Pumpkin Hook

[shelbyro]

I thought it might be fun to do a fall/halloween crochet-along!! I went so far as to ask for a volunteer button maker, and Ladywinter graciously made these (thank you so much! <img border=0 src="http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/smile.gif" />):

 

<img border=0 src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/shelbyro/pmkhook1.bmp" />

 

<img border=0 src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/shelbyro/pmkhook2.bmp" />

 

For this "along" feel free to make any halloween and/or fall decor items, and I will make a gallery to post them in for all to see.

 

There are lots of links to free patterns available, and you can start here:

<a href="http://home.inreach.com/marthac/hallo.html" target="_new">Stargazer's Halloween links</a>

<a href="http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/halloween.php" target="_new">CPC Halloween links</a>

 

I hope you'll join me!

[Donna]

Great idea and very nice buttons! :thumbsup I'll have to see if I can come up with something good to make.

[Tiffany]

How neat. Great idea, Michelle! hmmm... What should I make?

[suttygirl2005]

I'm in Hubby is dressing for Halloween so I need to support that. LOL

[antara]

That's a cute idea! I just made a little jackolantern a few weeks ago. Guess I should have waited, huh?

[jennmwalsh]

I'm going to be joining this one Bought orange yarn tonight...bright, ain't it? LOL

[shelbyro]

Great Jenn--I know, the orange can be shocking compared to more subtle colors. <img border=0 src="http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v84/crochetville/wha.gif" />

 

I pulled out a bunch of freebie patterns that I am gonna make for this, now I have to get some supplies!

 

Please join us if you want to make something autumn-ish, too!

 

Antarachik--you can count your pumpkin for this! Maybe you'll make some more of them! <img border=0 src="http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v84/crochetville/bounce012.gif" />

[RebeccaVelasquez]

i'd love to join in ladies, but i'm soooo bogged down with Christmas gifts right now

 

[MommaChelle]

I love this idea!! I want to make those big pumkin bags to place on my porch And I want to make halloween sweater jackets (orange and black) for the girls to wear since it's always chilly here (CA) at Halloween time.

[Guest TwistedSarcasm]

I'd love to participate in this! count me in!!

 

-Angel

www.expostulation.net/chaingang

[shelbyro]

Great! The more the merrier (or should I say :scarier"?)! Be sure to post pictures :camera of your projects for the yet-to-be-made gallery, and feel free to use the buttons above.

 

Unfortunately, I am still in a holding pattern, as I forgot to buy brown yarn when I was at Walmart last night....duh! :bad

[DawnsRays]

I'm in! I wanted to join this one from the beginning, but couldn't find what I wanted to make.....until now. I found the cutiest Spider on Crochet Pattern Central. I'm gonna turn it into a black widow and wear it as a pin. Unfortunately, I have no black yarn! e-gads, I guess I have to go to Walmart. Oh, and I'm gonna make a spider web for the little thing to rest on when not on me. I better get to it----Halloween is right around the corner :bad

~DAWN

[Nay65]

I hadn't planned on doing this until I found this pattern at CPC. Here's some of what I've done so far.

The little black thing is a bat. I've made 4 bats and started a fourth ghost.

[naidascrochet]

sounds like fun, count me in:)h

I found these patterns for Halloween:

Jack O Lantern Coaster (she has more holiday patterns click the free patterns link up top)

www.chezcrochet.com/page0042.html

 

crochet for Halloween links

home.inreach.com/marthac/hallo.html

 

Little Pumpkin

irenecrafts.com/patterns/little_pumpkin.htm

 

halloween crochet@ about.com

crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa100497.htm

 

 

crochet pattern central halloween crochet

www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/halloween.php

 

this is what I will try to make: (needs adobe reader to view)

ghost windsock

 

:bad Naida:computer

[jennmwalsh]

Renee...those are so cute! I could tell it was a bat before you said so...where are you planning to put them all?

[Nay65]

Jenn, I'll probably donate them to the library. There's a fish net hanging from the ceiling in the children's room where they'd look really cute.

[jennmwalsh]

 

Finished my pumpkin...pattern came from Marlo (<a href="http://www.marloscrochetcorner.com/stuffed%20pumpkin.html" target="_blank">Stuffed Pumpkin</a>). I used Red Heart in an orange color, and a green called Green Sage or medium sage (too lazy to get up and look...lol)

 

Yay!

[Nay65]

Cute pumpkin.

[Tiffany]

I :pump your pumpkin, Jenn! Very cute. )

[Guest PaisleyAngel]

I'm making the same pumpkin, Jenn! (www.marloscrochetcorner.c...pkin.html)

 

I am using Aunt Lydia's craft yarn in Pumpkin and Christmas Green. I am using an I hook, but the yarn is breaking apart. One question... I'm having trouble with the slip stitches. I have to be really careful or I lose stitches. Has anyone else who has tried this pattern run into that problem? I'm not giving up, though, just counting carefully!!

[jennmwalsh]

Thanks

 

I only had a problem with the stitches, bc I attempted to do the pattern with a head cold...my head was too foggy to comprehend what I was doing, and I had to frog once or twice...blah. lol

[luvtocraft]

Okay, okay! My arm has been twisted! After seeing everyone's projects here, I have decided to join the fun!

 

So, count me in!

[luvtocraft]

Renee,

Your ghost, pumpkin ghost and bat are so cute!!! :cheer2 Great job!

[luvtocraft]

Jenn,

I love your pumpkin! It looks wonderful! Great job! :cheer2

[Guest PaisleyAngel]

I finally finished my pumpkin! That little pain in the tushie!!!!! :evil I used the Marlo's Crochet Corner pattern and found the slip stitches very hard to deal with. Probably because I was using Aunt Lydia's craft yarn and that just plain stinks. :bad It kept breaking on me. Now I know why it was on clearance!!!! Oh well. It's done. And here it is!!!

 

us.f2.yahoofs.com/users/4...BBKTn3J3mN

 

I'll be making more, too, this time with Red Heart and Mainstays yarn. I learned my lesson!!!