Since I just got done with those Hunting socks for my youngest son I immediately starting looking for more patterns and came across this but haven’t clicked thru the links yet. I did scroll over a few and saw urls like Yahoo GeoCities–didn’t they close down?
Anyway here is the link: http://www.cooperativemainecraftsmen.com/NoJava/free_pattern_by_type.php?Category=-sock-
Another Excellent Gift Giving Idea
This is probably the singlemost popular dishcloth pattern there is. I made this one for Ally as she picked out the green she has in her kitchen and have already whipped a few more out. They only take a few hours and are a great way IMO to practice yarn overs if you are considering some lace knitting or a project with eyelets.
You can get the pattern here: http://www.groupepp.com/dishbout/kpatterns/grfavorite.html
Be warned though. Just as Thelma’s Great Neice stated, as soon as someone uses one of these you are more than likely to get a phone call requesting more 
Here is another great gift idea….and ya know, Mother’s Day is just around the corner
I made these along with the round Facial Cleaning Pads for Vee but before I hit that great sale on Sugar N Cream yarn when I made Brady’s Easter Chick Beanie hat so the colors shown above are the colors from my kitchen but that worked out just fine as you will read ahead.
I had never heard of or seen a ‘Tawashi’ but in my opinion they looked like they would be a little easier to use than the round face washing pads. Vee reported that she likes the Round Facial Cleaners better and they are better for removing eye make up. Then she mentions she has seen similar items like this used as Kitchen Scrubbers so this stack of crochet Tawashis found their way into my kitchen where they are marvelous at fitting right in my hand to wipe off plates, the high chair try or even scrub out the bottom of a skillet. This week they will get a new companion as I replace the cream, purple and green dishcloth the girls used to clean up a huge nail polish spill.
The pattern takes only about 10 minutes to whip up and is a great way to use up some scrap yarn. And of course, these pads, as the previous post, are machine washable.
You can get the pattern here at the Shh, I’m Counting Blog by a talented lady name Marte. The link is here: http://arpelia.blogspot.com/2008/09/super-simple-tawashi-flower.html While you are there check out her patterns. I am dying to make the beautiful ‘ridiculously huge pom pom hat’ on her site that is crochet with earflaps using ThickThin yarn.
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Looking for a very quick gift idea?
I stumbled across these crochet facial pads or face ‘scrubbers’ by accident while Vee was sitting by me. She said she would love to try one instead of using a washcloth on her face every morning and night.
Each of these literally only took a couple minutes as they are only two rounds of crochet. This pattern is a great way to use up some of that scrap cotton. Make half a dozen or so, tie them up with a ribbon or even include them in a basket beauty or facial products for a unique and usable holiday or birthday gift.
The pattern for these is at Crochet Spot http://www.crochetspot.com/crochet-pattern-facial-cleaning-pads/
Although faded from some serious abuse by tweens this crochet dishcloth is holding strong
Keep in mind this was made about 7 months ago and has been in regular use at least once a week since. And keep in mind this poor dishcloth suffered some serious nail polish, polish remover and then hot bleachy water ‘before mom sees our mess’ (Yeah I saw it…..sigh) abuse, and is still holding strong.
I picked up some cotton Sugar n Cream yarn at Hobby Lobby right before Ally and Vee went to Knitting Club for the first time. Since they were both learning I figured a dishcloth or pot holder would be a good project for them. The instructor was quick to get them working with some worsted acrylic and they brought the cotton home to me.
I’m thinking this is probably the very first thing I ever crochet. This is single crochet with colors being changed after every second row. The only hook I had back then was an “N” and because I had no idea how many to chain to make a cloth (didn’t even think to look online for patterns then!!!)
I just got out a dishcloth I liked the size of and chained til it was as long as that,
single crochet across,
chained 1, turned
and repeated the process til it was square.
If you want to make home dish dishcloths and would prefer not to knit then crochet is your ticket. I hooked this up while watching a movie so it couldn’t have taken more than a couple hours even in my newbiness.
Knitted Headband or ‘Ear Warmer’ in One Hour
Knitted in an Hour
Remember that Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick and Quick that I had bought to make Jen’s Crochet Loop Stitch Pillow with last month? Well I kept looking at that yarn wondering what I was going to do with it. It was cold out so when I took the dogs for their walk I slipped on my pink half double crochet headband and ‘lightbulb’ I bet I could knit one just as fast as I crochet that one.
