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 ...
ONE SKEIN SCARF – SO PRETTY FOR SPRING
I am always interested in patterns that are touted as taking one skein. Tempts me because I have lots of odds and ends (otherwise called orphan) skeins in my stash. However, all skeins are not created equal – as you … Read More ...
BRIGHT BEADS
I have a bunch of large wooden beads, all brown, that came from one of those seat covers I bought years ago for my Dad. After Dad passed away, no one wanted this thing, and it was showing some wear, … Read More ...
A Cozy Tutorial!
Teapot Cozy, that is. My yard is covered with inches (perhaps a foot) of snow, so I’m thinking ‘crochet’ and ‘cozy’ sound about right. And, I put on a pot of tea. Then…..I found this pretty teapot cozy complete with … Read More ...
FRESH AND FANCY CROCHET
I just ran into this blog and I’m very taken with the designs I find there. To be honest, I haven’t purchased a pattern from this designer, but I’ll probably be doing so soon. As is my practice, I prefer … Read More ...
TWIRLED EDGE SCARF
No picture to show you of the scarf, but there’s a good video that’s free for the looking here AND you’re gonna love it! There are a number of other free DIY crochet projects on this site. Any of them … Read More ...
RASPBERRY BERET – WITHOUT A PRINCE
http://gingerschatz.blogspot.com/2010/07/pattern-big-button-beret.html
Okay, the whole thing isn’t raspberry, but that’s where my mind went. There’s a great tutorial to go with the free pattern. So, pull out some sock yarn and put it on your head!
Ribbon Afghan with tutorial
For those who are a bit timid about gauge and especially for those who are confounded by patterns that start with wordage like “a multiple of 4 st + 2 (add 1 for foundation chain)”, the pattern and tutorial at … Read More ...
CROCHET PACKAGE WRAPPING??
I’m enthralled with the ideas on this site for using yarn to ‘wrap’ packages. The correct term might be to ’embellish’ wrapping – but I just LOVE what they’ve done with the yarn.
My mind is running wild with ideas … Read More ...
CROCHET A BAG and LINE IT!
This is a really cute little bag for a child:
and, it’s offered as a FREE pattern here .
I like the pattern and all, but the best benefit of the site as a darn good tutorial on how to … Read More ...
CUTE BOW HEADBAND
Wouldn’t this be adorable when made to match a pretty dress? I’d like to see one done in Christmas red with some sequins or other sparklies on it. Wish I had a little girl to crochet for…..
Get the pattern … Read More ...
CAN SOMETHING BE TOO EASY??
Check this out! The designer calls it ‘Easy Peasy Shrug’ and I think she’s being completely honest! This looks almost too easy to be true. If you can crochet a rectangle – using any stitch I think – you can … Read More ...
DESIGNING
Here’s an easy to follow tutorial for designing your own vest. It needn’t look exactly like the one pictured here. There are simple schematics and a lot of information in a few paragraphs so you can design one to fit … Read More ...
A VERY CHEERY (AND EASY) SHAWL
This is one of the ‘happiest’ shawls I’ve ever seen! It’s a great scrap yarn project. Of course, what’s really informative here is the ‘assembly’ technique. Who’d thunk it could be so easy?? Check it out here. Scroll down … Read More ...
WHAT TO DO WITH THAT POMPADOODLE
The pom-pom yarns (of which Pomp-a-doodle
is but one) have limited applications for crochet. This stuff is pretty on the skein and looks like it would make a perfect Christmas tree garland all by itself. It’s soft and comes in … Read More ...