Crochet Temperature Blanket: A Creative Way to Document the Seasons
A crochet temperature blanket tells the story of a year through the language of color and crochet stitches – and while I wasn’t keen on documenting the weather before in such a permanent way, I’m definitely jumping on this trend this year to find out what all the hype is about. A temperature blanket is […]
Temperature Blanket Color Chart Printable
Choosing colors for your knit or crochet temperature blanket is one of the most exciting parts – the anticipation of how the colors will come together is crazy. 365 days is a long time. A long time to crochet, and a long time to try to remember which color goes with what temperature. Please enjoy […]
6 Unique Temperature Blanket Patterns
A temperature blanket is a cozy, year-long crochet journey where you create one row (or square) of the blanket each day based on that day’s temperature. By the end of the year, you’ll have a stunning, color-coded timeline that captures the seasons and unique weather patterns of your area. If you’re looking to add a […]
Christmas Crochet Care Instructions Printable
You’re spending hours on those Christmas makes for friends and family (and hopefully yourself, too). Make sure they take real good care of your time and yarn investment with festive crochet care instructions. This freebie is available to all HookandPaper subscribers and when you subscribe, you also gain access to all of my previous freebies! […]
Beginner Friendly Crochet Christmas Stocking Patterns
A few years ago I created a crochet stocking for everyone in my family, and I let them choose the colors. You may have seen this on my instagram or tiktok, I was really proud of it. The colors each person chose for their crochet christmas stocking weren’t Christmasy in nature, but it resulted in […]
DIY Rag Wreath – Fabric Wreath Tutorial
During shut down, I bought the best beginner’s sewing machine and taught myself to make fabric masks. You know I’m a project jumper, so once I felt I’d mastered the technique, I was on to other things, but left with lots of little fabric remnants which lead to the perfect craft: DIY Rag Wreath. I actually read […]
How to make Dyed Plarn
I probably never would have tried Dyed Plarn but, pandemic made me do it. While in the quarantine, we’ve been having to order our groceries through Shipt. I’m so thankful for the service that allows me to stay home and have my groceries delivered to my door – but the one caveat to that is that […]
Owl Crochet Mug Cozy
I love how this little crochet owl mug cozy pattern (hodgepodge pattern, I should say) turned out. I used pieces from a couple of patterns to make it the way I wanted – and though I made it for a gift, I may just have to selfishly keep it all to myself. Except I don’t […]
Everything To Know about Storing Acrylic Paint
How to Store Acrylic Paints I don’t even paint a lot, but before I knew it, I had bottles and bottles of acrylic paint everywhere. I needed a few colors for one project, and while I was there, some other varieties were on sale. Before long they were in many nooks and crannies in the […]
Fall Crochet Blanket Patterns
As the air turns crisp, is there anything cozier than wrapping yourself in a handmade blanket with a cup of cocoa and Gilmore Girls on the TV? This roundup of fall crochet blanket patterns captures the warmth and beauty of the season, with rich textures and autumn hues. But what’s really exciting is the versatility […]