Days are cold up north and to keep my ears warm I gave The Up Early – Up North Hat an update. The mosaic pattern is the same but the double brim will help you to defy the northern winter. Free Pattern: The Up Earlier Hat US/European Terms Free Pattern: The Up Earlier Hat UK... Continue Reading →
Snowflake Winter Coasters
I wanted to crochet a winter blanket last year. A really nice one, simple and easy with winter motives like snowflakes. And so I found this snowflake pattern by Lois Olson on Ravelry. It never became a whole blanket. But the pattern came to my mind again, when I was thinking about this years winter... Continue Reading →
A short introduction: Mosaic Crochet
(Using us/european crochet terms in this post) What is mosaic crochet? This technique gives you the opportunity to crochet two colour patterns without changing yarn in one row or round. You simple can connect rows or rounds by skipping a stitch and "filling" the skipped stitch with a double crochet 2 rows or rounds later... Continue Reading →
Free Pattern: The Keep on Keepin´on Scarf.
This is more a stitchcombination than a pattern but I still hope you have fun with it. Pattern: keep on keepin on uk version Pattern: keep on keepin on us/european version If you use my patterns and post pictures in social medias it would be nice to link or refer to my blog www.martinupnorthblog.wordpress.com and use... Continue Reading →
Easy pattern – beautiful color – nice structure – The Keep on Keepin´on Scarf
Sometimes it's the simple things. It doesn't always have to be super advanced, top-notch, high level crochet. Relax with an easy combination of chains and stitches. In my humble opinion it is one of the most relaxing, nearly meditative activity to repeat the same stitchcombination on and on, again and again. And on and on,... Continue Reading →