next ch, *ch4, skip 2 chs, 1sc in next ch, ch4, skip 2 chs, 4dc in next ch, skip 5 chs, 4dc in next ch; rep from * tot end, turn. [10 sc, 20 ch-4 sps, 22 4dc-groups]

Row 2 Ch3 (counts as 1 dc here and throughout), 3dc in dc at base of ch3, 4dc in last dc of next 4dc-group, *ch4 , 1sc in sc, ch4, 4dc in first dc of next 4dc-group, 4dc in last dc of next 4dc-group; rep from * to end, turn. [10 sc, 20 ch-4 sps, 22 4dc-groups]

Row 3 Rep Row 2.

Row 4 Ch7 (counts as 1 dc, ch4 here and throughout), 1sc in space in between 2 4dc-groups, ch4, *4dc in last dc of next 4dc-group, 4dc in first dc of next 4dc-group, ch4, 1sc in space in between 2 4dc-groups, ch4; rep from * to end, 1dc in last dc of final 4dc-group (= top of beg ch3), turn. [11 sc, 22 ch-4 sps, 20 4dc-groups]

Rows 5-6 Ch7 (counts as 1 dc, ch4 here and throughout), 1sc in sc, ch4, *4dc in first dc of next 4dc-group, 4dc in last dc of next 4dc-group, ch4, 1sc in sc, ch4; rep from * to end, 1dc in third ch made in previous row, turn. [11 sc, 22 ch-4 sps, 20 4dc-groups]

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Row 7 Ch3, 3dc in dc at base of ch3 , 4dc in first dc of next 4dc-group, *ch4, 1sc in space in between 2 4dc-groups, ch4, 4dc in last dc of next 4dc-group, 4dc in first dc of next 4dc-group; rep from * to end, working final 4dc-group in third ch made in previous row, turn. [10 sc, 20 ch-4 sps, 22 4dc-groups]

Rows 8-9 Rep Row 2.

Continue in pattern, repeating Rows 4-9 until desired length (I used up 1 Whirl yarn cake and continued with the Whirlette yarn cake until that was finished too). Shawl as shown measures approx. 190cm after blocking, which is a total of 201 rows excluding the final row (see instructions below).
End with Row 9 for a nice finish on final row. Fasten off.

Final row Rejoin yarn at beginning of previous row with slst in top of first dc, slst in next dc, ch4, slst in third dc of next 4dc-group, *ch3, 1dc in sc, ch3, slst in second dc of next 4dc-group, ch4, slst in third dc of next 4dc-group; rep from * to end, slst in final dc of same 4dc-group, fasten off and weave in all ends.

Blocking

To get the most beautiful result, the shawl needs blocking. Soak in lukewarm water, gently squeeze water out or roll it in dry towel to remove excess moisture. Pin out to finished measurements and let dry naturally.

Scheepjes Whirl and Whirlette yarn

The shade cards show all the 54 Whirl yarn cakes and 44 Whirlettes available.

the curio crafts room thecuriocraftsroom crochet pattern shawl wrap scarf

free crochet shawl pattern the curio craftsroom scheepjes whirl whirlette yarn scarf wrap

Where to shop for Scheepjes Whirl, Whirlette and other yarns

Click on the link and it will take you to the shops where you can search for the yarn you’d like:

UK Wool Warehouse: http://shrsl.com/17owu

UK Deramores: http://tidd.ly/cf1bc042

UK Black Sheep Wools: http://shrsl.com/17owe

NL Caro’s Atelier:

https://caros-atelier.webshopapp.com/tracking/tradetracker/redirect/?tt=27390_12_296927_&r=%2F

Or shop at other Scheepjes stockists.

My Other Shawl Designs also available on Ravelry and Etsy

Lunation Shawl Crochet Pattern The Curio Crafts Room Etsy Ravelry

Lunation Shawl: Asymmetrical triangle shawl in
Whirl and Whirlette

Moonwish Wrap: Circular shawl in
Whirlette

Star Beam Shawl: Dragon tail shawl in Whirl-Fine Art
and Merino Soft

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7 March 2021 / crochet shawl pattern

Spring Mood with the Verdancy Shawl

I'm very excited to present my fourth shawl design: the Verdancy Shawl. It's a rectangular shawl measuring approximately 48 x 190cm, a very generous size so that you can wrap it around your neck a few times or drape it over your shoulders and let it flow. I think it's lovely for spring with its beautiful green shades and leafy stitch pattern. But of course it'll look fab in different colours too. My tester used a Whirl with purple shades and it looks stunning. She said the stitch pattern in combination with the purple hues reminded her of wisteria blossoms. I'll show you some pictures next time. And next time is next week, when I'll also have the free pattern for you and a PDF pattern for purchase in my Ravelry and Etsy shops that has a few extras like a chart and instructions how to adjust it to any size you like.

