Tiny Tiny Birdies coming up!! Animal Miniatures in Crochet

Oh, wow, what fun. But I've got to get stronger reading glasses, ha!
I've been experimenting with designing and making tiny tiny animals, for, I don't know...sitting on your window sill or hanging on your tree (for next year, I guess). Miniatures have a certain appeal, not sure why. They're so doable, so quick and darling. And a family of little bluebirds, they make me happy just sitting on my counter.


I've actually finished this pattern, you can find it on Amazon and actually, I think you can borrow it for free for a while!
Happy Crocheting and Happy New Year!

Yow, A New Easy Pattern - Crocheted Puppy Stocking Stuffer!

A new darling puppy pattern I just finished!Kinda fond of this one, I've been crocheting furiously! I know what's going to stuff some stockings for me. I couldn't believe when this little photo popped out at me, the little guy looked terrified! Ha, and I had to trim that fuzzy yarn around his little eyes and nose, I think it helped.

Crochet is such an obsession for me, I can't be happy if I don't have a ball of yarn and a hook in a pocket or purse. I might not do anything, but I know I can have fun if I get tied up waiting in line somewhere. It's probably a mental illness, and it tends to irritate people, especially when I do things like trail a length of yarn for 10 yards, like I did the other day when I walked around my car and encircled it with yarn. Poo.

Have a lovely day and show me your fave projects! Here's this little puppy pattern on my etsy store, if you're interested!

Here are my various patterns on Amazon's Kindle Store, including this new one....when you see my patterns as Kindle documents, they're smaller in format and they're unable to be printed out, so I sell them more cheaply than the larger printable versions on my Etsy Crochet pattern store . 

My new Scarf Pattern! Chained and Netted, Incredibly Fast to Make!

I love this one, it takes only an hour to make while you watch tv or chill out with the kitty. Or get driven around my someone who doesn't know you'd rather get all cozy with your skeins of yarn. Ha!

It's mostly chains, but formed into a drapy net which actually doubles as a narrow shawl, I love it! It you want to see it on etsy, look here and have a super day of crocheting your heart out!

Here are my various patterns on Amazon's Kindle Store, including this new one....when you see my patterns as Kindle documents, they're smaller in format and they're unable to be printed out, so I sell them more cheaply than the larger printable versions on my Etsy Crochet pattern store .

New Santa Hat worked with No Seam and Fluffy Brim!

My newest, a darling sc Santa Hat, worked in "Simply Soft" Autumn Red - a stunningly beautiful red perfect for Christmas or fall projects, it's rich and warm, but red enough for Santa. Pair it with a super fluffy specialty yarn like "Yarn Bee" Cameo Bulky or a baby boucle and you've got a smashing Santa hat. Here's the pattern on etsy ...All sizes are included in this all new pattern, and the shape is a sloping cone. My darling daughter models it for me, with a Santa interpretation all her own, hah!
Check out all of my designs at www.susanlinnstudio.etsy.com, and look tomorrow for a post about a Santa Sacque to match this hat!

Free Ivy Garland Crochet Pattern ! And check out my Allie Hat and Flower!

I'm dithering about what to post, and I think I'll offer my little English Ivy Crocheted garland to my friends as a pdf download, if you'd like the pattern click here and to see the NEW "Allie" Simple Single Crochet Hat pattern on etsy, you can see it here. My beautiful daughter is modelling the hat, I should drape her in the ivy so she can model both, but I have to keep her happy. She's a sport, but she has her limits. I had a wonderful Willy Wonky type hat to put on her, so sassy and cute, but she ran away and wouldn't do it. I was also hurt when she wouldn't wear my psychedelic flower to Tacky Day at school, but I do realize I can't take it personally. We can't all be crochet nuts.

Here are my various patterns on Amazon's Kindle Store, including this new one....when you see my patterns as Kindle documents, they're smaller in format and they're unable to be printed out, so I sell them more cheaply than the larger printable versions on my Etsy Crochet pattern store .

Show me what you've been working on, and have a wonderful crochet day!

