I am so pleased to welcome Kat from Slugs on the Refrigerator, who is sharing her Ladybird Hat Crochet Pattern – she has a number of sizes and here she shares the 1-3yrs old size. Kat is  is wonderfully creative and has come up with a fantastic set of crochet patterns, designs and ideas – many of which are available for free on her website, whilst others you can purchase on Kat’s etsy shop Kat Goldin Designs. Both are well worth a visit! So. Over to Kat and this adorable crochet …

I love challenges and crafty swaps.. so I joined a Christmas Crochet Ornament Swap and decided to make these snowflakes for beginners by the wonderful Attic 24. The pattern is great for beginners. Though do, do the last step, which is pin the snowflake and use some starch.. As you know, I am teaching myself to crochet and need regular crochet challenges. Check out more crochet patterns here on Red Ted Art!

I am well on the road to learning to crochet. So far I have made a blanked and numberous little balls..  I am now Always on the look out for new and easy crochet projects, I spotted this adorable flower over at Sara’s  Creative Jewish Mom. I love how the flower is in essence one long “wave-y” strip perfect for beginners. I don’t have a hot glue gun, but I reckon you can manage with some stitching to secure it all in place. Also, these flowers would look fabulous on …

You may remember a few weeks ago I did a post on “How To Teach Yourself to Crochet“? Having mastered a ripple blanket I am now keen to try out lots of different patterns – at some point crocheting some cute toys. So when a fellow crafty friend (Chris from Thinly Spread) told me about a lovely book she recently bought, I wanted one too!!!!
The publishers kindly let me have a copy! Hooray! And it arrived 4 days ago…
Cute & Easy Crochet, by Nicki Trench. And, I am telling you …

I am VERY excited to bring you Clara from amieggs and her most adorable Amigurumi or Crocheted Small Things. She makes wonderful creations, that are normally available for purchase. But she has decided to be VERY generous and share two of her patterns with you. Below you will find the most adorable teddy and then hop over to her blog for a bunny (get it – “hop over”? ahem). She has inspired me to learn to crochet. I have never been interested before.. but now, my crochet hooks are …