Crafts: Crochet

  • A Chunky Crocheted Sunflower Granny Square Baby Blanket

    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…

  • How To Crochet An Afikomen Bag For Your Passover Table?

    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…

  • Crocheted T-Shirt Yarn Pears Are So Much Fun!

    Crocheted T-Shirt Yarn Pears Are So Much Fun!

    Dusting this one off from the archives, enjoy! I have been living with these fun crocheted pears for a year and a half or so, and I can surely report they are just so very charming! And wouldn't a crocheted pear from t-shirt yarn be a great baby gift, it would look soooo cute in…

  • How To Crochet A Rug From Sheets

    How To Crochet A Rug From Sheets

    Yes, you read it correctly, this post is all about how to crochet a rug from sheets! Yippee, I am crocheting a round rag rug from sheets for the floor of our guest room, that I’m decorating for our new grandson, can’t help myself! My own kids had cute rooms, but there weren’t so many…

  • Another Crocheted No-Seam Baby Cardigan With Bobbles!

    Another Crocheted No-Seam Baby Cardigan With Bobbles!

    When you discover a great pattern that you modify a bit to make it yours, and the results are fabulous, you will surely want to make another! And that is what happened with this crocheted no-seam baby cardigan with bobbles when another baby was born in the family…….I just had to whip up another! And…

  • Simple Crocheted Bear Free Pattern To Customize!

    Simple Crocheted Bear Free Pattern To Customize!

    Introducing the cutest and minimal no-sew crocheted bear with a free pattern by Big Bebez, that is all about the details. And even more wonderful, the same free bear pattern is also available as patterns to crochet a whole variety of fun animals, wow! I crocheted this bear for a neighbor who requested one when…

  • Crocheted Chunky Gift Bag With Free Pattern Is Perfect For Chanukah!

    Crocheted Chunky Gift Bag With Free Pattern Is Perfect For Chanukah!

    Tonight is the eighth night of Chanukah, so you may not be thinking about whipping up chunky crocheted gift bags or crocheted gelt bags, but you still could, as this pattern is truly a quickie with amazing results! I designed it myself and not to brag, but the results were so wonderful I had to…

  • Simple Crocheted Chanukah Gelt Bags Pattern

    Simple Crocheted Chanukah Gelt Bags Pattern

    Our family Chanukah celebration on the first night of Chanukah always includes gelt pouches of some kind, either sewn or crocheted by yours truly! This year I had a bunch of yarn left over after crocheting a bunch of items for a new baby in the family, so I decided to crochet gelt pouches and…

  • Simple And Festive Hanukkah Crochet Projects

    Simple And Festive Hanukkah Crochet Projects

    I just dusted this one off from the archives, because now is a great time to start thinking about crocheting for Chanukah! Here is what I originally wrote just as Chanukah was approaching, so getting a head start with this post this year, and you should too! Crochet projects for Hanukkah? Of course, because as…

  • Crocheted No-Seam Baby Cardigan With Bobbles

    Crocheted No-Seam Baby Cardigan With Bobbles

    There is truly nothing quite so adorable as crocheted clothing, hats and booties for a new baby, and believe me, I'm taking advantage of this! After running to the craft store in Jerusalem to buy yarn and then figuring out how to use it (not recommended, by the way!) the first item I crocheted was…

  • Simple Crocheted Sea Shell Baby Bonnet To Whip Up For The New Baby!

    Simple Crocheted Sea Shell Baby Bonnet To Whip Up For The New Baby!

    With a new baby in the family I have been crocheted up a storm, well actually the storm has passed as it is now time to get on with other pressing projects, but right after Succot, I took an entire week plus to just relax and crochet! It was truly wonderful, and I'll be sharing…

  • Simply Great Crocheted Booties With Ties And Optional Cuff

    Simply Great Crocheted Booties With Ties And Optional Cuff

    Yippee, now that I've returned to crocheting with a new baby in the family, I also found a great crocheted bootie pattern that is a keeper! Believe me, I have crocheted too many wonky booties in the past, and am now so happy to have found a pattern that actually enabled me to crocheted one…