My Son's Favorite Things Crochet Pattern Round Up

A very big Happy Birthday to my son! He's a big ol' 8 years old today! I haven't quite processed this yet! They sure grow up fast don't they! His Favorite things are Legos, Star Wars, Superheros and his new Dog Maggie-Rey! He was begging me to make him a BB 8 hat! So I free handed one for him. He just loves it! Even Maggie-Rey is celebrating in her party hat! lol! It was going to be an elf headpiece pattern for dogs I just didn't make time to write it out over the holidays as planned! I'm sure it will get written eventually!  

Anyhoo! I'm sure you're here for crochet patterns right! I thought I would just round up patterns from my blog, popular birthday round ups and a few random rounds ups of my sons favorite things I found online! Enjoy! 

Patterns by me! 

Ballon Bunting and Appliques 

Superhero Capes and Masks

Lego Head Earflap Hat 

Round ups! 

10 Free Birthday Party Themed Crochet Patterns 

by Calleigh's Clips (that's me)

Happy Birthday Crochet 10 Free Patterns by Moogly

Celebration Crochet Patterns by Jessie At Home

Star Wars themed patterns Round up by And She Games

Lego Themed round up by The Thrifty Couple

10 Free Crochet Patterns for Dog Lovers by Moogly 

Happy Birthday Sale

Well tomorrow I'm turning another year older, but thats okay! Some may dread their 30's but I'm enjoying them. I'll be 33 years young and life is great! My birthday is your gain! 

Time to stock up on those patterns for 

Fall, Halloween and Christmas! 

75% off all my patterns in my Raverly Shop only! 

Just add the patterns you want to your cart and use the code below at checkout! 

HAPPYBIRTHDAY33

This makes most pattern $1.50 or less. Which also means you can get 6-7 patterns for around $10.00

It's a super great deal! 

Sale runs from Aug 13th - Aug 16th - Ending Sunday Midnight Central! 

Can't spend money on patterns?!?

 I understand be sure to check out my free patterns too!  

Enjoy the sale and share with your friends!! 

Be sure to check out some of these fun free b-day pattern round ups too! 

10 Free Birthday Party Crochet Patterns 

Moogly Birthday Round Up

Birthday Pattern Sale!

Okay so my birthday was the 14th but I didn't get around to having a pattern sale so we need to have one before it's not August! Where did this month go?!? 

So click on over to Ravelry and enjoy BOGO Patterns! 

That's Buy One and Get One free! 

No coupon needed. Discount applied at checkout.

Guess what there is no limit either. If you want 2 patterns you'll get 2 free. If you want 10 patterns you'll get 10 more free all in one easy checkout! So make sure you have an even amount of patterns in your cart :) 

This is a great time to stock up for a busy Fall and Christmas season! 

Sale will Run August 27-29 ending midnight Central.

Don't have any money to spend that's okay. Check out our free patterns instead!

Free Crochet Patterns 

Like our latest pattern in honor of my b-day!

 Ballon Bunting

Enjoy! 

Balloon Bunting : Free Crochet Pattern

Well today is my Birthday! I'm now 32 years young! I usually do a birthday pattern and I had lots of ideas planned out for the party but they are works in progress. I do have one fun, simple new pattern for ya! 

Balloon Bunting

I had already have a free Balloon Applique' pattern (click here.) 

Just need to add some string! 

Step 1: Make as many balloons as you'd like. I use six but generally I like to use odd numbers. 

Step 2: Using Worsted Weight yarn of choice and your H- Hook. 

Row 1: Ch 30, *sl st in the back loop, in the top center of the balloon. (between the 12 HDC's on Round 4), ch 30.  Repeat from * until you have attached all your balloons. You will end on a ch 30. Fasten off, pull ends tight and trim as desired. 

Step 3: Decorate with it, have fun & Enjoy! 

Time to stock up on patterns!

It's time for a sale! My sweet Calleigh is turning 5 next week! I can't hardly believe it! She is my sweet little model and many of you have watched her grow since she's part of the reason I started to crochet again!! 

So I thought we start things off with a sale and a I have more fun planned up for the rest of the week! 

The Pattern Sale is 40% off all patterns in my Raverly Shop. 

