Hello Friends!  I’m excited to let you know about this new children’s picture book written and illustrated by a fellow crocheter and friend of the Daisy Farm Kim-Hoa Ung! She has written a darling story about a young girl learning how to crochet a hat. It’s called A Gift for Nai Nai. The hat pattern is included at the back of the book and it turned out just so cute! I only made one modification for the pom poms, I happened to have these Minnie Mouse fur ears that I bought from our recent trip to Disneyland and clipped them onto the hat. In the pattern, there are instructions to make pom ..read more

Hello wonderful crochet friends, those following us from the start, and our many new followers. Welcome to the farm!  I’m Tiffany, the one who started crocheting in hopes of becoming a Grandma. I crocheted so many blankets and shared my patterns here on my website for about five years before I actually became one. I call it my Grandma in training years.  Now I’m a Gram Gram to three babies and another one on the way. I’ve said in other blog posts before, but I still believe that my intuition to “crochet and they will come” also applies to how many of you have entered into my life th ..read more

Hello and thank you for stopping by for the pattern to the Crochet Pack a Punch Backpack. I think this bag is the cutest thing I have ever seen. And here is even better news, it is made out of the new yarn from Yarnspirations Red Heart Yarn called Granny All In One Square.  (Tap the highlighted words Crochet Pack a Punch Backpack if you just came for the pattern and don’t need any more information about the yarn used. This post also answers all the questions we received from our followers about the yarn.) I recently shared a post about this new yarn and my experience working with it. So ..read more

Hello friends! I am excited today to let you know about a new yarn from our friends at Yarnspirations.com called Granny All In One Square. This is a revolutionary new way to achieve a colorful granny square without changing yarn color and weaving in multiple ends.  It seriously is a game changer for making granny squares- especially if you do not like to weave in a lot of ends. The yarn simply changes color after each round. It is like magic.  This is the description from the Yarnspirations website: Introducing Red Heart All in One Granny Square, the innovative striping effect desig ..read more

It’s baby James here wanting you to know about the Win The Wall contest going on from now until March 31st sponsored by Yarnspirations!  You can win up to $850 in yarn and you don’t have to buy a thing. Simply go to your favorite retailer selling Red Heart, Bernat, Caron or Lily Sugar ‘n Cream and snap a selfie.  Share your photo to your Instagram account, add the hashtag #winthewall, tag @yarnspirations and the retailer (i.e. Michaels, Joann, Walmart etc..)  That’s it!  Tap here for the full contest rules and information.    Good luck!  xo, Tiffany   ..read more

We have rounded up 20 cozy crochet patterns for fall that we think you might enjoy. Tap the black box that says “Pattern” to find the link to our website or Yarnspirations.com.  All the patterns are free with a printable PDF at the end of each post.  Enjoy!  XO, Tiffany   Fall Patterns 1 Bernat Peak Hat Pattern 2 Red Heart Fall Leafy Banner | Yarnspirations Pattern 3 Red Heart Falling Leaves Throw | Yarnspirations Pattern 4 Bernat Teddy Bear Crochet Poncho Pattern 5 Patons Buffalo Plaid Crochet Cardigan Pattern 6 Crochet Moss Stitch Pocket Scarf Pa ..read more

Hi there!  I have a really easy charity fundraising promotion from Yarnspirations to share with you today! And the best part, there is no need to donate any money, Yarnspirations just wants you to click and download a pattern.  From June 14 to July 23, 2023, they will be donating $5 for every 100 pattern downloads up to $20k to the wonderful organization Dress for Success. Dress for Success is a global not-for-profit organization that empowers women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive ..read more

I’m hoping it’s proving helpful to round-up cute patterns that we find on Yarnspirations.com and Daisyfarmcrafts.com. As our site has grown, I know it’s hard sometimes to find exactly the pattern that can inspire you.  Today, I thought it would be nice to gather Flowers, Sunshine and Rainbow type projects that are so fun to make for summertime projects or for kids.  15 Free Crochet Patterns Flowers, Sunshine and Rainbows 1 Bernat Crochet Rainbow Pillow Pattern 2 Bernat Floral Fun Crochet Motif Ball Toy Pattern 3 Bernat Sunshine Crochet Pillow Pattern 4 Bernat C2C Cr ..read more

I’m so happy to see that this new generation of teens are embracing the classic granny square look in their fashion!  And, it seems not only teens, I was just shopping tonight and saw lots of crochet granny square designs in clothing for babies. There is a romper in this list that I am excited to make for baby Kate.  So many cute ideas!  15 Free Granny Square Classic Patterns and More! 1 Crochet Granny Bucket Hat Pattern 2 Patons Regent Park Granny Square Crochet Skirt Pattern 3 Red Heart Crochet Granny Fanny Bag Pattern 4 Red Heart Crochet Granny Square Dress ..read more

Mother’s Day is almost here! We have curated 15 free crochet patterns for you to consider for gift-making.  We combed through a few of our favorite ideas from our website and a few from Yarnspirations as a glimpse of possibilities.  I know I love a handmade gift from my girls, it just means so much, and the ideas in this post hopefully can get your creative juices going.    15 Free Patterns for Mother's Day 1 Crochet Velvet Post Lines Throw Pattern 2 Red Heart Easy Crochet Triangle Shawl Pattern 3 Aunt Lydia Reverse Wave Coaster Pattern Pattern 4 Crochet B ..read more