Loving Threads Filet Placemat

 Got an email from I like Crochet magazine with a list of the 25 top crochet patterns of 2024. It’s based on a combination of Google Analytics site traffic and the number of times readers favorited them.  I was so surprised to find my Loving Threads Filet Placemat on the list!! I know it’s not even Christmas yet but it you know that Valentines decorations go up when Christmas ones come down!!! So it’s not too soon to start on those happy heart day items. 

https://www.ilikecrochet.com/collections/crochet-home-decor/loving-threads-filet-crochet-placemat/?t=71919

Snowman gourds

Here is a little backstory on the gourd snowmen. I had seen a picture in a catalog of a cute little dressed up snowman and to me it looked like the shape of a bottle gourd. So I got the idea to get some old sweaters at the thrift store and dress up some gourd’s. The pictures that follow show the steps involved from the painting to the dressing up. It involved some gluing and sewing and a lot of time and some thick chunky blanket yarn but they turned out pretty darn cute!!!  

Faux Putz house wreath.

I had these scraps of wood from a project I did a couple years ago. I had seen a wreath made from the vintage Putz paper houses and I got this idea…..

I glued them together side to side to make them a little larger…. 

Then using this idea from some little salt box houses I had bought way back before I started woodworking……

I painted thrm like this!!!  

I purchased a 12” plain pine wreath and some various size bottle brush trees. I placed them on the wreath and hot glued in place along with some cotton strips I had saved out of vitamin bottles.  Then added a battery light string. 

I always wanted a way to use this crochet runner as a valance so I put a piece of felt behind it and hung it with some cafe curtain clips. I also put a battery light string across the top of it. 

Really brightened up a dark corner!!  

Oh and if you want to hide a battery light pack in plain sight, cut a picture out of an old Christmas card and attach to the battery box!!

Happy holiday decorating 🌲
 

Holiday Table Topper

 The Winter 2024 issue of Crochet World is about to hit the newsstands and I am so happy to share my Holiday Table Topper is included in this beautiful issue!!  

The following are some photos of the design, and of course Crochet World's beautiful photo!!  For some reason my computer isn't cooperating and won't let me turn the last photo to the right position but you get the idea......

This pattern uses Handy Hands Lizbeth size 10 crochet thread and a size 7/1.65mm hook.  The finished size is 11" x 21" 

I hope you will give this pattern a try.  The color combinations are endless for use any time of the year!!  

Fall on the Farm runner

The fall issue of Crochet World is hitting the mailboxes and news stands this week and I'm happy to share my Fall on the Farm table runner in the issue!!  Fall is my favorite time of year and there's nothing like fall on the farm!!

It is a filet piece and it includes pumpkins, falling leaves, tractors, trucks.... you know, all my favorite things!!  

It is the perfect addition to you fall decor.  Below is their beautiful photo of the design.  

I hope you will give it a try in any color you love for fall!!  

Happy fall y'all!!😊

 

CGOA Chain Link Newsletter

The Fall 2024 issue of Crochet World came in the mail yesterday and since I am a Crochet Guild of America member I receive the issue with the CGOA Chain Link Newsletter inside.   Way back last December I think it was, the Master Crochet program reviewers were asked to write an article for the newsletter on crochet.  Since filet is one of my favorites I chose to write about that.  It turned out my article was going to be in the same issue one of my filet designs was published too!!  So if you do not get the issue with the newsletter, you can look it up on the CGOA website or maybe you can read the photos I took of it here.  It is a great issue with beautiful designs!!  I hope you will check it out and try some of the new fall patterns for yourself!!  and of course try some filet crochet!!

Leaf Vine Towel Trim

The Leaf Vine Towel Trim is a filet crochet piece.  It measures 26 3/4" x 3 1/8".  It is a crochet pattern featured in the Fall 2023 Helping Hands Newsletter put out by hhtatting.com. or Handy Hands.  The newletters come out 4 times a year and you can subscribe on their website.  

This trim is attached to a towel they sell which is about 27" square.  It is fun to make the trim for one edge but I also had an idea to put it around all 4 sides and make it into a little tablecloth or centerpiece depending on the size of the table.  It is easy to adjust the size by the number of repeats on the chart.  

I also got the bright idea to sew this on to the towel with invisible thread....... I don't know if I'll do that again!!  But it did make for a nice finish with no color showing through to the back side.  

I like how this looks on the white towel.  

It would be pretty across the bottom of a curtain, too.  

You can purchase back orders of the issues on the hhtatting.com website.  If you decide to subscribe, you get free shipping and also discounts on purchases.  Plus free patterns in the issue!!  It's a win win!!