Gingerbread Crochet

Posted by How To Crochet A Beanie on November 27, 2012 Leave a Comment

Gingerbread Crochet

Tis the season for Gingerbread Crochet. Another beautiful creation by Valerie Fuller. Gingerbread boys and girls with gumdrops grace this crochet doily. What a beautiful addition to your Christmas decor.

Gingerbread Crochet

Top off this great creation with a sweet gingerbread house

Gingerbread House

How about trying your skills with these Gingerbread Crochet beanies. Great crochet pattens with wonderful accents in the holiday colors.

Gingerbread Crochet

I’m a little bit of a “google geek”. Always curious about how some traditions get started. So I did just that, thank you google and Meryle Evans research. I just want to share it with you.

The History of Gingerbread Men

Gingerbread men have long been a part of European and American culinary traditions.

By Meryle Evans
Remember the fairy tale about the man-shaped gingerbread cookie that sprang from the oven and ran off to elude a trail of hungry captors before he was eventually devoured by a wily fox? The story, first published in America in 1875 in a children’s magazine called St. Nicholas, has become a classic.

The notion of edible animal and human figurines goes back to ancient celebrations in which they were used as substitutes for live sacrifices. More recently, on All Hallows’ Eve, English village maidens would eat a gingerbread “husband” to ensure that they would find a real mate. In Hungary and Yugoslavia, decorated gingerbread dolls were exchanged as love tokens, inscribed with romantic sentiments or inlaid with tiny mirrors to symbolize a boy and girl gazing at one another for eternity.

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Witch Crochet

Posted by How To Crochet A Beanie on September 20, 2012 Leave a Comment

Witch Crochet

Which Witch Crochet do I do next? One of my favorite characters of the season is the “witch”. One of my favorite pattern designers is Valerie Fuller. Her dedication to detail evolves in all of her great patterns. I’m loving the detail in this Witch Crochet doily.

Witch Crochet

So many wonderful details are found in this fun holiday Witch Crochet pattern. The circle of friends bringing in the “All Hallows Eve”, ghostly details on their brooms, then to finish their attire she adds the bows on their waistlines. Just plain genius! Can’t say enough about Ms. Fuller’s creativity

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I found this “All Hallows Eve” poem on www.4to40.com/poems that made me just smile. I have to admit, I have felt this same way! Hope it makes you snicker too.

I hide behind the sofa quivering in fear
Now the witching hour is near
The curtains are drawn tight
And I’ve turned off the lights
The TV volume is way down low
I sit and cower it its feeble glow
Then comes the knock upon the door
And I curl up quivering on the floor
My heart is pounding my breath is shallow
My mouth is dry it’s hard to swallow
On all hallows eve I live in mortal dread
But not of monsters or the un-dead
The fear that turns my heart to stone
Is Trick or Treaters knowing I’m home

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Sunflower Crochet Pattern

Posted by How To Crochet A Beanie on August 12, 2012 2 Comments

Sunflower Crochet Pattern

Having a tough time trying to decide which Sunflower Crochet Pattern to do? This FREE Sunflower Crochet Pattern is the bomb! So simple, so easy and so fast to complete. Love this time of the year with all the wild sunflowers around our area. Our town now gearing up for their annual Sunflower Festival in a few weeks.

