Craft Tip.

If you work with yarn a lot, you probably wind your yarn into yarn balls to keep from knotting up later on. Say you already have your yarn ball and you start crocheting and your yarn ball is going every which way around you, either on the floor getting dirty or next to you driving your cat crazy. Well, I solved this problem.

Put it in a bowl!!


I'm sure I'm not the only one that has thought of this, but it works great. Try it!!

Also, I'm sad to say that I probably won't have the D.I.Y done in time today, so I'm hoping I'll have time to post it tomorrow!! Get your crochet hooks ready!

D.I.Y. Monday! Crochet Hair Bow.

This is a SUPER easy pattern that you can whip out in about thirty minutes.

SUPPLIES:
-Yarn. I'm using Vanna's Choice 100% Acrylic Medium Yarn.
-H8/5.00mm Crochet Hook.
-Aligator clip or bobby pin.


PATTERN:
Ch 40,
Row 1 - ch2, Sc 40 then turn
Rows 2-7: repeat row 1.
You should now have a rectangle. Fasten off yarn. Slst both ends together.
Center of Bow-
Ch 7 then ch2, Sc 4 rows. Fasten off yarn.
Finishing:
Slst bow center around bow, gathering the middle of the bow and joining at back of bow.
Attach alligator clip or bobby pin to the back of the bow and enjoy! You could easily attached this bow to a headband if you so desired.

Happy crocheting!

Yarn Wreaths!

Hey guys! Me and my friend, Courtney decided last minute that we wanted to make yarn wreaths REALLY late last night. Hobby Lobby was closed of course so we HAD to go to the only place open, which was Wal-Mart. They didn't have styrofoam wreaths. :( The only thing they had was the twig wreath which is WAY too bumpy. We HAD to do them last night so we rigged the twig wreaths a little with duct tape. Haha! You can fix anything with that stuff. It didn't turn out too bad, but next time we're going to use the styrofoam wreaths.




Here's mine.


and Courtney's.

Yarn Pom Pom DIY.

These are great for any celebration. You can string them together and to make pretty garland for a birthday party or use them for Christmas ornaments...the possiblities are endless. I'm attaching them to floral stem wire and using them as flowers for our wedding. I'll post pictures of the flowers soon.


Step One: Wrap yarn around three fingers 100-120 times. (if you have thinner yarn do it about 120 times) Make sure you don't wrap TOO tight. NOTE: You MIGHT want to have a really comfortable pair of scissors or some band-aids near by because if you are doing a lot of them, your hands will start to hate you.



Step Two: Cut a piece of yarn off about 10 inches long and tie around the yarn VERY tightly.



Step Three: Cut the yarn loops.



It should look like this.



Step Four: Trim!!