Creative Crafts: Tips & Free Patterns

Carrot Bed - Easter Egg décor. Turn your Easter eggs into carrots! Materials: - orange colour acrylic or cotton yarn (I used 100% acrylic 100g / 450 m) - about 7 g - green colour acrylic or cotton yarn (I used 100% acrylic 100g / 450 m) - about 3 g - green colour fluffy eyelash type yarn (I used Travka 100g/ 150 m) – about 25 g - crochet hooks of various sizes (I used 1.25 for acrylic and 1.5 for Travka) - a sewing needle - black colour embroidery yarn/thread Face: a piece of white colour cardboard, black and red gel ink pens, transparent varnish, a pair of scissors, glue - a cardboard egg box Read more »

This is a free Knitting Pattern for a gorgeous Shamrock potholder worked in Double face knitting. The Pattern includes a Graph which shows what Color the stitch is worked as well as a Row-by-Row explanation. The cloth is a cute gift idea and worked up quite quickly. Read more »

This pot holder is perfect as a gift for all the great Opa’s out there. The pot holder is worked in the double face technique and is with that double as thick as a normal knitted pot holder. The pattern also includes an Opi version, as some might like this better. The pattern includes a row knit explanation or can be worked with the graph if you know the double face knitting technique. Read more »

Free Crochet Pattern Keychain Little Chick. Materials: Crochet Yarn (50 g ~ 115 m), Crochet Hook Size 2,00 mm Abbreviation: DC – Double Crochet Sl st – slip stitch SC – Single Crochet CH – Chain Hdc – half double crochet ST - Stitch Read more »

Cake. Cosy or décor for an Easter egg. Materials: - Yarn of the same thickness for your choice (acrylic, cotton). (I used acrylic yarn, 400 m/100 g) - Colors: Brown, white, green, red and pink - A crochet hook, I have 1,5 mm crochet hook - A sewing needle, matching sewing threads - A piece of thick cardboard Read more »

Funny Easter car. Easter decor is a funny Easter car with bunny ears. The car fits 3 large of 4 small chicken eggs. Materials: Yarn of your choice. Cotton and acrylic will do. The colour of the car is your choice. Choose a contrasting colour for it. I use blue mélange and dark blue acrylic, 420 m / 100 g. - A crochet hook, I used 1,5 mm crochet hook  - Disposable plastic container 0.5 l - 1 pair of ready-made eyes, I used 18 mm diam eyes - For wheels - 4 large buttons in black or brown, or any other colour. I used 3.0 cm diam buttons Read more »

Little monster. Materials: The yarn colour is at your discretion. Choose 2 matching colours. I used green and blue colour cotton yarn, 425 m/100 g - Main colour yarn – approx. 15-20 g – additional colour yarn – approx. 3-5 g - A small amount of white yarn - A crochet hook, I have 1,25 mm crochet hook - A piece of wire approx. 40cm long - Hollow fibre for stuffing - Adhesive fabric plaster - A sewing needle - A long needle for sculpting, strong thread for sculpting - Black or brown colour embroidery yarn/thread - Transparent glue - 2 half-beads for the eyes, I used 6mm diam half-beads Read more »

He loves me, he loves me not… I recently thought of this game where you tear off one little petal after another of poor innocent daisies. So, it's much more nature-friendly if we knit instead 😉 "Happy-go-lucky" and "sad to death" are sometimes very close to each other when you're in love - which is exactly what this little square reflects. You can use it to clearly show your own mood, but perhaps you also have a teenager around you with exactly these mood swings, in which case the square with a "whole / broken heart" is a suitable gift. It can be used as coaster or as cleaning pad. In this blog I show you how you can work the little square with a whole heart on one side, and a broken heart on the other! So, grab two skeins of yarn, knitting needles, and let’s start. Read more »

Today I'm showing you the Broken Dishes Block in our free Scrappy Quilt Challenge. You can sew the block again with your fabric scraps. You are welcome to use 4 different fabrics, but as always, you decide whether you prefer to use more or fewer different fabrics. Have fun! Chris 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 »

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 »

This Dad potholder is a perfect gift for Fathers' Day or any birthday for all them great Dad's out there. The potholder is worked in the double face technique and is with that double as thick as a normal knitted potholder. The pattern includes a row knit explanation or can be worked with the graph if you know the double face knitting technique. Read more »

As is so often the case, I didn't know what Mureki should look like at the start of this project. So round after round I thought about it, calculated it, crocheted it or discarded it. These instructions will help you get started. Read more »

This is a free crochet pattern for a fall-themed Halloween pumpkin decoration. The table decoration is made in filet crochet style. If you are already familiar with filet crochet, you can start right away with the attached chart. If you are new to filet crochet, the pattern provides detailed instructions for each row. Read more »

With this free crochet pattern, you can create a beautiful Halloween or autumn-themed coaster. The coaster is made using the tapestry technique. For an even better result, I recommend crocheting the back side in reverse. Read more »

This is a Pattern for a Beautiful, simple, and fast knitted Pullover. It is worked in pieces and sewn together. I used 2 threads held together for the colour way and knitted all in garter stitch, but if wished it can easily be worked in stockinette stitch. (just work backrows in purl. For an easier sewn together I worked the first stitch in slipped purl wise and the last stitch in knit. This is a Pattern for a simple but super cosy. Really fast finished and so much fun working on it Read more »

Crochet this cute bat table decoration yourself with this easy and quick pattern—all for free! The table decoration is made in the filet crochet style. If you're already familiar with filet crochet, you can jump right in using the attached chart. If you're new to filet crochet, don’t worry—the pattern includes detailed, step-by-step instructions for each row. Read more »

Free crochet pattern easter egg bags sheep and duck. Abbreviation: DC – Double Crochet Sl st – slip stitch SC – Single Crochet CH – Chain Hdc – half double crochet ST - Stitch Crochet Yarn (50 g ~ 115 m), Crochet Hook Size 2,00 mm Read more »

Are you annoyed by the scraps of fabric that you no longer have a use for? Would you like to use the expensive and beautiful fabric as completely as possible? Are you considering, old school style, using old clothes for patchwork and quilting? Upcycling is the brave new word for a technique that the American settler women (and not only them) mastered to perfection. Then go on reading, I'll show you how to cut your fabrics in such a way that you have as few waste as possible. My scraps of fabric that I no longer use are definitely smaller than 2cm. 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 »