Lullaby Lodge

 Last week I shared my Sunflowers Scarf pattern with you all and this week we have the matching beanie.  Inspired by Van Gogh's famous painting, I hope this will add some sunshine to your life.  Crocheted in 100% new wool, this hat will keep your head cosy even in the coldest weather. As always an ad free pdf version of this pattern is available in my online stores, thank you for helping to support my work... Video Tutorial Sunflower Beanie Materials Drops Alaska in Dark Brown Mix (A) 1, 50g ball, Mustard (B) 1, 50g ball, Off White (C) 2, 50g balls Darning needle Stitch marker 5mm (H) hook 4.5mm (7) hook Gauge 4 x 4 inches (10x10 cm) = 14sts x 8 rows (in ldc)  Ability  Intermediate Abbreviations US Terms (UK Conversion) dc - double crochet (treble crochet) sc - single crochet (double crochet) hdc - half double crochet (half treble crochet) ldc - linked double crochet (linked treble crochet) lhdc - linked half double crochet (linked half treble crochet) ch - chain st(s) - stitch(es)

Hello friends, the sun is shining and I hope you are all able to get out and enjoy the weather.  I have put together some really cute, quick and easy crochet projects to make for your kids, with a summer theme.  The patterns are all free and by my favourite designers, so be sure to go and check them out. I love this cute zesty coin purse by Crochet Cloudberry.  Perfect for your little ones to keep their pennies in, or for yourself... Lime Coin Purse All I hear from Little T in the summer is "Mum can I have an ice pop?".  If your kids love them too then they will love these ice pop cosies by Green Fox Farm Designs. Freeze Pop Holders In the UK we have been making rainbows to hang in our windows to show our support for the NHS.  Why not make one for your kids to hang in their windows too.  The pattern is by The Crafty Therapist. Rainbow of Gratitude When the sun is hot, keep your kids cool in a cute, cotton sun h

Hello friends, this week I am excited to announce that I am taking part in the Crochet For A Cause Blog Hop, which is being organised by the lovely Ashley from Edyth Blayn.  Each Monday during the event, two designers will make their pattern available to download free. Their pattern will be free for one week only so be sure to check back every Monday.  You can find more information about the cause and links to the free patterns here... All designers will be sharing hat and scarf patterns with the aim of donating them to your local homeless shelter, school, cancer centre or pregnancy resource centre.  This coming Monday it is my turn to share a pattern and you will be able to download the pdf for my  Basic Beanies  free for 1 week.  Remember this pdf will only be free for 1 week from Monday 15th June, so be sure to head on over to Ravelry for your pattern. Click the picture above to find other great patterns, you will need to check each Monday to see what pattern is availabl

Hello Friends.  It's time for part 3 of our Mini Mother's Day pattern series and this week continuing on with the granny square theme, we have the Granny Square Beanie.  I'm sure any mother would love this for Mother's Day or you could even make a head start on your Christmas gifts. You can find part 1 and part 2 here... The hat is designed to fit an adult and is quite snug around the brim and slightly slouchie at the top.  4 squares are joined together with ribbing added at the brim and granny stitch shaping at the crown.  It works up pretty fast, making it a great quick and easy gift. I have used Stylecraft Batik Elements DK in the shade Titanium and matched it with Jarol Heritage DK in Winter White.  Although I have used different colours this time, all of the patterns are designed to be a matching set and you can of course use the same colourway for each one. There is an ad free, pdf version of this pattern available in my online stores, thank you

Hello everyone, it's time for our second installment of our Charity Stash Bash CAL.  If you are knew to my blog then you might like to check out the link below, which will give you all the details. This month we will be making beanies.  Hats are always a sought after item in the shoe boxes every year and are another quick and easy make, great for stash busting.  I have designed this pattern to be a base for your own creativity. The hats are very basic giving you plenty of scope to adapt and embellish the pattern to make it unique.  You can easily add stripes, pom poms, tassels or stitch on a cute flower or applique. The pdf for this pattern is available free for Crochet for a Cause for 1 week only, from 15th June 2020 Helpful Links... 2020 Charity Stash Bash Operation Christmas Child US Operation Christmas Child UK Ravelry pattern page An ad free pdf version of this pattern is available in my online stores, thank you for supporting my work...