My Crochet Gifts 2015

So I said this year I wasn't going to get carried away with crochet gifts. They take forever and to be honest, I'm not always sure how appreciated they are. Of course everyone says thank you with a smile but are they just being polite? Do people really want my homemade stuff? Cut to November and I have a list of holiday requests! The holidays are usually when I get the most creative and try new patterns I've never attempted. The extreme time crunch certainly adds to the excitement as well! As always, I will include the pattern sources. That way, if you see something you like, you can make your own. Here we go...

Sea Flower Shawl- Rustic Modern Crochet by Yumiko Alexander

Ninja Turtle Hat- Jaime George

Fox Scarf(paid pattern)- We-R-Soto Design
I altered the pattern a bit to make this one child size.

Stampy Hat- See my blog post for chart

Toothless, How To Train Your Dragon- Nichole's Nerdy Knots
See more of my photos of this project which was actually for a birthday present but is so close to Christmas I'm gonna list it anyway!

Ballerina Elephant, Edwards Menagerie
If you're curious how I added the tutu, see my notes in my Ravelry project page
This is my second Edwards Menagerie project. See my bunny here

V-Stitch Beanie- Over The Apple Tree free pattern

ZiggyZag Vixen Slouch- Faith Holbrook on Ravelry

This is my third year of crochet Christmas projects. Check out years past 2013 and 2014

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Crochet Like Crazy- Toothless

This time of year I'm always super busy because I make several of my holiday gifts. All my children's birthdays are also around this time. My daughter is crazy for the How To Train Your Dragon movie so I decided to crochet her Toothless for her birthday! This pattern is from Nichole's Nerdy Knots. She's in love with her new dragon!

**This pattern has been taken down from Ravelry but can still be found on Instructables

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Crochet Baby Gifts: Afghan and Amigurumi Bunny Set

If you want to give a unique and meaningful gift, you can't go wrong with handmade! 

This afghan and amigurumi bunny set is for my soon to arrive niece or nephew. I've always wanted to try a star afghan and as soon as I saw this new pattern book for amigurumi animals, there was no doubt I was trying one of those too!

Since seven has long been believed to be a lucky or magical number, I was absolutely set on making a seven point star. Unfortunately for me, there are limited patterns to choose from. I ended up finding a pattern in a book called Geometrics: A New Way To Crochet, by Ruthie Marks. I followed the pattern except I did double crochet throughout instead of the front post double crochet it calls for.

I also got the bunny pattern from a book. Everyone's been talking about Edward's Menagerie, by Kerry Lord of Toft Alpaca Shop and for good reason...it's beautiful! All the animals in here are super cute and I can't wait to try more! If you decide to try the animals in this book, take a look at Toft Alpaca Shop's YouTube Channel for some great tips. 

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Crochet Gifts 2014

I show my love for family and friends by giving handmade gifts! I figure they are sick of the same old stuff and handmade means you get something one of a kind and hopefully useful. Here are some crochet gifts I made this year along with links to the free patterns(photos are my own). 

Dragon

I did make a few alteration to the pattern as advised by others on Ravelry

Pattern by Lucy Ravenscar

Purse

I've had this pattern saved on Pinterest for a while but was overwhelmed by the chart pattern. I got over it and love how this turned out!

Pattern by Pierrot Yarns 
If you're interested in trying this pattern check out my tutorial to accompany the chart pattern. 

Puppy

This beagle puppy is so cute as are all amigurumi patterns from this designer. I found eyes and nose at Hobby Lobby

Pattern by Mary Walker

Button Infinity Scarf

These beautiful wood buttons are very reasonably priced at Hobby Lobby

Pattern by Fiber Flux

Brain Waves Beanie

Love all patterns from this designer and this one is free!

Pattern by Playin' Hooky Designs

Shell Stitch Cowl

Pattern by All About Ami

Ribbed Button Cowl

I didn't double up the yarn I used for this as the pattern called for and it came out just fine.

Pattern by Creative Jewish Mom

Color Block Earflap Hat

This is my go to earflap hat pattern. For this hat I changed it up a little by making longer in the back.

Pattern By Repeat Crafter Me

Bacon Scarf

My kid has this thing with bacon because of a ridiculous YouTube music video. He's going to LOVE this!
Pattern by Drunken Aunt Wendy

Hooded Cowl

Special request from my teen son.
Original design by me...pattern coming soon!

Want to see my crochet creations from last year? Click here

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