Almost 3 years ago, just 2 weeks before having my 2nd baby, I released my Bella Square Blanket pattern. I decided to add additional sizes to all my previous blanket patterns, and that meant making a new sample blanket to check all my numbers. Well, I ended up rewriting the pattern. At its core, it's ...
Yarn Review – Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton
Yarn Review - Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton Yarn This post may contain affiliate links that support Blackbird Mountain Designs content. All opinions are my own. The weather is starting to warm up, which means it's time to start working with the warm weather yarns, like cotton. There are so many great ...
Alani Blanket, a free crochet blanket pattern
Blackbird Mountain Designs was previously known as YarnyBird. Blog posts may contain references to YarnyBird. Alani means "orange" in Hawaiian. My grandpa was in the Navy, stationed at Pearl Harbor, so my dad and his 5 brothers & sisters grew up in Hawaii. We may not be native to the ...
10 Ways to Get Out of a Creative Rut
Blackbird Mountain Designs was previously known as YarnyBird. Blog posts may contain references to YarnyBird. I don't know about you, but the last half of 2019 just FLEW by for me. My oldest daughter started kindergarten in August, my youngest turned 2 in August & with that a party, I sold at ...
Arrosa Backpack – free crochet summer bag pattern
Blackbird Mountain Designs was previously known as YarnyBird. Blog posts may contain references to YarnyBird. Last year I released the Atlantis Market Bag pattern and it's a favorite of mine! I got the urge to make another bag this year, and while I started this one out as a regular shoulder ...
Breezeway Shawl, a beginner-friendly asymmetrical triangle wrap
Blackbird Mountain Designs was previously known as YarnyBird. Blog posts may contain references to YarnyBird. I truly never understood the value of a small local yarn store and spending time there, until recently. I live in Reno, Nevada, and one of our local yarn stores is the ever-popular ...