Just enter the code : BIRTHDAY

Sale runs Tuesday May 20 - Thursday May 22 (ending Midnight Central) 

Enjoy!

Platypus Birthday Party Ideas

My son's b-day was Tuesday but his party was last night! I'm not a great cook/baker but I made an attempt to bake a Perry The Platypus cake he picked out! 

Little sister was lots of help and we had fun. I think she just did it for the frosting! 

Whether I'm a good baker or not the cake was a hit and he loved it. That's what matters to me!

 I found a lot of neat party ideas online! I'll share these links below! 

Perry Cake 

Birthday Interview
This was fun and I'm saving his answers and will try to do it every year to see how he changes.

 Free Printables -Straight from Disney

There are invitations, paper crafts, cupcakes, games and more all free! It's a great resource. 

We can't leave crochet out of the post so here are some free patterns
I came across for Perry and his pals! 

 Plushie Pet Platupus

 Platypus Iphone Cozy

Mini Ami Phineas & Ferb


Enjoy! 

10 Free Birthday Party Themed Crochet Patterns

I thought today it would be fun to share some of my favorite 

Birthday Party Themed Crochet Patterns.

Today is my sons 6th birthday! I can hardly believe it! He started Kindergarten this year and absolutely loves it! He was so excited to get back to school yesterday after winter break. He's growing up so fast and I love him dearly! 

Now on to what you really want! Free patterns! 

1. Party Hat by Mamachee

I love this pattern and have made in many times in different variations! They are always a fun hit for the party. You can see my versions here.

2. Ballon Applique - By Me

The appliqué's are great on hats and other clothing. They even make great embellishments on cards or bunting. 

3. Birthday Candle Scarf by Twinkie Chan

Who doesn't love Twinkie Chan's Whimsical designs! They are always fun, colorful and unique. 

4. Cupcake Pin Cushion by One and Two Company 

I'm always losing my tapestry needles. I really should make a good pincushion. 

This one looks yummy but don't eat it!! 

5-7. Party Pennant Garland by Moogly. 

She also has crochet Letters and Numbers for you to make the perfect pennant! 

These would be great with a name, age, number and/or ballon appliqués. 

8. Cupcake Hat by Sara of Repeat Crafter Me

I love Sara's Patterns. I've made several. They are well written and on gauge for me! 

9. Rainbow Cake Tissue Cozy by Ashley Nichole

I just came across this adorable pattern! I will have to add this to my to do list! I love the colorful rainbow of colors and little textures added to the frosting! 

10. Party Cake Dishcloths by Jennifer of Fiber Flux 

I love crochet dishcloths! These caught my eye because of the bright colors. 

A great modern granny square! 

I hope you enjoyed this Round up! Which one(s) will you try? Have you made any of these already? 

Feel free to link up your favorite Birthday themed patterns in the comments! 

Birthday Sale, New Release and Giveaways!

Tomorrow is My Birthday! Let's Celebrate with a pattern sale! 

Today and tomorrow only, you can enjoy 31% off your pattern purchase in my 

Raverly Store! 

Code : HAPPY31BIRTHDAY

Today We'll also be releasing Buh-Na-Na Boys Cape Set! Isn't it cute! I know your going to love it because you've been all a buzz about it on my Facebook page already!! Since we are having a sale it will be regular price and you can use the birthday discount in Raverly. 

Now on the all the fabulous giveaways! 

Want to win the new Bah-Na-Na Boys Set! 

Enter here! For every 300 entries I'll giveaway this pattern and another pattern of choice! 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

This will end Aug 14th at Midnight Central! 

There are also lots of giveaways going on so I thought I'd share those so you could have a chance to win! 

*Just Be Happy Patterns is hosting a large pattern giveaway! You can win one pattern from us. If you already have the Fox Cape Set pattern no worries it can be another of choice! 

You can enter the giveaway directly on her blog!! 

* Another giveaway is from Debbi Dearests 10,000 fan celebration but it doesn't start till tomorrow. So mark your calendars and come peek at the prizes so far, on her Facebook page. 

*Another awesome giveaway is from Etsy. This is only for USA peeps though. 

You could win a $250 gift card to Etsy. Enter Here.

