Online Class- Learn To Crochet Jewelry

You have time to complete this online crochet course, and make jewelry for gift giving at Christmas time.

In this class, instructor Robyn Chachula shares her love and passion for crochet by taking you into the world of creative crochet jewelry. She has gathered together her favorite crochet and jewelry-making techniques to share with you to create five gorgeous jewelry pieces while learning many valuable skills you’ll apply to all your crocheting.

The beautiful class projects — Pansy Cuffs, Flower Motif Necklace, Snowflake Earrings, Pineapple Pendant Necklace and Golden Petals Ring–are presented both as written instructions and in symbol patterns. With clear explanation and large, on-screen examples, Robyn takes the mystery and fear out of reading symbol diagrams. She’ll also explain how to crochet jewelry with classic materials such as thread and beads, plus how to work with unusual materials such as wire, leather and hemp.

Later in the class, Robyn will demonstrate simple jewelry-making skills to construct the projects, such as how to join motifs with jump rings and how to shape a wire motif into a beautiful ring. Finally, you’ll explore creative ideas for using motifs far beyond jewelry and into home decor and art pieces. When you complete this class, you will have many new skills to make your next crochet project a complete success.

In this class, you’ll learn:

Which materials work best for creating beautiful crochet jewelry pieces
How to read crochet symbol diagrams alongside written instructions
Basic jewelry-making skills and how to use them with crochet motifs
How to crochet with wire, leather and other materials
Two easy bead crochet techniques
How to transform motifs into amazing works of art
How to block and stiffen motifs into permanent shapes

Confident beginner crocheters able to chain, slip stitch, work single, half double, double and treble crochet stitches will be able to successfully complete this class.

Annie’s online classes include downloadable and printable class patterns in PDF format in addition to the online video content. You can view online classes at your convenience, 24/7, 365 days a year from any mobile device, both tablet and non-tablet (phones, iPod Touch, etc.) but classes are best viewed on tablets or computers. All Annie’s online classes and DVDs have closed captioning.

You can read more about this online crochet course here.

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I do love a crochet blanket pattern that looks cheerful without feeling overcomplicated, and the Free Loving Life Crochet Blanket Pattern from Mary Maxim definitely has that bright, happy feel. It’s offered as a free download on their site, which is always a nice little bonus when you’re in the mood to start something new without first talking yourself into another paid pattern.

This pattern uses Caron All Day Cotton yarn and a 5 mm H-8 crochet hook, so straight away it feels like the kind of blanket project that would have a nice soft cotton finish rather than a heavy winter-afghan feel. Mary Maxim lists multiple colour combinations for the yarn bundle suggestions, including combinations like Grass Green and Bermuda Teal, Eyes Blue and Watermelon, along with White, which gives you a pretty good hint that this design is meant to be colourful and fresh.

What caught my eye most is that it looks like the sort of project that would suit crocheters who enjoy blanket making but want something a little more lively than plain stripes or the usual neutral throws. Sometimes you want a blanket that looks like it belongs on a couch in a happy craft-filled home, not one that disappears into the furniture. This one feels like it would bring a bit of personality. That last part is my impression based on the colourway suggestions and the product presentation on the page.

I also like that Mary Maxim has grouped it under their Free Crochet Patterns section, which makes it easy to see this as an accessible project for everyday crocheters who are browsing for their next make. It is listed as pattern FP6097, and at the time I checked, the page showed no reviews yet, so this may be one of those patterns you get to try before everyone else starts pinning it all over the place.

My overall take? If you enjoy free crochet blanket patterns, bright cotton yarn projects, and blankets that feel a little bit fun and uplifting, this one is worth downloading and having a look at. It has that easy “ooh, that would look lovely draped over a chair” appeal, and honestly, those are often the patterns that jump the queue ahead of all the sensible ones.

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