It’s an amazingly beautiful part of the UK. And I’m fascinated by geometry and the way shapes fit together. I’ve always been obsessed with colour and 13 years of being a hand dyer refined my understanding of colour. UC: Where do you generally find your creative inspiration?Īmanda: Colour, shape and the landscape around me. As I found crochet easy it seemed like the logical place to start. At the time I ran a hand-dyed yarn company and needed pattern support for my yarn.

UC: What inspired you to start designing?Īmanda: I started designing in 2007. Underground Crafter (UC): How did you first learn to crochet and knit?Īmanda: My granny taught me to crochet at a very early age, I have always found crochet a lot easier than knitting and didn’t learn to knit until I taught myself at art college when I was 19. You can find Amanda online at her website, Amanda’s Crochet Blanket Adventures, as well as on Etsy, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Ravelry, and Twitter. You may remember Amanda as the author of Rainbow Crocheted Afghans: A Block-by-Block Guide to Creating 10 Colorful Blankets and Throws, which I recently reviewed here. Images are copyright Amanda Perkins and are used with permission. I may receive compensation (at no added cost to you) if you make a purchase using these links. Halvorson designed the following crochet quilt patterns, all of which are available as free downloads at Ravelry.I’m sharing an interview with crochet designer, Amanda Perkins, along with a roundup of nine of my favorite colorful crochet blanket patterns from her collection. Halvorson's Free Crochet Quilt Patterns Posted at RavelryĬ.L. A photo of the finished square is available by clicking here.Ĭ.L. In my afghan design, I've alternated the two different colorways by row. Checkerboard Chart #2: - gold, red and green version it's similar to square #1, except that the green and red color positions are exchanged.Checkerboard Chart #1 - gold, green and red version see a photo of the finished square here.Christmas Tree Chart #2: This is the cross stitch chart.But that's because you'll first crochet a triangle shape using tapestry crochet, and then you cross stitch the background on top of it, which creates the look of a Christmas tree. Chart #1 looks a bit odd at first glance it looks more like a triangle shape than a Christmas tree. Christmas Tree Chart #1: If you would prefer to work from a chart, you'll find one on this page.Free Christmas Tree Afghan Square Pattern: This page includes a photo of the finished afghan square, plus a written pattern and instructions for crocheting it.This pattern design is also by Amy Solovay. You'll create this Christmas-themed quilt-style blanket using several techniques: tapestry crochet, surface crochet, and cross stitch on crochet. Crochet Christmas Quilt - Photo © Michael Solovay

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