Latest Forum Posts by: mowi 19

Oh Marion, that’s too bad! Looking over my stash and planned projects, I could actually keep knitting and crocheting with “diet yarn” until fall. 

This flower pot cover with butterflies brings spring to your table or windowsill. It works up quickly and is very easy even for beginners. All steps are clearly explained. Leftover yarn can also be used up nicely here. And there are no limits to the variety of colors.



Here is the crochet pattern for the flower pot cover with butterflies.

This little bag for 10 tissues can be crocheted in all kinds of bright colors using leftover yarn. It’s quick to make and perfect for beginners. You can also hide small gifts inside it for Easter.



Click here for the crochet pattern for the small tissue bag.

This colorful spring meadow belongs on every Easter table and is a wonderful way to use up leftover yarn. It already brings us joy every day and makes us feel like spring every time. 

The pattern includes several parts:

• the placemat - the spring meadow
• various ideas for egg cozies and egg sets
• the flower scatter decorations

This set is sure to bring great joy as an Easter gift, too. It is easy to crochet, even for beginners with basic knowledge. The pattern contains no abbreviations, and the photos are mostly placed on extra pages that do not have to be printed. 



Here is the crochet pattern for the colorful spring meadow with egg cozies and decorations.

Easter Poem for crazypatterns

The leftover yarn is waiting in the basket—
is there a more beautiful place?

They beam at me in their beautiful colors,
and now I don’t even know where to start!

This little pouch for Tempo tissues is easy for beginners with basic skills to crochet. Every step is clearly explained in the pattern. Two versions are presented—a simple version and one with a relief pattern.



Here’s the crochet pattern for the little Tempo tissues pouch.

Baby’s first cuddly teddy bear is super easy to knit, even for beginners with basic skills. All you need is some leftover yarn and stuffing. It looks cute in any color. This teddy bear is 40 cm tall and weighs only 140 g when finished.



Here’s the knitting pattern for Baby’s First Cuddly Teddy Bear.

This cowl or shoulder warmer is ideal for beginners. The pattern is written without abbreviations, and every step is explained. The cowl only requires 1 ball of cotton yarn and is knitted in no time. It can be adjusted to fit all sizes.



Click here for the knitting pattern for the shoulder warmer / cowl.

Well, luckily I didn’t have any older siblings who took that belief away from me. I believed in the Christ Child and the like for a very long time, and I’m still grateful for that today. As you can see, I could even write back then.

However, the fact that they scared us into behaving—I don’t think that’s so great anymore.

Heike, I hope you get well soon, too, and have a cozy bed to sleep in while you recover!

I’ve made it through the winter so far without any aches and pains. :-)
In every spare minute, I’m knitting up leftover yarn and yarn from my stash. I’ve already started another project—a poncho made from sock yarn. That’s why the sweater for my grandchild has turned into a UFO.

I’m working on that right now and will make sure it’s finished by the end of the month.

We have snow here, and I’m looking forward to a walk in the sun.

We’ve already written a Christmas poem for CP together. Now it’s time for the Easter poem. It has to be related to knitting, crocheting, sewing, or crafts and fit CP.

Everyone writes one line and copies the other lines before adding their own.

I’ll start (please copy the following line before continuing):


Easter poem for Crazypatterns

The leftover yarn is waiting in the basket,

Heartfelt congratulations, and I wish you a wonderful birthday. Enjoy celebrating and being celebrated.

Warm regards
Monika

You won’t believe it, but 60 years ago I still believed in the stork and would put sugar cubes on the windowsill so I’d get a little sibling. That was my biggest wish back then—one that never came true. Because my mom was already almost 43 when I was born.

Of course, I also believed in the Easter Bunny and the Christ Child. And in St. Nicholas.

When I was 6 years old, he came to see me on December 6. He was huge and dressed very elegantly—just like St. Nicholas, with a bishop’s mitre and that staff in his hand. He had a thick golden book with him and then read to me everything I’d gotten up to during the year. Of course, I was amazed at how he knew all that.

