Crafts: Crochet
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Crocheted Flower Basket Made With Plastic Bag Yarn
I just discovered a wonderful way to use my crocheted basket made with plastic bag yarn, as a flower basket centerpiece or placed anywhere you need a little injection of fun spring color! Buy some flowers from the nursery and use them for a few days indoors before planting them outdoors, the best idea for…
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Crocheted Bath Scrubbie Using Potato Sacks
Crocheting scrubbies using upcycled potato sacks is one of my favorite ways to go green. It is a great way to use up odds and ends of yarn, and to make something useful out of something you'd ordinarily throw in the garbage. I started out crocheting very simple kitchen scrubbies, and then i realized that…
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Crocheted Basket Using Plastic Bags For Spring
Crochet a fun basket for spring using yarn made from plastic bags.
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Crochet Mini Mandala Stash Buster Pattern
Crocheted mini mandalas are the perfect stash buster and especially if you happen to have some cheerful spring colors that need a purpose! Of course, then you may just find yourself in my predicament, which is now what? Namely, not quite sure how to use these little guys, since at 16.5 cm in diameter they…
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Crocheted Chunky Doily Throw Using My Doily Rug Pattern!
Araelia from Sydney, Australia sent me these photos of the crocheted doily throw she made using my giant crocheted doily rug pattern! Isn't it great? Truthfully, I made a baby blanket from this pattern as well, just never got around to photographing it, and the "rug" that I originally made actually works best as a…
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Crocheted Lampshade Round-Up To Inspire!
There is something about crocheted lampshades that is just so wonderful, and winter seems like the perfect time to add at least one to your home decor. You can choose a project that is quick to whip up or something more detailed depending on your preference, and of course, a crocheted lamp shade works…
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Make Yarn From Plastic Bags To Use For Holiday Crafting!
Imagine my delight when my local grocery store temporarily switched from yellow plastic grocery bags to purple plastic grocery bags…….pure heaven as it were for a dedicated recycling crafter like me, right? I was actually swooning I believe, or maybe that was on account of the mesh potato sacks that instead of their standard white…
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Crocheted Lampshade: Simple Crocheted Trim Transforms A Basic Lamp
A simple white lamp shade is transformed into an adorable decorative accent with the addition of some simple mini granny square crocheted trim! This crocheted lampshade trim project is the perfect way to add some color to any room, and to have fun crocheting with color combinations that you love. Not to mention that it…
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One Hour Crocheted Baby Beanie Pattern, 0-12 Months, With A Button On Top!
After realizing that the sweet little one hour crocheted bonnet that I made last week wasn't quite right for the new baby boy in the extended family, I decided to make the quickest little crocheted baby hat that I know: the one-hour crocheted baby beanie, with a little crocheted button cover (omiting the actual button)on…
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Crocheted Baby Bonnet With Ties That You Can Make In An Hour!
There is a new baby boy in the extended family which means it is time to get back to some crocheting so that I'll have a handmade gift when we travel a few hours away for the Bris! I have been known to crochet gifts while in the car on the way to visit the…
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Drinking Straw Garlands Are A Perfect Way To Use Scraps!
Crafting with drinking straws is so much fun, especially when the colors are fabulous like these, and when there are so many ways to make quick and great looking decorations for the holidays, for birthdays or just because! Today I wanted to share with you three ways to make garlands from little scraps that you…
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Super Quick Kitchen Scrubbie From A Mesh Potato Sack
While I was cleaning out my kitchen cabinets before the glorious holiday of Succot (which we are currently celebrating) I came across some mesh potato sacks I'd been saving and quickly whipped up some crocheted potato sack kitchen scrubbies to use during the holiday! Of course, this isn't the first time I've made scrubbies from…