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All Patterns will be moved to the new site shortly. Thank you!!
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- Beginner Crochet Wash Cloth
- Beginner Black Eyed Susan
- Beginner Flowers
My website and posts will be moving to www.mamainastitch.com....please visit that website for more patterns!
Easy Crochet Puffy Hearts Wall Hanging
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| Isn't it the perfect, easy little Valentines decoration? |
The hen is laying hearts! Not really. I liked it hanging here, but it has ended up on my daughter's bedroom door knob. It's cute there too, I suppose!
This is a super easy heart wall hanging. Easy enough for a second or third project, heart wall hanging. I found the pattern for the hearts (that you will eventually "stuff) on the "Repeat Crafter Me" blog by Sarah. It is by far the easiest and most versatile heart that I have found. The pattern can be found on the link below:
The wall hanging can be tailored to what you like. Use different size yarn or needles and get different sized hearts. Use any color you like. String them onto a line to make a garland!
You will need:
- Crochet Hook - Size H (I did three different sized hearts so I used F, G, and H)
- Scissors
- Yarn (Here I used Worsted Weight Lily Sugar N Cream)
- Tapestry Needle to weave in threads and string to hang
- Polyester Fill or cotton balls (you could still have a cute mobile by leaving the fill out)
Directions:
For One Heart
- Follow the pattern above and create two hearts of the same size, leaving an extra long tail to stitch. (Note: the pattern says to single crochet around the entire heart when complete. You can choose to skip this step. If you do it, just make sure to do it to both hearts)
- Hold the two hearts back to back and whip stitch (just stich around the outside to attach the two hearts) with your darning needle to make a kind of heart "pillow case". Leave just enough space to push in the stuffing with your finger. Once filled, stitch the remaining hole closed.
- Pull your ends through with the needle and cut to hide the tails.
- Once you have as many hearts as you like you can put bakers twine or yarn on your needle to hang the hearts upon. There are many ways you could do this, but the easiest for me was to simply thread them from the top middle, through the bottom. You don't even need to tie them on. They will just stay on the yarn and hang centered.
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| Whip stitch the two hearts almost closed and then stuff |
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| Finish by stitching it closed, weave in the yarn and cut |
I did three sizes of hearts on my mobile, using a size H for the largest, G for the medium sized, F for the smallest. For each I used the same worsted weight yarn in different colors.
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| Use bakers twine or yarn to hang your hearts. Enjoy! |
Beginner Crochet Pattern Flowers
Black Eyed Susan, Roses, and Pink Flower
I've been looking at different flowers all over the web because I want to add some to my daughter's ballet bag. After seeing several I liked, I wanted to come up with some easy patterns for what I pictured on her bag.
For the center of the Black Eyed Susan, I used safety eyes (often used on children's toys) from the craft store.
The Roses are about 2 inches wide, the other flowers
between 1 and 2 inches wide.
You could add green yarn for stems!
between 1 and 2 inches wide.
Black Eyed Susan:
You need:
Less than one skein yellow Lily Sugar and Cream Yarn (any worsted weight is fine)
Safety Eyes from the craft store
Size H crochet hook
Scissors
Pattern:
Chain 3, Slip Stitch to join. You should now have a tiny, tiny ring
*Chain 5, bring hook through center ring hole, grab yarn, and slip stitch* This creates your first petal
Repeat from * to * four more times, for a total of five petals
Tie off - You can use the tails to tie the flower onto whatever you'd like
Take Safety Eye and place in center of the flower, securing with the provided backer
There you have your flower!
I will post the other flower patterns in the next couple of days!
True Beginner - Sherbet Cotton Wash Cloth
Great first, second or third project right here. The colors remind of me of sherbet ice cream. Yum! I think it's what they should have named the yarn!
The pattern is simple as can be, and you end up with a useful little cotton dishcloth. You could use any worsted weight yarn that you would like. I have read that a lot of people do use acrylic for dish scrubbies. Go for it! I just tend to prefer the absorbency of cotton, and my toddler daughter loves these in the bath.
You need:
Size K Hook
Tapestry Needle
Any Worsted weight yarn-Pattern uses cotton Sugar N Cream in Batik (Choose any color you like)
Scissors
Pattern:
Chain 19
*Single crochet in each stitch across row, at the end of row chain one, turn
Single Crochet across row*
Repeat from * to * until width desired is obtained
Very easy! And the best part is that you can still use it if it doesn't turn out perfect.
Isn't it a nice texture for scrubbing?
Feel free to use this pattern for anything you'd like, but please reference my blog if you sell finished product or use the pattern for any reason. Thank you so much!
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