Crocheting My Way Through Free Patterns with Franken-Snoop

Hi all,

I haven't done much knitting for years. I think my last completed project was a floppy Brim hat back in 2010. It was a bit of a flop if I remember correctly... Nice shade of lavender though!

Anyway, I joined the local Fibre Arts group back in April which has rekindled my interest in both knitting and crochet.

One thing that has surprised me is how much you can forget about both skills. So much of this year has been taken up relearning how to do both. It would appear that they are perishable skills.

In my eagerness to knit and crochet as much as possible, I've been surfing the internet for patterns. Nice easy patterns to ease me gently back into the world of all things yarn related.

One of the first things I made was a Snoopy head. It was supposed to be a whole Snoopy... but I used the wrong size crochet hook. Say 'hi' to Franken-snoop!

I thought he came out kinda cute so I entered him in the local fair. He didn't win anything but he did make a few people smile.

The Snoopy pattern isn't mine. The designer is @TamTam_ami and the free pattern can be found here. It works up quickly and the instructions are easy to follow. Just make sure to read the size of the crochet hook carefully!

This poppy was also a free crochet pattern.

I found this one on YouTube as a video tutorial by Bella Coco. The video is easy to follow and she crochets slowly enough for you to keep up.

However, she is British like me. So she uses British crochet terms. For instance, a US single crochet is a British double crochet.She does explain it in the video, up to a point.

But...

It's easy to get your singles and doubles mixed up. Especially, when she starts talking about half trebles (htr) being the same as half doubles (hdc)...

Although this particular poppy is the symbol of Remembrance, the crochet pattern can be used to make other flowers.

If you swap the colours around, or add more leaves, you can use the pattern to make a whole posy of pretty pansies to brighten up a room.

Free online patterns can be a great way to practice new techniques in both crochet and knitting. But be careful when choosing the pattern!

Some can be confusing and lack decent instructions. Making them frustrating to work from.

So make sure you read through them before you start to stitch. That way, you can figure out if the pattern is worth doing before you waste time and energy on a design that doesn't work.

Both of the patterns I've mentioned in this blog are workable and well worth giving a try! If you are looking at getting into crochet or knitting, check out this link to some cool supplies to get your stash started.

Bye for now

Olly

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