Snowflakes Challenge: Week 2

One of the frequently asked questions is how to block snowflakes and what kind of stiffener to use. Clyndia D. Mathews, author of Crochet Memories made an excellent list of stiffeners from commercial brands to homemade solutions along with recipes, opinions, and expected results for each!

• Gelatin
• Hair Spray
• Spray Starch
• Liquid Starch
• Powdered Starch
• Cornstarch & Water
• Epsom Salts
• Glue & Water
• Wallpaper Paste
• Sugar & Water
• Commercial Brands
• Other Starches
• Reshaping Tips
• Drying Tips

Snowflake #4

Here are the links:

Written Pattern: https://goo.gl/xRijvz
Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/1WdtLi6oTyg
Also, don't forget to add your snowflakes at Ravelry: https://goo.gl/9cTqqA
And pin this on your Pinterest board: https://goo.gl/pyW1VS

Snowflake #5

Here are the links:

Written Pattern: https://goo.gl/GjPi7C
Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/cWFLHx7xT0E
Also, don't forget to add your snowflakes at Ravelry: https://goo.gl/bSwxr7
And pin this on your Pinterest board: https://goo.gl/jATUQS

Snowflake #6

Here are the links:

Written Pattern: https://goo.gl/rFNU1o
Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/zEjOMW4cgoU
Also, don't forget to add your snowflakes at Ravelry: https://goo.gl/vXzTun
And pin this on your Pinterest board: https://goo.gl/KtAa2d

So, how do I block my snowflakes? I use a water-glue (Elmer's All Purpose Glue) solution as the stiffener.  I dip my snowflakes in the solution then squeeze the excess. I use an empty pizza box as my blocking board. My awesome brother made a blocking template for me! I tape it down on my pizza box, on both sides, then wrap it with kitchen plastic wrap. And pin my snowflakes using rust proof T-pins. I'm an impatient person, I blow dry my snowflakes to dry it quickly.

You can download the blocking template from the files section of my Facebook group crochetreasures.

How do you block your snowflakes? Do you have a different technique? Please share in the comment section below if you have!

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Snowflakes Challenge: Week 3

Snowflakes Challenge: Week 4
Snowflakes Challenge: Week 5

Snowflakes Challenge: Week 6
Snowflakes Challenge: Week 7
Snowflakes Challenge: Week 8

Snowflakes Challenge: Week 1

Two years ago, I set a very ambitious goal of crocheting 365 snowflakes. Unfortunately, that goal was not achievable so I adjusted it to make 100. But life happens, we moved, and I packed all my things. I ended up with 87 snowflakes. This is the reason why my "100 Snowflakes" blog post has missing 13 pictures, I didn't make it to 100.

This year I will again attempt to make 100 snowflakes, and not that all. I will make a video tutorial for each of them! I will upload the video tutorials every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on my YouTube channel and try to update this blog every Saturday with a summary of the week's work.

If you'd like to work with me to meet this goal, just subscribe to my YouTube channel and be sure to hit the bell icon when you subscribe. That will get you a notification every time I post a new tutorial.

With this said, I'd like to say thank you to Mrs. Deborah Atkinson at http://www.snowcatcher.net for allowing me to use her patterns to make the videos.

Here are the three complete snowflakes for week one!

Snowflake #1

Here are the links:

Written Pattern: https://goo.gl/fxRNii
Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/HfFgxPyJH50
Also, don't forget to add your snowflakes at Ravelry: https://goo.gl/ogHNSS
And pin this on your Pinterest board: https://goo.gl/5QHqzf

Snowflake # 2

Here are the links:

Written Pattern: https://goo.gl/d8wvBB

Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/TcyYMB4IlMI
Also, don't forget to add your snowflakes at Ravelry: https://goo.gl/ensVMr
And pin this on your Pinterest board: https://goo.gl/5QHqzf

Snowflake # 3

Here are the links:

Written Pattern: https://goo.gl/yNLybB

Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/TQd-B7wFelY
Also, don't forget to add your snowflakes at Ravelry: https://goo.gl/hT2kgZ
And pin this on your Pinterest board: https://goo.gl/5QHqzf

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I hope that you join with me in this fun challenge. If you do, make a comment below and let me know where you are from! Happy Crocheting!

