Kirsten Ballering

Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads

Crochet: Pillow / Cushion
Crochet: Baby Blanket
The Baby Rainbow Sampler Blanket 2 is a smaller version of the Big Rainbow Sampler Blanket 2. It features all the different stitches used in the original blanket, only smaller.
Crochet: Throw
The pattern will become available for free once the CAL starts. If you want to start early, you can already get the styled PDF (70+ pages with print-friendly version included). The PDF pattern is 50% off until the end of the CAL.
Crochet: Hanging Ornament
Choose bold colours or a soft gradient: this rainbow bunting is an absolute delight to create. The pattern is easy to follow so if you’re a beginner, simply give it a try!
Crochet: Throw
Josephine’s rainbow blanket is an explosion of colour! The cheerful triangles make for a stunning palette to work with. The motifs can be made in advance, or joined as you go. It’s up to you!
Crochet: Pillow / Cushion
As a feature pillow that brightens up the room, the Grapevine pillow uses the most basic of stitches and one special stitch to create little triangle drops of interest. Using my colours or with your own gradient, your pillow will be an absolute eyecatcher!
Crochet: Baby Blanket
The smooth rainbow gradient of the Catherine Wheels is enough to bring a smile to your face. New colours keep popping up and incorporating these into the blanket is an absolute delight. As an added bonus, you barely have to weave in any ends!
Crochet: Baby Blanket
A beautiful texture and captivating colour gradient: what more could you want in a blanket? The Alpine Stitch Blanket helps you master this delightful stitch that could be a cornerstone of your future projects.
Crochet: Baby Blanket
A caboodle of colours is the perfect remedy for a dull day. The Colourful State of Mind blanket is an intricately looking yet surprisingly simple blanket. Once you got a feel for these two-toned motifs, they will roll off your hook.
Crochet: Baby Blanket
Grab your favourite colours for this beautiful play blanket. The hdc create a stunning canvas for your popcorns to shine on. The geometric, modern feel combined with the deep and vibrant colours make this a play blanket that you’ll want to keep working on!
Crochet: Toys and Hobbies - Other
With this pattern you’ll make an amazing baby toy! The rainbow accents add splashes of colour to this modern lovey.
Crochet: Baby Blanket
The Little Lily Baby blanket, much like its big sister Noelle, is a must-have blanket! This stunning project is designed to work with a Scheepjes Catona Colour pack, which allows you to create a delicate rainbow blanket without going through the hassle of collecting all the colours first.
Crochet: Cowl
Create a colourful and comfortable cowl with the puffy V-stitch! The stitch is perfect for winter, and the end result is easy to master.
Crochet: Pillow / Cushion
Learn a new technique with this beginner corner-to-corner crochet pattern! The 8-bit love pattern is perfect when you’re new to C2C crochet, and delivers a plump and quirky cushion cover.
Crochet: Throw
Elegant flowers, a comfortable size and rainbow colours make the Noëlle blanket a must-have crochet pattern. This stunning project is designed to work with a Scheepjes Catona Colour pack, which helps you to create this fluid rainbow-gradient blanket.
Crochet: Baby Blanket
The Baby Rainbow Sampler Blanket contains all the versatility of the original version in a smaller size. 13 different stitch patterns make this blanket the perfect learning project for any ambitious beginner who wants to venture into some new stitches and create something colourful in the process.
Crochet: Cowl
Take a little bit of sunshine with you! This supple cowl drapes beautifully around your neck, and is made with very soft cotton
Crochet: Pillow / Cushion
No matter which way you’re going, the rhythmical popcorn pattern on this pillow will soothe your mind and keep your hands busy.
Crochet: Baby Blanket
Colour sparks joy, so let this blanket bring you joy in the best possible way! The statement blanket incorporates overlay chains for a touch of geometry, and the white stripes bring balance to a colourful backdrop. You’ll see a rainbow grow beneath your hands as you work your way through the different shades.
Crochet: Throw
Please note: Pattern is on sale until the end of the CAL (July 15th
Crochet: Pillow / Cushion
The Plush Plunge Pillow is the perfect little pillow to adorn your couch with. It combines two different types of yarn, and results in the softest and cuddliest pillow you have ever made. I’m telling you, you won’t just stop at one! The pattern is written in US terms, and contains a crochet diagram.
