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Shop Blog Books Gallery About Contact Yummy You! Blog Hot Cocoa Mug Scarf Pattern for Hallmark Channel’s Stitched with Sweets” December 31, 2023 / December 31, 2023 by TwinkieChan | 3 Comments on Hot Cocoa Mug Scarf Pattern for Hallmark Channel’s Stitched with Sweets” As part of Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas,” the television channel and Warm Up America! have teamed up for the Stitched with Sweets initiative to create fun and cozy scarves to donate to women’s shelters. The network has also donated $10,000 to the Foundation to support the charity. I designed the scarf patterns and instructions inspired by Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas” theme and color palette: mugs of hot cocoa decorated with candy canes and hearts. I also wanted this campaign to be as accessible as possible, so I created an alternate scarf design with more basic rectangular sections. With both of these patterns, you can make a whole scarf to donate or even just sections, and Warm Up America! has volunteers to help seam the pieces together. For knitters, my friend Candace of Yarn Puffy translated” both patterns to knit. You can find all the free patterns, an instructional YouTube video for the crochet mug scarf, and the address to send your donations to at WarmUpAmerica.org . The deadline for items is February 14, 2024. Blog Protected: (Secret) Santa Cozy for Flameless Candles December 23, 2023 / December 23, 2023 by TwinkieChan Blog Easter Lamb Cake Crochet Pattern April 9, 2023 / April 9, 2023 by TwinkieChan | 2 Comments on Easter Lamb Cake Crochet Pattern Happy Easter! Last year, I started seeing pictures of people’s Easter lamb cakes on Instagram, and my favorites are the ones that might count as a cake fail. Melty faces. Demonic eyes. Heads that have fallen off. I love them all! You can see my real one below. Get the crochet pattern in my Etsy shop as well as my Ravelry shop . After baking a real one, I realized that my pattern is pretty big and round and chunky. I might make a slightly more realistic crochet version next year ?. Mine still makes me giggle whenever I walk by, though! Okay, here’s the one I baked. I used a sour cream pound cake recipe and Dolly Parton’s buttercream frosting . I found a set of edible sugar flowers on Amazon. Blog Free Crochet Pattern: Little Christmas Tree Applique December 6, 2022 / December 6, 2022 by TwinkieChan | 2 Comments on Free Crochet Pattern: Little Christmas Tree Applique I recently made a little present for my Secret Santa gift exchange at work , and I wanted to include a handmade card. I used a little Christmas tree appliqué from my Gingerbread House Tissue Box Cozy pattern and decorated it with tiny pompoms. For a little bit of extra something, I painted some snow in the background with white watercolor, and I wrote my note on the back in gold paint pen. I couldn’t decide if I liked the card or not, but I really loved making little trees! I made some in a few colors and sizes and lengths, and I decided to share this tree pattern for free here for all your holiday card making, garland making, gift-topper making, ornament-making, and more! If you scroll down below, you can see that I also gave you the pattern for the thinner tree so you can play with variety. Once you get the general hang of the pattern, you’ll see how easy it is to change it up and get really creative. Don’t forget to tag me @twinkiechan on social media so I can see! Continue reading → Blog Crochet Patterns & How-To’s Free Crochet Pattern: Frog Applique to Make My Sketchbook Cute June 12, 2022 / June 12, 2022 by TwinkieChan | 15 Comments on Free Crochet Pattern: Frog Applique to Make My Sketchbook Cute I recently got this sketchbook to use while filming some new Creativebug classes next week. I liked the pink cover and that the cover was stiff. I also liked the gold spiral, but I did not like the text that was on the cover. I decided to crochet a patch or appliqué to cover up the text. It was hard to decide what to make! At first I was going to crochet a strawberry, then I decided to do a multi-scoop ice cream cone, then I thought I might do a crochet Burn Book… and somehow I ended up with a happy little frog. It’s a super easy pattern. It’s basically a circle with some eyes and legs. I loved how it turned out, and I know you’ll find a lot of fun uses for this pattern, too. Continue reading → Page navigation Current Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 › » Welcome! Hello, I’m Twinkie Chan! I blog about crocheting, crafting, snacking, & life’s hilarious adventures. By day, I work full-time at an arts & crafts education website as an artist coach & content editor. I don’t blog as much as I used to, but you’ll still find announcements here about new crochet patterns & projects. My Crochet Book! My 2nd crochet book is available on Amazon , Barnes&Noble , IndieBound , & other major booksellers! Join my group on Ravelry for help & hints! Recent News! Learn how to crochet with me in my new Creativebug class! Left-handers, too! Event Calendar! April 14-16th, 2023 – I’ll be the keynote at Camp Thundercraft ! Come camping with me on a beautiful island off the state of Washington. Plus I’ll also be teaching a workshop. 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