Coral Reef Collection 2 crochet pattern

The second pattern collection for my crocheted coral reef is now ready to go!

Coral Reef Collection 2 includes patterns for four new coral reef inhabitants, all with innovative no-sew assembly techniques – everything is crocheted together as you go, and each coral can stand up by itself, with no internal wires or additional support. All you need is your hook, yarn in your choice of colours, and a little stuffing in some cases, and you’ll be on your way to making a beautiful individual coral – or perhaps the start of an entire crocheted aquarium!

Coral Reef Collection 2 includes (L-R): Tube Sponge (Aplysina), Mushroom Coral (Fungia), Sea Anemone (Actinaria), and Trumpet Coral (Caulastraea) crochet patterns.

Coral Reef Collection 1 includes (L-R): Brain Coral (Symphyllia), Toadstool Leather Coral (Sarcophyton), Staghorn Coral (Acropora), and Button Polyps (Zoanthus) crochet patterns.

Both Coral Reef Collections are available in your choice of right-handed and left-handed versions, with detailed step-by-step photos so you’ll see exactly how every stage will look as you’re crocheting.

Between the two collections you’ll be able to make a stunning reef packed full of colour and variety – each design is completely different, so you can enjoy trying out a different crochet technique (all fully explained within the patterns) with every coral you make.

The Pre-order Experiment

This staggered release was a new idea for me, and one borne from necessity: translating all my notes for 8 completely unique patterns into my trademark clear instructions while whittling down hundreds of step-by-step photos to the essentials was taking forever…

Lots and lots of notes – and fun with coloured pencils to help me balance the yarn shades between the sets!

So I tried something new: I offered a pre-order for the complete multipack, so you could get started making the first four corals from Collection 1 while I worked on the patterns for the remaining four. Over 90% of you opted for the pre-order, which meant you could enjoy the discounted multipack pricing instead of paying more for the two separate collections, or waiting until both were available.

(I’ve already emailed everyone who pre-ordered, but in case you missed it: your Collection 2 pattern is now ready for you to download from your My Patterns page! I hope you’ve enjoyed crocheting your first corals while I finished the remaining patterns 🙂 )

I’m not sure how practical pre-orders will be for me in future – you need to see what you’ll be getting, and I usually only have the samples completed and photographed shortly before the release date, so there’s not much point. But I’d definitely consider doing a pre-order again for a larger pattern collection like this, with a lot of complexity that I need to distill into clear, simple instructions.

Buy Now

If you didn’t pre-order the multipack, Coral Reef Collection 2 is now available to order in the shop, either separately, or as the value-priced set together with Collection 1. Here are the links:

• Coral Reef Collection 1
• Coral Reef Collection 2
• Coral Reef Collections 1 & 2 multipack deal

I’m so happy with how these coral collections worked out (and here’s a heads-up: look out for a fun ocean-themed CAL next summer – I’ll be making a full crocheted aquarium with all my tropical fish, corals etc, and I hope you’ll join me for that!)

In the meantime, if you make any (or all) of these corals, I’d love to see them. Please share your reef in the PlanetJune gallery, or tag me (@planetjune) in your social posts!