It's Crochet O'Clock

Winter Realm Snowflake (Round Six)

Welcome to round six of Project Panache! This round we have yet another beautiful snowflake from Draiguna! Myself and the Patrons fell positively in love with her work so, here we are again. When you find the best is there really a reason to deviate? I think not! As I’ve said previously, if you’re nervous about working with number 10 crochet thread… don’t be! YOU CAN DO THIS! Grab some scrap…

Eulah Bauble Ornament (Round Five)

Welcome to round five of Project Panache! This ornament is going to be the quickest one you work up in this series I believe. It takes me 15 minutes to have one of these done from start to finish! Talk about near instant satisfaction! This is also the ornament many of you watched me agonize over for weeks on the YouTube channel on live every Monday evening. In the end I decided against painting…

Puff Stitch Christmas Bauble (Round Four)

Welcome to round four of Project Panache! Puff stitches happen to be my favorite crochet stitch so when I saw this ornament I knew I had to include it. I think the texture of it will give our trees a very nice contrast this year and many more to come. This particular project is a bit different than our other ones in that it doesn’t call for a bauble for it’s center but a foam ball insert. These…

Frostvale Snowflake (Round Three)

Welcome to round three of Project Panache! I am so excited for you to begin working on our first snowflake, the Frostvale Snowflake from Draiguna! I know for some of you working in number 10 crochet thread is scary but I promise you -can- do this! If you find yourself a little bit too concerned for your liking I highly suggest grabbing some scrap yarn that is a thicker weight and working the…

Boho Spinner Christmas Ornament (Round Two)

Round Two of Project Panache is upon us! My photography this round really does no justice to how lovely these ornaments are. I hope you’ll forgive me for not setting up a tree to get better shots. I still think you’ll get the point clearly from these though. The pattern website also has some other photos showing the ornaments hanging on a tree. It should be noted that these ornaments were chosen…

Crochet Christmas Ball Ornament (Round 1)

It is time for Project Panache to kick off! Every three weeks for 11 rounds we will be working on a new Christmas Ornament together. I hope you enjoy this beautiful ornament we’ve selected for round one and that you’ll join us on this adventure. Materials Needed: 1 Ball Ornament, measuring 10″ in circumference. I purchased these but you can always repurpose old ornaments you already have! Size…

Update on Snowball Express 2021

Many of you have been asking for an update on the Snowball Express and I finally have one to give you. The Gary Sinise Foundation announced yesterday that the Snowball Express will once again be virtual this year. As many of you are aware the Delta variant of the Corona Virus has been surging through the country and is at the moment particularly bad in Florida which is where the in person…

Ame’s Embrace Released!

The wait is over and Ame’s Embrace is up for sale! I am so excited to see all of your shawls come to life. Please don’t forget that there is a constant flow of support in the It’s Crochet O’Clock Facebook group for you! Come hang out with us and show off your shawls or get help if you need.

You can purchase your patterns at the following websites:

Good Loops Yarn

LoveCrafts

Etsy

Introduction: Ame’s Embrace

You know when you visit food blogs and you have to weed through eleventy billion paragraphs about how the blogger decided on a specific spice market to purchase their spices from before you actually get to the recipe? Nobody cares about your journey through seventeen spice markets Sheila! Just get on with the recipe already! Right? Well, today’s post is going to be just like that. Only crochet…

Wrapping Up Snowball Express 2020

It’s been a year hasn’t it? As we all know Snowball Express was canceled this year BUT I am storing all of the blankets that were donated during this year’s drive so they can go with next year’s donations. The team here at It’s Crochet O’Clock are already in the planning stages for the drive so make sure you’re planning too! Keep watching the site here and the YouTube channel for when we begin…

Tutorial: How to make a Granny Square

Hello everyone!

I had a request recently for a tutorial on how to make a Granny Square. I think as crocheters we often forget that things that just come to us as second nature really do seem like a completely different world to someone who is just coming into our craft. So, here we go. A tutorial geared towards an absolute beginner to crochet on how to make a simple Granny Square. If you know…

Pattern Release: She Sells Sea Shawls by Russell Sansom

The day has finally arrived! We are so excited and know that you are too. Remember, if you want to purchase Nurturing Fibres Eco Fusion for this project you’ll need five balls of one color and then one ball of another for the accent!

She Sells Shell Shawls by Russell Sansom

Video Tutorial by It’s Crochet O’Clock

Happy Crocheting!

Russell & Stephanie

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Sneak Peek #7 She Sells Sea Shawls

Our very last sneak peek before the pattern releases in just twelve hours! This one is from me!

I used Eco Fusion in the colors Paris and Fawn.

Emma Goodgion of Pippin Poppycock gives us our absolute last peek at this lovely pattern.

Emma used Nurturing Fibres Eco Fusion as well in the colors Vanilla and Charcoal.

Who doesn’t love a good monochrome accessory? Emma opted to add more of the…

Sneak Peek #6 She Sells Sea Shawls

Two for the price of one! Our first peek today is from Leighann Behrns (Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!)

Leighann worked the pattern using Moda Vera Bamboo Cotton! Isn’t it so happy?? Who would have thought that the colors red and mint would go together so nicely!

Our next peek is from Dee Carter, a long time moderator for the Facebook group and the YouTube channel. She is also the one in charge of our…

Sneak Peek #6 She Sells Sea Shawls

Lauren Howard, a long time moderator for both the It’s Crochet O’Clock Facebook Group and the YouTube channel provides today’s sneak peek! Lauren gives us two different color options. She loved the pattern so much she’s already made two!

Lauren went out of the box as well when it came to choosing her colors for this shawl.

She used Eco Fusionfor both but chose a speckled color, Raindrops as her…

Sneak Peek #5 She Sells Sea Shawls

This sneak peek is courtesy of tester Karen Honing!

Karen chose to test the pattern using Rainbow Bamboo by Hobbi.

She needed four skeins of Aqua and one of Light Blue for the shawl. She used a 3.5 mm hook!

This pattern will be released on August 9th!

See you tomorrow with another Sneak Peek!