Showing off your USA pride can be so fun!! So for this Round Up I have found some great red white and blue crochet patterns to share with you today. Some of these patterns are clearly made as patriotic crochet patterns, and some just work well for it, but either way, here is a nice variety of crochet ways to celebrate your country!
The alternate stitch is a very simple stitch that provides texture and visual appeal to your projects. If you can make a single crochet, you can make the alternate stitch. In this post you will find a video to teach the stitch, written instructions, and a written and charted pattern for a practice piece.
For this tutorial I used Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice yarn and a US I/9/5.5mm crochet hook.
This video will teach you the alternate stitch
Hello, exciting CAL/KAL news!! Did you enjoy the Jake’s Blankie CAL? I hope so. Don’t forget, even though the last part of the CAL was posted last week, you still have one week to finish your blankie and enter in the drawing for 3 of my paid patterns ~ winner’s choice of which 3! Here is a reminder about how that works:
“If you are on Ravelry, you can find the pattern listing for this CAL here. Make a project page and link it to the Ravelry pattern listing. Upload photos as you go. Two weeks after the last day of the CAL (April 20th) I will randomly choose a winner from the completed projects linked to the pattern (with at least one photo of the completed blanket) to choose 3 of my paid patterns for free!! If there are a lot of completed projects with photos, I may choose more than one winner!”
So, next week I will anounce that winner. I have a really awesome CAL I am hoping to start in June, and a fun CAL/KAL to fill in the space before then. I am shaking up how it is happening as well. This should be fun!!
CAL: CrochetALong, KAL: KnitALong
First off,
Daisy is a fashionable flared skirt perfect for the spring and summer! This skirt works as a swimsuit cover up for the beach, or as everyday wear over tight shorts or leggings. Made with Lion Brand Modern Baby yarn, this skirt can be machine washed, which is always nice for children’s clothing!! Daisy got her name because the pattern is a variation on the Juliette shawl. Juliette was named after Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of the Girl Guides (which became the Girl Scouts) and her nickname was Daisy.
Felted crochet is wonderful for accessories. There are so many patterns and so many ways to felt. I have compiled some patterns and some felting tutorials to get you started with some felting fun!
Here are the names and links of each pattern or tutorial, along with a little something that each designer has to say about them.
Hello my friends! It’s time to catch up a bit with you. I am still trying to find my footing with this new schedule, but I am slowly getting on top of it.
Last week I was honored that my dear friend Deborah of Designs from Grammy’s Heart, with Love, spent the week sharing about me. Aww! She started the week with a post about me, and ended the week with a round up of some of my patterns. Deborah is one of the many amazing ladies I have met since I started this yarnie adventure. She was always sharing wonderful things in my Facebook group, and there was just something about her that I really liked. I am so happy she is now on this journey with me, and I look forward to the day I finally get that hug from her.
I also have a stockpile of photos to share with you today. I have tried to put them into collages so this post doesn’t go on forever.
A few weeks ago we got our troop cookie delivery. Here is a snap of the girls in the cleaned out dining room, waiting for the cookies, and then a few snaps of all the cookies ready to be separated into piles for each Girl Scout.
To read about the Jake’s Blankie CAL (Crochet ALong) and to find the links to each week’s post, click here. The intro post will also give you all the yarn info for the blanket, and other links that may help.
We are finishing the blanket this week! I’ve had a blast, I hope you have as well!!
Border Round 11:
This Patriotic Placemat is actually quite simple to make, with a dramatic look. What a great way to dress up your picnics!
As the time to shed our coats approaches, lightweight wraps become the perfect accessory. Form and function, they add something fun and pretty to your look, and keep you warm when a breeze comes through, or as the evening approaches. So, here is a collection of breezy wraps, perfect for the coat~shedding time of year!
Here are the names and links of each pattern, along with a little something that each designer has to say about them.
