Pillow Cover

Pillow Cover

This started as a blanket with granny squares but ended up as a pillow cover. It's a big pillow and I can always make a matching blanket later :)

I love this joining method!  Called Celtic Lace Join, you will find the tutorial here. Below is a their beautiful example of this awesome join. So pretty!  Also found here on Ravelry.

Celtic Lace Join ~by Rachele Carmona

    

Thank you, Rachele Carmona, for this beautiful Celtic Lace Join! Great examples and wonderful tutorial!

A pattern for my squares came from an unknown source, but this pattern looks similar. 

or this....

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Palm Tree Tissue Box Cover

Palm Tree 

Tissue Box Cover

For the Love of Palm Trees!  

Yes, Okay, I have a thing for palm trees, they bring me joy. They are All over our house; bathroom, dining room, etc.

So I wanted to make something with palms for the bathroom.  Sometimes you can get tissue boxes that aren’t too bad, other times they are just so ugly. 

With ugly tissue box on hand, love of palm trees and itching to crochet, I was inspired to make my palm tree tissue box cover.

The cover itself was made from this tissue box cover pattern. It says, "vibrant colors", and they are not kidding. :) The colors are so pretty!   It was just what I was looking for. The stitches are more loose than the single crochet found on most tissue box covers, which is nice. I wanted something different and this pattern was just the thing. 

I found this great palm tree pattern.

It is an adorable palm tree appliqué that yielded the perfect size palm tree for the tissue box cover.

Here is what I ended up with :)

It isn’t great, but a nice change from the ugly tissue box.

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Cranberry Pineapple Crochet Christmas Tree Skirt Pattern

⭐

 Doily Designs

Cranberry Pineapple 

Crochet Christmas Tree Skirt Pattern

One of a kind tree skirt is an eye catching take on the classic vintage pineapple design, with an antique feel and old fashion charm, in a new chunky Bohemian, modern style.

To create your own heirloom tree skirt, and crochet this tree skirt in your own color and fashion, please, visit one of the following; Doily Designs, Etsy, Ravelry, Lovecrafts, Yarnsea, and Amazon, where you will find Doily Designs, Cranberry Pineapple Christmas Tree Skirt Pattern in; 

original 43 inch, large 60 inch, or two pattern bundle.

If you would like to share a tree skirt that you have made, we would love to see, so please, share on Ravelry, Etsy, here, or any of your other favorite spots.

43 inch tree skirt fits best under 

5 - 8 ft trees.

60 inch tree skirt fits best under 

7 - 10 ft trees.

To have a tree skirt made especially for you, please visit Doily Designs on Etsy or Amazon.

Tree skirts have a slit down the back with drawstring center and tie closures.

Please contact me if you have questions, comments, or would like to share. Please, visit Doily Designs Christmas Crochet to see more Christmas crochet and hear my thoughts on cotton worsted weight yarn for this tree skirt pattern.

Crochet tree skirt pattern on; Ravelry, Etsy.

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May you find joy and inspiration.

Best wishes, & happy crocheting!

Crochet Christmas

Holly Berries

 
It's that time of year again and don't you just love all the Holiday decorations! Below are a couple of different size Holly patterns I wanted to share. They worked great for my uses!  Mine, pictured above went just perfect on my tree skirt. They have so many wonderful uses, such as great gift toppers, ornaments, and other decorative ideas.

First is "Christmas Wreath Holly leaves" by

The Lazy Hobby Hopper . She shows you how to make this beautiful wreath step by step. The pinecones are adorable!  The size worked great for my use.

Use 2-3 leaves with berries as embellishment, if you don't want to make the full wreath, or make it to the pinecones!

 

The other is smaller holly, more an appliqué or brooch size.  This adorable "Holly and Berries" pattern is by Michelle Warwick. Her pattern is available on Ravelry. 

 Both patterns are so cute, you can't make just one!  I highly recommend making some Holly Berries this Holiday season! Great gift toppers, embellishments, etc. The uses are limited only by your imagination.

I like mine just about everywhere they have landed! On doilies, on gifts, blankets and tree skirts. Its hard to make just one!

Here are my shared photos;

above; difference of 2 sizes of the above mentioned patterns.

Same pattern, different colors.

Simple but elegant gift topper.

leaves and berries from The Lazy Hobby Hoppers, "Christmas Wreath, Holly Leaves".

You can purchase these already made in my Etsy shop .  

Holly Berries
make great gift toppers.  Here are several more I have made just for that use.

                                                                                   

                                                     
                                                  Happy Holidays!

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New 

Pineapple 
Christmas Tree Skirt Flavor Series

Flavors:

Figgy Pudding

Peppermint Twist Hot Chocolate

Snow (a.k.a. White)

with and without underskirt

White Chocolate (Ivory)

Whip Cream (Linen)

Snickerdoodle (Toasted Almond)

Hot Chocolate (Latte)

Chocolate (Brown)

Cherry (Red)

Cranberry (Cranberry :)

Plum Wine (Aubergine)

Sweet Pea(Christmas Green)

Olive (Dark Olive {a.k.a. Pine})

Gingerbread

Santa Cookie

and more to come!

One more time.....

Snow

White Chocolate

Whip Cream

Snickerdoodle

Hot Chocolate

Chocolate

Cherry

Cranberry

Plum Wine

Pickle me Dill

Olive

Figgy Pudding

Peppermint Twist Hot Chocolate
Gingerbread
Santa Cookie

Hungry yet? :)

to be continued.

Names in (parenthesis) are Hobby Lobby "I love this yarn", yarn names for the colors, next to my flavor names.

Crochet Yoshi Egg

         Yoshi Egg

        …..More Mario &
           Yoshi Crochet!!!

                    Having promised my son a Yoshi egg, I searched for a pattern and used an amigurumi egg pattern but instead of the normal Sc, I used a Hdc. I also used 2 strands of worsted weight yarn together and a K hook.  This thickened the egg wall so the stuffing wouldn't stick through.  Then the finishing touch was crochet circles placed randomly. It's a pretty big Yoshi egg. Around 9 inches.  My son and his Yoshi were pretty happy with it. 

          

Bob-omb

  

This easy bob bomb drawstring bag was a hit with my son. There's no pattern for this, but it is fairly simple... Simply make a drawstring bag with the pattern of your choice, and add a nice braided cord for the drawstring, with tri-color strands of yarn affixed at the end. The you have 💣 Bob-bomb 💣 My son loves carrying his and Yoshi's treasures in it.

                  

                          Nice handmade gift ideas for kids, or us grown kids :)

    

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Best wishes and happy gaming!