Box Stitch – Knit
Using only simple knit and purl stitches, this Box Stitch – Knit pattern produces a double sided, textured fabric that is wonderful for scarves and throws.
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Bamboo Stitch – Knit
Although it looks complicated, the bamboo stitch is easy enough for beginners. It also looks really good using multi-coloured yarn.
Colourful Grid – Knit
At first glance this stitch looks quite fiddly and difficult but, working with only one yarn at a time makes it much easier than it looks.
Knit Ombre
There are many ways to produce ombré or gradient knitting. Produce lovely effects using a colour range from light to dark.
Knit Fishtail Lace
As the name implies, this pattern looks like little fish tails in a chevron.
Herringbone Stitch – Knit
This stitch produces a very tight fabric so I suggest that you use a size bigger needles than you normally would for the yarn you are going to use. Herringbone stitch will make a very warm garment or a lovely handbag.
Jacquard Stitch – Knit
This stitch produces a fairly tight fabric that starts with a lovely scalloped edge at the cast on.
Bubble Stitch – Knit
A lovely textured stitch pattern that looks completely different but equally as good front and back.
Holey Knitting
The instructions here are for a very easy lace pattern that has only 1 pattern row which is worked on every row. It results in a fabric with vertical ridges joined by lacy holes.
Dimple Stitch – Knit
This is a lovely textured, double sided stitch that is perfect for scarves or blankets.
A free children's knitting pattern from ColourSpun, worked in Pure Merino DK or Pure Cotton DK. This simple V neck vest knits up quickly in sizes new born to age 3 to 4 years.
A free baby knitting pattern from ColourSpun, featuring a textured slip stitch colour pattern and sweet lamb motif buttons. Knit in Pure Merino DK or Pure Cotton DK for sizes 6 to 18 months.
A nursery school class read The Colour Monster, then turned the story into a hands on wet felting project using ColourSpun wool roving. Follow the process from soft fibre to finished felt monsters, shared in teacher Michele's own words.
Stuck on colour? You're not alone. Here's how to train your eye, find inspiration everywhere, and build a palette you'll genuinely love - one project at a time.
From a small home studio in South Africa, with nothing but determination and a love of colour, to over 500 hand dyed shades loved by crafters around the world - this is the ColourSpun story. It started with a frustrating experiment or two, and a friend who changed everything. Pull up a chair and read how it all began.
Some stories begin with a grand plan. Ours began with scissors snipping, a chance conversation in a hair salon, and two women quietly carrying the same dream — years apart, miles apart, completely unaware of each other. This is the story of how Crochet & Craft Café by ColourSpun came to be.
New to Tunisian crochet? Find everything you need to get started at ColourSpun — from KnitPro Tunisian crochet hooks and free printable reference charts to a growing library of free Tunisian crochet stitch tutorials.
Not sure which Tunisian crochet hook to choose? We stock two beautiful KnitPro ranges — the warm wooden Ginger hooks for finer yarns and the colourful Trendz hooks for chunkier projects. Find your perfect match at ColourSpun.
Crochet fiddle mitts are hand warmers that provide visual and tactile sensory stimulation for people living with dementia or autism. A perfect stash buster, they are crocheted using an assortment of yarn textures and embellishments to keep restless hands comforted and busy.
