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crochet thread snowman with black hat and red scarf

Pattern: Crochet Snowman at Repeat Crafter Me

Started: 1 Dec 2025

Completed: 23 Dec 2025

For: holiday cards, made 12

Hook: 1.5 mm

Yarn: DMC cebelia 8

Size: about 2 inches

Notes: only made 2 with earmuffs, it was even fiddlier than the hat. I also should have wetted down the second set I made before sewing on the hats, they did not turn out as neatly as the first batch.

Pattern: C2C box stitch, 2dc version

Completed: 13 June 2024

For: Scott

Hook: G/4.25mm

Yarn: Lion Brand Mandala, color way spirit (blues and grays), a little more than a single skein.

Size: 8" x 71"

Notes: just a mantle runner for my brother's apartment, the wood top is very stained and scarred. Mindless sort of project.

I have two cousins getting married this summer, so I made their doilies one after another.

Pattern Source: Magic Crochet Gifts magazine
Hook: 1.50mm
Yarn: DMC Cebelia size 20

light purple hexagonal doily

Pattern: page 29, #5
Yarn color: 210 lavender medium
Size: 6 inches

Completed: 4 April 2025

For: Lacie

medium blue round doily

Pattern: page 11, #11
Yarn color: 799 delft blue medium
Size: 5.5 inches

Completed: 27 April 2025

For: Bailey

Pattern: Lily Sugar & Cream Snowflakes - pattern C (there are multiple)
Completed: 28 Jan 2025

For: 2024 holiday cards, made 7

Hook: Boye steel 2 / 2.25mm
Yarn: DMC peal cotton, shaded oranges
Size: about 2 inches

Notes:

five pointed, so I removed the non-pointed picots
project delayed due to illness and visitors
was out of blank cards but had some old small envelopes & black construction paper.
used a silver sharpie to write "happy belated holidays" or "happy groundhog day" on most.

crochet barrel shaped basket in teal, lavender, darker teal.

Completed: 18 Jan 2025

For: Ellie's Baby #2

Hook: K/6.5mm

Yarn:

base = Red Heart in black + Herrschners Worsted in gray
sides = Red Heart in white + Herrschners Worsted in smoke blue, lavender, and jade

Size: ~12 inches tall and 12 inches base diameter.

Notes:

made this basket before, and it's basically identical in form.
since this is 3 strands held together, I used the 3oz Herrschners Worsted skeins, and pulled from both ends, paired with the white, to make the sides.
For the first 2 colors, I just stopped when I ran out. Had a little jade left after the top.
I was going to use the same striped yarn in a different color for this one, BUT a porch pirate stole my yarn delivery in the 2 minutes between delivery and me walking to the door.

Additional Makes

3 August 2025 -- Kurtis baby - colors lingonberry, China blue, dark moss.

large crochet basket in red, blue, green

sage green square doily with strong pointed corners on a white background

Pattern: Motif 1 page 25 in

Started: 14 Nov 2024

Completed: 27 Nov 2024, blocked Dec 5

For: Caroline's wedding

Hook: 1.75mm

Yarn: DMC Cebelia 20, colorway 524 fern green vylt

Size: about 9 inches diagonally

Notes: I wasn't happy with the last couple of rounds. They were very awkward. Any concerns blocked out though.

sage green square doily on an angle on table

sage green square doily on an angle on table

yellow and brown crochet sunflower stretched on a hoop

Pattern: BlueRainDrops Easy Crochet Sunflower

Started: 6 July 2024

Completed: 7 July 2024

Hook: Q / 19mm

Yarn: worsted weight acrylic held double, taupe (center) and 2 different yellows

Size: 20" across

Notes:

Trying to get the butterflies from last summer hanging up with it.
Doesn't stand out great from a distance, but it will next year when the house is painted.

sesame street yip yip as a hanging basket in red fluffy yarn

Pattern: Yip Yips by Clarissa Browning (pattern shown for both crochet & knit together)

Started: 6 April 2024

Completed: 12 May 2024

For: me!

