Holiday Craft Source

The first winter that we lived in Pangman I finished off a Granny Square Afghan I had been working on for quite a while. This blanket is made from left-over yarn from my stash and from my late mother’s stash. I made up the squares in 2004/2005 and then finally during the winter of 2008 I finished up all the squares and crocheted the afghan together.

This past week I took it out and put it on the bed. It looks great and is very very warm.

I took a couple photos of the blanket on the bed. Of course, before I could take the photo of just the blanket, some of my cats snuggled up on it.

I was visiting the The Purl Bee site the other day and came across these cute crocheted bracelets. These bracelets were created by talented artist, Laura Normandin,

You can find complete instructions and supply list at The Purl Bee. Click here for supplies and instructions.

Do not know how to crochet, don’t fret, you can purchase these at Wren Handmade Etsy store.

Today I was searching the internet for some gift ideas for Mother’s Day when I came across some free knitting and crochet patterns for Bags, Purses, and Coin Purses. I think any one of these would be a unique gift to make for Mother’s Day.

• Small Classy Purse, a crocheted purse from Crochet Spot. Click here for supplies and instructions.

• Paperback Tote, a crocheted tote from Crochet ‘n’ More. This bag will accommodate a paperback that measures 6-3/4″ x 4-3/8″ x 1″. Click here for supplies and instructions.

• Quick and Easy Coin Purse to crochet from The Happy Housewife. Click here for supplies and instructions.

• Coin Purse to crochet from Happy Yellow House. Click here for supplies and instructions.

• Denim by Design a Knitted Bag from Knit 1, Zen 2. Click here for supplies and instructions.

• Cancer Ribbon Bag to Knit from Frogiez Place. This would be a nice gift for the mother who is a Cancer survivor. Click here for supplies and instructions.

• Around About, a Knitted Bag from Knitting in my Backyarn. Click here for supplies and instructions.

Happy Crafting!!

Today I was looking for a crocheted pattern to make an Easter Basket. Below are some of the crochet patterns for Easter baskets and Easter Eggs that I found.

• Suzie’s Bernat Baby Coordinates Easter Egg Cover at Suzies Stuff.  These bright colored egg covers are made to cover 2 ½ inches tall and 5 ½ plastic eggs.
• Suzie’s Easter Egg Cover at Suzies Stuff. A great project to use up some of your left over yarn.
  
• Easter Egg from JPF Crochet Club. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Easter Basket from Crochet ‘N’ More. Crochet this lovely basket to put our Easter eggs in.
• Rustic Easter Basket from Crochetroo.
• Shell Stitch Easter Basket from JPF Crochet Club. Click here for supplies and instructions.

Happy Crafting!!

Today I found some cute Easter Chicks which you can knit or crochet.  Put some on your fridge or make some for your child’s Easter basket.

To Crochet:

• Chick Egg Cover from Donna’s Crochet Designs.
• Gangly Easter Chick Fridgie from Crochet Memories.

To Knit:

• Cadbury Chick Pattern from Knitlist
• Knitted Easter Chick from Clever Creations.
• Easter Chicks from Christina’s Knitting.
• Knitted Easter Chick from Pom Pom Emporium.

Happy Crafting!!

Crochet and Knit some bunnies for Easter!

Crochet:

• Easter Bunny Fridgie from Crochet Memories.
  
• Another Easter Bunny Fridgie from Crochet Memories.
  
• Easter Bunny Napkin Ring from Crochet Memories.
  

Knit:

• Bunny Egg Cover from Simple Knits.
• Cadburry Bunny Pattern from KnitList.
• Knit a Easter Bunny from CraftBits.

Happy Crafting!!

I was thinking I would like to make up some flower pins to give as a gift for some friends. I have never crocheted or knitted flowers before, so I started searching the internet for some patterns.

Crocheted Flower Patterns:

• A Crochet Flower Tutorial from Echoes of a Dream .
• Crochet Flower Patterns from My Lifetime.  There are 3 flower patterns: Fanciful Flower, Bold Bloom and Sunny Flower.
• There are many more free Crochet Flower Patterns at Crochet Pattern Central.

Knitting Flower Patterns:

• Flower Power Brooch from Knit on the Net.
• Knit Your Own Flower Corsage from iVillage.co.uk
• Knitted Posies by Peggy from Blue Bell Knitting Guild
• There are many more free Knitting Flower Patterns at Knitting Pattern Central

I think that a handmade flower pin or brooch would make a lovely gift for mother’s day.

Happy Crafting!!

Today I would like to share some more knitting and crocheting ideas I found for St. Patrick’s Day.

• A Leprechaun to knit from Aussie Jean’s Toy Knitting Patterns.  Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Irish Shamrock to crochet from About.com Crochet. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• A Leprechaun Hat to crochet from Amazing Grey Crochet .

Happy Crafting!!

Today I found a few knitting and crocheting ideas for St. Patrick’s Day.

• Knitted Shamrock Dishcloth.  The Shamrock is knitted right into the dish cloth. Click here for supplies and instructions.

• Beaded Shamrock Doily from Moms Love of Crochet. Click here for supplies and instructions.

• Pot O’ Gold to Crochet from Crochet Memories. Click here for supplies and instructions.

• Crocheted Shamrock Dishcloth from an earlier post we made in 2008. Click here for supplies and instructions.

Happy Crafting!!

Well St. Patrick’s Day is going to be here before you know it. There is probably just enough time to make an Afghan for your Irish friend or family member.

Here are 4 free St. Patrick’s Day Afghans you can make:

Crochet Shamrock Afghan from Coats and Clarks.  You will need Abode Reader to print this pattern.

Irish Shamrocks Afghan to Crochet from Moms Love of Crochet.

Knitted Zig Zag Afghan from Free Vintage Knitting. Make this classic pattern in different shades of Green.

St. Patrick’s Day Afghan from All Fibre Arts.  A collection of knitted blocks are made to create this Afghan.

Happy Crafting!!