Crochet: Fingerless Gloves
The Hygge wristies are an accessible introduction to cross stitch on crochet. The technique is easy to master, with a wonderful result. And if you enjoy these wristies, you might give the Hygge CAL a try too! The Hygge wristies have been featured in Mollie Makes issue 115, and are now available for you to work your magic on. A suitable pattern ...
Crochet: Baby Blanket
All the fun, but none of the mess of painting! The Paint drip blanket is a colourful piece of crochet that brightens up your room. The white strips combined with the coloured spike rows in between give this blanket a clean look without looking (or working up) boring! Thanks to the stitches used, the front is almost indistinguishable from the ba...
Crochet: Applique / Embellishment
The Ice Pop Christmas Tree is a perfect last-minute Christmas project. They might be small in stature, but big in impact! The colourful Christmas Trees are made of yarn scraps and make a festive decoration for your dinner- or holiday table.
Crochet: Throw
Big, bigger, biggest! The Big Larksfoot Rainbow Blanket means business: this blanket measures 180 x 205cm (71 x 81in): perfect to wrap around yourself once (or twice), or to huddle under together!
Crochet: Baby Blanket
The Little Larksfoot Rainbow blanket is the little sister of the Big Larksfoot Rainbow Blanket. Made with Scheepjes Stone Washed, it’s a happy-go-lucky rainbow blanket in a rhythmical stitch pattern. Measuring 120 x 95cm (47.25 x 37.5in) it’s perfectly suitable as crib or baby blanket.
Crochet: Pillow / Cushion
The Skyline Pillow is a great excuse to use your favourite colours. The Ombre colours look great in any decor, and the join-as-you-go panels are easy to change in size. The pattern comes with a crochet diagram and is written in US English terms.
Crochet: Wall Hanging
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Crochet: Throw
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Crochet: Containers
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Crochet: Pillow / Cushion
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Crochet: Applique / Embellishment
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Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
The leaves are falling and as we’re gearing up for rainstorms and cosy fires, the days are slowly getting shorter. While it’s not quite Winter yet, the weather is getting chilly and that means that you can’t go out without a shawl to keep you warm. The Maple Leaf Shawl is 275cm long and 25cm wide, the perfect size to wrap around your neck and t...
Crochet: Pillow / Cushion
Cuddle up with the XOXO pillow! This big, chunky bolster pillow will make a colourful addition to your porch, lounge chair or living room. By alternating the main colour with other warm shades, a beautiful colour gradient will emerge. And as a little fun twist, colourful tassels embellish both sides.
Crochet: Baby Blanket
Let your inner rainbow shine!
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
Please note, the pattern is also available for free on haakmaarraak.nl. The paid version is styled, free of advertisements and printfriendly.
Crochet: Baby Blanket
Please note: This pattern is also available for free. The paid version of this pattern does not include advertisements, is styled and optimized for easy printing.
Crochet: Pillow / Cushion
Are you looking to add a splash of colour to your interior? The rainbow wave pillow will do just that! The rainbow of colours balance out with the white crocheted waves that are anchored on top of the pillow. This pillow is colourful to make, easy to crochet and most of all fun to see coming together!
Crochet: Throw, Baby Blanket
The Rainbow wave lap blanket makes for a colourful companion to keep you warm. The calm off-white background creates a canvas for the rainbow of waves to pop! If you’ve created the Rainbow wave pillow, you can use the coloured leftovers to create this lap blanket.
Crochet: Fingerless Gloves
Create an beautiful set of wrist warmers with the crochet Chroma wristies! They spiral up and up, over your wrist into your palm. The front-post trebles combined with the ombre colours create opposite and eye-catching vortexes, different for the left and right hand.
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
Please note, the pattern is also available for free on haakmaarraak.nl. The paid version is styled, free of advertisements and printfriendly.
Crochet: Baby Blanket
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Crochet: Throw
Let your inner child run free with the Rainbow road blanket! The Rainbow colours look crisp and bright against the white background, making it both a colourful and modern project. But why stop with rainbow? Think of the possibilities in ombre!
Crochet: Baby Blanket
Please note: the pattern is also available for free on Haakmaarraak. This is the printfriendly version without advertisements and styled.
Crochet: Throw
The colour wheel blanket is a festivity of colour! You can choose your own colour scheme or go wild with all the leftovers you still have, either way you’ll have a wonderful blanket to show for all the hard work.
