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Crochet Foundry Spring 2021: Size-Inclusive Crochet Patterns

We’re so excited about the newest edition of Crochet Foundry magazine! With seven brand new Spring crochet patterns for sizes XS-5X, this size-inclusive collection has something for everyone! Let’s look inside the Spring 2021 issue from the Crochet Foundry Team.

The cover of Crochet Foundry Spring magazine features a woman wearing a bright pink crocheted top in a garden. Text: "Pam Stark, Lorene Eppolite, Briana Kepner, Michelle Moore, Hannah Cross, April Gopwani, Breann Mauldin. Seven Spring Garments Sizes X-Small to 5x. Crochet Foundry Inclusive Sizing Crochet Magazine. Spring Edition 2021."

If you want to learn more about Crochet Foundry, check out this post: Behind the Scenes with Crochet Foundry.

About Crochet Foundry Spring 2021

This issue includes 7 garments to get you through the Spring season. We have curated this collection with modern women in mind. Each design is meant to flatter all body types and make you feel stylish and confident.

A collage of all 7 garments from the Spring 2021 Crochet Foundry collection. From left to right: a green lacy sweater, a hot pink sweater, a green crocheted dress, a green lacy cardigan, a blue boatneck top, a fuchsia minidress, a light green v-neck top

From Crochet Foundry:

The Spring 2021 Digital issue features resort wear styles in lush greens, hot pinks, and cool fibers. We have easy to wear pieces that can be worn on their own, or layered for a breezy vibe. To really bring home the staycation feeling, we have each included a tropical recipe. Think fruity drinks, yummy snacks, and DIY face masks! 

Brand new to this issue are our very first Guest Designers. Three incredibly talented women have joined us for this issue and we are beyond happy to share their creations with you. April from OTHcrochetnook, Breann from Hooked on Homemade Happiness and Hannah from HanJan Crochet.

The Patterns of Crochet Foundry Spring 2021

You can get all these patterns when you buy this issue of Crochet Foundry Magazine, but did you know you can also buy the individual patterns from us at WeCrochet? Check them out:

Verona tee by Crochet Foundry. A woman wears a light green crocheted V-neck top with a draw string under the bust, and an openwork pattern repeating down the front.
Verona Tee by Hannah Cross
Riviera Tee: A woman wears a fuchsia crocheted t-shirt sweater with a leaf motif across the top yoke and short sleeves, and a solid body and ribbed waistband that falls at her hip.
Riviera Tee by Sincerely Pam
Tobago minidress by Crochet Foundry: A woman wears a fuchsia tunic minidress with short sleeves and patch pockets on the hips.
Tobago Sun Dress by April Gopwani
Bora Bora Cardigan by Michelle Moore: In a room full of plants, a woman wears a lacy green crocheted cardigan with triangular motifs and a narrow string belt tied at the waist.
Bora Bora Sleeveless Cardi by Michelle Moore
Baybreeze Dress by Crochet Foundry: In a garden, a woman wears a crocheted tank dress with a light green tank top-style top, a shocking purple waistband with drawstring, and a dark green skirt.
Bay Breeze Cocktail Dress by Lorene Eppolite
Bahama Blouse by Crochet Foundry. A woman wears a crocheted t-shirt made from straw-colored yarn. It has a solid top and a lacy bottom, beginning just under the bust.
Bahama Blouse by Hooked on Homemade Happiness
Key Largo Top by Crochet Foundry: A woman wears a lacy crocheted top made in varigated blue/gray yarn. It has a boatneck and bubble sleeves that hit at the elbow. It has lace panels running from top to bottom, and is cropped at the waist.
Key Largo Top is available only in the Crochet Foundry Magazine Download

We’re so excited about this new collection, and we hope you are too! Which pattern will you make first?


WeCrochet Podcast Episode 30 – Finding Crochet Community

In this episode of the WeCrochet Podcast the team focuses on the crochet community. First, Heather, Sara and Katelyn come together for an impromptu healing session when they think about the last year and how it has changed how they look at community. Each has found ways to stay connected in a physically- and socially- distanced world. Thankfully they have crochet to keep them together (and this podcast).

Next, Heather talks to Amber Millard and Lee Sartori from Stitch Together about their online community of monthly Crochet Alongs or CALs. Stitch Together is unique because this team of 8 designers works together to bring dynamic and premium patterns every month. They offer a Crochet Along pattern that they work on together with their global community. Lee and Amber share what they love most about their group.   

