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LEGGY FROG PATTERN

Leggy Frogs

These cute little frogs are perfect quick gifts or craft show items.

You only need a small amount of yarn. I’m able to make one in about an hour so you can make them in every color.

MATERIAL NEEDED:

Worsted Weight Yarn in Frog Color – Approx 25-30 yds 

Worsted Weight Yarn in Black – Small Amt 

4.5mm hook

10mm safety eyes

Scissors

Polyfil or your choice of stuffing

Stitch Markers

Tapestry Needle

Stitches used and abbreviations:

Ch – chain stitch

MR – magic ring

Inc – increase = 2 sts in the same st

St – stitch

Sc – single crochet

Hdc – half double crochet

Sl st – slip stitch

Sc2 = single crochet in the next 2 stitches

Velvet Leggy Frog

BODY

  1. Ch8, sc in the 2nd ch from hook, sc5, inc in last ch, turn and sc5 up the back side of the ch, sc in the same ch as your 1st st. (14)

 2-14.  Sc in ea st around. (14)

    15.  Making sure that you are at the corners, hdc-inc in the next 2 sts, sc5, hdc-inc in the next 2 sts, sc5. (18)

    16.  Hdc4, sc5, hdc4, sc5. (18)  Insert safety eyes by the hdcs.  Stuff.

    17. Sl st in next 2 sts, ch1, sl st the front and back sides together so the hdcs on each side match up to close, fo and weave in ends.

ARMS – Make 2

  1. Ch12, hdc-inc in the 2nd ch from the hook, sl st down, fo leaving approx 2-3 inches of tail for sewing.

LEGS – Make 2

  1. Ch14, hdc-inc in the 2nd ch from the hook, sl st down, fo leaving approx 2-3 inches of tail for sewing.

MOUTH

Using Black Yarn

Sew mouth 1 st  below ea eye.

ASSEMBLY

Sew the arms between the 5th and 6th row from the top on ea side.

Sew the legs in ea corner at the bottom.

Sew on mouth.  

Enjoy your Leggy Frogs.  Make them in all the colors.

Pink and Green Frogs
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MAE’S FLOWER BLOG HOP

It’s Day 11 and that’s my second contribution day for this Blog Hop. You can get my Flower Girl Wedding Baskets pattern for free.

Flower Girl Wedding Baskets

Click on the picture below, you’ll be redirected to the Blog Hop where you will find Day 11 and be able to get the code for the free pattern. Then return here for instructions below!

BLOG HOP BUTTON

Now that you have the Code…

You will click the button below that says “Download”. It will take you to my pattern on Ravelry where you can then click on “Buy It Now”. When the invoice page comes up, type the Code in the appropriate space and hit “Apply”. Make sure that the final price is $0.00 as we cannot refund.

I hope you enjoy this pattern. If you would like to receive more of my patterns. Like and Follow me on this page as well as my Facebook page, Crafty Patti.

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MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU!

My oldest son is a HUGE Star Wars fan! He has an extremely large collection of Star Wars memorabilia.

Today he is launching his 2nd podcast. I want to celebrate Star Wars day with him. Just click on the picture below to be directed to his latest podcast.

Podcast link

In that vain, I have a couple of items that I have crocheted to celebrate Star Wars.

Baby Yoda

I love making this little guy. He’s so cute and fits in the palm of your hand.

Ahsoka Tano

Ahsoka Tano was a special order that I really enjoyed making. You can message me here anytime if you want to order something special.

I get lots of customers who send me pictures of something they want me to recreate for them. I even have them send me pictures of their fur babies and I will make them in the same coloring as theirs is.

I hope you have an enjoyable day and…

MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU!!!!

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MAE FLOWER BLOG HOP

IT’S MY DAY!!!!

Blog Hop Announcement

I’m so happy to have you here today for the Mae Flower Blog Hop. This event has so many wonderful designers sharing their patterns with all of you. Today is so special for me as this is my design day. For this day, I have selected to share with all of you my Sunflower Summer pattern.

I designed this pattern last summer while I was visiting my mom in Texas. I was there for 3 months and was missing my home of Kansas. Sunflowers are the state flower of Kansas.

Sunflower Summer

As you can see, this sunflower has 2 rows of petals to make it really fluffy and the center is made to look more realistic. I used dowel rods that are crocheted around so the weight of the flower didn’t cause it to droop.

