Crochet.

Just sharing pictures of some crochet creations,some made  a while ago, some not so long, butall can be recreated and made to order in many colour combinations.
Ifyou lke something ,dont hesitate to contct me for more info etc

my favourite hats to make :) my son as a model :)

knitted chunky hat with pom pom, i also can knit :)

crochet footless sandals

gorgeous crochet jumper for girls

crochet beret, can be made in manycolours

my kniedce modeling my work :)

my kniece showing off ladybird hat and gloves,handcrochet by me:)

start on a gorgeous cotton beach dress

pearls,cotton,crochet and detail

crochet beach dress

Crochet cotton belt and jersey skirt

Afternoon project.

Hi to all, sorry for not being around with new patterns every day. Was very busy at work and some orders, and  new projects. So I decided to share one of my projects I managed to do in one afternoon :). Hope you like it.

Beautiful but simple crochet belt to accessorise your  skirt or dress, or make a boring top stand out..

All I used was some jersey fabric and elastic band. I used one of my pencil skirts for pattern, and cut 2 pieces for this skirt. With elastic at the top and just 2 sides to sew together, makes this skirt a very quick project :)

Crochet cotton belt:

Materials:
Patons mercerised  100% cotton
Hook 3mm
scissors

Stitches used:
Sc - single crochet
Dc - double crochet
Ch - chain
Sl st - slip stitch

Starting with ch 106, dc in the 6th ch from hook, ch 1,skip one,dc in 2nd ch, and so on until you have 51 arches.
Working on the opposite side:
Ch 5 sc  in the 3rd arch ch 5 sc in the 2 nd arch ( means you have a sc in the ch from previous rnd, then u skip 3 sts and have next sc in the 4th st(ch) from the last sc) continue all the way around the belt, you should finish your round at the first ch of 5 , sl st in the first arch and ch 3, ch 1, dc, ch1 repeat 5 more times, sc in the next arch, dc in the next arch, ch 1 repeat 6 more times in the same arch, sc in the next arch  and continue like that all around you should have 36 arches made of dc and ch, 17 on each side of the belt and 1 on each end of the belt.
When you reach the end of this round, you will have to sc in the last arch and the sl st in the 3ch, which was your first dc form this round. 

Sl st in the first little arch, ch 3 ,sc in the next arch , repeat 4 more times,
your last single crochet is in the last arch, next sc in the 3rd st from hook,( you skip 1 dc ,1sc, 1 dc,)and its the first arch for the next frilly bit of the belt, and again, you ch 3 and sc until you have 5 arches on top of each frilly bit.
 Continue until you made this  frilly edge for all 36 frilly arches, fasten off at the end. 

For strings:
 I used the middle arches from the both ends of the belt, sl st in the first and ch 45, fastened off, and made 3 strings total on one end and 3 on the other end.
To make belt even more stand out I would suggest to stiffen it.
You can by fabric stiffeners in most big supermarkets. I use good old fashion way with potato starch. It is very messy, but very cheap and certainly very organic ;)
Hope you enjoyed this quick afternoon project. It should take few hrs to finish and by the end of the day, you ill have gorgeous skirt with stunning crochet belt.

Enjoy:)

Very simple crochet flower.

Hi to all,
Sorry for not posting every day, had quite a few orders to make and didn't have time to crochet and write up patterns for crochet flowers.
I will continue as soon as possible, and starting with one very simple one today.
The other day I got really  inspired by others to make crochet sandals and crochet footless shoes.
I made these sandals and used little crochet flower detail to make them a bit more summery and girly.

Here is the pattern for flower.

Materials:
Patons Fab yarn,
hook 4mm
scissors,
tapestry needle


Stitches used:
Ch - chain
Sl st - slip stitch

Rnd 1: Ch 3, sl st

Rnd 2: Ch 5, sl st in the ring, repeat 5 times, slit stitch,fasten off      ( 6 petals)

 

Day 31-32.Three petal three tier crochet flower and a leaf.

 Three petal, three tier crochet flower.

Made this flower and leaf inspired by Nicole Galan.
She has some beautiful designs in her E-book.
I wanted to make three petal flower for a while, and here is how I did following Nicole Galan's diagram.

Materials:
Patons Baby Fab yarn 4 different colours
Hook 4mm
scissors

Stitches used:
Sc - single crochet
Hdc - half double crochet
Dc - double crochet
Tr - reble crochet
Sl st- slip stitch

Rnd 1- 3  with pale yellow yarn

 

Rnd1: Ch 5, sl st
Rnd 2: Ch 1, 8 sc in the ring, sl st
Rnd 3: Ch 6, sc in the 3rd sc, ch 5, sc in 3rd sc, ch 5, sl st in the first ch .( 3 arches)

Rnd 4-5 with bright yellow yarn.

