Something different…
It’s girly….And it’s tiny!
A friend of mine has just had a baby girl. And I have been itching to make one of these for a long time. So I whipped out my needles and got to work. The pattern is the Tikki Rainbow Dress.
Getting Back In The Groove
It’s been a while since the lat post. I have had a really busy few months with getting married, going on holidays and trying to get life back to some kind of normal. And I hadn’t really felt much like knitting. But I picked up the needles this weekend and made some soaker shorties for T. The pattern was the Spare Ribs Shoaker which is available as a free Ravelry download. The designer offers it for free but urges yu to download to the Bonnie Babes Foundation whicha re an amazing foundation that provide help for families coping with miscarriage and stillbirth. The pattern was quick and easy, and fit is fabulous!
Fish Tawashi
I had been meaning to make more tawashi for ages now. And last night I was feeling somewhat stressed and wanted something quick to do and easy too, so I could zone out a bit. So I went and dug up some acryllic and made the Wishy Washy Fishy Tawashi. It was super easy and fnished in less than an hour. The boys have decided that it should live in the bathtub and that they should have one each….So I guess I will be making more.
Small WIP Tote Bag
Amazing! I have done some sewing! I had decided I needed a nice bag to cart my WIPs around in when I am visiting, or travelling, or just for keeping them handy around the house. I dug up a basic tote pattern and added a little section for crochet hooks, circular needles and whatever else. The bag is made of cotton and calico, with a bit of interfacing. It was lots of fun. My sewing is still rusty but I’m getting better.
More Longies!
Last night I finished a new pair of longies for T just in time…Today it is miserable wet weather. I was starting to think winter may be over but no….It’s freezing today!
It was the first time I had used this pattern and I really like it! So easy with great instructions and lots of options. It’s Sheepy Pants. The fits is perfect on him, but won’t fit for next winter. Which is ok with me, then I have an excuse to make more!
Brrr Baby Beanie – Free Pattern!
It’s freezing! We are well and truly into mid winter here and it’s downrighty icy outside. The biggest problem I have with keeping my kid’s warm is their ears! So I decided to crochet up a cute little ear flap beanie for T and share the pattern with you all.
I have written it into both US terms and UK terms for ease of reading, no matter which terminology you are familiar with. I’m pretty fluent with both but I know some aren’t. It’s begginner friendly too!
Firstly the copyright formalities: Please do not reproduce, republish or sell without my permission. Please do not claim as your own. Please do not use this pattern for commercial purposes.
Brrr Baby Beanie
Materials needed:
5mm crochet hook (H)
At least 50grams of Panda Concorde yarn, or similar weight yarn (roughly worsted), that gives you gauge. I used a teeny smidge over 1 ball.
Scissors
A toddler to put it on!
Gauge:
3 double crochet per inch.
Size:
This fits my 18 month old quite snugly and his head is roughly 48cm (19in)
Stitches Used:
Chain (ch), Slip stitch (sl st), double crochet (DC), single crochet (sc), Double crochet increase (DC inc), Double crochet decrease (DC dec).
Skill Level:
This pattern is very easy. It is worked in rounds and works up very quickly.
Now for the pattern:
Take your yarn and chain 3. Join with a sl st into the first stitch to make a small circle.
Round 1: Ch 3 (this will be counted as your first DC on this, and every other round following). DC 8 into the circle. No need to put your hook through any stitches, just draw up the yarn through the ring. Sl st into the 3rd chain of the 3ch you made at the start of the round. You should now have 3cg, and 8 DC which we will count as 9 stitches.
Round 2: Ch 3. DC into the same stitch your 3ch are coming from. Now work a DC inc (2 DC into the same stitch) around all your stitches. Sl st into the top of the 3ch when you finish the round. At the end of this round you should have 18 stitches.
Round 3: Ch 3. Work a DC inc into the next stitch. *DC, DC inc*. Repeat *to* around and join with a sl st at the top of the 3 ch. (27 DC)
Round 4: Ch 3. DC in next st. DC inc in next st. *DC 2, DC inc* repeat from *to* around then join with a sl st into to of first 3 ch. (36)
Round 5: Ch 3. DC into next 2 stitches, then DC inc in the next. *DC in next 3 st, DC in into the next* repeat *to* around then join with sl st. (45)
Round 6: Ch 3. DC into next 3 sts, then DC inc. into the next. *DC into next 4 sts, then DC inc* repeat from * to * around and join with sl st. (54)
Round 7 – 14: Ch3, DC around and join with sl st. (54)
Here you can work more rounds to make the hat a little longer if you wish.
When you complete round 14, fasten off. Fold you hat in half, so that the seam where your 3ch are forms one edge of the fold. Turn your hat so the top is facing you, and have the 3ch edge on the LEFT side.
Making the Ear Flaps:
Start from your fasten off point and count 17 stitches across, from left to right. Push your hook through the 17th stitch, wrap the yarn over and pull it back though. Now make a chain, and DC into the same stitch. DC across another 9 stitches, Ch1 and turn.
Now work a DC dec into the first 2 stitches. (Yarn over hook, through the stitch, yarn over hook, pull through first 2 loops. Yarn over hook, push though NEXT stitch, Yarn over hook, pull through first 2 loops, Yarn over hook, pull through ALL loops.) DC across and work a DC dec into the last 2 sts also. Ch1, turn.
Continue to do this for 2 more rows, or until your ear flap is the desired shape. Fasten off.
Turn the hat over, and place another earflap opposite the first, in the same manner.
