{Tulle Wreath}

This was a wreath I made for Halloween, but you could customize it for any color scheme just by using different colored tulle and ribbon. It's extremely inexpensive, and can be done in just minutes!

Supplies needed:
-- 6" wide tulle in the color of your choice {P.S. I LOVE LOVE LOVE www.tullesource.com. I have every color in the 6" wide. So versatile!}
-- Your choice of ribbon to hang- it can be any width, but obviously the wider it is, the more visible it is.
-- Wreath form- I found this "hay wrapped in plastic" one at Michael's for cheap. The green styrofoam ones also work, they were just more expensive. None of the wreath form will show at all, so it doesn't matter what it looks like! I used an 8" wreath, but you can make your wreath bigger or smaller!
-Scissors and ruler

Now, making this is dead easy and quick. The difficult part is trying to explain the knot you use (it's the same kind I use for tutus...)!!

First, cut your tulle in the length you would like. Remember that a couple inches will be taken up in the knot around the wreath itself, so if you cut it 10", the amount of tulle sticking out will NOT be 5". Just experiment until you find the look and length you like.

And now for the knot. I don't know if this knot has a name (anyone? anyone?). What you will do is fold your length of tulle in half. Then put your wreath right on top of the tulle. Take the folded end and open it up, and take the cut ends together and pull them OVER the wreath and through the folded loop to secure the wreath in a "loop" of tulle. Did that make any sense at all?

Continue to tie tulle next to each other around the wreath. Make sure to do them close enough that you cover any visible "under-wreath."

Pull your ribbon through the middle of the wreath and cut the ends at the length you like. Hang from anywhere!!

You can also add embellishments to the tulle, such as rhinestones, flowers, tiny easter eggs...the possibilities are endless, and can be customized to any home or for any holiday!

{Modified afghan scarf}

I have been looking into learning how to crochet for a long time, and my grandma is a master crochet-ist. (??) So my sister and I went over to her house and she taught us how to make an afghan. After three hours of crocheting, I was only about 3 rows into a 116 row afghan, and wasn't seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. So when I got home and back into the project, I decided to modify the afghan pattern and make it into a scarf. Seeing as this was my first time learning to crochet, I think I did quite well! It's nice and thick, and the perfect length for a scarf. I used Super Saver Red Heart worsted medium 4-ply yarn with a size H hook. Next time I think I would use a size I hook and possibly softer yarn (the Red Heart yarn can be kinda scratchy). It took less than 7 ounces (I don't know exactly, but I had a 7 oz skein and didn't use nearly all of it).

The only stitches you need to know are a chain (ch), single crochet (sc), and double crochet (dc).


Ch 201 loosely, turn

Row 1: Sc in 2nd chain from hook, dc in next chain, *sc in next chain, dc in next chain; repeat from * across: 200 stitches, ch 1, turn

Row 2: *Sc in next dc, dc in next sc; rep from * across, ch 1, turn

Row 3 and 4: Rep Row 2. At the end of Row 4, ch 3 (counts as first dc on following rows), turn

Row 5: Dc in each st across; ch 3, turn

Rows 6, 7, and 8: Rep Row 5. At end of Row 8, ch 1, turn

Row 9, 10, 11, 12: Rep Row 2. At end of Row 12, finish off and weave in ends.


For the fringe, use 6 strands for each knot, and make the length twice as long as you would like the fringe (you will be folding them in half). Fold the 6 strands in half, and pull the folded end through the end of the afghan at your chosen places (I did 5 fringes across). Pull the loose ends through the fold, securing the fringe to the scarf. Repeat for each 5 fringes on each end.

Happy crocheting!