These jars are so cute, I couldn’t just recycle them! They could hold sooooo many things, and make great little thank you gifts.

I’ve made a few of these hot pads from memory, but was never able to find a pattern, so I finally wrote it! It uses a super simple granny square, and I walk you through how to join them in an offset way.

I designed this cowl to match the Romancing the Fan Fingerless Gloves. A little simple, a little elegant! I hope you enjoy these as much as I do!

After designing Man Gloves a few years ago, I decided I wanted some for me, only pretty! So I added fans, with a slight ruffle, and built the hand more fitted around my thumb. I hope you enjoy them!

You can purchase the PDF file above OR find it free on the blog here: Creative Crossings(additional crochet granny squares)

You can purchase the PDF file above OR find it free on the blog here Creative Crossings (additional crochet granny squares)

After making yet another pair of these for my husband, I finally wrote the pattern. I could never find a simple, easy pattern that was “man-friendly”, and he always asked for longer cuffs anyway. As a bus driver, his gloves don’t usually stay tucked in his sleeves very well.

This pattern came about a few years ago when I was starting a granny square and wasn’t paying attention LOL and only had three corners.

I have long thought about the granny square, it’s composition, it’s many personalities. I’ve admired how square it can be with the right technique, and delighted in the oopsie ones that would twist in the round, defying the rules.

This is slightly oversized for a newborn so that it will still be a comfortable fit for a little older baby. My son wore his to bed until he was about 6 months old.