*The last Giveaway isn't for crochet it's for my new obsession of Julep polish. You can read about Julep in a previous blog post here. 

Enter Julep Maven's End of the Rainbow giveaway to win a Julep-style pot of gold! (1 winner per day)

18 nail polishes!!  

Julep Giveaway

Whew! That is all! Enjoy!

Julep Maven - Birthday Gift!

Warning....This post has nothing to do with crochet. I just wanted to take the opportunity to share a new product I love. I bought myself a non-crochet birthday present. My birthday is next week (Aug 14th) just incase you were wondering :)

My friend Rachel of Silly Stitches posted about her nail polish fetish and she had lots of pretty bottles! I saw a brand I didn't recognize called Julep! She had a lot of it LOL! So naturally I asked her about it. I found them on Facebook and saw lots of wonderful reviews and then I got sucked into all the pretties on their website!

They have this fun Nail Polish subscription and Rachel so kindly offered me lots of coupon codes she had! So I got a $19.99 intro maven box for free just had to pay shipping! That gorgeous box came into today! It had two full size nail polish colors that I picked from my maven profile (Classic with a Twist), A full size bottle of foot cream, and surprise a sample of hand scrub.

Subscriptions scare me but you can choose to skip months at anytime with out penalty and you can cancel at anytime. I've hear customer support is hard to get to but once you do they take super awesome care of you! I've ready a lot of great things about it! If you do choose to skip months you don't get to see what's in the secret store! I don't have the privilege of looking at it yet but I've read about mystery boxes with great things in them! I can't wait till I have access! Although if I end up with more polish than yarn I might get into trouble. Haha!

Why become a maven

1. You get three full sized products
2. A little surprise in every box
3. save 20% on everything in there online store
4. plus free shipping on every order

I was excited about my box and decided to order a few add ons and I also placed a separate order for a color I wanted just because well it was a birthday present and they sent me another coupon. LOL!

The group on the right is from my Maven intro box. The group on the left are my add ons.

I fell in love with America! It is glitter polish, red, blue, silver and little starts. I can't wait to get this polish on my nail! Now where is my remover! 

I already have a bunch more stuff on my wish list and I'm excited about my next Maven box! 

 I know someone will ask but Nail polish featured in this post are as follows 

1. Alaina

2. America

3. Dianna

4. Helen

5. Claudette

Okay so do you want to try it and get a free into box too. All you have to do is pay shipping and I think that was $3.99. Great price for all you get! 

Click to the site below and use the coupon code: 

JULEP 

FREEBOX or FBFREE

Tell me what you think! 

Lego Head Earflap Hat - Free Crochet Pattern

Today is a special day! It's my little guys 5th Birthday! I can hardly believe it! He's having a Lego Themed Birthday so I though it would be fun to make a Lego Head hat for him. Since it's chilly and I know he'd wear it a lot I made it with bulky yarn and tight stitches. Plus if you choose to make a more detailed lego face you have a good base to sew it on. I only had time to do one size and I made it to fit him specifically. Maybe soon I'll have more sizes for the base hat. I can tell you if your good at sizing you can still work the 1st few rows (1-4) the same and increase to size need from there. I tried a Nb-3 month to be sure and it's good. I hope you enjoy it! 

Lego Head Earflap Hat

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Thank you for choosing a Calleigh’s Clips original pattern. I have done my best to keep my patterns simple and easy to understand. If at any time you need assistance, please feel free to contact me at calleighclips@att.net

Please remember that there may be a slight variance in sizing due to different tensions of each individual and materials used.

All patterns are copyright protected, but you are welcome to sell finished products made from my patterns. I do ask, however, that you mention my company name along with my web shop address as follows:

Calleigh’s Clips & Crochet Creations by Elisabeth Spivey 

http://www.calleighsclips.com

I would love to see your finished products if you would like to send me pictures. These will be for my personal use only and will not be posted anywhere without prior written permission from you.

