Bear Drawstring Backpacks

January 21, 2025 By

Sew a beary adorable panda bear draw string backpack with this fun and easy sewing pattern pdf. Not only a panda, but sew a brown bear, black bear, or a polar bear!

The bear backpack is a fully lined cinch sack that comes in 2 sizes. Great for children younger or older. The sewing pattern is chock full of notes and tips for recreating bear bags on a sewing machine. They are perfect for carrying books or other childhood treasures like crayons, trucks, water bottle, or goodies you find on a walk. Can be used as a school bag or book bag or even a personal item on an airplane!

Bear Drawstring Backpack Sewing Pattern

We created these bear drawstring backpacks as gifts for kids at our upcoming church Awana program. We wrote the instructions down for our church sewing group…and are making the pattern available to you as well. Here’s what’s in the sewing pattern:

Bear Drawstring Sewing Pattern PDF Includes:

  • Brown Bear, Black Bear, Polar Bear, Panda Bear
  • Step-by-Step Written Instructions
  • Tracing Templates for Facial Features
  • Lots of Color Photos
  • 2 Sizes
  • 2 options for attaching the drawstring: eyelets or sewn loops
  • Lined Cinch Sack

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Upcycle Fabric to Make Bear Drawstring Backpacks

We sewed the bear drawstring backpacks from upcycled fabric like old bed linens and jeans. You don’t have to use old fabric…but these are great projects for it. The sewing pattern is rated easy…fun for a confident beginner. If you’re a newbie, then search your home for fabrics you aren’t using any more like old bed sheets, button down shirts or denim jeans.

Bear Drawstring Backpack Sewing Pattern on Etsy

The Bear Drawstring Backpack Sewing Pattern is available in our Etsy shop: YarnovationsShop.

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People love our sewing patterns. Here’s what others are saying:

  • Very detailed instructions, so many pictures. Love it. – Carleen
  • Haven’t had a chance to start making it yet but everything looks great. Can’t wait! -Kristi
  • Great pattern … lots of pictures! Now I just need the time to make a couple. -Kathy
  • Very nice to deal with. Answered questions immediately & helped me the whole way. -Jane

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Playing Card Holder Sewing Pattern

January 8, 2025 By

Our family loves to play games. We recently learned a few games that make Playing Card Holders essential. Super Samba has you holding 30+ cards at a time and Uno No Mercy has a Draw 10 card! So we created a sewing pattern for the playing card holder.

This playing card holder went through trial and error until we developed this version. It features:

  • 5 rows of pockets (without a center seam).
  • Slightly angled so cards are easy to see.
  • Weighted bottom so the card holder won’t fall over.
  • Velcro for easy set-up and fold away (or snap together option).
  • C-fold closed to protect the pockets
  • All cloth design to be light weight and portable.
  • 10.5” wide x 16.5” long – when lying flat open.
  • 5.5” tall x 3.75” deep x 10.5” wide – when assembled for play
  • 10.5” long x 6” wide – when C-folded closed for storing

Playing Card Holder on Etsy

The Playing Card Holder sewing pattern is a fun and easy step-by-step pattern with lots of photos. It’s available in our Etsy Shop: YarnovationsShop.

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Upcycle Fabric to Make Playing Card Holders

This is a great project for using remnants and old clothing or bed linens. We made them from sheets, jeans and fabric remnants. Pictured above is an old bed sheet we picked up at a 2nd hand shop. The denim and doily one above was made from old stretch jeans I was using as paint pants. The doily was handed down to me by my aunt. It’s fun to find a use for the family heirloom!

The Playing Card Holder uses less than a yard of fabric, so it’s a fun and affordable way to make custom card holders for your friends and family. And since the design is all fabric, it’s a safe project for young hands or people with disabilities or limited abilities.

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The Sewing Pattern for the Playing Card Holder

The sewing pattern was specifically designed to be “easy” and is made with straight stitches.

