And a little crochet too.

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Miniature Easter Baskets

While in the kitchen this morning making breakfast, I heard some noises out
back. I finished flipping the pancakes, and peeked out of the curtains to take a
look. Hmm…nothing. Nothing but luscious fat snowflakes, lazily drifting down to
blanket the ground with another layer of snow.
“That’s odd,” I said to myself.
“What’s odd, Mommy?” My oldest said, rubbing at his tired eyes as he walked
into the kitchen.
“I thought I heard something out back,” I replied.
He sat down at the table, and as I began to pour the orange juice, I heard the
sound again. My son’s eyes grew wide as he turned to look at me, and asked,
“Mommy what was that?”
“Something scurrying about outside, I think. Do you want to go wake up your
sister and take a look?”
Off he ran, and the next few moments were filled with a flurry of boots and coats,
hats and mittens. Ready for the investigation, my daughter opened up the kitchen
door and the kids slowly poked their heads outside, when finally my daughter
shrieked in delight. “Mommy, look! Look what we found!” And I, smiling, went out
to look….


It appears that the Easter Bunny has come early this year for a tiny pre-Easter treat. These little crocheted Easter baskets are so cute.

The baskets are about 1 ½ inches tall, and 2 inches across, not including the shell edging. Taking into account the length of the handle, the total height is about 3 ½ inches. They are just large enough to hold a handful of jellybeans, or one Easter egg. Crocheted in continuous rounds, these miniature baskets are fast and easy to complete!

This pattern is also now available as a ravelry pdf download here.








Friday, January 11, 2008

Diagonal Slant Dishcloth Pattern!


I'm so excited to say that my pattern for a dishcloth, called "Diagonal Slant" was chosen as the January dishcloth for the yahoo group Just Dishcloths. Anne, the group leader, held a small contest for December and January for original dishcloth designs, and mine was one that got picked!
The pattern for "Diagonal Slant" is listed as the January 2008 pattern at the Just Dishcloth Group.

June 2008 I've noticed that there has not been any activity on the Just Dishcloth group for quite some time, so I have decided to make my pattern available as a free ravelry download. You can find the pattern here.
Have fun!







Wednesday, December 19, 2007

3D Crochet Lace Ornaments

Let's not discuss the irony of the fact that the first few patterns I share on a blog titled "Blogless Knitting" are actually crochet patterns!

In my search for Christmas ornament patterns, I ran across Judy Gibson’s pattern for her beautiful knitted lace ball, and inspiration struck. I immediately sat down and designed these crocheted Christmas ornaments, and am very pleased with the results. They are quick to make, and only need to dry over night before they are ready for hanging on your tree!

These patterns are also available as a ravelry download. You can find it here.

Materials Needed: Size 3 crochet Cotton; 5.00 MM (H) crochet hook; balloon (one for each ornament); craft glue (or some kind of starch for stiffening); spray glitter, if desired, scrap yarn.




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Never...

I always swore I'd never have a blog. Not that I don't like them. I enjoy a good knitting blog as much as the next person (knitter). I just thought I'd never be one of those knitters, because I'm generally a quiet person with very little to say out loud to people I do not know.
But then I have this problem. Like never being able to follow a knitting pattern without putting my own little twist on it. Then the dreams started. You know, knitting dreams. Knitting dreams that are so vivid , dreams in which I have created something so beautiful that I wake up all excited and ready to design something. Then reality sets in, and I realize what I've dreamed up is utterly ridiculous. However, it's fueled my imagination and I'm off and running.
I'm still considering myself relatively blogless, but I'll be posting knitting patterns, and the occasional crochet pattern, that I've created. Let's see where my imagination takes me...