I’ve got a present for all of you today!
















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It’s been several months in the planning, many weeks in the executing, over a week in the testing, and now it’s complete and I can share it with the world! (what can I say? I’m slow LOL)
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Meet the Criss Cross Sachet – a Cayteejay’s Creations original design!

When I first dreamed up this idea I knew I wanted to make something that all people would be able to use, multipurpose so that it can be filled with a variety of different items, relatively simple to make and also pretty to look at.

I don’t ask a lot of myself, do I?

I’ll just get on to the pattern details. After all, that’s what brought you here!

I used 2 colors of Caron Simply Soft and a (G) 4mm hook. The pattern comes in two sizes and has a few ideas to fill them. One of my testers, Teresa R., opted out of the Sachet closure and added a strap, now she has a phone case! Ingenious! It is amazing how versatile this pattern can be!

Take a peek below at these pictures of some of the testers’ finished products!

The Criss Cross Sachet is a paid PDF pattern, available in my Ravelry store for $2.50 CDN – but until Sunday, September 20, 2020 at 11:59 PM, you can get it for half the price using the coupon code CRISSCROSS.
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Thanks for visiting, and I really hope you enjoy my new pattern! Have a great day!

This is the very first pattern I've ever created on my own. I'm still quite proud of it, to be honest!

The main element of this pattern is a stitch called the Half Double Crochet in the Third Loop. I found a video tutorial on the Moogly Blog and thought it was one of THE most amazing stitches I'd ever seen. I didn't even know there WAS a Third Loop to work with. The things you learn, eh? But I digress.

Let me tell you, if you're a newbie designer (like me, at least at this point) design is NOT easy. However, it is kind of fun, in it's own exasperating way.

I need to send the BIGGEST shout out to my two testers, MyMar and EAR, for putting up with me and my incessant questions throughout the testing process. Extra big thanks to EAR for helping me write the pattern out into something legible. I learned a LOT from her, and I'm forever in her debt.

The Starburst Dishcloth and Trivet are for sale in PDF form in my Ravelry Store for $1.99 CDN.

October, as most (if not all) of us know, is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

I've been a PROUD member of The Crochet Lounge on Facebook for quite some time. One day I popped in to find a few "Crochet-A-Long" or "CAL" projects on the go. One pattern in particular caught my eye. It was for a Breast Cancer Awareness Scarf, created by naztazia.com

I tell you, this scarf was beautiful, simple and gorgeous. It was also FAST. Then I thought about it a bit. Not everyone will like a scarf. You can't always wear a scarf. A WRISTBAND, however....

So, I contacted the designer with my idea. I asked her if it would be all right with her if I modified and published an alternative to her scarf, with her giving the final ok before publishing. She was quite impressed, and gave her blessing.

Less than a week later...... The Awareness Wristband was born!

The Awareness Wristband is available for FREE in my Ravelry shop as a PDF download.

I urge you to go grab yourself a copy. Remember that this Wristband doesn't have to be made in honor of just Breast Cancer, that there are other ribbon colors you can create this with and for. If you do sell your finished project, I ask that you consider donating a part of your proceeds to the health charity you've chosen to make it for (Cancer Societies, Mental Health societies, Autism, etc). You'd be doing a world of good for them.

I've been crocheting as a hobby for myself, family, and friends since around 2002. I remember how I learned. I was pregnant with my youngest daughter and knitting her a patchwork blanket. My Mother in Law was visiting and asked if I was willing to learn how to do the same thing, but in crochet. "It's much faster" she said. I learned how to make a basic Granny Square in that afternoon. She was right, crochet was MUCH faster than knitting!

A few months later saw me in Ontario visiting my family. When my own Granny saw that I had mastered the Granny Square, she sat me down and showed me how to make the "Diagonal Box Stitch", also known as the "Corner to Corner" or C2C. This became my go-to stitch for large blankets and afghans.

In July of 2013, I had company at the house. A quite wonderful woman asked to see my work after learning that I was rather proficient in the "yarny arts". After viewing some of the afghans I had made, she asked me to make her a twin sized one, for which I would be well compensated. Below are the pictures from beginning to end! 

Welcome! 

I used to have a blog on a different site, but recently things went catawumpus regarding visibility there, so I've had to move on and up.

The first initial posts will be a "recap" of sorts for me, taking from the old blog and posting here. Soon I'll be adding newer and more recent content.

Expect many format changes to this as I go along. Please stand by... ;-)