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Cute Christmas Quickie

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This is a great idea for a quick Christmas (or just Winter) gift for an adult or child.  You can purchase like-new sweatshirts at thrift stores or get them at a very reasonable price at mass marketers.  Same for long-sleeve tee shirts.  Pick your recipient’s favorite color yarn and work up a quick applique using the tutorial you’ll find here along with the pattern.

Aesthetic Nest Snowflake Shirt

 

Anneliese made these snowflake shirts for her daughters, but I think they’d work well for any female – and a lot of guys.  How about a camouflage yarn snowflake?  I can see that appealing to a certain guy.  For a prissy girl (or your favorite Princess), use a yarn with some sparkle in it or carry along some size 10 sparkly yarn with some sport weight or worsted weight yarn.  Use worsted weight to make a ‘full size’ snowflake for the front and several more in matching or coordinating size 10 or 20 thread to sprinkle over the arms or back of the shirt – or to add to a hair bow.  You’ll be their favorite crocheter!

You’ll also enjoy looking at all the pretty things at Anneliese’s Etsy shop.  She’s a master of crochet, knit, sewing, and paper pretties!

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Shock Wave Free Crochet Lap Blanket Pattern

This Free Shock Wave Crochet Lap Blanket Pattern from Mary Maxim looks like one of those wonderfully satisfying projects that gives big cozy payoff without fiddly detail. Mary Maxim lists it as a free download, designed as a crochet afghan/lap blanket, with a finished size of 45 x 50 inches.

What immediately stands out is the yarn choice. The pattern is made with Bernat Blanket Extra Thick, using 5 skeins, and calls for a U.S. U/50 (25 mm) crochet hook. That is gloriously chunky territory, which usually means fast progress and lots of squishy texture. If you are in the mood for a project that feels substantial in your hands and grows quickly row by row, this one definitely has that appeal.

Mary Maxim describes the blanket as having a beautifully textured, plush, soft finish and suggests it as a project for home décor or gifting. Based on the materials and oversized hook alone, that sounds about right. This feels like the sort of blanket you make for curling up on the couch, draping over a chair, or giving as a practical handmade gift that will actually get used instead of folded away “for best.”

The pattern is marked Easy, and the listed stitch requirements are straightforward: chain, repeat, double crochet, single crochet, and slip stitch. That makes it sound approachable for confident beginners and very appealing for anyone who wants a relaxing crochet project without too much counting drama.

I also think the lap blanket size is a smart one. Not every crochet blanket needs to become a giant commitment that takes over the lounge room and your will to live. A 45 x 50 inch blanket is a useful, manageable size for gifting, for wheelchairs or reading nooks, or just for keeping on hand for chilly evenings. That practicality gives this pattern extra appeal. The usability point is my own take based on the finished dimensions Mary Maxim provides.

At the moment, the pattern page shows no reviews, so there is not much customer feedback to go on yet. Still, if you enjoy easy crochet blanket patterns, super chunky crochet throws, or quick lap blanket projects, this one looks like a solid freebie to save.

My overall take? This looks like a fast, cozy, beginner-friendly crochet blanket pattern with plenty of texture and instant-gratification energy. Very much the sort of project you start because it looks easy, then keep going because the yarn feels ridiculously soft.