Layers in April

Some days you have to be creative.

 Whatever that means to you is exactly what makes art so amazing.

 For me I love to pick up a hook and see where it takes me. 

Sometimes it leads nowhere and sometimes it leads me here.

A little sleeveless sweater for layering. 

I plan to work a pattern up for this soon. 

Just trying to get through these last few weeks of the semester.

Spring Pullover

Ready for Spring? Sarah is. 

She just published the pattern for this reversible spring pullover. Amazing crochet, and I don't think that I could pass this thing up if I saw it hanging in store. Not to mention it couldn't be more perfect for the slowly changing temps this season. 

You can find it HERE on Ravelry

Little Boxes

Little boxes

F hook

Lily Sugar'n Cream (worsted)

Ch  counts as stitch

Chain12

Sc in 2nd chain from hook sc across, turn (11)

Ch1 sc across, turn

Ch3, dc,dc,ch2 skip 2dc, dc, ch2 skip 2dc, dc,dc,dc, turn

Repeat previous row

ch1 sc evenly across (11sc) turn

Ch3, dec, dc,dc,dc,dc,dc,dec,dc, turn

ch3, dec, dc,dc,dc,dec,dc, turn

ch3, dec, dc, dec, dc, turn

ch3 work last 4 as a cluster to end with point at top. 

cluster how to HERE

Twinkle stars...

Found a picture of these little stars on Pinterest.

 I originally couldn't find the pattern and created my own.

But after some searching I got it. It can be found HERE

For those of you that don't have Ravelry or you find the original pattern hard to follow here is my version

I used DK with F hook and the garland is just ch25 slip-stitch to attach star

 R1:start with loop on hook, ch1, puff stitch in first chain, ch2, puff stitch, ch2, puff stitch, ch2, puff stitch,ch2, puff stitch, ch2, slip stitch to top of first puff stitch.

    R2:ch3,2dc, ch2, 3dc in same space. 3dc,ch2,3dc in top of next puff stitch, repeat for all puff stitches, slip-stitch to starting chain.

    R3:3dc,ch3,3dc in first ch2 space. Sc in between the 3dc/3dc place. Repeat til end slip-stitch to top of first dc of row fasten off.

Tis the season for Crochet

I haven't had quite this big of a hooky bug in so long I am enjoying the ride.

As you can see I am obsessing over little projects. My sketch book and brain are overloaded 

with cute little ideas and since gifting handmade isn't as cliche as it used to be

I have been determined to gift to others what I consider

part of everyday life around here.

 If you follow me on instagram you have seen these but

I wanted to share them here 

My crochet home

I will write up a little pattern for these houses today and post soon.

The ever famous nesting bowls, there are a million ways you can make them

one of my faves can be found HERE. 

I didn't work in spiral and I used cotton with an H hook 

but you get the point.

 Of course my favorite creation the go to gift beanie, Cherub Cheeks  and the green one? Well

I started to write a pattern for it but that thing is going to take some time

and major problem solving for different sizes so it might be a minute :)

I am sure you are all busy crafting away as well. Isn't it a wonderful and stressful time of year?

I hope it's lovely and filled with wonderful memories...

Check back soon for a few quick patterns.

Fisherman

                       

Knitted this pullover for the boy....Ravelry

Rubble

We all have our favorite blogs, for me Myrtle & Eunice is on my top ten list. So it's no surprise that I had to play copy cat and work up the Rubble pattern. I just fell in love with the one she made for her daughter and although I procrastinated a bit I recently finished it and couldn't be happier. Oh and we couldn't stay in this lot for long. Sophie insisted there were monsters, you can see the apprehension all over her face haha.

Check out the adorableness...