Fairy

My daughter just loves tinkerbell so I just had to make this little fairy from my book of crocheted toys. I think she turned out pretty cute. The hair took forever to make but it looks great I think. The head is pretty heavy so I had to put a wooden stick inside the upper body and the head.  I chose to use two pieces of felt to make the wings, to make them stiffer. The legs have metal wire so they can bend.

From this book:

 

Crochet coasters

I saw a picture on Pinterest of some crocheted coasters with a felt star sewed on. I think they looked so cute. Would make a perfect gift. But there was no pattern, just the photo. So I started working on a pattern for the perfect flat circle with dc stitches. My biggest problem was the join. No matter what I did the join was visible. Until I found this technique: 

http://www.cre8tioncrochet.com/2012/12/seamless-crochet-rounds/

Round 1: Start with a magic circle, chain 2, dc 13 into the circle, slst into top of chain 2 to end the round. (14)

Round 2: chain 2, 2 dc in the second st from the hook (leaving 1 st free) 2 dc in every st until you reach the ch 2, 2 dc in the free st (the one you skipped at the beginning) slst in top of first dc of the round. (28)

Round 3: chain 2, 2 dc in the second st from the hook (leaving 1 st free) *1dc in next st, 2 dc in next st* repeat from * to * till you reach the ch 2, 1 dc in the free st, slst in top of first dc. (42)

Cut the yarn, fasten of and weave in ends. 

Cut a star out of felt and sew it on the coaster. You may want to block the coaster before you attach the star.  

Crochet hook case

When I started to crochet I had only a couple of hooks. I made myself a little pouch to hold the hooks and my needles and so on. It was great. But time has passed and this nice little pouch is now at bursting point. I have been looking for a new case for my fast growing collection of hooks but haven't found anything useful. So it was now time to search for a pattern instead and make one that fits my needs. Luckily the Internet is filled with patterns for crochet hook cases. I like the ones where every hook has it's own pocket. And I love the look of crochet and fabric together. So now I just had to choose what kind of crochet stitches to use and find some really pretty fabric and matching yarn. And is there any better way to spend your weekend than going to the yarn store? I think not!

I found this DIY and I think it looks really cute:

http://inaina.dk/category/haekle/page/2/

Translated into English:

You start working in rows and finish by working the edge in rounds. 

Row1: Make a loose chain the size that you want your case to be. The number of chains must be divisible by 8. 

R2: turn and begin in the second ch from the hook. 1 sc in each st to the end. 

R3: ch 1, turn, 1 sc in next st, *now you make a bubble (in next st: yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over and through all loops on the hook), sc in next 3 st* - repeat from * to * until you have 2 st left, sc in last 2 st.

R4: ch 1, turn, sc to the end.

Repeat row 3 and 4 until you reach the desired size for your case. Don't fasten of. 

Crochet an edge of sc around your work. I did 3 rounds of sc. Increase by 2 in each corner. 

I want my case to be closed by a button, so in one of the short ends I made a buttonhole by skipping 4 st and ch 4, sc in 5th st. Continue to sc until the end of round 3. Use a stitch marker to mark your starting point. Fasten of and weave in ends. 

Now you just find your favorite fabric and make pockets for the hooks. I made mine 3 cm wide like the DIY describes. Then you can store 1 large hook or 2 small ones. You can choose to make small and big pockets if you like. Entirely up to you. I chose a thread in the same color as the yarn. Then you don't have to use invisible stitches when you attach the fabric to your crocheted piece. I just used my sewing machine. 

Put all your hooks in the pockets and fold  the case. Mark with a stitch marker where the button should be. Take the hooks out and sew it on. Done. 

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 :-)