A few days ago my Facebook memory was of my first amigurumi doll: the Weebee doll. I completed it 5 years ago and with it was born my love for making amigurumi! What is a Weebee Doll? The Weebee doll pattern was designed by Laura Tegg. It is a free pattern available on Ravelry and…
I am so obsessed with topiaries with crocheted tops right now! Once I made the crocheted mushroom topiary with conversation hearts I knew I also had to make one with a crocheted heart. Thus, this free pattern/tutorial for a Crochet Heart Topiary was created. I love crocheted hearts. The look of those beautiful stitches, the…
As Valentine\’s Day draws near, the air is filled with whispers of affection, echoed in the timeless messages of Conversation Hearts. \”Be Mine,\” \”Cute,\” \”Kiss Me\” – these mushy phrases evoke memories of innocent declarations of love. It\’s a sentiment that resonates deeply, especially for those of us enchanted by the nostalgia of vintage treasures….
This is a crocheted Valentine decoration that is a vintage postman with a love note sitting beside a little red truck and a red gingham heart.
I’ve been there… looking at my first amigurumi project in horror as I pondered whether to give it to the dog or throw it in the trash!! It was misshaped and ALL THOSE HOLES!! During the last 7ish years since my first amigurumi project, I have been given advice from several wonderful people in the…
Writing up a free crochet snowman pattern has been on my to-do list since I started writing crochet patterns. Finally, as most of the US is getting snow right now, I have finished. Here in Arkansas where I live, we got a few inches this week. It was our first snow of the season and…
Did you like my Nutcracker Shelf Sitter pattern, but wanted a more traditional hat? Read on for instructions for TWO free Nutcracker hat patterns! If you are not familiar with my Nutcracker Shelf Sitter crochet pattern, you can read about it on this post. I don’t know if I mentioned it before, but I designed…
Do you love mushrooms? I do. I recently wrote a pattern for a little mushroom and thought it would make the cutest tiny Christmas tree in a tiny pot. That is how this crocheted mushroom Christmas tree topiary was born! Supplies I used: Your embellishments do NOT have to be the same as mine… use…
Do you love mushrooms? I have always been a fan of the little red ones with white spots…. so “pixieish”! As I was in the design process for my Woodland Elf, I wanted him to be a Christmas elf holding a tiny mushroom Christmas tree. So I had to design a mushroom pattern! Can’t you…
Oh how I love fantasy books and movies with elves and hobbits and fairies! What a beautiful world they always seem to live in. I had those pictures in my mind when I created the pattern for his little guy! My mind envisioned a woodland elf with a mushroom theme.. but different than most I…