HandMade: The Whimsy Crochet Top! Pattern Now Available!

Hello there! Hope you're having a lovely week! This handmade crochet top was inspired by baby doll dresses and easy breezy Spring days. I wanted to create a top that had a mixture of being form fitting as well as roomy. It's entirely a design I plan on recreating in different styles as well as colors.

What I love about this top, is that it doesn't feel heavy at all and I can entirely wear it year round. One of the main things I strive to aim for when creating items is versatility and a strong comfort level. This top owns both of those wondrous attributes and I absolutely love wearing it!

Get The Whimsy Crochet Top Pattern at:

The Dream Crochet Shoppe

x ashlee elle.

DIY: The Independence Crochet Headband.

The 4th of July is swiftly approaching this week and I thought I'd make this headband donning the colors of this country! The band is long enough to tie in a knot, bow or simply let it loose! You can wear it multiple ways of your choice which is always an awesome thing!

The Ingredients:
>> Scissors
>> Crochet Hook (G/6-4.25MM)
>> Sugar and Cream (red/white/blue mix)

Crochet Abbreviations:  
SC= single crochet
HDC= half double crochet  
DC= double crochet
SS= slip stitch
CH= chain   
TO= turn over
ST(S) = stitch(es) 

Start a CH of 3
Row 1: HDC the entire Row and TO
Continue HDC for Row 2 until Row 28

For Row 29: HDC two times into the first ST
HDC once in the middle (second) ST
For the 3rd ST HDC two times into it

For Row 30 to Row 40: DC into each Row
Once you hit Row 41: Reduce the STS back down to 3 STS
Row 41-69: HDC each Row 
SS, cut the remaining string and sew in the edges!

Have fun creating!
ashlee elle.