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.