The Crocheting Mom

You can't have a fully decorated house at Christmas without having those beautiful stockings hanging from the chimney. I mean, it's in "The Night Before Christmas" after all. "The stockings were hung by the chimney with care." I really feel like crocheted stockings are more traditional. They are the epitome of Christmas and can really spruce up your decor.

I made a post a while ago about gift ideas for a crocheter. You can find that here . For the original post, I polled many people in the crochet Facebook communities. There were some great ideas that I, myself, would love to have. This post are ideas that I found that I think many crocheters would love to have as well. Some are for fun, and some are to make crocheting just a bit easier. I'm sure it's hard to buy for us crocheters. We are VERY picky about which yarn we like, and everyone likes a different one! We all have our favorite set of crochet hooks, and even our own favorite stitch. I'm hoping that this post will make it easier for you to buy that special crocheting someone a gift that they'll love!

Anyone who knows me knows that Christmas is my favorite time of year! It’s just such a great time where everyone is in a good mood, even if they are a little stressed! It’s full of joy, happy music, generosity, and corny, but amazing Christmas movies. What else could you want?

When you make an item, you usually need that perfect border to finish it off. When people hear the word border, most think of blankets. But there are so many crochet projects that benefit from a great border beyond just blankets.

Beautiful Free Crochet Applique Patterns You never know when you're going to need an applique. When you're finishing a project, sometimes it still doesn’t feel complete. Maybe it needs personality, color, or a little extra charm. Adding an applique can turn a simple item into something special, giving it that perfect finishing touch. Whether you're working on a blanket, scarf, hat, or anything else, having a list of great appliques is always helpful. And the best part? Every pattern in this list is completely free. Click any picture to go to the designer’s pattern.

My family has to deal with ALL my craziness.  I mean all of if it.  Between bouncing off ideas for school, and different suggestions for our family activities, they hear all my crazy ideas.  Not only that, they have to deal with my crochet craziness.  They listen to me talk about yarn, they put up with me writing about them from now and then on my blog, and they endure the many photo shoots I request of them for modeling and displaying my new products.   I wanted to make a post about how my children feel about what I do.  I sat down with each of them individually and asked them the same questions.  I have not changed what they've said.  I've always thought that children have the most pure minds.  They are brutally honest, and I love them for that!   ASHLEY (12) What do I do for my job? - You teach the young minds of 4th graders What is my favorite hobby? - Crocheting. What is your favorite thing that I ever crocheted for you? -...

I love when it starts to get colder, when the "ber" months are upon us (SeptemBER, OctoBER, NovermBER, and DecemBER). It means that the holiday seasons are upon us and the cooler crisp air is coming.  The cold weather is great for warm accessories, and even better for crocheted items! This is the perfect time to start looking for scarf patterns.  Scarves can be the perfect accessory to your outfit, and keep you warm at the same time! 

I recently wrote a post about the newborn outfits and patterns I used for my son 5 years ago when he was a baby.  You can see that post here .  When I had my first child, I hadn't crocheted in 10 years, since I was 15, and then when I had my second child I had only recently retaught myself how to crochet.  Therefore, I only made photo prop outfits for my son.  I wish I had done it for my daughters, because there are so many cute outfits out there. There will be no more babies in my future, but I thought it would be fun to collect a list of cute outfits.  Hey, if I have any friends or family who want one, I'll have place to start myself!

Nothing beats FREE right?  I agree.  I'm a lover of a good deal, and you can't get any better deal then FREE.  So I have put together a list of the best Free Halloween patterns out there. 

There are people out there who LOVE Halloween.  I'm more of a Christmas girl myself, but I can see the appeal for Halloween.  When else do you get a chance to pretend to be something else.  When do you get to dress up and be completely out of the norm, without anyone batting (see what I did there?) an eye.  One thing I myself love about the Halloween season is that it's the start of the Holiday season!!!  There's nothing better than the "ber" months (September, October, November, and December).  They are full of fantastic weather, great holidays, schools, football, and just a great sense of togetherness.