Enjoy,

Elisabeth 

Do not use images for any use! If sell your items made from this pattern please make and photograph your own work! Thank you! ~Elisabeth

Skill Level: Easy

Materials: 

*Worsted Weight yarn of choice. - I used Hobby Lobby’s I Love this Yarn - Yellow

• You’ll be working with two strands of the worsted weight yarn for the entire pattern unless otherwise noted, You may substitute a single strand of  bulky 5 or 6  just be sure to check your gauge and hook size. 

*Hook size(s):  K (6.5 mm), Tapestry Needle, Stitch Marker

*Gauge 2” x 2” swatch = 5 rows of 6 sc

Stitches used:

(ch) chain, (st) stitch, (sl st) slip stitch, (sc) single crochet, (sc dec) single crochet decrease

Size: 2-5 years - fit’s approx. 18- 20 inches around 7 1/2 inches long

Start working in continuous rounds, use stitch marker to keep track of rounds.  

Round 1: ch 2, work 10 sc in 2nd chain from the hook (10)

Round 2: sc in next 10 sc (10)

Round 3: 2 sc in next 10 sc (20)

Round 4: sc in next 20 sc (20) 

*Now joining each round with a sl st for remainder of the hat.

Round 5: Working in the Back Loops only of this round. 

ch 1, sc in next 20 sc, join with sl st to 1st sc, ch 1 (20)

Round 6: sc in each sc around, join with sl st to 1st sc, ch 1 (20)

Round 7: sc in each sc around, join with sl st to 1st sc, ch 1 (20)

Round 8: Working in the Back Loops only this round. 

(2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc) around, join with sl st to 1st sc, ch 1 (30)

Round 9: sc in each sc around, join with sl st to 1st sc, ch 1 (30)

Round 10: (2 sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc) around, 

join with sl st to 1st sc, ch 1 (40)

Round 11: sc in each sc around, join with sl st to 1st sc, ch 1 (40)

Round 12: (2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 sc) around,

 join with sl st to 1st sc, ch 1 (50)

Round 13: sc in each sc around, join with a sl st to 1st sc, ch 1 (50)

Round 14-22: Repeat round 13 (50)

Round 23: sc in each sc around, join with a sl st to 1st sc (50) 

fasten off and weave in ends

Optional Earflaps:

With back right side of the hat facing you upside-down 

Right side 

Row 1: From where we last fastened off count over 9 sts, join in the 9th st, sc in same stitch as joining and next 9 sts, ch 1, turn (10) 

Row 2: sc in each st across, ch 1, turn (10)

Row 3: sc dec over the next 2 sts, sc in next 6 sts, sc dec over the last 2 sts, 

ch 1, turn (8)

Row 4: sc in each st across, ch 1, turn (8)

Row 5: sc dec over the next 2 sts, sc in next 4 sts, sc dec over the last 2 sts, 

ch 1, turn (6)

Row 6: sc in each st across, ch 1, turn (6)

Row 7: sc dec over the next 2 sts, sc in next 2 sts, sc dec over the last 2 sts, 

ch 1, turn (4)

Row 8: sc in each st across, ch 1, turn (4)

Row 9: sc in 1st st, sc dec over the next 2 sts, sc in last st, (3)

Fasten off and weave in end. 

Left side 

Row 1: from where we last fastened off count over 16 stitches, join in the 16th st, sc in the same stitch as joining and next 9 sts, ch 1, turn (10) Continue to Row 2

of the right side directions. 

Edging: Join to the last row in back of the hat were we fastened off and sc evenly around entire edging. 

Optional Braids: Cut 18 strands of yarn about 24 inches long. Divide them in 6 groups of 3 and pull them evenly through the ends of the earflaps bottom 3 stitches, Braid and Knot the ends. 

Eyes- With Black (double stranded)- Make 2

Ch 2, 5 sc in 2nd chain from the hook. join with a sl st.

 Fasten off weave in ends, but leave a 8-10 inch tail to sew to hat. 

Mouth: with Black (double stranded) 

ch 12, fasten off but leave about a 12-15 inch tail to sew to hat.

*Sew Eyes and Mouth to hat as desired. 

Birthday Gift's Crocheters and Yarn Artists Would Love

I just wanted to say thanks so much for all the birthday wishes. Turning 30 is weird to me. I don't feel different but something about that number is troubling me! Oh well got to grow up sometime! LOL! 

