The Shtick I Do

My lovely sister, Shelon - who has the blog Gems from God , has requested a pattern for how I made this spike stitch beanie so I'm going to post that for today. I hope you enjoy it. Feel free to share pics of your hat over on my Facebook page, Crochet2002 !   Spike Stitch Beanie Materials : 2 colors of Red Heart Soft size I/5.5MM crochet hook scissors yarn needle for weaving in the ends Close up of the Spike Stitch Stitches used : Chain (ch) Slip Stitch (sl st) Single Crochet ( SC ) Double Crochet ( DC ) Spike Stitch ( SpSt ) Magic Circle I use American terminology; here's a converter! US UK chain(ch) chain(ch) single crochet (sc) double crochet (dc) double crochet (dc) treble (tr) half double crochet (hdc) half treble (htr) triple crochet (trc) double treble (dtr) slip stitch (sl st) slip stitch (sl st)         (Image from Yarn Forward ) NOTES : As always the color choice is your own but for a more dramatic...

Greetings and salutations in this new year of 2014! I pray you welcomed the year by doing something you love. I went to a party with my church family and I made this fantastic cowl. I really did finish the last fringe attachment just minutes before we pulled out on our way to the party! I am so addicted to yarn. LoL. I LOVELOVELOVE the flow effect it has! Let's get started making this thing, shall we? You might need it with the blizzard like conditions ready to hit the New England area. Materials : (pick colors you like!) 2 skeins Red Heart Boutique Sashay yarn (I used Shuffle ) 1 skein Yarn Bee Boucle Traditions "Brushed" (I used Salt & Pepper) 1 skein pom pom yarn (see photo below for what these look like) Yarns used. From Left to Right: Yarn Bee, Pom-pom Yarn, Sashay size Q crochet hook (also noted as size 19/15.75) scissors Gauge is not important to this project. Notes : You could easily turn this into a hooded cowl by making enoug...

Whew! This Christmas crafting season was a whirl-wind of activity in my family. How about yours? Of course it was. And now that Christmas is over, we turn our thoughts to the New Year. We also resolve to get started earlier next year, don't we?   "Resolutions", for me, have never been easy to keep. I've had a gamut, too. I will lose weight.  HA! I will be nicer to ____. Well, that one I've done better at. I will eat healthy. I will exercise 3 times a week; daily; learn Yoga; join the Y. I will learn a new language. I will balance my checkbook. (Does anyone even use checks anymore?) ANYWAY, you get my point.  Have you ever made any crochet related resolutions? Browsing through the vast depths of the internet I've found some that you might consider for this year. I will crochet ____ number of items for charity . I will organize my yarn/thread stash. I will teach ____ number of people to crochet. I will finish (or frog ) my Works in Progress. I ...

So, you may have noticed that I posted earlier this week - which is out of the norm for me. The reason is this: I posted a pic of the snowflake you see on this beanie to a group on Facebook and people were asking for the pattern. So the Star Snowflake Pattern is here . Since we're going to be using it for this weeks' project, go ahead and pop over there and grab it. It's simple and quick. I made this pattern with the month of January in mind. This color of blue just says " January " to me. Of course, you're free to use whatever color you want, just like always. Before we start, here's something you should know: ================================================================= My patterns on this blog will always be free for you to use. Feel free to sell the finished project in person or online. If you do sell online, please link back to the pattern here on my blog. Don't try to sell my free patterns and don't claim my patte...

Alright, I think I'm ready. I have gifts bought and/or made, wrapped and ready to ship to the family in Florida. I've got everything bought and/or made for the family here. The tree is up. A turkey in the freezer. The front room has evicted the dust bunnies and the clutter (ie: yarn) is under control. *sigh* Finally, a year where I'm not scurrying around at the last minute to get things ready. Christmas is only SEVEN days away.   Star Snowflake against a red granny square. This week I have a pattern for you that is really simple and really quick. It's going to look great hanging on a tree, adorning a gift under the tree or as an applique on the beanie you wear to go cut down that tree. A Star Snowflake. Got your stuff? Good, let's get started. Materials : Yarn Bee Soft Secret in White (good substitute would be Caron Simply Soft) size E/3.5MM hook scissors yarn needle for weaving in ends Stitches used : (American Terminology but here 's a c...

Alright crafters, it's finally made its way to my own blog! This my very first time writing a pattern for infants and I'm quite pleased with the end results. They turned out so cute, the picture does NOT do it any justice. I hope you love them as much as I do! 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. Feel free to sell the finish...