Coordinating colors for Red Heart variegated yarns

When working with variegated/multi-color yarns, you may want to blend in complementing/coordinating solid colors. Sometimes it's not that easy trying to find such coordinating colors like for my current project that I am working on with the Red Heart Shaded Dusk colorway. I did a search this morning for an aid that would help with finding some coordinating colors and found this helpful chart that helps with solid color coordination with the Red Heart variegated yarns.


 

Pet Themed Crochet Ideas

Pet Themed Crochet

Whether it is for the holiday, life celebrations or just for any reason or occasion, the receiver of any pet-themed crochet items will appreciate and love such items.  When looking around for inspiration and ideas, there is a multitude of sites, patterns and ideas both free and paid.  Here are a few ideas to get you going for some inspiration.

Cat Crochet

• Abstract Crochet Cats by Teresa Richardson
• Cats Afghan by Sandra Miller Maxfield
• Crochet Cat by RepeatCrafterMe
• Cat Paw Christmas Stocking by Red Heart

Dog Crochet

• Dog Paw Christmas Stocking by Red Heart
• My Puppy Pal Blanket by Brittney Off the Hook
• Dog Bone Bobble Chart by Kari Philpott
• Dog House Bobble Chart by Kari Philpott

Paw Prints

• Meandering Paw Prints patterns by Amy B Stitched that include
• Puppy Love afghan
• Meandering Paw Prints Scarf
• Meandering Paw Prints Over the Rainbow Bridge Afghan
• Meandering Paw Prints Heart of Duchess
• Meandering Paw Print Cup Cozy
• Meandering Paw Prints Pet Scarf 

Crocheting (and Knitting) For Charity

It is a wonderful thing when we can take our love of our craft and be able to share it with those in need.  One positive thing that I have picked up when I decided to participate in a Crochet-A-Long is that I am learning new patterns for items such as hats and shawls that I would have not done in the past as I thought that I didn't know of anyone who would want or need such items.

Below is a link to a charity listing from the Crochet Guild of America (CGOA) that can give you some ideas for charities to crochet for:

Crochet For Charity - Crochet Guild of America (CGOA)

Red Heart also has some charity suggestions for crocheters and knitters:

Red Heart Charity Suggestions

Lion Brand Yarns has a listing for 10 Charities for Knitters and Crocheters

Lion Brand Yarns

And one of my favorites - Out of the Parc Designs blog.  Lyn frequently has a blog post called Charity Idea OUTpost.  These articles are full of charity ideas that benefit people and our four-legged furry friends.  When you visit Out of the Parc Designs blog, be sure to check the archives for the OUTpost blog entries - you won't be disappointed at what you find and how inspired you can become from them.

Out of the Parc Designs

Rainbow Colors for Your Crochet Projects

The use of the rainbow colors for crochet projects is something that I've come to love.  I can remember the acronym of ROY G BIV (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue Indigo, Violet) from art class in high school and for some reason this has stuck in my head all these years.

Red Heart has a page for helping in selecting various shades of the rainbow colors for your projects and I think it's something to bookmark for color combination inspiration.  You can find their rainbow yarn page here.

Rainbow Colors in Red Heart Yarns