You will be the life of the party in this adorable Jolly Elf Hat! Featuring sparkly stripes and the softest fur trim, this hat is just plain fun. It’s written in sizes toddler to adult large, so you can make them for the whole family. Red Heart Holiday yarn and Boutique Fur come in several colors, so you can change things up a bit for hat as well!
This pattern was so much fun to create. I’ve always been fascinated by mobius strips, and I prefer ear warmers that come in at the top, so mixing the two seemed only natural to me. This pattern is first worked in rows, then the long strip is joined into a mobius, and then it’s finished off in rounds. This pattern can be used to create ear warmers with nearly any weight yarn. I hope you enjoy creating these ear warmers as much as I did!
Welcome back the Melody’s Mini CAL/KAL!! To see the links to all the posts in this CAL/KAL, check out the first week, here. You can share your progress and chat with others who are creating with us, join my CAL/KAL group on Facebook.
Time to finish up the hat and add the pom pom. Then enjoy your work!! Before starting the decrease section, double check your measurement, and double check that you are using the measurement for the correct size. It’s very easy to
Welcome back the Melody’s Mini CAL/KAL!! To see the links to all the posts in this CAL/KAL, check out the first week, here. You can share your progress and chat with others who are creating with us, join my CAL/KAL group on Facebook. Make sure to read this post all the way to the end, there’s a surprise there for you!!
It’s time for those pretty diamonds!! This week we will continue working the hats up to the decrease section, which is marked in both the knit and crochet versions. Melody was super kind to create a knit video and crochet video for the diamond section of this pattern!
Welcome back to the Melody’s Mini CAL/KAL!! To see the links to all the posts in this CAL/KAL, check out the first week, here. You can share your progress and chat with others who are creating with us, join my CAL/KAL group on Facebook.
Before we get to the CAL/KAL –
Hello my yarnie friends. I have some fun for you this month! I have a lot on my plate right now, but I wanted to have a Crochet Along and Knit Along. So, I had a chat with my friend Melody of Melody’s Makings who designs wonderful patterns in both knit and crochet.
She was quite happy to allow use to use one of her patterns for a month long mini CAL/KAL. I took a look through her free patterns with both a knit and crochet version and decided upon this one: (click the box below to go to the pattern)
Hello! Welcome to the December Knit Link Love Party #4, hosted by Marie Segares and I. November’s top 5 most clicked links can be found below. Aren’t they fun?! Make sure to add your knit links to this link party so that others can enjoy your creations! I really enjoy seeing all the lovely knitting happening all over every month.
I wish you all a wonderful, peaceful, and joyous holiday season, whatever holiday you may celebrate! :Δ)
Be sure to share this link party with all your knitting friends so they can link up as well, and find new and fun knit projects around the web. Our link parties start on the first Thursday of the month, and end on the last Thursday of the month. Here are the 5 most clicked links from last month.
Last week, several of my friends and colleagues posted free crochet and knit patterns with French themes along with info on how you can help out in the wake of the Paris attacks. I have put together a round up of those patterns, along with a few other patterns that fit into the theme. At the end of the round up, you will find a list of ways you can help.
Here are the names and links of each pattern, along with a little something that each designer has to say about them.
This hat was made as a gift for the daughter of my dear friend, Jon. Jon posted a picture of a pink hat on Facebook and mentioned that Elaina would look adorable in it. I happened to agree, so I thought I would make one for her. It took me a while to decide how to do the earflaps and bottom stripe. I like those to be doubled for warmth. I finally decided to start with the cord at the bottom of the earflaps, and make both of them in the round. Then I made the first stripe, and added the ear flaps. Both the ear flaps and the bottom stripe are 2 layers thick, so Elaina’s adorable little head will be nice and warm. I decided this hat is so cute that her mom needed one in her favorite colors, so I wrote the pattern for kiddos and adults. PLUS: They glow in the dark!! Check out the notes section to see how.
Many of you know of Kim Guzman as the Tunisian Crochet Queen. She certainly is one of the top Tunisian crochet designers out there, but did you know she has more “regular” crochet patterns then Tunisian? AND she designs knit patterns as well. Really, there aren’t many designers out there as skilled as Kim.
On top of that, Kim is a very kind and helpful individual. She is often answering questions from crocheters and designers. Kim has helped me along in my career more times than I could count. She is an amazing woman, and I am so happy to share some of her beautiful designs with you here.
Here are the names and links of each pattern, along with a little something about each one.
