Pretty Flowers

Last night, my family and I went to Hobby Lobby and I found the coolest thing ever! A crochet hook that Lights Up, so you can crochet in the dark!

 {sorry, the picture isn't the greatest quality}

Well, it was dark coming home, and I had a bit of yarn in my purse, so, of course, I had to try it out. I made up this flower pattern to share with you :-)
I thought I would share it now, so you can make them when it's snowy and dreary out to chase away the Winter Blues.

Small Flower Pattern 

You will need:
Some pretty yarn {One or two colours}
I/9 hook {or your favourite!}

Begin with a magic circle
Rnd 1 ~ sc 12 in circle. Close circle, sl st to first st. Ch 1, turn your work
Rnd 2 ~ in back loops only, *sl st in next st, {hdc, dc, hdc} in next st* Rep between * around. Sl st in first st.
Fasten off, weave in ends.

Have fun!
~Tater

P.S. Sneak peek pictures of my blanket will come after Christmas. I'm almost half-way done joining it together!

Ripply Runner

After I finish my flower blanket, {which is coming along rather well, though I still can't make myself work on it faithfully without working on other projects. All of the squares are made, and 5 rows are joined together. I will try to get some pictures up soon.} I want to make a ripple blanket using Lucy's {at Attic24} lovely ripple pattern. So, to test the pattern, I made a runner for the dresser in the spare room, which I hope to convert to a crafty space, where I can keep all of my yarn, hooks, and other crochet supplies.

For the edging, I did a row of single crochet in white, a row of single crochet in gray, and a row of the crab stitch {a.k.a. reverse single} in blue. Doesn't the crab stitch make a lovely edging?

Until next time!

~Tater

Goodknits Doily Blanket Giveaway

The Dainty Squid is hosting a giveaway for Lisa at Goodknits' lovely Doily Blanket! 

Pop on over to enter!

~Tater

The Cassidy Belt

Hey, everyone!

I got a shirt for my birthday that was really cute, but really needed a belt. I was inspired by this belt designed by Edie Eckman. But since it was way out of my budget, and I wanted to wear it in two days, I designed my own belt.

I made a black one, and a brown one.

The Cassidy Belt Crochet Pattern

Hook size: I/9                Worsted weight yarn

Stitches used: Single and Double Crochet, Reverse Single Crochet {abbreviated rvsc}

Begin by chaining enough to fit nicely around your waist, { if it’s an even number, add or subtract one chain, this way you will have an extra stitch to put the last sc in row 2.} plus three.     

Belt:

Row 1: {Working in back loops for this row only} Dc in fourth chain from hook and in ea. st. across

Row 2: *2 sc, chain 2, skip next 2 sc* across, end with sc in top of ch 3

Row 3: Ch 3, dc in ea. st. across

Edging: Rvsc in each st. across top, rvsc 5 sts evenly down the side, rvsc in unworked loops in bottom of foundation ch, rvsc 5 sts evenly up the other side.

Fasten off, weave in ends.

Tie:

I double-stranded the yarn for the tie to make it thicker.

Ch about the same amount as for the foundation ch on the belt, plus 20 or so extra, depending on how long you want the ties to hang down.

Finishing:

Weave tie through the belt in the center row between sc’s and ch’s.

Have fun!

~Tater

My Squishy

“I shall call him Squishy and he shall be mine and he shall be my Squishy.” ~Dory, Finding Nemo

When I found the pattern for this Jellyfish, I knew I had to make it! I did change the pattern just a tad, because I didn’t want my Jellyfish quite as big. I made him out of the Lion Brand, Homespun yarn, so he is very soft and cuddly :-)

Happy Thursday,
~Tater

Crocheted Mary Jane's

I know, slippers are the very last thing a person would want to make in this hot weather. But I've been looking for an easy pattern for something like this a very long time, so when I came across this one, I had to make them.

The pattern instructions were very easy to follow. I think that I might be able to tweak the pattern a bit, and make it into a sock pattern.

Have a good Saturday!

~Tater

Today...

...is World Wide Knit {or crochet} in Public Day!

 How are you celebrating?