Want a snappy made hat?

We have opened a snappy ready made shop! Your chance to get one of a kind items, made by Heidi herself. Watch for new things added all the time. I have totes and totes full of things that will make great gifts. Something for everyone.
The Club Snappy Hat is now for sale. Only $18.00 (plus shipping) and comes with a surprise gift. Includes a cute little snappy logo tag....awe. Only a few more available.

Limited Quantities. Please order now.

Day 5: Treat Bags

We had a bunch of these plastic pumpkin buckets and I wanted something more unique. "Bucket Hats" are a hat for your bucket to dress it up for Halloween.

Blog special coupon: Use code "treats" on patterns used for treat bags during the month of October and save 30% off these patterns. ONLY available on patterns linked in each "treats for peeps" post. These patterns will be on sale starting day posted, until end of Oct, 2013. Cannot be combined with other specials and may be temporarily disabled during sale events if needed.

Day 1: Halloween Treats by Snappy Peeps

Need a little Halloween gift for a teacher, neighbor or friend? Want your child to have THEE COOLEST bag for Halloween night treats? I have just the challenge (or rescue) for you! Make a tiny treat bag or large one ready for trick or treating from any snappy pattern, or combination of snappy patterns. Email a picture, along with a description of which patterns and yarns were used. Each day until Halloween, creations will be posted here on the blog for all to recreate.
On Halloween winners will receive brand new patterns, PLUS a spotlight on my blog.
Here are a few fun tiny treats from Shaunna Hallsson.

Bumble Bug pattern creates a fun tiny treat bag.

Loopy Bags are just the right size for those tiny treats.

Blog special coupon: Use code "treats" on patterns used for treat bags during the month of October and save 30% off these patterns. ONLY available on patterns linked in each "treats for peeps" post. These patterns will be on sale starting day posted, until end of Oct, 2013. Cannot be combined with other specials and may be temporarily disabled during sale events if needed.

Fantastic!

The voting has begun! Please vote for your favorites by liking the picture. This time we are also giving away a grand prize to one lucky winner. Cast your vote by posting "grand prize" under your choice.

Please vote for your favorites.

All snappy patterns are also on sale until the contest ends on Tuesday, Oct 1, 2013.

SHOP

Learning something new each month

Last month I spent a lot of time playing with Tunisian crochet and even published two patterns with the stitch, Bowdacious Beret and Georgia Sun Hat.
I LOVE it! I have been going Tunisian crazy. I have made a ton of scarves with it. I am not usually a crocheted scarf fan, especially when they are worked in short rows. My favorite scarf pattern is the Tunisian Ripple Scarf by Elisa Purnell. I did one scarf half width and another just a qtr of the width with chunkier yarn. The repeat is easy to memorize and simple, even for beginners. The thinner scarf I did on a regular crochet hook.

Left: Lion Brand Amazing Yarn in Strawberry Fields and K hook;
Right: Lion Brand Tweed Stripes Ozark Forest and P hook

If you are interested in giving this stitch a try, scarves are the perfect project to practice on. An easy, yet beautiful scarf is worked in Tunisian Crochet Basic Stitch. There is an awesome step by step tutorial by "Crocheting the Day Away".

Lion Brand Amazing Glaciar Bay and P hook

Some other things I have picked up that I would highly suggest are:

I picked up my first Tunisian (or afghan) hook at Walmart for $2.49. I wanted some different sizes so I got this set from Amazon, but it is available several places. I like that is has larger hooks.

This is a great book, full of TONS of different stitches. Easy to follow.

 It has been exciting learning new techniques so I have decided to try something new each month.
For March I am working on Broomstick Lace and will share my experiences. Follow along by subscribing to my blog...check out the link on the right.