Crochet with Melanie

BB-8 Hat Free Crochet Pattern Roll up this winter with this feisty droid. You can purchase an ad free PDF in my  Esty shop . I’ve been a fan of Star Wars my whole life. All thanks to my Dad who has taught me the way in all things Nerdy. I had the lunch box, the toys and best of all the original movies. I fell in love with Han Solo and the love has never died. My husband, who is ever so slightly older than me, also grew up with Star Wars. He had the action figures and played all the video games inspired my the franchise. In the 90s, I had a daughter and a new trilogy that kept the fire burning. My daughter was bitten by the Star Wars bug. She even got in trouble to sticking the Darth Maul action figure lightsaber in the VCR and killing the VHS tape of Beauty and the Beast. Now I’m really dating myself. By the time my son was 9, Disney bought Star Wars and a new trilogy was on the horizon. The anticipation in my family was beyond control. We all sat together ...

Chicago Cubs - Cubby Bear Crochet Hat Free Pattern Who knew it would take 17 minutes of rain to end a 108 year drought. Cheer on the Cubbies with this old school logo hat. Great for those Chicago winters too! You can purchase an ad free PDF in my  Esty shop . The 2016 season was a crazy one for us Cubs fans. It was early in the season that year that I made this Cubbie Bear Hat Pattern. I’m just a sucker for the old school logo from the 80s and I wanted to make a whimsical hat. If you haven’t heard by now, Cubs fans are a little nutzo. I guess you have to be to stick it out for the 108 year drought. Every year hoping and every year the same, but not this year. Something magical, perhaps the stars aligned, in 2016. Have you ever had that moment when you know you were watching a memory be made in that moment? I did, as it was the 2nd year my son started collecting baseball cards and would watch the games with his dad. See, I married perhaps the biggest Cubs fan ...