When I thought about shifting my focus to design this year, I couldn’t help but be bummed that I would have significantly less time to crochet using other people’s designs. I love creating my own things, but I also love some of the amazing patterns available out there from other designers. Since I am spending …
Author: Chrisandra
Billy the Buck – Free Crochet Pattern
When I found out that friends of mine were having a baby last year, I knew I wanted to make them something special. They live in Northern Saskatchewan and he is a BIG hunter! So – for the baby shower I wanted to make something hunting related… a baby friendly deer mount for the nursery. …
Crocheting a Perfect Circle with Staggered Increases (& Decreases)
I’m a bit of a craft perfectionist. Well – I’m a perfectionist in a lot of aspects of my life… but it really comes out in crafting! I want everything to be even and straight and measured! When I started crocheting in the round, I noticed something that bugged that perfectionist inside me. The shape …
Andrina the Mermaid – Free Crochet Pattern
I started making mermaid tails a few years ago and as nice as they were I found my love for small, stuffed projects. I had made a few other mermaid including The Friendly Mermaid by The Friendly Red Fox. It was so cute but larger than I wanted. So I set out to design my …
What will 2018 bring?
It’s hard to believe that it was Christmas 2014 that I first started selling crochet cup cozies at a local coffee shop. My little hobby business grew pretty slowly by opening an Etsy shop in 2015. My first craft show was Christmas 2016. This holiday season was my best yet. Not only was it successful, …
Friday Favourites
We have one week of 2018 under our belts and it feels good! I’ve seen a lot of talk online about different people’s feelings about the new year. For some it inspires, for others it discourages. I would say I’m inspired. 2018 will be bring changes personally as we anticipate the arrival of the babe …
Market Recap
Boy oh boy am I tired. I think I’d be tired even if I wasn’t making a human at the moment. This weekend I was so fortunate to be in my first Rose City Etsy Team Market. It was Mistletoe Market at Walkerville Brewery and it was awesome! Rose City Etsy Team is Windsor’s first …
Unicorn Washcloth – Free Crochet Pattern
As soon as I got my hands on Red Heart Scrubby Yarn I knew I wanted to make a creative washcloth. I’ve seen these beautiful unicorns all over. In cakes and signs and macarons. Why not a washcloth! You can also make this with any worsted weight cotton and get a smoother look. NOTE: This …
Kitchen Scrubbies – Free Crochet Pattern
A couple of years ago my grandmother gifted me a set of crocheted kitchen scrubbies with a little Christmas package. We started using them to wash our dishes right away and really liked them so I thought I should make some. I looked up some patterns online for inspiration and made a few versions until …
Square Slippers – Free Crochet Pattern
I have taught quite a few people how to crochet and they often want to make slippers. But when learning to crochet, working the round and maintaining a consistent tension can be difficult and can lead to two different sized slippers. So I started making slippers from squares. You just need to crochet a square …