I'm going to make a zig zag scarf that is horizontal stripes (short stripes), but I cant find a pattern anywhere!  I've never made anything zigzag, so can someone please tell me the basics of making zigzags, and a bit of a pattern, like how many stitches in between the points.
Thank you so much!!

I made this afghan for a friend of mine. She has a 'patriotic room' and asked me to make her a blanket for it. I used the wide checkers stitch from the Crochet Bible, and I Love This Yarn in old glory ombre for the body and Red Heart Sport in white for edging.

( Oh say can you see... )

I also joined Ravelry. I'm bluehwys over there, too. :)


ETA: It's about 47" x 57".

After seeing a few questions pop up about sizes, I went through my bookmarks and pulled these together. Some are hat links, others are quick guides to sizes, and at least one invites you to start small fires

Afghan Sizes: a quick reference guide to measurements for common afghan sizes and the number of squares needed to reach that minimum size

Modern Flapper Hats: roughly a dozen variations on the classic flapper style hat, updated for modern fashion trends, includes a basic crown pattern that can be adapted for beanies, slouch hats, etc.

Crocheted Adult Hat Links: exactly what the name says, hasn't been updated since 05, so some links are likely broken

Simple Circle Tutorial: basic tutorial for forming a circle worked with spiraling single crochet, links to other basic shapes along left-hand side

Head Huggers Pattern List: crochet, knit and fabric patterns for adult and children's hats, take a look at the homepage for the story behind the organization and how to donate a hat for those experiencing chemo-related hairloss

Chez Crochet's Living Room: provides tutorials for variations on the basic sc, hdc, dc, and tr, as well as some design patterns, useful once you have the basic stitches down and want a little bit of a challenge

Hat Sizes: sizes for hats from newborns and preemies to adult men

Fiber Content: a reference guide to figuring out that unknown yarn in your stash through setting a small sample on fire

How Much Yarn?: PDF from Lion Brand with suggestions of how much yarn is required in what weight for common projects

I'm hoping someone here can help me identify the yarn I'm using for this project!

My mother always buys several of the grab bag yarn selections at craft stores for Christmas, and I used this particular yarn to start a baby blanket for a co-worker. I think I'll have enough to make a blanket, but I'd really feel more comfortable with another skein or two. Since the bag only came identified as "1lb of 100% acrylic" I don't know where to find more!

It's, as I said, an acrylic, but a nice, soft, springy acrylic. It's worsted weight, and six skeins made up a pound, so probably 2.5oz skeins. It's a colorway with a lovely cream, taupe, and blue/lavender switch, each only about 4-5 inches of the yarn, so the colors shift very quickly.

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Any help you can give me would be very appreciated!

 apparently i started a project just assuming i knew how to do it.
I have googled, and maybe I am not googling correctly or something, but either way!
I am making a blanket for my friend of a jeremy fish print using this http://www.microrevolt.org/knitPro/index.php site, and i..dont know how to do the color switchery. Please help =[

Heya!

Years ago, before I ever attempted to crochet, I used to receive face washers and tea towels from a family friend that had a crocheted edge. I've also seen these for sale at markets. I would love to know how to do it but my "how to" google search has come up all but empty except for links like : http://craftblog.com.au/2008/07/16/crochet-tea-towel-edging-tutorial/

This instructs that you crochet the edge free of the towel/washer and later sew it on but I'm sure (?) that our friend used to crochet it straight onto the fabric.

Does anyone know how to or of any instructions for edging that I don't have to sew on later?

Thanks a bunch!

Hey guys!
Me again....
This is baby Alki!



A belated christening pressie for my friend's ADORABLE baby boy!!
Can't wait to show them!
(he'd better not get his gorgeous little fingers on it!!)
xox

P.S. If you've got a family photo you'd like to have a go at converting into a beautiful crochet keepsake, head on over to crochetbynumbers.com
xox

My Mom has requested two baby blankets for people she knows since she can't crochet anymore. I also decided to make a hat to go with one since the baby will be born in the fall. I made the hat last night but when my Mom saw it this morning she thinks it's way to small. I just measured and the top of the hat is 3 inches across and I think its 44 stitches around. Does this sound alright to anyone? Does anyone know a standard size for an infant hat? Thanks so much.

