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Crochet patterns for Christmas decorations? As crocheters, when the temperature is repeatedly hitting 30 degrees or more, then of course our thoughts turn to ....Christmas?? As hilarious as that may sound to my non-crocheting friends, Christmas in July is a thing, and for those of us who crochet, it's for good reason.
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Christmas gnome crochet pattern. This 2-in-1 free amigurumi crochet pattern is for a Tomte (Nisse) and a gift box. Often referred to as Christmas Gnomes, Tomte (in Sweden) and Nisse (in Norway) aren't actually gnomes but according to Scandinavian tradition, tiny men who come bearing gifts.
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Free amigurumi gnome crochet pattern - Beardsley the woodland gnome is one of the first amigurumi I designed and one of the first patterns I published. I started writing my own patterns because I always found trouble finding patterns for exactly the kind of amigurumi I enjoy making.
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 Easy crochet headband pattern free - There's a million crochet ear warmer patterns out there already so why did I design another one? In this blog post I outline 5 reasons why I designed the lemon peel stitch headband.

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Granny hexagon crochet pattern free - I love the granny hexagons that everyone was making a while back that use puff stitches but I found puff stitches were really tricky for me when I was a beginner crocheter - which is why I designed this granny hexagon hot pad using a 3 double crochet cluster stitch instead!
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