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We are almost finished with the bottom of the blanket!!!
I absolutely love this yarn for my graphghans!! The sparkle really makes a difference!!! I especially loved this colored yarn for my Mermaid and Merman! Click the picture below, or here, to go directly to the affiliate link. Prime eligible! I also found this yarn at Walmart, so I think that some Walmarts may carry this yarn too (I am not an affiliate for Walmart).
All of the following affiliate links are Prime eligible:
Click here, for the affiliate link to the white sparkle colored yarn.
Click here, for the affiliate link to the rose sparkle colored yarn.
You may like this dark blue sparkle colored yarn too! Click here, for the affiliate link.
Here is the beautiful light purple sparkle colored yarn affiliate link, click here.
For Lime Green sparkle colored yarn, click here for the affiliate link.
Let us begin the last 4 blocks on the bottom row of the blanket. The next 2 blocks will be for the Mermaid.
Here are the Free PDF downloadable graphs for your 2 Mermaid blocks:
The video tutorial will get you started with Block #10. All of the blocks up until now have been a solid color for the starting chain. Block#10 will have multiple colors in the starting chain. After that, the video tutorial will show how I use Tunisian Crochet to join the top and bottom block when the 2 blocks share an image (The Mermaid).
Tunisian Crochet Under The Sea Mystery CAL Attaching Top and Bottom Blocks with a shared Image YouTube Video Tutorial:
I love how my Merman graphs turned out!!
Here are the free downloadable PDF graphs for the Merman:
I embroidered the nose and the mouth on the face of the Merman
The finished embroidered nose and mouth:
Now, we are finished with the bottom portion of the Graphghan!!! We are going to move up to the middle of the afghan now. Brenda Butler requested a cute turtle to show up in one of my graphs. So, our next 4 blocks will be of an adorably cute large ocean turtle!!! It will go above the clownfish and octopus blocks from the bottom row! I have already finished the graphs for the turtle. I want to finish Tunisian Crocheting all 4 blocks to make sure that it turns out okay before I release the free PDF graphs. So, stay tuned. 🙂
Here is the direct blog link for my Tunisian Crochet Under The Sea Mystery CAL Part 4:
The only place that I can put my “Search” button is at the bottom of my blog. So, I made this archived post list for quick easy access for you. If you still need to, you can use the “Search” button below for posts you don’t see on my list.
If you would like to learn about how to become a Helenmay Crochet Special Donor Member and what benefits you will receive, here is the direct blog link:
These are not all of my blog posts. If you would like to search for another one of my posts, simply continue scrolling down until you see my “Search” link.
The links below are not affiliates. In my private, but free, Facebook group, I sometimes share some of my favorite crochet pattern links that are from other crochet designers. One day, Leslie P. said: “I love the free patterns you share. When possible could you tell us when those patterns are available on other sites in addition to Ravelry, such as a website or blog?” I responded that I thought that was a wonderful idea and that I would start a blog post series for the crochet pattern links.
Check back with this site periodically for more crochet pattern additions!
Before we begin, I wanted to share some of my direct links:
Helenmay Crochet YouTube Channel Fun and FREE step-by-step how to crochet video tutorials. It is free to subscribe! Please hit the bell notification for updates: www.tinyurl.com/helenmaycrochet.
There are many ways to save your crochet written patterns. If you are wondering how I store my crochet patterns, I have 2 separate external hard drives that I back up my patterns on to. I plan on eventually printing some/most of them and making handmade crochet pattern journals that will include separate memory sticks in. I want to pass them down for my family one day. You never know who will get the crochet bug… 🙂
Some of my favorite crochet written pattern links from other Crochet Designers list:
Once you visit her Ravelry site, check out her Vintage Vibes Baby Blanket and Shawl too! She also has some other beautiful crochet patterns that you can check out on her Ravelry site!
4. Anybody that follows my site knows how much I love crochet bunnies!! I thought this crochet bunny by Elin Werner was absolutely adorable! She was offering this as a FREE PDF download on Ravelry as of 30Jan20.
If you would like to check out my crochet bunny rabbits, here are some direct blog links for you:
6. I am signed up to receive emails from Willow Yarns. You may want to sign up too! I haven’t tried their yarn yet, but I love some of their free Crochet PDF Written Patterns that they share for free! You may like these adorable Crochet Strawberry Shortcake Baby Sandals!! There were also a couple of beautiful crochet baby blanket PDF written patterns that I loved!
7. This was one of my favorite Free CALs for the year 2019 by Cute Crochet Makes! She works so hard on her gorgeous crochet designs! It would be nice if you click on her “buy me coffee” link. 🙂 She has another gorgeous follow-up that a lot of us are waiting for her to release, so you may want to follow her too.
You may also like this crochet shawl by Johanna Lindahl. The following is a paid PDF written pattern on Ravelry: Crochet Pennyroyal Shawl.
9. Sensory Stripe Baby Blanket by Zoe Potrac. This PDF written pattern was free as of 31Jan20. When I first saw this crochet blanket, I thought of Twiddle Muffs! If you aren’t sure what a Twiddle Muff is, you may want to check out my YouTube video tutorial that shows how I made my Twiddle Muffs:
You could easily use some of the crochet stitches that you learn in this written pattern by Zoe Potrac to create different Twiddle Muffs!
I have some fun crochet baby blanket YouTube video tutorials, if you would like to check them out too! Here is the direct blog link: Helenmay Crochet Baby Blanket links.
