Click here to be taken to the crochet version of The Lacy Leaf Bonnet Pattern on Etsy. Click here to be taken to the crochet version of The Lacy Leaf Bonnet Pattern on Ravelry. Click here to be taken to the knit version of The Lacy Leaf Bonnet Pattern on Etsy. Click here to be taken
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Just as expected, the Wisteria Mystery Create-A-Long turned out to be an absolute blast. I simply can’t get over what an amazing little community of crafting friends we’ve created together! Some truly outstanding things happened during this event, and I’m seriously proud to have been a part of it. Thank you for making it so
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Designing Wisteria was definitely like climbing a mountain for me. There were more than a few moments of uncertainty, and there may have been a few tears along the way. I made it to the top, though, and I’m SO pleased to share this stunning (yes – there I go tooting my own horn
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What better way to add a little fun to Easter Baskets this year than with this adorable micro family of traveling rabbits!? This free crochet pattern will get you on track to giving your kids the most unique and fun baskets around….while still featuring your hand-made touch! Mommy and Daddy bunny enjoy long strolls through
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It’s not often that I simply stumble upon a new design. I usually have a plan of action and lots of ideas listed out….so when I’m ready to design something new, I simply pull an idea from that list. This cute little free pattern came about a bit differently though. I was working up a
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Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve finally had to admit it to myself…..I simply can’t do it all anymore! I’m feeling so very blessed that this business has had such quick growth over the last 6 months. It all happened with really wonderful timing, since my family has just made the transition to this
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With the Wisteria CAL/KAL being an international event, I thought it might be fun for us to have a little countdown to the first clue! Leave me a comment on this post and let me know what state or country you’re in! I’d love to know how many different countries and states we have
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Since I started out as a knitter, it’s always been really natural for me to work any hat, knit or crochet, from the bottom up. In fact, when I first started adding crochet designs to my shop, I had no idea that the standard was to work most crochet hats from the top down! Since
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I know that diving into a Mystery CAL/KAL like Wisteria can be a little intimidating if you’ve never tried something similar in the past! I frequently get e-mails asking the same questions….so it’s about time that I post a quick little FAQ post so those of you who are still in the fence can make
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I’m happy to report that January’s free Mini Mystery Create-A-Long was a huge success! We had over 3900 people sign up, and everyone created the most gorgeous projects. Once again, I was also super impressed with how friendly, kind, helpful, and drama free everyone in both the Facebook group and the Ravelry group was. Thank
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I’m excited to share this brand new, and absolutely gorgeous pattern with you! The Cabled Bear Hooded Cowl combines stunning cables with adorable little bear ears to create an amazing final project. Been too afraid to take on cables in the past? You’re not alone! This pattern was initially released as the January 2016 Mystery
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The Wisteria Mystery Create-A-Long launch has absolutely blown me away! Thanks to all of you sharing the event with your friends, we now have over 900 people participating! I can’t even tell you how huge a successful launch like this is to me. I’ll be able to really focus on making this KAL/CAL super excellent without
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**All Scholarship Recipients have now been chosen. If you’d like to know about future opportunities like this one, please make sure you sign up for the Melody’s Makings’ Newsletter!** I’m feeling so very fortunate about all of the excitement happening around the launch of my new Mystery Create-A-Long, Wisteria! It’s a HUGE deal to
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Love yarn and a good mystery? **This MCAL is no longer available for purchase. If you’d like to be notified when I have another MCAL coming up, please sign up for the Melody’s Makings Newsletter.** **If you have any trouble during check out, please send me an e-mail at [email protected].** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Share your passion for
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I shared this little teaser photo over on my Facebook page the other day….but I know many of you don’t have Facebook. So I thought I’d post it here too. I’m SO excited that I’m in the final stages of prepping my next Mystery Create-A-Long. You really won’t want to miss this one! It’s stunning.
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It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these designer showcases….and I couldn’t be more pleased to be featuring Lisa Jelle of Kaleidoscope Art&Gifts! Please head over and check out all her fun work on her Ravelry Page. Lisa has written up a really beautiful sample pattern for us to try out! The color options
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Yesterday I shared one of my super cute Valentine’s Day Hat Patterns….but that design only goes through Toddler sizes. I know older children and adults also like to get in on the Valentine Hat fun, so I thought I’d share this pattern too. The Love-ly Cap Pattern is a beautiful, classic looking hat perfect for the
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You get home from that amazing trip to your local yarn store (you know…the one you try to stay away from so you don’t spend all your grocery money on deluxe yarn) and you pull out that incredible, soft, gourmet alpaca yarn. Then it hits you. You forgot to ask the shop owner to wind
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Can you believe it’s already that time to start thinking of Valentine’s Day again!? It’s actually freaking me out a little bit…haha! I recently downloaded this amazing editorial Holiday calendar though….and the calendar says I should start working on Valentine’s Day now. Since I’m always about a month behind on every Holiday, I think I’ll
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**Sign ups for this Mini MCAL are closed. If you’d like to be notified when another opportunity like this one becomes available, please be sure to sign up for the Melody’s Makings’ Newsletter!** When I first launched my Mystery Create-A-Longs, I could’ve never dreamed that they would grow into the incredible events that they are
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Click here to be taken to the crochet version of this pattern on Ravelry. Click here to be taken to the knit version of this pattern on Ravelry. Click here to be taken to the crochet version of this pattern on Etsy. Click here to be taken to the knit version of this pattern on
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Click here to be taken to the crochet version of this pattern on Ravelry. Click here to be taken to the knit version of this pattern on Ravelry. Click here to be taken to the crochet version of this pattern on Etsy. Click here to be taken to the knit version of this pattern on
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Click here to be taken to the crochet version of this pattern on Ravelry. Click here to be taken to the knit version of this pattern on Ravelry. Click here to be taken to the crochet version of this pattern on Etsy. Click here to be taken to the knit version of this pattern on
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It’s the 4th and final week of our Holiday craft-a-long, and I’ve created another super cute hot pad pattern (with both a knit and a crochet version) to wrap it up! These ones would make really great gifts….and might even be fun to hang on your wall or door! A reminder for those of you who may
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