Next:
Snowflakes Challenge: Week 2
Snowflakes Challenge: Week 3
Snowflakes Challenge: Week 4
Snowflakes Challenge: Week 5
Snowflakes Challenge: Week 6
Snowflakes Challenge: Week 7
Snowflakes Challenge: Week 8

Cancer Awareness Graphgan

This finished project is made and photographed by Clara Gipson.

She used a crochet hook in size L (8.00 mm), consumed almost 3 skeins of white yarns and 2 skeins of pink yarns. She made her afghan by following the 50x50 graph and used the diagonal box stitch/ corner to corner technique, the finished project measures 55” x 55”.

Cancer Awareness Graphgan

Graphed by Anabelle Tracy © August 2017

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Materials:

• Yarn; Worsted Weight (#4)
• Crochet Hook; J (6.00 mm)

Stitches Can Be Use: US Terms

• SC
• HDC
• DC
• Diagonal Box Stitch/Corner to Corner (C2C)

Gauge: Using SC= 4 SC x 4 Rows = 1”

Finished Size:
50x50 Graph: Approximately 12.5” x 12.5”
66x80 Graph: Approximately 16.5" x 20"

Gauge: Using C2C= .75/block
Finished Size:
50x50 Graph: Approximately 37.5” x 37.5”
66x80 Graph: Approximately 50"x 60"

Project Ideas:

• Pillow
• Afghan Blocks
• Afghan

Download The Graph Here:
50x50 Graph: https://goo.gl/Rw7ijf
66x80 Graph: https://goo.gl/KsRVv2

Written Pattern for 50x50 Graph & Using SC:

R1: White 50

R2: White 25, Pink 1, White 24

R3: White 23, Pink 3, White 24

R4: White 23, Pink 5, White 22

R5: White 21, Pink 7, White 22

R6: White 21, Pink 9, White 20

R7: White 19, Pink 11, White 20

R8: White 19, Pink 13, White 18

R9: White 17, Pink 15,  White 18

R10: White 17, Pink 10, White 1, Pink 6, White 16

R11: White 15, Pink 6, White 2, Pink 11, White 16

R12: White15, Pink 12, White 3, Pink 6, White 14

R13: White 13, Pink 6, White 4, Pink 13, White 14

R14: White 13, Pink 14, White 4, Pink 7, White 12

R15: White 12, Pink 6, White 10, Pink 10, White 12

R16: White 11, Pink 12, White 10, Pink 6, White 11

R17: White 12, Pink 5, White 9, Pink 14, White 10

R18: White 9, Pink 16, White 9, Pink 3, White 13

R19: White 14, Pink 1, White 9, Pink18, White 8

R20: White 7, Pink 20, White 15, Pink 1, White 7

R21: White 6, Pink 3, White 13, Pink 22, White 6

R22: White 5, Pink 24, White 3, Pink 1, White 7, Pink 5, White 5

R23: White 5, Pink 6, White 6, Pink 2, White 1, Pink 26, White 4

R24: White 4, Pink 28, White 6, Pink 8, White 4

R25: White 3, Pink 9, White 7, Pink 28, White 3

R26: White 3, Pink 28, White 27, Pink 9, White 3

R27: White 2, Pink 9, White 8, Pink 29, White 2

R28: White 2, Pink 28, White 9, Pink 10, White 1

R29: White 1, Pink 9, White 10, Pink 29, White 1

R30: White 1, Pink 3, White 1, Pink 24, White 11, Pink 9, White 1

R31: White 1, Pink 8, White 6, Pink 1, White 5, Pink 24, White 1, Pink 3, White 1

R32: White 1, Pink 3, White 1, Pink 24, White 4, Pink 3, White 5, Pink 8, White 1

R33: White 1, Pink 8, White 4, Pink 4, White 4, Pink 24, White 1, Pink 3, White 1

R34: White 1, Pink 3, White 1, Pink 24, White 3, Pink 5, White 4, Pink 8, White 1

