Crochet Family

As I had written earlier I learned crochet from my MIL. I have seen my grandma and aunt crochet bags. My SIL has her own blog. So I can say ours is a crochet family. I am posting a few works of my MIL.

One more....

I made this hat for a friend. I got this pattern from youtube. I have used puff stitch in this hat. I crocheted an extra round to increase the size as I felt the size given in the instruction will not fit an adult.
The visual instruction for this hat : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8lLMHpt1Sw&feature=SeriesPlayList&p=203DB010F79C5E97

The Kingston Hat

This is my all time favourite. I started doing this hat with a bigger crochet hook and it turned out to very big. So I made something else with that. I tried it again and this time I was very successful. Here are the pictures.

And I made one for my princess!

Video Instructions for kingston hat : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUaJLfdPZ24&feature=SeriesPlayList&p=203DB010F79C5E97

Little Red Riding Hood

My daughter has been my motivation for knitting and crochet. Now she is my model too. I crocheted a thin strap knit top for her. It took me a day to finish it in between cooking and other household duties. My husband made her wear it yesterday. It was perfect and very cute. Here is the picture.

H for Hat!

I am not friends with hats coz everytime I sit to crochet a hat it either turns to be very small or very big. I crocheted couple of hats without following any instructions. It turned out to be better than the ones that I made with written and visual instructions. I got the pattern for this hat from a baby magazine.

One thing I like about hats are they can be made within an hour. The next one is the hat that I made for my daughter..

Skirt...

Though I have used star stitch in my previous project I wanted to make something that has maximum star stitch in it. So I crocheted a skirt for my daughter. I made a belt with a different colour.
Details:

Yarn - Red heart

Crochet hook size K

Double crochet, treble crochet (for the belt loop), half double crochet and star stitch.

Links:
Here are the links for the instructions on how to do the stitches.

Double crochet - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gQMTXrIP40

Trebel crochet - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRzWtBaOkHg&feature=channel

Half double crochet - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL4YCmIrCgw&feature=channel

Star stitch - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inUleg__vaU

My first crochet project!

When I started my first crochet project all I knew was the chain and single crochet. I learned a few more stitches while doing this top. I made this for niece. Instructions given in Youtube helped me a lot to learn new stitches.


I have used crochet, double crochet, trebel crochet and star stich in this dress. I used a K size crochet hook.

Its been a long time....

since I posted here. I haven't stopped my jewelery making or other artworks, but its just that I don't post it here. I thought I should do something to keep my mind working. So I am back in the scene. I learned a few new things. One to mention is crochet. I tried learning crochet from my MIL when I started knitting. But I found it very hard to hold the yarn and the needle. Rather I wasn't very keen in crochet. I felt knitting to be more easy than crochet. I didn't stop watching crochet videos though. Thanks to my husband's iPhone. One night I was watching a movie and finishing a sweater. There was patch left to be knitted. I thought I would try crochet. I couldn't believe what I was doing. I finished the front portion of the sweater even before I realized whats happening.

So thats the story with me and crochet. I am working on few projects. I shall keep posting the pics very soon. Enjoy!

Few More...

Here are few more necklaces I made....

Sauji's Bag!

My mother-in-law is my knitting guru. I was so excited to knit sweaters and dresses for my daughter. I knitted a frock for her. It came out very well but was very small for her. So I converted it to a bag for her. I stitched the bottom and converted the sleeves into handles. I used some buttons and ribbons to make the bag more attractive. It turned out cute. Here is the pic!

Inspirations!

I watch Vijay TV's super singer 2008 regularly. I love the accessories that singer Sujatha Mohan wears. She used to wear necklaces with big pendants. I searched for such a pendant for a long time and finally found one that too ON SALE. It took me just one hour to finish this one. Enjoy!

Trash-to-Treasure

I love to work with juice bottles and wine bottles. A wine bottle, kadalai paruppu and acrylic paint can do wonders. Have fun!

I am back!

Its been a while (actually more than a year) since I posted on this blog. Pregnancy and parenting has kept me busy. But it didnt really stop me from working with beads. I made a few new necklaces. Here are the pictures of my works. Enjoy!

Jewellery - My Recent Works

Believe it or not, it took me hours to complete the first chain. I guess its because of the slippery wire. The next one is my first attempt with the jewellery tools (cuttings and ottings).

My Jewellery - My first effort

I am a regular visitor of Joann Crafts and Fabrics (visit http://www.joann.com/ to find out products at Joann). I have laid my hands of all possible crafts. I always wanted to learn jewel making. But the price of the beads was little too much for me. There was a season when most of the beads were on sale. I bought lot of stuffs (ofcourse without the knowledge of my husband). These pictures are the output of my efforts.