There are little tips and tricks sprinkled throughout the pattern. There are photos of several different designs and information on where fabric was sourced.

The pattern has step-by-step written instructions and lots of color photos along the way.

The pattern gives instructions for two different types of closures…velcro or snap.

When open for play, the card holder is a pyramid. It closes and lays flat for easy portability.

Playing Card Holder Sewing Pattern on Etsy

The Playing Card Holder sewing pattern is a fun and easy step-by-step pattern with lots of photos. It’s available in our Etsy Shop: YarnovationsShop.

Available now on Etsy.

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Mini Market Bag – Gift Card Holder

December 18, 2024 By

So tiny, so sweet, this little project is the perfect gift for raiding your fabric stash.

These mini market bags are reversible and can hold a bit of candy, a gift card or little notions. You can sew a gift card holder in 30-60 minutes…yes, we timed it. And the sewing pattern is really easy, too.

Mini Market Bag Sewing Pattern on Etsy

The reversible miniature market bag gift card holder sewing pattern is available now in our Etsy shop.

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Last minute gifts…for all special occasions

Last minute gifts aren’t just something that happens at Christmas time…it happens all year long! This reversible miniature market bag gift card holder sewing pattern works for last minute gifts such as birthday, thinking of you, Halloween, Valentine’s Day, Secret Santa, St. Patty’s Day and so many more.

3 Market Bag Styles in this Sewing Pattern

The mini market bag sewing pattern has tracing templates and step-by-step written instructions for 3 different style market bags.

  • Solid Fabric Market Bag: Of the three market bags, this one is the quickest bag to sew. There are no pockets nor color changes on the outside.
  • Accented Top Market Bag: This design features a separate panel at the top to mix and match fabrics. It does not have a pocket. It’s easy, but does have an extra step.
  • Pocket Front and Back: This mini market bag has a main pouch and gift card size pocket on the front and back. This is also a great sewing project for mixing and matching fabric.

Miniature Market Bag Sewing Pattern

The mini market bag is also a great size for dolls like the American Girl Doll. Sew several for various playtime fun. Sew a shopping bag, beach bag or bag for using in a doll house.

The materials needed to make a miniature market bag are very minimal…making this a great stash buster for your fabric.

Materials needed to make a mini market bag:

  • Fabric:  Solid Bag: 6“ x 10” (2 fabrics)
  • Fabric: Pocket Bag: 7” x 10” (pocket), 6” x 10” (bag)
  • Fabric: Two Toned Bag: 8” x 10” (lining and top), 6” x 10” (bottom)
  • Stabilizer (optional): the size of bag fabric
  • Needle and Thread: matching or coordinating
  • Straight Pins
  • Scissors,
  • Sewing Machine
  • Pencil or Washable Marker

Mini Market Bag Sewing Pattern on Etsy

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Snowflake Bucket Tote – CW Winter 2024

December 12, 2024 By

Our latest design, the Snowflake Bucket Tote, is featured in Crochet World 2024 Winter issue. This crochet bag is a great way to store your current crochet project. The crochet pattern features a cinch-closed lining which will keep your project easily accessible yet off limits to tiny tots and fur babies.

The Snowflake Bucket Tote is stitched in corded yarn which offers both stability and flexibility. However, heavy purse handles can still weigh the project down. If more structure is needed to help the project bag maintain its bucket shape, add heavy stabilizer or plastic canvas between the crocheted bag and the lining.

The Snowflake Bucket Tote features a snowflake applique which is sewn to the front of the bag. Add it or not. Stitch up a different applique and use this tote all year long. This crochet bag design would make an awesome beach tote, too.

Lion Brand Yarn: Let’s Get Cozy Lazy Days

As mentioned, Lion Brand Yarn Let’s Get Cozy Lazy Days yarn is a tubular, chainette style yarn. It looks like corded yarn but it’s not stiff like macrame yarns. It’s soft and drapey yet strong and durable…perfect for making bags. Last I checked, it comes in 14 colors. If you haven’t crocheted or knitted with it, I highly recommend it.

