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Small Crochet Flower

Posted in Crochet, tagged Crochet, flowers on April 2, 2015| Leave a Comment »

After I got tagged yesterday on Facebook about a Yarn Bombing there was a lot of conversation about that as well as making small crochet flowers to put in trees to make it look like spring until spring arrives. There are so many flower patterns but here is a simple little one that always turns out nice and can be made with 4 or 5 petals. Give it a try.

Small Flower

Ch 4 and join with sl st.

Round 1: Ch 1 and then 4 sc in ring, sl st in top or ch 1 to join

Round 2: ch 4, 2tr, ch 4, sl st in same stitch. Sl st in next chain.

Repeat in each sc to make 5 petals.

Cut yarn, weave in ends.

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Upcoming Granny Square Class

Posted in Crochet, tagged Crochet, crochet class, granny square on March 27, 2015| Leave a Comment »

small Popcorn flower

Granny Stripe

Large double petal flower

We are having a “Granny Square Crochet Class” at The Studio soon (check it out here) and here are a few of the patterns we will be learning in addition to the traditional Granny Square.

Why don’t you get out your hooks and join us?!

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Not Your Grandmother’s Granny Square!

Posted in Crochet, tagged Crochet, granny square on March 24, 2015| 4 Comments »

Granny Square with Flower made by Big Mama

Traditional Granny Squares

Different Granny Square patterns from Mes Favoris

Crochet is BACK! It’s cool again and so many people are rediscovering this fun (and addictive) hobby. We have been having classes in crochet at The Studio and so many people are learning how to crochet.

One of the standards in crochet is the Granny Square. You can make so many things from squares from blankets to ponchos to hats to sweaters and more.

Here are some samples of traditional granny squares as well as a pattern chart for some “not so traditional” squares ( from Mes Favpros Tricot-Crochet website) that we will be looking at in our next crochet class on April 12th. Consider joining us. Click here for more info on the class.

Of course, one of my favorites is this floral granny square blanket that Big Mama made me many years ago. I treasure it.

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My New Favorite Crochet Vest

Posted in Crochet, tagged Crochet, crochet vest on March 23, 2015| 2 Comments »

Vest in cotton yarn

Vest in bulky yarn

I found a super Lion Brand pattern for a crochet vest that I really love. I made it with bulky yarn (as the pattern called for) and was so pleased when it was finished. It’s REALLY heavy. And I like the design so much that I reworked the pattern to make it in cotton so I can wear it in the spring. Here they are!

And here is the link to the original pattern. Enjoy!

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Spring Cotton Shawl

Posted in Crochet, tagged Crochet, crochet shawl on March 21, 2015| 3 Comments »

Summer Cotton Shawl

For years I would only crochet in the winter time because I mainly used wool or acrylic yarn and it is heavy and hot. But several years ago I got hooked on cotton yarn. It is lightweight and fun to work with. I just finished this Spring Cotton Shawl altering a pattern I saw that I really liked from using acrylic holding two strands of yarn to the cotton instead. I like the way it turned out especially since this was a Yarn Buster for me using up some leftover colors from previous projects. You can find the original pattern here.

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Ruffled Scarf in Crochet

Posted in Crochet, tagged Crochet, crocheted ruffle scarf, scarf pattern on March 4, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Ruffled Scarf in Crochet

Because of all the crochet classes we have been offering lately at The Studio I have been doing more crochet and trying to find or write some fun patterns that students can use while practicing their new stitches. Here’s one that I have been giving students to practice single and (especially) double crochet. (There are a few more patterns here that you can check out also.)

Homespun Ruffle Scarf

I used Lion Brand Homespun Yarn – 2 (6 ounce skeins)

Ch 135. (You can adjust the length here. If you use a yarn that is smaller you may need to start with more stitches. Homespun is a bulky yarn.)

Row 1 – Turn and sc in each stitch across.

Row 2 – Ch 2. (Counts as 1^st dc) Turn and dc in first stitch. 2 dc in each stitch across.

(If you want a full scarf, repeat Row 2. – The sample above was made using two of row 2.)

Row 3 – Ch 2 (Count as 1^st dc) Turn and 2 dc in first stitch. 3 dc in each stitch across.

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Upcoming Retreats!

Posted in Workshop/Retreat, tagged Crochet, embroidery, Retreats, soap making, wildflowers on March 3, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Ever dream about getting away with friends to enjoy a couple of relaxing days of fellowship and creativity? Well here is your chance. There are three exciting retreats scheduled that offer you a wide variety of creative and learning opportunities – 1 in Virginia and 2 in West Virginia. Check them out and invite your friends to join you.

