These hand towels are adorable! I did one up to see what I thought, and found it to be a winner!
I now have these for sale on Etsy.
You can find them at
mrsvanloo.etsy.com

Sweet Child's Purse

This is a sweet purse that my daughter, Larissa, crocheted for a friend. I helped her with the button and flower. She used a baby yarn and it gave it a delicate look.

The pattern came from a book; sorry I can't post it, but it would be very simple to make up your own.

Kitchen Towel Topper

This is a nice towel topper. I used wooden buttons and added a simple flower with another small wooden button.

You can find the pattern here: http://crochet.about.com/od/kitchenpatterns/a/sstoweltop.htm

My only variation was:
Row 7: ch 3 (counts as first dc), 2dctog over (dc, dc), dc
in next sc, skip next 2 dc, sc in next dc, skip next 2 dc, dc in sc, 2dctog over(dc, dc), dc in last dc. (7sts)

This made the top a bit fuller.

Catherine's Eyeglass Case

The black thread makes this project hard to see, but this case is made with a very fun stitch called, "Catherine's Wheel".

Materials:

Size 3 Crochet Thread

Size E Crochet Hook

Special Stitches:

Dc4tog: YO, insert hook in first st indicated, yo, pull loop through st, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, *yo, insert hook in next st, yo, pull loop through st, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook*; repeat from * to * 3 times, yo, pull through all loops on hook.

Dc7tog: YO, insert hook in first st indicated, yo, pull loop through st, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, *yo, insert hook in next st, yo, pull loop through st, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook*; repeat from * to * 6 times, yo, pull through all loops on hook.

Instructions:

Chain 41.

Row 1: Turn. Sc in next 2 st, *sk 3 chs, 7 dc in next st, sk 3 chs, sc in next 3 st*; repeat from * to *, sc in last 2 st.

Row 2: Turn. Ch 2. Dc4tog over (sc, sc, dc, dc), *ch 3, sc in next 3 st, ch 3, dc7tog over (dc, dc, sc, sc, sc, dc, dc)*; repeat from * to * across, ending with dc4tog over (dc, dc, sc, sc).

Row 3: Turn. Ch 2. 4 dc in dc4tog, *sk ch3, sc in next 3 sts, 7 dcs in dc7tog*; repeat from * to * across, ending with 4 dc in dc4tog.

Row 4: Turn. Ch 1. Sc in next 2 st, *ch3, dc7tog over (dc, dc, sc, sc, sc, dc, dc), ch3, sc in next 3 st*; repeat from * to * across, ending with sc in last 2 st.

Rows 5 - 16: Repeat rows 1-4.

Rows 17-18: Repeat rows 1 and 2. Fasten off.

Fold in half, and stitch bottom and side together, leaving the top open.

This was my first try at hardanger and it was a lot of fun!

Sorry, I can't remember where I found the pattern, but it was somewhere online.

Here is a cute pouch to keep your playing cards in.

You can find the pattern at
http://suzies-yarnie-stuff.blogspot.com/2009/01/my-beaded-playing-card-case-c.html

I used:

Lion Brand Cotton Ease Yarn

Size H Crochet Hook

I modified the pattern to:

String 36 beads on yarn

Foundation chain of 12

Rnds 5, 8, and 11: *Sc in 2 sts, (PB in next st, sc in next st) 5 times, PB in next st. Repeat from * once.

Button Flap: Worked over 11 sts

Row 1: Sc in 2 slip stitches, sc in 9 sc. Ch 1, turn. (11 sc)

Row 2-6: Sc in 11 sc. Ch 1, turn. (11 sc)

Row 7: Sc dec over first 2 sts, sc in 3 sts, ch 1, sk 1, sc in 2 sts, sc dec over last 2 sts. Ch1, turn. (9 sc)

Row 8: Sc dec over first 2 sts, sc in 5 sts, sc dec over last 2 sts. Fasten Off