Spring Newborn Crochet Baby Ballerina

Happy Sunday!!!

This weekend I've started working on newborn projects....we are going to have 2 new members of the family from my husband side and, as we'll go to the States to visit them this July, I thought I should start working on something handmade to bring along!!

For the lady to be born in July, I have in mind to prepare a small box with a pair of crochet baby ballerina and an amigurumi in matching colors!!

I am using Rowan cotton glace' in beige and yellow (as they told me that yellow is the main decorating color of her room to be)!!

For the baby ballerina pattern...I started with my flower ballerina baby booties one and I have hopefully made some improvements, as well as enjoyed myself using a combination of 2 colors!!

They look quite summer-ish, and probably it's the yellow that helps!!!

Hope you like them!!!!

The amigurumi in matching colors is work in progress...and I will hopefully be able to share it with you soon!!

Wishing you all a lovely Sunday and looking forward to your comments!
Rory
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Cozy Cowl

I know that spring is almost on its way...but London on some days it still feels like it's proper winter and you wish you were wearing a pretty warm coat and a cozy scarf or cowl..So never too late for it!!

On raverly I found this amazing free pattern by Suzana Davidovic, very easy to realize, with a lovely design and I thought I had to try it out!!!

I used a brown yarn, which can suit several occasions and goes pretty much with everything, and I am quite happy with the results!!!

I'd suggest you guys to have a look at it and give it a shoot!

Wishing you a lovely sunday!!

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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Cacti Amigurumi....for some good luck!

Finally back!!! I can't believe my last post was so long ago....but here I am sharing with you my latest project!

I've started working on cacti amigurumi... I've first ordered online some mini terracotta pots and then started working on the crochet part with a 3mm hook, two different green yarns and a few bright color leftovers for flowers or pom-pom for a final decorating touch.



I've made three so far, and I was surprised by how little time it actually takes to make them and you can decorate them the way you prefer!!!



My original plan was to make ten different cacti, and give them as presents to my closest girlfriends.... and then I heard a story that convinced me even more that that was a good idea!!!



I was at dinner with friends, sharing with them the first cactus I had made and my plan to give them as gifts, when my friend told me that according to some popular traditions, cacti are believed to bring good luck and can be considered as amulets as they keep enemies away and protect you!!



I didn't need a better excuse!!! This is gonna be the perfect gift for my girls!! I just need to work on it and make a few more ;)

Hope you like them!!

Wishing you a lovely day!

Rory
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Baby festive pom pom hat

This year was going to be the first christmas for my niece Gio...and I wanted to get her delivered something special and quite festive!!


I went shopping for baby festive clothes, got her a snowman jumper and some santa trousers..but I was willing to add a handmade touch... so I started looking for free baby patterns of elf hats or santa ones....



..when I came across this lovely simple long tail stripy hat pattern on A lemon dropp life blog ! I immediately felt in love with it! It was shown in red and white, and so I realized it.


I found it nicely festive but at the same time easy to wear all over the winter  :)



The pattern shown on the blog is very easy to follow, almost completely based on half double crochet stitches with a cute pom pom at the very end!


I have sent a box to my niece to Italy and I can't wait to receive pictures of baby Gio wearing the stripy hat :)


Taking the occasion to wish everyone lovely holidays, hope you enjoy the link to the pattern and try it out as it's very fast and easy to make!


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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