Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Long time, no see :)))

Just had to share my latest yarn haul.....Hit the motherlode of all yarny garage sales, and got all this yarn for $90....
And of course, I could not resist demonstrating that I'm in yarn heaven.....
So yes, I'm all set for this winter.....I see lots and lots of crocheting in my future :D :D
You can be a part of all the proceedings by "liking" my store FB page RetirementFunned
Please share in comments if you ever experienced a similar yarn haul!!

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Crochet tulip applique- FREE PATTERN!!!



Making a C2C pink colored blanket, and finally feeling like Spring in Minnesota after a tough winter, I wanted to add tulip appliques onto my blanket. Could not really find an existing pattern that I liked! So of course, I had to write up my own to match what I had in mind. I have to say that it worked really well since my blanket looks awesome!!
Without keeping you waiting, here it is!
And no, it has not been tested other than me making like 3 more tulips from this, so please use at your own risk :D
CROCHETED TULIP APPLIQUE' PATTERN
Worsted weight yarn
 sz 5 hook
Ch 10, sc in 2d ch from hook, 1 hdc each in next 2 ch, 1 dc each in next 2 ch, 1 tr each in next 2 ch, 1 dc each in next ch, 1 hdc each in next ch, 4 ch in end ch to turn and then work on bottoms of the ch, 1 hdc in next ch, 1 dc, 2 tr, 2 dc, 2 hdc, 1 sc, sl st in beg ch, fasten off, cut yarn leaving 6” tail to sew.



Make starting loop, pull through on 6th ch from where you fastened off (shown in photo above), ch 4, 2 tr in same st, 2 dc in next ch twice, 1 dc in next, 1 hdc in next, 1 sc in next 2 ch, 3 sc in next ch, 1 sc in next 2, 1 hdc in next,  2 dc in next 3 ch, 3 tr in next ch, fasten off.
Here are my tulips on my pink C2C blanket, soon to be listed in my Ebay store!
I would love to hear from you, if you do try it out!!

Monday, February 19, 2018

FB Business page for my Ebay store!

Spent my day off from school creating an FB page for my Ebay store! Baby steps are good, better than no steps, I say! I looked into all the drawing apps available to come up with a banner for my FB page, and all the info online said that there are graphic designers to do that kind of work for me, but me being me, I always question...what is it that the graphic designer is able to do, and that I cannot do :D Plus, being cheap me, decided to putz around with different apps, none of which gave me a satisfactory result, so ended up going with my trustworthy PicCollage itself, and while not perfect, I am (currently) happy with what I was able to come up with. Here goes...
Go check out my FB page, and please please please, be so kind as to like it, or better yet, support a crafter by purchasing an item from my store :)