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Flower Power
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So it’s summer, and here’s an awesome new free pattern for you guys! You may have seen these flowers on some of the girl hats I make in my shop. Check the hat’s out HERE.

The great thing about these flowers is that they fit perfectly to a 7/8″ (20mm) button, so all you have to do is sew a button on something and you can change the flowers whenever you want!

Also, don’t forget, there is a giveaway going on right now! You could win $50 to my Etsy shop!! If you finish one of these flowers and send me a photo you can get extra entries in!! Also you get an entry for simply commenting on this post! To see a complete list of rules and how to enter, click HERE.

So here are a few photos of the finished product:

   
 
 

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Materials:
Lion Brand Cotton/Lily Sugar’n Cream
/Lion Brand Cotton-Ease
(basically any 100% cotton works)
–Crochet Hook-Size G6 4.00mm
–Needle to sew in ends with

Abbreviations:

-SL.ST = Slip Stitch
-SC = Single Crochet
-HDC = Half Double Crochet
-DC = Double Crochet
-Ch = Chain

-Rnd = Round

Ch 9, pull loop through first ch made.
Rnd 1: sc 18 around the loop of ch’s *not in ch’s*, sl.st in first sc made, don’t turn (18) [image 1]
Rnd 2: ch 12, skip 2 sts, sl.st in 3rd, repeat this 6 times. [image 2]
Rnd 3: Around each of the ch loops made in Rnd 2: sc 2, hdc 2, dc 4, hdc 2, sc 2, then sl.st where you made the sl.sts in Rnd 2 (12 in each loop, 72 total) [images 3 and 4]

To finish, cut and pull through the remaining yarn and sew it into the body of the flower to hide it. Done! Now just get a 7/8” (20mm) button and you can put it anywhere!

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 Click the images to enlarge.





Awesome June Giveaway!!
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Hey guys, I’ve got a really big giveaway for you guys today! The biggest giveaway I’ve ever offered actually, and there are a bunch of ways to win!

So basically, throughout all of June, I’m going to be posting some new stuff, mostly patterns, but also just blog posts. So I figured why not try to launch off summer with a cool giveaway?

Lets start with what you can win: I’m giving away a $50 (US) gift card to my shop on Etsy to buy what ever you want! It can be a couple hats, patterns, bow ties, even custom orders, what ever you want! Winner will be selected at random. Now, here are a few ways for you to enter the drawing to win!

       – One (1) entry by simply “Liking” the Louie’s Loops page on Facebook (Those who are liked
         already are in the running)

       – One (1) entry by commenting on any of the blog posts from this month (June) per blog post.
         Only one entry per blog post (including this one!), not per comment

       – One (1) entry by following this blog (Left side) (Those who are following already are in the
         running)

       – Three (3) entries by purchasing any of the patterns or items up for sale on either Etsy, Ravelry
         or Craftsy

       – Three (3) entries by taking a photo of something you’ve made using one of my patterns and
         sending it to [email protected]

This means you can enter to win more than 9 times to win a $50 gift card to my Etsy shop! Check back often for more chances to enter as well as new patterns and posts! The giveaway ends on June 30th so get your entries in before then!

Here’s a glimpse at just some of the things you can get with a $50 gift card to my Etsy shop:


Avengers Assemble!!
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So last weekend The Avengers hit theaters and it was awesome!! I’m used to be really big into comics when I was younger, my favorite of which were the Fantastic Four. I thought Mr. Fantastic was just the coolest super hero and his brains mixed with his abilities made him the most awesome of superheros. But alas, the movies sucked haha.

Anyhow, I saw The Avengers last weekend and it was just so good. Later, while browsing through Etsy I stumbled upon a shop called Nerdifacts. They make the coolest fingerless gloves to mimic super hero gauntlets. I thought they were pretty cool, so I made my own version of one of her pairs, Iron Mans. Not only did I make a pair for my cousin, but I decided to share the pattern for all of you guys! This way you can make yourself a pair to prepare for your next viewing of The Avengers! Download at bottom of the page or here.

Here are some photos of the final product…

This was my best “kick bad guy ass” pose, haha.

Again, the credit for the idea of these Iron Man Gauntlets goes to Nerdifacts, check out their shop here. You can see a bunch of different ideas for different versions of the fingerless gloves there too.

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So here’s the pattern for download, and don’t forget, this pattern may be for Iron Man Gloves, but it includes instructions for making my version of Fingerless Mittens as-well.

Download the pattern HERE <—

Don’t forget to add this pattern to your favorites on Ravelry and Craftsy, pin-it and share it on Facebook too!!

La Chaise Bleu and her Giveaway!
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Hey guys, I’d like to introduce you to my friend Denielle. She runs the shop La Chaise Bleu where she makes and sells jewelry, very unique too I might add. She’s also doing a giveaway! Rules and whatnot are at the end of the post! Here are some of my favorite things from her shop…

Very different and cool African Beetle Ring

She also sells some really cool vintage stuff like this Antique Wood Textile Stamp…

Now comes the best part!! She’s doing a giveaway! And here’s what you can win…

These are my favorite things she’s posted so far, simple and awesome. These earrings are made from glass and are brand new to her shop! Best yet, they’re only $15, and there’s free shipping on everything in her store! So here are the rules for the giveaway:

You can enter twice by Liking “La Chaise Bleu” on Facebook, or by sharing the post regarding this post on either my Facebook Page or hers, or by doing both!