I would love to have you like and follow my page if you feel so inclined. I do post free patterns here throughout the year. You can also find me at www.facebook.com/craftsunlimited2017.

Now let’s get back to the Blog Hop and how you get your free pattern.

If you haven’t gone to the original hop first, you need to do that to get the Coupon Code. Just click the picture of the Blog Hop announcement at the top of this post to be redirected to the hop. Scroll down and find the picture of my sunflowers and get the Coupon Code.

Now that you have the Coupon Code. Simply click the button below that says “Download”. You will be redirected to my pattern in Ravelry. Click “BUY IT NOW” where you’ll be directed to the invoice. Put the Coupon Code in and click “APPLY”. The price at the bottom should then be $0.00. Please make sure that the final price is $0.00. WE CANNOT GIVE REFUNDS.

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I hope you enjoy this pattern and thank you for participating in the Mae Flowers Blog Hop!!

MANY BLESSINGS

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RACER TURTLE KEYCHAIN

I’ve been thinking about making something small that can be made in just a few hours. I came up with Racer. So many color options, great for stash busting and can be made into a keychain, magnet or just to have around.

Racer turtle keychain

Racer measures 3″ long so it’s also a perfect toy for kids to carry around.

MATERIAL NEEDED:

Sport or DK Weight Yarn in Shell Color – Approx 5 yds 

Sport or DK Weight Yarn in Green – Approx 10 yds

Sport or DK Weight Yarn in Black – Small amt

3.5mm hooks

2 – 6mm safety eyes

Scissors

Stitch Markers

Tapestry Needle

Polyfil or scrap yarn

Candie's Racer turtle

Stitches used and abbreviations:

Ch – chain stitch

MR – magic ring

Inc – increase = 2 sc in the same st

St – stitch

Sc – single crochet

Dec – decrease = single crochet 2 together

Sl st – slip stitch

Sc2 = single crochet in the next 2 stitches

FO – Fasten off

Gauge:  6 sc x 6 rows = 1”

This pattern is a beginner pattern. 

Nicole's Racer turtle

OUTER SHELL

Using Shell Color 

  1. MR, ch1, sc6 in the ring, DO NOT JOIN. (6)
  2. Inc in ea st. (12)
  3. *Sc, inc* x 6. (18)
  4. Sc, inc, *2sc, inc* x 5, sc. (24)
  5. *3sc, inc* x 6. (30)
  6. 2sc, inc, *4sc, inc* x 5, 2sc. (36)
  7. Sl st in 1st st, fo.
Dark purple racer turtle

UNDER SHELL & HEAD

Using Green Yarn

  1. MR, ch1, sc6 in the ring, DO NOT JOIN. (6)
  2. Inc in ea st. (12)
  3. *Sc, inc* x 6. (18)
  4. Sc, inc, *2sc, inc* x 5, sc. (24)
  5. *3sc, inc* x 6. (30)
  6. 2sc, inc, *4sc, inc* x 5, 2sc. (36)
  7. Sl st in 1st st.
  8. Put outer shell against under shell with wrong sides together, sc through both shells x 33. Stuff lightly.
  9. 3sc in under shell only, 3sc in outer shell, DO NOT JOIN. (6) This makes the neck of the turtle
  10. Inc in ea st. (12)
  11. Sc in ea st. (12)
  12. Sc in ea st. (12)
  13. Sc in ea st. (12) Stuff head lightly.
  14. Dec x 6. (6)
  15. FO and use the tail to sew in and out of the remaining 6 sts to close, weave in end.  Glue safety eyes with 1 st between them to head.  I used hot glue.
Lisa's Racer turtle

FLIPPERS – Make 2

Using Green Yarn

  1. MR, ch1, sc6 in the ring, DO NOT JOIN. (6)
  2. Inc in ea st. (12)
  3. *Sc, inc* x 6. (18)
  4. Fold in half with right side out, sl st through both sides to close.
  5. Fo leaving long tail to sew to bottom of turtle.  Sew to bottom of turtle with the curved edge towards the tail end, 3 sts from the head.

BACK LEGS – Make 2

Using Green Yarn

  1.  MR, ch1, sc6 in the ring, DO NOT JOIN. (6)
  2. Sc in ea st. (6)
  3. Sc in ea st. (6)
  4. Use beginning tail as stuffing in the leg, sew to bottom of the turtle 13 sts from the head.
Multiple Racer turtles

TAIL

Using Green Yarn

  1. Have a long tail at the front, ch5, fo leaving long tail for sewing.  Sew the tail on the bottom of the turtle in the center opposite the head.  Make a loop by sewing ea end in separately.  This is where you can attach the keychain spring clip or glue a magnet to the back.

