The Shtick I Do

Since Valentine's Day is right around the corner, I thought I'd make some "heart" related posts over the next couple of weeks. Appropriate. This is a pattern I adjusted from last years' post of a heart pin and I just made it onto a bookmark. You should be able to get one made in under an hour if you're a pretty quick hooker.  Pattern: Heart to Heart Bookmark Materials: Lily Sugar 'n Cream Cotton Yarn in Rose Pink and Yellow size I crochet hook (9 or 5.5mm) scissors embroidery needle for weaving in the ends a book for length measurements Gauge is not important for this project. Stitches used: (American terminology but here is a comparison chart) Chain (ch) Single Crochet (sc) Half Double Crochet (hdc) Double Crochet (dc) Triple Crochet (tr) Slip Stitch (sl st) Large Heart Large heart Round 1 Make a Magic Circle . (The following stitches are all done inside the Magic Circle ) Chain 3, hdc, 2sc...

During the Christmas season we had an Angel from the Angel Tree that wanted "Anything Hello Kitty". I immediately thought, "I can finally make that hat!" And that's exactly what I did. But during the creative process I made a pair of Kitty ears that were way too big for a 6 y/o girl's hat, so in the drawer they went. And they sat there until Tuesday of this week when my daughter reminded me that I was supposed to do something with them. Well, do something with them I did! As you can see, with my beautiful daughter as a model, I made a headband with Kitty ears! It's a really simple pattern and it uses an inexpensive plastic headband that can be bought almost anywhere.  Kitty Ears Headband Materials : Worsted Weight y arn , I used Red Heart Super Saver in white and p ink Pink Rustica Eclat Cotton Thread ( 93% Mercerized Cotton & 7% Metallic Filament) plastic headband ( picture below) size H crochet hook scissors embroidery ...