To win his favor, I wrote my first poem back then. I was just in my first year of school. I even still remember the first three lines:
“Dear, kind St. Nicholas,
come into our house,
unpack your good things...”

My fear of him was, of course, unfounded, because he brought wonderful gifts.

Marion, everything you’ve conjured up from the leftovers looks great!
Right now, I’m working on the second set of “Spring Meadow” using leftover yarn.
A few small leftovers will be left over, but I’ve already used up quite a bit and added some additional leftover yarn to the mix.

Your photos are really motivating me right now.

A beautiful table decoration—perfect for spring and Easter—is this flower meadow. It consists of a placemat, egg cozies, and flower decorations. 

All parts are easy to crochet and are well explained in the pattern. Very suitable for beginners, as long as you have basic skills. This is also a great way to use up lots of colorful leftover yarn.

Get the flower meadow now and bring spring into your home, or make someone happy with it.



Click here for the crochet pattern for the flower meadow.

A fun door decoration and a useful helper at the same time. Meet the Guardian Bear and the Guardian Owl. They have a traffic-light function and show exactly whether the door is open or not. Keys are then no longer needed inside the apartment. These two keep watch everywhere.

Both door guardians are very easy to crochet, even for advanced beginners. All steps are well described in the pattern. You don’t need much yarn for them; leftover yarn works well too.

The Guardian Owl and the Guardian Bear are available individually or as a value set.



Click here for the crochet pattern for the Guardian Owl.

Click here for the crochet pattern for the Guardian Bear

Click here for the value set with both crochet patterns.

Some garments can be knitted or crocheted a size larger right from the start. Pant legs can be turned up at the bottom, and sleeves can be too. The length—for example, on sweaters—can also be planned well so that the garment will fit for longer.

In any case, children’s clothing should be comfortable and not itchy.

This cuddly warm baby blanket with hearts is knitted from cuddly soft extra-fine merino wool. Every baby will feel comfortable and safe in it.

Difficulty level: easy to intermediate

The following basic skills should be known

• Knit and purl stitches
• Knitting with a pattern and 2 colors
• Binding off stitches
• Crocheting chain stitches, single crochet, slip stitches, double crochet



Here is the knitting pattern for the baby blanket with hearts.

This polo sweater for toddlers made from red and yellow cotton is a colorful eye-catcher and suitable for every season. It can be knitted from the bottom up almost seamlessly. The pattern describes all the steps in simple terms. However, you should have some knitting experience.

The described size fits sizes 86-92. If the sleeves and body are knitted a little longer, the sweater will fit for a bit longer, too.



Click here for the knitting pattern for the polo sweater for toddlers.

Marion, your bunny turned out great! I can’t really picture Tunisian crochet being done in rounds.

I'll do that, Josefa. Your post is now visible here too—and in the chat corner.

Caro’s individual post—her reply to me here—shows up in the “Plauderecke” forum. Strange....

Caro, I can only see your last reply on a separate page that doesn’t show the entire thread. I don’t see it here yet.

I’ve been noticing this for a few days now. When I click the link in the email, only one post appears. When I reply to it there, I don’t know if it will also show up here in the long thread.

By the way, this affects all threads. Question for the CP team: Is this intentional?

Caro, you’ve really motivated me to finish knitting this sweater. Without this challenge, it would probably still be sitting there unfinished, because I’m already working on new ideas and would rather keep going with those. Hmm… let’s see how far I get.

Josefa, everything’s still loading fine for me. There aren’t that many photos here in the thread yet, after all. That should keep things going smoothly for a while longer.

This little door-guard bear can be crocheted wonderfully from colorful leftover yarn. I chose green and red here because of the traffic light colors. But other colors are welcome too. 

