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Throwback Thursday Dishcloth

By guest blogger Karen Freeman. Lately the weather has allowed many of us to have time to work projects that we may have started or start new ones.

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Cro-Shayley Makes a Tiger Hat

Any Tiger fans out there? Auburn, LSU, Clemson, Princeton, Detroit? Well I've got the perfect baby tiger hat pattern just for you!

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Scrubby and Creme Dishcloth

After seeing the instructions for the Throwback Thursday Dishcloth, I thought the idea of adding a second yarn on to a dishcloth would work well for our new yarn Scrubby.

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Free Crochet Pattern: V-Stitch Easter Egg Cozy

Crochet Easter egg cozies are just so cute. Technically they are functional items that are used to keep hard-boiled eggs warm. However, they can also be used for decor.

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How to Drop-Stitch Crochet: Beginner Tutorial

Welcome to the fourth entry in our ongoing series Learn a Stitch, Make a Cowl! Each month in 2015 we will teach you a new crochet or knit stitch.

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How to Use Stockinette and Garter Stitches to Create a Checked Crochet Pattern: Beginner Tutorial

Welcome to the second entry in our ongoing series Learn a Stitch, Make a Cowl! Each month in 2015 we will teach you a new crochet or knit stitch.

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Cro-Shayley Makes a Baby St. Patrick's Day Chapeau

St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner and my little boy wants to be prepared! As I was reading through Donna's Dozen: Lucky You creative ideas..

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Cro-Shayley Makes a Cross Stitch Heart Sweater Just in Time for Valentine's Day

Are you signed up to receive project emails from Pinterest? I sure am and as I was going through my emails a few days ago, I came across one..

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Cro-Shayley Makes a Newborn Cowboy Hat and Boots

I have yet another friend who is pregnant and is due in April, however, this friend is having a little boy. She is going with a ""rustic"" themed nursery..

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Cro-Shayley Makes a Fireman Hat

Hi Red Heart friends! I'm back from maternity leave and here to tell you, being a mother, as most of you know, is hard work but totally worth every bit of it!

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Cro-Shayley Makes Owl Mug Wraps

Are you a coffee lover in need of a mug koozie to bring a smile to your mornings? Well Red Heart has the cutest Owl Mug Wrap pattern..

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A Little Snow(man) in July

I admit to loving snowmen. I collect them in all shapes and sizes. I have ceramic snowmen, a yarn ball snowman holding an old wooden spool..