I got some fun gifts. A few I bought for myself that I'd been eyeballing for a while! 

Check out this awesome bag my mom got me! It's from ThrityOne and I'm in love with it. I want to get a matching tote bag for all my crochet supplies. This is now my postage bag. They know me in the post office pretty well now and one of the regular mail ladies said it was a nice upgrade from the cardboard box I was using. LOL ! Something tells me it may get filled up with yarn though. 

I finally bought some really cute stitch markers. I know I don't need them. I usually use a safety pin or a contrasting color of yarn but these are just to adorable. I purchased these from Day by Day Crochet. I asked her to make me five that matched my logo colors and she did them perfectly! Aren't they lovely! They are very light weight and don't pull on stitches. I have them hooked on my crochet coffee cup pin cushion so I don't lose them. haha! 

This last gift I purchased myself is just for fun. It's a heart shaped yarn ball stamp with a crochet hook in it. I bought it from a cute shop called Hoffee and a Nuffin. She hand carves these herself. I thought it was great quality and turn around time was fast. You can find these and some other fun stamps in her etsy shop.

I picked up a rainbow colored ink pad and used my 2 inch circle punch with card stock and made these little thank you circles! I may just use it to add a special touch to my packages, but we'll see how crazy busy this fall/winter season gets! 

So if you know any crocheters or other yarn artists. These would make really great gifts if you don't know what to get them besides well yarn....but you can't have to much of that right? 

Do you have other ideas of gifts? Share in the comments below! 

Birthday's, Bonnets and Blossoms!

Happy Friday! This has been a busy week! Just wanted to post a few things so you don't miss out on the fun and Deals!

My Sweet Calleigh had her 3rd birthday party yesterday!  

She's growing up so fast! She wanted me to remind you that the Cupcake Cape Set crochet pattern is on sale through her birthday tomorrow for $3.00 

You can see more about that deal here on my previous blog post 

What's on Sale this week 

New Allig/Croc set is on Sale of $3.95 for the next week (ends Wed May 30th at midnight! Only in Ravelry - instant download. (discount applied at checkout - No coupon needed!) Don't miss it!! 

If you haven't seen I did a little sneak peek of my next set to come! 

Flower Bonnet Cape Set 

Of course if you can't see a cape it's because I'm still designing it! In the end I'll be offering the Bonnet in sizes from 0- 12 months. The Cape I have in mind is going to be this textured giant leave! What do you think! I've been wanting to design this set for a while and I'm pretty excited with how the bonnet came out! 

Don't forget about Raising Money for Liz with Playin' Hooky Designs. 

You can see more about that on my previous blog post ! 

Crochet Community Comes Together

I hope you have a great holiday weekend! What projects will you be crocheting? 

What's on New and on Sale this week!

Gooooood Morning! I hope your week is off to an awesome start. I have a busy week ahead with several orders to complete and I need to decide what patterns I want to tackle next. I have so many ideas I don't know where to start sometimes.

My joy and my inspiration for Calleigh's Clips came when I had my baby girl Calleigh. She isn't quiet a baby anymore. She's turning 3 this weekend. Many of you got to see a very funny side of her this week in my Mermaid Tail Outtakes video . If you have small children you'll relate especially if you've ever tried to record a video tutorial with kids around.

Speaking of the Mermaid! If you Pre-Orded the Pattern you might be surprised to see I've already sent them all out! If you didn't get yours just shoot me an email and we'll try again. If you've not purchased it yet I'm still leaving it on sale for $4.50 (ref. 5.95) through Wed. May 23rd. You can get an instant download in my ravelry shop. (discount applied at checkout)

Photography by : Emma June Photography 

Since Calleigh will be turning  three I though the Pattern of the Week should be
the Cupcake Cuddle Cape set! 

You can get that for $3.00 - through Saturday (automatic discount at checkout) 

Photography by: Ten Toes Photography

if you want both patterns you have to purchase separate to get discounts on both.

I should have one more new pattern to release by the end of the week. Just waiting to get some images back to add to the pattern. I may add it to Ravelry with out the pro pics and then just send out updates when it's ready but I've not decided yet. So just watch for a Facebook announcement soon!