Rnd 4: In the first arch sc, hdc, 7dc, hdc, sc,repeat for the last 2 arches, sl st

Rnd 5: Working at the back of the flower sl st at the first ch from rnd 3, ch 9, sl st in the 1st sc from rnd 3, ch 9, sl st in the 2nd sc from rnd 3, ch 9, sl st at the first ch from rnd 3, join new colour.

Rnd 6-7  with baby pink yarn.

Rnd 6: In the first arch, sc, hdc, 14 dc, hdc, sc, repeat for the last 2 arches sl st and work at the back of the flower, 

Rnd 7: sl st at the first ch from rnd 3, ch 12, sl st in the 1st sc from rnd 3, ch 12, sl st in the 2nd sc from rnd 3, ch 12, sl st at the first ch from rnd 3, join new colour

Rnd 8 in bright pink colour.

Rnd 8: in the firts arch, sc, hdc, 2 dc, 8tr, 2dc, hdc, sc, repeat the same for last 2 arches. Fasten off. 

Irish crochet leaf motif.

Materials:
Patons 4 ply 100% cotton yarn,
Hook 1.75 mm
Scissors
Tapestry needle

Stitches used:
Ch - chain
Sc - single crochet
Dc - double crochet
Sl st - slip stitch

Rnd 1: Ch 10, sl st
Rnd 2: Ch 3, 20 dc in the ring, don't slip st , turn work over and working back now.
Rnd 3: Sl st in next 6 st, ch 13, sc in the 11th dc, ch 12, sl st in the  17th dc , turn work over 
Rnd 4: Ch 3, 15 dc in the arch, sc in the first sc from the rnd 3, 16dc in the 2nd arch, turn work over.
Rnd 5: sl st in the next 7 st, ch 13, sc in the sc from previous rnd, ch 12, sl st in the 11th dc in the 2nd arch, turn work over.
Rnd 6: repeat rnd 4.
Rnd 7: Repeat rnd 5.
Rnd 8: Ch 3 14 dc in the arch,sc in the arch, sc in sc from previous rnd, ch 15, sl st in the 2nd ch from hook, sl st for the next 13 st, sc in the 2nd arch, 15 dc , fasten off, Weave in the thread with tapestry needle.    

 

Hope these two patterns will help you make beautiful motifs. 

Enjoy.

Dace.

 

Day 30.Spiral crochet flower

Spiral crochet flower.

Found this flower on some site, that I have linked in my title, and loved it.
However the pattern wasn't very clear at all, and I struggled a bit.
My flower looks a bit different, from the one shown in the pattern above.
But here it is and hope you like it.



Materials:
Paton's Baby Fab yarn
Hook 4mm
Scissors

Stitches used:
Sc - single crochet
Dc - double crochet
Tr - treble crochet
Dtr - double treble crochet
Hdc - half double crochet
Sl st - slip stitch
Ch - chain

Rnd 1: Ch 10,

sc in the 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next st, dc in next st, 2dc in next st, tr in next st, 2 tr in next st, dtr in next st, 2 dtr in next st and dtr st in the last ch.

Rnd 2: Ch 1, sl st in the same st, sl st in next 2 sts, sc in next 9sts.

Rnd 3: Ch 1, (all stitches in this round, have to be stitched through the sts from the rnd 1, over the round 3),

sc through the sc from round 1, hdc in next st, dc in next st, 2 dc in next st, tr in next st, 2 tr in next st, dtr in next st, 2 dtr i nxt st, dtr in next st, , turn work.
Rnd 4: Repeat rnd 2. and so on until  you have enough spiral petals(about 12)
Rnd 5: Repeat rnd 3.
Repeat rnd 2 and 3 about 10 more times until  you have enough spiral petals(about 12) Sew or slip stitch the first  petal with last.

I made this little spiral flower with 2 colours:
With white yarn:
Ch 6, sc in the 2nd ch from hook, 2hdc in next st, 2 dc in next st, tr in next st and 2tr in last st, ch1, sl st in the same st, sl st in next 2 sts, sc in next 5 sts, join the other colour yarn, don't fasten off, the white yarn, ch 1, sc through previous rnd st, 2hdc, 2dc, tr, 2tr in last st, ch 1, sl st in the same st and in next 2, sc in next 5 st, now use the white yarn, don't fasten off the pink yarn, repeat all again.

I have just found another blog with the same flower, here she explains really well, what stitches and and how to use. I am still posting my way of doing the spiral crochet flower. Even though I didn't use the reverse single crochet, I still think my flower is pretty and might be worth making :)
Enjoy.
Dace