I made a comment in my last post that I wanted to whip up a pair of Hobbit baby booties for my little one (because I'm totally not going to foist all of my fandoms on her before she's old enough to sit up... *shifty eyes*...) but the best pattern I found was a knitting pattern, and... well... I don't knit. The booties were so cute that I almost considered buying one of those "Teach Yourself To Knit!" kits they have at the craft store, but then I started thinking that it couldn't be too difficult to knock something together with a basic crochet booty pattern and some fun fur yarn.

And so a couple balls of yarn and a bout of insomnia gave me these:



( More details and pattern under here )

so I crocheted it a 'domo' sweater....

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this was very much by the seat of my pants. All in sc, and I have no idea what the yarns are, they were my mother's. The face was embroidered on after. Crocheted all in one piece, making things up as I went along.

I finished this project a while ago, but only recently got around to loading the photos onto my computer. It was a late birthday present for my boyfriend, who requested a walrus hat with an eye patch.



( Eye patches make everything ten times as awesome. )

Speaking of walruses, does anyone know of a free pattern for a crocheted (or knit, or sewn - I'm not picky!) walrus toy? My boyfriend has said he'd like it if I made one for him, but so far I've only found a couple patterns on Ravelry that are either not free or not to my liking.

Holy crow, I feel like I started on this so long ago (it was only about seven or eight weeks ago), and that I had so many stumbling blocks to conquer along the way (running out of yarn, broken tapestry needles, head cold...). But I finally finished it, the very first project that I started for my baby-to-be, a Tetris baby afghan.



( The rest of the journey lies below... )

hubby has gotten me into climbing in the gym and outdoors, and wanted me to make him chalk bag.  he already has one for loose chalk, but at the gym you have to have a chalk ball so i made him one in colors he requested and then made me one too!  they are the first things i have ever lined, and i must say i am quite tickled with them. hubby loves his, so that is a victory in itself as well

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I need help! My cat peed on a bag of yarn that was holding a project that i was working on! it doesn't look like any of the yarn actually got peed on, because none of it is discolored, but it smells awful! Its a mohair blend yarn... what should i do? febreeeze the crap outta it? Wash it? I'm so pissed at her for doing that and at myself for leaving the bag where she could get to it. I've got a half finished pineapple shawl in there that's been taking me FOREVER. please help!!

Does anybody know what happened to the free pattern of the day at Annie's Attic? The link was http://www.anniesattic.com/free_pattern_day/index.html but that is just redirecting to the home page. I thought perhaps the address had changed but there doesn't even seem to be a link for the free pattern anymore. Are they just on vacation or is the free pattern gone forever? :(

Can anyone translate this for me? Or tell me where to go to do it? I know someone on ravelry had posted ( awhile back) about copying and pasting the info and then finding a program online that would do it....

Thanks!!

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/27-28-37-linked-ring-tawashi

Does anyone have any idea where I can find a pattern to make this:

( Picture under here )


The hood and the scarf are attached.

I'm not sure if it's even crocheted (is that a word?) but I would love love love to make one.

I read about using tennis tape to make your hook more comfortable for use but I didn't really like how it felt. I decided to try out something that I have been thinking about for a long time: using those things that slide over a pencil to make the hooks more comfortable to use. So anyway here is how they look now, after their $2 makeover:


I posted about it on my blog here:Red Paper Umbrella but its a pretty self explanatory, easy process: wrap masking tape around hook, slide comfort grip thingy over it. I used 2 grips per hook so that the whole handle would be covered but if you had to make one package go a long way you could probably just use 1 per hook.

I was wondering if anyone has any free patterns for unusual projects. I guess I'm just looking for some out of the ordinary stuff. I've looked for things on ravelry, but most interesting things turn out to be knitting projects. Also, if anyone has any ideas for something to make to decorate a college dorm I would love to hear them.

And some stuff I've made...

( Summer has left me with far too much time on my hands. )