Today we are kicking off our fall crafting with the Best of Fall. If you dream about crisp autumn leaves, apple picking and pumpkin spice you won’t want to miss getting a jump on crafting these fall items from Mary Maxim. For a limited time only, all of our fall items are 25% off. Halloween Shelf Sitters Crochet this adorable...
Michelle Ferguson of Two Brothers Blankets recently designed the Blushing Eyelets Tank with our Simply Natural Yarn. Michelle is our #makertakeover of the week, so make sure to check out our Facebook and Instagram profiles today to join in the fun. Enter the GIVEAWAY at the bottom of this post.
It’s June, and we are already deep into Christmas Crafting. For those who haven’t had a chance yet, join our Christmas Crafting Facebook Group and share DIY Christmas ideas, crafts, and gift ideas. On July 1 it will become a closed group, which means members will receive exclusive group content that you can participate in (we...
Our Fall Catalog has made its way into your homes and if you haven't had the chance to take a look at the "happy mail" from Mary Maxim, here are 5 of our favorite new crafts to make from our Fall 2019 Catalog. You'll want to get a head start on these.
A toque refers to a knit hat, used commonly in the knit and crochet community. The origins of this word come from approximately 13th-century Europe. A toque is also the hat a professional would wear, for instance, the headwear of a chef, magistrate or professor. There are many names for knit caps, and so many stitches and technique variations...
Simply Natural is our newest addition to the Mary Maxim brand of yarns. Simply Natural is a blended yarn consisting of 52% cotton and 48% bamboo. You get the best features of both cotton and bamboo when working with this yarn. We love designing with it, and we hope you enjoy knitting and crocheting with it as much as we have. We are still...
The Ripple Technique is one that every skilled knitter and crocheter should know. Use a ripple to show off the motion of your stitches. In this post, you will learn how to work the Ripple Technique, and learn about ripple variations that really show off your creativity and style. To follow along with this technique overview download the...
We celebrated Take Your Child to Work Day this week with some of our favorite people. We teamed up with these exceptionally creative kids to bring you 4 of their favorite crafts from Mary Maxim.
This tutorial is written for the crocheter who knows how to crochet basic stitches and would like to explore patterns designed by Mary Maxim. This tutorial does not show how to crochet each stitch from the beginning to end, but does show you one repeat of the stitches written in pattern and relies on you, the crocheter, to continue following the...
This is the first post of a multi-part series on How to Read a Crochet Pattern. In this post, we discuss what you can expect to find in a Mary Maxim pattern. We, at Mary Maxim, continue to strive for excellence in design. When you purchase a kit or a pattern from Mary Maxim, you know that each design is carefully imagined, written and...
