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Crochet Bobble Pumpkin

Posted on September 11, 2026 by Anita

Hi friends,

I have a fun new Crochet Bobble Pumpkin pattern to share with you today. I found this beautiful I Love This Yarn in the color Cinnamon Cedar and I loved all the Fall colors! I thought it would make a great pumpkin so I created a new pattern. 🙂

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I used an H/5mm crochet hook to stitch up my pumpkin. You can find the pattern below along with links to free PDFs – one with photos and one without – if you’d like to easily print it.

Crochet Bobble Pumpkin

Worsted weight (4) yarn, approximately 3 ounces – I used I Love This Yarn in Cinnamon Cedar

H/5mm hook

Gauge is not important

Stitches used:

Chain – ch

Single Crochet – sc

Slip Stitch – ss

Bobble Stitch – bobble

Special stitch: Bobble Stitch – Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, and pull up a loop. Yarn over, pull through two loops. Repeat 4 times – there will be 6 loops on the hook. Yarn over and pull through all 6 loops. Sc in next stitch to complete the Bobble stitch.

Ch 30, leaving a long tail for gathering the bottom of the pumpkin later.

Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each stitch across. Ch 1 and turn. (29 stitches)

Rows 2 – 4: sc in each stitch across. Ch 1 and turn. (29 stitches)

Row 5: sc in 1st stitch. Work bobble stitches across. Ch 1 and turn. (14 bobbles)

NOTE: be sure to work the sc to complete the Bobble stitch. See Special Stitch instructions above. This makes the bobbles really pop.

Rows 6 – 12: sc in each stitch across. Ch 1 and turn. (29 stitches)

Row 13: sc in 1st stitch. Work bobble stitches across. Ch 1 and turn. (14 bobbles)

Rows 14 – 20: sc in each stitch across. Ch 1 and turn. (29 stitches)

Row 21: sc in 1st stitch. Work bobble stitches across. Ch 1 and turn. (14 bobbles)

Rows 22 – 28: sc in each stitch across. Ch 1 and turn. (29 stitches)

Row 29: sc in 1st stitch. Work bobble stitches across. Ch 1 and turn. (14 bobbles)

Rows 30 – 36: sc in each stitch across. Ch 1 and turn. (29 stitches)

Row 37: sc in 1st stitch. Work bobble stitches across. Ch 1 and turn. (14 bobbles)

Rows 38 – 44: sc in each stitch across. Ch 1 and turn. (29 stitches)

Row 45: sc in 1st stitch. Work bobble stitches across. Ch 1 and turn. (14 bobbles)

Rows 46 – 47: sc in each stitch across. Ch 1 and turn. (29 stitches)

Fold piece in half, short sides matching, ch 1 and ss sides together. Finish off leaving a very long tail. You will need this to shape the pumpkin.

Make sure your bobbles are on the outside. Using a yarn needle and your beginning tail, run a gathering stitch around the bottom of the pumpkin. Pull tight to close the opening, tie a knot, and weave in the end.

If the opening doesn’t close completely, just run a few stitches back and forth across the hole to close it up.

Stuff pumpkin with poly-fil and gather the top in the same manner, using the very long tail. Do not cut yarn.

Using your needle, draw the yarn through the center top of the pumpkin to center bottom of the pumpkin. Wrap the yarn around to the top of the pumpkin and pull it through again, pulling it tightly to shape the pumpkin. Do this between the bobble rows in the sc sections. Tie it off tightly at the bottom after the last wrap around and weave in your end.

You can find photos of how I gathered the top and bottom and shaped another pumpkin in the same manner in this post.

Glue a small stick or cinnamon stick to the center for the stem. Add twine, ribbon, or other embellishments as desired.

Finished pumpkin measures about 5 inches across by 4.5 inches high.

Here are the links to the free PDFs…

Crochet Bobble Pumpkin pattern with photos

Crochet Bobble Pumpkin pattern without photos

I hope you have fun with this pattern!

Anita

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Sending Some Sunshine – Handmade Card

Posted on September 9, 2026 by Anita

Hi friends,

Who better to send some sunshine than Winnie the Pooh? Pooh bear has always been one of my favorites and I just love this stamp from Unity Stamp Company! 🙂

The name of this stamp set is Winnie the Pooh: A Brighter Day. The Pooh stamp measures about 3 by 4.5 inches and the set also includes 3 sentiments.

I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on white card stock and colored it with Copic markers.

Using these Scallops & Rectangles Nesting Dies, I die cut around the image and layered it to yellow card stock cut with the same die set. I stamped the sentiment with black ink in the upper right corner. The piece is attached to a white card. To finish off the card, I added 4 light green Dew Drops.

What a fun way to send a little sunshine to brighten someone’s day! 🌻

Anita

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Fall Snack Mix

Posted on September 8, 2026 by Anita

Hi friends,

Fall snack mix is super simple – and most of you probably already do this, but I was feeling “Fallish” and thought it would be fun to mix up a Fall snack. 🍁🍂

All you need are some M&M’s (I used milk chocolate), candy corn, peanuts, and raisins to mix up this Fall treat.

