Crochet Toilet Paper Cover

This is a crocheted toilet paper cover that I made for a request. She requested that it be made with a lighter purple color and that she did not have a preference for a specific kind of flower. Her bathroom theme is white and purple, so I went with a white flower. I decided to create a new type of flower just for this cover. I really really like it a lot. I cascaded the flowers across the top and down one side of the cover. I embroidered yellow centers onto the flower to add a touch of color. I added little green crochet spirals to bring out the colors of the whole thing. I thought it came out really pretty. She loved it too!

Here is a close up of the flowers I designed for this cover.

Side view of the cover.

Puff Stitch Hat

This is my completed crochet puff stitch hat. This hat pattern in by Teresa Richardson (The Crochet Geek on YouTube). I love this hat. It was very easy to make and I followed right along with the video tutorial. I was actually unfamiliar with the puff stitch before making this hat. I really like it though and it was easy for me to learn. Teresa is a great teacher. I am already thinking of a few patterns of my own that I can incorporate this stitch into. The flower in the picture is actually one of my own patterns. It is posted here on the blog: http://crochetcrazymama.blogspot.com/2011/05/spring-bloom-pattern.html. I thought adding the flower made the hat even better. There are many ways you could accessorize a hat like this one. This was another awesome pattern by Teresa!

Crochet Red Summer Bag

Here is a simple summer bag I designed. It was my first time using the bamboo rings and I found them a little difficult. I like the final look of the bag though. I needed a red bag to match my red summer dress and this will work perfectly! :) I made this using Red Heart brand 4-ply worsted weight yarn and a small amount of scrap yarn for the flower. The flower on this bag is also a new pattern of mine that I will definitely be posting soon. I will try to write up the summer bag pattern for you, as I did write a lot of it already as I made it. When and if I do get it completed it will be posted in the Free Patterns section of my blog.

Crochet Wildflower Pattern

Crochet Wildflower

Crochet Crazy Mama Original

Skill Level: Easy

Materials: Size H (5.00mm) Crochet Hook

Small amounts of 4-ply yarn in 2 colors

Yarn Needle

Abbreviations Key: 

Ch- Chain

Sl St- Slip Stitch

DC- Double Crochet

HDC- Half-Double Crochet

Directions:

Round 1 - Using first color, Ch 6, join with sl st in first ch. *Ch 5, sl st into the loop. Repeat from * 6 times. You will now have a total of 7 petals. Secure the yarn and tie off.

Round 2 - Attach new color to any petal loop with a sl st. Ch 2, and put 9 DC into the loop. Sl st in space between petals. (This will be in the original ch 6 loop.) Put 10 DC into the next petal loop. Repeat with 10 DC in all remaining petals with a sl st between each petal. Secure yarn and tie off.

Round 3 - Attach first color in any DC. HDC in each DC around each petal. Secure yarn and tie off. You can add a small embellishment or button to the center of the flower if you wanted. Sew in yarn tails and your flower is complete. 

***Terms of use: You may do whatever you wish with the finished product made from this pattern. If you do plan to sell the item, I ask that you give credit to where you got the pattern from. You can NOT claim the pattern as your own. You may NOTsell the pattern itself.

Crochet Wildflower

Here is another "Crochet Crazy Mama Original". I think I designed and created this flower within an hour this morning. Call me crazy lol, but I just had this flower idea with these colors pop in my mind and I had to try to make it. I think it's really neat. It kind of looks like some wildflowers I've seen before so I decided to name the pattern "Crochet Wildflower". I'll be posting this pattern shortly. :) I've been making a lot of flowers lately so i'm planning on changing it up. I have a few more spring ideas in mind and I can't wait to share them with you.

Spring Rose

This is the "Spring Rose" flower pattern by Teresa Richardson. I think this flower looks beautiful. The pattern was easy for the most part. I was confused at first about the shaping of the flower but thankfully Teresa posts videos on YouTube as well because watching the video helped me to figure out the rest of the pattern. I'm still glad I tried this one out although I don't think i'll be trying to make a lot of them. This one was a little too time consuming to me. Very beautiful flower though, excellent artwork! (Find the pattern here: http://crochet-mania.blogspot.com/2011/03/crochet-spring-rose.html )

