Spicing up the kitchen with a Crochet Jar Cover

Here is one of those projects that I had in my mind since I started crocheting, and now I finally dedicated some time to it..a crocheted jar cover!

It's a very simple project and you can use any leftovers as it does not require a lot of yarn.

I hadn't focused much on crocheting for the kitchen and I wanted to "spice up" a little bit my oregano jar, so I crocheted around the cover using a light green cotton, while using a darker green as a contrast on the edge and for the bow.

What do you think of it?

I am quite happy with the way it fits within my spice rack...and I have a feeling that this could be the first one of a big series!!

Hope you like it!

Wishing you all a lovely evening
Rory
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Crochet Earrings….My Second Pair

Finally back on the blog…. sharing with you a very simple and quick crochet project!

It's my second time making crochet earrings. My first pair was realized for my best friend's birthday, and you can find pictures and link to the post here !!!

…this time I am not working in rounds but in a spiral in the round, like you would do with amigurumi.

The pattern is from Liz Ward from issue 53 of Inside Crochet and it's super easy.

It actually gets you playing with pliers and clippers, making me willing to make more jewelry some time soon….

I found it fun, and if you make them in different colors they could match all of your flashy summer dresses and shirts!

Hope you like them

Have a lovely Sunday
Rory
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Crochet Hearths…..bag accessories?

Until September 2013, when I moved in with my hubby, I used to share a lovely old Georgian house in London with my adorable flatmate / best friend Amy!

She basically saw me playing with crochet since my first moments and she's always been very supporting as well as very excited and proud of my outputs!

Last month I was showing her the bunny amigurumi I had realized and she asked me "when you have some free time….you know I love small things, would you do something for me?"

So I looked around for ideas and I found several tutorials for crochet hearths…In particular I used the tutorial from the blog of amiamore to make a tiny red hearth, and the tutorial from freshstitches for a medium size green hearth!

Both tutorial were really easy to follow and quick to realize, and the fresh stitches free download has three different sizes you can play with, according to what you'd like to use your crochet hearth for!

I had fun making them and I can't wait to give them to Amy!!! I hope she's gonna like them and maybe use them as accessories for bags? (I think I personally like them on bags ;) )

 

 

I hope I inspired you with quick ideas for small presents for the ones you love!

Wishing you a Happy Sunday

Love

Rory

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Bike Crochet - Saddle & Bell Covers!

Last Christmas my hubby and I got bikes from Santa...and I couldn't be more in love with my bike!!

"She" is a Pashley...really gorgeous and so pleasant to ride!!!

Unfortunately, not even a week since I had it, my bike saddle got stolen... and you can imagine how pleasant the ride back home with no saddle must have been... 10pm in the evening and about 20mins ride away from home :(

In order to avoid having to ride back in the evening with no saddle again, I decided to replace it with a pretty cheap and ugly one, so that nobody would bother thinking about stealing it again...and I think I was quite successful in the picking!

Pretty good idea....but when I was looking at my Pashley I was feeling really sad that "she" wasn't as pretty as before... so I needed something to make her cute again but easy to take off when I was leaving Pashley alone outside!

Guess what? Crochet of course!!!

And I thought that this time I had to make my own pattern, in order to fit nicely with my bike saddle size!!

It took me a while but I can say that I am finally satisfied with the outcome!! What do you think?

And while I was woking on it I thought...well why just crocheting the saddle....

.....if I can make a matching set with the bell cover as well?

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I also thought I should share my first attempt though... as the grey version is the second set I made... I had made my first attempt with some green and pink yarn leftovers ...to test and see if I was able to create a pattern....

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I am really looking forward to hear your feedback, comments or suggestions!!

Wishing you all a lovely Sunday!!

Rory

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Warm Cozy Cowl

It was my first adventure with a pretty thick yarn!!!

My girlfriends had given me a present with a few yarns in september, saying that this specific one would have been perfect for a cowl...

... I guess I just wasn't too sure about the thickness...

But then I wanted to give it a go.... it was a lovely present and hopefully I would make something nice out of it. The yarn had to be worked with a 15mm hook.....so I looked online for a free pattern using that same hook, but I couldn't find it. What to do? I decided to make my own in a very easy way.... with just three rows of dc...

And here it is...my first cozy cowl!!

For the buttons, I ordered them online on Ligamentum , an etsy shop which I found incredibly amazing....several handmade wooden buttons to be used for any kind of craft projects!  

I would love to hear if you like the cowl and I would be pleased to listen to different suggestions and ideas of what you would have made out of such a thick yarn!! 

In the meanwhile, I guess I will wear my warm cowl soon to thank my girlfriends!

Wishing you a lovely day 

Rory

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Crochet Snowflakes Garland

A very simple and quick way to decorate your house for Christmas....a Snowflakes garland!!

