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Crochet Beverage Cup Jackets

By Lorraine

Crochet Beverage Cup Jackets are both adorable and useful for protecting your hands from containers filled with hot beverages. Easy pattern and variations.Crochet Beverage Cup Jackets are both adorable and useful for protecting your hands from containers filled with hot beverages. A friend of my daughter asked me to make some for her and wanted them longer than she was able to find, covering most of the cup.Continue Reading

Crochet Lego Blocks Scarf

By Lorraine

Easy pattern for a Crochet Lego Blocks Scarf for the hipster or kid on your gift-giving list. Colorful popcorn stitch creates Lego looking blocks.
The fun and interest in building and creating with LEGO’s can follow a kid right into adulthood. I know a guy (not the guy in the photos) with a huge collection and though now without much time with career and other responsibilities, is still, unashamedly, an enthusiast. This crochet LEGO scarf is a gift for my daughter’s boyfriend and my son-in-law bravely modeled it for me before I gave it away.Continue Reading

Crochet Hat for Abbey

By Lorraine

This girl wanted a new hat.
A blue and grey hat to be exact.  Something fun and warm.

I showed Abbey a few patterns to choose from and she picked this one.
 She can wear it down on her forehead just above those pretty eyes or pushed back a little.
There is even room should she have a ponytail.
Worn like this, it resembles a snood.
Great spiral pattern on the back, this Drops Design pattern is designed as a guys hat.
I followed the L/XL sized because Abbey likes her hats big. But that required me to do lots of rounds of decreases to tighten around her temples.  She tried it on as I went to be sure it fit just right.
Now this girl wants a new scarf.
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Crochet Gift Ideas

By Lorraine

Inspiration and patterns for quick, easy and fun crochet projects for holiday gift-giving. Are you making any gifts this Christmas  holiday season? There are just too many adorable projects abounding all over the web that I have more than I can accomplish on my to-do list!  I’ll share as I complete them but, for now I have some past projects and crochet  gift ideas that might inspire you!Continue Reading

15 Ways to say I Love You

By Lorraine

 15 Ways to say I Love You. Make a special cheesecake or candy sweet treat for your sweetheart, crochet a heart, make a heart paper quilling pendant or decorate your mantle with a colorful felt heart garland. Easy Valentine's Day craft and recipe roundup.How do I love, Thee? Let me count the ways. Perhaps you aren’t as eloquent with words as Elizabeth Barrett Browning in writing a sonnet. Or maybe your heart throb prefers something delicious or even cute. Find inspiration with 15 Ways to say I Love You. Make a special cheesecake or candy sweet treat for your sweetheart, crochet a heart, make a heart paper quilling pendant or decorate your mantle with a colorful felt heart garland. Scroll through these easy Valentine’s Day crafts and recipes and say, I Love You to someone in your life.Continue Reading

Lotion, Soap & Crochet Washcloth Gift collection

By Lorraine

A bath & body package for a little pampering makes a sweet gift for the girls on your gift-giving list.

I made hand lotion a few years ago for my mom and I, and we both liked it.
I just made some more using an updated recipe found on a great blog called A Sonoma Garden that includes a preservative. When I made the lotion the first time, I did not add the preservative.  We had no problem with it spoiling but since I am giving these a gifts, I though it best to include the preservative. 
I packaged the hand lotion with crochet cotton wash cloths and an Oatmeal Silk soap made with my daughter, Abbey and her boyfriend. I am so excited about learning to make soap and will post soon what we did. Ryan is a biochemical engineer and he is always teaching me all kinds of things about chemicals and metals and what they do and how to make stuff!
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I have made washcloths from many different patterns but ever since my bloggy friend, Lynn, from Happier Than a Pig in Mud shared her pattern, it is the only one I use. She always has such great ideas on her blog.  You need to go visit her!
I followed the instructions on a Sonoma Garden and purchased the ingredients from Mountain Rose Herbs.com as she suggested. I added Sweet Orange Organic Essential Oil for fragrance. Ingredients can also be purchased through the Amazon links below.
Sweet Orange Homemade Hand Lotion
source: A Sonoma Garden
In a four-cup measuring cup (a smaller one would work), I added 1/4 cup olive oil and 1/4-cup emulsifying wax.
Heat in microwave on high until melted, about 45 seconds.
Add 24-36 drops essential oil (I added 36 drops and thought the fragrance not as full as I would like)
In another microwave-safe cup, heat 1 1/4-cup water (I used bottled water) for 45 seconds. Stir in 1/4-tsp. Potassium Sorbate.
Pour the water mixture into the oil mixture and stir. The mixture will turn a creamy white.
Pour into clean jars and allow to cool.  I don’t know if it matters, but I began by putting the jars and lids in a boiling water bath just to be sure they were very clean.
The lotion will thicken when cooled.
Simple labels or tags can be made and printed for the jars of lotion.
A Sonoma Garden shares free printable labels

Lynn’s One-sie Two-sie Dishcloth/Washcloth

Using an I hook and 100% cotton yarn ( I use a H hook)

Ch 27
SC first row, ch 1, turn
*SC first hole, DC next hole, repeat from *, Ch 1, turn
When just about square, SC last row.

If all goes well, (just love Lynn’s optimistic comments ~ she knows real life I tell ya!)  every row except the first and last will begin with a single crochet and end with a double crochet.

~Pampering Packaged ready for gift-giving~


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Infant Crochet Leg Warmers & Baby Beanie

By Lorraine

Crochet pattern infant baby boy leg warmers with matching beanie hat. Baby blanket with matching crochet edging.
Our Jamie is expecting a baby boy the end of this month and she asked me to make a pair of crochet leg warmers for him to wear home from the hospital. I gave some thought to the length of a infant newborn leg, the diameter of the thigh and ankle and came up with a tiny, cuffed pair to keep those little legs warm. Of course, there needs to be a matching beanie for his little noggin and a super soft blanket to swaddle him in.

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Short Infinity Scarf

By Lorraine

Easy crochet pattern for short version infinity scarf. Works up quickly and pattern is easily adapted. Pretty aqua yarn.
Short and quick projects can be so rewarding.  Instant gratification for finishing a project. It is even better when the end result is a warm and snugly neck warmer. It doesn’t take much time to crochet a short infinity scarf for someone you love.

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