Felting combines 2 of my favorite past times: crocheting and doing laundry! If you like to felt like I do, this pattern will be a fun way to use up your scrap wool. Remember when you are felting, always use 100% wool. This way, when washed in hot water, the wool will shrink up and give you a great felted result! These felted circles can be used as doilies hot pads, or coasters and can be created in any size that you wish. I made mine with contrasting wool in a stripe pattern. Just crochet in the round and you will be good to go!

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Fun and easy, this shamrock pattern has endless uses. Make a bunch of them and make a festive St. Patrick’s Day banner or table runner. Add one to a Irish afghan or a scarf for a chilly St. Patty’s Day parade! Looking for more patterns? Check out the Crochet Patterns for St. Patrick’s Day post. Skill Level: Finished Size: Approx. 5″ (12.7 cm) long and wide

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This textured wrist cuff is a quick and easy pattern to crochet. You can mix and match different colors of yarn and finish it off with a little eyelash yarn for a fringe effect. You will have to know the Front Post Double Crochet (fpdc) and Back Post Double Crochet (bpdc). It is a good pattern to use up your scrap yarn. You can make matching cuffs or just one for a bracelet accent. They are very comfortable to wear!

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The V-Stitch is one of the most popular and also versatile stitches in crochet. You can easily use multi-colors and can also replace the stitches used with other stitches for a whole different look. For example the ‘Little Wings’ V-Stitch calls for single crochets, but if you replaced all the single crochets with half double crochets or double crochets you would get a whole different look.
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This bookmark is a perfect pick me up for a cold wintry day and is one of those projects that gives you instant satisfaction because of it’s simplicity. The following pattern includes instructions for making the bookmark with five different colors but mixing up colors or even using more or less will make for your own unique bookmark.

This cozy ear warmer will keep your fingers busy and your ears warm as a result! You will have to know the Front Post Double Crochet (fpdc) and Back Post Double Crochet (bpdc), and then you’re good to go! It is a good pattern to use up your scrap yarn. Mix and match colors – you can even use 2 strands at once for a pretty effect. If you want, you can add a trim with single crochet in eyelash yarn (the fuzzy stuff) to really dress it up!

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Don’t we all like having those cute bookmarks? I do–but then I always lose them! So I came up with the idea of bookmark-bracelets. I wear them on my wrist as I read, so I never forget that I set them down on the table, or so that it won’t get blown away by a stray gust of wind. Never lose another bookmark again! This bookmark can be used to mark a group of pages, as well as just the place you left off. Very easy to adjust the length to fit any book–just make sure to chain the appropriate number of chains in the beginning. There are two sizes in the pattern, one for 7-inch tall books (pink), and the larger for 8.5-inch tall books (red).

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This doily was designed with a similar idea in mind as The Hipster Doily; using sock or fingering yarn in modern colors to update the idea of an old fashioned doily made with cotton lace weight yarns and tiny steel hooks. This doily was done in rounds of three contrasting ‘spring’ or ‘valentine’ colors and a simple dc4tog stitch. This stitch can be considered a puff stitch and is worked just like a dc2tog (what can be called a decrease in some patterns) except worked 4 dc together instead of 2! Finished Size: Approx. 8″ (20.32 cm) in diameter Materials: Fingering Weight Yarn in three colors, approx. 20 yards per color Crochet Hook G (4.00 mm)

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A motif is defined as a distinctive and recurring form, shape, figure, etc., in a design, as in a painting or on wallpaper. Granny squares are a great example of a motif. The mini motifs featured in these posts can be used for so many fun crochet projects. Make a cool garland with many mini-motifs strung together, design your own jewelry (earrings!), decorate a child’s room, make a table runner; the possibilities are practically endless!

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This scarf is a breeze to make with just one ball of the Lionbrand Incredible Ribbon yarn. It is great for a splash of color to add to your outfit or for a child’s scarf. If you want to have a longer scarf, use 2 skeins. Skill Level: Finished Size: 2 ¼ inches wide by 60 inches long including the 10 inch fringe on each end. Materials: 100% Nylon Ribbon Yarn approx. 110 yards Crochet Hook J (6.00mm)

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