Simple. Elegant. Adventurous. Crochet.
Crochet Designer & Instructor based in Washington State
You will find a wide range of high-quality crochet patterns here at Karen Whooley Designs – shawls, garments, accessories and more. I focus on lighter weight yarns and classic styles that you will love to make – and wear.
My mission is to share my love of crochet with the world.
For me, that means serving all of you FIRST! I want to encourage and inspire you. I want to help you strengthen your crochet skills so that you can grow and be confident in your own making progress. And I love having a network of like-minded crocheters who can cheer you on too!
The Latest How-To Posts
Caring for Hand-Dyed Yarns →
In all of my self-published books (which you can see here), most of the patterns are made with hand-dyed yarns. I love indie dyers. I always want to support small...
5 Ways to Love Your Yarn Stash →
Every 6-8 months or so, I go into my yarn stash and purge. Much of what I purge is leftover yarn from projects that I keep “just in case”. Once...
The Magic Ring - Starting Circles From the Center Out →
I absolutely LOVE the Magic Ring. This technique allows you to create a very tight center opening for a hat, or anything else that you start working in the round...
Catch Up On The Weekly Live Streams
Team Whooleygan Live Chat - May 12, 2021 →
Today on the blog we talked about Finished Projects, New Yarns in the studio, My works in progress and so much more! Plus make sure you comment about what you...
Team Whooleygan Live Chat - May 5, 2021 →
his week we talked about : My finished hat using Cascade Fixation Yarn: http://www.cascadeyarns.com/yarnMenu.htm My Sweater using the Fiberseed Yarn (including how I seam pieces): https://www.thefiberseed.com Tanglement is the shawl I am...
Team Whooleygan Live Chat - April 28, 2021 →
Today we talked about all of my finished projects:1) I shared about the Crochet Sweater I'm working on2) I shared my first finished yarn from my Electric Eel Wheel 6.0...