creative jewish mom

Simple Striped Crochet Drawstring Pouch For Small Toys Pattern

I love crocheted drawstring pouches and especially using them as gift bags for children, and especially for Chanukah! This year though one of my art students quietly asked if I could crochet him something, so I ended up using up all the resulting yarn from unraveling a few never-worn scarves, to make crocheted draw string pouches. Three out of four were not like this one, but rather like the simple drawstring pouch I shared last week, though I do love the pattern that I made up for this one, and will surely use it again with different color combos, just as soon as I find my box of stash in the basement! (No buying yarn around here unless absolutely necessary, I need to use us whatever I have!) You can use this pattern to make a pouch in basically any size you like, just start with a circular base, crochet the body in rows of hdc, with a stripe in sc, a drawstring row in dc, and a picot stitch row as the trim! Got it? Not to worry, I've written up the pattern in this post, so keep on reading! Ah yes, and do invest some thought into the drawstring, (made from t-shirt yarn, ribbon, leather, etc.) it elevates this simple pouch to something fabulous!

Simple Crocheted Pouch With Colorful Stripes And Drawstrings

Want to make a quick crocheted gift to use up some of your stash, or maybe to give yarn from a previous now unraveled scarf a new life? One of my crafting students quietly asked me if I'd crochet something for him, so I dove into my basket of stash and this pouch, together with two others was created. I made up the pattern as I went along, which one certainly can and should do with a project as simple as a drawstring pouch! That said, I'm writing out the pattern for those who are just giving crochet a try!  And friends, summer is a wonderful time to make things for holiday giving, and having a bunch of crocheted pouches on hand when Chanukah arrives is certainly a wonderful thing! Okay, lets crochet a simple drawstring pouch with stripes.

Passover Crochet: Amigurumi Pharoah With Boils!

I almost can't believe it myself, as I don't generally crochet tiny-ish things nor create my own patterns, but here we are! Introducing my crochet for Passover Ten Plagues character, Pharoah with boils, and boy does he look unhappy, those boils are downright uncomfortable! With just a few days to go until Passover I'm rushing to share this and it is unlikely that anyone on the face of the planet will actually make this for this Passover, but if you can crochet and have some travel time or down time, give it a try! Though honestly, I'd make the amigurumi frog and amigurumi drop of blood, both of which are much simpler, well the drop of blood certainly. Then again, maybe you'd prefer an amigurumi locust, another member of the 10 Plagues crocheted characters born this year? I actually managed to crochet a new afikomen cover (a few weeks ago, phew) but that needs a lining and a golden tassel, and my poor studio, while soooooooo much better still needs a good few hours of organizing, so gotta run!

Passover Crochet: A Locust (Head) For The Passover Seder

With Passover coming at the end of this week, the pressure is on to finish up all the preparations, which in our case involve lots of cleaning, organizing and hard work! Of course I'm always dreaming of making new things for the holiday, and this year, while it was not at all practical, I ended up crocheting a really cute set of 10 Plagues amigurumi for a special little boy for the Passover seder. My daughter will be with extended family for the holiday, and is leaving tonight, so I HAD to finish everything last night, and phew, I did it! While I've already shared my tiny crocheted frog, and the crocheted drop of blood, I now present my crocheted locust, or rather a locust head, as crocheting an entire animal just was not in the cards, and this is much cuter! Okay, I doubt anyone is actually going to crochet this now, but I'm happy to add some basic directions, so keep on reading!

Passover Crochet: A Drop Of Blood For The Ten Plagues!

With Passover coming is just a tiny bit more than a week, now may not be the time to get crocheting for the Passover seder, but here at CJM central crafting takes precedence! I'll admit, I never thought I'd find myself delving into Amigurumi, tiny crocheted things, but daughter is spending the holiday with extended family and there is a sweet 4 year old for whom I've decided to prepare a bag of 10 Plagues items for the seder, some of which will be crocheted, in addition to the bag. Time allowing I have plans to crochet a frog, a drop of blood, a louse, and a tiny sleep mask which will go inside a bag that is a bear of sorts. Bag already crocheted, frog partly crocheted, so just a few more items to go! In addition, I'll be adding my 10 Plagues Cards to the bag, and these white pom poms, and then, calling it finished. Ah yes, and of course doing all this while trying to organize my craft room, which never quite gets organized on account of all the crafting, and so it goes, but maybe there is hope?

Want to whip up a crocheted drop of blood? Lets do it!

Another Crocheted No-Seam Baby Cardigan With Bobbles!

