A Yarntastic Life!
My sister recently sent me a link to a dog sweater that had the "I <3 Mom" tattoo picture on it. She really wanted one for her new dog, but couldn't let herself pay the ridiculous amount they were asking. I told her not to worry- I can hook it up! But now the weather ...
I finally have had the chance to crochet myself some slippers! I had my eye on this lovely slipper pattern designed by Petals To Picots. The pattern is extremely easy to follow and very well written. If you have not made slippers before, this would be the ideal pattern for you! I used I Love This Yarn ...
With this beanie you will be starting from the bottom of the hat and crocheting up towards the crown. The band that goes around the bottom of the hat has a fantastic stretch that makes it so this hat has a PERFECT fit for 3 year old's- teens! The warm ribbed band also helps your ears ...
The Cabled Cutie Slouch is designed by BreeAnna from String With Style. She designed this slouch hat pattern to fit sizes Toddler-Adult. A couple months ago, BreeAnna showed me her Cabled Slouch pattern and I fell in LOVE! I knew I needed to make my daughter this new hat asap. A few days ago I took my ...
Everyone is fascinated by these 8 legged under water creatures. They only take around 2 hours to crochet! Around eight months ago I discovered this free pattern through ravelry. Squidoo.com wrote this pattern very simple. Make it once, and you will know it for life! I also added a circle to the bottom of mine- so I ...
The Mustache Mug Cozy is a fun project to work up when needing to take a break from those many other WIP's you have been working on. The free crochet Mug Cozy pattern (designed by Three Beans in a Pod) is perfect for custom orders and gifting. I chose to use this pattern because after testing ...
My most loyal customer has been waiting patiently since October for me to make her daughter a new hat. Now that the holidays are over, I was finally able to hook one up! Her daughter needed a warm hat to match her black coat.. after her and her husband browsed my work, they decided on a ...
Each of these 5 hats were inspired by one of the patterns linked below. I say they are "inspired" because I changed each one to be custom and unique for each person I am gifting them to. I have discovered a new way I like to edge my beanie's and that is with a Front Post ...
I was browsing the beautiful free patterns on Fiber Flux. The Pavement Infinity Scarf caught my eye. The pattern is simple, well written, and easy to follow even while you are half asleep! The perfect pattern for the Christmas gift crunch time! I didn't have enough bulky yarn so I used some Sensations Rainbow Boucle that I bought ...
A few days ago I discovered a free pattern for this little guy at The Yarn Box. It was almost like the computer started singing in opera while the screen was glowing brighter and brighter. My step son LOVES to play Mario Bro's! I plan on making him another item with the same theme... just ...
A few days ago I discovered the free "Pumpkin Harvest" hat (written by Cathy Kurtz) through a round up on Moogly. This hat is so beautiful that I had no choice but to make it right away. The fact that the pattern said it was designed for babies 6-12 months made it even more irresistible because I ...
Last year I met the fellow blogger/designer/artist Moogly. It didn't take long before I noticed how popular some of her patterns are and how wonderful her fans and followers are. Over the course of a few months I was seeing these beautiful scarves all over the internet. Each one was made by the same pattern ...
My daughter has been begging me to make her so many things... and this frog is one of them. When she lists off everything she wants to add to my list, I will have her sit with me while we look at photos. If she see's something she wants, I can only hope the pattern ...
This Morning my daughter, Ella, woke up in a slightly sad mood. She told me she missed her aunt, uncle, and cousins. When I told her her cousins both started school today, she looked as if her heart was broken. So I decided to make her something that I was hoping would give her a ...
While browsing the RAKJPatterns Blog, I found a free crochet pattern for a toddler poncho!! If you are in the Yartist Facebook group you already know that I had been searching for an adorable crochet poncho pattern for a while now. There are 3 things I love about this pattern right away. 1- simplicity! You all ...
A couple days ago I found a beautiful free crochet pattern for a Cross Bangle designed by the Crochet Chiq. I knew right away that I wanted to make some bookmarks with her crochet pattern. For the last year I have searched countless times for the ideal cross to use as a bookmark. There are ...
A few weeks back I found this awesome free crochet cat pattern from The Yarn Box. I love how easy it is to modify to add a little of my own style.... or the style of each child I made the cats for. I cannot even begin to tell you how much fun I had ...
Check out this awesome FREE crochet pattern for a 12 point star. When finding this pattern in The Yarn Box, I knew I had no choice but to try it out! What I didn't realize was that this thing is HUGE! I love it!! I still wish I had a mini hand sized one ...
About a week ago my sister, Miranda, from Work At Home Adventures asked me to make her a Potholder and Washcloth set for her to give to some lucky person as a gift. (Yes, anyone who receives a handmade item as a gift is lucky!) My sister supplied the yarn and everything! She brought me one ...
When visiting with family on Easter, I asked my gramma what she would like for me to make for her. She said "A doily" :O Im sure she seen the panic on my face because she quickly said "..or anything." But after I found this beautiful FREE Pansy Doily pattern on Ravelry, I couldn't resist. The ...
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