Curry and Cornucopia

Curry

Husband and I recently decided to try out some Indian recipes for dinner.  One of my favorites is naan with cilantro chutney.  Husband found recipes for those dishes as well as one for a yogurt curry.  Everything turned out really delicious.  The main changes to the recipes are that we added green bell pepper to the curry and we made the naan on the George Foreman grill.  Yes, that's right, I did say George Foreman grill.  It was really easy to make it that way.


Here are some foodie pics and links to the recipes:

Delicious mushroom yogurt curry

Cilantro chutney

Naan

Cornucopia

For this week's craft, I decided to make the cornucopia pattern I shared last week as part of the Thanksgiving Roundup.  This pattern is offered for free on Lion Brand Yarn's website. 

 
The horn and vegetables/fruit were easy to make.  The one change I would make would be to increase the opening of the horn.  It was a challenge stuffing in the 4 food items...and the original pattern shows 5 foods.  The one item I didn't make was the squash.  In the pic below you can better see how the food items are practically bursting out of the horn.

I put away my witch, but here's the cornucopia with the other pumpkins.  (You can find the pattern links for the pumpkins and pie on my Pumpkin Roundup post.)

20 Free DIY Crochet Thanksgiving Decorations

I had another busy week, and I didn't really do much crafting.  So for this week I put together a list of 20 free DIY Thanksgiving themed crochet decoration patterns.  There are a lot of very cute free patterns.  Here are some of my favorites:


1.  Happy Thanksgiving wreath by Lily Sugar'n Cream




2. Cornucopia by Lion Brand Yarn


3. Turkey Coasters & Ornaments by Joanne Loh




4. Tom Turkey by Lion Brand Yarn




5. Turkey Placemat by Lily Sugar'n Cream




6. Crocheted Fall Wreath by Sarah Zimmerman




7. Pilgrim Pair by Rebecca J. Venton




8. Indian Corn by Alicia Kachmar






9. Pilgrim Billy Doll by Lily Sugar'n Cream




10. Pilgrim Lily Doll by Lily Sugar'n Cream




11. Pumpkin Jar Cozy by Yarn Twins




12. Turkey Drumstick Dishcloth by Yarnspirations




13. Sugar'n Cream Pilgrim Dishcloth at Yarnspirations




14. Thanksgiving Pumpkin Coasters by Ira Rott




15. Crochet Turkey Hat by Squirrel Picnic



16. Crazy Cute Autumn Acorns by Lion Brand


17. Pumpkin Pie Mat & Coasters and Pumpkin Mat & Coasters by chezcrochet.com







18. 3D Pumpkin Potholder by Priscilla Hewitt




19. Gobble Gobble Turkey by Bitter Sweet Blog


20. Potpourri Pie by Priscilla Hewitt






If you want more free pumpkin patterns, then check out my Pumpkin Roundup

Fall Great Pumpkin Amigurumi Roundup

It's fall now, and pumpkins can be out on display pretty much all season, so I decided to try my hand at some of the free crochet amigurumi pumpkin patterns.  I'm showing off my pumpkins this week and providing links to these patterns as well as many other free pumpkin patterns.

I tried out 3 free crochet pumpkin patterns:

1. Amy Lehman's Crochet Pumpkin available at her blog Crochet Jewel

This pattern was fairly easy to make, but it is more complicated than it appears.  It looks like 2 pieces, but it is actually 4 pieces--stem, top, bottom, and main body.  The main body is done in rows rather than rounds, and it is a mix of SC and  HDC.

It is a more lifelike pumpkin, rather than a being a cutesy pumpkin like the other 2 patterns that I tried out.  I like the ridges in this pumpkin, which are created using the mix of stitches and gathering.


2. Stacey Trock's Amigurumi Jack the Tiny Pumpkin available for download at Ravelry

This pattern was by far the easiest of the 3 patterns I tried out.  The pumpkin was composed of 3 total crochet pieces--2 eyes and a body.  The body and stem were continuous rounds. I think it turned out very cute.  It would also look good in a bigger size by doubling the yarn or doing more increase/decrease rounds.

3. Allison Hoffman's Squeeze N' Sniff Pumpkin Pie available at her blog Crafty Is Cool

This pumpkin pie pattern was just ridiculously cute, so I had to make it when I saw it.  I really like how my version turned out. The project was not the most difficult amigurumi piece, but it included more detail work and more complicated stitches than the other 2 patterns.

I decided not to do the sachet, but I did put the cardboard on the bottom of the pan to help it keep its shape. 



I found quite a few other cute and free pumpkin patterns, but I only have so much time and space to devote to amigurumi pumpkins.


The following is a list of some other free amigurumi crochet pumpkin patterns:

• Jennifer Clark's Little Fall Pumpkin available at her blog Crafty Jenn
• June Gillbank's Pumpkin available at her blog Planet June
• Eden Dintsikos Amigurumi Pumpkin available for free download at Ravelry
• Lion Brand's pumpkin pattern #80840AD available at Lion Brand's website
• Monica Cifuentes' Evil Pumpkin available at her blog Witchnofret Handcraft
• Halloween Pumpkin available at Little Things Blogged
• Sara McFall's Easy Crochet Pumkin available at her blog My Merry Messy Life
• Lion Brand's Halloween Jack-O-Lantern Ornament available at Lionbrand's website 

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