African Flower Crochet Clutch

I need a clutch. No, I need a crochet clutch. And I need one for the simple reason: I have nowhere to put all the little things that get lost in my purse. My husband is always joking about my purse (and all women's purses for that matter) being a black hole. He'll ask me for…

January 27, 20170Comments

ByMary

Stitch Tutorials

African Flower Granny Square

I love Granny Squares! They are so fun and so crochet, you know? My Grandma would make tons of things with Traditional Granny Squares: blankets, stocking, stuffed animals, you name it! My favorite granny square that I have come across, though, is not the traditional style. It is called the African Flower. This beautiful pattern…

January 24, 20172Comments

ByMary

Baby & Toddler Wearables Booties

Baby Girl Bow Booties

Baby girls and big bows are super duper cute, don't you think? And if you take those big bows and put them on booties, well, you might have yourself a cuteness attack! So, I'd brace myself if I were you, because here they are: The Baby Girl (Big) Bow Booties! When I made these booties for my 11…

January 20, 20172Comments

ByMary

Patterns for Women

Women’s Flower Accent Hat

[quads id=2] Check out THIS POST for the FREE PDF PATTERN! "I have to type up this hat pattern for Mary Lou." William gives me a look. "It's weird for me to call your kindergarten teacher Mary Lou, isn't it?" "Yeah...she's Mrs. Paul. Just call her that." I met my husband's kindergarten teacher (a knitter…

January 16, 20172Comments

ByMary

Patterns for Women

Stylish Minnesotan Headband

Button-on Crochet Headband with Scalloped edge using Caron Simply Soft Yarn. As you are all aware, I live in Minnesota. I'm sure you have heard (if you are not from this beautiful state) that it gets super duper cold here. Well, it does. It really, really does. Especially in January. Now, this may be one of the…

January 13, 20170Comments

ByMary

Baby & Toddler Wearables Hats & Headbands

Little Girl Chunky Hat with Flower Accent

Remember when I bragged about Lion Brand's Hometown USA yarn? Well, get ready, because here it is again! But this time, you'll see an awesome chunky hat. My sweet niece loves pink. Since I had a ton of leftover Hometown USA in French Berry and Chicago Charcoal, I decided to make a striped hat that had…

January 9, 20170Comments

ByMary

For the Home Kitchen Items

Jumbo Coffee Cup Cozy

If you ask me, it is super appropriate to have something that is called a "Coffee Cup Cozy" as one of the first blog posts on Cute & Cozy Crochet. And by the way, this Coffee Cup Cozy isn't just cozy. It's also super cute! I used an adorable cluster stitch for this pattern. It is really…

January 9, 20170Comments

ByMary

Amigurumi & Softies Baby & Toddler Toys

The Lizzy Bear

My little Lizzy has always been my snuggle bug, and she needed something she could snuggle with all the time, so I decided that she needed a stuffed animal. After mentioning a few suggestions to William, he said that I had to make her a teddy bear. Now about this ADORABLE teddy bear! I searched…

January 9, 20170Comments

ByMary

Baby & Toddler Wearables

Toddler Moss Stitch Cowl

My toddler wants to be just like me. Can anyone else relate? She follows me like a shadow. She talks like me, walks like me, and insists on wearing things that I'm wearing. So when I made myself this infinity scarf, she insisted that she had to have a scarf, too. It's a good thing I…

January 6, 20170Comments

ByMary