13. Look at these Amigurumi Valentine Koala Cuties! These are by Tarturumies and there is a Free PDF version that you can download. The way the pattern is written is a little different, but if you have made amigurumi before, you should be able to follow along easily:
16. I couldn’t believe that I found all of these free PDF Crochet Written Pattern Downloads on Ravelry as of 5Feb20!!!! They are so adorably cute! Enjoy! I found then in the Caroline Kross Ravelry store:
You may like my Bumble Bee too!
17. Aegean Dreams by Zoe Potrac Afghan with triangles!! It has a matching pillow too. There are 3 options for this afghan: pattern with yarn, yarn and cushion pad and pattern, or just the free PDF written pattern. You have to change the option to the one that you want. I don’t have a picture of this beautiful beginner crochet blanket.
I love this pattern by Leesa because she wrote it in 3 different sizes: preschool, child, and adult. She even provides a free sizing chart in the written pattern!
Remember to change the purchase to digital pattern only, unless you want to pay for the kit. If you only want the free PDF written pattern you have to change the purchase request for pattern only.
There are affiliate links below, if you are unsure of what affiliate links are please go to “Disclosures/Disclaimers” and “Privacy Policy” at the top of my HOME page. Affiliate links basically allow me to receive a very small referral fee, butonly if you make purchases. Just because you go to the link doesn’t mean that I will receive a referral fee. Thank you so much for considering my affiliate links; I really appreciate it!
This is Part 2 for the CAL. Here is the direct link for the first part of this Crochet Along (CAL)
I don’t know if you can tell from the image above, but I made a mistake. I discuss the mistake and “Frogging,” as well as a trick that I used to prevent from frogging (Undoing your beautiful crochet work due to a mistake) in this video tutorial:
The next video tutorial will show how I used Tunisian Crochet to join block#5 and block#6 together.
In the picture above, you can see how I used embroidery to sew circles with Prism Craft Thread around the Tunisian stitches. Thank you Brenda Butler for the wonderful idea of using embroidery for my pearls. I think it helped a lot to define the pearls! This is an optional technique that some people may like to try with their Treasure Chest Pearls. Using embroidery thread for faces is also a different optional technique that I sometimes use.
Another option is to actually use Prism craft thread (stronger/thicker than standard sewing thread) with beads for the pearls. Remember that beads are a CHOKING HAZARD.
Here is the Prism Craft Thread that is similar to what I keep in my craft room. This affiliate link is Prime eligible and you can choose different colors if you want. I keep the pastel colors because I like to use these colors for the faces. I will be using this craft thread for the faces in the next right lower 4 blocks of this afghan (The Mermaid face and the Merman face). Click here, or the picture below, to go directly to the affiliate link:
I will finish the Lower Middle 4 block completely before I join it with the Lower Left 4 block:
Here is your next graph! If you like the color that I used for my blue whale shark it is Caron One Pound “Ocean” color.
In block#8 I had fun with the scuba diver! In the graph, I didn’t put the “H” on the scuba diver belt, but the finished image will have an “H” for mine. The “H” is for Helen. 🙂
I am going for the treasure..lol…at least that is what I will tell the recipient when they receive the finished afghan. Here is your next block:
I have already finished drawing the last 4 blocks for this bottom row of the blanket! The HERO we will call a “Merman!” I will also have a beautiful Mermaid. The HERO has an incredible gift for the Mermaid! I know, I know, you want to see it, but you have to wait until we complete the lower middle portion of the blanket first…lol…
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Denny Campbell contacted me via Facebook and asked if I could design a crochet Koala. Denny wanted to make crochet Koala to help fundraise for the firefighters and animals affected by the fires in Australia. I told her that I would love to design a crochet Koala for her!
I also purchased a paver from Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary in Australia on behalf of all Helenmay Crochet YouTube Channel Viewers/Subscribers and Helenmay Crochet Special Donor Members to help Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary secure the future of Australia’s wildlife. Thank you Denny for asking me to help design a crochet Koala to assist you in your fundraising efforts!!! I am not affiliated with the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.
Here is the free PDF download for the Crochet Koala Eye/Ear cutouts:
If you like the white glitter felt that I used behind the safety doll eyes, you can click on the picture below, or here, to go directly to the affiliate link:
If you want to use the simple quilting technique that I show in the Koala video tutorial, you may like this fabric selection! Prime eligible and choose from different colors!! Click the picture below, or here, to go directly to the affiliate link:
I like to take pictures of my finished crochet items and make them into cards! If you would like to make cards too, you might like this deal! Click here, or the picture below to go directly to the affiliate link:
You can use a glue stick, but I like to use this photo-safe adhesive. Click here, or the picture below, to go directly to the affiliate link:
Crochet Amigurumi Koala Part 1 of 4 DIY Video Tutorial:
Crochet Amigurumi Koala Part 2 of 4 DIY Video Tutorial:
Crochet Amigurumi Koala Part 3 of 4 DIY Video Tutorial:
Crochet Amigurumi Koala Part 4 of 4 DIY Video Tutorial:
Crochet Australian Royal Bluebell Flower YouTube Video Tutorial:
Crochet Little Honeycomb Purse DIY Video Tutorial:
Crochet Amigurumi Adorable Baby Koala Part 1 of 2 DIY Video Tutorial:
Crochet Amigurumi Adorable Baby Koala Part 2 of 2 DIY Video Tutorial:
You might like this book to go with your adorable crochet Koala and/or Baby Koala! Click here, or the picture below to go directly to the affiliate link:
Helenmay Crochet You Tube Channel 