R35: White 1, Pink 8,  White 3, Pink 6, White 3, Pink 24, White 1, Pink 3, White 1

R36: White 1, Pink 3, White 2, Pink 23, White 3, Pink 6, White 3, Pink 8, White 1

R37: White 1, Pink 8, White 4, Pink 4, White 4, Pink 23, White 2, Pink 3, White 1

R38: White 2, Pink 2, White 3, Pink 22, White 5, Pink 2, White 5, Pink 8, White 1

R39: White 2, Pink 8, White 10, Pink 22, White 3, Pink 3, White 2

R40: White 2, Pink 2, White 3, Pink 22, White 10, Pink 8, White 2

R41: White 3, Pink 7, White 9, Pink 22, White 3, Pink 3, White 3

R42: White 3, Pink 3, White 4, Pink 22, White 6, Pink 9, White 3

R43: White 4, Pink 34, White 5, Pink 3, White 4

R44: White 5, Pink 4, White 5, Pink 10, White 1, Pink 21, White 4

R45: White 5, Pink 19, White 3, Pink 7, White 5, Pink 5, White 6

R46: White 7, Pink 15, White 5, Pink 17, White 6

R47: White 7, Pink 14, White 8, Pink 13, White 8

R48: White 10, Pink 9, White 11, Pink 11, White 9

R49: White 11, Pink 6, White 16, Pink 5, White 12

R50: White 50

Super Bulky Stacked Cables Ear Warmer

Stacked Cables Ear Warmer

Designed by Anabelle Tracy © January 2017

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Add this to your Ravelry's favorite here: https://goo.gl/tSy7Ts

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Hello, everyone! Wow, time flies the first week of the month is already gone! How was everybody's New Year? I've been knitting since the new year starts and I got hooked on cables! Now I've been thinking if I will need to change my blog's name?! Anyway, here's a new and free knitting pattern for you! Enjoy!

Materials:

• Super Bulky ( I used Lion Brand Hometown USA)
• US 13 (9.00 mm) Knitting Needles
• Cable Needle

Finished Measurements:

Width: 4”

Length: Customizable  

Abbreviations:

• K - Knit
• P - Purl
• C4B - Cable 4 Back
• Slip next two stitches onto cable needle, hold in back, knit 2 from left-hand needle, knit 2 from cable needle.

• C4F - Cable 4 Front
• Slip next two stitches on cable needle, hold in front, knit 2 from left-hand needle, knit 2 from cable needle.

Instructions:

Cast on 14 stitches.

Row 1: Knit all stitches

Row 2: K3, P8, K3

Row 3: K3, C4B, C4F, K3

Row 4: K3, P8, K3

Next Rows: Repeat from row 1 to row 4, 15 more times or until the length you prefer. Bind off and sew the two ends.

Optional:

For a seamless joining method, I used provisional cast-on. You can find a video tutorial here: https://youtu.be/3OGG0AiJ3XE and I used kitchener stitch to seam the two ends. You can find a video tutorial here: https://youtu.be/wIUDB3Sv0g8.

Here are my other two ear warmers I made last week. Click each name to send you to the pattern link!

Happy Knitting!

Cable Headband By Michelle Greenberg

Cable Headband By Claire Slade

10 Free Christmas Tree Crochet Patterns

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It's time to put up the Christmas tree! But if you don't have Christmas tree due to a tight budget, why not make your own! What do you think of Christmas tree for every room or for each kid?

1. Going Round in Circle Christmas tree by Frankie Brown.

2. Advent Christmas Tree CAL by Thomas B. Ramsden.

3. Ruffle Fir Trees by Katherine Eng of Red Heart Team.

4. Flocke Christmas Tree by Sol de Noche.

5. Oh Christmas Tree by Rhondda of Oombawka Design.

6. O' Christmas Tree by Bailee Wellisch of Little Abbee.

7. Christmas Tree by Helen Free.

8. Christmas Tree by Creativity Claudia.

9. Christmas Tree by My Picot.

10. Penny the Pine Tree by Moji-moji Design.

If you make your own Christmas tree, I will be happy to see it! You can share your Christmas tree on my Facebook page wall!