Lastly Heather checks in with the Crochet Foundry team about their origins and their upcoming spring collection. Briana Kepner, Lorene Eppolite, and Pamela Stark share a passion for crochet, design, and community and design a quarterly collection of size-inclusive crochet garment patterns.

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Mentioned in this Episode:
Stitch Together
Tara Pullover | Stitch Together January CAL
Tara Pullover Post 
Divine Debris
Coco Crochet Lee
Temperature Blanket CAL
Crochet Foundry
Crochet Foundry
Sincerely Pam
Briana K Design
Cre8tion Crochet
Coconut Macaroon Sweater Dress by Michelle Moore
Crochet Foundry on WeCrochet Facebook Live
Crochet Foundry on WeCrochet Facebook Live on Youtube
Macchiato Sweater

Timestamps:
0:00  The introduction
0:14  Sara, Heather and Katelyn check in
13:32  Stitch Together with Amber and Lee
28:58  Come join our CAL
30:40 Crochet Foundry
54:30 Credits

Featured Image ID: Two women stand looking at each other, both wear the Macchiato Sweater, in a room with greenery. The one on the left has a Macchiato Sweater in green and the one on the right wears one in red.

Behind Crochet Foundry Magazine Winter 2020

Crochet Foundry is back with their third magazine and this time everything’s coming up cozy! With seven brand new crochet patterns for sizes XS-5X, this size inclusive collection has something for everyone! Let’s look inside the Winter 2020 issue, and behind the scenes with the Crochet Foundry Team.

Crochet Foundry Winter 2020 Issue now available!

But first, What is Crochet Foundry?

In case you’ve never heard of them, here’s a bit of background before we dive into the Winter issue:

Crochet Foundry was created in February 2020 when a group of crochet designers came together with a simple mission: To create beautiful garments for women of all sizes. Briana Kepner, Lorene Eppolite, Michelle Moore, and Pamela Stark each work behind the scenes juggling, planning, coordinating, and overseeing every aspect of Crochet Foundry Magazine.

You might also enjoy: The WeCrochet Podcast Episode about Size Inclusivity

Now let’s find out about the Winter 2020 Issue:

Hi y’all! It’s a pleasure to have you here on the blog, and a pleasure to support the great work you’re doing with Crochet Foundry Magazine. What will readers find inside this issue?

Our winter issue has seven wonderfully warm and cozy creations for you to make! With the snow piling up outside, we really feel that Winter is the best time to crochet. There is nothing better than being inside a warm home, curled under your favorite throw, while crocheting a beautiful masterpiece that you will treasure for years to come.

What is the theme behind these Winter designs?

Cookies and crochet hooks on an antique tray - Crochet Foundry
Cookies + Crochet + Furls Hooks = An AMAZING Winter!

Since we are all spending more time than ever at home, and winter has us cozying up indoors, we thought it was fitting that the Winter theme be Cookies! A little sweet treat to help us through the last couple weeks of 2020. We have each included our favorite cookie recipes that we made growing up, were passed down from our parents, or are something we enjoy making with our own kids! Even our designs are named after baked goodies!

Ahhh! That sounds like so much fun! Crochet + Cookies, yes please! What should Crocheters be looking for in this issue?

Two models wear the Cranberry Biscotti Turtleneck, a crocheted sweater by Crochet Foundry
Perfect for chilly winter days, the Cranberry Biscotti Pullover will become your favorite cozy sweater. The turtleneck adds warmth and protection when venturing out in the snow.

Aside from all the cookie yumminess, we also have 7 brand new sweater designs! Each one is written for sizes XS-5X, and all seven have accompanying video tutorials (some even walk you through the entire pattern)!

Readers can also find a yarn substitution guide with each design, which is great if you want to use a different fiber than the designer did. Substituting yarn can be tricky, especially with garments. Drape and gauge are so important and we help take the guesswork out.

A model wears the Amaretti Boyfriend Cardigan, a navy blue crochet cardigan by Crochet Foundry
Grab your Amaretti Boyfriend Sweater for those slightly cool days where just needing a sweater for the day is perfect. You’ll love the length of this sweater that falls right at your hips for a trendy look.

We love that you add so many extras to make each issue of the magazine so useful. Any other details we need to know about the Winter issue?

Each issue also has two Companion Guides that are available for purchase on the Crochet Foundry website. The Custom Fit Guide has tips on how to change up each design to make it longer, shorter, change the sleeves, alter necklines, etc. The Style Guide goes into detail on how to take your garments from home, to the office, on a date night, out with friends, and more! We want to make sure our readers get the most out of each issue, and are able to maximize the potential of each design. 

