Creative Crafts: Tips & Free Patterns

This is a free knitting pattern for 5 different Knitted patches for a cozy patchwork blanket. You can knit as many as you want in as many different colors as you wish and sew them together to a cozy Blanket. The Blanket is worked with Aran weight yarn. Read more »

Hens with knitting needles. Materials: Same thickness yarn of any brand and type of your choice. Acrylic, wool, velour or cotton will do. Yarn of the following colours is required: For the body - the main color. You can choose any colour, suitable colours are: yellow, pink, light blue, light green. For stockings: choose 2 matching colours. For beak and paws: light brown. For the comb and beard: red. I used 200 m/500g acrylic yarn. The consumption of yarn is small. The size of a sitting chicken is 7 cm + paws. Depending on the thickness of yarn a finished toy size may differ. Read more »

Perfect for the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day a Shamrock C2C Piece. This Piece can either be used as a Washcloth, Dishcloth, Oven cloth or my favourite as a Blanket piece. The Free Pattern includes the Graph to work from or a Row explanation. Read more »

Little Rooster. Materials: Yarn of your choice. Acrylic, wool, velour or cotton will do. Choose 2 matching colours. I used 450 m/100g acrylic yarn in brown and beige colours. You will also need red, yellow and light brown cotton yarn. The consumption of yarn is small. The height of my rooster is 12 cm. Depending on the thickness of yarn a finished toy size may differ. Read more »

The Log Cabin block is one of the most popular patchwork blocks. Both for traditional quilters and for modern quilts. The variation of making a log cabin block in a diamond shape offers many new possibilities for interesting patterns. Have fun trying it out! Read more »

Courthouse Steps is a variant of the Log Cabin Block. Even the translation of the block name leaves plenty of room for historical speculation ;-) I'll show you how to draw this interesting block and of course I also have some historical information for you. Have fun! Read more »

Materials: Yarn of your choice. Acrylic, wool, velour or cotton will do.  I used acrylic yarn, 400 m/100 g. The size of my Gingerbread Man is 12 cm. Depending on the thickness of yarn a finished toy size may differ. Required yarn colours: light brown, brown, white, green, pink, red. - A crochet hook, I used 1,25 mm crochet hook - Hollow fibre for stuffing Read more »

The Log Cabin Block has many interesting variations. In this article, I will show you the original shape of the Log Cabin Block with light and shadow sides. You'll also learn about the history of the block Read more »

The Log Cabin block is one of the most popular patterns in patchwork and quilting. Whether you love modern patterns or traditional designs, the Log Cabin is always the right choice. Read here how to draw your first Log Cabin block and why this block always keeps me grounded. Read more »

Materials: Yarn of your choice. Acrylic, wool, velour or cotton will do. I used acrylic yarn, 200m/100 g. The size of my Christmas stocking is 18 cm х 22 cm. Depending on the thickness of yarn a finished stocking size may differ. Yarn of the following colours is required: blue, brown, dark brown, light brown, white, green, orange. Any yarn color is suitable for hats and scarves. Also: fluffy white colour yarn. I used «Softy Yarnart». - A crochet hook, I used 1.5 mm crochet hook Read more »

All parts are worked with 2 knitting needles. First Row - Purl. The first row you knit from start to end in purl. Second Row – garter stitch (K). You work every ST with a garter stitch. So you have to follow that pattern till the end: the purl rows are odd numbers (1. row, 3rd row etc.) and the even rows are the garter stitch rows (2nd row, 4th row, 6th row and so on). Read more »

Materials: Yarn of your choice. Acrylic, wool, velour or cotton will do.  I used acrylic yarn, 200 m/100 g. The size of my giraffe is 20 cm. Depending on the thickness of yarn a finished toy size may differ. Required yarn colors: yellow, brown, white, green, pink or red. Any yarn color is suitable for a backpack. - A crochet hook, I used 2,0 mm crochet hook - A sewing needle, matching sewing threads - Hollow fibre for stuffing Read more »

Meet my new character - the mummy. If you like the mummy, crochet it for Halloween. Materials: Yarn of your choice. Cotton, acrylic will do.  I used acrylic yarn, 450 m/100 g. The size of my mummy is 10 cm. Depending on the thickness of yarn a finished toy size may differ. Required yarn colors: gray, dark gray, a small amount of white and pink (or red). - A crochet hook, I used 1,25 mm crochet hook - Hollow fibre for stuffing Read more »

Sewing a quilt is great fun! Still, I'm happy when I can use a special technique, especially at the beginning of a project, to help me get some work done more quickly. This special technique is called chain piecing. Read more »

Want to make a cute little mini quilt? Maybe as a Christmas gift? Or for Valentine's Day? My free tutorial will show you how to make the Log Cabin Quilt. You can use this cute mini quilt to make a little lavender bag or a pin cushion. Or maybe you need a little pillow for a doll's bed? There are so many uses for this quilt! Have fun! Chris Read more »

With this sewing tutorial you can sew your own project bag. It is designed so that even a somewhat larger project can find space and you can at the same time store small items in the pockets attached to the outside. Read more »

With this free tutorial you can quickly and easily sew some cute potholders. Without a pattern, but with step-by-step instructions you create your own potholders. Choose the fabric you like and get started! Read more »

Do you also sometimes wonder which filling material you should use and when? Or are you not really satisfied with your finished amigurumi because it just doesn't stand right? Then you should read this blog post! Different filling materials are presented, including advantages and disadvantages as well as their costs. Read more »

With this tutorial you can quickly and easily crochet your own cute little flowering cactus with lots of illustrative pictures. He also stings just a little ;) Take your yarn, matching crochet hook and go! Read more »

This step-by-step guide will take you through the process of turning fabric scraps or old towels into practical and sustainable kitchen gadgets. Learn how to save fabric and reduce waste while adding style to your kitchen. Read more »