Free Crochet Placemats & Tea Cozy Pattern

Crochet Placemats & Tea Cozy

The inspiration for these placemats came from the Bernat Eco-Kitchen collection. 

Lily Sugar n Cream and Bernat Placemats (Knit)

I absolutely fell in love with these placemats especially the little pocket for silverware but there was one slight problem - I can't knit. Believe me I have tried many times and it's not happening.   I found a similar crochet stitch and simply recreated the pattern from the drawstring tea cozy I had just crocheted the week before.

Free Tea Cozy Pattern here from Ravelry.

Our children make fun of me because I won't let them eat off of them everyday. 

Our kitty loves to crochet too!

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Free Heart Pillow Crochet Pattern

Heart Pillow (Crochet) 

A crochet pillow is a really neat idea to use up that little bit of extra yarn that is usually left over from blankets.  I generally make pot holders and dish cloths but this time I decided to get creative for my daughter's birthday present to make it extra special.

After an extensive search the best heart pattern I could find online is by "Loops & Threads".  The pattern specified for fashion fun fur but I didn't have any so I doubled up with two strands of yarn and it worked out just fine.  This pattern is super easy to follow. I filled mine with acrylic pellets and stuffing.

Loops & Threads Heart Pillow Pattern

This pillow and blanket will sure to be an heirloom in our family.  The blanket was crocheted using lines of every stitch I have learned over the years including the popcorn stitch.

Happy Birthday to my beautiful darling daughter!

Cross Stitch on Crochet Free Horse Pattern

Cross Stitch on Crochet Projects

Well, if you are anything like me the Fall season is absolutely the best time to learn a new craft.  The children are back-to-school and the wind is starting up and I can't forget the rain my goodness we live on the west coast. Today I'm super excited to share my latest discovery which has been done many times but it's new to me...cross stitching on crochet! 

Our family loves the homey look of cross stitch and crochet. 

Getting started is easy if you know the basics, if not, here is a fantastic free tutorial link to get you started:

 Free cross stitch on crochet tutorial 

The horse pattern pictured above is by Paton's Beehive.  If you are interested in trying it out the pattern is below:

A quick search online gave me a few really good patterns I plan to try soon.

Running horse from Mother Bee's designs

As you can see our daughters are crazy about horses. I chose the running horse pattern because it reminded me of the applique my daughters tee.

My youngest.

My oldest.

The backs of the projects will show with cross stitch so I thought it best to embellish pillows or pot holders.  My mind is racing with ideas for Christmas projects mainly UNICORNS! 

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