Handmade Christmas Order Deadline is December 14th!

Ah, the holidays are approaching. The most wonderful and quite possibly busiest time of the year. So much to do and places to go and people to see. Have you made a list and checked it twice?

Let LiLphanie's Line lend a hand. 

🎁 I have festive baskets and bags to keep all your supplies organized and handy.  

🎁 Use a drawstring bag as ecofriendly reusable gift bag that could  double as a second gift.

🎁 What Christmas photo is complete without a fun Christmas hat? Yep, I have those too.  Also perfect for those holiday events from parties to volunteer work to seeing the lights.

🎁 Need a cute sweater for your new tiny puppy or kitten? Check. 

🎁 Gift giving is a breeze - with over 300 hand crocheted items to choose from you are bound to find something for everyone on your list. 

Handmade Christmas Gift Shopping at LiLphanie's Line

• Dec. 14th Christmas Order Deadline:  If you are purchasing a gift for Christmas, be sure to order it by Dec. 14th so it gets to you on time.

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Merry Christmas! Thank you for choosing LiLphanie's Line!

Handmade Thanksgiving Gifts

Happy Fall Y'all!

The leaves and temperature are falling, the squirrels are gathering nuts for winter. Get yourself ready for winter with LiLphanie's Line; keeping you warm, organized and decorated. Find the perfect hat for your little pumpkin, Pilgrim or football fan. Ideal for holiday photos with the family. 

Offering handmade fashion accessories and home decor: 

🍗 Pumpkin Hats
🍗 Candy Corn Hats 
🍗 Candy Corn Striped fashion accessories
🍗 Pilgrim Hats and Dog Jackets
...and that is just to name a few!

Thanksgiving Day order deadline is November 20, 2024!  

Visit my shop for your unique handmade holiday gift today! 
Thank you for choosing LiLphanie's Line.

Handmade in the USA Veterans' Day Gifts

Handmade USA fashion accessories and home decor.

Honor the Veteran in your family or neighborhood 
with a handmade red, white and blue gift. 
Veteran's Day Order Deadline is November 2nd.

LiLphanie's Line offers:
🎖Baskets
🎖Star Coasters, Place Mats and Doilies
🎖Drawstring Bags
🎖Tablet Cases
🎖Cell Phone Cases
🎖Playing Card Cases
🎖Hats of all styles and sizes
🎖Blankets
🎖Headbands
🎖Tiny Dog Jackets
...and more!

Shop LiLphanie's Line today for your handmade fashion accessories and home decor.

How long does it take to crochet a blanket?

Another question I am often asked (read first question here) is how long it takes me to crochet something. The short answer would be smaller items take less time. However that is not always the case. 

How long it takes to crochet something 

ex. a blanket depends on several things.

1. What size hook you are using. Crochet hooks vary greatly in size. Some are smaller than a pencil while others are bigger than your finger. Some patterns even have you use your fingers as the "hook"! Why does size matter? If you are using thick yarn you will want a big hook to easily grab the yarn. If you are using a big hook, you make bigger looser stitches. Hence you move through your project fairly quick. I usually use size H. You can read my blog post on crochet hooks here. 

2. The weight of the yarn you are using. Weight of yarn goes from super fine, think lace and socks, to super bulky. If you are using a thicker yarn, it will generally take you less time to make something. I usually work with medium weight yarn. You can read more about yarn weight here.

3. How simple or intricate is the pattern? Does it use one or two different stitches over and over or does it have a larger repeating pattern over several rows? If you have to change colors often, that will slow down your crocheting time. If it is a granny square or other motif that you will have to stitch together when you are done making the pieces, that will take longer. You can read more about crochet patterns here.

4. What size the blanket is itself. Is it a doll blanket, a baby blanket, a lap blanket or bedspread size? Above is a picture of a lap blanket I made.

5. Your skill level. Are you new to crocheting or have you been at it awhile? If you are a beginner, you will take longer than an advanced crocheter. If you need some crochet practicing tips, click here.