  • 100% Polyester
  • 100 g / 3.5 oz
  • 179 yd / 164 m
  • Machine Wash and Dry
  • #144-150BC wind chime, #144-107N bluebell

Crochet World Magazine Winter 2024

Crochet World Winter 2024 will keep you busy stitching project for friends, family and yourself! There are wearable items, home decor, accessories, afghans, toys and more. We have a few patterns featured in the Winter 2024 issue of Crochet World, check it out:

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Secret Santa Mini Gift Baskets Sewing Pattern

December 2, 2024 By
Miniature Gift Baskets Sewing Pattern, reversible and 6 sizes step-by-step instructions

This beginner friendly sewing pattern will show you step-by-step how to make a miniature basket as little as 1.5″. The pattern includes tracing templates to make miniature baskets in 6 tiny sizes.

We’ve used fabric scraps, old linens, discarded denim jeans and more to create adorable miniature gift baskets. They are super adorable with a print on one side and solid on the other. Pictured above, the winter fabric is a felt print and cotton solid.

Reversible Miniature Sewing Pattern includes:

  • 3 basket patterns each with 2 height options
    (small: 1 1/2″ w x 1 1/2″ d x 3″ h with handle)
    (medium: 2″ w x 2″ d x 3 1/2″ h with handle)
    (large: 2 1/2″ w x 2 1/2″ d x 4″ h with handle)
  • one or two handle option
  • traceable templates
  • 17 pages
  • 20 photos
  • Beginner friendly
  • Step-by-Step Written Instructions
  • BONUS Template: Frankenstein’s Monster Hair for a Halloween Basket!

Miniature Basket Sewing Pattern on Etsy

The reversible miniature baskets sewing pattern is available in our Etsy shop.

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Just a Bit of Fabric to Make a Miniature Gift Basket

These miniatures are quick and easy to make and require very little fabric. This is the perfect project to raid your closet, dig through the rag pile or take a quick trip to the second hand store.

  • Small Basket: 6″ x 7″ of two different fabrics
  • Medium Basket: 7 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ of two different fabrics
  • Large Basket: 9″ x 10″ of two different fabrics
  • Stabilizer optional to match the size of basket

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Miniature Baskets for Every Occasion

This is a sewing pattern you can use all year long making gifts for so many special occasions. Wedding gift, bridal shower gifts, teacher gifts, Secret Santa. Great for Birthday, Thinking of You, Get Well Soon, Graduation and more. They make super adorable Halloween treat baskets, too. Check out our Frankenstein’s Monster bag…which is included in the sewing pattern.

Miniature Baskets for Guy Gifts

Miniature gift baskets are fun for guy gifts, too. We’ve upcycled old button down shirts into stylish mini gift baskets. The tracing templates make it really easy to line up your fabric with striped and plaid prints. Should you use your hubby’s old shirts, like we did, you should probably get his permission first. Having said that, this is also a great way to create special gifts for loved ones. We’ve made and gifted mini baskets as memory gifts when a father-in-law passed away.

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The pattern is for your eyes only. We encourage you to sell or give away your finished projects with credit to yarnovations.com as the original designer.

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Triple Tassel Scarf in I Like Knitting

December 1, 2024 By
Photo courtesy of I Like Crochet magazine.

So excited to share our latest knitting pattern in I Like Knitting online magazine. This was specifically designed as a beginner friendly knitting pattern. If you can knit and purl, you can make this fun and flirty knit scarf. There are no cables, no increases and no decreases.

The Triple Tassel Scarf measures approximately 80″ long x 8″ wide. So it’s a really fun length for folding, wrapping and styling! The scarf has a different pattern on the right side and wrong side…but both are gorgeous. The crowning glory of this piece is obviously the triple tassels! So…much…fun!

