Great Gifts for Last Minute!

sparrow mitts

"Fashionably reach for your wallet or your keys with our Sparrow Mitts. Pretty enough to wear out to tea, these Sparrow Mitts are feminine and functional. The interesting all over cable pattern reminds us of the tracks of a little bird. Combine Sparrow Mitts with the Timberline Hat for a matching set."  Pattern is available for purchase at Stash!

timberline hat

"The Timberline Hat has a wonderful allover cable texture that resembles the lines of evergreen trees growing at the top or our favorite local mountain. Combine the Timberline Hat with the Sparrow Mitts for a matching set."  Pattern and yarn available at Stash!

wearever wrap

The Wearever Wrap by Ewe Ewe yarns is awesome!  You will love crocheting this retro-inspired accessory that will go with any outfit!  Granny squares are super fast to crochet, you may make one for a gift then start one for yourself! Pattern and yarn available to purchase at Stash!

Great Gifts for the Last Minute!

crochet! in bloom beret or cap

Enjoy this Free crochet pattern, by Brittney Waterhouse, on Ravelry! Make this cute cap style or the beret style in no time. I bet you make more than one!

wabi mitts

I love these Wabi Mitts by Fringe Association, another FREE pattern on Ravelry!  I can see many mitts made with The Fibre Co.'s Meadow yarn. This is a great pattern for any guy or gal on your knit-list!

olivia cowl

This Olivia Cowl is AWESOME!  Again, a FREE pattern on Ravelry, from Swan's Island Yarns.  This cowl uses just one skein of Swan's Island Worsted and is the perfect pattern for this yarn. Knit on the bias using the basket weave stitch, it looks like you put more work into it than you did.  You may have good intentions of making this as a gift, but you may just end up giving it to yourself!

all pictures from the designers used on ravlery.com

Great Gift Ideas for Last Minute!

Seriously folks!  It's getting to be crunch time.  If you are anything like me you have about (oh who's counting!) gifts to make and only 24 days to do them!  I've been searching for great last minute gift ideas and I would like to share them with you. These are great gift ideas for the last minute crafter like myself:

snow on the laurel

"These pretty Arm Warmers feature an eye catching center cable surrounded by Reverse Stockinette to help showcase the delicate leaf pattern

For easier knitting the pattern is written worked inside out so you’re knitting mostly in Stockinette while the center cable stitches are created on the Purl side of the work. Simply turn the warmer right side out when completed to reveal the cables. Viola! Fun, simple, and oh so pretty. Since there is no thumb hole, you can also wear these as leg warmers."

Can you say no thumb gusset shaping = quick knit, even if you have to make two :)

This pattern is free for now on Ravlery until Christmas, so hurry over there and download it now~

peaked hat

Another FREE pattern on Ravlery the crocheted Peaked Hat is the perfect go to hat for the season!  Pick out a couple of you favorite buttons to show and start hooking!

Keep checking back here, I have many more projects to share!

Free Hat and Mitts patterns!

Big Chunky Comfy Hat

Chunky Lova Mitts

Super fun brights are everywhere this year.  The are perfect for fun accessories like this hat and fingerless mitts combo!  It's all about fast, chunky, and funky knits.

This yarn is part of the My Mountain collection from Schachenmayr Yarns.  Go to the My Mountain web site for tons of free hat patterns using all the yarns in the collection.  They are fun to knit and crochet!

Find the FREE Big Chunky Comfy Hat pattern on Ravelry.com.  This hat takes one skein for most, but took me a little over one skein, I needed just enough to finish the last three rows!  So I came up with the matching fingerless mitts pattern, and used up every little bit of yarn.  That's right NO left over yarn!

Here is the pattern for the Chunky Lova Mitts:

Needles:  US 11 DPN's

CO 20 sts, join for working in the round, careful not to twist the stitches!

Cuff: K2, P2 ribbing for 5 rows

Hand: K 10 rows even

Thumb opening:   Row 1: purl  Row 2: Knit.  Repeat last two rows three more times

Top of hand: K 2 rows

Finish: K2, P2 ribbing for 5 rows

BO loosely and enjoy!

Great Gifts!

Crochet Fingerless Gloves!

Perfect for keeping your hand toasty while crocheting!

FREE Ravelry pattern or find it on this blog:

http://creativeyarn.blogspot.com/2008/02/crochet-openwork-handwarmers.html

Crochet Infinity Cowl!

Grab 106 yds of Chunky yarn and a size M hook and you are in business!

FREE pattern found on this blog:
http://sewchatty.blogspot.com/

The Honey Cowl!

I love cowls, and would love to get this in my knit stocking this year! I'll be casting on for a gift today!

FREE Ravelry Pattern:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/honey-cowl

Great Gifts!

Honeycomb Wrist Warmers!

Wrist warmers or fingerless gloves are the perfect gift!

FREE pattern on Ravelry or on this blog:
http://www.pinkbrutus.com/free-patterns/

Chunky Neck Warmer!

Pick out a few cool buttons and whip up this cowl in no time!

Another awesome FREE pattern on Ravelry:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mochi-neck-cozy

An Owl Coffee Cozy!

Once you use a cozy, those cardboard coffee sleeves just won't do!

Pattern available at Stash or at BeeTwee on etsy:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/beetwee?ref=seller_info

Amigurumi Ornaments!

These cute little guys will make adorable gift toppers and ornaments!

Free Pattern here

Not sure how to Amigurumi? Stash has a class for that! Learn to make the Teddy, Panada, or Koala ornament

Great Gift Ideas!

Super Bulky Mittens that knit up super quick!

FREE pattern here

Bulky Fingerless Mitts for that last minute gift.  These took me less than one hour make!  A two skein project that costs under $20!

Pattern available in the Berroco Lodge Pattern Book at Stash

Perfect hostess gift to "dress" up a bottle of spirits!

FREE pattern here!

Happy Stitchin'

Dream Club

It is finally here! The September 2012 Dream Club kits are now available at Stash! 

See more pictures and read about a contest on Dream in Color's blog: http://www.dreamincoloryarn.com/2012/09/01/september-2012-dream-club/

BTW 5 kits are already spoken for (without even seeing the yarn/pattern), that means there are only five left! You can call the shop today to reserve your kit: 303-660-9276