Crochet horse

I got this book for my birthday and I decided to try out the pattern for the zebra but I wanted it to be a horse instead. I think it turned out pretty great. 

I made it in 100% wool with a 5 mm hook and it's about 30 cm tall. 

I used felt eyes insted of crocheting the eyes that's how lazy I am :-)

Hæklet abe

Jeg har godt nok mange projekter og ikke ret meget tid. Men da min svigerinde sendte mig denne opskrift kunne jeg alligevel ikke lade være med at kaste mig ud i den. 

Jeg syntes den er ret god og datteren vil gerne ha en i lilla :-)

Den er inspireret af Kay Bojesens træabe. 

Man skal være opmærksom på at det ikke er tilladt at sælge mønster eller det færdige produkt men mønsteret må gerne deles. 

Jeg syntes det var nødvendigt at trække snoren flere gange igennem arme og ben for at det sad ordenligt. Hvis man er omhyggelig med at ramme samme sted kan de sagtens stadig dreje rundt. Jeg er nervøs for at det med tiden ellers glider fra hinanden og bliver løst. Men det er jo en smagssag. 

Tak for et super godt mønster som kan findes her:

http://kreaposen.blogspot.dk/2014/12/aben-er-tilbage.html?m=1

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Er i gang med en lilla til min datter :-)

Så blev prinsessens abe endelig færdig 

Elsa hat

My 3 year old daughter just loves frozen, like many other little girls do. And Elsa is her favorite! She has already seen the movie like 10 times. And she plays out scenes from it. It's so cute. 

So when I found this pattern I just knew that I had to make it. A perfect little morning gift for Christmas tomorrow :-)

I had a little trouble with the size. It can be my yarn or the hook that was the problem. I'm not sure. But the first hat was way too small. So I had to make a new one. I added an extra round of decreasing so I ended up with 55 st before the ribbing insted of 44. My ribbing is not as wide as in the pattern.  

I used a different snowflake though, I like this one better. I couldn't get the other one to look like a snowflake, it looked like a star.  

I think it turned out pretty great and she loves it! That's the most important thing :-)

Merry Christmas 

The pattern for the hat can be found here: 

http://mangotreecrafts.blogspot.ca/2014/11/ice-queen-crochet-hat-pattern.html?m=1

The snowflake pattern can be found here:

http://www.lanukas.com/2013/12/patron-de-copo-de-nieve-ganchillo.html?m=1

Nisse/ Elf

I love Christmas, who doesn't :-)

So I got the idea to this nisse, or elf. 

It's quite simple. 

I just croched a cone and changed color for the hat, face and body. 

Start with a magic circle. 

Round 1: 3 sc into the circle. 

Round 2: 2 sc in every st.

Now increase by 2 st in every round until the hat is the desired size. 

Use a stitch marker to mark the beginning of the round. 

Change color and do a couple of rounds in white. Keep increasing by 2 st every round. 

Change color again to make the face and again to make the body. Still increasing by 2 every round. Keep going until the body is the desired size. Fasten of and cut the yarn. 

Now make a circle for the bottom. 

Make a magic circle 

Round 1: 6 sc into the circle 

Round 2: 2 sc in every st

Now increase by 6 every round. 

(Round 3: 1 sc in first st 2 sc in next st 6 times. Round 4: 1 sc in first 2 st 2 sc in next st 6 times and so on)

Until the circle is big enough to cover the bottom of the cone. Leave a long tail. 

Weave in all ends but the one on the circle. Stuff the cone and stitch the circle to the cone using a tapestry needle. 

Make a mouth with black yarn. Eyes and buttons are made out of felt and glued on. 

Enjoy :-)

Boot cuffs and fingerless mitts

Winter is coming and there for also the season for long boots. But it can be a little much having an entire sock or leg warmer inside your boot. But I love the look. So these boot cuffs are just brilliant.

You can turn one pair of boots into many by making these in your favorite colors. 

I made mine in 100% wool so they are nice and warm but you can make them in any type of yarn that fits a 4-4,5 mm hook. 

Make the matching fingerless mitts and you have a great gift for someone you love or just for you.  

The pattern is easy to follow and the result is just great. 

You find the pattern here:

http://crochetdreamz.blogspot.dk/2013/09/brooklyn-boot-cuffs-free-crochet-pattern.html?m=1

Olaf from Frozen

Say hello to Olaf from Frozen :-) 

I found this amazing pattern. It was so easy to follow and I can't believe how cute he turned out! 

You can find the pattern here:

http://www.1dogwoof.com/2014/11/olaf-frozen-crochet-pattern.html#_a5y_p=2807053

Granny blanket

I finished this blanket a couple of months ago. I just love the colors. 

Childrens leg warmers

I made these leg warmers for my niece. 

The top is made by ch 9 skip the first ch and sc 8. 

[Ch 1 turn, sc8 in back loop only.]

Continue from [ to ] until you reach the circumference of your child's calf. 

Sl st both ends together to make a circle. 

