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Wednesday Facebook Fan Favorite… Week 17!!

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As the gift giving season gets even closer all of us who love to crochet or knit are keeping our fingers busy!!!  It is a true blessing to be able to give handmade items at the holidays… Not only are they treasures, but it can be very cost-effective too!!  This weeks Facebook Fan Favorite is one of those handmade items that is not only a great gift,,, but very cost-effective… Are you looking for something quick for a last-minute gift?? Well here you go.. This week’s Facebook Fan Favorite!!!

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Star Stitch Washcloth..

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This week’s Favorite was a blog post from Whiskers and Wool...  She found a Potholder Pattern from Drops Designs that she loved and made it into these great Washcloths… Great idea!!!  This was one of our largest votes to date…

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If you love this design,,, You can find a whole library of Daily Free Pattern Finds on my Facebook Page arranged in my photo album titled “Daily Free Pattern Find 2013”  ,,, You can also see a new Daily Free Pattern Find each and every day  featured on my timeline….To cast you vote each week find the patterns on my timeline and like, comment and share away!!!!

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AND… Our Crochet-A-Long is almost here… Only 5 more days to vote for the Viewer’s Choice Crochet-A-Long…  Once all the votes are in by Midnight December 15th… I will announce which project you chose…

The Crochet-A-Long will start in January… Each week I will post a section of the pattern for us to complete,,, We will be sharing our progress and all the fun we are having as a group… You can participate on my Facebook page each week by posting your pictures every Friday evening… Also, for those of you who love Ravelry Groups… We are all set up over on Ravlery  for a group Crochet-A-Long and we are over 50 members already!!!  I would love to see you over there too!!

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I am in the process of finishing up the Free Pattern for my Rainbow Rachael Doll,,, Working on a new Infinity Scarf Pattern and Getting ready to release my first pattern for sale… Sadie-1920’s Style Cloche Hat!

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Rainbow Rachael Doll and Sadie 1920’s Style Cloche Hat

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Happy Crocheting…. Elena

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Wednesday Facebook Fan Favorite-Week 16

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It is a great Facebook Fan Favorite this week… So good I couldn’t help but to make this adorable pattern up earlier this week…  If you tune in daily over on Facebook,,, You will be a part of the vote that counts towards our Facebook Fan Favorite… Each day I present a daily segment for a Free Pattern Find…You cast your vote for the week by clicking on it, liking it, commenting and sharing it on Facebook!  So here is this weeks Fan favorite….

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Animal Wash Mit by Pierrot Yarns… Super cute and super easy!

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This is my version that I made earlier this week!!

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Last night I sat down to create a new item for Alpine Originals (the local shop I sell in)…  Last year I whipped up some cute little beanbag owls for kids…They were a big hit…  I wanted to make something different for this shopping season… First, I made some Magic Balls of yarn,,, I found this technique for using scraps of yarn in a fun way over on Fresh Stitches...  Then I crocheted this cute little doll… She is about 5′ tall and worked up quickly…

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Her name is Rainbow Rachael

I love her hair and it reminds me of my wonderful sister-in-law Rachael… She has fabulous curly hair!!!  I was wondering if you like this latest creation and if you would like another FREE PATTERN???  Let me know by commenting on this post!!

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On another side note… My Shells and Bobbles Fingerless Glove Free Pattern was featured on Hookin on Hump Day #60…  It was 3rd place… So exciting!!!

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Hookin on Hump Day Link Party

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Happy Crocheting… And don’t forget to cast your vote for our upcoming Viewer Choice Crochet-A-Long... Voting Closes December 15th…

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Quick Crochet Giftables…

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Over the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend I had lots of Grandsugar and family time…  All my children were home with their kids and we had a blast!!! We attended the Annual Christmas Tree Lighting along with Santa’s Workshop… We ate so much food, talked till we couldn’t and stayed up late!  Sunday afternoon after the kids headed home,,, It was time to get my hook out and get some quick crochet projects done… Time to stock up for Christmas!..

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Last week over on Facebook I featured some really cute items in my daily Free Pattern Find segment… They were really popular with all of you and so I thought I would make some of them up… The first project was an adorable Animal Wash Mit…. the pattern is free and worked up easily… It was by chart and written instruction…

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I loved the way they turned out… I made two frogs and a pig… My grandson took one home,,, Guess which one!  Click Here for the link to the pattern!

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The second project I worked up was another Facebook favorite… Victorian Candy Cane Covers… They were very fast!!!  I made 12 of them in just a couple of hours!!

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These would be great as stocking stuffer’s… Quick gifts for friends or to hang on your tree!!  Click here for the Free Pattern!

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Also… I had another fun article published over at The Yarn Box... If you haven’t visited them yet,,, you are missing out!!!  The Yarn Box is a Free Crochet Pattern Website,,, They have tons of great patterns and lots of other great information too!!!  This month I wrote an article about having Knots in the middle of your skein of yarn and what to do… It also talks about ways to join yarn invisibly and much more… Click Here to head over and read my latest article !

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I have lots of great info tucked away in this article,,, So don’t miss out… Let me know what you think,,, Leave me a comment over at The Yarn Box!!

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And on a final note… We are getting close to the cut off for voting for your Viewer’s Choice Crochet-A-Long… Don’t miss out… Click on the tab at the top of the page to cast your vote… We have well over 300 votes so far!  We will start our group Crochet-a-Long in early January…  The more the merrier,,, I hope you will join in the fun!!  We will be showing off our projects as we go over on Facebook and there may be a little surprise in the end…

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Stay inspired and have fun crocheting… Elena

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