Crochet: Pillow / Cushion
The Anchor pillow is a colourful way to spruce up your room! By creating tiny anchors to which you can adhere crochet too you can make a neat looking mesh of stitches, that’s still securely fastened to your pillow.
Crochet: Hanging Ornament
The Edelweiss garland is a colourful take on the traditional white Edelweiss flowers (although it looks gorgeous in white too!). The small flowers are combined with small beads to create an elegant garland that can be used as decoration, for Christmas or all year round. The pattern is written in US terms, suitable for all skill levels and conta...
Crochet: Christmas Stocking
The ‘Fill me up’ Christmas stocking is a playful and colourful design. The pattern features dropped stitches and a ribbed cuff, which you assemble after you’ve crocheted the sock bottom-up.
Crochet: Coaster
This pattern is also available for free on haakmaarraak.nl. The paid
Crochet: Baby Blanket
The Marlize blanket uses textured stitches to create a raised pattern in this bold and bright baby blanket! Because the raised stitches are crocheted in one piece, the blanket is perfectly safe for babies and toddlers. The pattern comes with a cheat sheet, on which you can easily see how many stitches you need to make in the different segments,...
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
Please note: the pattern is also available for free on Haakmaarraak. The paid version is the styled and print friendly version without advertisements.
Crochet: Baby Blanket
The Charlie blanket is a modern twist on the ripple blanket! The textured popcorns form a crisp pattern on the background in an ‘alternative’ ripple pattern. It’s a joy to make this blanket as you see the pattern emerging row after row! Plus, the blanket is perfectly safe for babies and toddlers, as the popcorns are crocheted in the blanket so ...
Crochet: Baby Blanket
The rippling rainbow blanket is truly a play of colours! The ripples are soothing and relaxing to crochet, while the different colours provide the blanket with a big splash of colour. I chose to work this blanket with cotton, which has great stitch definition. This way, you can see the texture of the ripples even better.
Crochet: Pillow / Cushion
The hot spot pillow is an easily customizable pillow case that brings a little pop of colour into your room! You can create any colour combination you want. This particular colour combination has two sides: One sunny and bright side, and one side for when you’re looking for more calmer colours. The pattern is suitable for beginners and is acco...
Crochet: Cowl
This wonderful woodland-inspired cowl is a great addition to your winter wardrobe! The crochet technique used makes it very soft and supple, and the sturdy edging gives the cowl a nice finish and makes sure it won’t sag. This is a great cowl for long cold walks where you want to huddle deep in your jacket. The Stone Washed XL will definitely ke...
Crochet: Throw
Please note: this pattern is also available as a free pattern on Haakmaarraak.nl. The paid version of this pattern does not include advertisements, is styled and easily printable.
Crochet: Baby Blanket
The Star Stitch baby blanket is a wonderful addition to every room! The stitchwork has an intricate and modern look, and is quite relaxing once you’ve got the hang of the pattern.
Crochet: Cowl
This blue and grey-toned cowl makes a wonderful addition to your winter wardrobe! The small metallic shimmer in the Red Heart Midnight Boutique yarn makes it even more special.
Crochet: Hanging Ornament
This rainbow holly garland is the perfect addition to your Christmas decorations! You can hang it on your mantle, you can decorate your Christmas tree with it, you can even use the holly as an ornament if you’d like. The great thing about this is that you won’t need lots of yarn, and it’s whipped up in no-time! This project is easy to make for ...
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
Please note: This pattern is also available for free. The paid version
Crochet: Puppet
These adorable finger puppets will be a sure hit! They are easy to make, easy to adapt to your own preferences and simply very, very cute. Best of all, you don’t need much yarn to get started. All it takes is a little bit of basic colour, a couple of scraps and off you go. The pattern is worked with a 3,5 mm hook (US Size E/4) and is written i...
Crochet: Floral block
This pattern includes step-by-step instructions accompanied by 19 photos to make these flowers. Also, a printer friendly version has been added for your convenience. Modifications to the flowers are also included, for example for the left flower visible on the second picture.
Crochet: Coaster
Bring a little bit of sunshine into your home with these bright coasters! Ofcourse, they can be modified in colour or size, if you wish. The pattern is suitable for beginners and advanced crocheters because of the detailed instructions. The example is worked with a 3.5 mm hook (E).
Crochet: Throw
The pattern is available for free on
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
Please note: This pattern is available as a free version on the Scheepjes website as UK version. The pattern is available as a US version on Haak Maar Raak.**