Hook: I / 5.5mm

Yarns: held together
- Lion Brand Faux Feathers, red, 2 skeins
- Lion Brand Vanna's Choice, crimson, approx same (I used up leftovers on this)

Size: about 7 inches across base & 16 inches tall (excluding tentacles)

Notes:

I had intended to make it entirely of the faux fur yarn, but it was far too flimsy alone.
Gauge was different than in the pattern, so I just kept working until it was about the same size and adjusted along from there.
Added a circle of cardboard in the bottom to provide a little more shaping.
I had an extra skein of the faux feathers yarn, so decided to make the mini version. It is about 3.5" across the bottom.

small red sesame street yip yip hanging basket next to the previous basket

pale gray doily on a dark purple background

Pattern: Starlight by Julia Hart
Started: 22 Jan 2024
Completed: 17 Mar 2024

For: Kurtis & Kayse Wedding

Hook: 1.75mm (clover steel green)
Yarn: DMC Cebelia size 10, pearl gray 762
Size: 9.25"

Notes:

22 Jan - rounds 1-7
23 Jan - rounds 8-10
25 Jan - rounds 11-13
28 Jan - rounds 14-15
11 Feb - rounds 16-17
17 Mar - rounds 18-19, *and* blocked.
Decided to leave the picots off the last round. Picots and I do not always get along.

crochet swiffer duster replacement in a pastel fluffy yarn

Pattern: ultimately the best ideas from Weekly Wash Scrubby Duster

Started: 19 Jan 2024

Completed: 21Jan 2024

Hook: K - 6.50mm

Yarn: base - scraps of worsted weight acrylic
dust catcher - Mainstays Chenille Heathered Yarn (bulky size 6)

Size: fits Swiffer handle

Notes:

chain 35
six rows of SC and test if when folded lengthwise, will fit over the 2 prongs of the handle. If it does, slip stitch down the length to create a tube. Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing later. Should fit as follows:

pink crochet tube folded next to swiffer duster for size

crochet tube covering prongs on swiffer duster

3. Mark the row that is on the outside edge of the tube. Remove the tube from the duster. Attach bulky chenille yarn at one end, doing a slip stitch with pulled up loops down the length (surface crochet, did every other stitch most of the time). At the end, turn and do another line of slip stitch loops. Turn again, this time working slip stitch loops through the two previous slip stitch rows.

a loop of yarn being held aside while making a stitch

a loop of yarn being held aside while making a stitch

two rows of loops and slip stitch crochet with fluffy yarn

4. Put the duster back on the handle as before. Tug and tweak so the loops are fluffed out around the handle. Use the yarn tail on the worsted weight yarn to sew up the back foundation rows to stabilize.

crochet snowflake on a pink striped card

Pattern: Winterland Snowflake
Completed: 22 Dec 2023

For: various family & friends, made 9 and will make more if needed.

Hook: 1.75mm
Yarn: size 20 white crochet thread plus silver metallic sewing thread

Notes:

did not care for the 3 picot clusters after I made the first one. Frogged, replaced the points with ch 5, 2 sl st and a sc on that length.
after the first few, decided to do DC instead of TC. I need to remember to always try this, it goes faster and frankly I liked the results better. The DC versions could have gone without starching even. You can see the original with trebles at right, the tighter DC at left.

crochet snowflakes on a magazine as background

Pattern: C2C box stitch
Started:
Completed: 21 Dec 2023 (when I washed and blocked

For: parents

Hook: H
Yarn: Village Craft Cotton in colorway Apple Orchard.
Size: 15 x 12 inches

Notes:

Yarn was lighter colored than I expected. If they don't care for it (more very bright red and teal) I will make another set soon.
I use a starting chain of 5 and 2dc to make box stitch on items like this.
width 20 rows, length 24 rows
Neglected to take a photo, but they are basically just larger dishcloths.

3 rounded crochet baskets that hang off of hooks

Pattern: Bernat Hanging Planters

Completed: 6 November 2023

Hook: L

Yarn: 2 strands worsted weight (pattern calls for bulky)

Size: pattern large, 8x11" excluding hanger

Notes: tidies up this area next to the kitchen where dog leashes, safety goggles, tape measures etc live.

dark crochet bat silhouette on a white porch wall

Pattern: Bat Attack

Designer: Garnier Studios, Drops Design

Started: 21 Sept 2023

Completed: 13 Oct 2023 (quick project but I was slow getting them up)

For: my fall porch decoration!

