Summer Direction CAL: Chevron A

Summer Direction CAL: Chevron A

Summer Direction Crochet-A-Long Chevron A If this isn’t the section you’re working on, return to the list of sections for interlocking crochet or overlay mosaic crochet. Interlocking & Mosaic This free crochet-a-long (CAL) is written for both interlocking...
Summer Direction CAL Spoiler

Summer Direction CAL Spoiler

Hopefully you’ve heard that my Summer Direction CAL (Crochet-A-Long) is starting on Friday, August 20, 2021 – that’s only 2 days away! Yay! But, I’ve been asked a few times about yardage and I totally get wanting to gather yarn and prepare so...
Two fluffy baby blankets finished this week

Two fluffy baby blankets finished this week

I have never used the “story mode” on wordpress before. It didn’t let me write enough words. ? And you have to click on the photo above to see the other pictures in this series. Weird. These blankets are both included in the current baby blanket sale...
Plus Flower: a large crochet square pattern

Plus Flower: a large crochet square pattern

Sometimes I doodle. This doodle was about me exploring what the wrong side looks like when done in interlocking crochet. Of course, the front looks good whether done in interlocking or overlay mosaic crochet! Nessa Miller used the interlocking crochet technique for...
Using Albums in a Facebook Group

Using Albums in a Facebook Group

I love my Facebook group, Ashlee Brotzell Designs. I created it just over a year ago when I started designing crochet patterns. As a designer I suddenly wasn’t allowed to post in a lot of the groups I was in. It was, and still is, a bit of a sore spot. It makes...
Hobby Stencil Blanket

Hobby Stencil Blanket

Not too long ago, I published a square called “Hobby Stencil 40”. This large square was like a puzzle piece. I made 4 of the squares and then joined them together to create a blanket with a full circle motif (although, there are definitely more ways to...