I’ve always been a fan of long tail stocking caps….there’s just something so cozy and warm looking about them. Add a dash of elegance by pairing them with cables, and they don’t only look cozy, but cute. These are the perfect hats for the holiday season. My Cabled Sleep Cap Pattern includes sizes Newborn through
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Halloween is just around the corner! Like many of you, I’ve been over here stitching away in preparation for some fun handmade Halloween costumes. In fact, I’ve always loved making my kids’ costumes. It’s kind of a tradition that I get a little crazy on the knit/crochet front around this time of year. This year
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With the return of Fall comes the return of Football….and thus my cute little football set pattern becomes popular once again! It seems fitting to share this one with you as one of my Friday Freebies as I’ve really been in the Fall vibe lately. The air has just really become crisp here in Colorado,
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The Serenity Slouch has been a long time favorite of mine. It features a really pretty texture and a soft and subtle slouch making it an elegant accessory for girls and women. I’m excited to share this gorgeous pattern with you today for FREE. All I ask in return is that you help me spread
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As we get into the Fall groove, perhaps you’ll have time to pick up your hooks and needles this weekend. For this week’s Friday Freebie, I’m offering everyone a free pattern ($6 or less) from my Ravelry shop between now and 9/8 at 11:59pm (MST)! In Order to Get the Free Pattern: *This offer is
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This week, the Friday Freebie is featuring one of my most popular patterns, the knit Baby Mermaid Tail Blanket! This pattern includes 5 sizes from newborn through 1-3 years. If you’d like the child or adult sizes of this pattern in either knit or crochet, you can snag a great deal on them today too!
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The Friday Freebie is back this week with the Basic Worsted Beanie! We wanted to start the 2017-2018 yarn season with weekly freebies, and for the second week, we pulled it together. Check out Melody’s fun beanie pattern, in knit and crochet. If you enjoy getting clean, tested, professional patterns, please help us spread the
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When we first moved into our home, Nick immediately started building a 600 square foot aquaponics greenhouse. He’s always been a big fan of fish and fresh food. So why not put the two together? Fast forward a couple of years, and our greenhouse is fully functioning and providing an amazing amount of food for
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With the return of fall comes the return of a beloved season for us….the yarn season! We’ve decided to celebrate by offering a little something fun throughout the fall.We’re always asking you to help us grow this little family business by sharing our work with your crafty friends. So we try to give you really
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I’m going to keep the explanation of why I’m giving you all a freebie this week pretty short and sweet….I REALLY needed a lift and encouragement in this business this week. You all were there for me. That means a lot! This is just one small way I can say thank you for that. I’m
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The high mountain sun was baking down on us through the twigs in the tree above. No leaves. All of the trees I could see from where I was sitting, in a Town awarded “Tree City USA” status, had full, green leaves. The tree providing shade for Charlie’s Kindergarten graduation, although impressively gigantic, had only twigs. Nonetheless,
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I’m celebrating the re-launch of my Ultimate Crafty Membership along with the upcoming Sun Struck Mystery Create-A-Long this week! We’ve been working extremely hard making a bunch of changes and upgrades to the Ultimate Crafty Membership for the last few weeks. I’m really excited to finally be able to share the new and improved program
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Last year around this time, I challenged our little community to show me what 5 days of crafty life looks like to you! It was such a fun community bonding and strengthening event, and I was totally blown away by the number of people who participated! So….it seems like the perfect time to bring the
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I know….sharing photos of sweet, fresh babies isn’t necessarily knit or crochet related. However, how often do you get a chance to show off something so innocent, sweet, and lovely!? Not to mention something you worked so hard on….Theo, Baby #3, was by far the largest, hardest project I’ve worked on to date, hehe. I
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I’m currently working on my next Mystery Create-A-Long design, and I decided to get a little creative with it! I needed some wool roving yarn for this project, and though any color could work, this project was for my sweet 19 month old Netherlee….so I really wanted something adorable. Which is when a rainbow combination
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Throughout December, I’ve been doing a Crafty Countdown to Christmas using FB Live over on my FB Page. It’s been really fun to force myself out of my comfort zone a bit, commit to making it happen everyday, and to share a bunch of flash freebies with all of you! Thank you to everyone
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I’m really excited for Jennifer, of Crochet By Jennifer, on the upcoming release of her new book, Crochet Style! When she asked if I’d like to give away a copy of the book, I was absolutely thrilled to do it. Jennifer is one of those truly nice people. We haven’t known each other long, and
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I feel really inclined to share a little bit of the heart behind what I do within this community today! Please excuse my sappy, personal post, hehe. My husband (Nick) and I are BIG dreamers. Here’s just a little snapshot of our current dreams. We want to each be home and available to our kids
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August is well underway now, and for all of us pattern designers, that means the busy season is just about to start. As the leaves start to yellow, it seems all of the knitters and crocheters begin to daydream about yarn, cozy fires, and big comfy sweaters. I know that’s just what I’ve been doing
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**This offer is now expired. If you’d like to know about future free pattern offers like this one, then be sure to sign up for the Melody’s Makings Newsletter!** Since my husband is a farmer, the summer has been absolutely crazy for our family so far. Trying to balance getting all of the plants
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The Veronica Meets Spring Mystery CAL/KAL is starting soon….so now seems like the perfect time to give away 5 skeins of gorgeous Berroco Modern Cotton yarn! This is the yarn that I used for my Veronica MCAL projects….and I really enjoyed working with it. It’s super soft, has a beautiful drape, and the sheen is
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Enter to win some beautiful yarn! When I first opened this business nearly 5 years ago, I would have never (NEVER) imagined it growing to this size and becoming such a truly lovely little community. I’m so proud to call each one of you a friend and I’m honored to get to bring you some
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*This sale has now ended. If you’d like to be notified when great deals like this one become available, please sign up for the Melody’s Makings Newsletter.* As you’re probably well aware, it’s hard to find great knit and crochet patterns for boys! Little girls just look so sweet dressed up in hand-made items,
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As you may know, one of my business resolutions this year was to create more knit and crochet community events and fun. I don’t know a lot of local crafters, and since I live in a small town, there are no yarn shops nearby. Plus with two small kids at home, getting away just doesn’t
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