The Hopscotch Keychain is an advanced crochet pattern that uses very little yarn and looks great in any color combination. This pattern is made in two parts and crocheted together with minimal sewing. You could also cut and glue on felt numbers or use marker to draw on the numbered squares. Make this fun crochet pattern for yourself or give it as a gift to your favorite teacher. The Hopscotch Keychain would look great on a bag, in a locker or hanging from a pair of keys.
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TagsSturdy Numbered Die with Foam Block
This Sturdy Numbered Die with foam block can be made in under 60 minutes and can be used right away to either teach your children numbers or play games with them. It is a perfect beginner project that uses only single crochet and surface crochet. The foam block is usually used for flower pots, but can be switch out with polyfill or an old t-shirt in case you want the die to be used by babies.
Plastic Bag Holder - Free Crochet Pattern
Recently we made a move into a new house, as we were unpacking I began to collect a large pile of plastic grocery bags. I generally use this bags pretty often so I didn’t want to throw them away. That’s when I realized I didn’t have a bag holder to put them in. Moving can be pretty expensive so the last thing I wanted to do was purchase one knowing full well I could make one myself, so I did!
You can easily make this bag as long as you want to fit more grocery bags, my family is pretty small so I made a smaller bag holder. If you want a larger one just work more rounds in-between the increases/decreases.
I always recommend using cotton yarn when working an anything household related. For this pattern I used Peaches and Cream’s Cotton yarn which you can find HERE. They have so many colors to choose from!
Materials -
5.00mm Crochet Hook
8.00mm Crochet Hook
100 yards Medium (4) weight cotton yarn
Yarn Needle
Scissors
Stitch Marker
Gauge -
Double Crochet in the round
8 Sts = 4”
6 Rows - 4”
Abbreviations -
Ch - Chain
DC - Double Crochet
SC - Single Crochet
DC2Tog - Double Crochet Two Stitches Together (Dec)
Sl St - Slip Stitch
St(s) - Stitch(es)
PM - Place Marker
Notes -
Bag is worked from the bottom up.
Chain 2 DOES NOT count as a stitch.
Pattern
Using Larger Hook (8.00mm)
Begin with magic circle
R1 - Working loosely (Leaving almost a 1” hole) Ch2, DC10 times into circle, Sl St to beginning (10)
R2 - Ch2, 2DC into each stitch around, Sl St to beginning (20)
R3 - Ch2, *DC, 2DC*, repeat around, Sl St to beginning (30)
R4 - PM, DC into each stitch around (30)
Repeat round 4 13 MORE times for a total of 17 rounds. If you want a longer bag to fit more plastic bags work more rounds.
R18 - *DC2Tog, DC, *Repeat around (20)
Using Small Hook (5.00m)
R19 - SC into each Stitch around (20)
R20 - SC into each Stitch around (20)
Loop
Ch26, Sl St back into the first stitch.
Fasten off, weave in all ends.
Teacher's Favorite Paperclip
Turn any boring paperclip into an essential (and adorable) desk accessory. Whether or not you work in a classroom, it's impossible to resist the adorable Teacher's Favorite Paperclip. It's super easy to turn any silver paperclip into this cute apple paperclip using just a little bit of scrap cotton yarn and a jumbo paperclip. Simply crochet the apple and sew it onto the paperclip to complete this free crochet pattern. It's a great back-to-school gift for teacher friends.
Calming Wall Hanging Crochet Pattern - Zig Zag Crochet A Classic Wall Hanging
Along with adding amazing decorative details to a wall, chevron wall hanging will have significant health benefits too. Looking at this yarn wall hanging will instantly make you calm down. Crochet yarn in white and beige or in dark grey for this classic wall hanging. End it up with the fringed bottom.
Halloween Roving Wall Hanging
Create this Spooktacular wall hanging for Halloween decoration and celebrations with two skeleton hands and macrame yarn. The best thing about creating this decor is that you can use it later for a home makeover. Give this wall hanging a more frightening look with felt paper bats. Moreover, hang the yarn on Skelton’s hands in braided and knotting patterns.
