I'll admit, I don't usually make crochet blankets. My last big blanket project, with its billions of loose ends, sorta turned me off to the whole idea of a mess of granny squares. So, I've tended to stick to cute little things, like owls and fish scrubbies and things....
On our last date night, Drew and I walked around the "downtown" of the town we're moving to this fall, you know, to get a feel for our neighborhood. We found this little doodads store that had a bunch of, well, doodads, and all sorts of vintage-y, charming things. I'm...
Here's a quick tutorial for today, an invisible half double crochet decrease. The invisible decreasing single crochet is something I learned from Planet June, and it's pretty ingenious, probably because it's so simple. Instead of inserting your hook through both loops...
There I was, wanting to make stripes for a project I'm working on (which I'll be sharing!) and I kept seeing that ugly seam where the rounds join up. I'm sure you know what I mean. I suppose I could cut the yarn each time, join it with an invisible join, and then...
A long time ago, I think sometime last year, a friend of mine sent me a photo and asked if I could make her a cupcake pincushion that could sit atop one of those mason jar sewing kits. After much thought and much procrastination, here's what I think is a great gift...
Here's a fun situation you probably don't want to be in every day. Commit to a project and then get so caught up in life that you forget you've got commitments that need to be honored. Yikes! Well, good thing Tamara is awesome and reminded me that I'm crocheting for...
I had this project done last year, would you believe it? But I never got around to posting it...until now. It's been so long that I can barely understand my notes, so bear with me on this one, and feel free to correct me if you make it, so others can benefit. Let's...
As you may or may not have noticed, I've been on a bit of a blog break lately. Mostly because I traveled overseas with LM, and came back with a bad case of the jet lags. After that, it's just taken me a while to get going again, but hopefully, I'll find my groove in...
UPDATE: I am now offering a printable PDF version of this Rainbow Cuddles Crochet Unicorn pattern for sale on Etsy. The PDF does not have ads or comments, and has the photos at the bottom for easier printing. Here we go. A unicorn. A large, bright and colorful...
I'm sharing two last minute projects inspired by stuff I saw on the internet. First up are these pom-pom gnomes. I saw this pom-pom Santa knew I wanted to make my own. The instructions are pretty self-explanatory so I'm going to keep this simple. Supplies 1 inch...