Top 3 Authors / December 2023 Issue

Dear users, dear authors,
here you’ll find the current and the overall Top 3 of our authors active in the forum. Check out the highlights now. 

@Authors,
you can showcase your overall and current Top 3 here. You’ll find them on your shop page by sorting accordingly using the small gray arrow. In total, you can feature up to 6 patterns, each with an image, link, and information. 

The current Top 3 in my shop are these:


Top 1 - Clothing set for dolls 35-40 cm

With this, you can give a doll mom a joyful surprise just in time for Christmas. A few colorful leftover yarn scraps are enough here to get a very pretty result.

To the knitting pattern




Top 2 - Matching wrist warmers

A super nice way to use up leftover merino yarn. The wrist warmers are very easy to knit. The pattern is created with slipped stitches and is sure to be an eye-catcher.

To the knitting pattern




Top 3 - Little doll dress in various sizes

With this pattern, you can give several dolls a new little dress for Christmas. Leftovers can also be put to great use here again.

You’ll have lots of fun knitting, because the pattern is downright addictive.

To the knitting pattern




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The all-time Top 3 in my shop are these:


Top 1 - Knitting socks made easy - with 3 needles

With this pattern, you can knit socks even if you’ve never tried because of the complicated heel. By now, this version with the mowi heel has become the favorite sock for many customers. Just give it a try.




Top 2 - The colorful skirt for 3- to 4-year-olds

This skirt has already become the favorite piece of many little girls. It has been knitted in countless very beautiful color combinations.

To the knitting pattern




Top 3 - The convertible pinafore dress for toddlers from 1.5 years

This pinafore dress really grows with the child for several years and can become a true favorite piece - even for mom. It’s easy to knit - with no seams. You’re guaranteed to enjoy it.

To the knitting pattern

Currently popular in my shop are these three patterns:

click here for 1st place:
crocheted fingerless mitts “Noriaki II” in Japanese style


 
click here for 2nd place:
crocheted fingerless mitts “Noriaki IV”, also in Japan style and in 2 different variations
 



click here for 3rd place:
A set of 3 Christmas bookmarks that you can whip up from leftovers.
 

 


Popular overall are these three knitted motif cloths / dishcloths / doilies:

click here for 1st place:
knitted dishcloth / doily with the owl motif “Night-active”
 


click here for 2nd place:
knitted dishcloth / washcloth with the “Teddy Bear” motif
 


click here for 3rd place:
knitted dishcloth / doily with the “Tractor for Real Men” motif
 


All motifs are created simply by knitting with knit and purl stitches.
All my dishcloth patterns include a detailed knitting pattern in which I have written out the stitch sequence for every row stitch by stitch.
In addition, you also get a counting chart as well as various templates for printable gift bands, in case you would like to give the dishcloths as gifts.
 
 
Mona (Froschoma_Mona) wishes you lots of joy with your crafting

Currently these 3 patterns are the most popular in my shop:

  1. Temperature Blanket

As the new year approaches, many of you may be thinking about a new year-long project. A temperature blanket is a great option—it reflects the daily temperatures in a color pattern. You can choose the colors yourself, but the order is determined by the weather. This is an interesting project where you only have to crochet one row each day and watch with anticipation as the color pattern develops. You’ll find all the information you need to recreate a temperature blanket like this in the pattern.


2. Basket with Crocheted Vegetables
Crocheted vegetables make a great Christmas gift for all children who love to play store or cook in their toy kitchen. You can crochet 9 different varieties (tomatoes, bell peppers, zucchini, eggplant, carrots, kohlrabi, leeks, cauliflower, and corn) as well as the basket using this pattern. The vegetables can be crocheted from leftover yarn and added to the collection bit by bit.


3. Value Set: 6 Hand Puppets for a Puppet Show
Hand-crocheted puppet characters also make a wonderful gift for imaginative children. Here you can get creative and let your leftover yarn inspire you. In the pattern, you’ll find instructions for Kasperl, Gretel, Seppel, Grandmother, the Robber, and the Crocodile.

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At the top of the overall most popular patterns in my shop, you’ll find:

1. Colorful Bunnies
Easter may still be a long way off, but these cute bunnies make great gifts any time of year. And if you put a Santa hat on them (the pattern is available for free in my shop), they also make great decorations for the Christmas tree—they’re quick and easy to crochet and are a great way to put small amounts of leftover yarn to good use.


2. Basket with Crocheted Vegetables
(see above)


3. Fluffy Kitten
Little kittens are just too cute! Using this pattern, you can crochet your own kitten that doesn’t need to be fed and doesn’t require a litter box. I used plush yarn for this little kitten to make it cozy, soft, and fluffy. But you can also crochet the kitten with acrylic yarn. If you give it a good brushing with a pet brush at the end, it’ll turn out fluffy too.

These three motif blankets are the most popular patterns in my shop overall and currently as well — maybe one blanket or another will be knitted as a Christmas gift? In any case, here are my Top 3:

Place 1 - Knitting pattern for baby blanket "Glücksmoment"





Place 2 - Knitting pattern for baby blanket "Mom's Love"





Place 3 - Knitting pattern for baby blanket "Traumnacht" - easy




The motifs are created simply by alternating knit and purl stitches. In the patterns, every row is written out stitch by stitch, so even beginners who are confident with knit and purl stitches can manage well.

Currently popular with me at the moment are these 3 knitted models



Place 3

Knitted Hat "Cold January"

Only knit and purl stitches are used, and the hat can be knitted in sizes head circumference 33–55 cm. 



Place 2 goes once again to a knitted hat that can be knitted for the whole family. The pattern is clearly explained with pictures and in writing. 



In Place 1 you’ll find my newest model. 

Knitted Collar "Curola" - a lovely alternative to a cowl or scarf. Here I knitted in a very wide cable pattern. In the pattern, you’ll find a written explanation of the pattern, and I have also included a knitting chart. 

Generally popular in my shop are old and tried-and-true designs



3rd place goes to my Zipfelig Hat - it can be knitted in 3 sizes (0 - 24 months). 



In 2nd place you’ll find my knitted “Cold Christmas” Collar

The collar is knitted from the bottom up, and you only need to know knit and purl stitches. 



In 1st place I have my knitted “LiMaZo” Scarf - a cable pattern with no cable needle at all. Only knit and purl stitches are worked; the cable pattern forms all by itself after a few rows.