3 New Fall Leaf Crochet Patterns and an Ivy Garland to Make

My latest, a group of super simple, super easy Maple Leaves (one three point and one five point), a classic Simple Leaf, and best of all, an addictive Ivy Garland! Click here to see the pattern on etsy! When you've got your brain stuffed with yarn like me, nothing is better than an easy, teeny, tiny crochet pattern that you can replicate again and again, until the little leaves are lying all around. It's a mental illness, I know, but it can't be helped, and well, it makes me happy.

Here are my various patterns on Amazon's Kindle Store, including this new one....when you see my patterns as Kindle documents, they're smaller in format and they're unable to be printed out, so I sell them more cheaply than the larger printable versions on my Etsy Crochet pattern store .

Best of all in all of these in the set is that they are worked on the basic concept of a round disc of dc (or a simple group of stitches in a single loop, in the case of the ivy. Which means they're fast and easy.

Let me know what you think!

Rosy Baby Cap, New Susan Linn Pattern with Simple and Natural Rose

A New Baby Cap!! This one is so fast and yet delicate...I've only got it in preemie and newborn sizes so far, I'll be adding more sizes in a little while. Here you can see it on my etsy store

Here are my various patterns on Amazon's Kindle Store, ....when you see my patterns as Kindle documents, they're smaller in format and they're unable to be printed out, so I sell them more cheaply than the larger printable versions on my Etsy Crochet pattern store .

NEW Rose and Scarfette crochet Pattern...AND 25% off sale

My latest...and of course my beautiful daughter makes it look twice as good. A simple and easy rosette pattern, worked in the round, no special sewing or piecing required. Add the rose to the scarfette in various ways to make a lovely and feminine, but bold, fashion piece. If you'd like to see this pattern on etsy, click here, and if you'd like to see all my my designs, you can visit my etsy store.

The best thing about crochet is how textured and nuzzly it is; you can use the most wonderful array of colors and yarn weights, and using a simple hook make something so deliciously colored and textured you just want to squeeze it!

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful day!

Here are my various patterns on Amazon's Kindle Store, including this new one....when you see my patterns as Kindle documents, they're smaller in format and they're unable to be printed out, so I sell them more cheaply than the larger printable versions on my Etsy Crochet pattern store .

Patterns on Sale this Week! and Coral Reef in Crochet...feeling Ambitious?

Check this out...

Its a coral reef in crochet , I can't imagine creating this much crochet (although I suppose there were lots of contributors). Wow, the best I can do is to make a rose or a leaf, maybe a hat. That's about my speed, it's totally no fun at all if I have the weight of a huge project nagging at me. Although admittedly stuff like this is totally cool. Sometimes I want to solicit help with arty granny squares to be made into pillows which will be used to support a really great charity...ah, always new ideas.

Anyhoo, all of my flowers are 30% off today and tomorrow, check out susanlinnstudio to see all of my things. I'm going to try to post a free pattern or two on this blog, just can't seem to work and write fast enough!

Have fun tying yourself up in knots today!

Here are my various patterns on Amazon's Kindle Store, ....when you see my patterns as Kindle documents, they're smaller in format and they're unable to be printed out, so I sell them more cheaply than the larger printable versions on my Etsy Crochet pattern store .

Another Tree Cozy!!!!

You can see a bit about it at http://www.flickr.com/photos/m-i-k-e/5822932558/ but I couldn't link to the post and make the picture visible.

I love it!!!I can't crochet anything big, it's way too overwhelming. Hats are just about as big as it gets, and all hats are off to the tree cozy people.

New One Day Sale on Baby Hat Pattern Set with a Freebie!

Today my Hat Pattern Set is on sale! You can see it if you look at this etsy listing, and I do include your choice of two brand new baby hat patterns; if you look at the last photo on the etsy listing, you can see them.

I have GOT to show my dishwasher basket patch I crocheted from wire, I have to perfect it. I'm starting to think of crochet as the basic building block of all matter, someone needs to stop me!

Have a super day and a wonderful fall season!

Oh! Puddleglum!

