Holiday Jacket Free Vintage Pattern

Here my my latest offering from my personal vintage pattern collection. It is called Holiday Jacket and you can find the pattern here: http://donnascrochetdesigns.com/vsweatersb/holiday-jacket-free-vintage-pattern.html  This is a pattern that is in the public domain and should be free to everyone.
Enjoy!
Donna

Harvest Angel Barbie Free Crochet Pattern

The second pattern is for Barbie Harvest Angel. You can find the pattern here. Here outfit is crochet entirely using size 10 crochet threads and size 7 crochet hook.

The outfit consists of a full length dress with apron gathered and sewn to the dress.

Here you can see how the body of the apron was gathered and secured with single crochet edging.

Next is a harvest green vest.

The vest features an elaborate bow in back with an accent of ribbon roses along its edges. You can also see the snap on the back of the vest that allows the wings to be removable so they can be re-stiffened whenever needed without taking the dress apart.

The wings are crochet using size 10 crochet thread and can be found here.

A skirt form is crochet from yarn and lightly stuffed to help the dress keep its shape. It can also help to allow the doll to stand on her own. The pattern is here.

Enjoy!
Donna

Miss Bear Harvest Angel Free Crochet Pattern

 This week is a double free pattern week. First up is Miss Bear as Harvest Angel. She is wearing a two piece outfit: skirt and top with over skirt. You can find the pattern here.

 Here outfit and wings are made using size 10 crochet thread in a lovely yellow color called Maize..

 Tiny ribbon roses are embroidered on Miss Bear's skirt in fall colors.

Here is the pattern for the Miss Bear doll. Here body is crochet in size 10 thread to make it easier to have form fitting outfits. The head and "paws" are made with yarn. The "paws" are also removable to make it easier to dress the doll.

Enjoy!
Donna

Pumpkin Witch Free Crochet Pattern

 Miss Bear as the Pumpkin Witch. You can find the pattern here.

 The outfit is made with size 10 crochet thread and it consist of skirt, top, cape and hat.

 Tiny pumpkins decorate the skirt.

 Black fabric paint is used to make the faces on the pumpkins.

Don't forget, the pattern for Miss Bear doll is here.

Hope you like her.
Enjoy!
Donna

Virginia Table Cloth Free Vintage Crochet Pattern

This week's free vintage pattern is for a table cloth. You can find the pattern here. It is one of my first patterns in this new category on my free vintage pattern site.
Come for a visit and see them all!
I hope you like it!
Donna

Pumpkin Tote Free Crochet Pattern with Masks

 This free crochet pattern is for a cute pumpkin tote. You can find the pattern here. The tote has felt eyes and mouth glued on and can be lined. To change it up a bit I designed several masks for the tote to give it even more Halloween spirit.
There is Frank

 The Mummy

 And Mrs. Frankenstein

Black chenille stems are curled and sewn to the pumpkin tote's handle.
Enjoy!
Donna

Miss Bear as Pumpkin Fairy Free Crochet Pattern

 This week my Miss Bear doll is the free crochet pattern I'm posting. She has a series of outfits that will be posted in the following weeks. You can find the pattern for her, here.

 Miss Bear's body is crochet using size 10 crochet thread to make it easier to dress the doll. Her 'paws" are made of yarn and removable to also make it easier to dress the doll. Her head is made of yarn. She will stand on her own if the base is made correctly.

 Her first outfit is for the Pumpkin Fairy. You can find the pattern here. The dress is made using size 10 crochet threads and is form fitting.

 You will also need black fabric paint in order to decorate her skirt to look like a jack-o-lantern.

 Her bodice features a touch of green much like the leaves on a real pumpkin.

The Pumpkin Fairy's wings are small jack-o-lanterns that feature black fabric painted face.
I hope you like her!
Enjoy!
Donna

Carnival Afghan Free Vintage Crochet Pattern

This week's free vintage pattern is called: Carnival Afghan. You can find the pattern here. It is a lovely multi color afghan with black accents.

This is a pattern from my own vast collection.

Remember vintage patterns are public domain patterns and should be available free. Before you pay for a vintage pattern google it first, you probably can find it for free!

Enjoy!
Donna

Halloween Inspired Cuff Bracelets Free Crochet Patterns

Today I wanted to show case a few of my Halloween themed cuff bracelets. They are from my free e-book: Crochet Bracelets (found here). There are over 34 cuff bracelets in the book taking you from the super easy all one color bracelet to more advanced.

 The bracelet is 7-1/2" long and crochet in half double crochet. Snaps are sewn to the ends to fasten.

Three small bats decorate the cuff and are made with black size 10 crochet thread. The pattern is here

This next bracelet also features a bat, but one extra large bat covering the entire span of the cuff.

The Large bat cuff pattern can be found here

This next cuff features a series of spider webs.Each web is made and then sewn together to form the bracelet. Made with size 10 crochet threads in white and black.

You can find the all Spider Web cuff pattern here

 Here a single spider web is attached the a totally black band to form the cuff.

 You can find the single Spider Web Cuff pattern here

The last bracelet is a skull cuff. Made with size 10 crochet threads in white and black, the skull is made and then sewn to the center of an all black bracelet.

You can find the Skull Cuff pattern here

Enjoy!
Donna

Men's Stripe Sweater Free Vintage Crochet Pattern

This time the vintage pattern from my collection is just for men. It's for a striped sweater in crochet. I believe it is from the 50's. You can find the pattern here.

Vintage patterns are in the public domain and should be free.
Before buying a vintage pattern always google it first, you can probably find it for free.
Enjoy!
Donna

Flower Tote Free Crochet Pattern with Endless Posibilities

 This free tote pattern may look plain at first, but with the addition of crochet flowers you can develop your own look.
Endless combinations!
Endless Possibilities!
Find the pattern here.

Enjoy!
Donna

3-1/2" Tall Tiny Monsters Free Crochet Pattern

Tiny monsters stand 3-1/2" tall and are made of size 10 crochet threads and size 7 crochet hook. Their heads are crochet covered wood beads on pipe cleaners so that the arms and legs bend. You can find the pattern on my free pattern web site here.

The mummy has google eyes and is wrapped in chained "bandages"

Frank has a flat top head and his features are painted in with black fabric paint.

The ghost is fat and happy and ready to haunt.

This guy is a pumpkin headed ghoul. He's a throw back from Halloween in the 1920's.

The Bride of Frankenstein has her tail tail white streaks in her her tall black hair.

Last is the Devil, complete with horns and a cape.

Here you can see how the head is worked and then slipped over the wooden bead  with the pipe cleaner body sticking out.

The body is worked, stuffed and then divided to make the legs. Arms are made and then sewn on.
I've always wanted to take the Tiny Monster set further, like design a house or lab play house.
I just love these little guys.
Enjoy!
Donna