*Stylish Fashions for American Girl and 18" Dolls* Dear Crochet Friend, I know a lot of little girls got American Girl or similarly sized 18" dolls for Christmas.  Now they're looking to you to outfit them!You'll make a hit when you create these chic outfits for those dolls.  The patterns use DK, sport or baby yarn.The Grecian key ensemble includes instructions to make dress with interesting hem detail, an infinity wrap, shoes and hat.  The sporty outfit includes instructions for leggings, sweat ...Continue Reading

SweetHeart Bolster PillowSweetHeart Square Pillow*SweetHeart Afghan and Pillows The crochet pattern that began our love for all HEART crochet things!* Dear Crochet Friend, Yep, this is the one that started it all!  WAY back in the early 1980's when we began Shady Lane, we published several diamond afghan designs.  We called it our dropped dc stitch method.  Little did we know it was REALLY monochromatic overlay mosaic crochet! Next we discovered HEARTS using the same technique with our Sweetheart Afghan ...Continue Reading

    *Textured Snowflake Potholder Crochet Patterns*Create 7 different snowflake potholders with your choice of two options--use a single color which works up super fast or the dramatic 2-color version with a white snowflake against a solid color background.  Double sided, the textured snowflake design is formed by dropped dc stitches worked in front loop of stitch 2 rows below.   Made using worsted weight yarn in your choice of cotton or acrylic.  Each potholder is about 8" square ...Continue Reading

*Unique Crochet Hat Patterns for your Family* Dear Crochet Friend, Outfit the new baby and other family members using these 3 unique crochet hat pattern booklets.  The main pattern design section of each hat uses a mosaic dropped double crochet technique which is formed by cleverly placed dropped dc stitches worked in front loop of stitch 2 rnds below and sc worked in back lp of st. All color changes are done at beginning of rnds so you are only working with ONE color at a time. The effect is similar to Mosaic Knit ...Continue Reading

Native American Placemats and Table Runners Native American Potholders MORE Native American Potholders Native American Dishcloths *Native American Inspired Kitchen and Table Crochet Projects*Dear Crochet Friend,Create these Southwest Native American themes using just single and double crochet sts.  The design is formed by a dc worked in front loop of st 2 rows below.  Sc are worked in back lp of st.  Each row is worked on one side and all color changes are made at the beginning of the row.  We us ...Continue Reading

Native American Placemats and Table Runners Native American Potholders MORE Native American Potholders Native American Dishcloths *Native American Inspired Kitchen and Table Crochet Projects*Dear Crochet Friend,Create these Southwest Native American themes using just single and double crochet sts.  The design is formed by a dc worked in front loop of st 2 rows below.  Sc are worked in back lp of st.  Each row is worked on one side and all color changes are made at the beginning of the row.  We us ...Continue Reading