Crochet Chiq

This flower was in the wedding section for only 4.99 How Stunning is this???? Even if you are not getting married this yarn is available in many colors make one or 10!!! The best part this is basically a chain! WHAT??? Yes I chained RIBBON yarn and made this stunning necklace in about 30 minutes!! I teach this class as a "lets see if I want to try crochet but I want something cute right now kind of class at Micheal's arts and crafts" Supplies : any ribbon yarn . There are MANY brands out there , the following is a loops and thread one, but any ribbon yarn will do Flower or pendent notion, and a crochet hook any size between D to I Spaces are the huge rectangle gaps at the top Instead of making a slip knot, just insert your hook into a ladder ( for strength of your work skip the first ladder space, like I did.) Now go to the next space ( or skip 1 to 2 ) and you will pull it through the first one like you are doing a ch...

My son really wanted to get his teacher something EPIC and he found out she likes tea.... He says she drinks it" like all the time" Now he came up with idea yesterday and the last day of school is tomorrow.... We already had a mall trip planned and we Pickup up a plain white mug at Bed Bath and Beyond and some fancy organic ( so yummy) teas from World Market.

In honor of Mother's day I made a cute flower and stem that is easily adaptiable for many uses including, a bookmark, a head band, decoration on a garmet and many other things! What will you use this flower for? Comment below and send photos to CrochetChiq@gmail.com First lets start with the flower Use whatever yarn you like and the smallest hook you can use so your stitches are tight. I used 4 ply ( loops and thread impeccable in cherry) with a size F hook make a magic circle round 1 ~ chain 5 ( counts as dc and ch 2) *dc, ch2* repeat for a total of 5 spokes ( dc) separated by ch2 spaces. sl into 3rd ch of the first st round 2 ~ ch1 sl st into the ch2 space. 5 dc into next dc ( it will be tight and may feel wrong at first) repeat until back at the begining. sl in chain 2 space, 5dc in each dc. That is our easy 2 round flower!! are you ready for the stem? I used a size F hook and left over bernat yarn chain 42 for a long stem Chain 30 for a shorter one Ch 4 ins...

1 ball ( each)of Homespun (or 5 bulky yarn) in yellow and in brown size K hook notions of some kind, I used wooden beads, buttons also look cute. wide eye yarn needle The blanket underneath is a variation of this pattern by Teresa This project is started in the round  With yellow Make a magic circle Round 1 - 12 dc into circle and use a yarn marker Round 2 - 2 dc in each stitch around Round 3 - 1 dc in each Round 4 - 2 dc, then 1 dc repeat Round 5 - 1 dc in each Round 6 - 2 dc, then 1 dc, 1 dc,  repeat Round 7 - 1 dc in each Round 8 - 2 dc, then 1 dc, 1 dc, 1 dc,  repeat Round 9 - 2 dc, then 1 dc, 1 dc, 1 dc, 1 dc, 1 dc, 1 dc repeat * I quit the increases at this point beut depending on your gaguge and the size you want you may want a few more increase rounds Round 10- turn 1 dc in each Round 11-  turn 2 dc in first , 1 dc in rest * repeat until leangth is desired turning and at every round and doing an increase on even round only L...