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My Crochet Patterns Pinterest Board

Posted on December 27, 2024 by Anita

Hi friends,

Are you looking for some new crochet projects for the new year? I have lots of patterns on my blog – everything from coasters and dishcloths to scarves and baby blankets to lots of things in between. 🧶 🙂

Disclosure: Some of the links on my site are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a small commission if you click through and make a purchase. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

I have a Pinterest board titled My Free Crochet Patterns with photos of all of the projects with links that will take you directly to the blog post with the pattern. I would love for you to take a look. 👀

Here are a few photos of some of my crochet projects. 🧶

Don’t have a Pinterest account? All of my patterns are available right here on the blog. Simply type “crochet” or the type of project you are looking for, such as “blanket” or “coaster”, in the search bar on the right. You will find lots of crochet projects to browse through.

And all of my patterns are free for you! All I ask is that you don’t copy the pattern onto any other sites or social media. Feel free to share your finished projects, but please link back to my blog to share the pattern. 😊

I’m planning to add more crochet patterns – and other fun craft projects – in 2025. I hope you’ll come along on my creative journey! Enter your email address above on the right and you’ll receive an email every time there is a new blog post. 🧶😊

Anita

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Merry Christmas 2024

Posted on December 25, 2024 by Anita

Hi friends,

Merry Christmas! 🎄

I hope you are enjoying family, friends, and some yummy treats today. 🥰

You can find the details for this card **here**.

Remember why we are celebrating today…

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16

Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift! 2 Corinthians 9:15

Blessings to you and yours today and in 2025! ♥️

Anita

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My Vintage-Inspired Christmas Tree

Posted on December 24, 2024 by Anita

Hi friends,

I added a new tree to my Christmas decor this year and I wanted to take a minute to share it with you. I hope that in the busyness of shopping, wrapping, baking, cooking, and all the other things this month that you have a had chance to take a few moments and just enjoy the season.🎄

My tree is a prelit 5-foot tree that I have tucked away in the corner of my kitchen. I was inspired to add a special tree by some beautiful vintage-look mercury glass ornaments that I have in 2 different sizes.

Of course, my tree needed a tree skirt and a star. 😊 I crocheted the tree skirt using the medium size from this pattern from Briana K. Designs. The star was made using this pattern from Milla Billa. By using chunky yarn for the star, it made it much bigger than the size listed in the pattern.

I used Yarn Bee Cozy Occasion yarn in Ivory with an N/9mm crochet hook to stitch up both the tree skirt and the star. For the star tree topper, I crocheted 2 stars and single crocheted them together, leaving the bottom open to slip over the top of the tree. I used 4 skeins of yarn to make both the tree skirt and the star topper and I even had enough left over to make a simple garland of chain stitches.

I really love having this little tree in my kitchen! If you want to stitch up your own tree skirt or star tree topper, just pin this post to your Christmas Pinterest board to remind you to make it for next year.😊

Merry Christmas!🎄

Anita

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Peanut Butter Pie

Posted on December 20, 2024 by Anita

Hi friends,

Do you have peanut butter fans in your family? Need a quick and easy dessert for the Christmas gatherings next week? You need to make this yummy Peanut Butter Pie! You can find the recipe here at Passionate Penny Pincher.

You only need 6 ingredients to make this pie and it’s really quick to make. The crust is made from Oreos and butter – you can even make it a gluten free dessert by using gluten free Oreos.

You make the Oreo crust, bake it for 5-7 minutes, and let it cool. Then mix the rest of the ingredients together and spread it into the cooled crust. Chill for a couple of hours and it’s ready to serve! You can even make it the day before and just leave it in the fridge until you are ready for dessert.

I took this to a Christmas potluck so I wasn’t able to get a picture of a piece cut from the pie. But you can see a pic and get the full recipe here.

If you love peanut butter, you will not be disappointed in this Peanut Butter Pie!

