I had to share this little cutie from the hands of Sara – the Creative Jewish Mom. She always has something creatively cooking at her place. This simple vest easily adapts to different sizes and would be perfect for … Read More ...
Last Minute Halloween Crochet Patterns
Recently ran across some cute halloween themed crochet items, so I’ve gathered them here to share. I think some people go overboard with full out costumes for babes in arms – but each to his own. Still, babies and toddlers … Read More ...
Using Up Scraps
I bet you’re like me and have a lot of partial skeins of yarn hiding in your stash. I’ve been given a lot of partial skeins, too. Some of these I’m able to pass along to a couple of friends … Read More ...
BABY HATS – KEEP THOSE LITTLE ONE’S EARS WARM!
I’ve run across such cute caps for baby lately that I thought I’d better share. Check out some of these for gifting or for charity.
Looking for more Beanie patterns to Crochet? Check out these Crochet Patterns on Etsy
http://www.lovinghugsfamily.com/hatpattern.html… Read More ...
CROCHET APPLIQUE
Applique is something I learned to love when I was a quilter. Since becoming a crocheter, I’ve seen plenty of pretty crochet appliques that I think would look great sewn or glued onto a jean jacket, tote bag, or scarf. … Read More ...
MONICA BURNETT DESIGNS A CUPCAKE
No, Monica Burnett has not hyjacked my blog! It’s just that I love the look of her website and wanted to share!
Monica has a great blog as well. Her crocheted designs just make me smile. Check out some of … Read More ...
EVERY NOW AND THEN A GREAT BLOG COMES ALONG…
http://crochetroo.blogspot.com/
The blog above is one of those GREAT blogs that gets my creativity in an uproar. I just LOVE Susan’s (crochetroo’s) free hat pattern – check it out by scrolling down on the opening blog page – … Read More ...
KEEPING THOSE EARS WARM – HATS!!
Here are some free hat patterns I’ve found around the net. Hope you’ll like them!

http://www.straw.com/cpy/patterns/hat-blippity-party.html

http://www.straw.com/cpy/patterns/deco-popcorn-bag-hat-croc.html
http://www.fuzzygalore.biz/patterns/london.shtml
Here’s one pattern you can wear three ways:

http://www.yarncat.com/3_Way_Cap.html
You just might need one of these soon:
http://bythehook.blogdrive.com/archive/101.html
How cute is this??… Read More ...
CROSHAY BEANIE
I wanted to bring this to your attention. It’s the best beanie pattern I’ve seen – and it’s free once again, thanks to the croshay lady. Please visit her site to obtain the free pattern:
http://oscrochet.blogspot.com/
And, here’s her website … Read More ...
Knitting Vs. Crochet – Comments by a thoughtful reader

I think that Fernmonkey’s thoughtful ‘response’ to my recent blog “‘Is Crochet the Red-Headed Stepchild of Knitting?’” deserves to be read by all. So, although I could find no way to contact Fernmonkey personally, I’ve decided to elevate … Read More ...






