Meet the Anchors Away Tote, the newest addition to my mosaic crochet pattern collection! This brand-new design features a bold anchor motif with chain-inspired detailing along the sides—one of my favorite little touches in the pattern. I can picture this one heading to the beach, marina, farmers market, library, crochet Read more
🐢 TOTE-ally September — Sea Turtle Tote Sometimes a design refuses to stay on the front of the bag. When I adapted the mama turtle from my Sea Turtle Blanket into a tote, I didn’t want to shrink her down and plop her in the middle. So…I wrapped her around Read more
🐄 TOTE-ally September — Cow Tote Wait until you see the OTHER side. At first glance, today’s Cow Tote has a big, bold cow motif on the front. Cute, right? But turn it around… COW PRINT! Instead of simply repeating the same image on both sides, I gave the back Read more
🐑 TOTE-ally September — Sheep Tote I feel like sheep deserve a little more appreciation from the crochet community. After all… No sheep. No wool. No yarn. 🐑🧶 Okay, yes, I KNOW we have cotton and acrylic and alpaca and all sorts of other fibers—but today we’re giving the sheep Read more
🐓 TOTE-ally September — Rooster Tote I’ve learned something from designing crochet patterns: Rooster people are REALLY rooster people. 😂 You know who I’m talking about. Their kitchen has a rooster.Their towels have roosters.There might be a rooster sign on the wall.And there’s a decent chance actual chickens are wandering Read more
❄️ TOTE-ally September: Snowflake Tote I know, I know…it’s September and I’m already showing you snowflakes. ❄️ But crocheters understand something the rest of the world doesn’t: If you want handmade gifts in December, you’d better start thinking about them NOW. Today’s TOTE-ally September feature is my Snowflake Tote, a Read more
🧶 TOTE-ally September — Walker Pouch Today’s pattern is a little different—and a very personal one for me. I originally designed this Walker Pouch for my mom. As she got older and began using a walker, I noticed a simple problem: she needed both hands to move safely, which made Read more
📚 TOTE-ally September — Plaid Teacher Tote Teachers don’t carry bags…they carry mobile command centers. Papers to grade. A laptop. Planner. Books. Pens. Water bottle. Lunch. Three things they meant to take home yesterday…and probably something a student handed them in the hallway. Today’s Plaid Teacher Tote was made for Read more
🐰 TOTE-ally September — Easter Bunny Bag There’s something about an Easter egg hunt that takes you right back to childhood. Running around with your basket, searching behind bushes and under chairs, spotting that little flash of color in the grass…and, of course, keeping a close eye on how many Read more
🌹 TOTE-ally September — Rose Tote Red roses get all the attention…but what color would YOUR rose be? 🌹 Classic red🩷 Soft pink💛 Sunny yellow🤍 Elegant cream💜 Deep purple🖤 Or something completely unexpected? One of my favorite things about seeing you make my patterns is discovering color combinations I never Read more