Summer Crochet time!

The weather may not be quite there yet, but summer’s on its way, so let’s prepare by crocheting up lots of summery stuff!
Hope you like the new banner- I thought it would help to get us in the mood! And we’ll have some more links up for you in the sidebar shortly.
Welcome to Summer Crochet!

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Rainbow bright

Rainbow bright

Originally uploaded by mlochk22@

Yet another hat! I love making hats, they are just so interest and, of course, instant!
I made this hat for the same woman that I made the other hat for. It was made with Caron Simply Soft Brites in yellow, blue, green and pink. This hat should brighten [...]

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The Octosibs

Here are my 3 OctoSibs for a swap I’m in. I put little flowers on the larger blue one but didn’t take a picture until later. I found the patterns online for free on craftster and flickr

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new theme: Summer Crochet!

Thanks to eveyone who voted on the new theme. The votes were mostly split between Summer crochet, summer wearables, embellished bags and wire crochet, although we have a clear winner with SUMMER CROCHET! I think it’ll be a fun sunny theme to keep us all happy.
Summer crochet includes items from all of the above votes - plus amigurumi and [...]

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Bottle Cap Pincushion Lace

I designed and crocheted tiny lace for bottle cap pincushion rings. This was my first time making lace. I really like the first one. The second one is simple and extremely tiny… and I’m not sure you can even call it lace. lol

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Mini Jointed Teddy Bear

My Miniature Jointed Teddy Bear. I was visiting some websites and came upon a few miniature crochet/craft sites, and well, it inspired me to try this little bear. My lil bear stands a little over 3 inches, but I have to confess, it took me longer to crochet this little bear than it [...]

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The Great Dane is a little over 15 cm (in fact, he’s 17 cm), but his fellow little Chi measures only 5 cm (ears included!), so together I guess they’ll fit the theme.

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Nubby Bear

I have a soft spot for teddy bears. This is my second jointed bear. I wanted to try another yarn, so I went with a boucle type yarn (Bernat Soft Boucle) . I had to use a larger hook for this yarn, he measures 8 inches tall. I really like [...]

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More “small things” to post about

I told ya guys, I love the small stuff for that instant gratification! I have lots of little things that I have made in recent weeks, so have to share some more with you guys now!

I made this hat for a friend of a friend, who has cancer, and is, I’m sure is getting [...]

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Lil Lambkins

My newst Amigurumi – I thought I was going to add her to my collection, but my daughter snagged it before I had a chance to find a spot for her. She stands 4inches tall.

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A Newb bearing gifts…

I joined this group not too long ago (like a week or so, really…) and really like the idea of how this works!  Plus, it gives me extra motivation!  I love working on small things, mainly for the “instant gratification” that goes along with them!  So, here is one of my small projects for sharing! [...]

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HK Ladybug

              My newest addition to my HK family – my Ladybug.  She stands 4-1/2 inches tall.  Just in time for Spring (or summer).  

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Blythe Dress smallllllll crochet

Thanks (again) to June for helping me out a bit.

This was by far the SMALLEST crochet hook/thread I have ever used. After finishing the dress, I switched off to some worsted weight yarn and crocheted a hat for Blythe as well. Let me tell you, that hook and yarn felt JUMBO compared to what I [...]

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suggestions for next theme…

Small Crochet has been a wonderful theme, with lots of great work being completed! And it’s not over yet – we still have until the end of April to keep Small Crocheting. But I’d like us to start thinking now about the next theme that will run May – June, as Tracie and I will [...]

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Buster Bear

Here is Buster Bear, my first mini jointed teddy bear.  I am pleased with how it came out and quite surprised on how easy it was.  I am anxious to try it on other Amigurumi now and see the results.

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Fresh strawberries….

I made these little strawberries yesterday…don’t they look yummy?
I thought you might like the pattern so I have it here for you.

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Itty Bitty Kitty

This is my attempt at making a ‘weebbles wobble but they don’t fall down’ type of ami kitty. She turned out pretty cute….not quite as rolly as I wanted, but cute enough to keep!
The pattern is here .
www.yarnigras.blogspot.com

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My very own Henny Penny

Hoorah! Henny Penny is finished. Now for those experienced in the craft, this project would have taken an hour or so. But for me it is quite an achievement to complete it in a day and a bit (sooner if I hadn’t run out of materials). The children also helped: by leaving me [...]

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Dainty Doggie

I was browsing through my knit and crochet magazines and came across this cute little doggie pattern. It was a quick and easy project, just what I needed to get me out of my slump. I found this pattern in the Dec06/Jan07 Crochet Today magazine. There are so many other beautiful things [...]

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Kangaroo

Here is my Kangaroo and her little Joey. She is 7.5 cm high (excluding ears). My daughter has already requested a pink companion. Read more…

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Chrocheted Crochet Hook Holder

I came up with a quick and easy storage solution for my crochet hooks and accessories.  I call it the Crocheted Crochet Hook Holder.  It not only holds all of my crochet hooks, it also holds my scissors, other accessories, and my stitch markers, which I would always lose.  Now, everything is in one little [...]

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Spring bonbons

I have really been slacking on my crocheting lately. I hope that changes soon!I’ve been making crocheted bonbons for my Etsy store for awhile now, but I just finished this set for a new online giveaway.

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Little snail and mushroom!

I was in a swap recently and the girl had a thing for snails.   This is what I made, I hope she likes it! I bought the pattern off etsy from tildafilur’s shop.  It is really small.  About 4×4.

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