Winner will be chosen at random and receive one (1) pair of glass earrings by La Chaise Bleu of their choice. You’ll be Facebook messaged directly by Denielle herself for the info regarding the shipping information.

Crocheting to Your Heart’s Content
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Having trouble thinking of what to get a loved one? I made this for my girlfriend for Valentines day this year. I figured, if I was going to give her anything, why not give her my heart! 🙂
 
She liked it. 🙂 Here’s a few more photo’s of my most vital organ haha.
and of course my heart would be made out of yarn. 🙂
Because this was a special gift for her, I don’t plan on coming out with a pattern. Besides, I was only born with one! So this was my idea for her gift, what do you guys think? Mother’s day is coming up soon, and I’m always looking for some good ideas! Anybody have any?

Crochet the Fashionable Way
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Finally, a new FREE pattern for you guys, and I made it into a cool, fancy PDF too!

So I was bored one day and wanted to make a bow tie, I looked all over for patterns on making one, but all I could find were patterns for pre-tied bow ties, and where’s the fun in that! So I made my own :). I thought, well since there aren’t any I could find, I might as well post one. You can buy one of these bow ties too, right here.

Here are some photos, scroll down to view and download the pattern.


Crocheted Bow Tie Pattern

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*EDIT* 8/31/12

So here’s the free pattern for download via Ravelry.

Download the pattern HERE <—

Don’t forget to add this pattern to your favorites on Ravelry and Craftsy, pin-it and share it on Facebook too!!

Don’t forget, you can buy one of these bow ties too! HERE

Here’s the dealio, I want to be able to give all my patterns for free, and I would if I could, but I can’t. I can’t because it takes lots of time to make them and make sure it looks pretty, and I’m a student and don’t make a lot of money as it is, so here’s my idea, if you like this pattern please hit the button to the top right to donate a little something; you don’t have to (obviously) but it would mean a lot to me and show me that people do want more patterns.

ANFSCD Ep. 1
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So I thought it might be pretty neat to start posting something different then crocheting things up here every now and then, thus comes ANFSCD or “And Now for Something Completely Different” Episode 1!

So you may have seen these cool new art things people have been doing around the webs where they melt crayons on canvas to make it look like it’s raining. Well my girlfriend came up with a great idea where we could do the scene from My Neighbor Totoro (her favorite movie) where they’re standing at the bus stop. There’s one way to make these paintings in particular that I liked better then the “original” way which I found a tutorial here, but, I couldn’t get my hot glue gun working, so we just resulted to making it in a whole new, more fun, and more dangeous way! Wooo!!

This is our finished product.

So first I got the image of what we wanted painted on here, then I printed it out and started to cut out the parts we wanted to stencil out and paint on (with acrylic paints, not crayon)

Key note: cut the stencil out of painters tape and then paint it on! I had to do it twice because I’m dumb. Also, when your painting your design on, dab the paint on gently, or it will slide under the tape and make the edges less percise and more fuzzy.

After you have your design painted on, let it dry and then put tape over the design itself (I forgot to take photos, sorry :/). Also put little tabs up so the “rain” runs over the umbrella. This tutorial shows how to do this all wayyy better haha.

So, like I said earlier, I couldn’t get the glue gun working, so we did it the “old fashion” way. We just took a lighter and melted the crayons manually!

I have to say, I think it was a lot of fun doing it this way haha.

Finally peel off the tape reveling your finished product! Here’s ours!

I really like how it turned out, and I think it was an awesome first attempt! Look for lots more of these coming soon!!

NEW Raccoon Scarf-Hat!
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Hey guys! So, I’m sorry, I haven’t posted anything in a while. School and life caught me by surprise. But I’m back!

So I’ve got something new out today! Check out the Raccoon Scarf / Hat! Pattern available now too!

Get yours now in the Etsy store! Pattern available now!

Also, check back later this week for a new FREE pattern! Sorry I’ve been gone, but I’ve got a lot in store for you guys now! Thanks for sticking in there though!!

The Yays Have It
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So yesterday, due to popular demand, I posted the pattern for the fox hat on Etsy!! Wo Wo Wo!!

For only $5 you can look foxy, stay warm and comfortable with this crocheted scarf-hat. Make it for your friends, daughters, granddaughters or for yourself! Learn techniques to make ears, a fox tail, and a classic ribbed brim. This hat will definitely be an eye catcher, and conversation starter anywhere you go. It is designed to function as both a scarf and a hat/beanie at the same time!

You can buy the pattern here, and the hat itself here!!

Check them out! And follow me on Facebook, Twitter or via Email to get the latest news on the new hats coming soon, including, a new animal themed scarf hat!!

Feeling Fuzzy
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Hey guys, there are a couple new items in the Etsy store today!

First there are the new super fuzzy hats! They are made with two different types of yarn making them the softest, fuzziest and warmest hats yet! I’m planning on expanding the items using this method, but just in time for the Holidays, check out the Grinch and Abominable Snow Man (Yeti) Hats!

Next are the super cute Classic Christmas Hat with holly. It comes in either red with white trim, or white with red!

Check in soon to get the free pattern for the holly!