The Shtick I Do

  Hello there! I've been busy working on that crochet challenge and like I said before, with a condition like Crochet Attention Deficit Disorder, I can't work on just one thing! This week I'm posting for your enjoyment a crochet candle luminary made with some recycled material. You guys know how much I love combining recycling and crochet! So, yes, another cro-cycled project for you to try!  Here's how it goes ... Cro-cycled Candle Luminary Materials: cardboard tube (from toilet tissue or paper towels) scissors double-sided tape flameless tealight size E-4 crochet hook yarn (I recommend using a 2/Fine yarn) embroidery needle (for weaving in the ends) stitch marker (optional) Stitches used: (American Terminology) Chain (ch) Slip Stitch (sl st) Single Crochet ( sc ) Half Double Crochet ( hdc ) NOTES : The top of the pattern is worked in rows. After that the body of the candle is worked in the round. The chain 1 step at the beginnin...

I came across this DIY on Pinterest a while back and thought it was cool. I like to go back to my boards from time to time just to look for things that have inspired me and to get some crochet mojo rolling. As I was going through my pins I rediscovered it and decided to make one. Here's what came of it and now I can work with crochet thread and not have my hands cramp so much. Yay! The size of the hook inside the pen is 3/2.10MM. I like this size for making ornaments and crosses and such for Christmas. If I had been thinking (lol, that's funny) I would made this back in November when I was making them! I can see more of these in my future, once the ink runs out of a few more pens that are ergonomically hand-friendly. Or if I find one that doesn't write well. ^_^ By the way, feel free to follow me on Pinterest (Karen Vaughn - my pic is a crochet S'more ), I'm also on Instagram (crochet2002) and Twitter (@crochet2002). If you do, hit me up or leave a co...

So, I've been working on making more bags like this one (I'm on number 4) and making more of these for that blanket I want to complete sometime before the next century rolls around. The problem with the blanket project is that I just need to break down and go buy a cone of the yarn instead of having to run out every 2 or 3 days and get one of the teensy weensy skeins. I'm such a penny pincher. ^_^ Anyway, I made this bracelet a while back and keep getting comments on it so I thought I'd post it again with the newest version in burgundy crochet thread. The thread version is more delicate and has definitely garnered more positive comments than the regular yarn version. With the regular yarn version I got comments like, "How cute" and "Ahh". With this newest thread version it's more of "That's soda tabs? How neat!" and "I could make one to match almost any outfit!". So, yes, I will take the thread version, please. ...

Yep, that says " cro-cycling ". What is that, you ask? Well I'm going to tell you. It's a term I've come to use when I recycle with crochet . You see what I did there, right? Combined two words and came up with a new one! I'm just that awesome . . . just kidding . . . only God is awesome. This is how I used that seemingly inconsequential plastic ring that hangs around the neck of a plastic bottle after it's opened. I made some fabulous earrings with them, and now I have the kids not only saving the soda tabs , but this small plastic ring as well.  This is the finished product: I love the hanging part in the center. You could make them seasonal by using bats for Halloween, hearts for Valentine's Day or even those little jingle bells for Christmas! This is one of the simplest projects you can do and it takes a minimal amount of time (provided you know the basics of crochet and can open a jump ring). Let's get right to it, shall we...