Bonfire Cardi FREE Crochet Pattern

As some of you know, last month I teamed up with Premier Yarns to create a design inspired by their new Rodeo yarn. When I first saw this yarn, I was immediately excited to work with it! Not only is it soft and beautiful, it's made from recycled cotton.. so, it's eco-friendly as well. I worked up some swatches right away and fell in love! The marled color worked up so beautifully and the yarn itself added this amazing weight and drape to my piece, which in my opinion - is a must for garments! I hate when a piece is too stiff. Here's a little more about the yarn I worked with....

The Cozy Cardigan

The Cozy Cardigan crochet pattern is my favorite design to date. I couldn't wait to get it finalized for you guys, but the stress of the holidays caused me to put it to the side. I've just now finally gotten to it and I'm so excited to see what you guys create with the pattern! It's fully adjustable, so you can make it any length you desire! The PDF pattern includes lots of photos and detailed notes for simple adjustability - which means that it's easy to size, even for beginners! Now, let's take a quick behind the scenes look at creating and piecing together the Cozy Cardi!

A peek at a new Fall design..

It's been a while since I've shared what I've been working on. Things have been kind of slow going over here because I've been working on yet another big piece. Yes, it's a Fall sweater! If you follow me on Instagram, you've probably seen a peek or two (..and if you don't follow me, you should! 😜) I've seen so many beautiful oversized cardigans lately, but they're all knit.. and they're made with chunky yarn. I don't love to crochet with chunky yarn, it never comes out the way I plan for. Plus, I feel like it would just be way too heavy to make an entire sweater out of. It's a bummer. I love the knit look, but definitely can't knit well enough to make a sweater (though, I hope to one day)! So, I decided to take that inspiration and design and write up the pattern for my very own original oversized crochet cardigan!

BTS: Designing a Crochet Sweater

I recently finished my second crochet sweater (third if you count that one that I didn't design myself) and I decided not to write up a pattern for this one. I did this, in particular.. because I wanted to have the freedom to kind of go with the flow for this design. So, since I don't have a pattern to share, I thought I'd share a little bit of the behind the scenes stuff involved with designing a garment pattern. Maybe to inspire you to create a sweater of your own!