Summer outdoor markets are a fantastic opportunity to showcase your crocheted creations, but the heat can pose a challenge. Don’t let soaring temperatures curb your enthusiasm! With a bit of preparation and a positive mindset, you can stay cool and comfortable while selling your handmade items.
The Criss-Cross Bucket Hat is a free, beginner-friendly crochet pattern for a summer bucket hat/sun hat. Within this post you can find the pattern for five sizes of hats, tips about the pattern, and a yarn giveaway!
The Mr. Crab pattern is a super cute, free crochet crab pattern that creates a hexagonal body and really puts an emphasis on claws that are ready-to-pinch. This pattern was easy to follow and worked up nicely! In my pattern review below, you can find more details about this pattern, as well as some adaptations I made to the pattern to meet my customer’s requests and my personal preferences.