Honey Handwarmers

I made these gloves a few days ago.

I tried to modify my own  pattern, which I use for making most of my short handwarmers and I think I like this new version much more, it's lighter and more stretchy.

I was also very surprised how little time I spent for making  my gloves. I'm not very fast crocheter, but I needed less than 2 hours to complete one pair. And they are so warm and comfy.

DIY: Winter Lanterns

Holidays, Xmas time. I don't celebrate,

I don't cook, I don't eat much either.
I don't buy presents.

I just have free time, which means I can read, write, watch movies, listen to the music, chat with friends, but somehow I got bored anyway and I had to craft something.

So I made a few winter lanters to decorate my room.
For this project I used a couple of empty jars, tealights, pieces of lace, yarn, star shaped pasta, glass buttons, textile flowers and some glue.

You can see the results of my work on pictures below.

 

 

New sweater, work in progress

I started crocheting a simple sweater for myself, will post more pictures and updates soon.

I like this motif very much, it's really easy to crochet and it would be perfect for scarves, shawls and throws.

For this project I use acrylic yarn Himalaya Everyday Rengarenk. I bought 4 balls, 100g each, which should be enough to make my sweater. :)

 

 

Pink & Black winter socks

Greetings fellow crocheters.

I realize most people would prefer to knit a pair of socks, but I think crocheted socks are as good, as pretty and as useful as knitted ones.

I had in my head a simple short socks/slippers scheme, so I only added that longer, leg warming part, no particular scheme needed, you can make as many rows as you want and use any type of stitches. You can mix colours and types of yarn, everything is allowed.

I like the result. These socks are really comfy and warm and they also look very interesting.

For this project I used Red Heart Lisa yarn,100% acrylic, precisely 2 balls, 50g each.

I made this pair for myself, it's size 39-40 (Europe) 6-6,5 W (UK), 8,5-9 W (US & Canada).

Winter panda crochet hat

I love pandas. I love collecting panda themed accessories and gadgets. The only thing that limits my panda obsession is lack of free space in the house.

I always wanted to make something pandish and here it is,
a crocheted winter panda hat.

It's made of thick acrylic yarn, no pattern used, just a simple beanie with additional ear flaps and details such as ears, eyes and nose attached.

You can make many animal hats this way. It's a great idea for easy, not expensive gift.

 

Holiday ornaments Part 2: Tiny Butterflies

Today I'd like to show you a very simple idea for last minute Xmas ornaments. If you want to decorate your tree or window with something else than winter themed things, perhaps you'll be interested in making these very simple crocheted butterflies.

All you need is a crochet hook and scraps of yarn.

You can also decorate your butterflies with beads.

If you want a short tutorial for this project, please comment on this post.

Something different

Crocheting isn't my only passion. Today I'd like to share some results of my playing with very friendly  computer software. I've been spending some time trying to discover and learn new things about digital creating and editing images and this is what I got after a while. I hope you like this golden - brown themed animation.

Holiday ornaments part1 Crochet Stars

I usually don't prepare Christmas decorations, cause I don't celebrate holidays, but the simple stars I made can be used for winter window or room decoration.

Of course I could hang them on my Xmas tree if I had one.

For me, making this project was just another way to use some yarn scraps.

The pattern is extremely simple. You can easily figure it out just from the pictures I posted, but if you have a problem, please leave a comment and I will send you description how to make these stars step by step.

Triangle chrochet shawl

It took me two evenings to make this triangle shawl. 
I used a good quality soft acrylic yarn, which I had stored for some special occasion.
Pattern for this project is available in web, but since I'm not sure who is the author or owner  I won't share it here. 

If you don't have idea for original xmas gifts, such cozy and pretty crochet shawl will be a perfect choice and you still have enough time to make one yourself.

Colourful Scraps Part 1: Purple and pink

Have you got a nice collection of yarn scraps and leftover of all possible types and colours?

Not enough to make some serious project? And of course you have no idea what to with these cute, fluffy, fantasy yarns.

First of all, you need to pick the colours and yarns that will match each other and compose nicely.

If you have a bunch of thick, soft yarn leftovers, you can easily create a small simple rug or a pillow.

And this is exactly what I decided to do. I used my purple, pink and heather yarn leftovers to make a round pillow.

Gothic Fingerless Gloves

I made this pair of gloves over a year ago. They are soft and warm, which means they can complete everyday outfit during cool autumn days, but they will also look great with some fancy, gothic dress or corset.
To create this project I used black acrylic yarn with a thin golden thread, which gives that lacy piece a nice sparkling effect, but you can also use cotton, wool or some stretchy yarn to make such gloves. 

If you would want me to prepare a photo tutorial for this project, please leave a comment.

Sunny tunic

Today I'd like to show you my newest project.

It's a very simple, nature inspired tunic or dress, if you prefer.
I made it of thick acrylic yarn. 
I'd say it's quite universal size. It looks good on a tank top or any type of neutral colour simple dress and vest.

I placed sunflower motifs on front and back of my tunic and I also added decorative border at the bottom to balance composition of colours and shapes.
The whole project spontaneously appeared in my head. I didn't use any kind of pattern for making this piece.

Front

Right side with sleeve

Sunflower motif on front

Back

International Octopus Day!

8th October we celebrate International Octopus Day.

Take a moment and learn more about these majestic and very mysterious creatures.

They are natural born huggers as well!

Hug your octopus if you have one. If you don't, you can hug one of my cute, sleepy crocheted octopuses.

Halloween gothic beanie

Halloween night is near, but you still have time to prepare some simple, yet unique and not very expensive costume to impress your friends and family.

Today I'd like to show you something I made recently.
It's a set of crocheted beanies. They are very light, soft and cozy also very easy to make. It is definitely something for beginning crocheters.
If you want to create a vampire, medieval witch or evil princess outfit, this project will be perfect for you.

If you like my gothic beanies, perhaps you'd like to get a photo tutorial to make these simple hats by yourself. Good news! I'm working on such tutorial and I will post it on this blog shortly.

Crochet summer mini skirt

Here's one simple mini skirt that I made some time ago. I used different colours and types of cotton yarn. This sort of summer skirt goes well with bikini or swimming suit, but  you can also wear it on top of leggings or jeans. I didn't use any particular pattern for this project. I simply experimented with various stitches and motifs.