Cre8withAngela

Winter Blues Slouchy Beanie   by Cre8WithAngela So sure, the calendar says that it is spring outside....yet my Minnesota friends are still getting snow!   I've been searching for a perfect slouchy beanie for a while now, and decided to design one of my own.  While I was in the process of designing this beanie, I decided to grab a bunch of my blue yarn remnants that were just sitting around.  Not only is blue my favorite color, but also the way many of my winter weary friends are feeling - thus was born the Winter Blues Slouchy Beanie.  (Note: You will also see pictures of a second hat I made utilizing this pattern - I was curious to see how it worked in variagated yarn.  If you want to make this hat in a solid color or in a variagated color, just ignore the directions that call for a color change and you will still get an awesome slouchy beanie!) Supplies Needed : * H hook (5.00 mm) * Worsted weight yarn (4) in five different colors or five shades of o

Cody's On the Go Bag Holder Keychain by Cre8WithAngela We recently adopted a puppy and need all things dog.  We have the food, the leash, the bones, the treats...in comes the infamous "doggie bags".  You know, the ones you haul around to clean up after your dog.  They come in those cute little rolls.  And so you need a container for those cute little rolls.  On a clip.  So that you can clip them to...the leash...the backpack...your keychain...(and what else)?  Well I'm thrifty and crafty and forgetful.  So I need at least three of these bag holders (I will never remember to move them from one place to the other).   I set out to see if there was a crochet pattern for these since it is a smaller project and shouldn't take much time to make them.  Now I didn't dig deep in my search however the ones that I found didn't suit my particular needs therefore I set out to design my own.  Personally, I wanted a cotton bag holder with a drawstring o