There are six new crochet patterns available on Amazon and Smashwords. They will be available more places in a couple of days. These have been done patterns but I just haven’t had time to go through all the steps for publishing. I hope you like them.
Thread Bookmarks Need a small gift? Looking for items to make for a craft fair? Try these eight easy bookmarks. Made with crochet cotton, they work up quick allowing you to build inventory. Amazon Smashwords Braided Scarf For the beginner, this pattern is easy to assemble while offering a stunning end product. The chain group weaves into a braided look for this extra long scarf. Amazon Smashwords
Spiral Hat Round and round you go, working two colors in tandem. This styling hat is warm and fun. Amazon Smashwords Tree Hanging Made with single crochet, this wall hanging adds a seasonal touch to any room. Use the copper (as shown) for a fall flare, or green for a summer flare. Use white or silver for a winter look and spring, simply add some small light green French knots. Amazon Smashwords
Triangular Doily Light and different, this doily works up nicely to provide a beautiful decoration for any room. Worked in crochet cotton size 10, this is durable as well as decorative. Amazon Smashwords Triple Triangle Afghan Worked with triple crochets, this works up in under twelve hours. The pattern is easy for the beginner and makes a beautiful blanket for your home or as a gift. Amazon Smashwords
It’s been a busy weekend. Saturday was errands and shopping. Sunday was food prep (though there will more of that today). Today I’ve been working on publishing some of my crochet patterns. I had lost one of the patterns for my Coverall Bibs and last night I found it! I had actually hand written it – unusual for me because I normally do them on my phone.
This morning I sat down to my computer and got to work on publishing some of the patterns. Here’s a run down of them. Coverall Bibs
Two patterns for large bibs to cover the entire front of a baby or alternatively use as a super cape.
Messy babies need a bib to cover all of their shirt. These two patterns create a large bib to protect the entire front of baby. Bonus! Toddlers can use these as super kid capes! Made with crochet cotton these are easily washed and very durable. A small project easily made in an evening.
Point of No Return Cap
Need a warm cap? Two skeins of yarn and a couple hours will net you a lovely cap.
Caron Simply Soft Party is a soft and warm yarn with a bit of sparkle. Used to create this hat, it creates a lovely and warm hat for any occasion. This pattern works up quickly allowing you to make a lovely hat in an evening.
Simple Set
Is it cold out? Here’s a hat and scarf set which works up fast and is soft and beautiful.
Made with a large hook and chunky soft yarn, this hat and scarf set is the perfect pattern for a beginner. It works up quickly and creates a soft, beautiful scarf and hat.
Links for purchasing will be available on my website
I’m also running a free book on Smashwords. Use this code to get the short story for free DF76F
I’ve published three new crochet patterns. A Set of Squares is a hat, infinity scarf and wristers. Squares done three ways to create a love set including a hat, scarf and wristers. The large pattern provides warmth in the winter. Featuring a square repeat, this set provides style. Easy to make from the soft, large yarn, the pattern is simple but stylish. Infinitely Luxurious is an infinity scarf. Luxurious and warm, this scarf is easy to make and beautiful. Made with soft, luxurious yarn, this infinity scarf will keep you warm through the coldest of winters.
Jute & Cotton Baskets is a set of ten patterns. A unique technique using jute (or hemp) with crochet cotton to create baskets for any use or occasion. Ten patterns for different shaped baskets. Combining hemp rope and crochet cotton, these make sturdy and unique baskets for multiple uses from decoration to storage.
For my youngest daughter I’ve been working on a doily. It’s the first one I’ve designed and I like how it turned out. Next I’ll have to decide if I want to publish the pattern.
I’ve been busy working on things for the two girls in Georgia. I’ve got at least three more things to make for them but I think they will all be from a pattern. I’m also working on a blanket for my middle daughter which I’ll be publishing the pattern for as soon as I’m done. I’ve got it nearly half done at this point.
This is of course the variation on what I did over the summer. I didn’t even wait for the actual spring break to start. Friday the week before I left work at 10:30 and headed for home. Alex met me at my house and I finished getting packed. He loaded the van. We hit the road about noon I think.