6. How fast you personally crochet. Some people crochet fast, some slow some in-between.

7. The amount of time you have to spend on it. Daily, weekly, monthly. A couple hours here or a few minutes there. 

So, to answer how long does it take me to crochet a blanket: I have made baby blankets in a week, lap blankets two weeks and several months for a bedspread sized blanket. I hope you find this helpful! Happy crocheting.

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Handmade 4th of July Order Deadline: June 25th

Toddler USA Ear Warmer Headband

Celebrate this 4th of July 

with handmade red, white and blue 

fashion accessories and home decor including:

🎆 Stars and Stripes Hats

🎆 Crochet Baskets

🎆 Crochet Drawstring Bags

🎆 Crochet Pouches (in various sizes)

🎆 Star Blanket

🎆 Star Place Mats, Doilies and Coasters

🎆 Tiny Dog Jacket

🎆 Infinity Scarf

Order by June 25th. 

Visit my USA Theme shop section today!

"What can you do with that?" Yarn Scrap

Sample of yarn scrap bracelets.

     A question people often ask me is "What can you do with that?" as I or they hold up a small ball of yarn or even just a short strand of yarn.  "Oh, there is plenty you can do with that, don't throw it away!" I reply.  I am a big fan of reusing and recycling. One of the items you can make with scrap yarn is bracelets, and that is exactly what I did for my Christmas in July Arts and Crafts Show freebie!  It was an excellent way to use my yarn scraps.

    I keep a plastic storage bag and a box close by my work table to organize my scraps.  

When I am working on an item and have a long tail or short strand of yarn left over, I put it in the plastic bag for later.  The shorter strands of yarn I mostly use for tying a tag to an item.  The longer strands or small balls of yarn go in the box.  These I use for a variety of things.  This time around I used them to crochet and embellish bracelets.  This is also a great way to try out new stitches and color combinations.  Some stitches I used were: surface crochet (seen in the photo as the green in the green and black bracelet), slip stitch, single crochet, and cross stitch.  The color combinations could come from nature, such as tan and blue of the ocean; holiday or school colors.  Sometimes the colors I choose at random and think well these won't go together. However, in the finished item they look great!  Small projects are a great way to let your creativity run wild.

So what else can I do with that yarn scrap you ask? 

There are several things you can do with left over yarn.

1. Use it as a stitch marker. Just simply pull it though the stitch from the middle of the scrap so it ends up folded in half, which makes it thicker and less likely to fall out of place. Just be sure to use a contrasting color.

2. Depending on the length of the scrap you could use it for embellishments such as tassels and pom-poms. I have even seen crochet buttons.

3. Use it to tie on a tag; either a gift tag, organizing label tag or you name it.

4. Tie strand ends together and braid, for a fun bookmark or bracelet. Maybe you could even make a friendship bracelet. 

5. I am personally thinking about stuffing a pillow with yarn scraps. It might end up being a floor pillow or a dog bed!

6. Save them for yarn art. Take a piece of cardboard and "paint" with yarn scraps by gluing then in whatever design you choose.

7. Making your own hooked rug yarn. Yes, it takes some patience. I made my own triangle pattern hooked rug (Well really it was more of a pillow than rug size.) to match my bedspread when I was young.

8. Crochet a 2-3 row granny square and stitch together for a headband or other small item such as a baby doll blanket or drawstring bag.

9. Take that recycled container from blah to cool. Do like in number 6, only on a cardboard box, toilet paper roll or whatever!

10. Make a yarn doll.  It is kind of like making tassels, but in the end it has arms and legs too.

11. Crochet an ornament for every season.

12. String the ornament on ... yup a piece of yarn to create a holiday garland.

13. Make a small bracelet and ta-da, you have a napkin ring holder.

Tomato Ties

14. Use them to tie up tomato plants to a stake.

     So have fun with your yarn scraps, don't throw them in the trash!

Have you made use of your yarn scraps in a different way? Share in the comments.

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