tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73632676353414864402026-02-27T18:06:45.951-06:00My adventures with yarns, colors, patterns, hooks, and all things crochet!Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04656865511091957977noreply@blogger.comBlogger328125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363267635341486440.post-55238198820591503432015-02-13T05:59:00.000-06:002015-02-13T05:59:29.320-06:00

I made this Earthtone Blanket for my daughter and she loves it. Lion Brand Wool-Ease in Mushroom, Oatmeal and White-Multi. I'm not sure how much but it was A LOT!! :) The stitch is known by several names, Moss Stitch, Woven Stitch, etc. It's a single crochet and chain, then the next row you single crochet in the chain space and chain one. Easy Peasy!! It's wooly and warm. I love

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It's 38 degrees here this morning and now I am getting into the Christmas spirit and looking for fun and easy Christmas patterns. Below are a few I've found around the web... First we have little Christmas stocking ornaments. I love these! How quick and easy and fun to embellish with your own ribbons, buttons, etc. The pattern is on Ravelry by Zoom Yummy There are so many easy and cute

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I am so excited to let you all know what I've been up to lately... It's been crazy busy with the holiday weekend and all but...I managed to squeeze in some time to try Tunisian Crochet and I have to say I absolutely LOVE it!! It is so quick and easy and Kim Guzman's videos and her book, The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Tunisian Crochet is fantastic! I'm so confident now that I am

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I am so excited that my ABC Blanket is almost done and I'm loving it!! I am so glad I frogged the whole thing and started over. It looks so much better this time. It helps to use the same size hook throught the entire project! (Ha! Ha!) Just one more section and then bobbles all around and it will be finished!! What will I do next...? Happy Crocheting!!

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I tried my hand at Knitting. It was a very interesting experiment. I have never tried before or even had a desire to learn but I thought "why not?" So, I went to Hobby Lobby and spent $5 for a pair of bamboo knitting needles, size 7 was needed for my Lily Sugar'n Cream yarn. I watched a you tube video on how to "cast on" and couldn't quite get the hang of it so I watched another video and yet

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My ABC Baby Blanket and Bohemian Oasis Afghan are certainly keeping me busy lately. I am on the next to the last section of the baby blanket, (D,E,F,G) but it has been difficult to work on this past week because our air conditioner was not working. Of course in Kansas we have been having above normal high temperatures lately and the baby blanket is very dense, (single crochet) so it is hot on my

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  Another challenging blanket I want to make after I finish my never ending, (frogged many times) ABC Baby Blanket!! New free crochet pattern from CrochetKim with video tutorials: Honey Sweet Baby Blanket!   Honey Sweet Baby Blanket Tunisian Crochet Honeycomb Cable designed by Kim Guzman © May 2014

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Getting into Tunisian Crochet? This video from Kim Guzman is a must see...   Happy Crocheting!  

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Cro-Knitting: The New Art of Worsted Work (1914). In the public domain. Read now or download pdf. I love the pictures in this... Happy Crocheting!

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 How to Add & Sell a Pattern on Craftsy! (This post contains affiliate links which means I will be compensated if you purchase after clicking these links.) In addition to wonderful online courses and craft supplies, Craftsy also has an independent online pattern store that lets anyone upload and sell downloadable e-patterns with no fee! How do you add a pattern to Craftsy and

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Here is a link to the cutest little baby moccasins pattern and tutorial. I just had to share... Little Eme: Sweet Little Baby Moccasins Pattern and Tutorial  Happy Crocheting!  

