Silly & Sweet Crochet Designs — free crochet pattern

    Peyton the Polar Bear from Sweet Softies       Pepper the Polar Bear from The Burgundy Basket       Polar Bear Pillow from My Fingers Fly       Teddy Bear from The Burgundy Basket    

Darcy the Dingo, Ruth Haydock Designs Puppy Lovey, Loops and Love Crochet  D is for Dog, The Burgundy Basket Poodle Eyeglass Holder, My Fingers Fly     Dash the Crochet Dog, Chai Coffee Crochet   Mini Amigurumi Pug, Mohu  Husky Amigurumi, Willow Crochet            

Are you excited for St. Patrick's Day? When I lived in New York City, I worked on 5th Avenue and 44th Street, which was the staging area for the St. Patrick's Day parade. School bands lined up waiting for their turn. Bagpipe players tuning their instruments. Men straightening their kilts to be sure they were just right. We didn't get much work done that day, because we were sitting on the window sills to watch the festivities. Quite a few of the staff were first generation Irish-Americans, so this was a significant day for them. Leggy Leprechaun was made while...

Last month my husband had a business trip to Colorado Springs, and he asked me if I would like to go with him. I quickly googled "local yarn shop Colorado Springs" and found Ewe & Me Yarn Boutique, so of course I decided to go with him. On our first day, it was cold with a light snow falling. I'm a Texas girl, and I don't enjoy the cold weather! The next day was still cold but a beautiful sunny day, so I got out to explore.   The desk clerk suggested that I visit Garden of the Gods. I...

Thirty years ago I was living in Queens, New York and pregnant with my son. A Ukranian lady in our neighborhood gave me a beautifully painted wooden spoon as a baby gift. She explained that hanging it over the crib would bring good luck to the child.   It was such a beautiful gesture from a woman I barely knew. That was my introduction to the beauty and generosity of the Ukranian people. We left New York a year later to return to my home state of Texas, but I think of her often, especially now with the horrible events...