Two models wear crochet sweater designs from Crochet Foundry Magazine, Winter 2020 issue
On the left: the Gingersnap Pullover. On the right: the Bredele Cropped Vest

We can’t wait to make these patterns! Thank you so much for taking time to chat about the new issue!

Get Involved with Crochet Foundry:

If you are interested in learning more, head over to the Crochet Foundry website.

If you’d like to get involved, Crochet Foundry is now calling for contributors! They’re currently accepting crochet design pitches for upcoming issues, and you can join their Submission Call email list so you’ll be notified when they’re commissioning new designs.

New from WeCrochet: Crochet Foundry Kits

A model wears a gray crocheted cardigan - the double espresso cardigan by Crochet Foundry
The Double Espresso Duster Pattern Kit

WeCrochet offers some of the patterns of Crochet Foundry as individual downloadable patterns, and we’re happy to announce that we have turned a couple of the Crochet Foundry Fall issue patterns into kits, from size XS through 5X!

Our most popular pattern of the last couple months has been the Double Espresso Duster, made in Brava Sport! The kit ranges in price from $21.99 to $33.99, depending on your size.

A model wears a light gray crochet pullover - the Macchiato Sweater by Crochet Foundry
The Macchiato Sweater Kit

The Macchiato Sweater has also been a really popular crochet pattern, so we turned this one into a kit as well. Featuring our super soft and fluffy Wonderfluff yarn, this kit ranges in price from $49.99 to $94.99, depending on the size.

We hope you’re as inspired as we are by Crochet Foundry and their mission to create beautiful crochet garments for all sizes. Which pattern caught your eye?


WeCrochet Podcast Episode 25 – Bright Pink Yarn Machine
Photo from April Gopwani of OTH Crochet Nook

With Thanksgiving over and done, we have moved on to the part of the fall that gets erased and just becomes everyone’s default winter. Our crafting queues are now full of fun projects that will brighten our homes for the holidays and beyond. In this episode of the WeCrochet Podcast, we’re talking about our holiday crafting lists, what to do with pom-poms, and interviewing a yarnpreneur and crocheter about her yarn vending machines.

First, Sara and Heather check in about crocheting for the holidays and what does or does not constitute a good crochet gift for kids or other members of the family. Find our their favorite cold-weather yarn picks and whether they are pro pom-pom. 

Next, Katelyn joins Heather to talk all about pom-poms: how to attach a removable pom-pom to a hat, and how to use pom-poms in your holiday decor and beyond. Pom-poms are fun and easy way to use up yarn and add some whimsy to a project. They can also be used to engage your kiddos in a craft project.

Heather and Sara briefly discuss Crochet Foundry, a group of crochet designers dedicated to creating beautiful crochet garment patterns for women of all sizes. WeCrochet now offers kits for making the most popular Crochet Foundry designs.

Photo from The Philadelphia Inquirer, photo by HEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer
ID: Emani holds up a skein of yarn with her Bright Pink Machine behind her

Finally, Heather interviews Emani Outterbridge, an entrepreneur who has launched her own yarn line as well as the world’s first yarn vending machines. Emani’s yarn line, Needles, offers unique colors in 8 Ply Worsted Weight 100% Acrylic yarn as well as cotton t-shirt yarn. You won’t be able to find these color combinations anywhere else. If you’re in Philadelphia, you can get this unique yarn at one of her bright pink yarn vending machines. Outside of Philly, you can connect with her on Instagram where she says she “always on”. 

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Mentioned in This Episode:
Heather’s Stocking project – Color Pop Stockings 
Wonderfluff
City Tweed
Pom-pom ornaments
How to attach pom-pom
Faux fur pom poms
wecrochet magazine issue 5
Pom-pom maker
Crochet Foundry 
Double Espresso Cardigan  
Macchiato sweater 
Emani on Instagram @Emani.milan
Shop Emani’s Designs and Yarn at www.maniwear.com

Timestamps:
0:00 Sara and Heather Check in
5:11 Heather and Katelyn talk pom-poms
15:02 Crochet Foundry
17:42 Interview with Emani.Milan
33:28 Credits

This episode’s featured photo of the pom-pom tree is by April Gopwani, and you can find a tutorial for making that tree at http://www.othcrochetnook.ca/2020/12/diy-pom-pom-holiday-tree.html