If you’ve made one of my Beaded Star Fidget Mats, you can easily make a star-shaped bead blanket! Essentially, this is the same pattern. However, you continue adding more rounds with beads instead of a border. Materials I am part of the Amazon Affiliates Program, so the following Amazon links are ad links. Your products… Continue reading Free Pattern: Star-Shaped Bead Blanket
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Free Pattern: Crochet Beaded Fidget Braclet
Like so many others, I’ve been having a lot of fun putting beads into my crochet! My favorite thing to design has been and remains fidget toys. As the mom of a sensory-seeking kiddo, creating toys that keep her hands busy when we’re places she needs to sit still has been a big deal for… Continue reading Free Pattern: Crochet Beaded Fidget Braclet
Free Pattern: Crochet Fidget Bangle
A couple years ago, I saw a lot of people making crochet “marble mazes” – little pockets that had channels to push a marble around inside. Since then, I’ve started seeing other crochet fidget toys that include marbles, such as little lengths of tubing that you can push the marble back and forth inside. That… Continue reading Free Pattern: Crochet Fidget Bangle
Free Pattern: Beaded Star Fidget Mat
If you’ve been following my videos on TikTok, you may have seen a video where I shared a star-shaped beaded blanket I’m starting. I plan to add a post soon with more details about that project for people who are trying to replicate it for themselves. When I shared the project, someone suggested making smaller… Continue reading Free Pattern: Beaded Star Fidget Mat
How I’m Making My Bead Blanket
Like many people in online crochet communities, I’ve hopped on the trend of using plastic pony beads to make a weighted bead blanket. However, the thought of making a blanket in rows did not appeal to me at all. So I took a hook, my yarn, and some beads and spent an evening figuring out… Continue reading How I’m Making My Bead Blanket