When you discover a great pattern that you modify a bit to make it yours, and the results are fabulous, you will surely want to make another! And that is what happened with this crocheted no-seam baby cardigan with bobbles when another baby was born in the family.......I just had to whip up another! And truly, if I had more of this cotton blend yarn on hand, I'd make more, as with no seams to worry about, this project is truly a pleasure and the results are jaw dropping! And even for a fairly inexperienced crocheter, I'd say this project is worth giving a try, and if not now when? So add this one to your list of great baby gifts, and if you need something for 19 inch dolls, the same pattern worked up with small guage yarn might just work, or at least for a teddy bear, hmm, gotta try it! Keep on reading for links to my previous sweater and the pattern!

Simple Crocheted Bear Free Pattern To Customize!

Introducing the cutest and minimal no-sew crocheted bear with a free pattern by Big Bebez, that is all about the details. And even more wonderful, the same free bear pattern is also available as patterns to crochet a whole variety of fun animals, wow! I crocheted this bear for a neighbor who requested one when she got engaged (yes, truly!) and while her family were shocked that she had the nerve to ask for such a thing, they knew I'd follow through for her, and I did, delivering it just a week before the wedding. The bear now sits as a fun piece of home decor in her new home, and my own daughter is begging for one as well. The fun thing about this crocheted bear pattern is that you can crochet the clothes into the pattern, even adding straps for suspenders at the end, and use color blocking to suggest sleeves, socks tights etc. So, do give this pattern a try, it is truly a keeper, especially since the sewing is somewhat minimal compared to many other patterns. Ready? Keep on reading......

Crocheted T-Shirt Yarn Blanket, Rug Or Playkitchen Dishtowel, You Decide!

Pulling this one out of the archives, since if you decide to make a tiny t-shirt dog bed, you might want to make some other gifts for little ones as well, and this one is well, sweet!

Now that you know how to make adorable play cupcakes, tutorial here, let's make some things to use in a play kitchen. And of course you don't need an actual play kitchen, little ones can make that part up themselves. Add a cute t-shirt yarn dishtowel to the set up and maybe some wooden utensils, and let the imagination take them for a ride. No, I won't be letting anyone play with my new pink casseroles that I got recently for small change at 80% off, but they sure do complete the picture! And actually some pink casseroles like these would be simple to crochet with t-shirt yarn, okay, I guess I do need to go out and buy some more yarn (which I've been avoiding), as I think I need to take my own advice, it will be perfect. Lest I digress, we are here to learn how to crochet a play dishtowel from t-shirt yarn, so lets get started! Ah yes, and I might add that yes this is much thicker than a dish towel would be, but washes really well and can be used as a doll blanket or even a rug, which makes it super versatile for imaginative play.

Crochet T-shirt Yarn Pears For Fun Home Decor

I have been living with these fun crocheted pears for a year and a half or so, and I can surely report they are just so very charming! And wouldn't a crocheted pear from t-shirt yarn be a great baby gift, it would look soooo cute in a baby's room, or just about anywhere. So with the Jewish holiday of Tu B'Shevat, the new year for fruit baring trees, coming up in just a week, now is a great time to crochet fruit, and while you are at it, why not go with giant fruit!  Here is my original post:

I have been wanting to crochet a pear for ages, partly to go with my daughter's pirum parum poster, and partly because who can resist a crocheted pear? And who can resist a crocheted pear that is big enough to be a pillow or couch prop, certainly not me, and I am truly in love with the results of taking a regular crocheted pear pattern and using t-shirt yarn to make it something different altogether, yippee! So, as you can see, once you start crocheting pears from t-shirt yarn you really have to crochet at least three, as they look just so amazing together, right? I was crocheting that black pear on a car trip with my husband and he had no idea what I was up to, and only saw the results when I gave it to him as a chanukah present......of course he didn't appreciate my efforts, but that is okay, I didn't really crochet it for him, but rather as some fun decor for our bedroom or any little spot in the house in need of some giant fruit! Okay friends, lets get crocheting......

Crocheted T-Shirt Yarn Pears

I have been wanting to crochet a pear for ages, partly to go with my daughter's pirum parum poster, and partly because who can resist a crocheted pear? And who can resist a crocheted pear that is big enough to be a pillow or couch prop, certainly not me, and I am truly in love with the results of taking a regular crocheted pear pattern and using t-shirt yarn to make it something different altogether, yippee! So, as you can see, once you start crocheting pears from t-shirt yarn you really have to crochet at least three, as they look just so amazing together, right? I was crocheting that black pear on a car trip with my husband and he had no idea what I was up to, and only saw the results when I gave it to him as a chanukah present......of course he didn't appreciate my efforts, but that is okay, I didn't really crochet it for him, but rather as some fun decor for our bedroom or any little spot in the house in need of some giant fruit! Okay friends, lets get crocheting......