A post not about crochet... but sometimes you have to lay down your hook and just think about things like God and Puddleglum. Oh, my, what a quote, did you know that you can search "Puddleglum's Speech" and find this soliloquy? From the "Silver Chair", by Lewis:

"'One word, Ma'am,' he said... 'One word. All you've been saying is quite right, I shouldn't wonder. I'm a chap who always liked to know the worst and then put the best face I can on it. So I won't deny any of what you said. But there's one thing more to be said, even so. Suppose we have only dreamed, or made up, all those things--trees and grass and sun and moon and stars and Aslan himself. Supose we have. Then all I can say is that, in that case, the made-up things seem a good deal more important than the real ones. Suppose this black pit of a kingdom of yours is the only world. Well, it strikes me as a pretty poor one. And that's a funny thing, when you come to think of it. We're just babies making up a game, if you're right. But four babies playing a game can make a play-world which licks your real world hollow. That's why I'm going to stand by the play-world. I'm on Aslan's side even if there isn't any Aslan to lead it. I'm going to live as like a Narnian as I can even if there isn't any Narnia. So, thanking you kindly for our supper, if these two gentlemen and the young lady are ready, we're leaving your court at once and setting out in the dark to spend our lives looking for Overland. Not that our lives will be very long, I should think; but that's small loss if the world's as dull a place as you say."

2 Day Sale on Crochet Patterns, 30 to 70% off!

You can see this item by clicking on this link! It's a two day sale, only September 7 and 8. I've been putting together Mix and Match sales, which enable you to get individual patterns for two or three dollars (in this case $2.50). Yay! I hope you enjoy browsing, and check back for an ivy garland I'm about to list!

You can see all of my crochet design work at www.susanlinnstudio.etsy.com

My New Squirrel Applique Pattern, Darling Sigmund

Well, I've been trying for a year to make a squirrel. You can see I have my first one!

I have a few reptiles waiting in the wings, and some failed mice and larger cats. But the squirrel, yes, Sigmund the Squirrel is finished!! I may rename him Siegfried, haven't decided yet. But he's a snap to make.

I really enjoy little animal appliques, they're able to be sewn on anything you can imagine, and you can usually crochet one in just a few minutes. If you want to see my Sigmund pattern, you can click here, and all of my current patterns are at susanlinnstudio, my etsy store.

Give me more animal ideas! An iguana is next, almost perfected...but still a tad problematic. You know iguanas. Ha!

Ta ta, and have a lovely day of crochet!

Free Ruffled Flower Baby Crochet Pattern and My Darling Hat Obsession!

I have to share this one, it turns out so beautifully with that "I love This Yarn" baby weight (light weight) yarn and a smallish hook (I like G, but you can use all the way up to K). If you want the free pattern click here, and you can check out the entire single crochet baby beanie at this etsy listing. It used to be my "ethnic baby hat" pattern, but I worked up a nice way to do this pattern with a decorative long stitch, just using a solid color...and added this lush little flower which tops it off nicely, so I renamed the pattern. More options, basically! You can see all of the things this pattern covers below, and show me your latest!

It's a blast gearing up for fall and winter, and those tiny noggins are the first thing that comes to mind. THEN fall leaves, flowers, snowflakes, all of it. Crochet on the brain is a very scary thing, and people don't necessarily like seeing you with a hook in your hand all the time, but we crochet nuts understand, don't we?

May it be a winter of delight, good health and satisfying work for you and your hook. Blessings, Susan

Wow, wish I could crochet a cozy for my Car

This is awesome,

almost as good as a tree cozy...
That's what I like about crochet, it's both humble and cheerful. You can't crochet something and take yourself too seriously. Well, I know better than to say that, you can find some really wierd crochet out there.

But it is very therapeautic making something silly, colorful, and humbly made from yarn. I hope you know what I'm talking about.

I'm so tired of painting this summer. I've been crocheting and designing for days on end; I suppose I need to get my painting chops back some time, but it can wait till next week. When I go take a hike and shoot some photos, I'll feel differently, but until then, I'll keep the hook in my hand.

