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 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 [...]
With the cold weather here, all the little ones have requested new hats! So I’ve been whipping up some of my quick and easy kids crochet hats. This pattern fits my 9 and 7 year old great, and even my 5 year old can wear it with the brim rolled up a bit more. [...]
Years ago I was wanting a nice thick, warm shawl for winter. I also wanted it to be simple and quick to make. I came up with a triangle shawl using just the single crochet and double crochet stitches. Using a thick yarn this works up so nice and cuddly. I used to sell this pattern [...]