The little bear is a fun eye-catcher in any home. Children especially enjoy it, but it also serves its purpose when hanging outside the study, on the toilet door, or on the bathroom door.



Here is the crochet pattern for the door-guard bear.

If you prefer owls, that is also available as a door guard. 



Here is the crochet pattern for the door-guard owl.

If you want both, just take the value set with owl and bear — you can find it here.

This colorful family of gnomes can be crocheted entirely from leftover yarn. Not only do they look cute, but they also serve many purposes. They look great on the breakfast table as egg cozies. Or they can hold small items, such as buttons and much more.

The pattern is beginner-friendly and well explained.



Click here for the crochet pattern for the gnomes.

This cardigan for toddlers with a hood and pockets is wonderfully colorful, just the way kids love it. It is knitted with raglan from the top down using warm merino wool with alpaca content. The jacket fits approximately sizes 92 - 104. It is knitted in one piece and has almost no seams. Only the pockets need to be sewn on inside on one side.

What makes it special: The pattern is written in a print-friendly way. It includes sections with only text or with photos that do not need to be printed.



Click here for the knitting pattern for the colorful children’s jacket with hood and pockets.

With this colorful flower meadow, you’ll literally bring spring to your table while creating a beautiful Easter decoration. It’s also ideal for using up leftover yarn.

The pattern includes the following individual pieces:

• Egg outfits, consisting of a top and bottom
• The egg cozy flower hat—for everyone who loves flowers
• The playful egg hat for boys of all ages
• The flowers—as scatter decorations and/or sewn onto the egg cozy
• The “Flower Meadow” placemat—to match the egg cozies

The flowers can be used in many ways, for example as decorations on clothing or baskets.



Click here for the crochet pattern for the colorful spring meadow.

The Top 3 in mowi19's Shop

Top 1: The tissue box with butterflies and hearts

This tissue box is super practical and versatile. It looks decorative anywhere, even on the coffee table and in the children's room.

It is quick and easy to crochet, even for beginners with basic knowledge. The pattern explains all the steps in detail. This is also a great way to use up leftover yarn, and there are no limits to your choice of colors.



Here is the crochet pattern for the tissue box with butterflies and hearts.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Top 2: The grow-with-me pinafore dress for toddlers from 1.5 to 5 years old

This cute cotton pinafore dress grows with your child for several years. It is very simply knitted from the bottom up. The pattern is also well suited for beginners with basic knowledge.

The skirt can be worn all year round. It looks just as pretty with a sweater as it does with a shirt.



Here is the knitting pattern for the grow-with-me pinafore dress for toddlers.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Top 3: The round collar / shoulder warmer - ideal for beginners

This pretty round collar is very easy to knit, making it ideal for beginners with basic knowledge. You only need 1 skein (50 g) of cotton with a yardage of approx. 160 m/50 g. This makes it a perfect way to use up leftovers.



Here is the knitting pattern for the shoulder warmer / round collar.

Yes, that’s really a lovely idea. We’d probably end up with a whole house full of yarn. Oh, how cozy! :-)

Once it’s all finished, we could probably fill a whole store with it.

My fingers probably keep slipping onto the “k” on their own… tsk tsk…
It’s 1000 g (1 kg) - final. ;-)

Oops... that was a typo! Of course, it’s 1,000 g—that is, 1 kg.
1,000 g just sounds like a lot more... ;-)

Oops... I mean 1,000 g, of course... Whoops...

Yeah, I’ve also cut my wish list in half over the last few days. :-)
I’ve already used up a lot of my leftover yarn and posted the photos. Maybe I’ll add a few more things. Most of it went into the “Spring Meadow” project. That’s definitely enough for the “Flower of the Month” (grin).

I’m also going to finish crocheting one or two small tissue-packet pouches. And if I can manage it, the second cup warmer in Tunisian crochet, too.

