A Little Loopy, But I'm Hooked

This is a very simple and very cozy scarf. The basketweave stitch comes out pretty thick so this scarf is perfect for a chilly winter day. If you are not familiar with basketweave stitch don't be intimidated, it is sets of front and back post stitches done in a way that makes it look "weaved" (like a basket). There are many tutorials on Youtube of how to do the basketweave stitch but  this is the one I used and I found it very easy to follow. For mine I did 5 sets of  4 posts (post=fpdc or bpdc), each set is about 1 inch wide. To make the scarf pick how many "sets of posts" you want (width) and work it up until you have your desired length. Stitch the ends together with a needle and voila! You have a nice thick scarf! I made mine in black so in the pictures it's a little difficult to see how cool the weave looks. I used Caron Simply Soft which is my favorite brand for scarves since it's super soft.

My yellow "wristlet" one, you can also tuck in the strap if you don't want to use it. This pattern is the "Perfect Purse" offered by Lion Brand Yarn. It is the perfect little size so it could be used as a clutch purse, makeup bag or even use it like I did as a place to keep my hooks. You can make different sizes by switching the length of the chain, you can ch. 28 instead of 38 to get a smaller clutch. The picture on their website My smaller purple one Free Pattern To get the pattern you must sign up for Lion Brand Yarn's website. Which is very simple and free, you will want to do this because than you can surf their site and they have some really awesome patterns for free on there. I suggest sewing in a liner if your going to be keeping small items in there, you can also add a strap if you would like. To add a strap like the one I did (in the picture above) I attached some yarn to the top left side and made a tight chain long eno...

Take those old bangles and turn them into a cute crochet bracelet I decided to make a bracelet with some old bangles I had laying around, it came out awesome so I thought I would share how I did it. You need: 2 Metal bangle bracelets Yarn Small crochet hook (I used G/4.25 mm) Tapestry needle  You are going to want to SC around the bangle. Here's a few pictures to help: Start by making a slipknot. Pull the yarn through the bangle  You will have 2 loops on your hook  Yarn over and pull through both loops   * SC around the bangle until it is covered, slip stitch to join * Ch 2. DC in each stitch around, slip stitch to the top of the first DC     (Here's where it starts to get a little tricky) * SC onto the 2nd bangle. When you SC you must do it a little differently than before, you need to go through the front loop of the DC then pull the yarn through the bangle. Basically you put your hook ...

Some sugary creamy coffee in my cup :) Since I am highly dependent on caffeine and love my coffee I decided to make the popular cup cozy that you can find pictures of all over the internet. It's a very easy and instant gratification projects. It doesn't use much yarn so you can use extra yarn you have laying around or pick up some to match your home decor (I lucked out and had some Sugar n Cream brand lime green yarn on hand - which matches my living room) I am a huge fan of bright big buttons so this project just screamed my name.   You can look it this and pretty much figure out out it's done just by looking. I used the tuturial that I posted below but since each cup if different in size there isn't any set pattern. I will tell you the steps of what I did.... *Start by making a chain, you want your chain to be a little bigger than the cup. Wrap your chain around the cup to check the size, you want about and inch extra. *Pick your stitch, I used Single Croc...

Divine hat So when my eyes first landed on a picture (the exact same picture as I posted to the left) of the Divine beanie an overwhelming feeling came over me: 1. Holy crap, I want, no need......NO, I MUST make this beanie! 2. Intimidation, it's looks very complicated 3. Do I have enough yarn to do one right now? I had never used a back or front post stitch (I'm still very new to crochet) so I watched a tutorial, did some practice stitches and felt confident enough to get going on the pattern.  Once I got started I couldn't stop, I've made so many of these hats already! I highly recommend this pattern, its easy and awesome! You can finish it in one day, gotta love those instant gratification projects! Me wearing the Divine hat with "alternative" border stitching   Alternative border: I personally really enjoy "skull cap" style beanies so I decided to make my hot pink hat more of a skull cap rather than a beanie. If you would like...

"Free" is not always free when it comes to searching for crochet patterns. I always seem to get reeled into a site by the claim of free patterns then I get there and its only 1 super crappy free pattern, ugh! When the idea of learning to crochet was first presented to me it was in an article about how to reduce your stress levels, I decided that crochet seemed like a perfect stress busting craft. Since most (nearly 100%) of the stress I had was all revolved around money (and how I have none!!) a cheap hobby would be ideal. The idea of buying a pattern for $5+ rubs me the wrong way. No disrespect to anyone who spends lots of time designing patterns, I know you work very hard and you should earn some cash for your hard work. If I had the money I would buy your patterns in a quick second! After going through hundreds (literally)of websites/blogs trying to find the best free patterns I thought to myself...there must be so many other people out there doing this also so I fig...

I saw a picture online of this beautiful beanie/beret that used a few rows of puff stitch and it looked amazing so I knew I wanted to try it. I went to the website and tried to find the pattern and failed, the link was "broken" UGH! I saw comments from many people asking where could they find it or one similar to it. After searching and searching for the pattern I managed to find 2 websites that listed the pattern, it was identical. Now I have no clue which was the original poster/designer of the pattern so I thought I would post both links. I also found a site of this girl who loves the pattern and made the hats in many different colors and cool color mixes. she inspired me to make it more than just 1 color. Inspiration links:  Color inspriration Ravelry page Pattern links: Link #1 Link #2 For mine I used a multi colored yarn for the puff stitch rows and a single color for the rest. I used Caron Simply Soft brand for both colors of yarn. Puff Stitch on Pret...