T-shirt yarn or tarn as some call it, is created by cutting a t-shirt into narrow strands. The ideal method is to find a t-shirt without side seams and cut it into one continuous strand. Then you stretch it to make what I call curled t-shirt yarn. Here is a tutorial on how to make curled t-shirt yarn. That is the process that I used to crochet this baby bib. I used the bottom hem from the t-shirt for the ties on the bib. The free crochet pattern with all the details can be found here. I did do a few modifications to original pattern which are as follows: I crocheted 13 rows before doing just ..read more

Here is a walker tote bag that I crocheted using red, white and blue yarns. I found these cute buttons at Walmart that I thought just looked right for this patriotic themed project. Here is the link for the free walker-wheelchair tote bag pattern. This is an easy pattern that is crocheted using half double crochet (HDC) stitches and is worked in the round. The finished size for this walker carrier bag is 9.5″ long by 11.5″ wide. These tote bags can be hung off a walker or a wheelchair. They are favorite items for assisted living and nursing homes. This tote bag was donated to my local assiste ..read more

I finally got my Mojo back after several years and crocheted two Mother Bears. Each month over at the Mother Bear group on Ravelry, they feature a theme. Wonderful women was the theme for March. I crocheted Diana bear in honor of my SIL who passed away and who was such a wonderful, warm, and loving person. Here is Diana bear dressed up using the free Mother Bear flower dress pattern. Next is Aurora bear for the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights. This Red Heart Stripes yarn worked out just right for reflecting this month’s theme of sky items. Both of these bears are crocheted seamless and ba ..read more

Introducing the latest of my recycled bags. This is a wheelchair or walker tote that is crocheted all in recycled plastic bags. Some people also call them a wheelchair carrier as you use them to carry things such as books, newspapers or tissues. This recycled bag was crocheted using the free puff stitch wheelchair tote pattern. It features a red, white and blue striped theme. As it is hard to find these special colored bags, I only crocheted the puff stitches on the front of the tote. Each puff stripe row used less than 2 colored plastic bags made into plarn to crochet. I used a K (6.5 mm) cr ..read more

I am sharing a wonderful little crochet project called bobble pocket prayer squares. These squares are about 3″ by 3.5″ and use around 11 to 12 yards of worst weight yarn to crochet. The free crochet pattern for the bobble pocket prayer square is found here at Jamie’s blog. Quoting Jamie, “this hand-held prayer square gives you something to hold while praying and the cross itself is a beautiful texture that is soothing to hold.” The squares are a wonderful little item to give to someone who may be going through a difficult time or just as a small gift of comfort to provide to a person. Here i ..read more

This project uses a recycled milk jug ring as a base for a towel topper. It’s a simple crochet idea that I created as I needed a ring to hang up a towel on a hook in my kitchen. So I used a milk jug ring and crocheted it onto my towel topper using a kitchen towel folded in half. Here is a closeup on the crocheted towel topper. I generally used this ring towel topper pattern that I created over 10 years ago. I did do a few modifications as I wanted a shorter topper as follows: Row 3, 1 SC Dec to start, 1 SC across to last 2 st and another SC Dec. Row 4, 1 SC Dec to start, 1 SC across to last ..read more

For an upcoming Library fundraiser, I have been working on this auction bucket of items. The bucket includes a recycled tote bag crocheted from plastic bags made into plarn, a potholder towel, a heart cloth, a bottle of wine, wooden spoons, candles, chocolates, and a crocheted dish scrubbie. Here are photos of the potholder towel and the dish scrubbie I crocheted with cotton yarn and a strip of netting held together. Here is the potholder towel pattern which is a great free pattern for adding a towel to a store bought potholder. The recycled tote bag was crocheted using mostly white plastic ..read more

A few years ago I posted a free basic cabled hat pattern for adults. Its a quick and easy pattern to crochet. I decided I needed a child’s size hat for an upcoming gift. So I downsized that original crochet pattern and created two different sizes. One for a baby (1+ years old) and another for more of a toddler’s size (2-3+ years old). The free pattern is below and you can always go up or down a hook size to adjust for a different child’s head size as needed. Enjoy and happy crocheting! Child’s Simple Cabled Hat Pattern H (5 mm) crochet hook = 1 year old baby (16” cir by 7.5” long) for baby ha ..read more

A Mosaic design uses geometric patterns to create a unique look. This is my first Mosaic crocheted project. It is a Mosaic hat that is crocheted in two colors and has 3 row repeats. The Mosaic hat pattern isn’t very hard after you get the gist of the pattern. The video found here was very helpful for me to understand how the stitches are placed. I did have to scale down the size as it was way too big as written. I found that if I crocheted 70 stitches to start with a H (5mm) hook that the hat came out just right for me. My finished size is about 21″ cir and 8.75″ long. The only other thing I ..read more

Here are some new mini Christmas stockings I crocheted using the waistcoat stitch. This stitch is very challenging for me and hard on my hands. So I have found that if I just work the waistcoat stitching on the chart area, it is much easier. So here are some Christmas stockings I designed where I added crosses and other images to the stocking front. Here is my free waistcoat stocking pattern. This pattern is the bases for my cross stockings but I only work the waistcoat stitches on the front of the stocking for the cross. The rest of the stocking is worked in regular single crochet (SC) stitc ..read more