Oh, my! This is going to be fun!! March is National Crochet Month (NatCroMo) AND National Craft Month. I have a great way to celebrate! Throughout the month, I’ll be posting lots of product reviews. What products, you ask?
That’s just a peek
Month: February 2016
February Break 2016 – Sci Fi and High Tea!
Look, we have a new family photo!! Maybe I’ll actually send Holiday cards this year. 🙂
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Nettie’s Super Simple Mitts
Nettie’s Super Simple Mitts
Crochet Pattern
Easy Skill Level
Designed by Jessie Rayot
Increase your style with these fashionable fingerless mitts. This pattern is slightly different from the rest of the Nettie’s Super Simple Stitch in the round patterns in that it starts with a row of single crochet. The net stitch is then worked off of the single crochet round. This provides a more sturdy base to the mitts so that they stay up. This pattern is also written in a way that it can be made to fit any size, and to finish to any length. Have fun with it!
Bunting Round Up
Last week I shared crochet pillows with you as a way to decorate your home, this week I’ve collected bunting crochet patterns for you. Bunting is just such a fun way to decorate. You can make words with it, hearts, triangles, or all sorts of other shapes. Bunting is also a great way to personalize dorm rooms. If you want to add tassels to your bunting, check out this tutorial.
Here are the names and links of each pattern.
Magic Knot
The magic knot is a great join for yarns that are not too slippery. It’s a lot more sturdy then you might think, and it’s pretty simple. Once the magic knot is made, it’s usually simple enough to hide it within your work. However, there are times when it doesn’t work, so try it out first and see what you think. The magic knot does work for a color change, but it’s rather finicky to get exactly where you want it, so I tend to recommend it as a way to add on a new ball of yarn, or fix a knot in your yarn. Most of the time when you find a knot already in a ball of yarn, it is NOT sturdy enough to keep, so you have to cut it out and join the yarn in another manner. This is one option for that.
Eco conscious yarn: Berroco Indigo!
You may have noticed the super cool yarn I used in last week’s free crochet pattern. It’s from Berroco, and not only does it look great, but it has a great story as well.
[pullquote width=”700″ float=”center”]Made 100% of recycled fibers, Indigo comes in a palette of blues and playful brights, and creates a beautiful finished fabric for you to wear and enjoy. – Berroco[/pullquote]
How To Crochet a Bucket Hat: Remarkably Quick & Easy Free Pattern
Keep the sun from your eyes while looking fabulous with this crochet bucket hat – free pattern! Make it in your favorite denim look yarn.
Pillows Round Up
One great way to dress up your room, change things about a bit, or decorate for a season, is to use decorative pillows. If you want changeable pillows, why not buy pillow “blanks” from the craft store or Amazon, and then make different crochet covers to change as you want. Storing the crochet covers you aren’t using takes up a lot less space as well! Or make pillows you love to use all year round, in color that work with your space!
Here are the names and links of each pattern.
Fun with Tunisian Fair Isle!
If you receive my newsletter, you’ve already been given a head’s up about today’s post! I have started a new endeavor, I am a guest writer on CGOA Now! the official blog of the Crochet Guild Of America. Yesterday was my first post, a book review of Fair Isle Tunisian Crochet by Brenda Bourg. I’d like to tell you all about it, so pop on over to the review and see what I thought.
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I decided this book review was a really good excuse to learn to do fair isle Tunisian. I used an excerpt from one of the patterns in the book to make a little purse:
That’s it before I seemed it, inside and out, and here