The sweater for my granddaughter has turned into a UFO in the meantime because I’ve already started something new. Maybe I’ll manage to finish knitting it by the end of the month. Right now, it still looks like this:

Wow, you are so good at calculating and writing things down! 
That is really not my thing at all, weighing everything. I’ve also already given away quite a bit that I can’t calculate anymore. And the yarn I’m knitting with right now is super light. Before I get frustrated that it’s too little, I’d rather leave it.

But I admire you for how much you’ve worked through! :-)

For me, my diet yarn—200 g of sock yarn—will become a finished poncho this month. :-)
If I extrapolate it, I’ll probably come to 1000 kg of processed yarn, including leftovers.

The Top 5 in mowi19’s shop are:

Top 1 – The Tissue Box with Butterflies and Hearts

Everyone can use this box. And it’s very easy to crochet—even for beginners with basic skills. All the steps are clearly explained. It’s also a great way to use up leftover cotton yarn, so you can always create new color combinations.



Click here for the crochet pattern for the tissue box with butterflies and hearts.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Top 2 – The adjustable pinafore skirt for toddlers aged 1.5 to 5 years

This cute cotton pinafore skirt with hearts grows with the child for several years. It’s sure to delight all grandmas and moms who knit—and the little princess too.

It’s very easy to knit in one piece and is also easy to make for beginners with basic skills. Every step is explained clearly and in detail. The crocheted hearts are, of course, included in the pattern.



Click here for the knitting pattern for the adjustable pinafore skirt for toddlers

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Top 3 – The shoulder warmer / cowl – ideal for beginners

This cowl is ideal for beginners and advanced knitters alike. It can be knitted very quickly from a single ball of cotton and not only looks great, but also keeps your neck and nape nice and warm.



Click here for the knitting pattern for the shoulder warmer / cowl.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Top 4 - The baby pinafore dress that grows with your child from 6 to 18 months

This cute little baby pinafore dress will fit for a whole year. It simply grows with the baby. And it’s just as easy to knit—in one piece from the bottom up. Even beginners with basic skills can work very well with this pattern.

The dress also has the advantage of being suitable for any season. In summer with a shirt underneath, in winter with a sweater.



Click here for the knitting pattern for the baby pinafore dress that grows with your child.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Top 5 – The poncho triangle shawl with lace pattern and waves

This pretty triangle shawl can easily be transformed into a poncho, and the lace pattern and waves make it a real eye-catcher. 

The knitting pattern explains each step very clearly, often with detailed photos. The stitch pattern is, of course, included as well. However, you should already have basic knitting and crochet skills, as well as some experience.

The triangle shawl or poncho fits sizes 36–42/44.



Click here for the knitting pattern for the combined triangle shawl and poncho.

This poncho can also be worn as a triangular shawl. With its waves and lace pattern, it’s a pretty eye-catcher, especially in spring and summer. It’s best to start now so it will be finished by spring.

Basic knitting skills and a little practice should already be in place. The chart and all individual steps are included in the knitting pattern.

The stated measurements fit sizes 36–42. 



Click here for the knitting pattern for the poncho shawl with lace pattern and waves.

This cotton strappy dress with little hearts can be worn any time of year. In this color combination, it looks especially pretty in spring and summer. Just slip on a onesie or T-shirt underneath, and your baby or toddler is ready to go out.

What makes this little strappy dress special is that it grows with your child. It fits a baby as young as about 6 months and can later be worn without the straps until about age 3 (size 98). The straps can be knitted to different lengths and swapped out later. Eventually, you can leave them out entirely.

Other advantages of this little dress:

• There are no seams, since the dress is knitted in one piece from the bottom up. The straps can be knitted to any length and adjusted as desired.
  
• The knitting pattern for this strappy dress is well-suited for beginners. However, you should have basic knowledge of knitting and crocheting.
  
  
  

• 
  

Click here for the knitting pattern for the grow-with-me strappy dress with hearts.

You can finish this cowl or shoulder warmer in just one day. All you need is one ball of cotton yarn.

