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Crochet Chiq made it into the top 98!

Thank to Jenny, Christine, all of my readers and the fans of AFC! I know many of you have found me because of AFC Merry Christmas ( almost) Everyone!!! ( Happy Holidays to everyone who doesn't celebrate Christmas) Yesterday I woke up to a very happy email from my awesome AllFreeCrochet  editor Christine ! Complete top 98 list here Not just 1 but 2 of my patterns made it into the top 98 patterns of the year list!! Berries in the Snow Scarf The Berries in the Snow scarf was a fun one to design because I feel the yarn really spoke to me. I went to Joann's looking for a red and white combo to make a candy cane type hat pattern and WOW I had never seen redheart team spirit in person ( only in adds in crochet magazine's! Crochet Today! is my personal favorite! ) This is the White and Burgundy combo but looks more like a deep red to me. I started playing with it when I got home and thought hmm this would make a pretty Queen Annes Lace Scarf but I have made soo m...

Chiq Shell Shorts

Say the name 10 times fast hahahaha! I wrote this pattern at the request of  AFC  Check  them out to see all the other amazing patterns and videos they have!!! Hello everyone, Have you noticed how many celebs are donning crochet items? I've noticed a lot of crochet shorts out there, why buy them when you can make them with this free pattern? The other upside to making them is you can make them the length, color and size you want!! I will write out directions for a small adjust them as you go for your size. For example to start  do FDQC until you are from one hip to the other and then add a few extra stitches for the seam.  To start this pattern is worked int twp pieces the front and back. They will look like undies until we get to the legs Use crochet hook size J Use any 4 ply yarn  1-Start by doing Foundation quadruple crochet 50 2-sc in each stitch for a total of 50 3- make shells (2hdc,ch1,2hdc) across...

April 2012

A clutch is in progress here using redheart changes yarn! Wow is April almost over already?? This month has zoomed by so quickly! I would like to start by thanking Michael  Sellick @ the  Crochet Crowd  for all of his encouragement and help!Did you know I learned how to crochet by watching his videos and reading his patterns?  Check him out on facebook, pintrest and youtube!  <a HREF="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?rt=tf_mfw&ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fcrocchiq-20%2F8001%2Fb3e1bc35-b04a-49ed-82de-5322c800ae69&Operation=NoScript">Amazon.com Widgets</A> AFC Also a huge thanks To Blogger: Crochet Chiq - Create Post  Christine @  AFC   for brainstorming with me on i...