Now a brand under the umbrella of Yarnspirations, Patons has some lovely patterns for its yarn, and this lookbook delivers a variety of home projects with a general theme of "cozy up and keep it simple."
Crochet Crunch Stitch Pillow
I like the look of this pillow and the stitch pattern looks simple enough to memorize. I'm never sure about wooden buttons (or any buttons, for that matter) on a pillow, but they look pretty.
Cross Roads Cable Knit Blanket
Gorgeous cables make this blanket stand out, and the straight portions promise a bit of a break from solid cables - both for the eye, and for your hands.
Seed Stitch Knit Pillow
What can you say about seed stitch? Classic and simple, this pattern largely relies on colour to carry it through to distinction.
Knit Herringbone Pillow
This is my personal favourite in the collection; I'm a sucker for herringbone and I immediately checked the yarn gauge to see if I could do this one at home. However, this pillow is MASSIVE (24" square) and I'm unlikely to need something that big on the couch, so suffice to say I'll be working out a smaller count.
Wedge It Crochet Blanket
Interestingly enough, this blanket looks almost exactly like a Purl Soho free pattern, aside from being crochet and not using short rows. I like the look of the design though.
Irish Moss Knit Floor Pillow
Hmmm, more moss? Moss stitch is very similar to seed stitch, so this one kind of seems like a repeat, albeit a giant version of the seed stitch pillows.
Corner Dip Stripe Crochet Afghan
A classic design that uses tassels to stand out just a bit. The border also keeps the blanket from being too simple, and I like corner to corner designs. Anyone want to tell me what makes this one blanket an afghan? I need a yarncraft dictionary!
Knit Shadowbox Blanket
Probably the most complex design in the bunch, I love the look of this since I always enjoy sneaky optic tricks. I'd love to see this one in all kinds of colours; it'd be especially beautiful in monochrome, I think!
Little Dots Will Do Ya Crochet Blanket
This one's a touch too quaint for me, though I like the dot motif. I think if you did it with just the dots and omitted the puff stitch, it might be a little less busy on the eye, and more in line with the minimalist motif.
Tap In Crochet Tapestry
Hard pass. This does nothing for me, but I could see it becoming a lot more fun with different yarn choices and maybe some funky stitches - kind of sampler style.
Crochet Marled Chair Pad
I'm not against chair pads but these don't look like loads of fun. Maybe a pretty quick knit, which would be a redeeming feature. However, they don't seem to have any way to anchor them to chairs, and sliding chair pads are no good at all.
Knit Plant Cozies
Once again, hard pass. While this might be a good place to practice new stitches, I don't have house plants and if I did, I think I'd just rather paint the pots than have something like a wool cozy that would get dirty, wet, and dusty.
Kaeleigh's stand out patterns:
Favourite pattern: Herringbone Knit Pillow
Gotta make it for myself: Shadowbox Knit Blanket
Makes me wish I did more crochet: Crochet Crunch Stitch Pillow
No thank you, please: Tie between the Tap In Crochet Tapestry and Knit Plant Cozies - home accessories like that just don't do it for me.
Bernice's stand out patterns:
Favourite pattern: Cross Roads Cable Knit Blanket
Gotta make it for myself: Wedge It Crochet Blanket
Makes me wish I did more knitting: Knit Shadowbox Blanket
No thank you, please: Crochet Marled Chair Pad - WTF? That's a falling off a chair accident waiting to happen.
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