When my daughters were babies I loved putting them in hats. Not only did it keep them warm during the cold months but it made them even cuter and always made me smile. Now you can find many hats and hoods with animal ears added on top which just kicks up the cuteness factor by 10-fold! So, I thought it would be fun to create a hat design using one of my favorite textured stitches (it’s so easy and simple[Read more]
Here at Celtic Knot Crochet we LOVE to do all kinds of crafts including (but not limited to): jewelry, clay, paper, mosaics, beads, coloring pages, cards, painting, sewing and paracord knotting. Do you like to do any of these crafts? Well, did you know that there is a great website out there chock full of all kinds of crafting projects for every holiday and occasion there is? It is called Favecrafts and you can find it here: www.favecrafts.com. Since St.[Read more]
Since St. Patrick’s Day is coming up soon I thought it was time for a NEW FREE Celtic Knot pattern here on the blog. And since I have enjoyed crocheting, gifting and decorating with the Easy Shimmer Mandala so much, I decided to make a Celtic Knot version. You can see that it incorporates a very simple yet beautiful Celtic Knot at its center framed by a few rounds of basic crochet stitches and all while wrapping around a shimmery[Read more]
I enjoy creating heart shapes with crochet and thought this would be a fun Valentine’s Day project. This Woven Heart Basket uses only single crochet and a small amount of yarn. You’ll also need a few craft supplies (listed below) and some crafting abilities. (Since putting all the pieces together takes some finesse I decided to rate this project “Intermediate” for crafting even though it is “Easy” for crochet.) You may like to have your basket just be a simple[Read more]
I have always loved mints (especially the Wintergreen flavor) because my grandfather carried some in his pocket every day and shared them with me. He and I were very close and spent a lot of time together when I was a young girl. “Mint Granddad” (that’s what we called him) was often quick to encourage me and let me know he was a fan of mine. A couple of months ago I saw a sticker that correlated a mint to[Read more]