Patterns & tutorials to help you crochet your next treasure
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Coming soon! The Butterfly Waltz Scarf pattern
Wrap yourself in color, texture, and joy! The Butterfly Waltz Scarf is an enchanting crochet design featuring playful motifs, vibrant color combinations, and a construction that’s as fun as it is unique.
This eye-catching project uses Manos del Uruguay Fino—pairing a mini skein set for the butterflies with a rich, solid hank of Fino for the background. The results are simply magical!
With clear written instructions, stitch charts, step-by-step photos, and a full video tutorial, you’ll have everything you need to let your butterflies take flight.
Pattern release date: August 29
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Say hello to the Prairie Flower Market Bag!
Whether you’re off to the farmers market, the beach, or a weekend road trip, the Prairie Flower Market Bag is the perfect companion. With its airy lace, graceful strap shaping, generous size, and timeless design, it’s a stylish and functional tote you’ll reach for all summer long.
Crocheted from the bottom up, the bag begins with a sturdy oval base worked in double crochet. The body is stitched in a flowing diamond lace pattern before shifting to a delicate shell eyelet stitch at the top edge. The strap is worked in two halves—left and right sides—with simple shaping at the edges to create its elegant curve. The two strap ends are joined with single crochet and finished with a clean edging for a polished look.
What’s Inside:
• Clear, easy-to-read layout
• Schematic for visual guidance
• Stitch charts for the base, body, top edge & strap
• 5 step-by-step video tutorials
• Screen-reader–friendly PDF
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Meet your next summer make—the Sweet Season Shawl
Graceful, modern, and effortlessly wearable, the Sweet Season Shawl brings timeless beauty to your wardrobe with a design that’s as soothing to make as it is stunning to wear. Perfect for confident beginners, this pattern combines clean lines with airy texture for a sophisticated look you’ll reach for year-round.
A simple yet striking lace stripe pattern—created with alternating rows of block and mesh stitches—gives this symmetrical triangle shawl a fresh, contemporary feel. Drape it over a dress for an elegant touch or throw it on with jeans for effortless polish. No matter how you style it, this shawl delivers comfort and charm in equal measure.
Designed to shine in both gradient yarns and solids, the Sweet Season Shawl is a beautiful canvas for your favorite colorways. Plus it’s easy to customize to the exact size you want.
What’s Inside:
• Clear, beginner-friendly instructions
• Optional beaded edging with step-by-step photo + video tutorials
• First 10 rows charted for visual learners
• Fully screen-reader optimized PDF with alt text and verified reading order
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New video tutorial! Add beads without the fuss: Try this simple crochet edging
Learn how to add a simple beaded crochet edging using the Add-a-Bead-As-You-Go method!
Whether you’re looking to elevate a handmade shawl or add a refined touch to collars and hems, this easy, elegant technique is a beautiful way to embellish your work. And the best part? No pre-stringing required!
In this tutorial, I demonstrate how to add beads one at a time while crocheting, with detailed guidance on tools, materials, and stitch counts.
“ I love that through crochet I’m able to help you make heirlooms that you and your loved ones will treasure, and unique pieces you will be proud to show off. ”
What you can expect from Jennifer Olivarez patterns
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Professional instructions
Each of my patterns has been fully tested by my team of dedicated crochet testers and edited by a technical editor who works for some of the top crochet magazines in the industry.
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Clear, easy-to-follow layout
As a professional designer and pattern writer, I take great care in creating patterns that are easy to follow and navigate. Every pattern is organized with the maker in mind so that you can be assured of an enjoyable and entertaining experience.
Each pattern also comes with an additional text-only pdf version. All text is in black for ease of printing and the pdf has been tagged and tested for accessibility.
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Additional resources to guide you step by step
Most patterns include supplemental stitch charts to help illustrate the stitches and how they work together to create the design.
Detailed photo tutorials will guide you through the more complicated steps.
Beginning 2023, video tutorials will cover special stitches and techniques beyond the basics.