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This week's showcase item is for the Intermediate Crocheter! This is another free pattern from Red Heart. This throw would be perfect in any size or any yarn. A nice cotton yarn would be perfect to take to the beach this summer. You could make a smaller size for a new baby gift! It looks like fun and a little bit of a challenge which I like so I don't get bored when crocheting. This

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WIP Wednesday: My Crocheted Bohemian Oasis Afghan I have almost all of the Granny Squares completed and am loving these colors. I can't wait to join them with the Drops Fabel Black yarn! I am making squares whenever I get a few minutes, on my lunch mostly. I am still working on my ABC blanket for Killian and am on the last section, (the ABC section)!:) No picture yet...so my WIPs are coming

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Here is the link to Moogly's Video on how to crochet the fdc: Video Tutorial: How to Crochet the Foundation Double Crochet Stitch This stitch will save you tons of time! You will have a stretchier beginning to your blankets and it is so much easier to count nice big stitches instead of tiny chains.  Be sure and check out other video's from Moogly! Happy Crocheting! 

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This darling Simple Square Log Cabin Dishcloth is by Deborah Ellis of Neatly Tangled! She is a crochet designer and has several free patterns on her web site and on Ravelry! I picked this pattern to showcase today because of the bright colors and simple design. Use up those little scraps of cotton you have left over from other projects and make up some cute dishcloths to have on hand for

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I did it! Yay! Yippee! The Rainbow Blanket I started making for my daughter a couple of years ago! This is just a striped crocheted granny blanket I actually finished it in 2011 but...I had some ends to work in and I didn't give it to her until this last weekend. It only took me thirty minutes to work in those few ends! Can you believe that? Why didn't I do that years ago? I have

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My latest project is the Bohemian Oasis Afghan with Drops Delight! Of course this is a free pattern from Garnstudio. I have had it in my queue on Ravelry forever.  It is such beautiful yarn and I have made many more squares but haven't take a picture. This yarn is a dream to work with. The color changes are so beautiful and each square is fun to make just watching the colors coming to

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A girl at work (that I didn't know crocheted), was making this darling baby blanket with Red Heart Love yarn in Navy of all the colors for a baby boy she was making a Navy colored baby blanket. But...it was so perfect for the pattern she was using I just had to copy her! I am using a different yarn but I'm using the same Navy color in I Love This Yarn Super Soft. Are you excited yet? Okay, I'll

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Yes...another Owl Hat but my daughter and son-in-law absolutely love them!! So funny...I've really become quite good at making them...Ha! Ha!   The pattern is here from Repeat Crafter Me We welcomed Killian James into the world on January 11, 2014. I am hooking up at the Moogly Link Party!

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I made this cute little Owl Hat by special request from my daughter who loved the one I made her last year! The pattern is here from Repeat Crafter Me. I've made several of these hats over the last year for gifts and every just loves them! Sorry for the crappy picture. I took it with my phone...   Happy New Year and Happy Crocheting!

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My very first Elegance Cowl... I made this last weekend using half double crochet, double crochet,treble crochet, triple treble crochet and a couple of rows of V-stitches just for fun! Then I joined it together with clusters that remind me of little button decorations. Nothing boring about this pattern. The yarn is Stylecraft DK in turquoise.  Have a wonderful week and ....Happy

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Finally...I finished this super soft and light weight baby blanket. It's a great pattern to use up scraps from previous baby projects. For more details see my previous post here. Have a great weekend and... Happy Crocheting!

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Baby Granny Ripple Afghan! After my last post are you ready for some good news? First I have to tell you all that reading your comments brought tears to my eyes. Maybe I should have posted about this sooner because I didn't expect this outpouring of support. Thank you all so much for sharing your experiences, faith and support with me. I am very touched and will keep you in my prayers.

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I've been gone for a while and I normally don't share a lot on my blog about my personal life but, I feel this is important to share because it could happen to anyone and maybe this story will help someone else. My son turned 28 years old on July 5, 2013. On July 19, 2013 at 4:30 am he knocked on the door of my bedroom and said he thought he needed to go to the hospital. He thought he had a

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Want to learn to crochet cables? Check out this free Cable Scarf pattern from Red Heart... This is an intermediate crochet pattern so learn something new this weekend! A video that shows you how to make cable/post stitches is at the bottom of the pattern page. Have a great weekend! Happy Crocheting!

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