![Kids’ Basic Aviator and Braided Tassel Earflap Hats [S.O.P. Series]](https://i0.wp.com/www.tugboatyarning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/BasicAviatorEarflapAD.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 "Kids’ Basic Aviator and Braided Tassel Earflap Hats [S.O.P. Series]")
Among the many pattern notes floating around my house, I have my go-to hats to make for my kids and friend’s kids. Either leave the earflaps where they are for an aviator style hat, or pop some braids on the ends of those ears for fun added color. You can…
![Dinosaurs, Foxes, and Kitty Cats – OH MY! [S.O.P. Series]](https://i0.wp.com/www.tugboatyarning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/DinoFoxKittyAd.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 "Dinosaurs, Foxes, and Kitty Cats – OH MY! [S.O.P. Series]")
Well, summer is long gone and we are soaking up the goods of fall. I’m still way behind on my Summer of Patterns Series (maybe I should just call it the Four Seasons of Patterns Series, ha!), but I’m still plugging away at the patterns I have scratched out in…
![Get Your British On [S.O.P. Series]](https://i0.wp.com/www.tugboatyarning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/PoliceBox-ColorOptions.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 "Get Your British On [S.O.P. Series]")
Don’t get me wrong – I love me some red, white, and blue, but sometimes you gotta appreciate your own country’s history (and who might have influenced them). I’ve talked about our love of The UK’s Top Gear, so it should come as no surprise that I like a lot…
Today was Ultrasound Day. The day that previously I have been over the moon excited, itching to see a glimpse at baby and find out the big question of boy or girl. But this time was different. Long gone are the rose colored glasses of innocence, so I found myself…
Here’s the thing. We don’t do a lot of birthday parties in our little H-G Family. It’s a lot of work, and there is a crazy amount of social pressure to pull off these epically planned, perfectly presented spectacles (thank you, Pinterest). We’ve made a point of saying each kid…
![Something for the Twins [S.O.P. Series]](https://i0.wp.com/www.tugboatyarning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/CutieTwinBabyCocoons.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 "Something for the Twins [S.O.P. Series]")
I first need to clarify that H-G Hope Baby is a singular child floating around in my womb. I am not having two, despite the chances being higher in my family tree. This pattern I’ll be sharing is for other people that are having twins. Or if you want to make…
![Baby Cape Crochet Pattern [S.O.P. Series]](https://i0.wp.com/www.tugboatyarning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/BabyCape-Ad.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 "Baby Cape Crochet Pattern [S.O.P. Series]")
Do you have a super baby flying into your family soon? Or maybe flying over to a friends’ homestead? This is a fun little pattern you can use to whip up the perfect baby gift just in time for their super arrival! NEWBORN BABY CAPE CROCHET PATTERN Materials…
Hey Friends. It turns out that it’s hard to work on a weekly blog series when you’re struggling with nausea, food aversions, that silly old thing called gravity, and a couple of wild young children that don’t understand the concept of “mom doesn’t feel so great”. I now owe the…
Ever have good news to share, but your past over shadows the joy? Ever hoped for a low-key reception for an announcement that is stage worthy? Not all joys and pains are black and white, but instead you just have to focus on the hope – hope that the pain…
![FPDC Newborn Newsie Cap [S.O.P. Series]](https://i0.wp.com/www.tugboatyarning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/AliciaNewsie3.jpg?resize=640%2C300&ssl=1 "FPDC Newborn Newsie Cap [S.O.P. Series]")
In the creative world, there are people who can learn from books, and others who learn better by demonstration. I’m definitely a show-me-a-few-times person and I’ll have it figured out. Trying to absorb new techniques from books is a different story. For this reason, I rely heavily on YouTube when…