If you'd like a couple of free fun crochet patterns, like my bowl, a pom pom, or a fun flower, shoot me a note. I hope to have a steady stream of small free crochet smiles here, but it will have to come slowly, like everything.

May God bless your nimble hands and give you a weekend of love and joy. Susan

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click here to see my etsy patterns and you can see my traditional and abstract art at my susankennedy.comwebsite.

New Dove Pattern, Easy and Beautiful!

Click here to see my new dove applique pattern on etsy, it's my latest! I've been making them obsessively, and have an angel pattern which is similar for the body and wings, but different elsewhere.

The tiniest patterns are the ones I love the most, there's no big time commitment, and you can make them for gift tie-ons, party favors, christmas ornaments, or appliques for purses, scarves and sweaters. Truly delicious and fun, not more than 10 minutes to make.

If you'd like to see all of my animal applique patterns, you can check out my etsy store, or check out my art website to see more about me, my art and my crochet.

Here's hoping you have a wonderful fall and winter of crochet, and check back lots!


Here are my various patterns on Amazon's Kindle Store, including this new one....when you see my patterns as Kindle documents, they're smaller in format and they're unable to be printed out, so I sell them more cheaply than the larger printable versions on my Etsy Crochet pattern store .

Free Pom Pom pattern....a good day for yarn!

I've been sitting on this one for a whitle, I found a great baby weight yarn which actually comes in lots of non-baby pastels, I can't believe it!! It's Hobby Lobby's own brand "I Love This Yarn" and it's acrylic. Looks like baby yarn in every way, but comes in lots of cool browns, blues, interesting multis, ahhhh! Which to me means interesting color combos for a baby hat that looks, I don't know, South American or something?? Help me out here...I do like the stripes and that notchy long stitch that makes it look like a knit cap. A small hook and light yarn helps in that regard, too. Anyway, here's the etsy item, and click hereto get the instructions on making a simple baby pom pom. One suggestion: trim your pom pom over a box or a bag, it helps! Ha!
Have a super day and thanks for looking!

Chunky Yarn so Yummy you could Gobble it!

I finished a new pattern today! I have at least 9 or 10 more that are ready to write up, but I'm tweaking, dilly-dallying, what's my problem?
This one's awesome, it's so soft and yummy when done in that "Baby Bee" Hushabye Ombre yarn, in the color "Softly", half cotton and half acrylic. Who names a color "Softly?" And why?

I don't know why, I just love the cap and also the flower done in the same pastel multi. I think the colors are just a bit more muted than most brands...or maybe it's actually the texture I just love. Whatever, it is, you can see what's been obsessing me.
Here's the pattern<a href=http://www.etsy.com/listing/80082577/crochet-pattern-soft-baby-cap-and-simple>on etsy,</a>and I'm working on some flower patterns to give away on this blog. 

My monster, please indulge me... So curly, so pink!!!!

Oh, wow, I set the bees and flowers aside to finish this pattern first. It was such a happy project (not that the bees and flowers weren't) I couldn't resist. And when stuffed, these little guys are so shlumpy and poseable, I LOVE them!! Shannon posed them with little horns so they looked like little devils. Only with innocent eyes. Ha!! If you want to see the pattern on etsy, you can look here.  Thanks for looking. Now I'm back to bees!!

Put DOWN the hook, Sue

I admit I've been obsessed lately;

 Whenever we go on a road trip I crochet nonstop. 

I was annoyed the other day in a waiting room when an, ahem, older gentleman looked at me and loudly asked his wife, "What's she doing?". The wife said, "Knitting or crocheting, I don't know." He looked again, sourly, at me and said "Some people just can't sit still." Exactly right! And look what I've been working on! My bugs!!! I'm so happy, I have a little butterfly I think I'll include in this pattern set, too. You'll notice one of the bees has flatter wings which lay flat....there's another option in which the wings sit up and attach to the back (see the bee in the center of the picture. And, of course a ladybug (it still needs some embroidery, something seems to be missing. Hah!) 

Anyhoo, this pattern set, along with the Flower Power flowers which match the bugs, will be put together into a pattern and put on my etsy store in the next couple of days. Hopefully I'll put another free pattern on this blog at the same time. 

