Here is a small bag to tote around Halloween treats! Place candy inside or other delectable treats for kids and adults. You can even use this bag to hold a small Halloween surprise for your friends and family. This pattern is designed for beginners but you will need to know how to change colors in crochet.
Finished Size: 3 3/4″ diameter, 6″ tall including handle
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There are a few ways to crochet into your foundation chain. The most common way is to insert your hook under the top loop on the front of the chain. However, you may want to insert your hook in the back ridge of a chain instead. Where is the back ridge?
Here is a picture of the front of several chains.
Here is a picture of the back of the chains. The back ridge is the small “hump” on the back of the chain.
Why crochet into the back ridge?
Symmetry – the beginning of your work will look more like the end of your work. The 2 loops of the chain that look like the front and back loops of a stitch will appear at the beginning of your work.
Do you have a question about the back ridge of a chain stitch? Or do you have info you would like to share? Leave a comment!
This pattern set includes 5 baby toy patterns! Crochet all four animal baby rattles (bunny rabbit, dog, elephant and teddy bear) and the colorful chain ring toy. Some embroidery skills are required. Download this pattern now at the Crochet Spot Store. Free to download for all Premium Pattern Members.
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Finished Size: 2.5” (6.6 cm) diameter of ring, 4” (10 cm) tall rattle
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Main Materials: Medium Weight Yarn (small amount of each color) Crochet Hook F (3.75 mm) Polyester fiberfill or other filling Optional: Bells or rattles (more details specified in pattern) |
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If you need help crocheting these adorable baby toys, let me know and I’ll be glad to help!
Now that it’s getting cooler outside (at least it is here in PA), it makes me miss the blooming flowers of the summer. This summer I got to visit the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. They have some of the prettiest flowers and the landscape was awesome. The only thing that was missing was my crochet hook and yarn! There were so many benches I could have sat and crocheted on.
Here are a few pictures of the garden that I thought you may enjoy!
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My favorite part was the lily pads with the water lilies. I think it was the first time I’ve ever seen them in person! It was a blast looking at all the flowers and as a bonus, visiting the gardens is FREE!! So if you are ever in the NC area, don’t forget to take a trip to the Duke Gardens to see for yourself (and bring your crochet hook and yarn).
So you thought granny squares where just for blankets? Yea, right. Cate Blanchett, an actress you may recognize from hit movies such as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Hot Fuzz and The Lord of the Rings, was photographed on the red carpet wearing a crocheted granny square dress!
Although the dress is definitely not my style, I do enjoy seeing crocheted fashioned. The granny squares are nicely colored and give a nice contrast with the black outlining. The dress is made of several granny squares and is bordered by ruffles. And before you ask, I do NOT have the pattern to make this awesome dress. But I do have the granny square crochet pattern: How to Crochet A Granny Square.
| For the colder days, here is a pair of wrist warms (fingerless gloves) to crochet. They are designed to fit snug and keep your wrist and arms extremely warm while leaving your fingers free to move around. As a beginner level pattern, you will be crocheting a rectangle that will fold around your arm. The piece will then be sewn shut, leaving a small hole for your thumb. These wrist warmers are fast and easy to crochet! |  |
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Finished Size: 3″ (7.5 cm) wide, 9 1/2″ (24 cm) long – size small
Note:Wrist warmer can also be adjusted using the instructions within the pattern. Wrist warmer should stretch to fit snugly.
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Materials: Medium Weight Yarn (approximately 200 yards) Crochet Hook I (5.50 mm) Yarn Needle |
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Crochet Pattern: Wrist Warmers (makes one wrist warmer)
Row 1: ch 41 (or a chain that is the length of your desired wrist warmer from lower arm to palm of hand), sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across: 40 sc
Row 2: ch 1, turn, sc in back loop only of each sc across: 40 sc
Repeat row 2, twenty-eight times or until the wrist warmer wraps snugly around your palm, wrist and lower arm. Remember that the wrist warmer should stretch.
Use yarn needle to sew sides of wrist warmer together leaving a 2” (5 cm) hole 1” (2.5 cm) from the end.
If you need help crocheting these wrist warmers, let me know and I’ll be glad to help!
| Crocheting can be done just about anywhere! That’s one of the reasons why I love it so much. Crocheting is portable if you place your work in bag or it can be done from the comfort of your own home while you watch TV. Crochet at home, in the car, on a plane, at the beach, the options are limitless. |  |
Most of my crocheting is done right here in front of my computer. Although it may seem weird for some to crochet at the computer, I love being able to type patterns as I’m making them. But if I’m not crocheting something that needs a written pattern, I’ll probably be who knows where! I like the flexibility to take my projects with me so that I can travel as much as I want and always have something to do. Even if I’m just sitting in a waiting room or taking a trip to visit family, my crochet can always come along with me.
Where do you crochet?
Now everyone in the family can have a beanie! This pattern set includes six sizes for you to crochet: preemie, baby, toddler, child, women and men. The beanies are designed to be warm for the winter and classic in style.
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Finished Sizes: preemie, baby, toddler, child, women and men. (exact measurements and instructions for measuring are included within pattern)
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Materials: Medium Weight Yarn (approximately 100 – 150 yards per beanie) Crochet Hook I (5.50 mm) Stitch marker (or safety pin, or scrap of contrasting yarn) |
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If you need any help with crocheting these beanies, let me know and I’ll be glad to help!
| Let me tell you, crocheting isn’t just for Grandma in her rocking chair and it’s not just for women either! Real men, they crochet too.
I remember when I was about 10 years old, there was a boy I went to school with. He was the kind that always played sports and got into trouble. The typical boy as I would like to call him. But guess what, he crocheted too, and better than I did! There’s even top crochet designers who are men, Drew Emborsky, to throw out a name. Plus plenty of men crochet groups and crochet books just for men. |
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So for all the people, who always ask me whether men crochet, the answer is yes!
Do you know a man who crochets?
| If you are ever looking for a place to store spare change, little nick nacks, hair ties, jewelry, keys, or any other small miscellaneous objects, then the all purpose nick nack dish may be just right for you! This small dish can help you organize or de-clutter your space. You can even make more than one dish to organize your desk draws. Let your imagination run wild crocheting a bunch of nick nack dishes! |  |
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Finished Size: 4″ (10 cm) in diameter, 1 1/2″ (4 cm) tall
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Materials: Medium Weight Yarn (small amount) Crochet Hook I (5.50 mm) |
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Gauge: Rounds 1 – 4 in pattern measures 4″ in diameter
Crochet Pattern: All Purpose Nick Nack Dish
Note: this pattern is crocheted in a spiral
Round 1: ch 3, 10 hdc in third ch from hook, place marker: 10 hdc
Round 2: 2 hdc in each hdc around: 20 hdc
Round 3: (2 hdc in next hdc, hdc in next hdc) 30 hdc
Round 4: (2 hdc in next hdc, hdc in next 2 hdc) 40 hdc
Round 5 – 8: hdc in each hdc around: 40 hdc
Round 9: sl st in each hdc around, finish off: 40 sl sts
Need help crocheting this dish? No worries, leave a comment and I’ll be glad to help!
