Forget-Me-Not Flower C2C Blanket - FREE GRAPH

You know what they say, "April showers bring May-Flowers"! Our landscape in San Diego has been covered in flowers. We have been having regular rain at least once a week (which is really unusual for our area), and so all of the plants have been getting plenty of water. The unfortunate thing about this is that it waters the flowers AND the weeds! But I am definitely one to focus on the beauty I see around me, and I love seeing the flowers on all the hillsides as I drive around. This is why I designed this forget-me-not blanket, with a dainty blue flower. They remind me of the flowers I enjoy every day! I hope you enjoy this new design!

Tulip Flower C2C Blanket - FREE GRAPH

April brings the beginnings of SPRING! The weather is warming up, and the ground is thawing, signaling to bulb plants that it is time to wake up! This is why I chose to make April's design feature a gorgeous tulip! I am very excited to share with you my Tulip C2C Blanket design!

Lavender Blanket - C2C Blanket - FREE GRAPH

I'm excited to share this next design in my storybook flower series. This design features a Lavender plant- and I can almost smell it through the screen! I plan on planting several lavender plants in my yard when we finally re-landscape it. They are one of my favorite flowers! I hope you enjoy this design!

Rose C2C Blanket - FREE GRAPH

Here is the next design in my flower series. This is the Rose C2C Blanket. This one was also inspired by the storybook cover style and while I wanted to continue with the two-toned design trend, I just loved the depth that the color brings to the rose. I hope you enjoy this design!

And I have also included yarn colors for a WHITE rose variation! Doesn't it look so COOL!

Lily Flower C2C Blanket - FREE GRAPH

I can't believe it's been a YEAR since my last blog post. I am SHOCKED because I have still been crafting plenty, and still coming up with designs, but I just couldn't take anything to the finish line! BUT NOT THIS YEAR! I'm so excited to get back into the saddle and start publishing my patterns again. 

I hope you love this one! This is the Lily C2C Blanket. I was inspired by the style of classic storybook covers and wanted to create designs that featured flowers in that style. So this was born! I have a few more coming out, so be on the look out!

Autumn Leaves C2C Blanket - FREE GRAPH

This is a gorgeous time of year, when the leaves change color and nature seems to be falling asleep. We don't get a whole lot of color change here in San Diego, but the shorter nights and cooler weather does give us an Autumn vibe. We always get very excited when we drive by a tree that actually changes colors with the seasons! So here you can make your own Autumn themed blanket!

Snowflake Throw - C2C Blanket - FREE GRAPH

Welcome to 2022 everyone! This is going to be a very exciting year of continued growth and progress, as well as a lot of crocheting! I have been busy designing new patterns and at the same time SUPER busy with a home renovation project. Right now our kitchen is halfway done, due to supply chain issues... We are waiting another few weeks to get our last cabinets! So while I am waiting, I polished off a few more patterns ready to go!

This is a new blanket design similar to my January Wall Hanging pattern from my e-book, A Year of Wall Hangings. I wanted to use similar designs from my wall hangings to make blankets, so here is the first one! This is the Snowflake Throw, and I hope you enjoy it!

Wrapped Present C2C Blanket - FREE GRAPH

I originally designed this blanket in the middle of the Christmas season of 2020. There was so much going on that I forgot to release it on time, so I decided to hold onto it until the 2021 season, so here it is! For Christmas this year, I wanted a way to remember a child's favorite thing about Christmas, THE PRESENTS! How lovely is this blanket design that looks like a wrapped present? I hope you enjoy it! 

 

Lattice C2C Blanket - FREE GRAPH

It's been a little while since my last pattern release... We moved! It is A LOT more work this time because we have accumulated way more stuff. It also doesn't help that we are also doing some renovations! These things take time!

Anyhow, I am excited to share with you this beautiful geometric design called the LATTICE BLANKET! This fun C2C design will make a gorgeous baby blanket or throw. Make one in every color!

Herringbone Outline C2C Blanket - FREE GRAPH

This is a fun, simple design based off the herringbone design. It features clean lines and the color options are limitless!

Plaid Stripe C2C Blanket - FREE GRAPH

 Here is the follow up to the last post's design. This is the accompanying design to the plaid blanket. This one features more white in the design, and has thinner stripes in addition to the big bold plaid stripes. I hope you enjoy this design!

Plaid C2C Blanket - FREE GRAPH

In November I published my first scarf design EVER and it was a HUGE hit! People loved it so much that I got a lot of messages asking to make a blanket version of that scarf. So here is the first of the two plaid blanket patterns for you!

Spider Web C2C Blanket - FREE GRAPH

Here is one more spooky design for Halloween! This one is a full spider's web. Don't you hate the feeling of a spider's web on your body? It's the worst when it happens unexpectedly while you are leaving your house for work. Right? With this design you can spook someone with a Spider Web Blanket!

Dangling Spider C2C Blanket - FREE GRAPH

Here is the next 2020 Halloween design! Spiders are super spooky and are a part of many Halloween decorations. You know, those awful spider web stringy fluff that kids make you set up all over your house? I only hope it doesn't invite REAL spiders!! Here you can spook with this spider Halloween themed blanket, Dangling spider!

Moonlight Cat C2C Blanket - FREE GRAPH

I had some awesome ideas for some new Halloween designs, and I'm super excited to share them with you! This design is called Moonlight Cat! It's not strictly Halloween themed, but it features a spooky cat under a full moon light. I really love how it turned out, I hope you like it!

4 Color Plus C2C Blanket - FREE GRAPH

I am really excited to share this next design with you. When I first started designing these C2C blankets, I made this 6 color plus blanket. I also toyed around with a 4 color version, but I just could not get it to look right. I gave up and worked on other designs. This summer I found myself with a little extra designing time, and I played around with it more and I finally got the colors right! I am very happy to share this 4 color plus blanket with you!

Monstera Leaves C2C Blanket - FREE GRAPH

I am super excited to share with you the next design in my tropical leaf series! This design features just the Monstera plant, which has SUCH a fun looking leaf. 

Tropical Leaves C2C Throw Blanket - FREE GRAPH LINK

 I've got an awesome design series coming out... and it features TROPICAL LEAVES! It starts with this assorted blanket featuring two different types of tropical leaves. I shared the free graph and basic instructions on a guest post for Marie over at Underground Crafter. I have two more designs to follow this one, so stay tuned for those!

Click here to go to the blog post and get the free graph!

Palm Leaves C2C Blanket - FREE GRAPH

This is the next design in my Tropical leaves design series. Palm leaves are just so beautiful, the way the thin leaves fan out. I hope that you love this design!

Big and Little Dipper Constellation C2C Blanket - FREE GRAPH

This is the last design (for now) in my constellation series. The last design featured the big dipper, but like I mentioned, it is actually URSA Major; and this blanket features both bears, Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. Using these constellations you can find the NORTH STAR, also featured in this blanket. I hope you enjoy this design and all the designs in this series!

If you have a constellation (or zodiac) that you LOVE and would love to see turned into a blanket, send me an email at LivingTheCraftLife (at) gmail (dot) com. I'd be happy to make one for you.