Crochet ‘macrame’ footstool pattern for Knitcraft

Crochet ‘macrame’ footstool pattern for Knitcraft

If there’s one thing I love, it’s trying to make crochet look like something else - knitting, weaving, macrame..! I don’t know why, partly it’s because I love texture and unusual stitches, and partly because I love the challenge! So when Knitcraft, the yarn arm of crafty superstore Hobbycraft, asked me to create a crochet footstool that looked like macrame, I jumped at the chance.

Their new yarn, Return of the Mac, is a lovely cotton cord ideal for macrame, but also well suited to more hardwearing and structural crochet items (think rugs, stools, wallhangings). I also used a 9mm hook to make this, so it works up really quickly!

(I was paid to create this pattern but not to promote it as it’s being published under the Knitcraft label, rather than my own, I’m just keen to share the pictures I took and a bit more about my design process! ☺️)

You can find a digital copy of the pattern here on the Hobbycraft website.

I’d love to know what you think of the pattern, and do let me know if you make it by tagging me as @lottieandalbert and #lottieandalbert on Instagram 😘

Raffia Bunny Baskets - Free Crochet Tutorial

Raffia Bunny Baskets - Free Crochet Tutorial

When I was contacted by the lovely people at Creative Rox to create a crochet tutorial for Easter I jumped at the chance! These cute bunny baskets are perfect for storing Easter treats or even your crafting essentials. Crochet them in just a couple of hours using raffia for a sturdy and quick make! The baskets also nestle inside each other when they aren't full of treats 🐰🍫

I was paid to create this tutorial, but the concept and what I made it from were left completely up to me ☺️

Scroll down to find the free tutorial. Please do tag me as @lottieandalbert if you make the baskets, I'd love to see them! Lindsey x

You will need

Raffia - I used the following from Creative Rox

1 x pink

2 x cream

2 x blue

8mm crochet hook

scissors

yarn needle

Basket pattern

You can find the tutorial for the bunny baskets on the Creative Rox website by clicking here.

Errata

I've spotted that there's a section missing at the start of the small basket, so here's what's missing:

Create a magic loop and chain 1 to start

Round 1:          6dc into magic loop, pull loop closed. (6 sts)

Round 2:          2dc into each stitch around. (12 sts)

Round 3:          *1 dc, inc. Rep from * until end of Round. (18 sts)

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial! Lindsey x

You can find me as @lottieandalbert on Instagram, Etsy, Ravelry and YouTube, see you there!