I’ve never done a pattern before, so bear with me. This blanket is not original or unique. It doesn’t have any surprises, but it is one I’ve done time and time again. It works up quickly and it is join as you go, so there are no squares to sew together in the end. It… Continue reading The Color Block Blanket (Free Pattern)
I can’t believe how fast the summer has gone. We are scheduled to start back to school (we homeschool, so kids and mama) in three short weeks! That is totally crazy! Thankfully, Sewerella knew we’d be feeling this way when she sent out July’s Happy Yarn Mail. So, she thought she’d help us keep summer a little longer… Continue reading Summer Days
I had leftover yarn from my dragonfly blanket. Not a lot of yarn, but just enough for something small and cute and cuddly. An elephant lovey. It’s hard to imagine this pile of yarn becoming a cute little elephant, but these are all the parts. I couldn’t sew it together because I was waiting for… Continue reading A Cuddly Elephant
I discovered Sewrella through my Happy Yarn Mail a few months ago. She does the whole thing out of her house by herself, but she also has a blog that she uses to help support her young son. This week on the blog, she decided to run a Mystery Crochet Along. The premise was simple–each day… Continue reading The Mystery is Over
Ok. True story. I had read on a blog that Lion Brand Mandala yarn was rare and hard to come by. I was taking my routine walk through the yarn aisle and there it was. I didn’t need it. I didn’t have a plan for it. But it was rare, so I had to have… Continue reading Dragonflying Away
I have the privilege of being at church camp this week. It has been an excellent time of refreshment as I get to hear talks on becoming more spiritual. It has been a great time watching my kids run and play with best friends they just met, learning more of God’s word and working to… Continue reading Refreshment, reflection, and a little crochet
I have to admit, I was disappointed when my Happy Yarn Mail came this month with a pattern for the amigurumi patriotic bear. I have a love/hate relationship with amigurumi, which is the crocheting of cute, little things. I love the finished product, but I hate the crocheting part. Thankfully, this was actually enjoyable. The… Continue reading Cutie Bear
My 11th project in my Crochet One Skein Wonders project is the Golden Ray of Sunshine Trivet. It starts as two separate pieces which are then crocheted together. Projects completed: 11/101 Yarn weight: thread Difficulty: 3/10 Time spent: 4 hours+ Using thread for something like a trivet is new to me. I’m still not sure… Continue reading A Golden Ray of Sunshine
I know what you’re thinking: Crochet Water Balloons? Is that even a thing? Apparently it is. And when you see a pattern for Crochet Water Balloons, you make them. I made a set of eight. They are made of Bernat Blanket Yarn which is very thick and soaks up a ton of water. We tried… Continue reading Splat! Crochet Water Balloons
I had some yarn left over from my Darn Good Yarn subscription box. So, I pulled out my handy dandy Crochet One Skein Wonders book and found something I thought would work. Enter the Around-the-Post hat by Deb Swinski. The book says that the “hat is modeled after a hat Deb’s mother crocheted over 30 years ago.… Continue reading A Fine Silk Hat
