This flattering long jacket crochet pattern is just the one you’ve been looking for. Perfect Fall jacket: worn open as a cover up during the day on a sunny day for lunch outside. Soft and snuggly, can be worn around the house. If you haven’t yet worked with...
:: Perfect Spring Baby Cardigan Free Knitting Pattern :: Here's a free knitting pattern for a project that takes me back to when I first learned to knit in high school. It's for a baby cardigan that has simple, but cute details. I remember learning to create and count...
:: This free video sewing tutorial on 'How to Hand-roll Fabric Edges' is a Bina Wrap Pattern Supplement. Following the video is our FALL FASHION LINKY PARTY :: One of my darling readers wrote …. She suggested to add this free video tutorial by Hermes.com to our free...
Pinwheel cardigans are pretty unique. As a knitting pattern, I love that there are no seams to stitch together. Only knitting required. And beyond that, it’s even just knitting in the round that’s required, i.e. even easier ! If you never have knit in the...
Gorgeous Goddess Shrug Crochet Pattern While the difference between a shrug, a bolero, a shawl and a doilie should be pretty clear, fashion gets them all mixed up sometimes. To me this is a shrug because it covers the arms and it has a closure in the front so it is a...
This moss green cable cape cardigan reminds you of wonderful forest walks. This cape has it all: the intricate cable pattern makes it looks sophisticated, the button row makes it practical, the type of yarn makes it snuggly, and the fringe makes it fun! So here is...
Peace Symbol Embroidery = Cool Refashioning = Stain Cover-Up. This extra-long, extra-fine cashmere cardigan by BCBG Maxazria (or was it Studio Max?!) has been my favorite top ever since I bought it. It is warm and looks great on. It’s neutral style and color means...
I am getting lovely questions re. my free sewing tutorial for what is commonly called the 'Bina Wrap’ or 'Bina Brianca Wrap' and what I call ‘my kind-a cardigan’. (You guys are a creative bunch!) Since it is such a perfect Fall fashion top to have, I thought to share...
Whatever you might call this garment, I love it! Some call it the Bina Brianca wrap, or Bina wrap for short. I like to give Bina Brianca credit, but that would not be fair on the many ancient civilizations around the world who have been wearing this wrap garment for...
Something beautiful to share with you today: a pattern for this jacket, with timeless class. I want* it. Simple elegance, easy to knit. What I like about this jacket is the color combination: champagne body, offset by traditional Chinese closures, called 'Chinese...
As you all know, I love knitting & crochet. So it’s to be expected that I get these kind of gifts. Usually I am thrilled with them, but sometimes, …. sometimes, it's a miss... (silence) … So, here is my first challenge of 2012: a white elephant. It's a ‘designer’...
Free Tuxedo Jacket Sweater Dress: Join my daily newsletter if you wish to download this free knitting pattern. The jacket comes from the knitting design book "Twinkle's Big City Knits" by Wenlan Chia (adapted version, LA Angeles Times). Get the pattern: look at the...
This shrug knitting pattern is one of many free shrug knitting patterns featured here at the Fine Craft Guild. It is an EAASSSSYYYY free knitting pattern. You would not think it's easy to knit when looking at this lovely womens top, because this cardigan has a very...
Oh believe it or not, but Canada, one of the coldest countries on Earth, is going to set us an example this Thursday, February 17: It’s holding a national sweater day. It’s target is that 150,000 (or more) Canadian families turn down the heat on the day by 3°C and...
I’ve posted so many free crochet patterns here at Fine Craft Guild over the years, that I thought it was time for an crochet overview. Let me know which are your favorite crochet patterns, and of course, what else you’d like to see on this blog. Beautiful...
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