Auburn Elephant

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Erin Shirley

Rows of Bows Beanie

Jan

After a successful use of this "bow" stitch in blanket form (pattern here) I just had to give it a go on a beanie. I think it's a super cute and easy way to jazz up a simple hat! You can use alternating colors or a solid color. I'm even thinking rainbow colors with white bows would be crazy adorable! Rows of Bows Beanie Supplies Needed: I hook Worsted Weight Yarn, in as many colors and you want. My suggestion is one or two. Needle-to weave in ends Stitches/Terms Used: Ch- Chain SC- Single
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Erin Shirley

Simple Cat Pillow

Dec

I saw a pillow similar to this online and immediately went, "I could totally crochet that!" (Which is a common thought that I have!) And, of course, boy 2 is in LOVE with all things cat so I knew he would be happy to have one or two! Knowing that it was going to be kind of big and that I wanted it to be plush and soft I thought the perfect yarn to use was Bernat Blanket. It's so cozy and warm. I love using it. This pattern takes one of the large skeins almost exactly and a lot of stuffing. But
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Erin Shirley

Rows of Bows Blanket

Dec

Sometimes you have an idea that pops into your head and you go, hmm.. I wonder if that would work. Most of the time, the answer is no. You're silly, of course that won't work. Or at least it doesn't work the way you were thinking. But this idea popped into my head to make some "bow-like" stitches and it actually worked out! I did try several variations on the steps to get the "bows" as "bow-like" as possible but I was still impressed with myself. I made this blanket a couple of ways. One with

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Rows of Bows Beanie

Simple Cat Pillow

Rows of Bows Blanket

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