The Shtick I Do

When do you start on your Fall and Winter crochet items? Now, of course! I'm linking my Free Tomas Turkey Beanie (for adults) that's available on Ravelry as a PDF download. Just click   >>HERE<< and you'll be taken right to it. There is also a photo tutorial on how to make the tail feathers! This hat is great for those Fall Turkey Trot runs! It's also a great time to get started on other hats as gifts and items for selling at craft fairs. And these little things will sell fast IF you can get them ready for the Thanksgiving holiday season - so get busy now! =D Here's a link (and a coupon!) for my Delores DeColores Slouchy Hat, click >>HERE<< ! You can get this hat for FREE until Monday, August 10 - it ends at 12noon. Use the coupon code >> FALLCROCHET << at checkout to get the PDF for FREE. Don't wait until the last minute to get started on those holiday and craft fair items! Get bu...

Most of you know that Katrina from Kat Knap Crafts is my daughter, right? Well, if you didn't, you know now!  She's helped me out tremendously by contributing to the Tomas Turkey Beanie  by making a photo tutorial for the tail feathers in this pattern.  This photo tutorial is now available in my Ravelry Store !  Thanks a bunch, Kat! What would I do without you?!?! Image by Katrina Reid from Kat Knap Crafts PS:: This pattern also makes a GREAT leaf!

Recently I saw a beanie with the cutest little turkey applique! I just HAD to reproduce it simply because it was so stinking adorable. Here's what I came up with and my pattern so you can make one of your own! These are great on hats (like pictured below), scarfs, gloves, purses, place mats, table runners, and pretty much anything you can think of to add it to! This pattern is available as a Free PDF download from Ravelry! Follow THIS link to get your copy! Ribbon Tail Turkey Applique Pattern Materials : small amount of Beige Yarn small amount of Orange Yarn size G/6 4.25MM crochet hook 2 - 5cm diameter buttons (teeny) small amount of Green decorative trim (it's actually "round" as opposed to flat like ribbon) 3-4 different colors of ribbon approximately 10" each sewing needle sewing thread yarn needle E-6000 glue or your preferred brand of craft glue Stitches used : Slip Stitch - sl st Single Crochet - sc Magic Circle - ...

Some of you may have noticed that I didn't post last Thursday. That's my normal "blog-posting" day. I didn't forget, I just didn't feel it. Ever have those days? I'm sure you do, it's pretty universal. On September the 18th, the last day I posted, I received a phone call telling me that my daddy was gone. So I've been hedging at making a post. I feel as though maybe I should have dived right into my crochet and made something! Made a lot of somethings!! But I didn't. I couldn't. I couldn't stand to have the hook in my hand. I still don't understand that. I could barely motivate myself enough to get out of bed. Sisters and family being here helped a lot with the motivation I needed to get through the last couple of weeks. You see, September 29th was Dad's birthday. He would have been 72. My two adorable nieces, Gemma who's 3 and Anna who is 4 months, were both here and how can you NOT get motivated when Gemma runs rig...

Anyone remember this beanie that I made last year? It's alright if you don't. That's not the point of this post =D I finally got an on-going issue with Ravelry resolved and this pattern is now available as a FREE PDF download! Follow THIS  link and look to the RIGHT you'll see a box that says "ravelry downloads free ". Click on the word " download " that follows the green arrow and it's yours! I own this pattern in its entirety and you DO NOT have permission to reproduce this pattern in whole or in part on any website, blog or internet or written avenue. You DO NOT have permission to print this pattern for resale or free distribution  in whole or in part in any format.  My permission is granted ONLY for SELLING of and PERSONAL USE  of the COMPLETED WORKS from this pattern. I f you sell the completed item online,  include a link to this blog  post . 

This year people will celebrate Thanksgiving and the first full day of Hanukkah, tomorrow, November 28, 2013. This crossover happens once in every few decades, with the next crossover occurring in 2070 and again in 2165. Rabbi Larry Karol with Temple Beth-El in Las Cruces, NM, said that a similar message can be found in both holidays. "For Thanksgiving, part of what we're giving thanks for is freedom," Karol said. "Not only freedom in general but freedom to worship the way we wish." In the United States, the modern Thanksgiving holiday tradition is commonly traced to a poorly documented 1621 celebration at Plymouth, Mass. The 1621 Plymouth feast and thanksgiving was prompted by a good harvest. Pilgrims and Puritans who began emigrating from England in the 1620s and 1630s carried the tradition of Days of Fasting and Days of Thanksgiving with them to New England. Several days of Thanksgiving were held in early New England history that have been identifi...

Meet Tomas Turkey! I wanted to make a turkey hat for a friend of mine but couldn't find a pattern that was adult sized. Oh sure, I found the cooked turkey hats for adults, but I didn't want that. All the ones I found (that looked like a turkey) were for infants and children. So I made one up, what else could I do? And look . . . it's 3D! The eyes stand up giving this cute little guy a look of surprise. His tail feathers stand up, too. Maybe he's a bit shocked at what he's seeing on the dinner table?  Update! This pattern is now available as a free PDF download from Ravelry. Click here  for the pattern! Be sure to follow this blog with Bloglovin'! The button is over there somewhere -------> As always, peace and blessings, ~~Karen~~