In the meantime, check out my store at susanlinnstudio.etsy.com  and my treasury which includes almost all of my Small Project patterns at http://www.etsy.com/listing/71182701/crochet-patterns-248-pages-updated

Today's Pattern Sale! Baby Hats!

Check out my etsy pattern store, susanlinnstudio, to see  this

one-day sale on my complete baby hat collection!! I'm so proud! Two new ones in here, and I think the granny hat is the easiest ever. But the best thing about the set (it's 61 pages, pdf format) is the little collection of baby hat flowers at the end. They dress anything up! I'm about to put a new knit-look ethnic hat on etsy with some snazzy flowers, can't wait! thanks for looking....if you want to see this one day sale item, just click here for the etsy item

Baby Bowler Hat with Flowers, not done yet. Boo Hoo!

I had to show you my baby bowler hat. I can't seem to finish the pattern! There's something wrong, just don't know what it is. I'll figure it out, let me know your ideas if you like. The best thing about the pattern is the little flower pattern that comes with it; every hat needs funky flowers to sew on, and these are simple and jazzy. Nice and tight, lots of edgings with contrast, whew.
Have a wonderful week of fun with crochet AND with real life, ha!


5 for $15 sale  This is the sale of the week...just in case you want to mix and match my patterns. The Treasury (the link is at the bottom of this post) is a better deal if you want absolutely everything. Get all loaded up with crochet projects for the rest of summer vacations!! I can't think of anything better than a week on the beach with my crochet projects next to me and the surf in front of me. Ahhhhhhhh! Wish I were there.

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If you want to see more of my small crochet projects, you can click on some of the links below and check out my own original patterns:

Susan's Small Project Treasury of Crochet Patterns

Susan's Etsy Crochet Pattern Store

ONE DAY sale on Susan's Crochet Pattern Treasury!

Check out my one day sale on my 248-page Treasury of Crochet Patterns! Susan's Treasury on Etsy This price of $14.90 is for virtually all of the crochet patterns I've designed in the last year....and the theme is small and quick. For the person familiar with single crochet and double crochet (and working in the round), these projects will be a delight! There are baby hats, (even a flower bud photo prop baby hat), christmas ornaments, thread crochet jewelry, animal appliques, small purses, plarn projects, and lots of flowers, big and small!

Let me know what you think and GIVE me your ideas for new designs!!
Check out my etsy pattern store

Free Chunky Crocheted Bowl Pattern

CHUNKY CROCHETED BOWL:

I love this little one; not hard, but if you've never worked on heavy textiles in crochet before, it seems mysterious. And I love the tweedy, homey look!! These bowls are flexible but strong! They can hold balls of yarn, keys, toys, whatever you like, just probably not gooshy food items, hah!

Here's the pattern: Work with a quadruple strand of medium weight yarn (four strands held together and used like one!) and WITH A SIZE K HOOK (u.s.) work ch 3, sl st to form a small ring.

I won't state this in rounds because it's really intuitive: 

Work a sc circle in a spiral to your desired bowl diameter:

Your first round will be as many sc as you can fit nicely into the beginning ring. Instead of joining, just start sc's of the second round right on top of your beginning point, working in a spiral.

Your second "round" will be working ( sc, 2sc)  all around the circle, then continue in a spiral instead of joining (you'll need to mark your beginning point with a pin since you are working in a spiral, with no seam and no joining).

Your third "round" will be working sc around, with 2sc in every third sc. 

Your fourth "round" will be working sc around, with 2sc in every fourth sc.

You see where I'm going here....this is simply working sc in the round, increasing as needed to keep your circle flat. You may need to adjust the increases so your stitches don't get too crowded. Use your judgment and make a nice flat circle!

Continue to make a chunky circle to your desired diameter for your bowl. (Actually stop when you're within an inch of your desired diameter, because it will continue to enlarge as you begin on the walls)

To start forming the walls, simply sc in every sc around, continuing to work in a spiral. One tip: Working with the bowl cupped inward (instead of bowing outward like it will be when it's used) makes it much easier to work.

