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@thebookofbecause
Because I'm finally getting a niece!
And I've had my eye on cute little dresses for years ☺️
This ^ is the following pattern
1. With a slight hook size adjustment
2. Without the "sleeves" added to the end (frankly I wouldn't want them on my own dress) and
3. Entirely in bpdc for improved flow.
This one's a keeper. Have fun!
Make the sweetest gift with this crochet baby dress pattern. This beginner baby girl dress is perfect for baby showers and special occasions
Because it's been in the 70s for a few weeks now
Bf and I have been looking for cold desserts.
Several years ago, we went to a catered event and somehow left with all of the alcohol. Neither of us have a great tolerance; I think we've put away maybe five of the bottles since. Needless to say, we're trying to get creative about it.
I haven't made jello shots since college, where I learned that you CAN substitute the entire amount of cold water with vodka but probably shouldn't. (One of my roommates tasted a little before his shift and had to call out of work. Sorry Alex.)
We liked family size box of berry blue jello + 2c boiling water + 1/2c white rum + 1 1/2c cold water, but we loved family sized box of strawberry jello + 2c boiling water + 3/4c amaretto + 1 1/4c cold water. The almond flavor comes through just enough to mellow out the overt jello sweetness and the sting of the vodka: it's refreshingly alcoholic, not something that will knock you over. Bf said it almost tasted like cherry, in a way that he liked; I think he means cherry cordials.
We might try it a little stronger next, we'll keep you posted.
Because I know I saw the pattern on a vintage site and it's driving me nuts tbh :D
My bio parents are both middle children, and relatively speaking, they got off to a late start having kids. When I was born, I was the youngest cousin on both sides by about ten years. One of my grandmas had a dedicated playroom: most of the toys I remember in there have since proven to be 70s and 80s icons. I'm a 90s icon myself; QED.
Anyway, one of these was a handmade turtle rattle, and I'd swear I saw the pattern for it in a 70s (I think) Women's Day. As a somewhat seasoned connoisseur of crochet designs, it could not possibly have been more timestamped. Recycling was in and so was crunchy living: you began with a cleaned-out margarine tub (no, seriously) and filled it with dried beans. From there, you crocheted a cover for it and added stuffed limbs and a head and there you had it. Not machine washable but soft and teething-proof.
In the meantime I've gained a nephew and have been gnawing on this concept for a while. This started off as a bucket hat but I think this is the better use of the pattern:
My cat says this one is hers (possibly because that used to be a jar of bouillon). I'll add better photos when I remake his.
I'll tell you where you can cheat, but as pictured, you need:
a plastic jar or container with a lid
about 10 pony beads
scant amounts of 4 ply yarn in 4 different colors of your choice
a G hook or a size that will get your gauge as tight as possible
this kandi pattern to follow for intarsia section
Wash and dry your jar. Fill it with the beads.
With the color you would like for the background behind the alien, create a circle that will tightly fit the butt end of the jar. As pictured, this is:
Round 1: ch 2, hdc 6 in 2nd ch from hook, join
Round 2: 2hdc in each hdc around (12 hdc).
Round 3: hdc in each (2hdc) space, 2hdc in each (hdc) around (18 hdc).
Round 4: (Hdc into 2hdc space, hdc 2 times) around (24 hdc).
Round 5: (Hdc into 2hdc space, hdc 3 times) around (30 hdc).
Round 6: Hdc around.
Round 7: Fphdc around.
Continue to fphdc, referring to the attached link for intarsia pattern, the 3rd through the 14th lines. I did not include the white outline or the "glass"'. Attach and carry extra colors as they appear - they should not be visible behind this stitch. Center your alien head as best you can. As pictured, that first row is
Round 8: Fphdc 13 times (do not cut), join green, fpdhc 3 times (do not cut), rejoin blue, fphdc around.
Continue until you've added the alien's hands. Detach all colors at the end of this row.
Round 20: Join the color you'd like for the saucer part of the ship. Fphdc around.
Round 21: Hdc around.
Round 22: continue expanding your original circle as wide as you'd like. Pick up right where you left off. As pictured: (2hdc, hdc 4 times) around (36 hdc).
Round 23: (Hdc into 2 hdc space, hdc 5 times) around (42 hdc).
Round 24: (Hdc into 2 hdc space, hdc 6 times) around (48 hdc).
