CROCHETING

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Summer Is Here!

Summer Is Here and Crocheting Is the Only Thing I Want To Do!

I am working on my Cardigan with matching Scarf that is inspired by Cardigan
in photograph below worn by model GiGi Hadid with a $2,800.00 price tag!

I completed my Granny Squares to make my Cardigan!
You can see my color choices and color combinations below.
I want my Cardigan to be "Bright"! I love Pinks, Cremes, & White!
This is my 1st time making Granny squares and making a crocheted garment.
I will show you my progress as I move Forward! In the mean time Keep Crocheting.....

Ten Pink Apples" Blog is being redesigned and redefined with a "New Look"!
Our products will be posted after completion of our new design of our sight.

                 


     

Tribute To Prince

Purple Rain

The life and times of a true American Success Story. Prince a legend, a musical genius, a man who brought the world into a Purple Lifestyle. We love you, admire you, and will always remember you and your life. Thank You, may God bless your soul.

Ten Pink Apples' New Look

Hello My Crafty Friends!

Ten Pink Apples is currently going under the knife; with a few nips and tucks here and there. Please be patient with us. We are still around and we will to show up with a Post here and there but we must stay out of the way of construction. But there still is tons of crafts and crafting content here for you to see and to tell a friend about.  Scroll to see content while under construction. Thank You and please come again. Our New Look can be seen in our new Banner!!!

Cookie Monster Hat and Fingerless Gloves

Cookie Monster Christmas Gifts!

Hello and Happy Holidays! It's been a moment since we last spoke. Well, Hi ya doing??? It is gift making time and I have four granddaughters that I am making Hats and Fingerless Gloves for...

My first set is finished and I want to share this set today! Keep crocheting and enjoy.

December Mini-Pictutorial

Happy December

I hope you enjoy this Mini-Pictutorial on Beanies Length and Sizes.

This is my first post for December and it is straight off the desk of Ten Pink Apples designs. These 4 Neon color are from Caron Simply Soft: Yellow, Pink, Orange, & Green. The headstands with the Neon Pink & Neon Orange Beanies shows how to get the Crown of the head sized. The two Green Beanies shows how to get your Beanies' length. The two different colors represent two different Beanie lengths.

 

Beanies By Bee On Saturdays!!!

Saturday Beanies By Bee!

Hello, Hello, Hello!

Well now, a posted this morning my 3 Beanie projects. Well one down and two to go! I made this Scootie for my granddaughter Madison's 8th Birthday!

This one of Ten Pink Apples' projects for Novembers Monthly CrochetExtravaganza. This project idea is inspired by Ruby Stedman's Crochet Baby Scootie with Ears Youtube video. You fellow Ten Pink Apples Crocheters try your hand at this beauty. This is not difficult at all, easy and quick to make.

Happy Crocheting!!! See It, Make It, Design It!

A Beanie For Me

Women's Beanie with Bow

Good Morning and Happy Monday to all! Ten PinkApples want to send out well wishes and prayers to all the friends and family members of the wounded and lost in Paris. May God bless and comfort you all.

"Women's Beanies". The Monthly CrochetEXtravaganza is about finding projects online to make. I found these Youtube video tutorials by Nadia and the channel is Fuad Azmat. 

This Beanie is a combination of 3 of Nadia's tutorials. 

• How to Crochet a Basic Beanie Hat Tutorial
• The Ribbon Bow Hat 
• Bow for any size 

I hope you enjoy this Women's Beanie for the November's Monthly CrochetExtravaganza.

Have a great day and don't forget to check back for more exciting and wonderful projects.

Once Again Crocheters you can "See It, Make It, Design It".

Oh, What a Feeling! Keep Crocheting....

                                             

Ten Pink Apples' Baby Shower Party Favors

Ten Pink Apples' Popcorn Sliders Baby Shower Party Favors

I wanted to share with you one of Ten Pink Apples handmade designs for Parties and Baby Showers that can be designed for any occasion. The "Popcorn Slider" Party Favor by Ten Pink Apples is one of my all-time favorites. I designed these for my daughter's baby shower. I must say this is not my original design. I saw saw this design online back in 2010 maybe, so sorry for not remembering who to give the credit to. This is design has so much potential. It is designed so that when you pull the bow the bag of popcorn pops up/sides up out of the package. It was a big hit at the baby shower.

Developing a Crocheting Style of Your Own

Top Of The Morning To Ya!

I want to share a few Crochet Tips for Newbies

Up Crocheting Appliques for Blanket and I wanted to share a few of my thoughts. I know there are a lot of Newbies out there and I know you want to crochet everything, guess what and so do I. You have to figure out what you like, what fits your style. You might have to learn exactly what is your style by trial-and-error. Developing a Crochet Style of Your Own can take a while and may require going through lots of patterns. When trying patterns jot down what you think of it and why; the pros and cons and what you discovered and if you learned anything worthwhile. I believe all of these things help to develop your style of crocheting.

There are a lot of Patterns out there in the Cyber World of Crocheting, some free, some you might have to purchase but never-the-less, you still will need to discover your style of crocheting. I like to crochet my stitches tight; I think it gives a neater look to your garment. I like bright colorful things, you might like things that are more earth tones in color. All these things have a lot to do with your style and your choices.

When I find patterns that I like; especially those I like for more than 1 reason, I tend to follow that designer. I might like their style of ease with learning their patterns due to the way the pattern is written or the instructions seem to be easy to follow for the knowledge that I have with crocheting. I find that sometimes I might need a more challenging pattern to build my skill level.

As you build your library of Patterns, keep records, notes, photographs of your work. You might tuck that pattern away and need to pull it out and trust me you will need again. Your notes should be very detailed.

YouTube has a variety of videos for crocheters. There are videos for advertisement; I like those for Ideas and Color. There are videos for instructional purposes and they also are a form of advertisement for the designer. There is Etsy and Raverly and you can google what you are looking for as well. I spend at least 6 hours a week on research, searching for ideas and seeing what's out there. I love the discovery phase of my work; for me that's what research is, discovering what I want to do or try or learn next. This process helps in building my skills and my library. 

When you find patterns that you like save them and sometimes you might have to purchase a few. I find that you should purchase them when  you see them because they might not be there when you go back to get them; perfect example: I found a pattern for a hat that I liked, it was colorful and whimsical; so I put it in my favorites about two weeks ago and I went back yesterday to purchase it and the seller posted that it was sold out! I sent a message to the seller stating that I was confused, how do you sell out of a digital pattern! I am still waiting on a reply. I'm thinking maybe that is her style of running her online store to promote "Buy Now".

By the way, I hope to have an update for you in a couple of days on the progress of the "Crochet Along Blanket Project". Well just wanted to Chit-Chat this morning. I hope you have a wonderful day.

Oh, What a Feeling! Keep Crocheting