Then dump everything in a bowl, toss it together, and you have a tasty after school snack!

Of course you can change the flavor of the M&M’s or use the Autumn mix candy corn. Leave out the raisins or peanuts – or use roasted almonds or craisins. It’s really just whatever your family will enjoy.

You can also put some of the mix in a jar as a hostess gift or to wish someone a Happy Fall.🍁🍂 These vintage-look mason jars would be so cute for gifting!

Anita

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Crochet Bobble Stitch Patterns

Posted on September 4, 2026 by Anita

Hi friends,

It’s my birthday! 🥳 And I’m sharing a few of my free Crochet Bobble Stitch Patterns in today’s post. Just click on each picture below and it will take you to the free patterns. By the way, all of my crochet patterns are free on my blog and most also include a free PDF.

The Crochet Bobble Lap Blanket measure about 39 by 51 inches and is a fun way to snuggle up on those cool fall evenings.

The Crochet Bobble Dishcloth is super quick to stitch up and can be made in your favorite color of cotton yarn.

The Crochet Snowball Mini Gift Bag is the perfect size for gift cards, cash, or small gifts.

The Crochet Bobble Infinity Scarf is a great way to stay warm and cozy in the winter – it also makes a great gift!

The Crochet Bobble Color Block Baby Blanket is so sweet to snuggle up a new little one – and they will love the bobbles as they get older.

These are just a few of the crochet patterns I have on my blog. Just type “crochet” in the search bar on the right above and you can browse through them. All of mine are free but there are also posts about other projects I’ve made with patterns from other talented designers – some free and some paid. I hope you’ll find some inspiration to stitch up some fun projects!

I would love to have you follow along on my blog – just enter your email address above and you’ll receive an email each time there’s a new post. 😊

Anita

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Simply Flowers – Handmade Cards

Posted on September 2, 2026 by Anita

Hi friends,

Sometimes simple Is just what you want.🙂 These cards are clean and simple and you may have just what you need in your stamp collection to create something similar.

I stamped each flower image with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on white card stock and added color with Copic markers. Using these Scallops & Rectangles Nesting Dies, I die cut around each flower image and attached them to a white card.

My rosebud stamp is discontinued from Art Impressions, the top right flower stamp and the bottom left are from the Meadow of Memory set from Unity Stamp Company, and the bottom right is from the Lovely Reminder set also from Unity Stamp Company.

This type of card is great for so many different occasions, thinking of you, birthday, just a note, or sympathy. You can add a sentiment to the front or just leave it blank. A set of these with envelopes tied with a pretty ribbon would make a lovely gift.

Look through your stamp collection – I’ll bet you have some stamps that would make beautiful cards.🙂

Anita

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Spa Gift Basket Idea

Posted on September 1, 2026 by Anita

Hi friends,

I love making up little baskets to give as gifts! The possibilities are endless and you can easily personalize them for the recipient. Today I’m sharing an idea for a Spa Gift Basket.

I started with a small woven basket and added a bottle of hand lotion and foaming hand soap. I also included a rolled up hand towel and a small loofah.

Then I arranged it all in the basket.

I wrapped the basket in cellophane, tied it with some pretty ribbon, and it’s ready for gift giving.🙂

Here are a couple of other easy gift ideas: Many Thanks Candle Gift, Bridal Shower/Housewarming Gift.

Target, Hobby Lobby, Walmart, and PopShelf are some of my favorite places to shop for the baskets and inexpensive gifts to fill them. Sometimes Dollar Tree has some cute things, too. A fun and thoughtful gift doesn’t have to be expensive!🙂

Anita

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Highlights from our trip to the UP of Michigan

Posted on August 28, 2026 by Anita

Hi friends,

We recently took a road trip around the UP of Michigan and I wanted to share a few highlights from our trip. We had the most beautiful weather and it was a nice break from the Alabama summer heat!

We started our trip at Bronners Christmas Wonderland in Frankenmuth. It’s not in the UP, but we had to make a stop. They say they are the largest Christmas shop in the world and have just about any kind of Christmas ornament you could possibly want. There are lots of nativity sets and fun displays all over the store. And of course the giant Santa outside! If you love Christmas it’s a fun place to stop. Give yourself plenty of time to explore. 🎄

We went up to Sault Ste. Marie in the UP and took a boat tour with Famous Soo Locks Boat Tours through the Soo Locks. It was so fun and interesting to be on the boat as it rose or fell to meet the level of the water in the different parts of Saint Marys River and continue on along the coasts of both the US and Canada for a 90+ minute tour. The first photo below is the bow of our tour boat. The 2nd is the gate holding the water back as we were at the lower water level. The 3rd shows how low we were compared to the top of the lock. And the 4th shows our great captain keeping the lines taut as we rose with the water level – we were about half way at this point. I’m sure someone else can explain all the mechanics of how this works much better than I can – I just really enjoyed the tour and ride. 🙂

Our next stop was the Upper Tahquamenon Falls. By following a recently built accessible boardwalk through the surrounding forest, it’s an easy walk to get to the falls. The boardwalk has 5 switchbacks with landings where you can get different views of the falls. The brownish color of the falls is from tannins in surrounding swamps. This was one of my favorite stops!

