Crochet: Candy Cane Reindeer
Here is a quick and simple idea to make some reindeer candy cane holders and use them as gift tags, an addition to a gift or to tuck inside a stocking. This is my own version of the holders. I … Continued
Crochet: Christmas Tree Skirt
Several years ago I made a crochet tree skirt to go under the Christmas tree. The pattern is based on one from Lion Brand for a shoulder snuggle. When laid flat it was perfect for under the tree. It was … Continued
Christmas: Wine Bottle Hats
I’m continuing with some early Christmas gifts to make. Here is a cute little project that uses up bits and pieces of Christmas coloured yarn and turns them into wine bottle hats or cork cozies. A perfect little gift to … Continued
Crochet: Going Round in Circles
The idea had been mulling around in my mind for ages, time to think outside of the box (or square) and get into the round. I’ve been making crochet circles of different shapes and I’ve put them all together into … Continued
Crocheted Wind Spinners
I had lots of fun making crochet wind spinners towards the end of last summer that I made more over the winter using up odds and ends of sport weight yarn. These are made in the same way but came … Continued
Crochet wind spinners
On a visit to one of my favourite blogs I discovered a pattern for a crochet wind spinner. I just love wind spinners/twirlers in the garden. It is a wonderful project to use up the left over yarn (Red Heart … Continued
Crafts: A Quarter Keeper
Are you always looking for a quarter to put into the shopping cart to release it? These cute little quarter keepers are quick and easy to make. A visitor to my site told me how she uses one made from … Continued
The Project Bag
I’m taking part in the Southeastern Ontario Yarn Crawl and one of the challenges was to create a project bag. I decided to create one based on my circle bag but on a bit smaller scale. So out came the … Continued
Crafty Ornaments
~ Christmas crafting has begun. I know it seems early but these ornaments didn’t really seem like Christmas crafting as they are yarn related. I made a couple of easy and quick crafty ornaments for knitting and crochet friends. They … Continued
A Mini Yarn Basket
~ I’m trying to come up with ways of recycling these empty k cups instead of just recycling them. The ones we buy are recyclable but many of them aren’t and these ideas will keep some of them from going … Continued
Knitting Needle Flowers
I was inspired by someone I follow on Instagram to make some knitting needle flowers. On a really hot and humid afternoon when it was far too uncomfortable to be outside I got out my little left over balls of … Continued
Stash Granny Afghans
These actually started out as granny stripe afghans but I decided after a few rows of each to change to a granny square pattern. I decided to change after realizing that I had already done 2 stash afghans in granny … Continued
Valentine Cup Cozy
Valentine’s Day – is it a day created by card, chocolate and flower companies to guilt trip you into buying something for someone in your life? I think it is, but that is me. It’s a day I’ve never … Continued
Crochet: Sewing Needle Case
Here’s how I made a crochet needle case that resembles a little hat. I received my original one many years ago as a gift one Christmas from a student. It has had many years of use. It’s a great little … Continued
Twiddlemuffs
Have you heard of a twiddle muff? I had to look it up the first time I heard of it. It’s a hand muff (either knit or crochet) designed to be a stimulating activity patients for suffering from dementia. It’s a double … Continued