The Shtick I Do!

This pattern is one of  my most popular at the moment and I wanted to share it with you again. Pinterest keeps me busy (doesn't it always) and I love seeing this one shared so many times. Thank you for making this one of  my most popular free patterns! Custom ordered  Infant Leg Warmers. Slouchy Leg Warmers for Infants Materials : Red Heart Soft yarn in colors of your choice (you can also use I Love This Yarn from Hobby Lobby) size H/5.0MM crochet hook Yarn needle for weaving in the ends scissors Stitches used : (American terminology.  HERE  is a converter.) Chain (ch) Single Crochet ( SC ) Double Crochet ( DC ) Half Double Crochet ( HDC ) Front Post Double Crochet ( FPDC  pictures) Back Post Double Crochet ( BPDC  video) Difficulty level : I suggest at least an  Advanced Beginner  simply because of the FPDC and BPDC stitches. My patterns on this blog will always be  free  for you to use as you see fit....

With Valentine's Day fast approaching I'm starting to think of things I'd like to make. Hearts are always a popular thing but what's something you can make and give to your man? How about a Kiss? I recently came across this pattern and it caught my eye with the simple shape and look of the project. Place some weight in the bottom and you've got something he can sit on his desk or dresser to remind him of just how much you care! Here's a picture and a link to the pattern (from Petals to Picots ) so you can make a few of your own! Enjoy! Image and Design by Petals to Picots

The Crochet Front has been relatively quiet here this week. Which is nice after the holiday rush. All I've been doing is making hats for the cancer center and/or homeless shelter. Not all of the hats have buttons but a few of them will have. I'm attempting to downsize my button jar, it's really full and won't hold anymore until I do! So in order to get more buttons I have to make room. As you can see, I'm using up smaller ends of yarn skeins and just trying to use up the extras from the shopping I did for holiday orders. I also have to make room in this huge pile of yarn I have if I want to get anymore. One order I completed this week is an Infinity Scarf. I had no specific instructions from the customer other than, "Make it ME". I decided on the Artfully Simple Infinity Scarf from Moogly . I've made one before and really enjoyed how it looked when I was finished. Here's the result from that project (keep in mind that this photo does NO...

I took a much needed break from blogging over this holiday season, not because I hate blogging but because I was feeling stagnant. You ever get in a slump like that? Rather than churn out chum and make a big mess I decided to just take a few weeks off and recharge.  And now I'm back! This week I have a free finger puppet pattern for you to look at and I fell in love with these guys straight away. They're just too stinking cute! Grab a hook and lets get started: Materials : small amounts of yellow, red, black and blue yarn size G/6 4.25 MM and E/4 3.50 MM crochet hooks teeny buttons for eyes (or you could embroider them but I don't have directions for that) E-6000 craft glue scissors yarn needle Also, note that you can make any character you want from the basic stitch pattern that follows. The main things to change will be the yarn color and embellishments. Stitches used : Magic Circle (MC) Chain (ch) Slip Stitch (sl st) Half Double Croc...