Kristin's Latest FREE Knit and Crochet Patterns

Introducing Kristin's latest FREE knit and crochet patterns:

Lacy Crochet Market Bag, designed exclusively for Red Heart Yarns
Keep this roomy bag handy for shopping or when travelling. Crochet it in a bright color as shown, or any color you wish. This is a great gift and a simple way to encourage ecology. 

Lacy Knit Market Bag, designed exclusively for Red Heart Yarns
Keep this roomy bag handy for shopping or when travelling. Knit it in a bright color as shown, or any color you wish. This is a great gift idea and a simple way to encourage ecology. 

Celestial Navigation Crochet Hat Pattern, Tutorial Video and Charity Donation

I am a proud of my Norwegian heritage and enjoy joking with my fellow Scandinavian friends and family about our tough, Viking prowess. One particular firend and I joke about who has the better sense of direction due to our internal Norse Celestial Navigation systems. 
Inspired by celestial navigation, I designed an 8-point star into the crown of this crochet hat to symbolize the homing device in all of us. Make this hat for yourself, or more importantly, make it for loved ones with the hope that it will always help them find their way home to you.

A portion of each sale will be donated to Halos of Hope, a beautiful hat charity run by an amazing woman whom I call my friend, Pam Haschke. Follow the link to Halos of Hope for more information about this beautiful charity. You can order the instant download pattern HERE: Celestial Navigation Crochet Hat Pattern $3.99

Watch the YouTube Tutorial Video teaching you how to make the post stitches required for the 8-point star HERE:

The pattern is written for women's size, approx 20" circumference. It is really easy to modify for men's and children's sizes, as well.  The easiest way to design a hat's circumference is to use a little geometry when you are working on the crown. Basically, if you multiply the diameter of your crown (side to side of the circle) by 3.14 (or pi) your answer is the circumference of the circle (or the circumference of your hat) if you stop increasing at that point. Easy, right? Here is a list of different diameters and their respective circumferences for your reference:

If your circle diameter is: Then, your circumference is:

5" 15.7"

5.5" 17.27"

6" 18.84"

6.5" 20.41"

7" 21.98"

7.5" 23.5"

8" 25.12" 

New Tutorial Videos AND a Contest!

After many requests by non-crocheters, I launched the sale of crochet barefoot sandals, handmade by me, in the finest of fibers. Each pair will ship with a sample pod of Wrapture, all natural delicate wash. For more information about the barefoot sandals, click HERE: Kristin's Handmade Crochet Barefoot Sandals

For the crochters out there, one of the stitches used in the collection of Crochet Barefoot Sandals Pattern is a 2-treble cluster crochet stitch. I made a tutorial video for cluster stitches and uploaded it to YouTube. You can watch it HERE:

If you want information about the instant download pattern for the Crochet Barefoot Sandals Pattern, click HERE: Kristin's Crochet Barefoot Sandals Instand Download Pattern

If you want to see the Crochet Barefoot Sandals Preview Video, watch it HERE:

Also, I made a new tutorial video this week teaching foundation stitches. You can watch it HERE:

And now for the contest! Leave a comment on one of these three videos, requesting what YOU want me to demonstrate on an upcoming video! Knitting, crochet or what? I will randomly choose winners for prizes throughout next week! Thanks for sharing with me!