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Hickory Bear
Meet Hickory, a bear who loves adventures and snuggling. Whether it’s camping in a beautiful national park, hiking to the top of a peak, fishing for rainbow trout, or spelunking through a dark cave, Hickory would love to come along and enjoy the fun. At heart, he is a fearless explorer and loves seeing the world. When the expeditions for the day are complete, he is always ready for snuggling and an eskimo kiss goodnight. This pattern for Hickory Bear is an advanced beginner pattern where you will practice Single Crochet, increasing, decreasing, a bobble stitch, and stitching the separate pieces of the body together. I hope you’ll give it…
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Save the Bees, please
I haven’t done much of an introduction yet to introduce myself, so maybe this post will answer a few questions as to who I am and why I’m creating a blog. Writing and storytelling has proven to be therapeutic and adept at building a culture of understanding where readers can check their musings and thoughts with the authors and through this culture sometimes comes connection. In learning the housekeeping and technical side of blogging, I have neglected sharing many of the parts of myself that come together to make me. I promise, it will come. But to begin with an introduction, I’ll explain a bit about “Why a creativity Blog?”…
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Bloomers for Baby
The smell of baby powder and lotion. The natural inclination to speak in a whisper. The way everything is just so tiny. The coordinated outfits and blankets. The little sneezes and cuddles. How quickly your heart is completely stolen by a tiny little person. I can’t think of anything as magical as the birth of a new baby. These baby bloomers are a great addition the Little Ones new wardrobe whether you are nesting, hoping, last minute prepping or just adding one last thing to the collection of surprises for your baby, I hope this pattern makes the list and adds to the diaper-bum-cuteness overload. Quin Bloomers Materials: Gauge: 16…
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Mad for Plaid
Comfy and soft with stripes and checks nodding to colors found in nature. In a search for how to add a cozy element to my home this fall, plaid prints, with their calming colors and understated beauty, have held my attention. Maybe it’s the way that a light flannel layer is just right to warm up when evenings and mornings are starting to give hints about cooler temperatures ahead, or maybe it’s the variation of color palettes that complement autumn so well. It is timeless and seasonably versatile, but this Autumn, I am Mad for Plaid. Try it with colors of your choice. Plaid in pallettes that coordinate with your…
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A Bookmark all about POPSICLES
Every summer, it inevitably happens that it gets so hot that the only thing I want to eat is popsicles. Rocket Pops, Creamsicles, Twin Pops, Strawberry Shortcake bars, Chocolate covered ice cream bars, Spicy Mango coconut pops, Fudgesicles, Creamies….they all sound like sensible dinner options while it’s 100 degrees outside. If that sounds about right for you too, maybe this Popsicle bookmark will pique your interest. One of the imperative parts of summer for me growing up was that I always knew where my library card was and that I had a bookbag ready to go on all of my adventures. My library card was my passport to more traveling…
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Popsicle Party Crochet Garland
Pattern Instructions: Materials: Gauge: Pattern used for Gauge: SC Sizes: Finished Size is customizable to your liking, my completed garland measures 100 inches X 5 inches tall. Abbreviations: BLO-Back Loops Only SC – Single Crochet FSC – Foundation Single Crochet HDC – Half-double Crochet DC – Double Crochet SLST – Slip Stitch ST(S) – Stitch(es) SK – Skip Notes: We’ve arrived at the part of the summer where the only thing I want to eat is Popsicles! If this same thing has happened to you, then it’s time to crochet this Popsicle garland. (In between eating Creamsicles and Rocket Pops of course.) Special Stitches: Front Post Double Crochet and Magic…
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Beignet Dreams Pin
This summer, I had the delightful experience of tasting my first Disney Beignet. Put me down as one of the ones dreaming about Beignets everyday forever now. They are such a delicious treat that I couldn’t help but make a crochet pin to wear while they are endlessly floating through my mind. Beignets buried in powdered sugar and dipped in berry sauce and chocolate, these are exquisite! No wonder you pronounce them “Bayn-YAYS!” I made mine with yarn embroidered “powdered sugar” and a Strawberry pin. Strawberry pattern here. I hope you’ll have fun making your pin and wearing it for your Disney inspired fashion. The best part about this pin…
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Fishing for Rainbow Trout
A beginner friendly crochet pattern I have a love of Toy making. As a mom, when birthdays and Christmas time were on their way, I would spend hours thinking of something unique and special that I could make for each of my three little ones. As they grew, I began to teach them to crochet too and found that they loved to learn and work on projects too. I have loved these moments so much with each of my kids that it’s a dream of mine to create a series of patterns appropriate for little hands and fingers with beginner stitches and (hopefully) easy to follow design patterns. This crochet…
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Fisherman’s Net Bag
When you want to pack light with just a beach towel, swimsuit, sandals, sunscreen, and water, this is your go to bag for great sunkissed style that will help you leave the sand at the beach. Minimal supplies needed to make this bag, Grab your hook and some cotton raffia and you’re ready to start. The square fishermans net stitches are made using the Treble Crochet Stitch. Pattern Instructions: If you would prefer a printable version of this pattern, click the download button. Materials: Gauge: 10 Stitches X 7 rows= 2″X2″ square Pattern used for gauge: HDC Sizes: Finished bag measures 13″X13″. Abbreviations: CH – Single Crochet FSC – Foundation…
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Make Lemonade!
There are likely few dreams as big as those of a tiny entrepreneur sitting behind a lemonade stand. The ideas of production and advertising seem to grow larger than life along with the list of summer luxuries that might come with “making it big” from lemonade sales. Pool passes, soda, candy, carnival, and movie tickets, fireworks! The possibilities seem almost endless. It seems that it can’t really be summer if one of my children doesn’t ask me, “Can we make some lemonade?” In recognition of the the hard work that goes into any big dream and the hope that we all might take a moment to stop at a roadside…