Silly & Sweet Crochet Designs — free pattern

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...

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...

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Materials: Worsted yarn – 2 oz. white, ½ oz. pink Size G crochet hook Measurements: Women’s size – 22” head circumference, 8” tall Instructions: Rnd 1: With white yarn and G hook, ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Do not join. Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc (12 sc). Rnd 3: *1 sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc,* repeat around (18 sc). Rnd 4: *1 sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat around (24 sc). Rnd 5: *1 sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat...