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Gardening. Repurpose Reuse Recycle. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Mindfulness. Why Mindfulness Is a Superpower: An Animation. Easy To Crochet Cat Toy. Easy to crochet cat toy.

Easy To Crochet Cat Toy

Easy To Crochet Cat Toy – Bare with me a moment while I channel my inner crazy cat lady. A couple of weeks ago we had the great fortune to be able to give Noelle a kitten for an (early) birthday gift. She’s been asking for a cat for the past few years but since my husband has a mild allergy to cats he’s always told her no (notice I said that “he” said no).

After being subjected to drawing after drawing of our family with our old dead cat still drawn in it, Michael had had enough and gave in to his daughter’s dream to have a cat. We did a lot of research and found out that while there is no completely hypoallergenic cats there are some breeds that carry less of the protein that aggravates allergies. Little Milo Fluffy Pasta has been home with us now for almost 2 weeks and he’s so great. Materials: Instructions: Ch = chain, sl st = slip stitch, dc = double crochet (All U.S.) Click here if you have any trouble knowing or remembering which stitches these are. Granny Tissue Box Tutorial. Granny Tissue Box Cover Tutorial 8ply yarn. 3.5mm crochet hook.

Granny Tissue Box Tutorial

Wool needle. Scissors. Tissue Box 12cmD x 21.5cmL x 8.5 cmH This pattern is in English crocheting terms. English Abbreviations: sl st - slip stitch ch - chain dc - double crochet tr - treble d tr – double treble Ch 36, join with a sl st to form a circle. Round 1… 1 ch, 1 dc into this ch. 1 dc in each ch to end, join with a sl st to first dc. 36 dc in total.

Round 2… 3 ch, 2 tr, 3 ch, 3 tr, 3 ch, 3 tr in this dc. *Miss 2 dc. 3 tr in next dc* repeat * - *4 times (5 groups in-total) Miss 2 dc. 3 tr, 3 ch, 3 tr, 3ch, 3 tr in this dc. Gmail - Free Storage and Email from Google. 1454438315212-1898_hat_line_by_line_work_sheet. Free Patterns: The Moogly Crochet Alphabet. The Moogly Crochet Alphabet has been a labor of love!

Free Patterns: The Moogly Crochet Alphabet

So many letters, some easy, some a challenge, but all fun! These applique letters are great for the Perfect Party Pennant Garland, but they have unlimited uses. Monogram a blanket, make toy blocks, make puffy letters for beginning readers, decorate a child’s bedroom – you name it! And there are crochet number patterns available now too! Click below for the coordinating free applique patterns: The specific yarn weight and hook size doesn’t really matter for these, as long as you use a hook size a couple sizes smaller than you normally would for that yarn.

The Moogly Crochet AlphabetAdd this pattern to your Ravelry Queue US – F, 3.75mm hookWorsted weight yarn, amounts varyVideo Tutorials for all stitches and techniques are available here.Klik HIER voor de Nederlandse vertaling van de Moogly Alfabet, met dank aan Elke Wellens! THE LETTER A (This one is particularly tricky! Row 1: Ch 30, sc in the 2nd ch from hook, sc in the next 12 ch. Crochet ric-rac. Hey there!

crochet ric-rac

What are you up to this fine Monday morning? Since my post last week, I've had so many emails and comments asking about the recipe for homemade, hooked ric-rac, that I thought I'd do a little how to. 25 Free Beginner Knitting Patterns. Take a second and think back to when you first started knitting.

25 Free Beginner Knitting Patterns

Were you intimidated by difficult techniques? Was it hard to find patterns at your skill level? Did you want a list of beginner knitting patterns? Preferably free beginner knitting patterns? I remember being frustrated by all the terms and techniques. If you’re a beginner knitter and need some easy patterns to start out with, this list is for you. Free Patterns. The Daily Knitter. Each morning The Daily Knitter selects a Free Knitting Pattern of the Day.

The Daily Knitter

Be sure to check this page for the latest release. Today's free knitting pattern for Friday, April 10, 2015, is: Chunky Mochi Wee Bag Note that the pattern will open in a new window. Knitty back issues. How to do anything.