Round 25: (Hdc into 2 hdc space, hdc 7 times) around (54 hdc). Sl into next st and fasten off. Fit snugly over jar.
Cast on a second piece in the saucer color. Repeat rounds 1-7, then continue to expand to 7 hdc as in round 22-25. Sl into final hdc, do not detach.
Sl st bottom circle to the finished top piece. Weave in ends.
Visual for the circle. Man but that was hard to write without a reference:
Have fun!
Because my brother rizzed up the concept for like 2h in the family group chat
Again, that pattern ^ started life as a bucket hat. Did send it to nephew, he loves it. Made my brother and SIL a set to match.
It's the same basic concept as the rattle. Here's the differences:
Begin with your saucer color.
Size your top circle to your recipient's head. I was generous with this as nephew is obviously growing; I think it ended up as 2hdc, hdc 12 times.
Include the glass color as seen in the kandi link.
Do not make a bottom.
Tie off and weave in intarsia ends as you cut them.
Probably gonna take these to an art show; didn't know they'd be so popular!
Because I know I saw the pattern on a vintage site and it's driving me nuts tbh :D
My bio parents are both middle children, and relatively speaking, they got off to a late start having kids. When I was born, I was the youngest cousin on both sides by about ten years. One of my grandmas had a dedicated playroom: most of the toys I remember in there have since proven to be 70s and 80s icons. I'm a 90s icon myself; QED.
Anyway, one of these was a handmade turtle rattle, and I'd swear I saw the pattern for it in a 70s (I think) Women's Day. As a somewhat seasoned connoisseur of crochet designs, it could not possibly have been more timestamped. Recycling was in and so was crunchy living: you began with a cleaned-out margarine tub (no, seriously) and filled it with dried beans. From there, you crocheted a cover for it and added stuffed limbs and a head and there you had it. Not machine washable but soft and teething-proof.
In the meantime I've gained a nephew and have been gnawing on this concept for a while. This started off as a bucket hat but I think this is the better use of the pattern:
My cat says this one is hers (possibly because that used to be a jar of bouillon). I'll add better photos when I remake his.
I'll tell you where you can cheat, but as pictured, you need:
a plastic jar or container with a lid
about 10 pony beads
scant amounts of 4 ply yarn in 4 different colors of your choice
a G hook or a size that will get your gauge as tight as possible
this kandi pattern to follow for intarsia section
Wash and dry your jar. Fill it with the beads.
With the color you would like for the background behind the alien, create a circle that will tightly fit the butt end of the jar. As pictured, this is:
Round 1: ch 2, hdc 6 in 2nd ch from hook, join
Round 2: 2hdc in each hdc around (12 hdc).
Round 3: hdc in each (2hdc) space, 2hdc in each (hdc) around (18 hdc).
Round 4: (Hdc into 2hdc space, hdc 2 times) around (24 hdc).
Round 5: (Hdc into 2hdc space, hdc 3 times) around (30 hdc).
Round 6: Hdc around.
Round 7: Fphdc around.
Continue to fphdc, referring to the attached link for intarsia pattern, the 3rd through the 14th lines. I did not include the white outline or the "glass"'. Attach and carry extra colors as they appear - they should not be visible behind this stitch. Center your alien head as best you can. As pictured, that first row is
Round 8: Fphdc 13 times (do not cut), join green, fpdhc 3 times (do not cut), rejoin blue, fphdc around.
Continue until you've added the alien's hands. Detach all colors at the end of this row.
Round 20: Join the color you'd like for the saucer part of the ship. Fphdc around.
Round 21: Hdc around.
Round 22: continue expanding your original circle as wide as you'd like. Pick up right where you left off. As pictured: (2hdc, hdc 4 times) around (36 hdc).
Round 23: (Hdc into 2 hdc space, hdc 5 times) around (42 hdc).
Round 24: (Hdc into 2 hdc space, hdc 6 times) around (48 hdc).
Round 25: (Hdc into 2 hdc space, hdc 7 times) around (54 hdc). Sl into next st and fasten off. Fit snugly over jar.
Cast on a second piece in the saucer color. Repeat rounds 1-7, then continue to expand to 7 hdc as in round 22-25. Sl into final hdc, do not detach.
Sl st bottom circle to the finished top piece. Weave in ends.
Visual for the circle. Man but that was hard to write without a reference:
Have fun!
