The Christian Crocheter

My school is having a Valentine's Day card exchange this year - something that I've never gotten the chance to participate in before. We had the option to print them out online, buy them at a store, or hand-make them. Me being me, I decided to make them, because I love crafts. Being the fact that there are about 12 people in all that signed up, I decided to make 12  different  cards - no two can match! However, once I got started, I decided that I wanted to make cards for other teachers I have or have had in the past. I believe that now I'm up to 15 cards. A LOT of cards, right? Today, I thought that I would share a few tutorials on how to make Valentine's Day cards. The first card I'll show how to make is this one: I blurred the name out simply for privacy reasons :-) Materials needed: Dark red paper, light red paper, Sharpie, scissors that cut in a curve, glue Instructions: To create this card, begin by folding a dark red piece of

French Braiding is a very versatile and fun concept to learn. It's actually pretty easy, too, and can be used for many different hairstyles. In my opinion, it's easier to braid on my own head rather than someone else's, but that is definitely different for each person. Here's how to do a DIY French braid! Items needed: Brush, hair elastic, mirror (I use a mirror attached to the wall, and tilt it so that it faces the mirror, so that I can see both the front and the back of my head at once). Instructions: 1. Begin by brushing through your hair to remove any tangles. My hair gets into knots very easily, so it works best to start at the bottom of the shaft and work my way up. 2. Brush the hair at the front of your head back, as well as the side hairs (like when you're pulling your hair into a ponytail). 1. To start, brush your hair.  2. Next, section off a small area of hair in the middle of your head. It can be on the top, middle, or in between. Then di

Bible Verse art is something that I really enjoy doing when I'm not crocheting or doing school. It's a great way to illustrate what you're learning in the Bible, or one of your favorite songs. You can do it with other quotes that you like as well, but I like doing it with Bible verses because I feel like it helps me to grow closer to God. For this piece of Bible Verse Art, a friend of mine suggested that I use a song lyric from "Even If" by MercyMe. Here's the completed piece: If you can't read what they lyric says on the image, it is this: "They say it only takes a little faith To move a mountain Well good thing A little faith is all I have Right now But God, when you choose To leave mountains unmovable Oh give me the strength To be able to sing It is well with my soul" -MercyMe If you want to make a piece that is like the mountain scene that I drew, here's my instructions on how to do it! :-) Materials needed: Whi

Winter birthdays. My mom, my sister, and my Grandpa were all born in the winter. So were a few of my friends, as well as teachers and other people whom I somehow know. With all of those birthdays, I need a lot  of present ideas. Since I love to crochet, my goal is to create a crocheted birthday gift for every person I know, when their birthday rolls around. That's probably not the best  idea that I've ever had - I'm assuming that it's going to be pretty time-consuming - but I think that it will also be a lot of fun. Would you like to take the "Crocheted Gifts" challenge? If so, let me know below! I'll be keeping an updated list. Then, when you've created a crocheted gift, you can send a picture to me through the comments, and I might just post it on a blog post! (Haha, post it on a post :P) I've missed my sister's and my grandpa's birthdays for this year, so I'll give them a crocheted gift next time. My mom's birthday is in

Crocheting is mainly learned in one of two ways: Someone from your family taught you, or you taught yourself. For me, it was my Grandma who offered to teach me crochet. At that point, I was probably 6 or 7, so I didn't really have much of an interest in doing something where you have to sit down  for more than 5 minutes. However, I don't think that I really would have thought to try out crochet if it hadn't been for her. My first real "yarn journey", or whatever you want to call it, was when I discovered knitting. This was probably about two years ago. We had a couple of balls of yarn (mainly pink, as that's the yarn color that girls apparently like), and some large wooden knitting needles. I think they were size 13, or something like that. I thought it was good to start off with a large size. Boy, was I wrong! Since I was only using a worsted-weight yarn, the stitches were gigantic and loopy, and didn't look anything like what was in the book. So I ga

Crocheting is awesome, right? Well, you know what makes it even more awesome (or is it awesome-er?)? If you can know that you're helping someone out while doing something that you love. There are a ton of great charities that you can crochet and knit things for. Here are a few places to get you started: Knots of Love . Knots of Love is a charity that asks Knitters and Knotters (crocheters) to knit/crochet hats for toddlers, kids, and adults who have lost their hair due to chemotherapy. Hat knitting not your thing? That's fine! You can also knit/crochet blankets, scarves, and more. Just make sure that the yarn you're using is one of the yarns on this list here . Feel Better Friends . The FBF doll organization is for crocheters only (sorry knitters!). However, since the doll pattern that volunteers are to use is pretty simple, it's easy to learn how to make these cute little dolls. This organization sends look-alike crocheted dolls to kids who have cancer, autism,

Hello world! Welcome to the Christian Crocheter blog. My display name is Elizabeth Day (not my real name, just a name for online things), but I prefer Liz, Beth, or Lizzie - take your pick! I created this blog because, as you can probably guess, I love God, and I love to crochet! And both together are even better. You can expect to see lots of crochet patterns, as well as completed projects, on this blog. As this is just a welcoming post, it's very short - as you can probably see! However, future posts will  be longer, I promise! Aside from posts about crocheting, expect to see me obsessing over random things such as NaNo, hairstyles, clothes, and more. Because, while crochet is fun, it isn't the only thing in the world! Thanks for stopping by, and I hope that you enjoy my blog! Thanks, -Beth