This has always been one of my favorite crochet hat patterns. It’s a unisex pattern and works up to give a ribbed pattern. My favorite yarn lately for these hats is Bernat Roving. It’s a bulky yarn that’s 80% acrylic and 20% wool, it does need hand washing but works up quickly and stays soft. [...]
I found this on a knitting group and it gave me a chuckle! I hope you enjoy. A Knitters Night before Christmas ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all around me was unfinished knitting not under the tree. The stockings weren’t hung by the chimney with care ‘cause the heels and toes had not a [...]
I originally posted this little crochet snowman in a Christmas post a few years ago. But as I was making a few of these up the other day, I thought I would give him his own post and do a video to! Gauge really isn’t important with this, but I was using worsted weight yarn [...]
To make the double crochet stitch, wrap the yarn around your hook. Skip the first 3 chains, remembering that the loop ON the hook does not count as a stitch. Insert the hook in the center of the 4th chain stitch. Wrap the yarn and pull it back through the chain stitch. You now have [...]
To form the single crochet stitch, insert your hook through the center of the second chain from the hook. Remember the loop ON the hook does not count as a stitch. Wrap the yarn around the hook and pull it back through the chain. Wrap the yarn around again and pull it through all the [...]
To start your crochet chain, start with a slip knot around the hook. Wrap the yarn around the hook once and pull it back through the slip knot. That new loop is your first chain, the slip knot does not count as a stitch! Continue wrapping the yarn once and pulling through the loop on [...]
Welcome everyone to the second link up this year for our Gifts From The Heart ~ A Handmade Christmas blog hop. I’m so looking forward to reading all your Christmas posts! Please grab the Christmas button code in the sidebar to link back to the blog hop, so others can join in the fun! The link [...]
Button snowflakes are quick and easy Christmas or winter crafts for children to make. You can make them in any color or combination of colors, although my favorites are white, blue and pink. Each snowflake uses 4 popsicle sticks and a handful of buttons. Glue 2 popsicle sticks to form a cross. Then glue the other two on diagonally to form the [...]
The weather has been pretty chilly here on the homestead! We woke up to 6 inches of snow a few days ago. The weatherman kept insisting that it would melt, but so far nope. Maybe he’s afraid to tell everyone winter is hear to stay? lol The past few weeks I’ve been making crochet hats [...]
A favorite and easy Christmas craft of ours are button wreaths. All you will need for this craft are buttons and floral wire or pipe cleaners. If you don’t have a stash of buttons (this is a must!) you can start yours buy picking up bulk bags of buttons at a craft store. Bend a [...]
