For those of you who have been following me for awhile, you may remember this hat! It was designed in 2013 for the My Mountain Hat Contest. It won first place, and has been listed on Ravelry for the last three years. It was selling for $4.99 and the proceeds were going to St. Baldrick’s Foundation. Well…today it converted to a FREE PATTERN!
Cobbles Chunky Hat and Cowl
Last week the Dollar Tree had a crazy limited time, while supplies last sale on some pretty amazing yarn. It was all from the Yarnspirations line and sold for, you guessed it, a $1 a skein! To make the deal sweeter, for the 3 days of the sale, shipping was a flat rate of $4.95.
Before you go all crazy, the sale is over, the yarn is gone and who knows when it will be back, if ever. The yarns were current yarns, not mill ends, not shortened rolls…Honestly, I don’t know how they were able to do it. But they did and what happened is that I got to try some yarn I hadn’t used before and fell in love! I will have no problem paying full price for it in the future. (By full price I mean the price minus coupons, because really who doesn’t shop for yarn with coupons!)
A prime example is the Patons Cobbles yarn. Y-U-M-M-Y! Unsure of what to do with this super bulky yarn, I have been playing with it since it arrived. Today I worked up a hat and cowl set I’ll be adding to my stock for craft shows. It is super fast and super easy! It took less than an hour to do the entire set!
Even though this is a super bulky yarn, it is light weight and super soft! The patterns below are what I did to get the hat and cowl. They are very basic and could be easily adjusted by adding or taking away a row depending on your gauge.
Materials: 1 Skein Patons Cobbles, 25mm Hook
Work in the rounds, you don’t need to join at the end of each row.
Start with a magic circle. 6 sc into magic circle
Round 2: 2 sc into each stitch around (12)
Round 3: 2 sc into first stitch, 1 sc in next. Repeat around. (18)
Round 4-10: 1 sc in each stitch around.
Round 11: Slip stitch in each stitch around. Finish off and weave in ends.
Materials: 1 Skein Patons Cobbles, 25mm Hook
Chain 5
Row 1: hdc into first chain from hook. Continue across. Chain 3 and turn. (4)
Rows 2-20: hdc in first stitch. Continue across. Chain 3 and turn. (4)
On final row, don’t chain 3. Connect to the starting row and slip stitch together. Finish off and weave in ends.
Valentine’s Printables
I had so much fun working up printables for Christmas, I wanted to do something fun for Valentine’s Day. I’ve worked up some gift tags, Valentine’s cards, and gift boxes for you all to use. Hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed making them!
(Follow your printers directions to print these out front and back of one page. I used Cardstock for mine to make them sturdier.)
(Print this on Cardstock and cut out around the outside edges. Fold on all inside edges and attach the side flaps with a glue stick or double sided sticky tape.)
Do you give gifts on Valentine’s Day? Who do you give to? I’ve seen a lot of people crochet valentines for their kids classes. Do you crochet for the class or for the teacher?
Yesterday I guest blogged over at The Crochet Crowd. I put together a journal to help keep all the amazing pattern and challenges together. With all of the amazing things we get from Mikey Sellick, and all of the other projects we find out there, its great to have way to organize it all.
When the crochet journal was released, there were some requests about a non specific journal in the same format for those who sew, craft, etc. So here you go! I adapted the journal for those who want to use it for non-crochet craft journaling!
Create your own journal using a three ring binder and these Free Printable Jounal pages.
Page sleeves can be used to store patterns, pieces or the pages in the binder. I print the pages and use a hole punch for the actual pages. I use a dry erase marker on the page sleeves to make temporary changes, or keep track of where I am on a pattern. When I’m done the marks wipe right off.
If you head on over to The Crochet Crowd, you can pick up a copy of the Crochet Journal I put together. Just perfect for keeping all those patterns and crochet projects organized. There’s calendars, yarn cards, project sheets and more!
Free Printable Journal
If you are anything like me or a million others, you are stepping into the new year with a desire to get organized. Personally, I would love to get my yarn stash organized and plan to spend some one on one time with my piles of chaotic fibers in the coming months in an effort to do just that, get organized! Ha Ha…I will try and post pictures sometime soon so you can see what I am up against. Perhaps it will give me just the motivation I need to actually get it done. I will have you all to hold me accountable.
Free Printable Cards!
I have decided from this point forward each project I start is going to get a WIP Card. (Free Printable Below) This simple card will be used along with a handy ziploc bag to keep the projects I am working on under control. I tend to be a bit distracted by shiny things, aka new patterns, challenges and ideas that pop up in my newsfeed.
Take for example The Crochet Crowd, in the last three days they have posted their January Challenge along with video tutorials for a Puffy Baby Blanket and a 3 Hour Crochet Baby Blanket! What’s a hooker to do?!
