Looping with Love's 1,000 Fans Giveaway!
I'm so THRILLED that my facebook fan page has reached and exceeded a milestone already ~ having over 1,000 fans! I would have never thought that when I picked up crochet again (my Grammie taught me a few stitches many moons ago) that it would have blossomed from small gifts to family and friends, and into a business that can be viewed globally. So I think that deserves to be my FIRST BLOG :-)
Believe it or not, but this was the FIRST thing that I made after self teaching myself crochet. I wanted to make something handmade for my 2nd niece. Naturally, making a hat instantly came to mind.
As you can tell from the photo, my sizing was a tad off. But at that point in time, I had no idea what gauge was, or even how to find what my gauge was! I was just so tickled pink that I was able to make a beautiful hat, with an attached star flower, for my niece.
Being a SAHM (stay at home mom) to a then 3 year old, and also being an Army wife at the time, I decided to keep on expanding my knowledge on crochet and see where it took me. Plus it would be the one thing that would never change in the current Army life that I was living at the time.
Fast Forward to a PCS (permanent change of station) move to a state 1,800+ miles from "home", we became homeowners, added a new puppy to our already 3 human and 1 rescued pup family, and started settling into the Army way of life. Life was new and exciting then. Then our beautiful 3 year old, who was and still currently is enthralled in dinosaurs made a request - a request for me to make her a PINK TRICERATOPS HAT! Eek!
So I turned to my good friend Google to look up photos for inspiration. To be frank, I had NO IDEA even if such a hat existed! So after looking at images Google had to offer, I decided to "wing it" and embark on my First ever Animal hat sans published pattern.
(Not until many years later, did I realize that a fellow crocheter, in a facebook group we're both members of, had already designed and published a triceratops hat very similar as the one I created. Sorry for pulling inspiration from your original work!)
So after sewing on pupils onto eyes, eyes onto a face, 3 horns onto a face, then the face onto a hat, my first animal hat was completed; and I had the happiest 3 year old in the world!
Here's some of my patterns available on Ravelry and Craftsy:
Available on Craftsy and Ravelry |
Available for FREE on Craftsy and Ravelry |
I hope everyone enjoys the giveaway as much as I do!
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ReplyDeleteCongrats on your HUGE milestone and successful business! I have only been crocheting a few months, but I absolutely love it! I hope to be where you are soon, but I know it will take a while! Amazing Patterns! Amazing Giveaway! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI love the blue slouchy!!!
ReplyDeleteHope I win one of these Amazing prizes!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute stuff! I love your Jack Skellington hat, and the adult bobble beanie that you made as well! =)
ReplyDeleteI did not know you had a blog! Congrats.I am a sucker for crocheted patterns but think something delicious smelling from Scentsy would be nice.
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ReplyDeleteThat just goes to show you that you are capable of anything as long as you set your mind to it and don't give up.. awesome Job keep up the good work
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ReplyDeleteI love the triceratops hat
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ReplyDeleteI love testing your patterns, talking about this that and the other regarding crochet! Loving this awesome giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThe triceratops is uber adorbs for my Ana!!
ReplyDeleteWould be awesome to win any of the items. Thanks to all the vendors for their support of you & your business!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the chance to enter such an awesome giveaway! I would be happy to win any of the prizes :)
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