Mommy and Me Crochet Petal Stitch Slippers

The cutest spring booties/slippers you will ever make!

It is spring finally! Tulip leaves are poking out of the ground and planting season is starting in a couple weeks! I have been designing in flower theme in anticipation of spring and this is probably my favorite design yet!
So cozy and beautiful, these slippers are the perfect Mommy and me set~ Today I’m sharing with you not only the pattern for 3 sizes, Adult, Kids, and Newborn but a Step by Step Video tutorial of how to do the Kid Slipper Size!

Come check it out here! https://www.crochelina.com/crochet-mommy-and-me-petal-stitch-booties/

Flower Crochet-Along

Flower Crochet-Along:   *~Flower Crochet-along~* Three flower patterns with a video crochet-along to help you master them! It’s fall. It’s gray outside. what better time than to plaster your home with ~…

In my last video tutorial I promised a quick fun way to practice all the basic crochet stitches. Here it is! Crochet along with me step by step and learn how to do 3 of my go to crochet flowers! Check out the blog post to see the video and print out the patters! Get some symbol pattern practice as well!

New pattern up in store! Crochet Baby Shorts Pattern with Video Tutorial- Diamond Collection~

New Pattern!

The Crochet Baby Shorts Pattern from the ~~Diamond Collection~~!

First of the four patterns to be released! Here's the link for it~

https://www.etsy.com/listing/230461898/crochet-baby-shorts-pattern-with-video?ref=shop_home_active_1

Why buy the pattern when I post so many free ones here. Well there is a full video tutorial included because no one has time to get confused. Also I include sizing for all the sizes from 0-24 months in written form with pictures! So head over to my store and check it out~

Description

*~~This is a Pattern for the shorts, not a finished product. Upon purchase the pattern will be available for instant download~~*


This is a pattern and video tutorial for the CUTEST COMFIEST Baby Shorts from the ~Diamond Collection~. This pattern is perfectly wonderful on it's own or to be purchased in addition to the other 3 patterns in this collection. 

What makes this special??

* It's so comfy and stretchy for babies to waddle around in
* Elastic is used around the waist to keep the shorts from falling off while staying comfortable
* Great learning experience for learning how to make a shorts base with elastic
* Learn how to cable stitch crochet the diamond part of the shorts! Adding texture to crochet is just so much fun!
* Learn how to front post double crochet stitch if you don't already know or get some practice on it! (Not a common stitch)
*There's a VIDEO TUTORIAL... Need I say more?? 

~~*****I GUARANTEE CLARITY in my patterns!****~~

Nobody wants to spend money on unclear patterns. If any part of my patterns are confusing I will rewrite it...add to the video... and send the new version to everyone asap!


Included in this pattern: 

*Written pattern in standard crochet language for each size
*Pictures of steps
*Open work symbol pattern for the diamond part

***~~VIDEO TUTORIAL~~*** 1 hour and 30 minutes

The private video link includes:

*How to do the shorts step by step
*How to insert the elastic


My patterns are probably the most comprehensive pattern you will find and I am determined to help you learn so if anything is unclear just message me and we will figure it out!

The following sizes are included:

0-3 Months - 16" Around Bottom
3-6 Months - 17"
6-9 Months - 18" 
9-12 Months - 19"
12-18 Months - 20"
18-24 Months - 21"


**Skill Level: Intermediate/Advanced (but don't forget I'm here to help so go for the challenge!) 

If you are good at counting stitches and can see which stitches are on top of each other you should have no problem because that's the trickiest part involved in the diamond part.

Materials Needed:

4 Ply cotton yarn (3 ply if your baby overheats easily)
5.00 mm hook
3/4" elastic (20" should cover any size)
Scissors
Needle with a Large Eye

Crochet Letters and Numbers for appliqueing and decor

Crochet Letters!

Everyone has heard of crochet hats and booties and blankets but what if you want to monogram something?? Or make giant letter pillows! Or write your babies name on a crochet blanket?? Here are some great patterns for how to do different kinds of letters~

2D Letters and Numbers

First let's look at stand alone 2 D letters, numbers, and punctuation.

This was posted by Moogly 
This is one of the best comprehensive patterns I've found out there. Not only are there written patterns for the letters but she includes some video tutorials for the tricky letters!

http://www.mooglyblog.com/the-moogly-crochet-alphabet/

http://www.mooglyblog.com/lowercase-alphabet/

http://www.mooglyblog.com/the-moogly-crochet-numbers/

http://www.mooglyblog.com/moogly-crochet-punctuation-set/

For those of you that prefer reading symbol patterns than written patterns, these were posted by ninenin sectikleri. I have tried these out and they look very nice especially for using them to applique or hand on a wall.

http://orguoyuncakcnine2.blogspot.com/2009/11/her-yerde-kullanilabilecek-tig-isi.html

Here is another symbol pattern set by fiberneed

http://fiberneed.blogspot.com/2009/03/whats-your-name.html

Embroidering/Crocheting on Letters

This post by Crochetnmore shows how to do surface crochet or surface slip stitch which can be used to add letters and numbers to a crochet work. Keep in mind this only works for solid tight single crochet rows but can be very useful when you do solid shirts or sweaters!

