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Have a nice Easter!

If you haven't meet Junior Egg already, let me introduce you now.
This cute Junior Egg with legs is a nice easter project and you can find the FREE pattern here.

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Don't you think a big and a smaller pillow looks good together? The bonus-pages for the Heart on Fire is ready now. This means the pattern now includes a smaller heart too.

Tomorrow it is Valentines Day and everyone deserves at least one heart. Here is one for you. 


The pattern is free for a while. See the details below.

December is calling for cozy crochet projects. I know, I'm looking forward to peace and quiet* and my crochet projects! I've found a few links for free projects you might want to try.

My latest pattern is now available. The hat and tube are square and are very light, despite the bumpy, fluffy look.


It was my 3 year old daughter, that requested the hat.

Here is a beautiful open Valentines Heart for you. It is a free pattern.


Use it for decoration or as a bookmark.

Here is a free snowflake pattern for you, that can bring bright snow into your life.


Use it for Christmas or use it as decoration, when other Christmas decorations are put away and everything feels a bit empty and dark.

The Picky Pillow pattern is now available. The pillow is designed to support you, when you crochet or knit - or just want to relax.


The Tunisian twisted stitch pattern is used and a full photo tutorial for this is included in the pattern, so all you have to know in advance, is the Tunisian simple stitch and how to do a regular single crochet.

Buy the Pattern

The pattern is available in English (US terms) from Ravelry and LoveCrochet. It is also available in Danish, where it is called 'Pernitten Pude'. Find the Danish version at LoveCrochet and Ravelry.

LoveCrochet also happens to have a sale starting right now. So find your yarn there.

About the Pattern

As usual you get a pattern with lots of photos and guidance helping you out.

Cro-hook

The main part of the pillow is worked in rows back and forward. You will need a cro-hook / double-ended hook for this. With or without cable. This also means that the length of your cro-hook doesn't matter much, as you don't have to do a full forward pass before you start a return pass.

Inner Pillow

In the pattern I suggest using an inner pillow. This is optional as the stitches are tight enough to hold the filling in. Personally I think and inner pillow gives you a more expensive looking pillow, and it will of course also help the pillow stay in shape. So instructions for making an inner pillow are included. And it is NOT difficult to make one.

Adjustable

The pattern also includes instructions for adjusting the pillow size any way you want. So it can fit any inner pillow you have already or whatever you decide you need.

Testers

It has been quite a journey to make this pattern. No less than three testers have helped me out and once again, I'm surprised how much testing can improve a pattern. Thank you to Marjolein, Ewa and Karen!

Selling Finished Products

Yes, you can do that. No problem! Read more in the menu: About > Copyright, Selling and Affiliate Links


If you have any questions, just ask. You can find me here, on Ravelry or Facebook.

Make a nice decoration for your bottle of water. Use it as nice touch or for more practical reasons.


Everybody brings a bottle of water at the fitness center or at a field trip. Some of the bottles look very much alike, and occasionally it can be difficult to find the right one.

Here is a pattern for a bottle decoration, that makes your bottle unique.

Say hello to another happy member of the baby toy family. The Smiley Cloud.


As a gift to everyone on the newsletter list and following on facebook, The crochet pattern is FREE for a few days - but on Ravelry only! Use the coupon code FREECLOUD.

A new pattern is out. A cute little Smiley Moon.


The Smiley Moon has actually existed for quite some time. Now it exists as a written pattern too. Find it at www.lovecrochet.com or Ravelry.

Bymami has this exquisite pattern package with 5 different succulents. I wanted to try one with variegated yarn, and then I made a tuft of (sea)grass as well to create a sea theme. This might be a good way of spending leftover yarn.


Get links and patterns here.

When it is too warm to wear a hat, but your ears get cold, then a headband might be what you need. Here is a free pattern for you.

Here is a yarn bowl, that doesn't break, if it drops off the table. And you can make it yourself in whatever color you want :)


The yarn bowl has three slits at the top, which keeps your yarn in place. The bowl can be carried as a little bag and you can easily remove any yarn from the bowl without cutting the yarn. Due to it being felted, it is relatively heavy for its size, which helps it stay, where you want it.

The pattern can be purchased from LoveCrochet and Ravelry and includes:

Did you ever think about how many different crocheted ribbings there exist? I think most of us just do whatever a pattern tells us - or you find a page telling you 'how to crochet a ribbing'. As in one ribbing.

Being conscious about the different kinds of ribbing is an advantage, if you want to be able to change an existing pattern or make your own design.

Meet Junior Egg. He likes to sit in his nest of yarn - or hang from a twig or a tree. The Junior Egg pattern is free!
About 10 days ago the kids and I played with paper and cardboard and we came up with an egg with legs because it was pretty easy for me to draw and cut out, while the kids put colors on the legs and glued them on the eggs.

Then I thought. Why not make a crochet version? So, her it is :)

A FREE pattern is out. It is a Mini Neck warmer made of the Tunisian Top Stitch Rib.
It fits a variety of sizes and will keep your upper chest warm under your jacket.

Go have a look. You can find the free pattern at LoveCrochet and on Ravelry.

I've had my beloved red ribbed hat for a while and I'm really happy about it.

The other day my 3½ year old ran away with the hat and wouldn't return it. Later he asked, if he could have one too - a red one! So the happy mom made one more red hat.

I didn't write the original pattern for small kids, but it can easily be adjusted.

Here is what to do.

YEAH! A new pattern has been released! It is a sideways hat. Made completely from the Top Stitch Rib pattern. I've nursed the top, so it is ribbed almost all the way to the top center.

You will find the pattern at www.lovecrochet.com.

A tester said: "It's is a very light weight feeling on my head when compared to a hat made in regular crochet stitches. And much stretchier. Just all around more comfortable." 

Oh boy - it is getting cold outside!

So what to wear, when you want something special, fancy and warm - and fur isn't an option?

The Mini-Tube Scarf pattern got released yesterday on www.lovecrochet.com.

Have a closer look there or right below.

What type of scarf do you want? One pattern fits all desires.


My newest pattern on works very well for both a warm winter scarf and a light summer scarf. Plus everything in between.

The pattern is perfect for crochet beginners as well as more trained crocheters.

It is available from LoveCrochet as well as Ravelry.

A little Toy for Your Next Project?

Babies love smiley faces. This is a happy little sun that crackles when squeezed. The sun is loved by my 1½-year old girl as well as my 3-year old toddler. You can make it of leftover yarn.

It is perfect as a present for a baby shower. Make 3 of them and put them on a string and you have a stroller toy, baby will love!

The Smiley Sun amigurumi pattern is currently available in Danish and English.

Oh my! My first official pattern as a designer is now uploaded to www.lovecrochet.com.

I am now waiting for approval by their team. I didn't even know they were supposed to approve anything.