• Blonde girl wearing the Be Mine Beret. A red crocheted beret with hearts.
    Accessories,  Apparel,  Crochet Pattern

    Be mine Beret

    When love is in the air, as well as a few crisp snowflakes and chilly gusts, one fashionable way to stay cozy and chic is to top your Valentines day look with the heart dotted Be Mine Beret. This pretty hat works up in just 27 rounds with practice in color work and carrying the opposite color so that you never have to fasten off until the end. It’s a great way to give a little gift to yourself and quick enough to make for your Galentine friends with easy ways to try different color combinations. Don’t be too surprised if wearing it leads to a Valentines kiss from your…

  • Apparel,  Crochet Pattern

    Dreaming in Plaid

    I love that we live in a world where so much sharing of ideas is encouraged and the availability of patterns and designs is so varied and abundant! Isn’t it amazing that you can type in what you’re looking for and so many ideas are right at your fingertips? I remember growing up and as I was learning to crochet I was given a few Leisure Arts leaflets where I would actually make every pattern in the book to try to learn and get as much practice as I could. I don’t think I would have believed it back then if someone would have told me how much would be…