Have lots of time? Must crochet shoes!

My little boy spent his weekend with his grandparents and gave me some time to finish a project.  I've always wanted to make myself some warm indoor shoes and during the rainy weekend, I was finally able to finish one.

These shoes fit my size 6 feet snugly and I'm planning to go to suppliers to check on how to get soles for them so that I can use them outside.  I used leftover buttons to give the shoes a little design.  With a little more practice, I can probably use other crochet stitches to give them more variety but for now, I'm really happy with the outcome!

Artesania Art and Crafts Fair

I went to the Artesania Art and Crafts Fair to support my friends in selling their handmade projects.  Here are some photos of their items :)

Shell Baby Beanie Pattern

Since I have some free time today, I decided to do the pattern for the Shell Baby Beanie Pattern I previously posted.  For those who haven't seen it, you can check out my post about it. 

Notes:
I ran out of bulky worsted weight yarn so to make do, I used two strands of normal worsted weight yarn. You can just add more strands to fit the bulkiness and thickness that you want.
Don't join round unless stated. :)

Round 1 (Color 1)
CH2 in Magic Ring (counts as 1HDC), 7 HDC (8 HDC)

Round 2
CH2, 1HDC in same ST, 2 HDC in each ST around (16 HDC)

Round 3
Rep Round 2 (32 HDC)

Round 4
CH3 (counts as first DC) DC in each remaining ST around, join with SL ST in top ST of CH3

Repeat Round 4 for Rounds 5 and 6
(you can add more rounds here to get the desired length)

Round 7 (change to color 2)
Attach color to DC, HDC around

Round 8
HDC around

Round 9 (change to color 1)
SC around

Round 10
DC in 3rd SC from Hook. 4DC in same stitch (Shell Made)
Skip 2 SC, SC in 3rd SC
Skip 2 SC, Shell in 3rd SC
Repeat around
SL ST in last SC

Finish off with a tail long enough to weave in.

If you have comments, questions or adjustments to the pattern, you can do so by sending me a message!

September, here we go!

I'm down to the last two orders of beanies and will move on to the baby blankets and a big (drumroll please!) table runner that someone commissioned me to do.  Not very fond of doing those kind of projects because it uses mercerized cotton and an insy winsy crochet hook. 

I haven't even gotten around to buying the yarns but I've started practicing my grip for the 1.30mm crochet hook that I have.  I'm more comfortable with the bigger ones and worsted weight yarn.

September's less stressful than August (hopefully) and will give me more time to do more projects and start out on other crafts.  Since I haven't made anything new except for the beanies that I've already posted, here's a photo of my little boy (who has just learned how to roll over on his tummy) taking his afternoon nap with his baby blankie.

Don't worry, he's breathing just fine.  He makes it a point to adjust his head when his nose gets too buried in his comforter :)

Rainy season = Beanie heaven

It all started with a simple beanie I made for my husband.  Vanity, being his strong and weak point, showed off how the beanie made him look younger.  Though I'm not sure how his friends reacted to that, they did react positively towards the beanie.  So during the past few rainy days, I've received a few beanie orders.  Most of them were just the simple slouchy kind, while one did request for a blue beret.

Besides the beanie, I did get requests to do baby blankets.  I haven't started on those yet because I'm still behind the orders for the beanies.  I'll make a blog post about the blankets as soon as I'm done with them.  For the meantime, here are some photos of the beanies I've finished.

This is a simple beanie cap for newborns-3months 

A shell beanie also for babies

Aviator beanie for babies

Granny stitch beanie for babies

Slouchy adult beanies in different colors

 

Super slouchy beanie in puff stitch perfect for the cold weather during the rainy season

My husband saw this post while I was taking a bath and insisted that I make him my model.   Due to marital responsibilities, I had to give in to that request. So here he is wearing a hand spun red beanie. 

The hand spun red beanie made up left over yarn and thread

The hubby / model

I'll work on the pattern for the pink and gray shell beanie in the coming days.  Once done, I'll post it for everyone :)

It's going to be an Amigurumi Christmas!

This Christmas, I'm planning to make lots of amigurumis as gifts for my friends who have little kids and for those who are young at heart!

I have this annoying habit of starting a project and moving on to the next because I get bored. Finally, I finished my first Amigurumi project I started back in June. Will definitely have to finish a special request for an Amigurumi Chihuahua for my friend!

I used multicolored yarn to give the bunny a colorful feel

Besides amigurumis as presents for Christmas, I'm also stocking up on beanies for the rainy season. Have a few order already and will be posting the finished projects when I'm done. 

Crocheted Toiletry Bag

When traveling, I almost always forget to bring my toiletries with me and wind up having to buy my stash at the store.  Besides being expensive, I end up brining home the leftover toiletries so they don't go to waste.

The bags I have at home are either too big or too small to fit the basic necessities.  So in order to just have the right bag, I made one for myself!

I followed the basic pattern for the base of the bag and created my own pattern using the simple Shell stitch.