It just so happens that with all of the yummy yarn I scored at the Spinrite Tent sale last fall I have enough to do them ALL! (Psst. If you missed it, there are still tons of really good buys at the ETENT sale!)
And so it is, I know myself to well. I know that I am not going to stop being distracted. So rather than having a ton of WIP’s laying around that will end up getting frogged because I will inevitably forget what hook size I used or where I go the pattern from, I’m going to put each project in its own bag with one of these cards. Each project will have all the information I need to pick it back up and finish it.
Feel free to grab some for yourself!
Today is the last chance to grab the Mug Love Cup Cozy and the Simple Stylish Boot Cuff for free! The code that Sonya Blackstone of Blackstone Designs generously offered expires at midnight tonight! Be sure and grab it while you still can.
One of the top items this year is the boot cuff. I’ve been working with Sonya Blackstone of Blackstone Designs who designed the Simple Stylish Boot Cuff just for us! She has added it to her Ravelry Store, but has given us a code to get it for free until 12/31/14! Use Code: BootCuffs14
Cozies are another of those top wanted items this year. This fun cozy, Mug Love, is another pattern by Sonya Blackstone. You can get it for free too until 12/31/14. Use Code: MugCozy14
Edited to Add: I can’t believe I forgot to post the link to the Mug Cozy! Mug Love Pattern Here
Find the free printable templates here: Hooked With Heart! Templates and Patterns for Free, Oh My!
Tell me, what was your favorite post this year? What would you like to see more of in 2015? Inquiring minds want to know!
Ho, Ho, Ho…Uh Oh!
Let me start off by telling you how excited I am about the Christmas Cards I just ordered from Deb Johnson! They are PERFECT for my yarnie friends! I love that Santa is hookin’!
It’s hard to believe we are already through the first week in December. They say time flies when you’re having fun…it flies at the speed of light when you are busy!
I have had a few blog posts go up at The Crochet Crowd, and our giveaway has come to an end. Thanks to ALL who participated.
Special thanks to Blackstone Designs and Deb Johnson Illustration for their generosity. See below for the winners!
Be sure and hop on over to the Crowd for my guest blogs and check out the templates and free patterns you can get!
Bottle Buddies Pattern + Printable Templates
Two Skeins, Two Hours, Too Good To Be True!
Thank you to all who participated in our Giveaway! Congrats to the winners. Please email me your mailing information so I can get your prizes to you!
Winner! Winner! Winner!
So tell me, what have you been up to? Craft shows, gift making…shopping!?
Frogging Along has been hopping lately. In celebration of all the new follows, and well because I love to share, I decided it was time for a giveaway!
This giveaway will run from 11/25/2014 through 12/01/2014 at 5:00PM Eastern Time. Good Luck!
(She also happens to be the brilliant hand behind my Frogging Along Logo.)
I was given a project bag recently and totally fell in love with it. Of course the fact it has frogs on it was my first love, but then I used it and oh my! I can fit two skeins of yarn and my project into it. It’s reversible, it has a loop for my thread to go through on the out side so it doesn’t go all wonky! I can toss it into my purse. HA HA…okay I don’t really carry a purse, more like a tote bag. I also got a small tote in matching fabric that will hold my hooks and notions for the project.
Deb has generously offered to donate one of her project bags for our giveaway! She has offered up a set of Crochet Ewe personalized note cards as well. I absolutely love mine! What a perfect way to gift your crochet items! (Details on how to win at the bottom of this post!)
I have been doing test patterns for Sonya for a little over a year. It is one of the easiest things I’ve ever done. She takes great care in the detail of her patterns and they are simply marvelous. I love her creativity. Not only is she offering up a free pattern of your choice if you are selected, she is offering EVERYONE a buy one get one free deal through December 1st!
Grab your BOGO here: Blackstone Designs on Ravelry
For a little extra fun, I decided to throw in a pair of “Yarn” earrings for one lucky winner!
With the date being expanded, I’m adding a second pair of Yarn Earrings, And…
2 Skeins of Red Heart Reflective Yarn, Enough to make the Starry Night Beanie
It’s pretty simple. There will be four winners randomly selected. One for each prize offered. To qualify you need to visit the following sites and post the responses into a single Reply.
1. Visit Deb Johnson Illustration. Go to her store and find your favorite item. List it in your reply post. It would be great if you could go to Deb Johnson Illustration on Facebook and show her some like love!
2. Visit Blackstone Designs on Ravelry. Pick out your favorite pattern. List it in your reply post. The pattern you select will be the free pattern you will receive if you are selected as a winner. Choose carefully! it would be great if you could go to Blackstone Designs on Facebook and show her some like love!
That’s it! Pretty simple, Yes?
Frogging Along 