I Like Knitting December 2024

You can find the Triple Tassel Scarf in I Like Knitting December 2024 issue. This exciting magazine includes hats, scarves, socks and more. Lots of fun knits to gift and a cute Christmas stocking, too.

Cascade Yarns Pacific Chunky

Triple Tassel Scarf is made with the fabulous Pacific Chunky by Cascade Yarns. This is a soft cuddly yarn made with 60% Acrylic / 40% Superwash Merino Wool. Besides being soft, this yarn is also machine washable and dryable! Yes! Perfect for winter accessories like scarves.

If you’re new to knitting (or even if you’re not), check out this easy to knit Triple Tassel Scarf in I Like Knitting magazine.

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Santa’s Cheers Bottle Cozy – ILC Dec 2024

November 27, 2024 By
Photo courtesy “I Like Crochet” magazine.

Merry Christmas! Celebrate the holidays with Santa’s Cheers Bottle Cozy crochet pattern featured in I Like Crochet December 2024. If you’re gifting wine, don’t just put it in a bag, crochet this Santa’s coat wine bottle cozy! It’s sure to be the talk of the table and may even make appearances at family gatherings all winter long. It’s fun, it’s festive and can be stitched in a weekend.

Here’s the skinny on the fat man’s wine bottle cozy crochet pattern:

  • Skill Level: Easy
  • Size: Fits 750 mL bottle: 11″ tall x 11″ around
  • Premier Yarn Anti-Pilling Everyday Worsted Yarn
  • Premier Yarn Little Bunny
  • Time to Stitch: In a Weekend

Premier Anti-Pilling Every Day Worsted

Premier Yarn Anti Pilling Worsted Weight Yarn

This is a fabulous yarn to work with, one of our favorites. We love that it’s anti-pilling and we love that there are over 60 colors in this medium worsted weight yarn (last we checked). We also love that this yarn has a little sheen to it, so the colors really pop.

  • 100% Anti-Pilling Acrylic
  • 4 medium worsted weight
  • 100 g / 3.5 oz
  • 180 yd / 165 m
  • OEKO-TEX Certified
  • #100-07 really red, #100-12 black #100-28 mustard

Premier Yarn Little Bunny

What a fun yarn! This soft yarn makes the cutest furry little stitches. We give it two thumbs up. Last we checked, this yarn comes in 21 colors…both solid and multi colored.

  • 100% polyester
  • 100 g / 3.5 oz
  • 109 yd / 100 m
  • Machine wash war, dry flat, do not iron
  • OEKO-TEX Certified
  • #2079-01 white

I Like Crochet December 2024

I Like Crochet magazine December 2024

Check out the I Like Crochet magazine December 20204 issue. It’s super fun … with wearables, home decor, holiday cheer and more. This will keep you in stitches all winter long.

I Like Crochet is an online magazine only with a new publication every other month.

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Mini Pouches – Crochet World Winter 2024

November 16, 2024 By

More than just cute little animals, these adorable crochet mini pouch critters have pockets for holding ear buds, lip gloss or maybe a dollar or two. Crochet a cat or bear ear bud pocket and attach it to your backpack or hand bag keeping your ear buds within easy reach.

These Mini Pouches are featured in Crochet World Winter 2024. We’ve rated them “easy” but these are a fun project for the confident beginner. We love the expression of the bear with the added embroidery around the eyes. And we’re tickled by the playfulness of the cat with a ball of yarn wrapped around it’s tail.

  • Cat with Mini Ball of Yarn
  • Expressive Bear
  • Measures: 3.5″ across
  • Sirdar Happy Cotton DK Yarn

Sirdar Happy Cotton DK

We love these mini balls of yarn! They are a fun size for crochet projects on-the-go or crochet patterns with lots of colors. We opted for 2 colors plus black for each mini pouch. We also chose lighter weight yarn so we could make smaller accents (eyes, nose, embroidery).

