Last Weekends Craft Fair

I didn't lose as much money of this one day event this past weekend, and I sold slightly less being only one day instead of two. All in all though I had more people buying of those who actually stopped and browsed my wares. I was also in a bad location at this festival as I was at the end hidden behind a BBQ trunk. I don't have any plans as of now to attend any in June but there is one I want to go to in July. If you know of any craft shows in the Pee Dee region of SC that I may be missing out on please comment or send me an email and let me know about them. Here are a few pictures of my setup this past weekend and I even get a pic of my helper though she was excited about it at all.

Thanks for reading and have a blessed day!

Sunflower Dishcloth Crochet pattern

Happy Mothers Day Everyone! Hope you have a wonderful day!

This is my rendition of Champygirl's Bountiful Petals dishcloth pattern as listed on Crochetville. The original pattern (the first 2 colors) is reprinted with her permission.

Materials:

Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn in 3 different colors
(center color, petal color, leaf color)
Size G hook (4.25)
Yarn needle (to weave in ends)
Finish Size: Almost 8”inches round picots and all.

Different Stitches:

Front Post Double Crochet Decrease (FPDCDEC)-[Yarn over, insert hook from front to back around post of next st and then to the front going thru other side of st, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull thru 2 loops] Do this 2 times, yarn over and pull thru all 3 loops on hook.

Picot- Ch2, sc in 2nd chain from hook.

Front Post Treble Crochet (FPTC)-Yarn over twice, insert hook from front to back around post of specified st and then to the front going thru other side of st, yarn over, pull up a loop, [yarn over, pull thru 2 loops] Do this 3 times.

Directions:

Rnd 1: With center color, ch5, join with sl st to first chain to form ring, ch2, 12 dc in ring, join with sl st to front loop of first dc.
(12dc) (ch2 does not count as dc)

Rnd 2: [Ch3, sl st in front loop only of next st] repeat 11 times, ch3, join with sl st to joining sc of Rnd 1.
(12 sl sts, 12-ch3 loops)

Note: On Rnd 3 your working into the back loops left free from working Rnd 2 in front loops only. Do not work into any of the sc sts and ch3 loops from Rnd 2.

Rnd 3: Ch1, sl st in first free back loop, ch2, 1 dc in same back loop, 2 dc in each of the next 11 back loops, join with sl st to front loop of first dc.
(24dc)

Rnd 4: [ch2, sc in front loop only of next st] repeat 23 times, ch2, join with sl st to joining sc of Rnd 3.
(24 sc, 24-ch2 loops)

Finish off center color.

Note: On Rnd 5 your working into the back loops left free from working Rnd 4 in front loops only. Do not work into any of the sc sts and ch3 loops from Rnd 4.

Rnd 5: Join petal color with sl st to first free back loop, ch4, 1 dc in same back loop, 1 dc in next back loop, [(1 dc, ch2, 1 dc) all in next back loop, 1 dc in next back loop] Do this 11 times, join with sl st to 3rd chain of beginning ch4.
(36dc, 12-ch2 spaces) (Beginning ch4 counts as dc and a chain space)

Rnd 6: Sl st in next chain space, ch3, (1 dc, ch2, 2 dc) all in same chain space, [skip next 3 dc, (2 dc, ch2, 2 dc) all in next ch2 space] Do this 11 times, skip next 3 dc, join with sl st to top of beginning ch3,
(48dc, 12-ch2 spaces) (Beginning ch3 counts as dc)

Note: On Rnd 7 when working a FPTC you’re working into the dc on Rnd 5. On Rnd 5 there’s 12 groups of 3 dc separated by ch2 spaces. When working a FPTC you’re working into the middle dc of each group of 3 dc.


Rnd 7: Ch2, FPDCDEC first 2 sts together, (2 dc, Picot, 2 dc) all in next ch2 space, FPDCDEC next 2 sts together, FPTC in middle dc on Rnd 5, [FPDCDEC next 2 sts together, (2 dc, Picot, 2 dc) all in next ch2 space, FPDCDEC next 2 sts together, 1 FPTC in middle dc on Rnd 5] Do this 11 times, join with sl st to first FPDCDEC.
(48dc, 24 FPDCDEC, 12 FPTC, 12 Picots) (Beginning ch2 does not count as a st)

Finish off petal color.

Rnd 8: Working in back loops only, join leaf color with sl st to dc sp between 4 dc on Rnd 6. Ch 2, dc in next st. [Ch 3, sk next st, dc in next dc, dc in space between next 2 dc, dc in next st.] Repeat [] around. Ch 3, sk next st, dc in next dc, sl st to beginning ch 2.

Rnd 9: sl st in next st, ch 2, dc in same st, [hdc, sc in next sp, fptc, hdc, in same sp, 2 dc in next dc, 1 dc, picot in next st, 2 dc in last dc] rep [] around, stopping at picot and sl st to beginning ch 2.

Finish off and weave in ends.

Enjoy!

If you find any mistakes in this pattern please send me an email at ariiaana@gmail.com or comment here and I will correct the pattern! Thanks for reading and have a blessed day!

Crochet, Crochet, Crochet

I want to offer more crocheted items at my next craft fair next weekend so I have been busy crocheting different items to display and sell. 2 potholders, a headband, and I finished up the second thread potholder for my friend Spyglass. I also have a set of 3 sunflower potholders to make for one of my chemo nurses for her wedding present which is memorial day weekend. My afghan has been put on a temp hold till I get all this done. I don't have any pictures to post today, but I hope to have a tutorial up this weekend for one of my new dishcloths or potholders ( I'm still writing the pattern ). I even have to make a baby blanket in June for a friend of mine who is due the first week of July, and I've only ever made one baby blanket that took me 3 years to finish, so I"m going to have to set my mind to this one to get it done in time. Anyway I must get back to work now, so thanks for reading and have a blessed day!

Craft Fair Pictures

Here are the pictures of my table set-up at the craft fair this past weekend. Even though I only sold about 5 small items, I have sent in an application to do another craft fair next weekend. I should have took a picture of my helper as she was awesome and I couldn't have done it without her.

You can barely see my banner hanging over head in this picture. I later moved it to the table as people were hitting their heads on it. You can see here that this is what I used the suitcase for although after I got it up there I didn't like the look of it so I didn't use it on Saturday. But don't worry I will find another use for the suitcase or a way to incorporate it in my display. Here are a few close ups.

If anyone has any suggestions on something I should do different with my display to increase my sales please don't hesitate to contact me or leave a comment below. Thanks for reading and have a blessed day!

Craft festival

Had a great time at the festival although I didnt even sell enough to cover my booth fee. I met some wonderful people. Made it home earlier today to find my Internet is down and won't be fixed until Tuesday. Thanks for reading my little update and have a great day!