Join in a new color and Hdc in the end of each row, sl st in the first Hdc to end the round. 

Hdc in same st (first st of previous round) and in each st round, sl st in first Hdc to end the round.  

Continue like this until you reach the desired length. 

Change color for every 4th row.

At the end I have made a row of my own kind of bobble stitch. 

(Yarn over hook, through the st, pick up yarn, 3 loops on the hook, yarn over, through the st, pick up the yarn, 5 loops on the hook, yarn over, through the st, pick up yarn, 7 loops on the hook, pick up yarn and draw through all loops, make a sl st in next st) 

Or make another kind of edge. 

This pattern is more like guidelines, you can make this in any way you like. 

You can also decrease by 1 st every 3 or 4 rows, to make the leg warmer more tight if you don't want a loose fit at the bottom. 

Color changing tip:

Instead of cutting the yarn when changing color, just put the ball of yarn through the loop and pull tight. 

Just leave it there until you need it again and then pick it up and make a sl st.

Fewer ends to weave in. 

These I made for my little 3 year old girl. 

The only difference besides the size is the end. I made 3 rounds of Hdc and decreased by 3 st in each round. That gives a tighter fit around the ankles. 

Pattern for children's slipper socks

Childrens slipper socks

Will fit a 3-4 year old depending of the yarn and hook you use. 

I used heavy Cotten and a 5,5 mm hook 

To make different sizes see further down.

Ch - chain

Sc - single crochet

Sl st - slip stitch

St - stitch 

Sc2tog - single crochet two stitches together. (decrease)

Ch 8 to begin

R1: sc in 2. Ch from hook and across, turn the work around and sc on the opposite side and across. (14 st)

R2: 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in the next 5 st, 2 sc in last st - twice (18 st)

R3: 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 7 st, 2 sc in last st - twice ( 22 st) 

R4: 1 sc in all st (22 st)

R5: 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 9 st, 2 sc in last st - twice (26 st)

R6-20 (or until you reach the beginning of the heel) 1 sc in all st (26 st)

R21: 1 sc in the next 13 st,  ch 1, turn.

Now you will crochet the heel.

R22: 1 sc in next 13 st, ch 1, turn.

R23: 1 sc in next 12 st, ch 1, turn.

R24: 1 sc in next 11 st, ch 1, turn.

R25: 1 sc in next 10 st, ch 1, turn.

R26: 1 sc in next 9 st, ch 1, turn.

R27: 1 sc in next 8 st, ch 1, turn.

R28: 1 sc in next 7 st, ch 1, turn.

R29: 1sc in next 7 st.

You now have a series of steps, you will be crocheting in the sides of these steps (between them) and in the unworked st.

R30: sc in side of the first step and sc in the unworked st, sl st in the side of the next step, turn ( no ch 1).

Skip sl st and sc in next 9 st.

R31: sc in side of the step and sc in unworked st, sl st in the side of the next step, turn, skip sl st and sc in next 11 st.

R32: sc2tog in side of step and unworked st, sl st in side of next step, turn, skip sl st and sc in next 12 st.

R33: sc2tog in side of step and unworked st, sl st in side of next step, turn, skip sl st and sc in next 13 st.

R34: sc2tog in side of step and unworked st, sl st in same sc as the beginning of the heel, skip sl st and sc in next 14 st.

R35: sc2tog in side of step and unworked st, sl st in side of next step, turn, skip sl st and sc in next 28 st.

R36 - ? Sc until you reach the desired length.

Fasten of and cut the yarn. Weave in ends. 

To make the sock slimmer you can skip round 5 or you can make your beginning chain shorter. If you skip round 5 your heel will be a little different because you also have to make fewer steps, but it works just as fine for me. 

To make it wider you can ad extra ch to your beginning chain. 

Just remember when you reach round 21 you need to sc in half the number of stitches of the entire round. Then you just decrease by one st per round from round 23 until you reach the number of stitches in your starting chain (minus the one you turn on, so ch 8 = 7 stitches) And then you continue from round 30 until you run out of steps. 

Cute stars

Start with a magic circle.

15 dc in the circle and pull tight.

Sl st in the first dc

Ch 5

Sc in 2. Ch from the hook

Hdc in next st 

Dc in next st (twice)

Skip 2 st and sl st in next st

Do this 4 more times

Fasten of, cut the yarn. 

And make lots of them :-)

Crochet Christmas hearts

My colleague found this and I just had to try to make it. The pattern can be found here. 

http://alipyper.com/2012/12/03/free-danish-heart-crochet-pattern/

Children's slipper socks

I finally had the time to make these for my daughter. They turned out pretty great I think. I have to make a few changes to the pattern, which right now is a bunch of small notes :-) but I will hopefully have it ready this weekend. 

Welcome

I have for a long time now wanted to try blogging, but never got around to it. But now is the time to give it a try. My blog will mainly be about my passion for crochet but also about other creative things. I'm currently working on a pattern for children's slipper socks so that might be my first real post. Hope you will enjoy it.