November. 9th starts the “Winter Fashion Blog Hop” at the “E’Claire Makery” Blog!  Pictured above are all the wonderful patterns that will be available throughout the rest of November.   The way it works is that each day a different pattern will be featured.  Go to the “E’Claire Makery” blog and get the Coupon Code Read More

It’s that time!!  Even though it may be warm and sunny today, the cold, wind and snow are coming!  And, the “Up North” Beanie is exactly what you will want!  Not only will it be so warm and cozy for those late fall and winter days, it is so cute and so “up north”!  It Read More

Well, it’s a cold day in Wisconsin again.    A perfect day, though, to be out wearing this new scarf and hat set!  The hat is called the “Katie Beanie with Faux Fur Pompon” and is available here on the blog (Just click on the name.). The ad-free PDF is available in my Etsy Shop Read More

Starting today, the “Season of Joy” Blog Hop is going on at the “Ambassador Crochet” Blog!  Each day a pattern will be featured that uses Bulky or Super Bulky Yarn.  The beautiful patterns are perfect to use in making your Christmas gifts this year!!  Once you are at the Blog Hop site, get the Coupon Read More

For the first 3 weeks in November, Trista at the  “Crochet By Trista” Blog is running the “Gift Giving Blog Hop”.  Each day a pattern will be featured and for that day only, you can get a special Coupon Code to use on Ravelry to get the ad-free PDF version of the pattern for yourself. Read More

Well, I am writing this at the end of October and  I am already thinking about making Christmas gifts!!!  Maybe you are, too!   I wanted to come up with an easy and quick pattern for a soft, squishy and warm cowl for the women in my family.  So, the end result is this lovely Read More

 Today I am introducing a fun and stylish scarf pattern!  It’s called the “Waffle Scarf with Poms”.  It is created using the “Waffle Stitch” and even though it looks like a complicated stitch, it is really very easy!  Please check out my YouTube Video Tutorial Here to see how it is done! My scarf is Read More

Well, it is definitely a cold, rainy, dark, not nice day here at the lake.  Fall has arrived….big time.  And, with that, I’ve decided that it’s time for another beautiful cowl pattern!!! I have named this cowl, “The Bumpy Road Cowl” for two reasons:  1.  That is the name of the crochet stitch that I Read More

Even though the weather has been unusually fantastic here in Wisconsin for the last week or so, it is now starting to take on very “fall-like” temperatures!  Yesterday, was just beautiful.  And, we were so thankful because my niece was married and the whole occasion (including the weather) was magical.  But, today, it is quite Read More

  Today I was looking at my own Autumn Baby Hat Designs and then I thought I should look for more ideas and inspirations on Etsy!  Well I found some really, really cute designs and I thought I would show them to you, too.   I have also included some of my designs, both ready-made Read More