Lunchbox # 124 – Valentine’s Day & New Teddy Bear Shaped Bento Box Valentine’s Day packed lunch and teddy bear shaped bento box.
DIY Miniature Moss Garden in a Fish Bowl DIY miniature moss garden in a fish bowl – step by step picture tutorial.
Simple Crochet Cosy for an Ugly Travel Coffee Mug I always wanted to have one of those travel mugs but I never really liked any of them enough to pay £7-£10 for it. Couple of days ago, completely by chance, I spotted on sales this ugly mug… It was only 50p so I took it even through I did not really like the snowflake […]
Tried & Tested Products – The Round-up (December 2012) This month was very busy for me, filled with lots of family time so I haven’t been reviewing as many products as usual but I still managed to try & test couple things… If you are a fan of textured cereals Flahavan’s Irish Coarse Cut Oatmeal (£4.99 / 700g) will be right for you. Unlike […]
DIY Crochet Scooter Basket Tutorial Santa brought one of my daughters a scooter and she tried to ride it holding toys at the same time… so I decided to make her little basket to keep her stuff. It took me about an hour while we were waiting for the turkey roasting in the oven. The pattern starts the same way […]
Crochet Apple Cosy Pattern – Last Minute DIY Gift Idea [inspired by “Simple Crochet” by Sara Sinaguglia, pattern is my own] MATERIALS about 12-15 g of yarn for 4 mm crochet – UK 8 / US 6 (2 colours if making leaves or flowers) ribbon – optional buttons – optional beads with large holes – optional EQUIPMENT 4 mm crochet hook METHOD stitches used: chain […]
“Simple Crochet” by Sara Sinaguglia – Book Review Since I was a child I loved crochet and I tried to learn it from my granny Nina but I have never had in my possession any crochet book for this simple reason that I could not find one that I liked enough to justify spending £10 or £15. “Simple Crochet” by Sara Sinaguglia is […]
DIY Personalized Pillowcases with Crochet Chain Quick and easy personalized gift idea for any occasion.
Recycled Art – Old Newspaper Coaster Tutorial How to make newspaper coasters at home… very simple yet beautiful recycling art project.
Recycled T-Shirt Crochet Rug – Spring Cleaning Idea How to turn old t-shirts into beautiful crochet rugs – crochet pattern.
Crochet Lining for Easter Basket Quick and easy crochet Easter basket lining tutorial, also great for picnics.
Granny Square Pyjamas Case or Cushion Cover MATERIALS two colours of yarn two buttons EQUIPMENT crochet hook (I used 4.00 mm one) huge needle / wool needle METHOD First make two large granny squares like this. Using wool needle sew them together on 3 sides to create the case. On the fourth side sew on the buttons making chain loops on the […]
My First Granny Square – Drops MATERIALS yarn EQUIPMENT crochet hook (I used 3.00 mm one) METHOD stitches used: chain (ch), double crochet (dc), slip stitch (sl) FOUNDATION CHAIN Start with 7 ch, connect ends of the chain with sl to create a circle. ROUND 1 (FOUNDATION ROUND) Work 3 ch as 1 dc and then work 2 more dc into […]
Super Easy Half Double Crochet Mesh Scarf Tutorial MATERIALS about 100g of yarn EQUIPMENT crochet hook – I used 3.00 mm one METHOD stitches used: chain (ch), slip stitch (sl) & half double crochet (hdc) FOUNDATION CHAIN Start with a chain stitch, even multiplies of 3 plus 1 extra stitch. I made two scarves, one 24+1 stitches wide, other one 30+1 wide. ROW […]
Doll’s Dress Crochet Pattern For Baby Dolls & Teddy Bears Versatile toys’ dress crochet pattern that will suit almost any creature.
Kid’s Gloves on a String Both of my daughters, 1 years old and 6 year old, lose gloves constantly. The little one is throwing them out of the pushchair and the bigger one comes back from school with one or both missing all the time. That is why I decided to make for them “gloves on a string” like I […]