Donna Mason-Svara

I'm married and have been with my husband Danny for over 30 years. I'm a mom to a thirty-something year old son. He is living in Minnesota and is married a woman born, raised and schooled in Italy.

I work full time in service to the State of Kentucky and every spare moment when I'm on a break or am at home, I'm designing, crocheting and knitting. I got bit by the yarn bug at the age 12 as I watched my mother crochet ponchos back in the hippie days for my sister and myself. I remember being about 14 in the early 70's and taking my babysitting money and walking about 4 miles into town to the five and dime store where I bought a crochet book, hook and a skein of yarn. I secretly taught myself to make a simple hat from a pattern but I didn't like something about the finished hat; I modified the pattern and to this day I remember the modified pattern, but not the original pattern. The modified pattern is on my blog and is called "Brain Dead Easy Short Row Hat". I dabbled a bit in the 80's crocheting pineapple doilies and table cloths and once again had to re-teach myself how to crochet. Twenty years later in 2008 when I watched my niece knit a hat, I got bit by the yarn bug and it got me back in the mood to try again to learn how to crochet and knit. I re-taught myself again how to crochet and the rest is history. I thought I'd offer my first pattern out on the Internet and once I saw the interest, I developed more patterns and it just took off.

I just like to do things "simple" and lighter shades of yarn as my eyes are to bad for dark colors of yarn. I hate complicated . I just like simple, easy, blankets, hats and scarves.
 

Links:
SmoothFox Crochet and Knit
Ravelry
Donna's Knit and Crochet Merchandise
 

Free Crochet Baby Blanket and Afghan Patterns

1. Beginner's Round Ripple
2. Lollipop Baby Blanket
3. Hypnotize Me Blanket
4. Umbrella Spiral Blanket
5. Hooded Baby Blanket
6. Criss-Cross Applesauce Afghan
7. Conversation Hearts Afghan
8. Peachy Keen Round Ripple

Crochet Granny Square Patterns

1. Amethyst Square
2. Cool 2B Square
3. "X" Marks The Spot Square
4. Coral Sunrise Square
5. Aztec Triangles Square
6. Jungle Square
7. Pistachio Square
8. Lavender Square
9. Fandango Square
10. Peach of a Square
11. Spin Around Square
12. Morning Sky Square
13. Diagonal Box Stitch Square
14. Innovative Avant-Garde Square
15. Cute as a Button Square
16. Pastel Picot Square
17. Maze Square
18. Crochet Granny Triangle
19. Textured Springtime Square
20. Small Sunburst Granny Square
21. Charming Charity Square
22. Shades of Pink Square
23. Optical Illusion Spiral
24. Log Cabin Crochet Square
25. Hideaway Heart Square
26. Smiley Face Square

Seasonal Crochet Granny Square Patterns

1. Winter Jubilee Square
2. Hot Chocolate Square
3. Cranberry Christmas Granny Square
4. Peppermint Mocha Square
5. Jingle Bell Square
6. Candy Cane Square
7. Evergreen Wreath Square
8. Christmas Tree Square
9. Holiday Wreath Square
10. Winter Mittens Square

Flower Crochet Square Patterns

1. Periwinkle Flower Square
2. Carnation Square
3. Baby Flower Square
4. Wildflower Square
5. Four Patch Daisy Granny Square
6. Pale Peach Blossom Granny
7. Starburst Flower Square