Some Cute and Fun Patterns in Crochet

This is a cute hat I did a baseball cap similar to this a few years back in the same colors....

I really like it in this color

These Vintage hat patterns are also really cute

These Socks look like what I did before too.. :)

For those of you that are bad with "raising" plants here is an easy alternative....Violets plant pattern

Aren't these so "girly" I love them knit and crochet

Fingerless Gloves

Let's Make Chair Socks!

                   

These "Chair Socks" are a great idea for hardwood floors or any floor...can't wait to make mine...use cotton yarn the stripes version and it will work out similar too without having to change colors...pattern

Here is a crochet version...over at plus3 make them in any color

another knit version FREE pattern

a crochet pattern

Baby Pants & Knit or Crochet with Sheets or Make a Rag Rug

Ok does this not look like my "Blooming Flower Pillow" I just crocheted? Too cute and the pattern is available at Darling Derrere Designs

 

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Make some yarn with your old sheets or pillow cases or even some t shirts...

 

How To do it is really simple: This is called the "spiral" method by "Creative Jewish Mom"

1st you need to remove all the edges or if you're using the fitted sheets then remove the elastic corners, cut and tear. This spiral method consists of mostly tearing. You'll start at one corner, cut a slit, about 1 inch or a little wiser.. Next you will be tearing down the long end of the sheet until you are about 1" from the end. Next you will simply turn the sheet, now this is the spiral part you will make a small slit with your scissors one inch from the edge in this new direction and start tearing down this side of the sheet until you again reach 1" from the next corner. Now continue to go around and around stopping at each corner to change direction until you've used up most of the sheet. Volia!! Spiral tearing.... :)

If you forget to stop at the corner and tear the strip off, don't worry just continue as you were and then  join the strips later, by following the instructions on "Creative Jewish Mom's"previous post here.

Want to see some projects she made...go here

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One of my favorite things to make are rugs, and I am about to start a "Rag Rug" but I want to make it with old t shirts, so this weekend I will be going to garage sales to get my t-shirts to tear up... yippy... Creative Jewish Mom has a tutorial on making one here:

When you crochet a rag rug there is no special talent need as you crochet the same as if you were using yarn, but thinking of what you want to use well try going by this thought: 

Rag rugs can be made from a variety of fabrics such as wool, cotton, silk or rayon. It's best not to mix the kind of fabrics you're using to make any one rug because the shrinkage of material varies between woolens, cottons and silks. If you want a finer, softer rug, choose soft fabrics. Hard fabrics will result in a coarser rug.

Rag strips are used in various widths from 1/4 to 1 inch, depending on kind of rug and sturdiness desired. Wider strips can be used with raw edges turned under; the finished rug will be heavier and no raw edges will show on right side of rug.    How to tie together and join see here

Watch the video to learn more on making "Rag Rugs"

Some Supplies:

• lots of rags, old worn clothes or sheeting (this one was pajama pants and vintage sheeting)
• large crochet hook (for this I used a 11.5 size)
• ruler
• scissors

• A little history on "Rag Rugs"....  specialty of women living in the country or on the frontier in 1890-1910 they got popular in the USA 
• T-shirt tutorial
• some different "Rag Rug" patterns

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Club Craft & Crochet & Knit Projects Over the Years

Our T-shirt decorating project 2011

During the last few years my stitching club has worked on several projects and projects together. Sometimes we worked on the projects together and sometimes we did our own and brought it for "Show n' Tell" for a little contest. I thought I would showcase some of our projects from 2007-2011,, This year we have not decided on what we will do but we will at our Spring Fling on the 29th....then the projects will be due again either Oct or Dec...

baby slippers club project 2010

slipper in ornament 2010 club project

club craft project decorate frames 2008

I started my RR club project 2009

Journal from our RR 2009

close up of my scarf 2009

Here it is my finished RR scarf club project 2009-2010

T-shirt craft club project 2011

Birthday hat made for everyone to wear on their "B" day 2007-now

side of our "B" day hat 2007-now

My slipper from 2010

slippers for our slipper project 2010

RR scarf project 2009

Denise and I with our RR scarves on 2009

And our last project for 2011 Was our "Rainbow Skein" project. We got together in Feb 2011 and made our "Rainbow Skeins" then we each made a project and brought it to our Oct Halloween party finished and ready for a little contest.... here is mine...

I made a scarf with a ribbed effect using back loop only stitches

It is one of my favorite scarves

and it is really warm

I used all my yarn

here's the "Rainbow Skein Ball" I started with

Christmas Party and Patterns

This is a really pretty scarf the FREE pattern is here....

This is a Christmas Tree Purse and the pattern is available over on Hip Chick Crochet on Etsy...too cute...I really like this Santa one... :)


What a cute angel, make it for the tree or your packages....the pattern is FREE and comes in UK and USA instructions... see it here....
We had our annual Christmas Party with my sstitchin group and I was really happy with the gifts I got...this bag below lights up and blinks and was our goodie bag...yeah!!! I get so many compliments on it as I am using it for my Christmas bag over the holidays...

 Here I am looking at one of the gifts I got in the exchange, it is a reindeer hot pad...so cute

this is a towel made into a reindeer

close up of the towel reindeer

close up of the hot pad reindeet

I also got this cute little M&M's jar reindeer

this is a knitted kitten

my goodie bag

this was inside my goodie bag

knitted kitten and teddy

my dancing Santas

I won this apron and goodies in the stocking for
wearing the best Christmas colors.. :)