Wednesday, August 31, 2011

New Crochet Pattern: Fast Food Breakfast


Well, I seem to be on a breakfast kick these days. My newest crochet pattern is for a fast food breakfast -- egg McMuffin (or sausage McMuffin or sausauge & egg McMuffin), hash brown, coffee and orange juice. One more breakfast pattern is in the works :)

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

New Crochet Pattern: Waffles, Pancakes & Syrup


As promised, here is a new crochet pattern for belgian waffles, pancakes, and the syrup, butter, banana slices, whipped cream and strawberries to top them with. If you purchased the breakfast pattern from me and want the updated pattern for free just send me a Convo through Etsy and I will email it to you. If you could please include the date that you purchased the breakfast pattern from me that will help me find you in my records. Thank you :)

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Free Crochet Pattern: Plum



Materials:
Crochet hook size E4 - 3.5mm
Worsted weight acrylic yarn in purple and brown
Stuffing
Yarn needle

With purple yarn
Rnd 1: 6 sc into a magic adjustable ring and pull the ring closed (6).
Rnd 2: [sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc] 3 times (9).
Rnd 3: [sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc] 3 times (12).
Rnd 4: [sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc] 6 times (18).
Rnd 5: [sc in next 8 sc, 2 sc in next sc] 2 times (20).
Rnd 6: [sc in next 9 sc, 2 sc in next sc] 2 times (22).
Rnd 7: [sc in next 10 sc, 2 sc in next sc] 2 times (24).
Rnds 8-11: sc in each sc around (24).
Rnd 12: [sc in next 2 sc, sc2tog] 6 times (18).
Rnd 13: [sc in next sc, sc2tog] 6 times (12) Stuff.
Rnd 14: [sc2tog] 6 times (6).
Finish off leaving a long (12” or so) tail. Weave long end through remaining 6 sc and draw up firmly to close the hole.
Using a yarn needle, run the tail along the outside of the plum, insert it through the bottom of the plum and come out of the top of the plum to create the “crease” in the side. Repeat this step again. Secure end.

Stem:
With brown yarn, ch 6.
Sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across.
Finish off, leaving long end for sewing. Sew stem to plum.

Friday, August 26, 2011

Free Crochet Pattern: Peach



Materials:
Crochet hook size E4 - 3.5mm
Worsted weight acrylic yarn in orange, green and brown
Stuffing
Yarn needle

With orange yarn
Rnd 1: 6 sc into a magic adjustable ring and pull the ring closed (6).
Rnd 2: [sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc] 3 times (9).
Rnd 3: [sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc] 3 times (12).
Rnd 4: [sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc] 6 times (18).
Rnd 5: [sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc] 6 times (24).
Rnd 6: [sc in next 11 sc, 2 sc in next sc] 2 times (26).
Rnd 7: [sc in next 12 sc, 2 sc in next sc] 2 times (28).
Rnd 8: [sc in next 13 sc, 2 sc in next sc] 2 times (30).
Rnd 9: sc in each sc around (30).
Rnd 10: [sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc] 6 times (36).
Rnd 11: sc in each sc around (36).
Rnd 12: [sc in next 4 sc, sc2tog] 6 times (30).
Rnd 13: [sc in next 3 sc, sc2tog] 6 times (24).
Rnd 14: [sc in next 2 sc, sc2tog] 6 times (18).
Rnd 15: [sc in next sc, sc2tog] 6 times (12) Stuff.
Rnd 16: [sc2tog] 6 times (6).
Finish off leaving a long (12” or so) tail. Weave long end through remaining 6 sc and draw up firmly to close the hole.
Using a yarn needle, run the tail along the outside of the peach, insert it through the bottom of the peach and come out of the top of peach to create the “crease” in
the side. Repeat this step again.

Stem:
With brown yarn, ch 6.
Sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across.
Finish off, leaving long end.