Because this was our first Christmas with a cat
Here's the tax:
Joke's on us, she didn't really care about the tree. Still, we wanted to minimize the possibility of broken glass around her, so I did up some ornaments designed to be catproof:
It was a pretty touch-and-go process. I think the big lesson was: be careful with anything you need to stuff; it might be too heavy for your branches in the end.
All of the round ones are covers over 2.5" plastic balls that I got from a curb alert. (Also, everything you see here is from scrap yarn.) I'm not crazy about the way the beaded ones turned out. The other rounds are from this pattern, adjusted slightly for size:
Gather all your supplies and let’s get started! Start with your 3.5 hook and worsted weight yarn. Make a magic circle.
The flat ones are two of these squares with a beaded hdc seam around them:
ROW COUNT PAW PRINT AFGHAN SQUARE Crochet Pattern, we have hundreds of free crochet patterns at crochetnmore.com
I think the flats are my favorite but I like the boho coloring all around.
Because I like pancakes more than bf but he's better at making them
...I cleared out two and a half partially-empty boxes in our pantry to make this haha
A super simple recipe using Pancake Mix to make muffins. Egg free recipe, can be made gluten and dairy free!
He says they're fine pancakes; I liked them as muffins in their own right. I am gluten and dairy free, and can confirm these came out just fine; the tops had the same sort of crust you'd get on regular bakery muffins. Texturally, almost sentimental. Firm recommend!
Update: these are even better, but again, no losers here
Quick recipe for blueberry muffins using Bisquick as the base - Save money and use a homemade version of Bisquick included here too
Because I'm a bit of a scavenger
I worked at a candy store that was intended to be a pop-up and wound up doing so well that it stuck around for a solid 3 years. It was in a two-story building with only the lower floor accessible to customers. Both floors, easily, had a 15 foot ceiling.
I wasn't there when the store opened. The designers that were put these massive foam candy props in every window, and upstairs, they made backdrops out of suspended wooden poles and probably ten-foot lengths of ribbon. The effect was pretty, but you could only really see it from across the street.
The store wound up very slowly closing while I was there. At one point the DM said "If the upstairs display 'fell down', I wouldn't be upset at all". I heard my marching orders, took it apart... and wound up with two industrial trash bins full of ribbons and only ribbons. And I just couldn't let them go.
Turns out none of them were wired and they frayed like anything. I was planning to have the most ribbony holiday season of all time (I'm not great at wrapping presents and thought I could up my game) but that concept fell apart pretty quickly. I've been overthinking this forever and finally hit on it:
I am proud to say that my pretty little friend is at least 1/3rd post-consumer waste.
As you can see, I'm still noodling with the idea - I would have blended the colors if I had a better idea of their lengths - but I think this is the winningest one.
This is
several lengths of green ribbon of various widths
a foam wreath mold
a holiday bow with wire attached to the back
hot glue (tacky would probably be fine; it was a lot of plugging and unplugging)
and the secret sauce is that it's braided.
Glue three lengths of ribbon directly on top of each other onto the wreath. Braid them together until you run out of material.
Wrap the braid around the wreath until you reach its end. Glue the short end down and glue another ribbon directly on top of it.
Repeat until you find the beginning of your braid. Glue all three ends to the wreath form.
Attach the prepared bow directly over the seam you just made.
Fluff your wreath. Make sure the wreath form is not showing underneath. Glue down anything that's visibly fraying or poking out.
Simple as. Probably sending mine to my brother and SIL because they own their house and every house needs one.... and I've got plenty more for myself.
Because we like crinkles in this house
I really wanted a peanut butter cookie and landed on this recipe in honor of our cat, who will crinkle anything plastic for hours. Turns out these absolutely slap. Bf thinks they're the best I've ever made!
These soft peanut butter cookies are the peanut butter version of a molasses crinkle. They’re soft, supremely chewy, and have an old-fashion
As usual, GF friendly: I just used the 1:1 flour with no issues. Try it!
Because I like pancakes more than bf but he's better at making them
...I cleared out two and a half partially-empty boxes in our pantry to make this haha
A super simple recipe using Pancake Mix to make muffins. Egg free recipe, can be made gluten and dairy free!
He says they're fine pancakes; I liked them as muffins in their own right. I am gluten and dairy free, and can confirm these came out just fine; the tops had the same sort of crust you'd get on regular bakery muffins. Texturally, almost sentimental. Firm recommend!
