Take your daughter to work day!

Well, couple of days...
Chickee came with me to visit Annie's.

It was so fun to share my work life with my girl.

Yarn Giveaway WINNER!

And the winner of the Yarn giveaway...

the yarn to make both sets of mittens from Crocheting Clothes Kids Love....

is....


Denise A (sealed4ever)

Congratulations!

Please either send me a comment with your address (I won't publish it) or email me at Ellen @ GoCrochet.com with your mailing address and I'll get your prize pack sent out!

Thanks to everyone for entering!

Happy Crochet Month!

Please look at yesterday's post for a free pattern for everyone.

Crochet Month FREE pattern! Garden in Winter Hat

As promised, here is a free pattern for you for National Crochet Month!

Also, check out all the other designer blogs that are incorporating FREE patterns and giveaways. Find the whole list of dates and events here.

TODAY is the LAST DAY to enter my yarn giveaway! Go here for details.  

Ok, here's the rules about free patterns... enjoy it! Use it! Make the item again and again as much as you want. Print the pattern out for your own use!  Please do not GIVE away or re-post the pattern. But, you may give away the LINK so that your friends can come HERE and get it for themselves. :)

Thank you.  Here it is: 

Garden in Winter Hat

SKILL LEVEL

Beginner

FINISHED SIZE

Circumference = 19"

Hat stretches to fit 20".

Height (crown to brim) = 7.5"

MATERIALS

•           Schachenmayr Boston (super bulky) (70% acrylic, 30% wool) (1.76oz/122yds/55m)/50g per ball):

2 balls #00281 casual marl (A),1 ball #00151 royal (B).

•           Size K/10.5/6.5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

•           Tapestry needle

GAUGE

Rounds 1-2 = 3"

Take time to check gauge.

PATTERN NOTES

Hat is worked from crown to brim in joined rounds with Right Side always facing. Ruffle edging is worked in unworked loops of last rounds. Weave in ends as work progresses.

HAT

Round 1: Ch 4, join with sl st in first ch to form a ring; ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), 11 dc in ring; join with sl st in top of beg ch-3. (12 dc)

Round 2: Working in back loop only, ch 3, dc in same st, 2 dc in each rem st around; join with sl st in top of beg ch-3. (24 dc)

Round 3: Working in back loop only, ch 3, 2 dc in in next st, *dc in next st, 2 dc in next st; rep from * around; join with sl st in top of beg ch-3. (36 dc)

Round 4: Working in back loop only, ch 3, dc in next st, 2 dc in next st, *dc in each of next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st; rep from * around; join with sl st in top of beg ch-3. (48 dc)

Round 5: Working in back loop only, ch 1, sc in same st, sc in each of next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, *sc in each of next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around; join with sl st in first sc. (60 sc)

Rounds 6-10: Working in back loop only, ch 3, dc in each st around; join with sl st in top of beg ch-3, changing color to B in last st of Round 10. Fasten off A. (60 dc)

Note: Rep Round 6 to add more length to the hat before completing Round 10.

Round 11: With B, working in back loop only, ch 3, dc in each st around; join with sl st in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off B.

Ruffle Edging

Round 1: Beginning at seam on back of Hat, join B in first unworked loop on Round 10, (sc, ch 2, sc) in same loop, sk next 2 unworked loops, *(sc, ch 2, sc) in next loop, sk next 2 loops; rep from * around; join with sl st in first sc. Fasten off.

Round 2: Repeat Round 1 working in unworked loops of Round 9. Fasten off.

Round 3: Repeat Round 1 working in unworked loops of Round 8. Fasten off.

Weave in ends.

Book Giveaway!

Designer, Jocelyn is doing a review and giveaway of Crocheting Clothes Kids Love TODAY!

So, read my post yesterday and enter to win yarn for the mittens in the book, then go to Cute Crochet and enter to win the book! Thank you, Jocelyn! You have seen many of the photos of my projects, but Jocelyn also shows many photos of Shelby's projects, which are whimsical and delightful.

Happy Crochet Month! GIVEAWAY!

Did you see Shelby Allaho's awesome post yesterday to kick of Crochet Month?  Go check it out and see what crochet has to do with awesome wrapping paper.... you're going to love it.

My gift to you on this Crochet Month is a GIVEAWAY!  I have a set of YARN to giveaway to make both sets of the kids mittens in my book with Shelby Allaho, Crocheting Clothes Kids Love. 

 

The prize pack includes 5 skeins of Patons Classic Wool DK Superwash (which you are going to love!). It's enough to make both sets of mittens from our book! 

To enter the giveaway, leave a comment on THIS post with your first name, last initial and something to identify you, a unique nickname, a town, etc.  This giveaway if for US residents. You may enter between now and March 14th. A winner will be chosen at random from the valid entries.  The winner will be announced on March 15th. The winner needs to contact me by March 30th with your shipping address so I can mail you the yarn! 

I have a FREE PATTERN coming up before St. Patrick's Day (March 17th). So keep checking back here for more Crochet Month fun!

My post today, and Shelby's post yesterday are part of Crochetville's 2014 Blog Tour for National Crochet Month! Crochetville chose Halos of Hope this year as our charity to promote. If you aren't familiar with this wonderful organization, they accept donations of crocheted, knitted, and sewn hats, that they distribute to 450 cancer treatment centers in the US each month. If you are interested in donating hats or money to help get the hats distributed, please visit their website.  The Underground Crafter also has a post up for Crochet Month, go check her out!

Happy National Crochet Month!

National Crochet Month kicks off today!

Go visit Shelby Allaho today or tomorrow for some Crochet Month goodness, then come back here tomorrow for my offerings...  hint hint...

Many, many designers will be doing special posts through out the month so show your favorite blogs some love and go visit some new ones.