Leaf:
With green yarn, ch 7.
Sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in next 2 chs, ch 2, dc in next 2
chs, 4 dc in last ch, working on opposite side of the foundation chain, dc in next 2 chs, hdc in next ch, sl st in remaining ch. Finish off.
Sew stem to peach and sew leaf to stem. Weave in ends.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

New Crochet Pattern: Bacon, Eggs, Toast & Orange Juice


Here is my newest pattern for play food -- bacon, eggs, toast and orange juice. I am also working on one for pancakes, waffles and syrup that I hope to finish next week :)

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

New Crochet Pattern: Baby Doll Carrier & Portable Bassinet

Here is my newest crochet pattern that my niece was kind enough to model for me -- a Baby Bjorn and a portable bassinet for baby dolls! My niece doesn't know it yet but she's going to receive the baby doll, diaper bag, baby bjorn carrier and portable bassinet for Christmas :)

Now your little girl can take her baby doll with her everywhere! The baby carrier can be used with the doll facing forward or facing your child. And this pattern only involves knowledge of a few basic stitches and is suitable for a newbie crocheter.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

My favorite free crochet patterns: Pillow Pets



Everytime my sons see Pillow Pets on TV or in the store they want all of them! We have the tricerotops Pillow Pet but we would go broke buying the dolphin, frog and all of the other ones LOL! Here are some free patterns so that you can make affordable Pillow Pets. I haven't had time to try any of these yet but they look adorable :)

Sock monkey

Turtle

Unicorn

UPDATE: unfortunately the puppy and giraffe pillow pals patterns were taken down by the creator of those patterns. A few of you have written to me to ask if I have copies of those patterns and I just wanted to let you know that I do not.

Sunday, August 14, 2011

UPDATE: Finished Items may be Sold!

Hi, everyone! Now that I've had my third child I just don't have time to make finished items to sell on Etsy. So I've decided to allow finished items made from some of my patterns to be sold. I've noted in each listing which patterns can be used to make finished items for sale, but for your convenience here is a list. This new policy applies if you've purchased these patterns from me in the past as well as future purchases. I may add more patterns to this list in the future. I get a few requests every week (that I can't accomodate) from customers wanting finished items and I've had customers ask me if they can sell the finished items fom my patterns, so hopefully this is a win win situation for everyone!

Baby Doll
Baby Doll Feeding Set
Baby Doll with Diaper Bag
Bacon, Eggs & Toast
Bake & Decorate a Cake
Bake an Italian Meal
Bake a Pie
Baking Dishes
Baking Utensils
Baby Doll Carrier & Portable Bassinet
BBQ
Bird house
Breakfast
Brown Bag Lunch
Campfire
Canned Goods
Coffee & Donuts
Cosmetic Bag
Cotton Coasters
Counting Cookies
Diaper Bag
Dino Bath Mat
Doctor Kit
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
Fruit
Gardening Play Set
Green Eggs & Ham
Gourmet Smores Kit
Grocery Shopping
Halloween Candy in Treat Bag
Happy Meal
House Pillow
Ice Cream Parlor
Ice Cream Treats
Just Desserts
Learning Colors
Lunch Play Set
Mailbox & Mail Bag
Mama & Baby Owl
Mexican Food
Monkey
Peanut Butter & Jelly
Peppermint Bark & Hot Cocoa
Pet Cat
Pet Dog
Picnic Basket
Pirate play set
Pizza
Pots & Pans
Shaving Kit
Steering Wheels
Sushi
Sweetpea baby doll
Sweets & Treats
Swiffer Cover
Tea Sandwiches
Tiger
Turkey Dinner
Turkey with Roasting Pan
Vegetables
Vegetable Garden
Venus Fly Trap
Waffles, Panckes & Syrup
Woodland Creatures

Friday, August 5, 2011

Pattern Update: Cosmetic Bag


I updated my cosmetic bag pattern to add a cap to the hairspray, redesign the lipstick and hair dryer and add some flower embelishments. If you purchased this pattern from be before today and want the updated pattern for free just send me a Convo through Etsy and I will email it to you. If you could please include the date that you purchased the pattern from me that will help me find you in my records. Thank you :)