Our drive down was long. With Alex driving, we went through Chicago – downtown Chicago. I don’t like to go that way but as passenger I don’t get to pick. Alex thought it would be shorter and mileage wise it was. Time wise it ended up taking us like seven hours to get there.
Vicki fed us on arrival and Alex unloaded the car. Everyone has made fun of my craft bag that I took but I did get to a good bit of my crocheting.
I’ve been playing with lace patterns. I’m not big on working with thread so I’ve been using different threads to make lace projects. One of them was a lace purple sparkle scarf which I gave to Vicki on Friday:
Friday and Saturday I worked on scarves. Here are a couple of pictures of the different ones I made:
Vicki and I went to JoAnn Fabrics on Saturday and got some great deals. They had yarn on sale and I tried out two new ones that I discovered I loved – Red Heart Shimmer which is a smaller yarn and soft. It is easy to work with and sparkly which is always fun. The other yarn was Deborah Norville Serenity Chunky – crayon box. It is a heavy yarn and the colors were stunning – bright and fun.
Now in case you haven’t heard this before when I get new yarn I want to dive in and start creating with that new yarn. I had new yarn from the shopping trip and I had new yarn that Vicki had sent to me (but wouldn’t let me touch – it was TORTURE!). Friday and Saturday I worked on ruffle scarves. These are quick and easy projects. Of the haul of yarn, Vicki picked out the ones she wanted so I just sat and worked on scarves.
I could not resist the new yarn I’d purchased and started with the Crayon Box to make a hat, scarf and wristers. The array of colors were just stunning and both Vicki and I loved how these turned out.
After the crayon box yarn, I picked up the shimmer yarn. Oh that turned out BEAUTIFULLY! Vicki’s favorite stitch is the crocodile stitch and I had that book with me so I handed it to Vicki and told her to pick out a hat pattern. The crocodile stitch is a yarn eater and she picked two patterns. I ended up making her one of the hats in the book. I also made a scarf and added the flower from the hat pattern to the scarf. I also made her wristers using crocodile stitches and the stitch from the scarf.
I’ve also been putting off making slippers for her. I’ve had the pattern for months but the yarn she wanted me to use was thicker and heavier than the pattern called for so I had to make adjustments. I stayed up until three in the morning one night and finished her slippers.
In addition to all of Vicki’s stuff, I worked on kitchen sets for two of my nieces. Dish towels, dish clothes, sponges, and pot holders for both sets.
When I left Vicki’s, my craft bag was significantly lighter – mostly because Vicki kept a lot of the items I made. This last Friday on the drive home I worked on mesh bags and make up pads for myself. I got those done on the drive. Saturday Ken and I helped a friend move. I drove and he packed the van. While sitting in the van, I worked on potholders. I got four of them done yesterday and today.
I also worked on Vicki’s afghan. It is octagonal and takes a long time to do one row. However, I did work on it and got several rows completed.
Today I worked on a solution for Vicki. She has to put Tiger Balm on her back. Unfortunately she can’t really reach where the lotion has to go. In order to reach it she is using her back scratcher. However, she is concerned about the balm having an affect on the wood. So I crocheted her a cover for it so she can put the balm on the crochet cotton to go over the top of it. I’ll be mailing it to her this week.
In total, I’ve made the following:
17 scarves 4 dish towels 8 pot holders (4 of which were actually for me) 5 sponges 2 hats 2 pair of wristers 2 dish cloths 1 pair of slippers 2 mesh bags 10 make up pads and a strange cover for a back scratcher
In addition to the crocheting, I made homemade pizza and meatballs for Vicki as well as putting tiger balm on her shoulder daily and cooking the meals with Alex. It was a GREAT week, very relaxing and productive.
Braided Scarf
Made with single crochet, this wall hanging adds a seasonal touch to any room. Use the copper (as shown) for a fall flare, or green for a summer flare. Use white or silver for a winter look and spring, simply add some small light green French knots.
Triple Triangle Afghan
