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5 Years!

Chocolate Dog Studio has now been open for five years! It has been a wonderful, exciting, stretching time. I have made many good friends through ChocolateDogStudio and sold many items. The shop has gone from one sale in 2008 to 1369 in 2013. It is time for me to thank the people that have made Chocolate Dog Studio what it is today. So this weekend I am offering Free Shipping on all orders $20 and over, even to the EU! Just use this coupon code 5yrsale  when you  check out. There are no limits to how many times you can use it this weekend.  I am excited with the new direction that the studio is taking and can’t wait for the next years to fly by!

Here are a few of the items I have sold over the years…

5 Years!

A knit and crochet shawl, some gift tags

5 Years!

A set of magnetic clothespins,

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A knit child’s purse and a crochet blanket…

5 Years!

Thanks so much for your support! I could not have done this without the support and patience of my family and friends.

Karen Stewart

 

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Previews for the Week!

 

These have been sitting around waiting for the dressmakers dummy and the opportunity to take the photos.

talk to you later,

Karen

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Have Yarn…Need Gifts?

Here are links to gifts you can make yourself out of yarn and a crochet hook! There are times when you want to create a special  Christmas gift. I have listed some of my favorites from the internet that have free patterns.

Here are some free pattern ideas from different blogs.

A super cute kids hat! from Revlie here:

http://revlie.typepad.com/revolution/2012/02/finally-the-rainbow-beany-for-free.html

 

A beautiful purse….

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/lizacorrea/29-210-44-striped-bag You can find the pattern at Ravelry!

Cute bows for hair clips and head bands or little bow ties for dogs, kids and packages.

http://abbyscrafts.blogspot.com.es/2012/02/crocheted-bow-tutorial.html

Sweet snowflakes for just about anything from jewelry, Christmas ornaments, and package ties.

http://www.seven-alive.com/2011/12/easy-crochet-snowflake-pattern.html

A gorgeous medallion scarf in any color or weight yarn would be a superb Christmas gift.

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/medallion-motif-scarf

A sweet elephant toy for anyone!

http://jammadestudio.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/crochet_15.html

Super cute baby shoes…for the littlest one on the list.

http://www.holland-designs.com/product/sole-lovely-mary-janes-crochet-pattern-pdf/

A cute granny tea cozy…

http://crochethealingandraymond.wordpress.com/2010/11/16/granny-tea-cozy-tutorial-hurray/

An heirloom look lace collar….

http://www.lululoves.co.uk/item/crochet-collar-pattern.html

There are lots of beautiful crochet ideas for Christmas. Send me your favorite free pattern and I will list it as well. These aren’t my designs but I have listed the link to the site where they were found. Please give credit where credit is due and thank the pattern designers for their hard work.

see you later,

Karen

 

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Granny Stripe Finished!

I finished this up last night after an extended tv watching session. I talked the photographer into photographing it for me. He did an awesome job!

Granny Stripe Finished

Granny Stripe Finished

Granny Stripe Finished

I love it. It is in the ChocolateDogStudio shop here:

You can find the pattern here on Etsy and here in the Chocolate Dog Studio shop.

Crocheted out of very soft 100% washable acrylic yarn from the UK. It is 62 1/2″ long x 41 1/2″ wide. The pattern is a granny stripe and the stripes run lengthwise

Talk to you later,

Karen