Anita

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Beyond Grateful – Handmade Card

Posted on December 18, 2024 by Anita

Hi friends,

Recently, our wonderful pastor retired and he and his lovely wife moved to be closer to their children and grandchildren. Although we were very sad to see them go, we are so very thankful for the years they were with us! This is the card I made for them to say thank you from our congregation.

Disclosure: Some of the links on my site are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a small commission if you click through and make a purchase. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

I used the Serene Silhouettes stamp set from Unity Stamp Company to create my card. First, I used blender brushes to apply turquoise and green ink to white card stock. I stamped several different tree images with Memento Rich Cocoa ink at varying heights onto the panel. I stamped the sentiment with turquoise ink. I die cut around the panel using these Deckle & Stitches Nesting Dies and layered it to turquoise card stock die cut with the same set. The piece is attached to a white card using foam tape. To finish the card, I added 3 turquoise Dew Drops.

This card can also be used for different occasions just by changing the sentiment. I think it would make a great masculine birthday card!

Anita

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Simple Christmas Arrangement

Posted on December 17, 2024 by Anita

Hi friends,

I made this little Christmas arrangement in just a few minutes and I love the way it turned out! 🎄

I had this cute hammered aluminum pitcher from a sweet friend that I wanted to decorate for Christmas. It measures about 10 inches tall and 4 inches in diameter.

I bought a couple of greenery sprays from Target along with a few red berry stems and 2 white berry stems from Hobby Lobby. I also bought a floral foam cylinder to use in my arrangement.

Using a serrated knife, I cut the cylinder in half and pushed it into the bottom of my pitcher. Then I trimmed a little off the stems of the greenery and pushed them into the foam cylinder. I arranged the red and white berries among the greenery and pushed the stems into the foam cylinder. Then I “fluffed” the individual stems of the greenery and berries around each other.

To finish off the arrangement, I tied some natural colored linen ribbon around the pitcher in a bow.

Super quick and easy to put together! And although I’m not the best at flower arranging, I really do love how this turned out! 😊 Look in your cabinets – you may have the perfect pitcher or vase to dress up for the holidays.🎄

Anita

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Crochet Santa Cup Cozy

Posted on December 13, 2024 by Anita

Hi friends,

Need a quick neighbor or friend Christmas gift? Or a cute stocking stuffer? The Crochet Santa Cup Cozy works up quickly and you may even have some cotton yarn in your stash left over from other projects for stitching up your cup cozy. 🎅🏼

This simple and quick pattern is below and there is also a link to a free PDF if you’d like to easily print it. I used I Love This Cotton Yarn in White and Red with an H/5mm crochet hook to stitch up my cozy. 🧶

Crochet Santa Cup Cozy

Worsted weight cotton yarn (size 4) – I used I Love This Cotton in White and Red

H/5mm hook

3 (3/4 inch) Black Buttons

Stitches used in US terms:

Chain – ch

Slip Stitch – ss

Single Crochet – sc

Single crochet in back bump

Half Double Crochet – hdc

Half Double Crochet in 3rd loop

Note: chains at beginning of rounds do not count as stitches.

Chain 30 with White and join to first chain with ss to form a ring.

Round 1: ch 1. sc in the back bump of each ch around. Join with ss to first sc. (30 stitches)

Round 2: ch 1. sc in each stitch around. Join with ss to first sc. (30 stitches)

Change to Red.

Round 3: ch 1. hdc in each stitch stitch around. Join with ss to first hdc. (30 stitches)

Rounds 4-14: ch 1. hdc in 3rd loop of each stitch around. Join with ss to first hdc. (30 stitches)

Change to White.

Round 15: ch 1. sc in the 3rd loop of each stitch around. Join with ss to first sc. (30 stitches)

Round 16: ch 1. sc in each stitch around. Join with ss to first sc. (30 stitches)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Sew on buttons.

