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Weekend WIP’s and Free Crochet Pattern Reviews…

Weekend WIP’s and Free Crochet Pattern Reviews…

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Time fly’s when you’re having fun…Especially when you are crocheting!!  It has been another busy week… Getting packages off to family and Etsy sales… Crocheting new items for sale at Alpine Originals, a cute hat for a friend’s son and trying to get ready at home for Christmas!!!

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Here are a couple of projects I whipped up this week…The first one is an adorable Sly Fox Hat...  I can’t believe how cute it turned out… And the pattern was easy to follow… The Free Pattern is available on goodknits… She has great patterns for both Crochet and Knitting!

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Sly Fox Hat…

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The next pattern is a hat I tested for my friend Maria over at Pattern Paradise… This is her latest free pattern… The Rina Hat… The pattern is written for a variety of sizes ranging from newborn to adult… Super easy and soooo cute!!!  The one I made is child size and only took a couple of hour to make!

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The Rina Hat

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The last project I worked on was a hat for my friend’s son…  I made it up as I went… So there is no pattern, but you can find similar hat patterns and beard patterns on Ravelry by typing Santa Hat and Beard in the search bar…

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Santa Hat with detachable beard…

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I’m now in the home stretch and finishing up all the last-minute crochet goodies…  And getting a NEW FREE PATTERN ready too… Do you know what it is??   That’s right… our pattern for the Viewer’s Choice Crochet-A-Long…  A gorgeous AFGHAN!!!  I have been having fun sketching out the design.  I hope you will be joining in the fun… We will be working on this project for several weeks starting in January.    Each week I will post a pattern section that will be  easy to complete for all of us!  We will be sharing our progress photos on Facebook and our Ravelry Group…   In just a couple of weeks I will post the materials list so everyone has a chance to get what they need in plenty of time to get started…  I am so excited!.

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Happy Crocheting!!  Elena

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Tuesday Tidbits…

Tuesday Tidbits…

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A quick tip… When you yarn seems to be dragging on your hook, it can really slow you down… And also cause hand fatigue!  Sometimes it is the yarn you are using and sometimes it is the hook…  A quick and simple tip: Take a small amount of household furniture polish and a soft cloth,,, Place a very small amount of polish on your cloth and polish the shank of your hook (the hook area).  Make sure to work the crevice and the tip thoroughly, and wipe all excess polish away. This method can be used on metal, plastic or wooden hooks.  A smooth hook makes for speedy crocheting!

Happy Hooking, Elena

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Saturday Night Free Pattern Review…

This week I decided to make some of the free patterns I have been featuring over on Facebook… Each day I host a segment “Daily Free Pattern Find… Would you wear/use it… Would you make it…” and provide the link for the free pattern… So many of them have been inspiring!  So this week I chose two of the patterns to make and review…

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The first pattern was “Linda’s Snowflake Potholder”… This was a wonderful pattern and easy to follow… I made 2 of them up in just a couple of hours…  They are double thick, so you make 2 of each square and crochet them together.  I want to make an afghan using this pattern in the near future…  One of my favorite patterns for 2013!!  Click HERE for the link to the Free Pattern!

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These are my finished projects…  Love, Love, Love!

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The second pattern I decided to test from the segment was a big hit with my friends at Alpine Originals (the shop I sell in) and my daughter!  It was easy to follow and fun to make… So much fun in fact I found a pattern for an infant that was similar…  It is The Silly Simple Elf Hat by Convival Crafter… So cute!  Click HERE for the link to the Free Pattern!

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Love this colorful hat!!!

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Like I said,,, The Elf hat inspired me to find an infant size hat for the Christmas season… I found the perfect one from one of my favorite sites… Busting Stitches!  These hats are fabulous!!!  It took about 1 hour to make each hat and everyone was loving these!  The Free Pattern is called Santa’s Little Elf Hat… I whipped up 4 of them today…  Click HERE for the Free Pattern.

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They are so adorable and even sweeter in person!

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Have a great Weekend Crocheting and try a new pattern out!  So much fun!!… Elena

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