  • 100% cotton
  • DK weight
  • 20 g
  • 47 yd / 43 m
  • Cat: #761 dolly, #753 freckle (1 skein each)
  • Bear: #777 cookie, #772 safari (1 skein each)
  • Embroidery: #775 liquorice (1 skein)

Crochet World Winter 2024

Crochet World Winter 2024 will keep you busy stitching project for friends, family and yourself! There are wearable items, home decor, accessories, afghans, toys and more. We have a few patterns featured in the Winter 2024 issue of Crochet World, check it out:

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Polar Bear Hugs Pillow – CW Winter 2024

November 12, 2024 By

Whether near or far, you can give polar bear hugs to your loved ones with this beginner friendly crochet pattern, Polar Bear Hugs Pillow, featured in Crochet World Winter 2024. If you can single crochet, you can make this loveable friend.

Crochet bears are timeless and great for any season, though the red scarf on this polar bear screams classic Christmas. We love this crochet pillow for the holidays because it’s fun, whimsical, loveable and huggable.

  • Measures: 13″ wide x 14″ tall (to top of ears)
  • Skill Level: Beginner

Premier Yarns Anti Pilling Everyday Worsted

Premier Yarns Anti-Pilling Everyday Worsted is a fantastic yarn for pillows and toys. I’ve seen the term “premium acrylic” used by other brands and I wouldn’t hesitate to use that term for this yarn, too. The yarn has a nice sheen which makes the colors pop on the Polar Bear Hugs Pillow. I highly recommend this yarn for any project where you will use acrylic yarn. Last I checked, this yarn was available in 66 colors.

  • 100% Anti-Pilling Acrylic
  • 3.5 oz/ 100 g
  • 180 yd / 165 m
  • 4 Medium Worsted Weight
  • Machine wash and dry
  • #100-01 snow white, #100-07 really red, #100-52 chinchilla, #100-12 black

Crochet World Magazine Winter 2024

Crochet World Winter 2024 will keep you busy stitching project for friends, family and yourself! There are wearable items, home decor, accessories, afghans, toys and more. We have a few patterns featured in the Winter 2024 issue of Crochet World, check it out:

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Granny Square Turkey Joins the Flock

November 7, 2024 By

Birds of a Feather is wildly popular…and now the granny square chicken pattern includes a variation for the Turkey. Gobble, Gobble! Not only does the pattern include the crochet turkey, but a mini crochet pumpkin to go with it.

The crochet turkey stuffed animal has an iconic blue head and a snood along the beak. This amigurumi turkey also has more tail feathers than some of the other birds in the crochet chicken pattern.

The mini pumpkin is quick to make. We used mini bobbles every other row to give it a gourd like bumpy rib.

Both the turkey and pumpkin are crocheted with medium worsted weight yarn. They are pictured above in Lion Brand Heartland Yarn.

Granny Square Turkey on Etsy

The turkey and pumpkin are available in our Birds of a Feather crochet pattern on Etsy.

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Quick Video Tips on YouTube

We made several brief videos on how how to put together the bird. You can see our YouTube Granny Square Bird Videos which include the snood.

These videos are shorts…quick videos on how to crochet various aspects of the granny square chicken including beak, eyes, tail, wattle, snood as well as changing colors mid row and joining squares.

Gobble, Gobble!

Birds of a Feather Granny Square Chicken Pattern

The granny square chicken pattern includes 9 different birds. Each made with only 2 granny squares. Changing the color mid round is what makes each bird unique. The Birds of a Feather pattern includes:

  • Chicken
  • Turkey
  • Blue Jay
  • Cardinal
  • Robin
  • House Finch
  • Gold Finch
  • Parakeet
  • Bald Eagle
  • BONUS: Mini Pumpkin

The turkey joined the flock on 11/7/24. If you’ve purchased the pattern prior to that date and need the revised version with turkey, let us know via Etsy where you purchased the pattern.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Yarn Twins

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