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Continue reading →: Three Cat Bed Crochet Patterns You’ll LoveOne thing I love about cats is their ability to nap anywhere. But this doesn’t mean they don’t have preferred napping spots (like your basket of clean laundry.) There’s definitely something about this cozy jumbo yarn that cats absolutely love! I can barely finish a bed before one of my…
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Continue reading →: New Pattern and Product Drop on Etsy! Tunisian Twist HeadbandRunning a little behind on your Holiday handmade plans? … Giving a handmade gift is always special, and can be quite cost-effective (especially if you luck out with yarn sales!) Every year I try to plan out and hand-make the gifts for my kids’ teachers and coaches, which can add…
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Continue reading →: Free Pattern: Easy Beginner Cozy CowlOne of the greatest tools in learning something new is a good sense of humor. When I teach beginners to crochet, I get a little glimpse into their character. There are those that get stuck, laugh it off, ask for help, and try again. And there are those that let…
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Continue reading →: Free Pattern: Buddhist Mandala and MeditationBuddhist practice provides relatively straightforward tools we could all use, regardless of our own personal religious backgrounds, to improve ourselves and our conduct with others. If you’re new to Buddhist practice, use this mandala pattern as a way to learn and contemplate the Eightfold Path and how you could incorporate…
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Continue reading →: Free Pattern: Ralph Waldo Emerson Mandala and MeditationRalph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) shares wisdom on our relationships with nature and our own minds in his many poems and essays. Leading the Transcendentalist movement, he championed the rights and responsibilities of the individual and our need to form better relationships with the natural world. He was an abolitionist and…
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Continue reading →: Free Pattern: Mark Twain Mandala and MeditationMark Twain has so many wonderful quotes, I could hardly decide where to begin! Although from a time where both the cultural and physical landscape of America were much different than today, Twain’s wise, witty and adventurous tales still provide us with plenty of insight and entertainment today. This mandala…
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Continue reading →: Free Pattern: Carl Sagan Mandala and MeditationMost of us know of Carl Sagan from his television series, “Cosmos.” He was an amazing science communicator and had a gift for bringing the wonders of the universe to armchair enthusiasts like myself. He was instrumental in the start of SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) and consulted with NASA…
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Continue reading →: Free Pattern: BeYOUtiful Mandala and MeditationSunflower, Soft Sage, and Peach are some of my favorite Caron colors! You’ll see them pop up a lot in my various Mandala creations. Of course I had to use all three together in the first Mandala pattern I created. And, I thought, why not pair these joyful colors with…
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I’m Ash
Crochet keeps my hands busy and my heart happy. I invite you along on a journey of color and texture. Crochet life joyful as you follow my blog and indulge in my patterns!
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