This cowl is perfect for beginners. All the steps are clearly explained in the pattern. However, you should have some basic knitting skills.

The pattern is written to be printer-friendly. Most of the photos are on separate pages that don’t need to be printed.



Click here for the knitting pattern for the cowl / shoulder warmer. 

A wonderful weekend project is this colorful spring meadow with egg cozies and scattered flowers. Each individual piece can be crocheted quickly and easily, even by beginners with basic skills.

The pattern is written so that the photos are mostly on extra pages that don’t need to be printed. Plus, there are no abbreviations; everything is written out.

Various versions of egg cozies are presented, leaving plenty of room for your own ideas.



Click here for the crochet pattern for the colorful spring meadow with egg cozies and scattered flowers.

Pe-Ka, your seat covers look great—I especially like the color combination.

These cute door guardians are very easy to crochet from leftover yarn. You can delight the whole family with them, because surely everyone will want to hang their own on their room door. Here you can get them as an owl and a little bear in a value set.

Suitable for beginners, as each step is clearly explained in the pattern. Basic skills are required.



Click here for the Owl Guard and Bear Guard value set.

This gnome family is available as a set with the gnome house. Both are great to crochet using leftover yarn. Also perfect for beginners with basic skills.

For example, the gnomes and the house hold many of my crafting supplies, such as buttons, beads, and other items. The crochet hooks are simply stuck into the front door.



Click here for the value set featuring the gnome family and house.

Wishing you all the best and a wonderful birthday, and lots of fun celebrating!

Warm regards
Monika

Heartfelt birthday wishes from me as well. Have a really wonderful day and let them celebrate you.

Best wishes
Monika

This tissue box holder, decorated with butterflies and hearts, is a decorative highlight anywhere. Whether on the coffee table, in the bathroom, the restroom, or the kids’ room—it looks great everywhere. It also makes a welcome gift.

The box is very easy to crochet and is well-suited even for beginners with basic skills. Leftover yarn can also be used decoratively here.



Click here for the crochet pattern for the tissue box.

Dear Gabriela,

I’d be happy to join in the birthday wishes for you. Let yourself be celebrated today with everything that goes with it: delicious treats and dear people who appreciate you. Enjoy being the center of attention today.

Best wishes
Monika

A real decorative highlight is this colorful flower meadow with egg cozies, a placemat, and table decorations. It brings spring to your table already now.

You’ll get a detailed pattern with lots of ideas for variations. Even beginners with basic skills can easily recreate everything.

All colorful leftover yarn is perfect for being crocheted into this project. A particularly helpful feature:
In the pattern, most of the photos are placed on separate pages that you don’t have to print. There are no abbreviations. Everything is written out in full.

Bring this colorful Easter meadow home today.



Click here for the colorful spring meadow — flower egg cozies with placemat. 

This colorful spring meadow set—featuring egg cozies, a placemat, and floral decorations—instantly brings spring to your table. All pieces are very easy to crochet. There’s plenty of room for creativity. You’ll also find some ideas for variations included.

If you have colorful leftover cotton yarn, this is a wonderful way to use it up. Very well suited for beginners. However, you should already have basic crocheting skills.

A particularly helpful feature:
Most of the photos in the pattern are on separate pages that you don’t need to print. The pattern is written out in full, without any abbreviations.

So go ahead and bring spring to your table now!



Click here for the colorful spring meadow—the flower egg cozies with placemat. 

Now you can bring spring into your home and also crochet up lots of colorful leftover yarn into something pretty. This colorful placemat with the egg cozies and scattered decorations gives you lots of ideas, and you'll have pretty Easter gifts ready in no time.

The pattern is super easy for beginners—with basic crochet skills—to understand, because it has no abbreviations and everything is explained well. The photos are mostly placed on pages that do not need to be printed.



Click here for the colorful spring meadow—the flower egg cozies with placemat.