The Crocodile/Alligator pattern

I know many of you saw the Beagle puppy I was asked to make for a custom order. I've had several emails asking if I'd be willing to write or add that into the Puppy Cape pattern.  I'm going to try to work on getting that added in the next couple week.  The only difference is color changes. The pattern itself isn't different. So it shouldn't be hard to for me to get done. I just need to get the yarn for it. Isn't it adorable. This hat pattern actually maybe one I try to right up in other sizes but don't hold me to it...LOL! 

So with out me saying to much (don't like to share my ideas before hand) 

What do you think I should do for the next cape design? 

I'm thinking in these themes: Food, Flowers Royalty, or other under the sea animals/creatures

Suggestions are always welcome! 

Have a great week! 

Free Crochet Pattern - Balloon Appliques

It's Friday! Who's ready for the weekend? I have a cute little applique to share with you today. It's a simple balloon. These would be great to embellish party hats, crochet hats, or make a garland with them for a special party! I just thought they were fun.  Here's the pattern:

Balloon Applique

Skill Level : Easy

Yarn : Small amounts of Worsted Weight Acrylic 

or cotton (4) in desired colors

Hook: H (5.00mm) or you can use bigger or smaller hooks 

if you would like  to change the size of the balloon. 

Round 1: ch 3, 6 hdc in the 3rd ch from the hook, 
join with sl st to 1st hdc (6)

Round 2: ch 1, 2 hdc in each hdc around, 
join with sl st to 1st hdc (12) 

Round 3: ch 1, 2 hdc in 1st st, 1 hdc in next hdc, *(2 hdc in next hdc, 1 hdc in next hdc) repeat around,  join with sl st to 1st hdc (18)

Round 4: ch 1, sc in 1st and next 5 hdc, 2 hdc in next 6 hdc, sc in next 6 hdc,  join with sl st to 1 st sc ( 24) Don't fasten off

Balloon Tail 

(option 1 - tight curl - green and yellow balloons)

ch 10, 5 sc in each ch across, join back to ballon edge with sl st, fasten off and weave in ends

(Option 2- looser curl - Orange balloon)

ch 10, 3 sc 2nd chain from hook, 2 sc in next ch ,*( 3 sc in next ch, 2 sc in next chain) repeat to last chain, join back to balloon edge with sl st, fasten off and weave in ends

Enjoy!

Copyright ©2010 Calleigh’s Clips & Crochet Creations All rights reserved. These instructions may not be photocopied or reproduced in any manner. They may not be sold. I have made every effort to ensure that these instructions are accurate and complete. I cannot, however, be responsible for human error, or variations in individual work.

Actual finished product may be sold.  URL web page address must be mentioned in listing or wherever item is displayed: Calleigh’s Clips & Crochet Creations by Elisabeth Spivey http://calleighsclips.com

Happy 2nd Birthday Calleigh

Today is my sweet Calleigh's 2nd birthday. I can't believe how fast time flies by. She's at such a fun age and full of personality! I thought I'd share a few (I promise just a few) from her birthday party last Saturday and if you endure the photos you'll find a discount code and possibly a giveaway ;)

Her darling cake and cupcakes. I bought the cake at Sams (called Ribbons and dots) and then I added the cupcake wrappers and toppers. ( i bought the templets on etsy, printed them at home...so fun) 

Calleigh's in her big cupcake bow (she hates bows and hats so this picture is a miracle!) 

Opening presents and Cards

She's enjoying us singing happy Birthday! 

Ready for cake! 

she dived right in for chocolate! 

Enjoying time with her favorite cousins. My strong Ayden pulling the wagon :)

It was a fun day and I look forward to watching her continue to grow up! 

Just for today I'm offering Free shipping in my Etsy shop (May 26, 2011) 

Just enter the code:  HAPPY2BIRTHDAY at checkout. You can also just email me to order and mention the coupon and I can invoice you for special orders and such ! 

I'm also going to start a giveaway for one free crochet pattern. I started Selling my Cuddle critter cape patterns two weeks ago this saturday. I've almost reached my first 100 and I can't hardly believe it so be watching for a post shortly for the giveaway! I bought yarn today to start a few new ideas I have for these! I can't wait to share them with you!