Sunday, February 15, 2009

Amigurumi Bunny




The pattern for this bunny is available in the site




http://www.squidoo.com/crocheteddolls


My son loved this one and it is decorating his table.

Amigurumi - What is it?????

Amigurumi - when i first stumbled upon this on the net, I was surprised...immediately set my eyes on that.
It is the japanese art of making crocheted dolls. the dolls look so cute...
below sites have the patterns
http://www.squidoo.com/crocheteddolls
http://www.craftbits.com/viewCategory.do?categoryID=CRO
Great gifts for kids and elders too....who doesn't love cute dolls!

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Monday, December 15, 2008

Crocheted Soap saver



The idea I got from Crochet Pattern central. It was very useful for Abhi to use soap for bathing himself. With this there are two advantages for him. One is the ample lather you get. Another is now he got a good grip on the soap which was difficult otherwise, especially to use his right hand fingers.
Method
Start with as many chains depending on the width required for your soap saver. Then do (Ch3, skip one ch, slst in nxtch), repeat for the whole line. Continue this for double the length of the height required to keep the soap. Fold it and join the sides with single crochets. Thread a drawstring for closing.

Look for other ways to use small amount of scrap wool –
http://mycrochets.blogspot.com/2008/10/want-to-reuse-pieces-of-wool-make-your.html

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Recycle plastic bags!!!

Recently while browsing for crochet patterns I stumbled upon recyclying the plastic grocery bags. What an Idea! My next project has to be one of this.
Few sites I got
http://www.needlepointers.com/ShowArticles.aspx?NavID=593http://www.myrecycledbags.com/
http://www.marloscrochetcorner.com/
http://www.nezumiworld.com/crochet_029.htm

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Want to reuse pieces of wool? Make your own Floral/perfumed sachets!





Want to reuse pieces of wool? Make your own Floral/perfumed sachets!


Here is one best way to recycle bits & pieces (long enough ones) into a usable item.

Start with a basic foundation chain of 20 or 25 ch, depending on the length required. I have used double crochets with a chain in between to create the sides.
You have to stitch double the length of the required height. Once done fold it and stitch the 2 sides with single crochets or slip stitches. With out cutting off extend a chain and loop it in the corner to make a loop for hanging. You can also make a long chain and thread it through one of the top rows for a draw string.

Use this for keeping the camphor balls or floral scents inside your wardrobe. When using naphthalene balls or odonil, refreshners etc you can hang it out of reach for children.

See other ideas for recycling
http://mycrochets.blogspot.com/2007/11/another-crocheted-mat.html
http://mycrochets.blogspot.com/2007/11/crocheted-pouch.html

There is no limit for creativity. Explore from within.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Cute Baby booties


I got the basic pattern of how to make a baby bootie from the crochet patterncentral patterns.
I have altered to get the height above the feet. The last row is done in contrast colour of red to match the baby cap. Thin red satin ribbon is used for the drawstring. I didn't get small satin flowers, so I used hand made satin flowers.