My two oldest kids burn easily in a short amount of time. We always needed sunscreen close when they were playing tons of soccer. A large bottle seemed to always leak all over their bags. I started making these little holders to clip onto their bags or my purse. They make great teacher gifts too. […]
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Miss Brookie Struts Her Stuff
Many of you hear about my youngest daughter, Brookie. She is absolutely adorable and has a big personality. Two years ago, Posh Pooch designed a crochet sweater dress just for her. It is super cute and totally snappy. She even named it “Snappy Pups Dog Dress“. We were tickled pink and she has been Brookie’s favorite […]
Free Pattern: Fruit Scrubbers
When I first started to crochet I made a TON of dishcloths. I love them and unfortunately sold all 3 gazillion of them for $1.50. I know, crazy right? Totally worth more than that, but people wouldn’t pay the $5.00 I thought the time was worth. I was always searching for different patterns and came […]
Time to Crochet With Stacy Rhoads
Occasionally I run across a designer and wonder how I didn’t find them sooner. Sheesh my hermit rock might need a couple windows. One such designer is Stacy Rhoads of Too Yarn Cute Crochet AND Too Yarn Cute Crochet Magazine. She asked me if I would be interested in submitting to her magazine. I am […]
Free Pattern: Bonbon Owl Bag
I entered a contest at Posh Pooch Designs Dog Clothes. The challenge was to create something from a pack of Lion Brand BonBons. I LOVED working with these yarns. This was the first time I had tried the Bonbons. It was a lot of fun. Thank you to Sara of Posh Pooch for this challenge. […]
Free Pattern: You Are One in a Minion Solar Lamp Cover
It is teacher appreciation week at my son’s school and I decorated the speech teacher’s door with minions. As I was making the “Solar Fun” flower and apple covers I thought it would be fun to make minions for teacher gifts too. I found tall, skinny shaped solar lamps at Walmart and they worked perfectly. […]
Free Pattern: Solar Fun Flowers
Last year, for Mother’s Day, I wanted something fun and unique to make for my mom. She has a lot of solar lamps in her yard so I bought a few new ones and made flower covers. These whip up quickly. They just slip over the round lamp (different styles coming soon). Since Teacher Appreciation […]
Free Pattern: Lap Afghan
For my mom’s birthday I wanted to make something special. Her favorite color is black. I wanted to add some color so I chose a bright color to represent each of her 5 grandkids. I finished the blanket with a round of white yarn to represent the love I have for my mom and forever […]
Top Picks: Crochet Blogs and Vlogs
There are already some MAGNIFICENT tutorials on every part of crochet you can image. Outstanding Crochet Channels MOOGLY: By far, she is DA’ BOMB when it comes to making crochet videos. They are clear, easy to follow, they start with this cheery music (and an octopus!) plus you come away feeling ultra crochet smarterific. Kim […]
Free Pattern: Baby Bird Set
The first crochet patterns I wrote as Snappy Tots were these birds. My neighbor’s little boy loved the game and wanted the set. It was fun and I hope you will enjoy these free patterns. Red Bird Diaper Set All sizes for the hat are included, but the diaper cover is only for sizes up […]