Wild Sunflowers

Sunflower Crochet Pattern

So let’s get started with this fun Sunflower Crochet Pattern. Choose your colors, traditional browns and yellows or go out on a limb and try it with greens, reds or oranges. I’ve made several of these sunflowers. They are a wonderful size to attach to any accessory such as a scarf or beanie. Play around with with your crochet hook sizes and yarns. Want it a little bigger? Bring out the chunky yarns. They crochet up BEAUTIFUL in the steel hooks and crochet threads. This is what I used for this particular Sunflower Crochet Pattern:
Yarn used: Left Overs great way to use up that extra yarn from previous projects.
Hook Size: I
Sunflower
With brown yarn, or color you choose to make the center, ch 2
Row 1: Work 10 sc in 2nd ch from hook, join with a sl st, ch 1.
Row 2: *Work 1 sc in 1st st, 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around, join with a sl st, ch 1.
Row 3: Work 1 sc in 1st st, 1 sc in next st, 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around, join with a sl st, ch 1.
Row 4: Work 1 sc in 1st st, 1 sc in next st, 1 sc in next st, 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around, join with a sl st, fasten off and weave in ends.
Row 5: Attach yellow yarn or color you choose for petels to any sc on last rnd, *ch 6, sl st in 2nd ch from hk, sc in next ch, 1 hdc in next 2 ch, 1 sc in next ch, sl st in next st, pedal made, sc in next “brown” stitch, repeat from * around, join with a sl st, fasten off and weave in ends.

I sincerely hope you enjoy this easy crochet pattern. It’s a very forgiving pattern, so if you miss a stitch it’ll never show. Play around with the petels, for example on row 5 you can thicken the petel by maybe adding 2 hdc in the next 2 chains and 2 sc in the 2 chains which you put the 1sc in.
Below I’ve selected some gorgeous Sunflower Crochet Doily Patterns. What a beautiful way to add to your home.

Sunflower Crochet Pattern

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Red White and Blue Crochet

Posted by How To Crochet A Beanie on June 16, 2012 Leave a Comment

Red White and Blue Crochet

With the 4th of July just around the corner start it off with some Red White and Blue Crochet.

Red White and Blue Crochet

This wonderful Red White and Blue Crochet Doily will show those around the beautiful handy works done in America.

Red White and Blue Crochet

This Red White and Blue Crochet doily has individual colorful motifs. Easy to follow instruction.

I hope your 4th of July is filled with memories. Safe times, family fun, yummy barbecues and always remember sun safety. Thank you for stopping by at How To Crochet A Beanie. Celebrate!

Here’s a few wonderful cookbooks for grilling, cooking and deserts for the 4th of July.

Maybe you’re in need of some new grill utensils!

Or maybe you’d like to show your spirit by sporting some red, white and blue.

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Daisy Doily

Posted by How To Crochet A Beanie on June 12, 2012 Leave a Comment

Daisy Doily

I came across this Daisy Doily crochet pattern and fell in love with it.

Daisy Doily

Daisy are springing up everywhere in my yard, wild and one’s I’ve planted. One of my favorite crochet things to do are flowers. This lovely Daisy Doily is so vibrant with the green accenting the crochet daisies.

Another gorgeous and fun project I love to do are edgings.

Crochet Edging

Forget-Me-Nots, Roses, Pansies and dozens of more included in this great collection of crochet edgings.

Take a little time out of you busy schedule and bring a little of “forever” flowers into your home with a beautiful Daisy Doily or maybe so wonderful pillowcase edging. Thank you for taking time out of your busy day and stopping by at How To Crochet A Beanie.

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Love Of Crochet Pansies

Posted by How To Crochet A Beanie on June 8, 2012 2 Comments

Love Of Crochet Pansies

My Love Of Crochet Pansies is insatiable. These are one of the most delicate flowers grown and loved by so many of us. Why not bring your love of pansies into your home with a beautiful crochet pansy doily, crochet pansy potholders, crochet pansy pillow cover or take on a project like a bedspread. With my Love Of Crochet Pansies, I’ve found I end up with a lot of little pansies just laying around. My goal is to gather them together and assemble a springtime scarf. I’ve got it in my head, now to get it together.

Love Of Crochet Pansies

I simply adore this intricate crochet pattern, another one on my “to do” list. The detail of this is simply stunning.

Love Of Crochet Pansies

So elegant! This motif is very versitile all the way up to a full size bedspread, pillow covers or back it for a potholder.

Love Of Crochet Pansies

This ensamble is a must for the pansy lover. What a wonderful table setting.