Because bf is about to have a dental surgery
that I also had, and which put me on a liquid diet for three straight weeks, and I want to make sure he has an easier time than I did so we're pregaming a bunch of soup recipes:
Ready in 30 minutes, this Sausage and Bean Soup is hearty, flavorful and perfect for dinner on those cold winter nights.
We would recommend this one as a good one to fudge. We made it with what we had on hand: the wrong kind of sausage (bratwurst), beans (kidney I think?) and stock (half vegetable)... and it still came out just beautifully. I think you can safely mix and match without too much flavor loss- it's a good customizable base recipe.
Try it! There's no wrong way to make it. (Lpt, add a bunch of cheese as the last step, holy cow)
Because our neighbors tossed out most of a chandelier
and it kind of looks like rain, so
Cloud ornaments
You will need:
scrap gray yarn (in this case, it was weight 4)
hook that fits the yarn's gauge (I think this was an E. My natural tension is so high that it's a safe bet yours is lower. It's not too important here; just make sure you're not leaving too many holes in your work.)
a few handfuls of fiberfill stuffing
a yarn needle
a needle and thread if you have beads to add
Ch or foundation hdc 15. Hdc in first 14 st. 3 hdc in final st. Turn so that you're working on the opposite side of the ch and continue - you're working in a spiral. Hdc in next 14 st. Stop at last st.
Honestly, there are so many cloud amigurumi patterns that I rolled a die to get a truly random outcome on my shape. I made a few of these and none are identical to the others. To make the one pictured, continuing to spiral, 5hdc in the next st, *sk 1, 1 hdc, sk 1*, 2 hdc, rep * *, 6 hdc, rep * *, 4 hdc, rep * *, 5 hdc, rep * *, 6 hdc, rep * *, 5 hdc, rep * *, 2 hdc, sk 1, 1 hdc.
Hdc around. Fasten off and make a second identical piece.
Sew the cloud pieces together with the yarn needle and stuff them lightly. Finish by adding a hanging loop or two near the center.
If you have beads to add, stitch to the bottom with a matching thread. Mine are really heavy - I started with the one in the middle and added the others where they would counterbalance.
Enjoy the light it catches.
Amazing Quick Apple Bread Recipe with Cinnamon Sugar
Because when I made it the first time, Bf said it was the best thing I'd ever made (and I agreed with him)
If you want to use gluten free flour, you shouldn't need to make any other adjustments.
Also I always forget to peel the apples first... no issues there.
Enjoy it! We always do
Because this one Betty Crocker cookbook I have has never missed
All of these posts are going into a master file for eventual (knock wood) publication; I'm worried about copyright issues. Looks like Tumblr ate the formatting, but in the final piece, this is footnoted extensively to give credit where due.
The following is 95% her recipe and 5% my notes on how I did it and how we loved it:
I’m a big fan of Little Free Libraries, and one in particular near me always has great cookbooks. Someone left Selections From Betty Crocker’s Cookbook, 1969 (if you’re reading this and got rid of your copy near Glen Park, thank you) and I have yet to try a recipe from it that failed.
We’ve made this a few times with 1. Smooth peanut butter and 2. Gluten free flour and it still works a treat. I tried to make this with some vegan friends and put in applesauce for the egg - it crumbled apart, but tasted so good we just ate it all anyway. I’d recommend a different egg substitute, if you need it.
Peanut Butter Squares
Ingredients:
½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup packed brown sugar
½ cup margarine or butter, softened
⅓ cup any peanut butter
1 egg
1 cup all-purpose flour (gluten free is fine)
1 cup regular or gluten free oats
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions:
Heat oven to 350.
Mix sugars, margarine, peanut butter and egg.
Stir in flour, oats, baking soda and salt.
Spread in greased rectangular pan, 13 X 9 X 2 inches. Bake until golden brown, 17 to 22 minutes; cool.
Peanut Butter Frosting
Honestly, just make this and put it on everything. Nutella who?
Mix 1 ½ cups of powdered sugar, ¼ cup any peanut butter and 2 tablespoons milk (nondairy ok). Stir in additional milk. ½ teaspoon at a time, until of spreading consistency. Smooth over cooled pan of peanut butter squares. Cut to about 1 1/2 inch squares.
Also get spooped idiot
NOW WITH INSTRUCTIONS
Please dogfood this and tell me if I've thrown you off anywhere.
