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This little bracelet was designed for a Lakota friend of mine on a thunderous, rainy day. The Cascade fixation yarn is soft and warm without being heavy. The beads are about 15x10. These particular ones are a variation of a yellow turquoise stone. Materials : ·          Yarn: Cascade Fixation Solid ·          Beads: 5-6 large beads, as needed according to size. ·          Size F crochet hook ·          Yarn needle Instructions are given for small wrist. Adjustments for larger wrists are given in (). Beaded sc stitch : Insert hook into yarn, push up bead, hook yarn on other side of bead, pull through all loops. Method : Chain 25 (30). Join to original ch st with a sl st. Round 1: Sc in same st. Sc in next ch. Beaded sc st in next ch.* Sc in next four ch, beaded sc st in next ch* Repeat from * to * until 2...

This little bracelet was designed for a Lakota friend of mine on a cold, rainy day. The Cascade fixation yarn is soft and warm without being heavy. The beads are about 12x8. These particular ones are a variation of a yellow turquoise stone.    Materials : ·          Yarn: Cascade Fixation Solid ·          Beads: 5-6 large beads, as needed according to size ·          Size F crochet hook ·          Yarn needle Beaded chain stitch : Push up bead, hook yarn on other side of bead, pull through chain. Chain 5, Beaded chain stitch, *chain 5, beaded chain stitch* until you reach the right size for the wrist- five beaded chain stitches for small wrists, six for larger. Join with a sl st to the first ch. Round 1: ch1. Sc around, join to first sc with sl st. Round 2: sl 2, *sk 1, tc 7 in next sc (...

Y'all have really inspired me! I noticed today that the last time I posted a pattern it was almost a year ago-April 29, 2011. So, I'm thinking perhaps I just get inspired in the spring. I also noticed that when I post patterns y'all come 'round to get 'em. So I'm working now to write up some of the other patterns I've made. I'm almost done with my fusion craft Batman hat pattern. After that comes my snake scarf that I made for the kiddos I hope. Remember, these patterns are free for your personal use, but please don't redistribute or sell them. You can also keep up with me on Ravelry where I keep a shop of all my patterns. (Don't worry, if it's free here it's also free there.) My Ravelry id is jenna3 . See you there and happy stitching!

  I created this bracelet this morning as a gift to a Lakota friend of mine. The beads are made of wood and remind me of drumming. The yarn I used is Cascade Fixation, which is rather elastic. You can use the button hold method like I did for the bracelet. If you prefer, it should be easy enough to create a one-piece that stretches enough to go on and off. I'll be working on that next. Materials Yarn: Cascade Fixation, less than 1 skein. 11 Beads: 12x8 oval wood beads, or any you like. 11 beads for small wrist, 15 for larger.   Beaded single crochet : Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull loop through stitch, push up bead, yarn over, pull through all loops.  Bracelet with a Buttonhole Load 12 (15) beads to start. Ch 24 (32). Row 1. SC in second chain from the hook, sc across. Row 2. Ch1, sc in first sc. *Beaded single crochet in next sc, ch 1, sl st in next sc* finish with a single crochet. Ch 8 or number of chains needed to go around 1 bead se...

Christmas came early this year to our family. We headed out on Christmas Eve to do some "last minute shopping." I put that in quotes 'cause I really had no need to shop. Michael wanted to grab a few more things and I didn't want to keep the kids home, so we all went to the Superstore. Michael split off while the boys and I went through groceries. Have just had lunch, Connor was still working on his apples and was sitting in the top cart seat. As he finished eating he started wishing random people a Merry Christmas. Connor gave me a look after a few times, kinda like "is that okay, Mom?" I told him immediate to feel free to wish anyone a merry Christmas as long as he's with me. And he did. That boy wished every single person we passed a Merry Christmas! I could see folks who were having a crappy, stressful day just brighten up after Connor's greeting. About 70% of the folks smiled at us and about 70% of those folks wished us one back. I have to say,...

So work is finally over for the year! Great thanks to my editor for meeting with me and working a plan to keep us on track. Now it's time to turn my mind toward preparing for Christmas. I don't mean shopping-I'm done with that really. I'm talking about crafts! The kids are out of school and we need things to do. I'm hoping to find some craft ideas for a table centerpiece the kids can make. Maybe paper angels or something like that. It's also time to restring my guitar. My twelve-string guitar is currently masquerading as an 11-string at the moment and I'm ready to fix that. Oh, and the strings are OLD. So what to do with the old guitar strings? My first thought is jewelry. I love beading, so I think I'll give it a try with the guitar strings. I'm thinking necklaces and bracelets. I've read some ideas such as making flowers, but most of those appear to require heat equipment. I'm going to try and find some time tomorrow to explore the pos...