I hope you’ve enjoyed my Love Of Crochet Pansies. I adore all crochet flowers. Bouquets that won’t fade. Thank you for spending a little time at How To Crochet A Beanie.

Here is a very nice crochet video on pansies. Enjoy!

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12 Hour Doilies

Posted by How To Crochet A Beanie on April 2, 2012 2 Comments

12 Hour Doilies

A dozen 12 Hour Doilies to crochet. Grace every room in your home with a touch of elegance with easy to follow instruction as you crochet any one of these 12 Hour Doilies. I ordered this booklet a couple of months ago. I’ve enjoyed crocheting these 12 hour doilies so much. Grant it, a couple of hours in the evening and just in a few days it’s complete. I’ve completed most of these in actually less than 12 hours. These are such a wonderful spring and summer project. Just click on the link below to fill your order.

Take a peek around here at How To Crochet A Beanie to find all your crochet needs. Wonderful crochet patterns. Beautiful yarns. Thank you for stopping by.

12 Hour Doilies Elegant Taupe Doily

12 Hour Doilies Pink Berries Doily

12 Hour Doilies Pineapple Crowns

12 Hour Doilies Mystic Blue Doily

12 Hour Doilies Lilac Bunches Doily

12 Hour Doilies Frosty Green Pineapple Doily

12 Hour Doilies Pink Flares Doily

12 Hour Doilies Springtime Doily

12 Hour Doilies Sunshine Doily

12 Hour Doilies Burst of Spring

12 Hour Doilies Shades of Purple Doily

12 Hour Doilies Sunset Doily

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Ladybug Doily

Posted by How To Crochet A Beanie on March 12, 2012 5 Comments

Ladybug Doily

Summertime and Ladybugs. Two of my favorite things! What better way to show your love of ladybugs than with your own Ladybug Doily.

Ladybug Doily

This beautifully designed Ladybug Doily will be a treasure for generations to come. What a wonderful gift idea for the ladybug lover.

Ladybug Ladybug fly away…such childhood memories. I remember a hike in the mountains with my dad, years ago. My daughter at the time was only 5. We packed a picnic lunch and started up the 3 mile trek to the “Manzano” peak. The highest point in the range of mountains that crown our hometown. It was a beautiful day and a memory that will be cherished forever. The highlight of the day was when we arrived at the peak, the pine trees were covered solid with ladybugs. An absolute wonder.

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A few facts about ladybugs:

Did you know that there are over 5000 species of ladybugs in the world?
They are considered by some to be good luck.
As they age, their spots fade.
And in their short lifetime will lay over 2000 eggs.

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How To Crochet A Doily

Posted by How To Crochet A Beanie on November 2, 2011 48 Comments

How To Crochet A Doily

Crochet Doily

Learn to make stunning crochet doilies as you learn how to crochet a doily. Imagine taking your skills to another level of crochet that amazes people everyday with the intricate details of a crochet doily. This is an art that is rarely seen in homes anymore. I consider myself a relatively good crocheter. But I have to be honest…How To Crochet A Doily…hmmm, I myself was intimidated by the fine detail of such a project. I picked up one of my Crochet magazines, started thumbing through the crochet patterns and found the crochet doily pattern I wanted to conquer. This crochet pattern was not written out, it was illustrated stitch by stitch. I Studied it for a minute or two and realized how easy this crochet pattern looked. I picked up my crochet hook, went to the center of the crochet pattern where it told me was the start point and chained six. This was the beginning of another world of crochet that I absolutely love to do. I COULDN’T BELIEVE HOW SIMPLE THEY ARE.

Lace Crochet is what a lot of people call this technique. The fine threads you use, most commonly a cotton blend, when you learn how to crochet a doily, allows you many projects. Fashionable designs for everyday wear, or a delicate scarf for an evening out. How about a cool crochet beanie out of these yarns. Absolutely beautiful.

Take a look around at all the wonderful Crochet Patterns available. Learn How To Crochet A Doily. I know you can, because I did.

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