When I got back in the house I grabbed my yarn and my size 13 needles. As I started knitting I thought it just needed something else so I frogged it and grabbed a small amount of that Patons Stretch Sock yarn in Plum that I used for Ally’s Yoga socks.
I still am not a huge fan of the Lemongrass shade of green—just reminds me of Split Pea Soup or Grammy’s carpet when I was in Kindergarten but mixed with the variegated sock yarn it could be worse. Given that this is so quick and used far less than 1/2 a skein I think this makes a good candidate for a quick and easy beginner’s Christmas Gift Idea
I don’t know about anyone else, but I started working on my Christmas gift list just before the beginning of April.
Years ago my mom worked in a craft store. It was a Piece Goods Shop (are those still around?) One of the managers there was a young woman named Nicole, who really should have been a designer. I swear she could look at anything and make it into something beautiful and usable. She could take lace and sew it to the edge of cheap white socks or cut a t-shirt and add a Chintz skirt to it, or wrap fabric around a garage sale lamp and make it look like a decorator item. The lady was amazing and try as I might my projects never resembled anything of her craftiness.
Browsing Crochet Pattern Central when I was looking for a trim for the Easter Chick Hat that I crochet for Brady I found this idea to spruce up those cheap little magic gloves with crochet thread. It reminds me so much of something Nicole would make and it may be something I can handle since it does not require sewing!!
My girls love those little Stretch Gloves because they fit into a pocket and I love them because you can pick up two pairs for a buck at the Dollar Tree. This pattern to add crochet trim to Magic Stretch Gloves is here: http://shala-beads.livejournal.com/109358.html
This link was provided in a post at the Knitting Help forum (ever been there? It’s a nice forum with genuinely friendly members, admins and mods). It is a basic formula for figuring out how many stitches you need to knit a hat regardless of the size needles or weight of yarn you are using. If you know how to knit and know how to knit and measure a gauge swatch you can knit a hat. Check out the Knitted Basic Hat “Formula” Pattern
Easter Chick Hat
6-9 months
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Ally and I found a great sale on Sugar n Cream cotton yarn early this week and I loaded up. Thursday while waiting on hubby I thought I’d organize my stash dresser and thought to myself as I picked up the yellow cotton that it was the same color as a daffodil….and the same color as a baby chick.
Well that got the gears turning. “ A baby chick hat would be so cute…Brady could use a spring hat and cotton would be wonderful for that…Brady wears tons of blue and brown but he’s rarely if ever in yellow…is there any such thing as an Easter Chick hat?…I’ve never really done much with half double crochet besides a headband….I really could use some practice with hdc….who cares if there is a pattern, I don’t want to take time to look, I’ll just crochet a beannie and add a face to it….the chick’s mouth should be open like his is whenever he sees someone with food…this could be fun!”
I grabbed my hook and started crocheting. Within 2 hours I had this cute little hat.
Thank goodness his mama liked it too
Here is the info and a link below it to save or print the pattern. Sorry for the lack of quality in the photos. If you follow my blog you will remember that a couple somebody’s in my house asked to borrow the camera and forgot to bring it back in the house before it rained so all my pics are with my cell or our ancient digital camera at this time. It probably doesn’t matter any way though because Mister Brady is crawling and pulling himself into a standing position so he is always on the move and difficult for to grab a pic of.
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Gauge – 6hdc = 2″
Row gauge not important as you will measure length.
You will need:
Stitches Used in This Pattern-
Half Double Crochet
Optional Stitches
Loop Stitch- http://crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/stitches.php
Brick Stitch (aka Crazy Stitch)- http://crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/stitches.php
Until I made my last post with the Monkey and Mouse hat patterns I did not realize this on had been sitting in my drafts. Ugg, I should quit using drafts 
I found this great forum for crocheters called Crochetville. They have a board where you can publish your own original patterns and they board is loaded with awesome crochet ideas. Although it is hard for me to spend much time there at this time of year I did save several posts to my favorites and look forward to after gardening season so I can spend more time there because the people are so helpful and the TALENT there!
This pattern was published in the free original crochet patterns board. It is a crochet owl hat in toddler size but would, of course, be easy to make larger/smaller if desired.
Free crochet pattern for owl hat
To see the pattern just click http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=122078 or on the photo above.