Talking of the stitch pattern...... it may look quite intricate, but I can asure you it's a beginner-friendly make and also quite relaxing. It's only a 12-stitch and 6-row pattern repeat, so once you've worked a few rows you'll be able to continue without a lot of counting. And all the colour changes in the Whirl yarn keep it really interesting and they will spur you on to get to that next colour change as fast as possible. Below you'll find some more information on the yarn used.

In my Ravelry and Etsy shops you can purchase a PDF version of this pattern.

The advantages of the PDF version are:
Clear layout with instructions in bullet-point format
Stitch Chart
Instructions how to adjust size
Close up photos
Similar graphic design as all of my other PDF patterns
You support my work so that I can continue to publish free patterns and offer discount codes
Thank you!

Scheepjes Whirl and Whirlette yarn

Have a good look at the gradient yarn. Soft green on one end and a beautiful saturated green at the other end and so many shades in between. The Scheepjes Whirl and Whirlette yarn I used are just ideal for a shawl like this one.
Both yarns are a blend of 60% cotton and 40% acrylic, which makes for lightweight and breathable shawls, or any wearables really. Whirl is a gradient yarn with a very generous twist so that it works up really quickly and it helps prevent splitting. Whirlette yarn comes in single colours, matching the Whirl shades.

The shade cards below show all the 54 Whirl yarn cakes and 44 Whirlettes available.

Where to shop for Scheepjes Whirl, Whirlette and other yarns

Click on the link and it will take you to the shops where you can search for the yarn you’d like:

UK Wool Warehouse: http://shrsl.com/17owu

UK Deramores: http://tidd.ly/cf1bc042

UK Black Sheep Wools: http://shrsl.com/17owe

NL Caro’s Atelier:

https://caros-atelier.webshopapp.com/tracking/tradetracker/redirect/?tt=27390_12_296927_&r=%2F

Or shop at other Scheepjes stockists.

My Other Shawl Designs

Lunation Shawl: Asymmetrical triangle shawl in
Whirl and Whirlette

Moonwish Wrap: Circular shawl in
Whirlette

Star Beam Shawl: Dragon tail shawl in Whirl-Fine Art
and Merino Soft

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28 February 2021 / crochet shawl pattern

Crochet Shawl Design with Leafy Stitch Pattern Coming Soon

My new shawl design is coming along nicely! Look how far I've already worked through the Whirl yarn cake. Always such a pleasure to work with this yarn as it works up so quickly and who doesn't like a quick result :) And the stitch pattern is so beautiful and relaxing. I think I'll have finished this shawl by the end of next week. After I've used up all the Whirl yarn, I'll start on the matching Whirlette and use that up as well. I think the total length will be just under 2 metres so it'll be long enough to wrap it around your neck snuggly or to drape it loosely around your shoulders and let it flow.

The stitch pattern is 12-stitch and 6-row repeat, so once you've worked a few rows you can just relax and see the pattern develop without having to count too much. It looks rather leafy don't you think? The gorgeous green shades are just perfect for it. The stitch pattern does require blocking to really open it up. What I do is I give it a good block every time I've added another 50cm or so, because I find it hard to block a piece as large as this shawl is going to be in its entirety.

I'm sure in a week or so I can show you the end result as I have only about 50 more centimetres to go. I'll leave you with some info on the yarn and hope to see you back here next week.

Scheepjes Whirl and Whirlette yarn

The shade cards show all the 54 Whirl yarn cakes and 44 Whirlettes available.

Where to shop for Scheepjes Whirl, Whirlette and other yarns

Click on the link and it will take you to the shops where you can search for the yarn you’d like:

UK Wool Warehouse: http://shrsl.com/17owu

UK Deramores: http://tidd.ly/cf1bc042

UK Black Sheep Wools: http://shrsl.com/17owe

NL Caro’s Atelier:

https://caros-atelier.webshopapp.com/tracking/tradetracker/redirect/?tt=27390_12_296927_&r=%2F

Or shop at other Scheepjes stockists.

My Other Shawl Designs

Lunation Shawl: Asymmetrical triangle shawl in
Whirl and Whirlette

Moonwish Wrap: Circular shawl in
Whirlette

Star Beam Shawl: Dragon tail shawl in Whirl-Fine Art
and Merino Soft

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21 February 2021 / crochet, shawl pattern

Whirl and Whirlette Yarn: The Perfect Combination for a New Shawl Design

I think by now you know that when I post a picture of Scheepjes Whirl and/or Whirlette yarn, I'm in shawl design mode. This time I've chosen lovely shades of springy green with the Sippy Sage Whirl and the Avocado Whirlette. I have a very relaxing stitch pattern in mind for a shawl that'll be perfect for early spring days. I plan on using all 1455 metres of the two yarns combined, but the shawl will be easily adjustable to any size.

