My crochet mistake and why I didn’t frog it. Lately I have been crocheting what I call ‘little guys.’ Some call them ‘smalls’ or ‘plushies.’ I like to make quick and easy items for the holiday bazaar coming up in November. This cute little octopus works up fast and is fun to make. , When I was finished and had all loose ends taken care of, I realized my crochet mistake — I had crocheted seven tentacles instead of eight. Some smart youngster would surely tell me I should have eight tentacles if I took this to the bazaar. So, I set it aside while I debated about frogging or…
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Crochet hint – joining stitches at the end of a round
While looking at Pinterest this morning, I came across a picture of a crocheted circle with directions on where to join stitches at the end of a round. Years ago, before I knew better, I often ended a round by working a slip stitch into the chain stitch at the beginning of the round. The result was an awkward looking join. . . For more help and hints, click here to go to an article, “Counting Crochet Stitches and Rows: Your Beginner Questions Answered” by Sigoni Macaroni. . . Have a great week! Kathy
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Crocheting and Preparing for Christmas
Crocheting and preparing for Christmas — In mid-July I posted an article about how I get ready for a craft fair and Christmas. I’d like to say I followed through with all my plans, but as I mentioned in the article, that doesn’t always happen. Sometimes life just gets in the way and plans get changed, dropped or just forgotten. The first task on my list was completed – to review my patterns to see what I hope to crochet this year. My stack of patterns is pretty much in the same spot on my desk as they were in July. I also mentioned I found a pattern for Thanksgiving…
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Mini Word Game Stuffie Crochet Pattern
Mini Word Game Stuffie. Do you play or know someone who plays the word game, Wordle? I play it every morning – I’m addicted. ;’) According to Wikipedia, “Wordle is a web-based word game created and developed by Welsh software engineer Josh Wardle. Players have six attempts to guess a five-letter word, with feedback given for each guess in the form of colored tiles indicating when letters match or occupy the correct position.” This Mini Word Game Stuffie pattern was inspired by the word game. The pattern is crocheted in single crochet stitches and requires a minimum of color changes. The vertical and horizontal lines are surface crochet slip stitches…
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5 Great Baby Lovey Crochet Patterns
. . Crochet one of these 5 Great Baby Lovey Blankets. These cute baby loveys make adorable baby or shower gifts. Babies and toddlers love cuddling these darling toys and blankets. There are plenty more patterns online, too – lambs, brown bears, panda bears, dogs, kitties, foxes, elephants. Most blankets are fairly simple to crochet and work up quickly with basic crochet stitches and the body parts require a minimum amount of sewing. You can use most yarns and adjust the hook size to meet the gauge of the pattern. The blanket can be a granny square, circle, triangle, or star in solid, striped, variegated or stash buster yarns. And…
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5 Great Quick Small Crochet Patterns
5 Great Quick Small Crochet Gifts
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National Granny Square Day
National Granny Square Day
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Quick & Easy Christmas Crochet Projects
In the last year I have posted a few ideas for Christmas crochet projects. So with Christmas only six months away, I thought I would repost a few patterns and add some new ideas — it is time to get started on Christmas presents for family and friends and not wait till the last minute as I have done so many years in the past! Quick & Easy Christmas Crochet Projects I don’t think I will be crocheting any afghans, but I might make a smaller lapghan or throw. The five patterns featured back in October are a few of my favorites. Now I need to decide which one to…
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Crossing Lines Granny Square Crochet Pattern
The Crossing Lines Granny Square is a modern design that is easy to crochet as the pattern calls for double crochet stitches and chains.
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Small Daisy Crochet Pattern
Small Daisy Crochet Pattern
