Global Backyard Industries Blog

We've gathered up a few fun patterns for plant pot covers to knit and crochet. These would make festive outdoor dinner party centerpieces, or be perfect as small hostess gifts. 

 

We've put together nine of our current favorite summer sweater patterns -- shrugs, vests and more in various weights are just waiting for your hooks and needles.

The inspiration for this blog series installment is the Catch Me Crochet Hobo bag, available at Free People for $98.

This blog series plucks a knit or crochet fashion item from the headlines and suggests patterns to make something similar.

Who doesn't love gorgeous skeins of hand dyed sock yarn? We've rounded up 10 of our favorite non-sock knitting and crochet patterns.

Men knitting is often looked upon as a novelty in the United States. History, though, teaches us that fiber craft was introduced to male battle-hardened soldiers as far back as the civil war.

We share some science on the mental health benefits of knitting and crochet.

Make yourself a quick #madebyme sock set with this sweet little crochet pattern Pia at Stitches n Scraps designed (she calls it "Walking on Clouds" -- isn't that cute?).

See the free Copenhagen Cowl crochet pattern in our Deep Coral and Gray hand dyed yarn (made exclusively for us from Summit Rd Fibers). It's a quick and easy one-skein project designed by Jennifer Dickerson at Fiber Flux, and perfect for the season. Any of our fingering weight yarns will work -- pick your favorite!

We've rounded up eleven small t-shirt yarn projects that are fun and easy to make -- plus one macrame project, for an even dozen. 

We have some fun new t-shirt yarn kits along with two free patterns for making a trivet or a set of 8 coasters. Super easy for beginners, and we include video's for making them -- start to finish.

Learn how to crochet a face and apply it onto a finished amigurumi project. This technique can be used on any of your completed crochet and knitting projects.