I can't show you anything yet, but next week I'm sure I'll have some WIP pictures for you and in a few weeks' time I'll post the pattern on my blog as well. What I can reveal is that the shape will be a simple rectangle. This is my fourth shawl design and for each shawl I want a different shape or construction. So far I've made an asymmetrical triangle, a dragon tail and a circular shawl.

My Other Shawl Designs

Lunation Shawl: Asymmetrical triangle shawl in
Whirl and Whirlette

Moonwish Wrap: Circular shawl in
Whirlette

Star Beam Shawl: Dragon tail shawl in Whirl-Fine Art
and Merino Soft

Whirl and Whirlette yarn

Both yarns are a blend of 60% cotton and 40% acrylic, which makes for lightweight and breathable shawls, or any wearables really. Whirl is a gradient yarn with a very generous twist so that it works up really quickly and it helps prevent splitting. Each colour change (and there are many, which I love because it makes the gradient so subtle) is carefully tied to ensure the knot can be discretely hidden within your stitches. So don’t worry if you come across quite a few ”knots”, or rather “fluffy bits”, because that means one colour thread is replaced by another colour thread that needs to be worked into the yarn. The Whirlette yarn comes in single colours, matching the Whirl shades. Below you can see all yarns available.

Scheepjes Whirl 561 Sippy Sage and Whirlette 861 Avocado

The shade cards shows all the 54 Whirl yarn cakes and 44 Whirlettes available.

the curio crafts room thecuriocraftsroom crochet pattern shawl wrap

Where to shop for Scheepjes Whirl, Whirlette and other yarns

Click on the link and it will take you to the shops where you can search for the yarn you’d like:

UK Wool Warehouse: http://shrsl.com/17owu

UK Deramores: http://tidd.ly/cf1bc042

UK Black Sheep Wools: http://shrsl.com/17owe

NL Caro’s Atelier:

https://caros-atelier.webshopapp.com/tracking/tradetracker/redirect/?tt=27390_12_296927_&r=%2F

Or shop at other Scheepjes stockists.

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8 February 2021 / crochet shawl pattern

Free Crochet Pattern: Star Beam Shawl in Whirl - Fine Art & Merino Soft Yarns

Star Beam Shawl

A little over a year ago I designed three shawls all differently shaped (see below for photos). I really love designing shawls and I can tell you that I'm working on number 4, with ideas for two more. But while I'm busy experimenting with different shapes and stitch patterns, I also wanted to revisit the shawl that is my favourite - although it's very hard to say that as I really love all three. Yet the Star Beam Shawl is special to me as I just love the dragon tail shape.

In between designing more shawls, I wanted a relaxing make with a yarn I hadn't worked with before: Scheepjes Whirl - Fine Art in combination with Scheepjes Merino Soft (yarn details below). So I thought I'd write a quick blog post to show you the result and to link to the free pattern and premium PDF pattern in my shops in case you fancy making one for yourself.

Pattern

You can find the free pattern for the Star Beam Shawl in US/UK terms in an earlier blog post here and the DUTCH pattern here.

In my Ravelry and Etsy shops you can purchase a premium PDF version of this pattern (US/UK and DUTCH).
The advantages of the premium PDF are:

Chart
Close-up photos
Clear layout with instructions in bullet-point format
Same graphic design as all of my other PDF patterns
You support my work so that I can continue to publish free patterns and offer discount codes

Thank you!

Yarn details: Whirl - Fine Art & Merino Soft

As I mentioned already, I made my second Star Beam Shawl using a combination of Whirl - Fine Art and Merino Soft. Both are gorgeously soft yarns in a combination of 50% Superwash Merino Wool, 25% Microfibre and 25% Acrylic.

Whirl - Fine Art is a 460m yarn cake that comes in 12 different colourways, just as beautiful as the cotton/acrylic 1000m Whirl yarn cakes you're probably familiar with already. Whirl - Fine Art combines with Merino Soft, another Scheepjes' yarn collection. Below you see a very useful photo that shows which Merino Soft colours combine with Whirl - Fine Art. For my shawl I selected Whirl - Fine Art 661 Rococo and Merino Soft 643 Ansingh.

Star Beam Shawl Free Crochet Pattern Whirl The Curio Crafts Room Etsy Ravelry

The first Star Beam Shawl I made was in Scheepjes Our Tribe, a much lighter weight yarn in a combination of 70% Superwash Merino Wool and 30% Polyamide.