Enjoy your keychain and make them in all different colors.  Great for kids backpacks, on your luggage to make it easy to find at the airport, on your keychain or whatever you need to brighten your day!  

Keep in touch on the Crafty Patti Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/craftsunlimited2017 and feel free to post and share pictures of your finished items.  Be sure to also follow me on Instagram and hashtag your creations using #craftypatticrochet.  Come join my Facebook Group – Crafty Crochet & Crafts Corner.  We have a lot of fun there.  Follow my blog at http://www.craftypatti.com

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You may make and sell products from my patterns but I ask that you please link back to my webpage.

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It’s New Pattern Day

The Shauna Ear Warmer has been released.

Flat lay ear warmer

This ear warmer was inspired by my daughter-in-law, Shauna. Hence the name… She loves to wear ear warmers and I was thinking of her when I designed this one.

Side view worn

The feather stitch makes for the great texture. It looks beautiful in solid and variegated yarns. It uses regular worsted weight yarn so it can be a great stash buster.

Flat lay green

This pattern works up quickly so it’s also great to use for gifts.

Want to get the pattern? Follow this link: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/shauna-ear-warmer

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GRINCH SCARF

I love Christmas…who doesn’t?! I don’t like being cold so I designed this scarf to celebrate the Season and stay warm.

Grinch scarf

This scarf measures approximately 60″ long so you can wrap it around your neck.

The information and photos in this post are the sole copyrighted property of Crafty Patti. You may not copy and paste, re-post, or reproduce any part of the information contained herein electronically, verbally, written or otherwise, including translations.

You may make and sell products from my patterns but I ask that you please link back to my webpage.

MATERIALS NEEDED:

Worsted Weight 4 Yarn in Grinchy green – Approx 190 yds 

Worsted Weight 4 Yarn in White – Approx 65 yds

Worsted Weight 4 Yarn in Red- Approx 20 yds

Worsted Weight 4 Yarn in Black – Approx 8 yds

Worsted Weight 4 Yarn in Yellow – Small amount

6mm

Scissors

Tapestry Needle

Hot Glue Gun

Stitches used and abbreviations:

Ch – chain stitch

St – stitch

Sc – single crochet

Sctog – single crochet 2 together

2sc – 2 sc in the same st

2dc – 2 dc in the same st

Dctog – double crochet 2 together

Dc – double crochet

Sl st – slip stitch

Dc2 – double crochet in the next 2 stitches

FO – Fasten off

Modeled Grinch Scarf

This is using the C2C stitch.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMMU-0YOwTg

Gauge is not important.

Close up Grinch scarf

SCARF – Using 6mm hook and Grinchy green yarn

Rows:

  1. Ch6, dc in the 4th ch from hook, dc in the next 2 chs. (3 or 1 block made)
  2. Ch6, dc in the 4th ch from the hook, dc in the next 2 chs, turn, sl st in the sp of between the beginning ch and 1st dc, ch3 (counts as a dc), dc 3 in the same space. (2 blocks)
  3. Repeat this process adding a new block in ea row until you have a total of 9 blocks.  
  4. Decrease on one side while increasing on the other side so you have 9 blocks across.  Continue until you have 9 blocks vertically on the decrease side.  (See Fig 1)
  5. Change to white yarn.  Make 4 rows in this color.
  6. Change to red yarn.  Make 45 rows in this color.  FO, weave in ends.
Eye

EYES – Make 2

Using yellow yarn

Rows:

  1. MR, ch3 (counts as a dc), dc 7 in ring. (8)
  2. Ch3, turn, dc in same st as ch3,  dc 6, 2dc in last st, change to black yarn. (10)
  3. Ch1, turn, sc in ea st, fo, weave in ends. (10)

PUPILS – Make 2

Using black yarn

MR, ch1, 8 sc in the ring, invisible join, fo, weave in ends.

Eye with pupil

NOSE

Using black yarn

Ch4, 2sc in the second ch from the hook, sc, 3sc in last ch, on backside of ch, sc 2, join, fo, weave in ends.

Face

Hot glue or sew the eyes and nose as shown in the picture.  Using black yarn and tapestry needle, sew on mouth.  Make large white pompom and attach on pointed end.

