Monday, October 24, 2011

Crochet Bags

I have been gifted or picked up several books from this series, so I decided to preview Crochet Bags!: 15 Hip Projects for Carrying Your Stuff when I realized it was available at the library. I have been participating in more swaps lately and bags seem to be a standard project.

I liked the introductions. I have been working with free patterns that assume some level of experience with bag making. Mine is all trial and mostly error. This book fills in some of the huge holes that exist for me. It introduces linings and some tips on adding details. It would have been nice to have a tutorial on working with handles since they did do such a detailed introduction to all the crochet stitches.

What I liked about the patterns were the boxed instructions. I found them easy to read and follow. I like this formatting style for patterns.

What I did not find were the bags I was seeking. While there were a couple of cute patterns, they would not work for the projects I needed. I still need to find a good tote bag book.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

American Girl Doll Mrs. Claus




Last year I posted about the Santa dress, but I must say after thinking about it the outfit seems more like a Mrs. Claus outfit. The dress is based on Darski’s free Pilgrim outfit found on Crochetville. This has become my go to pattern for American Girl Dolls as I can change it around for different looks and still work it up quickly when I need something that I know I can complete. The dress is made using Caron One Pound yarn. I do not know what brand the white trim is because I keep picking it up at Church sales. I have never had to buy any at the stores.

The Santa hat was also made from free Santa Hat pattern that I have used several times now. The person who asked for the outfit requested that I use red Bernat Happy Holidays yarn instead of the matching Caron for the hat.

Barbie and American Girl Doll Free Patterns are listed on my blog at these locations:

Barbie Crochet and Sewing Page

Barbie Knitting Page

Ken Page

Kelly/Skipper Page

American Girl Doll Crochet and Sewing

American Girl Doll Knitting

Additional Doll Patterns also Available on the Holiday Blogs:

Christmas

Valentines

Easter

Graduation

Patriotic

Halloween Page

Thanksgiving

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