If you wish to make the bowl slope inward, you can do a round or two decreasing every 6th or 7th stitch. Experiment and have fun with it. 

To end your bowl, work 2 or 3 slip stitches instead of sc's and tie off. Tightly pull the end of your work so the last stitch is small and weave the ends through your work for one stitch; then knot your yarns and securely hide and sew down the tail end. 

Enjoy!!

My "thing" is SMALL, DOABLE, quick projects which use a skein of yarn or less....and which don't commit you to a big thing that schlumps around after you in your dreams, taunting you and making you feel bad for not finishing it!! So if you like low-commitment crochet projects, click on the links below and check out my etsy pattern store! All of the patterns are original, by me, Susan!

Ta ta!

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To see more of my original crochet design work, check out my Etsy Pattern Store or my Kindle- and Nook-friendly patterns on Amazon  or Barnes and Noble

I've finally gotten around to making a listing that lets my customers mix and match their pattern choices: I've designed dozens and dozens of little projects over the last year and it's been a delight. ( I'm a crochet addict!)

This etsy listing lets you choose which ones you like best, and it's a super price, almost 50% off for many of the patterns. You can see it at this etsy page.

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If you want to see more of my small crochet projects, you can click on some of the links below and check out my own original patterns:

Susan's Small Project Treasury of Crochet Patterns

Susan's Etsy Crochet Pattern Store

See my new Baby Hat Pattern Set on Etsy!

I finally put all of my baby hats in one place! Just finished that granny and nubby hat pattern, and have been happily putzing around with all of them-piles and piles of crochet everywhere! I've got yarn in the brain, I think I'd better get my work space organized or things are going to slow down to a crawl just from sheer clutter. Thanks for looking! 

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If you want to see more of my small crochet projects, you can click on some of the links below and check out my own original patterns:

Susan's Small Project Treasury of Crochet Patterns

Susan's Etsy Crochet Pattern Store

Darling Granny Hat to Cover a Tiny Noggin! Preemie, Newborn, 3 and 6 month sizes

Another little pattern I just finished....FAST, fast fast....don't you love Granny Square patterns? No wonder they are forever favorites, they go so fast. This new pattern has a Granny Square Baby Hat and a similar "Nubby" baby hat which uses sc instead of dc, turning those granny square groups into nubby little nubbins. Thanks for looking!!!

see this pattern in my etsy store

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If you want to see more of my small crochet projects, you can click on some of the links below and check out my own original patterns:



Susan's Small Project Treasury of Crochet Patterns
Susan's Etsy Crochet Pattern Store

Dress up a Tiny Noggin Like a Hollyhock Bud!

Here's the link to the etsy listing for this little pdf crochet pattern for this cutie.

How many chances, really, do you have to dress up your newborn and snap some wonderful photos? This little hat is my latest pattern, a photo prop pattern; I love love love little flower things in crochet for a little one! It's worked mostly in dc and looks like your bitty sprite has a flower bud for a cap.

I haven't written a pattern for a newborn cocoon to go along with this, but it hardly bears writing: Just dc a circle (start with 10 dc, then inc in every stitch for round 2, in every two stitches for round three, in every three stitches for round four, and so on.... you get the idea!! When you've reached your desired diameter (14" perhaps, for a newborn), start decreasing to make a bowl shape, and keep going till it's your desired length. Maybe I'll get around to writing a pattern for a little cocoon like this, but until then, there's my free opinion and decription!

Dress up those little dolls and have a wonderful time crocheting at the beach, baby!Here's the link to the etsy listing for this little pdf crochet pattern.

Flower the Skunk and Owl, the Crochet Muses

I thought I'd show you my charming Muses of Crochet, Flower the Skunk and Owl, who live in the potted Basil Plant in my crochet corner. Crochet is HAPPY, and they make me happy. It's kind of nice that the humble nubby stitches of crochet keep one from getting too snooty. Trying to aspire to high fashion in crochet would be like trying to reproduce the Mona Lisa in lego bricks or something. Now, I know there is art crochet out there, and I love it. In fact, I like to make freeform crochet shapes for very cool jewelry and arty things....BUT, one is constrained by the intrinsic humility and childlikeness of yarns, strings, threads. Sort of keeps one from getting too hoity-toity.

