Star Flower Snowflake

Happy July! A month where we celebrate 4th of July and Christmas in July! Many people think that Christmas in July is made up, but according to whiteelephantonline.com The tradition began in "1933 when counselors at the Keystone Camp in Brevard, North Carolina threw what is believed to be the first Christmas in July celebration...... They continued the tradition and eventually it spread throughout the south." Many of us may not celebrate Christmas in July but this might be a great time to start thinking about your holiday crochet.

During the month of July, you can add a little holiday magic to your summer with our free holiday crochet patterns.

Here we go a skein, fresh off the hook:

                                                     Star Flower Snowflake

These quick and easy crochet snowflakes are done in chain and single crochet stitches, making the great for crocheters of all skill levels.

The great thing about crochet snowflakes is that they can be done in traditional white or in different color schemes and can be made into ornaments, bunting/garland or used to decorate gifts. 

Christmas in July may not be for you, but it is never too early to get started on holiday decorating or gifting!

Have a hooky day! Lynne

*All images are copyright by Lynne Samaan and D60 Crochet, please do not use without permission, Thank you!  

African Flower Mandala

End of May and the flowers are in full bloom! Flowers brighten up any room whether they are real flowers in a vase or items made with floral fabric or crafted with yarn. This week to celebrate May flowers, I created a mandala with one of the most popular flower patterns on the internet, the African Flower Motif. 

According to the information on Ravelry, the African Flower Motif was created by Lounette Fourie and Anita Rossouw and first published in Sarie a South African magazine in June 2009. It was originally written in Afrikaans and was translated to other languages such as German, Finnish, Portuguese, and English. (History teacher coming through!)

Here we go a skein, FOTH:

                                    African Flower Mandala

This bright and cheery mandala is great for crocheters of all skill level since it is done with basic crochet stitches and includes one special stitch a spike single crochet.

This bright mandala is done in Paintbox cotton dk yarn, the color used are, 424 mustard yellow, 401 paper white, 448 pansy purple, 473 jam, 430 grass green, 434 marine blue, and 452 lipstick pink.

The Blue and green mandala is done in Paintbox cotton dk yarn, the color used are, 401 paper white, 433 washed teal, 434 marine blue, 440 sailor blue, 430 grass green, 470 macaron green, and 427 slate green.

If you like this pattern check out our other free African Flower patterns, the African Flower Square and a Half and African Flower Drawstring Pouch.

I will be taking a break from writing patterns for the month of June, so I can work on some personal crochet projects.

Have a hooky day! Lynne

*All images are copyright by Lynne Samaan and D60 Crochet, please do not use without permission, Thank you!