• How to Crochet

    How to: Single Crochet, Half Double Crochet, and Double Crochet

    When you are first starting to crochet, three of the main stitches you will be working with are Single Crochet (SC), Half Double Crochet (HDC), and Double Crochet (DC). Please keep in mind for this tutorial I will be working with the US versions of these Stitches. If you are using a pattern that is from the UK make sure to take a look at a conversion chart because their DC is our SC and so forth. It can get very confusing, I learned that the hard way! Terms to know! Working yarn – the yarn that leads back to the ball of yarn Yarn over – Taking the working…

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    My First Craft Fair!

    I recently participated in my first craft fair! Super exciting, right?! A church that has adopted my husband while he goes through his seminary education invited us to come visit them. They also informed me of their fair that weekend and gave me the chance to set up a booth. I figured this was a great opportunity to get my feet wet and try out the craft fair scene. I have been super nervous to get out there in the real world to sell my product, but it felt hard to say no to their offer and I am so glad I said yes! This fair was definitely a learning…

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  • Patterns

    FREE PATTERN – Black Infinity Scarf

    I have started a new tradition! Every year before the winter months I make my husband a new scarf. He LOVES scarves. Every time we go yarn shopping he picks up all the textures he likes and tells me it would make an excellent scarf for him. So while at Michael’s a few weeks ago he picked up some Bernat Velvet yarn and I decided why not? It is finally getting close to scarf season so he needs a new one! I picked up a single skein of the black (obviously not the skein in the photo above but it is the same brand and size) and went to work.…

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  • Patterns

    Simple Crochet Pumpkins for beginners!

    It is officially almost fall! In crafting and creating years that means I am already behind on my crocheting! I love to have my decorations up at the beginning of September, which is only a few weeks away. Honestly, though, I will probably use a fall color pallet as my home decor when we move into our permanent home because I love fall that much. When you think of fall all kinds of things come to mind. Fall is the time for festivals, corn mazes, Halloween, crunchy leaves, and PUMPKINS! Soon every Starbucks will be serving pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkins patches will be opening their gates, and every grocery store…

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    Same Pattern, Different Yarn

    The past few weeks I have been diligently working away at crocheted gifts for the new little ones in my life. My book best friend and many of my relatives are having babies this fall, and I have been horribly busy with other projects and have pushed back working on their gifts. But I have started and am almost finished! I wanted to do something unique for each of them, but did not want to learn lots of patterns in a short period of time, so I decided to do the same pattern with all the different fun baby yarns I am always seeing at Michael’s! I have had my…

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    What’s in My Bag? Crochet Edition!

    I was scrolling through Pinterest looking at all kinds of fun blog ideas and came across a ton of lifestyle bloggers doing a “what’s in my bag” post. All these ladies have just about the same thing, some lip gloss, sunglasses, and their wallet, so I figured I could shake things up a bit and share what I lug around all day in my giant crochet bag! What’s in my Crochet Bag?   Yarn, Yarn, YARN I keep all of the colors of yarn I am currently working with in my bag. I always seem to need a color that I left at home or that I have run out…

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  • Patterns

    FREE PATTERN – Mrs. Mouse Key Chain

    “And I’ll know he’s the one when he makes me laugh” – Minnie Mouse   This adorable key chain is the companion to the Mouse Key Chain pattern I posted a few weeks ago. If you didn’t see that pattern and want to, click here! This pattern is intended to be a fairly simple design, but she does have a few more pieces to her than her gentleman counter part so she does take a bit longer than he does to make. The design also does not require the key chain add on, I just thought it added a nice touch.   Pattern notes – The final product should be…

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