Skein and Hook

I love all of the projects that Lucy at Attic 24 makes.  I want to make so many of them but usually don't get around to it.  When I saw her Valentine Sweet Heart , though, I started right away. I decided to make one for each of my girls, for there rooms or bedroom doors. I used the following yarns and a F/5-3.75MM hook.  Unless noted, I used Stylecraft Special DK yarn. The pattern is written in UK terms and can be found here .  To translate to US terms, see below: WREATH #1- FLOWERS: 2 in 1034 Sherbet 2 in 1132 Shrimp 2 in 1188 Lavender 2 in 1246 Lipstick 2 in 1711 Spice 2 in 1084 Magenta 2 in 1390 Clematis 2 in 1061 Plum 2 in 1083 Pomegranate LEAVES: 6 in 1065 Meadow 6 in 08194 (Red Heart Detroit) WREATH #2- 4 in 1188 Lavender 3 in 1034 Sherbet 2 in 1390 Clematis 3 in 1068 Turquoise 3 in 1003 Aster 3 in 1422 Aspen LEAVES: 6 in 1065 Meadow 6 in 08194 of Red Heart Detroit WREATH #3- 3 in 1083 Pomegrante 3 in 1241 Fondant 3 in ...

I made these adorable Valentine's headbands for my daughters.  For three free crochet headband patterns and how I made them, see below! I saw the cutest heart headband floating around Pinterest and decided to make one for each of my daughters.  The tutorial for the heart headband is here and the original heart pattern is here . But instead of using an elastic headband, I decided to use a crochet one.  I made some of these last year for my girls to wear at Easter and they turned out well so I was excited to make more. Here are my hearts: For the red one, I used Vanna's Choice yarn in Scarlet with a K hook.  For the darker pink, I used Red Heart Soft Baby Steps in Strawberry with an I hook.  For the lighter pink, I used Vanna's Choice yarn in Pink with a G hook. All of the headbands begin the same way.  If you are using 2 hair ties you have to join them together before you start joining the yarn onto the hair tie. If you are using one hair...

In the past I haven't decorated too much for Valentine's day but this year, I am really into it.  I have made/am making bunch of projects to celebrate the holiday.  The first one I made are these candy heart decorations and I'm so excited to display them on my mantel. I started with the following supplies: -a 3 pack of burlap cover canvas (8x10) -a printed heart template -Craft Essentials acrylic paints in Margarita, Twinkle Pink, and Purple Pansy -I used my Silhouette Cameo and red vinyl to the following sayings: "be mine", "kiss me", and "xoxo" I cut the heart template out. Then I traced around the heart with a pencil. Next, I painted the heart with one of the colors I choose.  First I did green. Then I did it with the other colors and let all three of them dry completely. After they were completely dry, I stuck the vinyl letters to each of the hearts. This was a quick, easy proj...