Pikachu Inspired Hat Pattern

The Pokemon Go craze hit our house. To be truthful Pokemon cards, cartoon and characters have been hanging around my boys' rooms for ages, since my oldest could say "Pokemon" and ask for the trading cards.

With all the kerfuffle surrounding "Pokemon Go" the past few weeks, my boys both pulled the "Mom, pretty pretty please will you crochet me a Pikachu hat?" and "Please will you make a Poke Ball hat?" and "Oh and please will you make a (fill in the blank with about 50 Pokemon names) hat?"

I totally caved. And I thought you might want to make one too. I've listed the Pikachu Inspired Hat Pattern in my Etsy shop, with the Poke Ball Hat Pattern soon to follow.

Pikachu Inspired Hat Pattern for Purchase: pdf format.

If you decide to purchase the pattern I hope you enjoy crocheting your very own Pikachu Inspired Hat. If not, enjoy these goofy pictures of my boys.

Cheers!

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Etsy Shop Is Open For Biz!

Hey Rockers!

Guess who jumped on the band wagon and opened an Etsy shop? It's me! I'm super stoked about this new entrepreneurial adventure. What prompted the decision to open an Etsy Crochet Pattern Shop? 1. It's something I've been tossing around in my head for awhile and 2. I wasn't laid off from my day job as a content manager about four weeks ago.

You could say I'm much more inspired to get my little pattern boutique up and rolling, since losing my primary source of income. I've wanted to go rogue and self employed via crochet pattern design for awhile, now I just have extra motivation.

So, if you've got a few minutes and have an Etsy account, I wouldn't mind at all if you logged in and gave my shop a look-see. Maybe even favorite it? But only if you like what you see. No pressure. Serious. If you don't have an Etsy account, or have never shopped on Etsy...

I highly recommend you visit. Soon. Because there are huge amounts of cuteness and unique products just waiting for you to discover them. You can find everything from vintage lamps to wooden iPad stands. And everything in between. I also like to lurk on Etsy just to get inspiration for new ideas or designs for my crochet and painting. (Bet you didn't know I painted did you!)

Alright. I've plugged my new Etsy shop and imposed on your time long enough! Here's the url just in case it's easier for you to find:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/CrochetRochelleShop

Rock the hook,
Tia

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My First Giveaway!

The Prize: Crochet Garden

Hey Rockers! 

I am hosting my first giveaway in honor of reaching 1000+ fans on Facebook. I passed the 1000 mark on January 2nd, a good omen for 2014. Then I took a little impromptu survey on Friday to see what you all wanted me to give away. A fun crochet book won out! 

I chose Crochet Garden by Suzann Thompson. It's a sweet book with lots of fun patterns for flowers, leaves and other fun floral pieces. I hope you enjoy this book as much as I do. I wanted to be sure I offered a prize that I knew was tested and found to be delightful! 

Enter my giveaway here:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Or purchase a copy of the book here: Crochet Garden 
(I don't get any kickbacks from recommending this book. I just really like it.)

Rock the hook. And the book!

xx

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Gryffindor Love

Hiya Gryffindor Lovers!

I know I have been MIC (missing in crochet) for awhile...mainly due to a nasty sinus infection that lasted about 60 days. Yeah that's right. A two month sinus infection. Nasty.

Anyhow, it was about all I could do to keep up with work, little boys, making dinner and dragging myself through the holidays. (Yes the sinus infection followed me through Thanksgiving into Christmas. Nice.)

I did manage to mix my love of crochet with all things Gryffindor and Harry Potter just because I could. I came up with these Gryffindor hand warmers using the Red Heart Team Spirit yarn in Red and Gold. The pattern is free and published over at Craftown.com (my day job).

The pattern works up pretty fast and uses a single crochet stitch (pretty basic). I used my own hands as a guide as I wrote the pattern so hand warmers will fit a medium to large adult hand. (My hubby can pull them on, though it's a snug fit.)

Follow the link on the images if you would like to crochet this pattern.

So, with renewed health (sort of - I'm on the healing track now) and renewed spirit and energy I embrace the new year and prepare to delve even deeper into my crochet love with all of you, my crochet rockers!

xx

PS: I will be making more Harry Potter themed items this year...they are just so dang fun!