3 D Letters 

I found this free pattern for slightly 3D letters. The letters are just done twice and stuffed. Here is the link. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/alphabet-pillows

Here is a very nice pattern you can buy for making real fancy 3D letters. It's 2.50 euros per letter from Carocreated.
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/one-3d-letter---crochet-pattern-pdf-pattern-for-one-letter-only

There is also a book on amazon done by bigunki which you can order which has patterns for all the letters.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/149420018X/

Just for fun while we're talking about letters I found this really cool DIY tutorial about how to wrap letters with yarn by catchmyparty.com! Since we have so much yarn hanging around check it out it could be a great project for that scrap yarn left over.

http://catchmyparty.com/blog/diy-how-to-make-a-yarn-wrapped-ombre-monogrammed-letter

Here is another done by landofnod. 

http://blog.landofnod.com/honest-to-nod/2011/10/yarn-wrapped-letters-2.html

Hope these come in use! Happy Crocheting~

All Crochet Stitches Shown Once! Quick Video Reference

This is a Reference/Teaching video to show you how to do every crochet stitch with it's matching universal crochet pattern. The stitches are shown slowly so beginners can learn as well. Each of these stitches are shown.

This video was done by Crochetpedia for you! Check it out :)

2D Crochet Bird / Owl Applique Patterns

I found lots of different kinds of bird patterns for you so enjoy :) I'm actually not sure who designed many of them because I found them randomly on different Photo Sites.

  

Eagle Pattern! This is great if you want to change the colors of the wings too :)

Here are some Chicks...and written pattern for them at oodles4noodles

http://www.oodles-4-noodles.com/2011/04/turorial-tuesdays-spring-chick-applique.html

http://damnitjanetletscrochet.blogspot.com/2012/01/bird-applique.html

http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/bird-flower-appliques

Check out this owl tutorial at "bananacraft"! It is written out with pictures and words! I realize it's in Portuguese but the pictures are quite easy to follow ^^ Google translate helps too :P

http://www.bananacraft.com/blog/facavocemesmo/2012/06/26/tutorial-coruja-de-croch/

This owl pattern is done by Janet she has lots of free cute patterns on her blog

http://damnitjanetletscrochet.blogspot.com/2012/05/owl-applique.html

This next owl pattern was made by "calleigh" and you can find the written pattern here!

http://calleighsclips.blogspot.com/2010/12/owl-hat-applique-crochet-pattern.html

This next one is from "Lucy in the sky"! You can find her pattern here at her blog :)

http://inthesky1.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/granny-stripe-owl-pattern-free-download.html

This pattern is from "Love the Bluebird" :) It's a nice cute simple owl for all occasions check it out :)

http://lovethebluebird.blogspot.com/2012/02/crochet-owl-pattern.html

I found this cute owl recently there is a free pattern for it by  louiesloops

http://www.louiesloops.com/2011/09/just-winging-it.html

 These next two were done from the same pattern. It is a big owl. It could be a pot holder or a huge applique whatever you want ^^. It is from free vintage crochet
http://www.freevintagecrochet.com/potholder-pattern/lily59/owl

For those of you who love Video tutorials like I do "Elizzza13" has a very nice tutorial on how to make owl appliques! I've tried it and it looks great like the middle owl :)

Enjoy your owls!

Crochet Checkerboard Stitch Applied to Granny Square - From Crochetpedia

Checkerboard stitch is a very basic, very easy type of stitch that mannny people use when making blankets and pillows, even hats! It's one of those need to know stitches! It is a great beginner piece project too!

This video talks about what I call Checkerboard stitch. You will see different ways to apply it, how other people have used this kind of stitch and ways to change the design a bit to make it your own!

Also I go step by step how to apply it to make a simple granny square.

Enjoy!

Crochet 101: Quick Basics for Beginners - From Crochetpedia

I found a lot of the you tube tutorials to be either very long with several episodes, or short and confusing so I thought I'd make one for everyone. :) After this video you should be able to start making things!

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This video will cover all a beginner needs to know to get started in crochet. After watching this video and practicing the stitches you should be able to do any beginner project out there and start making things!
Topics covered:
1. What yarn to buy/use
2. Hooks and which ones to use for different applications
3. How to do a slip knot
4. How to Chain
5. How to work a square project like a scarf or a round project like a coaster
6. Basic stitches such as
a. Single Crochet
b. Half Double Crochet
c. Double Crochet
d. Triple Crochet
7. How to do a magic circle
8. What to do with yarn ends, working over or sewing them in
9. How to change colors
10. and more...

Beginner Recommended Videos:

Hat:
(Needs really thick yarn and H-5m hook)
Crochet Geek - Chunky Yarn Crochet Cap
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY3rD_-kTBM

Flower:
(4 ply yarn and G hook)
Easy Pretty Rose Flower - Crochet tutorial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94vYpcZ3W64

and more from me of course!