When you have completed the 2nd flap, draw up another loop at the back seam of the hat, an work a sc edge around the entire hat, along the edge of the ear flaps also. You can get creative here if you like. Try adding shell edging, or picot for a more girly touch. Fasten off. Weave in ends.
This is where I left my hat, but you could add tassels o he ear flaps, or a pom pom on top, a flower appliqué, whatever you like!
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Brrr Baby Beanie
UK terminology
Materials needed:
5mm crochet hook (H)
At least 50grams of Panda Concorde yarn, or similar weight yarn (roughly worsted), that gives you gauge. I used a teeny smidge over 1 ball.
Scissors
A toddler to put it on!
Gauge:
3 treble per inch.
Size:
This fits my 18 month old quite snugly and his head is roughly 48cm (19in)
Stitches Used:
Chain (ch), Slip stitch (sl st), double crochet (DC), Treble crochet (tr), Treble crochet increase (tr inc), Treble crochet decrease (tr dec).
Skill Level:
This pattern is very easy. It is worked in rounds and works up very quickly.
Now for the pattern:
Take your yarn and chain 3. Join with a sl st into the first stitch to make a small circle.
Round 1: Ch 3 (this will be counted as your first Tr on this, and every other round following). Tr 8 into the circle. No need to put your hook through any stitches, just draw up the yarn through the ring. Sl st into the 3rd chain of the 3ch you made at the start of the round. You should now have 3cg, and 8 Tr which we will count as 9 stitches.
Round 2: Ch 3. Tr into the same stitch your 3ch are coming from. Now work a Tr inc (2 DC into the same stitch) around all your stitches. Sl st into the top of the 3ch when you finish the round. At the end of this round you should have 18 stitches.
Round 3: Ch 3. Work a Tr inc into the next stitch. *Tr, Tr inc*. Repeat *to* around and join with a sl st at the top of the 3 ch. (27 Tr)
Round 4: Ch 3. Tr in next st. Tr inc in next st. *Tr 2, Tr inc* repeat from *to* around then join with a sl st into to of first 3 ch. (36)
Round 5: Ch 3. Tr into next 2 stitches, then Tr inc in the next. *Tr in next 3 st, Tr inc into the next* repeat *to* around then join with sl st. (45)
Round 6: Ch 3. Tr into next 3 sts, then Tr inc into the next. *Tr into next 4 sts, then Tr inc* repeat from * to * around and join with sl st. (54)
Round 7 – 14: Ch3, Tr around and join with sl st. (54)
Here you can work more rounds to make the hat a little longer if you wish.
When you complete round 14, fasten off. Fold you hat in half, so that the seam where your 3ch are forms one edge of the fold. Turn your hat so the top is facing you, and have the 3ch edge on the LEFT side.
Making the Ear Flaps:
Start from your fasten off point and count 17 stitches across, from left to right. Push your hook through the 17th stitch, wrap the yarn over and pull it back though. Now make a chain, and Tr into the same stitch. Tr across another 9 stitches, Ch1 and turn.
Now work a Tr dec into the first 2 stitches. (Yarn over hook, through the stitch, yarn over hook, pull through first 2 loops. Yarn over hook, push though NEXT stitch, Yarn over hook, pull through first 2 loops, Yarn over hook, pull through ALL loops.) Tr across and work a Tr dec into the last 2 sts also. Ch1, turn.
Continue to do this for 2 more rows, or until your ear flap is the desired shape. Fasten off.
Turn the hat over, and place another earflap opposite the first, in the same manner.
When you have completed the 2nd flap, draw up another loop at the back seam of the hat, and work a DC edge around the entire hat, along the edge of the ear flaps also. You can get creative here if you like. Try adding shell edging, or picot for a more girly touch. Fasten off. Weave in ends.
This is where I left my hat, but you could add tassels o he ear flaps, or a pom pom on top, a flower appliqué, whatever you like!
And the finished product:
Yum, new yarns!!
Recently I have had some very yummy mail. First I got my order of 100purewool 3ply worsted in aqua and crudo all the way from Uruguay:
And then I received some yarn from a secret santa Christmas in July yarn swap I was involved in:
Double yum!
Hopefully I get time to get busy with them soon, the wedding planning is starting to eat into my crafting time waaaaaaay too much!
Crochet Longies for T
Like I mentioned in the previous post, I made a pair of longies for a friend’s little girl. And I fell in love with the pattern. It is a perfect fit for cloth bummed babies with it’s very special hip section. I purchased it from Ladybugz Farms, and I can’t believe I didn’t do it ages ago!
The wool was some handspun Gromark I picked up at wool expo, and dyed myself. It was somewhere between a 5ply and an 8ply so I double stranded it and got perfect gague for the pattern which is written for worsted. It only took me a few hours all up, and was pretty easy. And I have already ordered some new wool for the next pair!
Now for the photos:
I was slightly worried that a flare leg might look a bit silly on a boy but I think they’re perfect….Can you tell I am just a bit happy with them?
experimental iPod touch post
, originally uploaded by tara-lalala.
this is basically an experiment to see if I can blog from the iPod. Its been a while since I last wrote a post but I have been busy. I made these crochet longies for a friends daughter. The dyeing was me too. Lots of fun. The pattern is so fantastic I have made some for T as well… Stay tuned, more on that later!
Citrus socks FO
Hello everyone. Well my life went a bit crazy tehre for a couple of weeks. The whole family had a terrible flu. Enough of that, here’s the knitting:
