Last Christmas my younger sister was knitting a sweater for my brother. About that time I realized that he didn’t have a scarf, and I knew I had to make him one. I thought it would be nice for it to match his new sweater. The sweater featured cables, so of course the scarf should too. I didn’t know how …
Golden Autumn Skirt – Free Crochet Pattern
Introducing my first skirt pattern: the Golden Autumn Skirt! I made this skirt last year, but it’s taken me a while to get it all written up. I’ve also been debating how and when to release it, and I finally decided to go ahead and publish it on my blog. There’s still some work to do, but later on I’ll …
American Star Coaster – Free Crochet Pattern
I suddenly realized it’s June already, and July is not far off. That means it’s time to start making things for the 4th of July. If you already have a flag, you might be looking for some decor in a red, white, and blue theme, and I have just the thing for you. This star coaster is quick to work …
Crochet Oreo Cookie – Free Pattern
After I made a crochet marshmallow more than a year ago, my little sister kept asking me to make an Oreo cookie. It has taken me forever, but I finally obliged. This is a really simple design: just a few circles stitched together to make a sandwich. After you make the classic Oreos, try making Uh-Oh Oreos using yellow for …
Perfect Christmas Tree Star Tutorial
There are less than two weeks left in the countdown to Christmas. I just realized I haven’t yet had the chance to wear my velvet Christmas dress I made last year. I’ll have to make sure I do that. I’ve been very busy these days with a list of projects I’ve been working on for Christmas. This post and project …
Green Wrap Blouse – Lekala Sewing Pattern
It seems things on my Lekala project page are a little out of order. My last two projects I posted about were done in February and April of 2018, but this one I actually did in December 2017. I guess I paused in the middle of making the blue gored skirt to make this green wrap blouse as a Christmas …
Purple Velvet Circle Skirt – Free Pattern
Last year when I finally got to making myself a Christmas dress, I decided to use this circle skirt template and simple bodice from The Littlest Studio. After making it and seeing the skirt, I knew that I had to have more circle skirts in my wardrobe. In February my sister went shopping and brought home a whole lot of …
United States Flag – Free Crochet Pattern
This is a pattern I’ve been working on since May. I wanted to create a crochet United States flag with 50 stars and 13 even stripes. It took me a lot of planning and testing to create this and to figure out the placement and spacing for the stars and stripes. I’m happy to say I came up with something …
Blue Fleece Wrap Top – Lekala
This is the second project I made using a Lekala pattern. The first one was the maroon wrap top I made in June 2017. I had made some mistakes in the measurements of that one, and so it ended up a bit tight. I decided to make another one with the same pattern, this time using polar fleece for a …
Maroon Wrap Top – Lekala Sewing Pattern
As I mentioned before in a previous post, when I first learned to sew, I started out drafting ill-fitting patterns. One day while searching for patterns I came across Lekala, a website with many computer-drafted patterns for both standard and individual measurements. I was super excited to find it, and I spent a long time looking through the catalog at …