Someone's going to send me a picture of something really disturbing and existential in crochet, but I'm not giving any ground here. Am I right?

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If you want to see more of my small crochet projects, you can click on some of the links below and check out my own original patterns:



Susan's Small Project Treasury of Crochet Patterns
Susan's Etsy Crochet Pattern Store

Use your sock yarn for a Bitty Preemie Hat!

Susan's Preemie Hat Pattern on Etsy   This one is just simple and stretchy. You need smaller stitches for those tiny little preemie heads, so warm and peach fuzzy...it looks funny to put a big chunky double crocheted cap on a preemie, so this one is done in hdc with that fine textured stretchy sock cotton. Those cool sock designs are so funky looking, they almost look guatamalan when you add that notch deep sc on the edge. Very up to date and international looking, don't you think? Yeah! I love crochet!!! This partitcular pattern is part of my larger baby cap pattern, and it comes with 4 extra flower patterns which can be sewn on.

If you want to see more of my small crochet projects, you can click on some of the links below and check out my own original patterns:



Susan's Small Project Treasury of Crochet Patterns
Susan's Etsy Crochet Pattern Store

New Summery Cotton Crochet Hats for Babies and Toddlers!

See this Pattern on Etsy!
I just finished this one, what a delight! I can see little sun-kissed noses peeking out from under these brims. Not too much of a sun shade, but white and cool. Don't dare make these from anything but cotton!!

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If you want to see more of my small crochet projects, you can click on some of the links below and check out my own original patterns:



Susan's Small Project Treasury of Crochet Patterns
Susan's Etsy Crochet Pattern Store

Revised Baby Cap pattern, and a New Summery Baby Hat Crochet Pattern coming up soon!

my baby cap has had a tweak this week to make it easier and give it an extra flower choice! Yay! Work this little baby crochet pattern in cotton for a breezy, soft, summery beach cap for baby. I have another summer hat for baby coming up this week, with a little brim that gives a bit of shade from the sun...and with different flowers!

If you want to see my concept of happy, small, doable crochet projects, you can click on some of the links below and check out my own original patterns:



Susan's Small Project Treasury of Crochet Patterns
Susan's Etsy Crochet Pattern Store

A Gorgeous Crocheted Turquoise Necklace

Beautiful work, I wish I could do this. She manages to work soft elements with stone in a way that makes total sense. I love contrasts, and this contrast of texture is delicious! Bravo!

see Sandra's work here

If you want to see my concept of happy, small, doable crochet projects, you can click on some of the links below and check out my own original patterns:



Susan's Small Project Treasury of Crochet Patterns
Susan's Etsy Crochet Pattern Store
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An Earth Day bag, awwww!

click here for this pattern

Am going to have to brush up on Tunisian crochet, but loved the darling bag. I'm looking at my huge piles of tangled yarn, offered my daughter a dollar a skein to wind up all of them into balls. Not one big huge ball, but one per skein. hah! I need to make a big wall hanging out of all of my odds and ends, I think it would be a really cool thing. I'll make sure I show you if I do. 

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Take care and don't be too loopy!
Susan





Susan's Small Project Treasury of Crochet Patterns
Susan's Etsy Crochet Pattern Store
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My Crocheted Tropical Flowers with Jazzy Details!

This is one I just finished, and I must say it was a blast to design. I love high contrast work, both in crochet and painting, and this one fits the bill: the center is all speckled and black and yellow, mimicking the center of a poppy or some such. Generally they look all summery and bold, not quite hibiscus, not quite poppy, but something imaginary in between. Besides which, the pattern is "modular" in that you choose your centers, choose your petals, just like Build A Bear or something. Yeah!
I tossed in my little nylon string purse, too, just the size you need for an iphone. An iphone purse with the biggest sassiest flowers on it you ever ever saw!
You can see the pattern at this etsy listing , and thanks for looking!

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