Pumpkin Knit
I saw this miniature pumpkin on Ravelry and was excited to make it. I know I’m in the middle of 10 other projects, but I thought this would be a great decoration for this fall. I thought I could whip...
View ArticleLlamas for Two
A friend of mine adores llamas (don’t we all). For her second baby, soon to join the world, I decided to make her one. A nephew also asked for a llama, and I made him one too. I worked on them both at...
View ArticleBall-and Chain
I saw this chain scarf on Ravelry, but Alison Gates has made this pattern available on the Knitty blog here. There are many variations of this scarf. I thought the ball-and-chain version was especially...
View ArticleFrankenstein Treat Bag
I saw Lion Brand yarn’s treat bag and decided to make a variation of my own. I decided to make several changes to the original pattern. 1) It had to be much larger. Who wants to go trick-or-treating...
View ArticlePumpkin Crochet
I invited a bunch of ladies to get together for a craft night. Just in case someone wanted to learn to crochet, I whipped up this little pumpkin from June Gilbank. It is a very quick project, much...
View ArticleDragon
The completion of the dragon makes 7 of 10 Christmas projects for nieces and nephews complete. This was a fun project, but a little more awkward to make than previous projects. The body of the dragon...
View ArticlePony in Pink
Another pony for a niece for Christmas. I chose the pink to go along with the variegated yarn. Reminds me of the colorful “My Little Pony”. This is a pattern from Delicious Crochet. The yarn is Red...
View ArticleMelman the Giraffe
A nephew said his favorite animal was a giraffe. Thankfully Paola Navarro from Delicious Crochet came up with a fun pattern! I started this project on a road trip in November. It was a quick pattern,...
View ArticleSpecial Olympic Stars
I recently saw on Facebook that many states are collecting scarves for the Special Olympics. The official website lets you know the colors, dimensions and addresses for the participating states. I...
View ArticleSock Monkey Hat
My sister requested a sock monkey hat. I followed the basic directions from Christine’s blog. The basic hat is done in double crochets. I used a size H hook and Lion Brand Fisherman’s Wool yarn (color:...
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