At the same time of purchasing the Kitty yarn I used in the Crochet Granny Square Baby Blanket and Hat Set, I also purchased this chunky yarn in Spring. This Spring yarn is such a neat color mixture – its yellow, green, blue and pinkish purple blended with white – reminds me dying Easter eggs!… Read more
Super Chunky Gia Afghan – Free Crochet Pattern | Easy Granny Square Blanket Crochet Pattern
This is a free crochet pattern explaining how to crochet a granny square blanket worked in one large continuous manner. It is suitable for beginners, and being worked in super bulky yarn, it works up quickly. 7 sizes included!
New Summer Ceramic Tile Coasters – Batch #1
I made a trip to Hobby Lobby about a month or two ago and made a big purchase of summery scrapbook papers. While summer is still a few weeks days away (shows how long it’s been since I started this post! Oops!), here in the Sunshine State it already feels like it’s here! If you’d like to make your own… Read more
Lacy Market Bag – Pattern Review and June 2014 Challenge
The June 2014 challenge posed by Mikey of The Crochet Crowd is the Lacy Market Bag from Red Heart Yarns. Deadline to enter is June 30th, so you still have plenty of time to enter! This is my OOPS! photo. I was taking a photo to show a friend and noticed just to the left… Read more
Donating Blemished Coasters
Today, I sat down and went through the ceramic tile coasters I had stored. Most of them Spring and Easter ones. I had a spare box at home so I boxed up the Spring and Easter coasters and put a note on top so I would remember which ones were in there. This box will… Read more
DIY Ceramic Tile Coasters – The Process
In conjunction with my post on the Supplies Needed for making your own ceramic tile coasters, this will be on the process of making them. Before I start, I would like to state that this is just my way of making these ceramic tile coasters. There are several tutorials available, and many directions in which… Read more
[My] Tips on Becoming More Familiar with Yarn Types
I made a trip into Joann‘s a few weeks ago, not looking to make any purchases – solely to check out the yarn options (while I waited for the time to pass so I could go pick up Chad for lunch). While my shop, EyeLoveKnots, started out like (and kind of still looks like) an… Read more
Starlet Cape – Pattern Review
While I was updating my Vanna’s Choice section of my Yarn Review page, I re-came across Lion Brand‘s Starlet Cape. I say ‘re’ because I had previously bookmarked it – and then forgot about it! My Aunt Patti is getting married in Las Vegas in a few months by an Elvis impersonator. I love the… Read more
Summer Inspired Granny Square Baby Blanket and Hat – Free Crochet Patterns
My mom’s friend is having a little boy this June. My mom has made several different requests as gifts for the family. One of them was a baby blanket. My first attempt at a baby blanket was a few weeks ago. I used a V Stitch and boy, did that blanket take me a while… Read more
New Dangle Earrings up for Sale on Etsy! Limited Supply.
Usually, I only try to do jewelry that I can replicate, however, I went to Hobby Lobby a few weeks ago and found TONS of neat beads on the clearance rack and thought, what the heck? Soon to come – bottle cap earrings! I don’t have any tutorial for these earrings, but I can make… Read more