This particular dude is made from
Caron Pound of Love in white
Size D crochet hook
I think 16mm safety eyes
About 3 good handfuls of fiberfill
Yarn needle
Note: Reminder that it’s okay if yours looks different than mine.
I have a really high crochet tension - I’ve broken a plastic hook more than once. Please use the smallest hook you comfortably can (you don’t want your stuffing visible or falling out). It might be bigger than mine. It’ll be fine.
I learned to crochet on amigurumi - I have a workaround for the join at the end of each row. You don’t need to do it to make this look great.
This guy is made top-down. Starting from the head:
Ch 2, sl st in 2nd ch from hook to make a ring.
Hdc 8 times within the ring (8 st).
2hdc in the space before the first hdc of the last round. 2 hdc in all other spaces. (18 st)
[Put one hdc in between the 2hdc in the next st. 2hdc in the next space] around. See image above for reference. Make sure to place 2hdc st in this row after the 2hdc st in the last row. This is how to increase in the round. If you put 2hdc in the space between the last row’s 2hdc, it’s going to turn pointy and not increase consistently. (27 st)
[Two hdc, one 2hdc] around. (36 st)
[Three hdc, one 2hdc] around. (45 st)
[Four hdc, one 2hdc] around. (54 st) (Continue expanding in this pattern here if you would like a wider ghost.)
One hdc around. (54 st)
Repeat until you reach your desired body length. This particular guy is an additional 29 rows long.
2hdc in every space around. (108 st)
[Put one hdc in between the 2hdc in the next st. 2hdc in the next space] around. (162 st)
[Two hdc, one 2hdc] around. (216 st)
[Three hdc, one 2hdc] around. (270 st). I fastened off here but you could keep going for a bigger ruffle.
Butt
With a new length of yarn, follow steps 1-8, then break off.
If you’re using acrylic yarn, I’d recommend taking a break and throwing your parts in the laundry. A hot wash will make the final product much softer.
Assembly
With the ghost’s right side outward, attach your safety eyes.
Turn right side inward. Sew (or sl st, if you want) the butt to the body on the last row before the increases start again. Leave just enough unfinished stitches to turn it inside out again.
Turn it inside out again and stuff it.
Close seam with sewing method of choice. Weave in ends.
Because I am toying with a whole book of ghost home goods
Remember the racks of really thin specialty pattern books they had on some aisles at Michael's back in the day? Writing one of those is more or less my endgame here
I have no idea why but this works stupid well with nondairy milk products. Texture comes out perfect; you almost wouldn't know
This is Selections From Betty Crocker's Cookbook, 1969
Because it also veganizes really nicely
We ditched the tuna for a packet of white mushrooms, would recommend. The sauce still coated the pasta just like a scratch mac and cheese's would *chef's kiss*
Make this delicious Italian sub salad for a summer side dish! It is easy to make and you surely won't have any leftovers. Italian Sub Salad
Because it veganizes really nicely (but tastes great either way)
Bf and I had this for Christmas dinner, then hosted some friends who traded out the meat for chickpeas.
We would recommend halving the dressing and doubling the peppers, generally, but it works best if you try to match it to the greatest sub you've ever had.
A Calico Critter scale stocking cap
is about 15 hdc wide on an E hook, if you wondered.
As pictured:
With scrap white yarn in weight 4, foundation hdc 15.
Ch 1, dc in each st across (15 st). Join end to beginning with two sl st. You can fasten off if you'd like, but you're going to need more white for the puff at the end; I just threaded it inside and picked it up again later.
Now you're going to work in the other side of the foundation row. Yo with red scrap yarn in the same weight, hdc around (15 st).
Hdc around for 14 st. For the last st, bphdc as a means to decrease.
Hdc around for 13 st. Bphdc on top of the last row's bphdc - see the lower picture for reference.
Continue in this pattern until it's too difficult to continue. I hit this point with about 5 hdc remaining.
Yo with white yarn again, dc around.
Bpdc around.
Dc2tog until you're out of stitches. Sl st, fasten off, and tightly pull yarn through the bottom so the puff looks a bit rounder.
Would also look pretty sweet as "scatter"; hence I'm making a lot more.
Because, tbh, I just had a bunch of scrap yarn
It worked out, though - Bf's mom used them for some gifts.
Update:
Because they also fit over the necks of wine bottles pretty well