Here’s the link to the free PDF…

Crochet Santa Cup Cozy

For a fun gift idea, stitch up a Crochet Santa Cup Cozy, slip it onto a cute cup, and include a gift card to their favorite coffee shop. 🎅🏼 You can also slip the cup cozy onto this cute printable cup cozy display insert from the Knotty Boss. Anna has lots of PDF files you can purchase to print on your own card stock for gifting your crochet makes or for displaying your makes at markets.

Just an FYI, Anna Leyzina (aka The Knotty Boss) also has a great book called Crochet Secrets that has lots of tips and so much great information even if you are a seasoned crocheter! I have my own copy and you might want to add it to your Christmas list! 😉

Anita

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{happy birthday} – Handmade Card

Posted on December 11, 2024 by Anita

Hi friends,

This Succulent Greetings stamp from Unity Stamp Company makes a beautiful card. The image measures 3 by 3.5 inches and can be used for so many different occasions.

I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white card stock and colored it with the Copic markers in the picture below.

Using this Deckle & Stitches Nesting Die Set, I die cut around the image and layered it to red card stock die cut with the same set. I die cut dark green card stock with the same set and attached it to a white card. The stamped image is attached to the card using foam tape.

I stamped the sentiment with black ink on white card stock, die cut around it with the Scalloped & Stitches Sentiment Nesting Dies, and attached it to the card at an angle. This sentiment stamp is one I’ve had in my collection forever! Use your favorite greeting sentiment when you make your card. To finish the card, I added 3 light blue Dew Drops.

This is a fun image to color and can be done in so many different ways! Just by changing the sentiment, the card can be used for so much more than a birthday – thinking of you, just a note, sympathy, or leave the sentiment off completely and you’ll still have a beautiful card.

Anita

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Joyful Christmas – December 2024 Christmas Card

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Anita

Hi friends,

December is always such a busy month! This month’s Christmas card is quick and easy so you can get busy with all the other things that need to get done. 🙂 🎄

You can find each month’s Christmas card creation in these posts: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, and November.

I stamped the Christmas tree image with green ink on white card stock and die cut around it with the matching die. Both stamp and die are from the 2024 Advent Calendar from Unity Stamp Company. As of writing this post, there are still stamp Advent Calendars available, but the dies have sold out. You can also use any smaller Christmas stamp you have in your collection to make your card.

Using foam tape, I attached my stamped image to a Scalloped Tag die cut from red card stock. I tied white/gold bakers twine to the top of the tag.

To make the card I embossed a piece of green card stock with a berry vine embossing folder (this is similar) and attached it to a white card. I embossed a strip of white card stock with a dot embossing folder and attached it to the card. The tag is attached to the card using foam tape.

A super quick and easy card to finish off the year of creating a few Christmas cards each month! I think I’ll do this again next year! 🙂 🎄

Anita

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Crochet Candy Cane Pillow

Posted on December 6, 2024 by Anita

Hi friends,

I found this adorable crochet pattern for this Crochet Candy Cane Pillow at Just Be Crafty and knew I had to make it! It works up really fast because it’s made with super bulky yarn and is great for beginners and seasoned crocheters, too. 😊

Disclosure: Some of the links on my site are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a small commission if you click through and make a purchase. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

I used Yarn Bee Cozy Occasion yarn in White and Magenta (not sure what it’s called magenta 🤷‍♀️ – it really is more of a red) with an N/9mm hook to stitch up my Candy Cane Pillow. The pattern called for a different yarn and a 10mm hook so my Candy Cane Pillow came out a little smaller. The finished size of mine is about 14 inches tall with a circumference of about 9.5 inches. Still a fun size to use in your decor!

I was able to make 2 Candy Cane Pillows using one skein of each color with enough left over for possibly one more – but I wasn’t up to playing yarn chicken to find out! You’ll also need to poly-fil to stuff your pillows as you go.

You can easily make one of these Crochet Candy Cane Pillows in an evening while you’re watching your favorite Christmas movie! 🎄

Anita