Crochet DaffoDil

This is another new flower pattern I decided to try out. It's called the "Crochet DaffoDilly Flower". It turned out to be a pretty big flower but I really like it a lot. It was an easy pattern to do and it worked up really fast. I think the sewing part took the longest. The flower in the pattern was supposed to be yellow but I am using scrap yarn of all colors to make my flowers so I chose 2 different colors to make mine. I think it's pretty! :) (Find the pattern here: http://crochet-mania.blogspot.com/2008/04/crochet-lilly.html )

Spring Bloom Pattern

Spring Bloom

Crochet Crazy Mama Original

Skill Level: Easy

Materials: Size H (5.00mm) Crochet Hook

Small amounts of 4-ply yarn

Yarn Needle

Abbreviations Key:

Ch- Chain

SC- Single Crochet

HDC - Half-Double Crochet

Sl St - Slip Stitch

*Quadruple Crochet - Wrap yarn over hook 3 times. Place hook into Ch. Yarn over pull through. Yarn over pull through 2 loops 4 times.

Directions:

Center of Bloom: Ch 4, join with a sl st. Ch 2. 1 HDC into the loop. 1 SC, 2 HDC into the loop. 1 SC, 2 HDC, 1 SC. Sl St into the loop. Secure and tie off with tail long enough for sewing.

Row 1 of Petals: Ch 4, and join with a sl st. Ch 4, *Triple Crochet into the loop. Ch 1. Repeat from * 3 times. Ch 4 and sl st into the loop. Repeat for 2 more petals. Secure and tie off yarn with tail long enough for sewing.

Row 2 of Petals: Ch 8, and join with a sl st. Ch 5, * Quadruple Crochet into the loop. Ch 1. Repeat from * 3 times. Ch 5 and sl st into the loop. Repeat for 4 more petals. Secure and tie off yarn.

To complete the flower, sew rows 1 and 2 of the petals together. Then sew on the center of the flower. Shape the petals how you like and your flower is complete. 

***Terms of use: You may do whatever you wish with the finished product made from this pattern. If you do plan to sell the item, I ask that you give credit to where you got the pattern from. You can NOT claim the pattern as your own. You may NOTsell the pattern itself.

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April showers brings May flowers

One of my favorite things about Spring has always been all of the beautiful flowers. I am allergic to most of them, but I still love how beautiful they are. So what better way is there to enjoy the beauty of flowers without the watery eyes, runny nose, itchy throat and sneezing? Crochet flowers of course! LOL! I sound like a commercial. Anyway I have seen quite a few different crochet flower patterns before, but most of them just looked too difficult to me. Well, I decided to face my fears and go ahead and try a few of them. I was surprised to find out how easy and fun they were to make. I used scrap yarn to make all of my flowers. I think flowers are an excellent way to use up all of your left over yarn and they can be used for a number of different things too.

This one is the "Crochet Marigold Flower". This one is one of my favorites so far. It was a very easy pattern to follow and I think the flower is beautiful. (Find the pattern here: http://crochet-mania.blogspot.com/2008/04/crochet-marigold.html )

This one is the crochet "Ribbon Flower". I really love this one too! This pattern I found to be a little more difficult for me in the beginning, but once I figured it out I love it! The unique design of this flower is beautiful and I had fun making it. (Find the pattern here: http://crochet-mania.blogspot.com/2008/11/crochet-ribbon-flower.html )

This is the "Cheerful Crochet Flower". This is a beautiful flower pattern and another favorite. Very fun and easy to make. I will definitely be making more of these! (Find the pattern here: http://crochet-mania.blogspot.com/2009/05/cheerful-crochet-flower.html )

This is a crochet "Pansy". It's a very pretty flower and I enjoyed making it. It was also a very easy to follow pattern and it doesn't take much time to make. (Find the pattern here: http://crochet-mania.blogspot.com/2008/09/crochet-pansy-variation-2.html )

This one is the "Radiant Crochet Flower". This pattern was a little different to me. I liked doing it, but it wasn't my favorite. It had a new stitch or two that I had never tried before and I like to learn new things soI enjoyed that about it. Overall it was a very simple flower but still very pretty. (Find the pattern here: http://crochet-mania.blogspot.com/2010/02/radiant-crochet-flower.html )

Last but not least, this is the "Spring Bloom". This is an original pattern by me. After trying out all of the other patterns, i decided to try to come up with a unique flower pattern of my own. This is the result. I really like it. I did write up the pattern as I went along and I will share it with you in the free patterns section of this blog. it's a layered flower made in three separate parts and sewn together. I think it's beautiful! :)

I enjoyed making all of these beautiful spring flowers and look forward to tryout out a few more new patterns soon. I'll keep you all updated!