Hook: Q / 15mm

Yarn: 2 strands worsted weight held together

Size: 24" x 15" (after slight stretching to hang)

Notes: I do not quite have them hanging perfectly. My spouse says we should make better hoops (most of mine are old wire hangers I found in the basement) and put up more hanging hooks on the porch.

3 dark crochet bats on a white porch wall

Pattern: Twinkle Point Baby Blanket

Started: 22 July 2023

Completed: 25 July 2023

For: yarn test/ table decorations

Hook: G / 4.25mm

Yarn: Herrschners Baby Cotton Twist - 2 skeins - sunny colorway

Size: 17" point to point

Notes:

Yarn held double - I tested single a few timeswith different hooks. Didn't really want 2 thinner placemats though.
Overall - yarn soft, strong, color vivid. Would be great for baby clothes or a lightweight summer blanket/shawl.
Pattern - I should use one like this to make a half circle sometime.

Pattern: Butterfly Doily 12-60

Started: 17June 2023

Completed: 22 June 2023

For: summer solstice porch hanging

Hook: Q/ 19mm

Yarn: worsted weight, held double

Size: 15 inches across the top wings before stretching.

2 teal butterflies on a white porch wall

square small blanket with white in the center and then three blues

Pattern: Tumbling Blocks version 2, from CrochetFix (have made this before)

Started: 17 March 2023

Completed: 30 March 2023

For: Gabriel & Crystal baby (neighbors)

Hook: K / 6.50mm

Yarn: Vanna's Choice in white, silver blue, sky blue, and midnight blue

Size: 23" square

Notes: Quick gift and using up yarn, some had been slightly used and were not complete skeins.

red crochet tulip with stem and two leaves

I liked the giant stars I made for porch decoration in December so much I decided to try another.

Pattern: Yarnspirations Crochet Tulip Potholder, with tweaks as below.

Started & Completed: 19 March 2023

Hook: Q / 15mm

Yarn: 2 strands Vanna's Choice (worsted weight) in scarlet

Size: tulip is 14"x18", entire thing is 36" tall.

Notes:

after making the first round (it's in HDC), I realized this wouldn't be as big as I wanted. Subsequent rounds are DC.
Made 6 rounds instead of 7 (allowed it to be less rounded in the end)
made the final row as written, then turned and slip stitched up to the points, where I replicated the pattern for a second row.
Stem is just a long chain with DCs.
Leaves are chain 20; then sc, 2 hdc, and dc to the end, where the last chain held 3 dc. turn, dc down most of the length, dropping to hdc then sc as I felt looked nice.

It's identifiable as a tulip from the road, which is what I was hoping.
white house showing the red crochet tulip on the porch next to the door

yellow and orange long narrow pouch with 2 tunisian hooks

Pattern: this is just a rectangle in Tunisian knit stitch. Crochet Kim has a lot of lovely instruction on this and many other Tunisian stitches.

Started: 4 March 2023

Completed: 15 March 2023

For: ME. My Tunisian hooks have always been loose in the bottom of the craft tool box. Decided I should make something in Tunisian to keep them together (have a few in both 14" and 9" length and 2 double-ended)

Hook: Tunisian regular G, 14"

Yarn: J&P Coates Royale Fashion Crochet Thread size 3. Normally you'd use an E/3.5mm for this thread, I always increase my hook size at least by 2 for Tunisian. I have had this thread leftover in four colors for ages, used up 2 colors worth.

Size: rectangle was 14." x 6.5" before folding.

Notes:

folded the bottom up to nearly the color change, and stitched SC down the edges.
decided to chain yellow & orange together to make a strap, to wind around the case (it's long and narrow). Each end has a button tied on, so a knot doesn't have to be pulled tight to hold.

( a couple more photos: )

Started: 11 March 2023

Completed: 13 March 2023

For: me - this was tried on and altered as I made it.

Hook: I / 5.50mm

Yarn: Herrschners Worsted Wool Mill Ends (single ply, worsted weight, no label), used about 4oz of yarn
( How I made this: )

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