Randomly Spotted on the Galactic Interweb…

These awesome little plant holders were designed by Lauren Anderson. They are probably such a simple thing to make (I’m not a crocheter, I don’t know!) but they look so adorable! You can either cut a few flowers and put them in a vase in the container or even [...]

This week on Free to Be Crafty, DIY Sara shares her pattern for this utterly darling dog sweater. If your pooch gets a little chilly on those early walks, here’s a stylish solution! For more details please click here. Thank you, DIY Sara, for writing up this pattern for us! Woof!

Randomly Spotted on the Galactic Interweb…

Kate Jenkins says she can make anything from yarn. She may not have made everything but she’s made some awesome stuff! “Stitchup” ketchup, sardines, orange marmalade, a pack of cigarettes, and a full breakfast still in the skillet! You can see more of her creations here: http://www.agencyrush.com/Artists/Kate_Jenkins/

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Crochet Adorned by Linda Permann just might change your life. OK, maybe not your life, but definitely your wardrobe and probably your appreciation of crochet. It is absolutely chock full of awesome ideas to revamp your clothes and your home with crochet embellishments. Linda includes easy instructions and plenty of background information, so even a [...]

Summer may be winding down for us in the Northern Hemisphere (lucky Southern Hemispherers are just moving into Spring!), but there is still time to make a splash at your favorite pool or shore in a fabulous handmade swimsuit!

This adorable tiny platypus from beavisfreakis this week’s free pattern. Isn’t he sweet? Beavisfreak very kindly wrote out the pattern in her post, so you can crochet your own platypus, or even a platypus army! If you make one, be sure to share it, so we can all enjoy your work! Thanks, Beavisfreak, for [...]

This week on Free to Be Crafty we have a free pattern for a really pretty flower brooch, brought to you by warheart. These adorable brooches could be worn on a sweater, coat or tshirt, usd to embellish a bag, belt, or hairclip - the possibilities are endless! Thanks, warheart!!

Now I’m not exactly sure how long this took, but holy cow, it must’ve been FOR-EV-ER. Gege’s mister is one lucky guy. This was a birthday present for the 6′2″ guy in the picture (to give you some scale!!). She didn’t follow a pattern, she just grabbed a few reference pics and crocheted [...]

Welcome to our first Free to Be Crafty, in which we share free patterns we love. This edition features an awesome Daisy Afghan, made by Sonnetbird! It’s a great use for scrap yarns, or you could make it in an unlimited number of color combinations, so it would look completely different each time! I think [...]

For the past several years, Amigurumi has been one of the most popular crafts here on Craftster. What is amigurumi, I hear you ask? Amigurumi is type of small crocheted figure, usually almost unbearably adorable. Why do I need amigurumi, you may wonder? Well, back to the unbearably cute part: these little guys will break [...]

Krissykat is one of those crafty ladies that just seems to be able to do anything, and do it with style. You’ll often find her active on the Felting boards, but she can also embroider, knit, crochet, spin, sew, stencil, sculpt polymer clay, and make jewelry! Phew!

While this is the kind of project that gives meaning to the terms “arts and craps,” aren’t you glad these kind of things exist?

You’ve got to see the other patterns in Crochet Annie’s Fashion Doll Crochet Club and Crochet Annie’s Fashion Doll Plastic Canvas Club. The amount of work and ingenuity is something to [...]