I used the free snowflakes tutorial by Sarah London and it found it great....it takes only about 5 minutes to make one of these snowflakes and then you can put them together as you wish and hung them around!!  

I loved the pattern, easy to follow and very quick to make!!! I believe you could also just make single snowflakes and leave them around the christmas table :)

If you were looking for a free snowflakes pattern I think this could be a good start!!

Have a lovely saturday

Rory

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Time for Thanksgiving Decorations!

This will be my first celebration of Thanksgiving and I am pretty excited about it!

My husband is American and this year we finally got to live together....So I am trying to do my best to make him feel home in London, creating a nice atmosphere with decorations and hopefully making a lovely meal next Thursday! His family is thinking about flying over and it would make it a lovely day with family and friends!!

In order to get ready for the event, I have started googling around for Thanksgiving decorations, got myself some autumn leaves as well as pine cones!

Then...what about crocheting something as well? Thanks to Pinterest I found this amazing pattern of a crochet Thanksgiving turkey from Zara which you can find on her blog HERE

I found it way too cute!! I had to try and make one too for our dinner table next Thursday...and here are the results!!

The pattern is free and available on her blog...and I found it very well written and easy to follow....if you're looking for ideas for Thanksgiving, I think you should have a look at it!..her idea of making the wings with granny squares is really lovely!

Wishing you all a nice and creative evening

Love
Rory
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Duck flannel or duck placemat?

This year for my birthday my friends made me a wonderful present...I guess it shows how much they know me!!! They got me some gorgeous yarns, some crochet ideas and a one year subscription to the Inside Crochet Monthly Magazine!!!! They couldn't have chosen better!!


Of course this will be a big incentive for me to find some cute ideas for presents for each one to thank them :)


But when I got the October magazine I saw something pretty cute and I couldn't resist!! My friends' presents will have to be slightly postponed.....


The Magazine is really great, as apart from giving you lots of crochet ideas, it does actually include several pattern instructions!!! Among them I found a pattern for a duck flannel designed by Helen Free.

The duck grew quite fast, as the pattern suggests the use of a thick cotton yarn and I worked it with a 5.5mm hook.

However, once realized it, the more I was looking at it, the more I was thinking it could be a nice idea for a kitchen placemat for kids....as I think it could catch their attention and hopefully make them enjoy their meal time even more!!!!!



My husband is suggesting me to keep the duck for the bathroom and make a long blue stripe with a waving shape as bathmat.... I think it could work..


...though to be honest I still haven't kept any of my crochet work for myself and I am a bit more tempted to make a cute eye to the duck, add a bit more color and give it to my niece.... hhhmmmm..decisions, decisions.....hmmmm...

What would you suggest?


Wish you all a happy day
Rory
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Spooky times...spiders hanging around!!!

It's been a couple of weeks that I keep thinking about crocheting something for Halloween...but with thousands of ideas and a huge to-do list I still hadn't had a chance...

I finally made it! These are quick and easy halloween decorations in as many colors as possible to have  them hanging around the house!


I found the pattern on Tejiendoperu blog with a full video tutorial that guides you step by step on how to easily make these lil spooky funny spiders!


It's real fun to make them and see how many expressions they can make :)

Hope you get inspired as well!

Happy evening!
Rory
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Let's stay cozy!!

Winter to me is so charming and enchanted...especially as it gives us the opportunity of freeing our creativity with wool...and creating items to stay cozy!! I am still not quite sure why I keep on saying that Christmas will be here soon...I know it's only September...but I guess it's because I love winter...and probably being the case that this year we had a big summer in London, I believe my mind has decided to go in a winter mood and start thinking of wool projects!!

Therefore, today I thought I would share with you this blanket that I made for my gorgeous niece....I wanted her to be pretty cozy in the winter...I was looking for something simple and nice....and I decided to go for this pattern by Julie Barber  :)))...I find it lovely!!


However, being a girl, I couldn't make it in blue...so I decided to go for a very light yellow...and just a very tiny brown border...following the mum's taste ...and stopping before the last round of the pattern...


I believed I did my job here....she looked so cozy in it!!!










I can't wait to be under a blanket myself soon!!!

Wishing you a lovely evening and hoping you enjoy my blog!

With love
Rory

Fingerless gloves...getting ready for autumn

What a Lovely Evening!

Here in London it has been a very beautiful evening...sunny and with mild temperature...the perfect conditions for me to decide to run to a nice cafe close to the park after work and dedicate myself to my blog and crochet...

The project I am sharing with you today is a pair of fingerless gloves....with the pattern coming from The Yarn Blossom Boutique  
It is definitely an autumn/winter accessory....but I thought it to be a nice project to start now in order to have it ready for the autumn!!!!




Not having handy the right yarn for the gloves to reach a certain thickness, I decided to try and work over the whole pattern by using a double yarn...


And here you can see the effect achieved!!! ... Hope you like the results of my work!


Wishing you all a lovely evening
Rory :)