April 10-12, 2015 – “Find Your Creative Self Weekend Retreat” at The Studio in Front Royal, Virginia

Spend a weekend creating! We are offering a schedule packed with terrific projects that you will be thrilled to learn to make and at the end of the weekend you have loads of new creations to take home as well as new knowledge you can apply to future projects. Make a felted pin, a cigar box purse, glass yard totems, crochet a mug mat, learn to paint, make an embellished sweatshirt jacket and learn more about Pinterest.

Click here for more information and to register.

April 25-26, 2015 – SOAP-CRAFTING & CROCHET at Sassafras Farm, Clio, West Virginia

This retreat will be two full days, from 8:30 a.m. until approximately 5 p.m. each day, with themed workshops centered around treating yourself with some old-fashioned DIY style and indulgence. Soap-crafting workshops will focus on the art of melt-and-pour soap with a variety of styles and designs as well as crochet crafts related to the bath and learning to paint as well. For more detailed information on this retreat click here.

June 13-14, 2015 – WILDFLOWER POWER

Embroidery Wildflower Sampler

Get your wildflower power on! This retreat will be two full days, from 8:30 a.m. until approximately 5 p.m. each day, with themed workshops centered around flower power! We will pick flowers then make some wildflower jelly, create wildflower syrups and infusions, bake with wildflowers, make candles with flowers, embroidery wildflowers as well as paint them. For more information click here.

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March is Here – It’s National Crochet Month!

Posted in Crochet, tagged Crochet on March 1, 2015| Leave a Comment »

March is finally here! It’s National Crochet Month. WooHoo! So many things to make. We have had several classes for crochet at The Studio over the past few months and many people have picked up this terrific hobby. I hope you will all get busy during crochet month and make something wonderful. Check out a few of the patterns that I have put together here.

We have a Beginning Crochet Class today at The Studio from 1-3 pm. Come join us and learn the basic stitches you will need to make everything!

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Happy Birthday Big Mama!

Posted in Recipes, Serendipity, Small Town Life, tagged Big Mama, Crochet, Recipes on February 10, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Big Mama, Sister, Brother and me

Big Mama and Papa Honeymoon photo

One of my favorite photos of Big Mama with Morgan

Mama, me, Brother & Big Mama – 1961

Big Mama, me, Mama, and Sister -early 90’s

Big Mama

Anyone who has taken a crochet class (or almost any other type of class I teach) at The Studio has heard me talk about Big Mama and all that she taught me.

She was my maternal grandmother and a wonderful person who lived a good long life….almost 100 when she passed. Today would have been her 107th birthday! Everyone loved her. Once I took some friends home to meet her and when they got back home to Kentucky they sent her a thank you note for the lovely lunch she made for us. They didn’t know her name…only Big Mama. So they mailed the envelope to “Big Mama, Offerman, Georgia” and it was delivered without delay. LOL

She taught me so many things….things I still use to this day and that I try to share as I teach.

I have written about Big Mama before to share some of her recipes…most recently when I made the Carrot Cake at Thanksgiving. I also shared her recipe for Syrup Candy and talked about her in a Plum Jelly post. I love her recipes and making anything that she used to make for us always brings back floods of memories.

Crocheting was the thing she taught me the most about. She loved it and was almost always making something. The amazing thing about her crochet was that she just kept patterns in her head. When I would asked her to teach me to make a certain stitch or design she would just pick up a hook and start crocheting. She would tell me what she was doing and I would write it down. She didn’t use patterns very often. I think that is where I get my “making up” patterns from. I think she would like that!

So today I am so grateful that I got to know all four of my grandparents and am especially blessed that Big Mama played such a big role in my life. I wouldn’t be enjoying this creative life I am living with having known her. Happy Birthday Big Mama!

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Yarn Stash Buster

Posted in Crochet, tagged blankets, Comfort for Critters, Crochet, yarn stash on February 3, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Yesterday we talked about keeping a stash of yarn and/or fabric. I have a pretty good one and have had it for a long time. I use some up and then it seems to replenish itself. (LOL – Magically!)

Last year I learned about an organization, Comfort for Critters, that provides blankets to homeless pets. They rely on volunteers who crochet, knit and sew to donate these blankets. Our local shelter, Humane Society of Warren County is one of their participating organizations.

I have made several blankets to donate. The great thing about doing this is that they don’t require any specific size…they can be for small or large pets. And they don’t have to be any special color or design so you can practice your crochet stitches or try out new ones on these blankets. And anything you donate will be greatly appreciated.

There are plenty of other places where I am sure they would be happy to distribute warm blankets to people who need them locally too like C-CAP and local churches. So bust out some of that stash and do something nice for some pet or person and try learning a new stitch while you are at it.

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