We took a Pictured Rocks Cruise along the shores of Lake Superior. The tour lasted about 2 hours and took us along the shore to see the beautiful Pictured Rocks that you can really only see from the water. In the photos below you can see Miners Castle, Grand Portal, Flower Vase, Painted Coves, Spray Falls, and East Channel Lighthouse in Munising Bay (even though it looks like a church!) These photos a just a tiny fraction of the beautiful Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. If you find yourself in the UP of Michigan, I highly recommend taking a cruise along the lakeshore! And if you’re adventurous, you can take a kayak tour along the shore.

On the Keweenaw Peninsula we found this unassuming bakery called Jam Pot. It is run by the Holy Protection Monastery, a Byzantine Catholic Monastery, and they make delicious baked goods, jams, jellies, candies and more. The individual caramels are amazing!! Definitely worth the stop!

We made a quick stop at the northern most point of Lake Michigan which was fun because we grew up on the southern shores of the lake. 🙂

There were beautiful flowers in bloom everywhere!

One thing we didn’t do on this trip was to take the ferry to Mackinac Island because we did that a few years ago, but I highly recommend visiting the island if you get a chance. You can read about our visit in this post.

Michigan is a beautiful place to visit filled with miles of lakeshore, fun little towns, lots of pine trees, and yummy pasties up north. 🙂

Anita

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Big Birthday Balloon – Handmade Card

Posted on August 26, 2026 by Anita

Hi friends,

This Big Birthday Balloon card is so fun! And it’s super quick and easy to make. 😊

You’ll need a 3 inch circle punch and a 1 inch heart punch. Punch a circle from patterned paper and attach it to coordinating pattern paper, overlapping the top left corner. Trim the balloon to match the corner of the paper. Punch a heart from the same paper as the balloon. Turn it upside down and attach it to the paper with the point slightly under the balloon. Attach this piece to a white card.

Tie a knot in a piece of red/white bakers twine. Glue the knot to the balloon and glue the twine in a couple of places on the card.

I stamped the sentiment with red ink on white card stock, die cut around it with these Scalloped & Stitched Sentiment Nesting Dies, and attached it to the card with foam tape.

It’s a simple and fun card that is perfect for sending big birthday wishes to anyone. 🙂

Anita

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Merry Little Christmas – August 2026 Christmas Card

Posted on August 25, 2026 by Anita

Hi friends,

For my August Christmas card, I inked up this discontinued little Christmas tree stamp from Amuse Studio. I’ve had it in my collection forever and it reminds me of the Charlie Brown Christmas tree. I just love it! 🎄

Unity Stamp Company does have a stamp called Simple Little Wishes if you’re interested in a similar stamp.

I stamped the tree with Memento Rich Cocoa ink on white card stock and added color with Copic markers. Using these Scallops & Circles Nesting Dies, I die cut around the image and layered it to red card stock cut with the same die set. I stamped the sentiment (also discontinued from Amuse Studio) with red ink on white card stock, die cut around it with these Scalloped & Stitched Sentiment Nesting Dies, and layered it to red card stock cut with the same die set.

To make the card, I die cut red card stock with these Deckle & Stitches Nesting Dies and attached it to a white card. I cut patterned paper using the same die set and attached it to the card. The tree and the sentiment are attached to the card with foam tape. To finish the card, I added 4 red sequins to add a little shine.

Even though I used discontinued stamps, a cute card can be made using any smaller Christmas stamp with your favorite sentiment. Look in your collection, pull out those stamps you haven’t used in a while, and get creative!

Anita

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Crochet Pan Protectors

Posted on August 21, 2026 by Anita

Hi friends,

Do you stack your pans together in your cabinets? I do and I’ve been meaning to stitch up some crochet pan protectors for a while.

I found this pattern by Nana’s Crafty Home for these fun flower pan protectors. It was just what I was looking for – practical and cute! The pattern includes 5 different sizes and it would be easy to adapt the pattern to whatever size you need. Each of my pan protectors has six petals except the largest one which has nine.

I used I Love This Cotton yarn in several colors with a G/4mm crochet hook to stitch up my pan protectors. This is a great pattern for using up yarn you may have leftover from other projects. After I finished them, I lightly ironed them with my steam iron to block them and flatten out the petals.

These Crochet Pan Protectors work up quickly and are easy to make. I think they would make a fun gift for a bridal shower, housewarming, or even a college student for their apartment. You could stitch them up in various colors to match their kitchen or make them all one color.

Anita