Crafts: Crochet
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Filet Crochet Large Diamond Trellis Pattern
I have been creating a small library of filet crochet swatches recently, including filet crochet small diamonds pattern, filet crochet diamond trellis pattern, filet crochet diagonal stripes pattern, and now presenting the filet crochet diamonds pattern, and I only wish I hadn’t run out of yarn so that I could have crocheted a larger swatch!…
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Filet Crochet Diagonal Stripes Pattern
I have been creating a small library of filet crochet swatches recently, and last week I shared filet crochet small diamonds pattern and filet crochet diamond trellis pattern which are both lovely, though this filet crochet diagonal stripes pattern is wonderful too! Each pattern has a slightly different “fall” to it depending the density of…
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Filet Crochet Diamond Trellis Pattern
Summer is a great time to delve into crochet, as it is so very relaxing, and great as a take along project! Our summer here in Northern Israel is turning out to be yet another stressful one, so I think I might just need to go down into the basement and look for some yarn…
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Filet Crochet Small Diamonds Pattern For Blankets And More!
If you already know how to crochet, or even if you are somewhat of a beginner, filet crochet is a great way to create a crocheted pattern with very little effort! No squares to sew together, no millions of ends to weave in at the end (not my favorite) and results that are very classic…
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Quick 1/6 Scale Crocheted Doll Pillows For 16 cm Maileg Style Animals Or Dolls
It is now officially confirmed, I have fallen down a very deep and all consuming rabbit hole regarding all things DIY dollhouses, and only just realized that it is even funnier that the main characters for my 1/6 (or 1/8 scale) dollhouse are rabbits! A lot of these characters have names, sometimes even human sounding…
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Simple Crocheted Pouch With Colorful Stripes And Drawstrings
Want to make a quick crocheted gift to use up some of your stash, or maybe to give yarn from a previous now unraveled scarf a new life? One of my crafting students quietly asked me if I’d crochet something for him, so I dove into my basket of stash and this pouch, together with…
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Passover Crochet: Ten Plagues Characters For The Seder!
Meet the adorable Ten Plagues characters that were crocheted when I should have been cleaning my studio, and now aforementioned studio needs a very quick clean up/box up as Passover is literally on our doorstep and everything must be ready by shabbat, phew! Okay, but honestly, this was a labor of love, that I sent…
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Passover Crochet: Amigurumi Pharoah With Boils!
I almost can’t believe it myself, as I don’t generally crochet tiny-ish things nor create my own patterns, but here we are! Introducing my crochet for Passover Ten Plagues character, Pharoah with boils, and boy does he look unhappy, those boils are downright uncomfortable! With just a few days to go until Passover I’m rushing…
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Passover Crochet: A Locust (Head) For The Passover Seder
With Passover coming at the end of this week, the pressure is on to finish up all the preparations, which in our case involve lots of cleaning, organizing and hard work! Of course I’m always dreaming of making new things for the holiday, and this year, while it was not at all practical, I ended…
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Passover Crochet: A Drop Of Blood For The Ten Plagues!
With Passover coming is just a tiny bit more than a week, now may not be the time to get crocheting for the Passover seder, but here at CJM central crafting takes precedence! I’ll admit, I never thought I’d find myself delving into Amigurumi, tiny crocheted things, but daughter is spending the holiday with extended…
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A Chunky Crocheted Sunflower Granny Square Baby Blanket
I crocheted this sunflower granny square baby blanket about 5 months ago and just now had a moment to share it with you! Truthfully I did not love the results as I was winging it and made the mistake of using a crochet hook that was really too small for the chunky yarn weight. This…
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How To Crochet An Afikomen Bag For Your Passover Table?
With Passover coming is just a little over 2 weeks, I have remembered that the felt afikomen bag I made years ago is no longer usable, and for the past few years we’ve simply used a nice towel of some kind, yikes! So this year I realized that I could crochet a bag to use…