Enjoy and Merry Christmas!

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WARM MY HEART Blog Hop

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Day 9 is my day! I’m so excited to share with you my Boho Cowl.

How do you get the Free Pattern?

Go to the Host page to find the code you will need to enter to receive this pattern Free! Click the Button below to go to the Host Page of Frankie Kate.

Boho Cowl in Autumn Colors

This cowl is made with bulky yarn or several yarns held together. It’s really fun to make and can be styled any way you like.

Amy Boho Cowl in Super Bulky

This is made with Super Bulky Yarns. It’s gorgeous!

Amy in Bulky yarn

Click the Button below and you will be directed to my pattern in Ravelry. Enter the code that you received on the Host Page. Please make sure that the Total says $0. I cannot refund your money if you don’t enter something correctly.

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I hope you enjoy this pattern as much as I do.

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WARM MY HEART BLOG HOP

Warm My Heart Blog Hop

I’ve joined a wonderful group of designers for an event to give free patterns for the first 20 days of December. Perfect for the Holiday Season. All of these patterns are meant to “Warm Your Hearts”! If you like Winter and cozy makes, or you don’t like Winter 🙂 but you love winter crochet patterns – you’ve come to the right place! The whole idea behind the Warm My Heart Blog Hop is to make you feel warm, comfy and happy while crocheting some of the most beautiful pieces that will keep you warm and pretty.

Being this my very first blog hop, I have to say I’m very fortunate to have such amazing crochet friends, like Susanna from Fosbas Designs and Katerina from Frankie Kate whom are co-hosting this event with.

ABOUT THE BLOG HOP

Every day between Dec 1 and Dec 20, there will be a different featured designer (or 2), and you can get their patterns for free for that day only. This would be an amazing chance to get some of the loveliest winter crochet patterns this year.

Warm My Heart Blog Hop

How do you get the free patterns you ask…

There are two ways to get your patterns:

1. Join the Blog Hop, Bookmark this page and come back every day between Dec 1 and Dec 20 for the promo code to claim that day’s featured pattern.

Click this button below to be redirected to the Host Page:

Go to the Round Up

Scroll down to today’s date, Get the Coupon Code, and click on the “Click here for the pattern” which is next to the image of that day’s pattern, this will take you to the designer’s blog.

Warm my heart

Scroll down and find the Download Free Pattern Here button.

The button link will take you to Ravelry where you would apply the CODE, making sure that the price is FREE before completing the purchase; Or to the designer’s post to download the pattern without the code.

Info Graphics

2. Grab the Warm My Heart Bundle. If you don’t feel like going to the Blog Hop daily…you can purchase all 30 patterns for a very, very low bundle price. Click the Bundle Photos below to purchase the bundle.

Purchase Pattern Bundle
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MAE’S FLOWER BLOG HOP

Blog Hop Announcement

I’m so excited to share this amazing blog hop with you all. As the saying goes…April Showers bring May Flowers or in this case, Mae Flowers. Each day from May 1, 2023 through May 18, 2023, you can get a free pattern of lovely flowers. I will have 2 of my patterns represented in this hop. May 2nd, you can get my Sunflower Summer pattern.

Sunflower Summer

On May 11th, you can get my Flower Girl Wedding Baskets pattern absolutely free.

Flower Girl Baskets

So how does the Blog Hop work?

It’s really very simple. Each day you will come back here. I will furnish you with the link to go to the Blog Hop. You will simply click on this button and it will direct you to the Blog Hop.

Visit Blog Hop Button

Next: You’ll find that day’s post. There will be a button to get the CODE for the free pattern. That button will look like this:

Get the Code Button

You will then be directed to that designer’s page where you will get the link to their pattern or be able to download the pattern from their blog. Look for this button on their page:

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Make sure you enter the coupon code and that the final price is $0.00 before you complete your purchase. We are not able to do refunds if you don’t put something in correctly. COUPON CODES ARE CASE SENSITIVE!!

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HAPPY NEW YEAR

I hope that 2023 is a great year! I’m looking forward to designing more this year. I have my first pattern of 2023 in testing right now. I will be releasing this pattern in a few more days! It’s named after my daughter-in-law who wears ear warmers quite a bit. I designed it with her in mind, so it’s only fitting that it be named for her! Keep your eyes peeled for the SHAUNA EAR WARMER!!

Feather stitch

Here’s a little sneak peak. Isn’t this stitch gorgeous? I just love it.