A Quarter Keeper

18 Jul 2020

A Quarter Keeper

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects, Plastic Canvas | 9

Are you always looking for a quarter to put into the shopping cart to release it? These cute little quarter keepers are quick and easy to make. At the beginning of the covid19 lock down, grocery stores didn’t charge you … Continued

15 Mar 2019

The Project Bag

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crochet | 13

I’m taking part in the Southeastern Ontario Yarn Crawl and one of the challenges was to create a project bag. I decided to create one based on my circle bag but on a bit smaller scale. So out came the … Continued

13 Oct 2018

Crafty Ornaments

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Christmas, Crafty's Projects | 6

~ Christmas crafting has begun. I know it seems early but these ornaments didn’t really seem like Christmas crafting as they are yarn related. I made a couple of easy and quick crafty ornaments for knitting and crochet friends. They … Continued

12 Oct 2018

A Mini Yarn Basket

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Christmas, Crafty's Projects | 9

~ I’m trying to come up with ways of recycling these empty k cups instead of just recycling them. The ones we buy are recyclable but many of them aren’t and these ideas will keep some of them from going … Continued

21 Jul 2018

Knitting Needle Flowers

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects, Crochet, Organization | 9

I was inspired by someone I follow on Instagram to make some knitting needle flowers. On a really hot and humid afternoon when it was far too uncomfortable to be outside I got out my little left over balls of … Continued

12 May 2018

Stash Granny Afghans

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crochet | 0

These actually started out as granny stripe afghans but I decided after a few rows of each to change to a granny square pattern. I decided to change after realizing that I had already done 2 stash afghans in granny … Continued

10 Feb 2018

Valentine Cup Cozy

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crochet | 7

Valentine’s Day – is it a day created by card, chocolate and flower companies to guilt trip you into buying something for someone in your life? I think it is, but that is me. It’s a day I’ve never … Continued

12 Feb 2017

Going Round in Circles

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crochet | 0

The idea had been mulling around in my mind for ages, time to think outside of the box (or square) and get into the round. I’ve been making crochet circles of different shapes and I’ve put them all together into … Continued

5 Feb 2017

A Crochet Needlecase

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crochet, Sewing | 0

Here’s how I made a crochet needle case that resembles a little hat. I received my original one many years ago as a gift one Christmas from a student. It has had many years of use. It’s a great little … Continued

22 Jan 2017

Twiddlemuffs

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crochet | 0

Have you heard of a twiddle muff? I had to look it up the first time I heard of it. It’s a hand muff (either knit or crochet) designed to be a stimulating activity patients for suffering from dementia. It’s a double … Continued

1 Nov 2016

Stash Busting Afghans

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crochet | 0

Such a dilemma! What to do with all the odds and ends of leftover yarn? They usually turn out to be all different weights/thickness and different colour groups. If you are like me you do lots of stash busting projects. A … Continued

10 Oct 2016

Little Pot Handle Hats

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crochet | 0

Quite awhile ago a friend asked me to make some little hats, the kind that fit over the handle of a pot or a casserole. She gave me one from her mom from years ago and I fiddled with it and … Continued

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