Crochet Stories

Something about croshet, jewellry, art, trevel and other nice things!

Friday, December 31, 2010

Happy New Year!


The Santa is coming to bring You joy, happiness and many peaceful moments with yours the dearest.
This 2010 was a year full with tears, heath problems, big decisions, partings and joy, joy and
joy...

I know the next 2011 will get some from all these events, but I hope I'll have more reason, humanity and kindness.

I want to ask the Santa to bring me more time for studying and especially for my creative work...

HAPPY NEW YAER!!!!!!

Sunday, December 12, 2010

The holidays are coming







And we are waiting for them! Two days ago we brought the holiday green tree, bought lovely decorations and put them on the windows and walls... I was happy, but the little princess wanted to eat the ornaments... Now, is better, she doesn't notice the tree any more! unhappy smileys

But, mummy is like a child... All days long, I'm making something, I'm walking throw the shifts on the market or throw the counters on the street and looking for another holiday decoration...

And I want to make few ornaments, but... I don't have a time! cool smileys
And that little I use for learning...

But, it will be more... And then you'll see the hand made holiday decorations... ahhahahahhahah

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Site nijansi roze


A few days ago I made this pair cute "all ways pink" earrings, while I was waiting the time of my husband's arrival from Afghanistan, where he works. After tree and a half mounts I'll see him again and I was very nervous. And, that's my curs, when I am nervous I must work something... He is here for 15 days more, so see you after, when my nervous will transform in other lovely stuffs, when he'll back there...

Friday, October 8, 2010

Variations on theme - Black and white world


Another octopus pair... The difference is in the circle and length. Those are lengthier and ideal for short hair...

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Octopus



I've never taught that any of my earrings would be called "Octopus". :)))))))
But, today when my brother saw them, he sad : an Octopus!
At first it seemed funny to me, but later while I was preparing the pictures I saw them like an Octopus... So, let it be!

They are made from crochet part, with plastic-metal elements.

Friday, September 24, 2010

3 layered crochet flowers - Tutorial

For a long time I've tried to find appropriate pattern for 3-layered crochet flowers. I know the pattern for Irish rose, but I don't like the hole between the petals and base made by the other color yarn, when the petals are created.
So, I did this pattern from "mind" and it's close on that what I'm looking for... Here it is:
First, I worked with 100% cotton yarn from St. George, Serbia and 3 mm hook. I used those stitches in US terms:

SL ST: insert hook, yarn over, pull the loop back through the stitch, then through the loop on your hook.

SC: insert hook, yarn over, pull the loop back through the stitch (two loops on hook), yarn over and pull through both loops on hook.

HDC: yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull the loop back through the stitch (three loops on hook), yarn over and pull through all three loops on hook.

DC: yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull the loop back through the stitch (three loops on hook), yarn over and pull through two loops on hook (two loops left on hook), yarn over and pull through remaining two loops.

TC: yarn over, yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull the loop through the stitch (four loops on hook), yarn over and pull through two loops on hook ( three loops left on hook), yarn over and pull throw two loops on hook ( two loops left on hook), yarn over and pull throw last two loops on hook.

Start with magic ring and make 12 DC in it. Join the last DC with first DC with SL ST. The ring is closed and the base is made:If you want you can change the color or continue with the same, so the second layered petals will be in the same color like the base. I'll continue with the same color. Now, we are making the second layered petals.
*Make 4 chains, skip the next st and join in the next st with SC* repeat 5 more times. The last ch join with SL ST with first made ch:


Now, we are working the petals in every chain-4 space ( there should be 6 chain-4 spaces) in this order: SC,HDC,DC,DC,TRC,DC,DC,HDC,SC
You should have a flower like this:
Now, we are working the first layered petals in the skipped chains. Insert the yarn in second color:and work the next stiches: SC,HDC,DC,DC,HDC,SC
The last SC join with first SC with SL ST and fasten off.
Now it's time for the last third layer petals. Insert the hook throw the one of the pillar from the second layer petals. See the picture below:

Now, pull the yarn in third or fourth color

Make 5 ch and join with SC on the next pillar. Repeat 5 more times.
You should have like this:
Now work in every ch-5 space in this order:SC,HDC,DC,TRC,TRC,TRC,TRC,DC,HDC,SC

The last SC join with first made SC with SL ST.
And, the flower is ready:
And there are more flowers:
I hope you'll enjoy making those cute flowers!

Gipsy earrings

I named them Gypsy... They remind me on Esmeralda. The black color is her sad soul and the metal coins are the Gypsy freedom. My memories came back...

I used to read on that green couch, contracted to the wall with the front couch side picked up... Thus hidden I used to read for an hours...
Those earring are just like Esmeralda, beauty, but sad...

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Autumn inspitarion




Finally I weak up from my long summer dream. The summer takes my energy and I don't have enough energy not just for my ideas, but neither from reading or writing. I made those two couples yesterday and the second one finished like a present for my friend.
"Temna noc" i "Stylish brown" I named them.
Thanks to my energy and inspiration I came back to faculty and I'm ready for Byzant painting. What a joy!

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Biserni polumesecinki


On English the title will be something like ''pearl's half moon''. It's too late and I'm very tired, so I can't change the name which is more appropriate for morning waffles, although for those earrings. But, no matter.
Today for the first time I tried the technic of crocheting pearls and for the first time I think is good enough. Specially I love the mixture of pearls and metal. I like rude combinations. However, we live in 21st century, when everything is permitted!

Flower broochs



I made those flowers, few days ago, experimenting in 3-layered crochet flowers. Finally I'm pleased... I'll try to put the tutorial this days, maybe tomorrow. They are so cute, so I decided to make them like a brooch. The first one, at the picture above can be wear with the chain made from little, green and yellow, wood balls or without. The chain have a mechanism in the background which can be opened or closed.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

One layered croshet flower - tutorial

For this pattern I used 4mm crochet hook and yarn - Manada, from Teteks, Skopje. Also I used those stitches in US terms:
SC - insert hook, yarn over, pull the loop back through the stitch (two loops on hook), yarn over and pull through both loops on hook.
HDC - yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull the loop back through the stitch (three loops on hook), yarn over and pull through all three loops on hook.
DC - yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull the loop back through the stitch (three loops on hook), yarn over and pull through two loops on hook (two loops left on hook), yarn over and pull through remaining two loops.
TC - yarn over two times, insert hook, yarn over, pull the loop through the stitch ( four loops on hook ), yarn over and pull through two loops on hook ( three loops remaining on hook ), yarn over and pull through two loops on hook ( two loops remaining on hook ), yarn over and pull through the last two loops on hook.
SLST - insert hook, yarn over, pull the loop back through the stitch, then through the loop on your hook.
Start with magic ring, see here .
Make 18 DC in ring and the last DC join with a SLST with first made DC and fasten off, shown on the pictures bellow:



Knot the second yarn ( more for this see here .


Make two SC in every stitch. The last SC join with a SLST to first SC. You should have a circle like this with 36 stitches around.


Now with the same yarn make five stitches and join them with a SLST in the 6-Th stitch from the hook:


You should have 6 chain-5 spaces around the circle.

Fasten off. Knot another color like I showed above.
Now you are working the petals and you are working under the chain-5 spaces. Pull a loop


and then work SC,HDC,DC,TR,TR,DC,HDC,SC in every chain-5 space. The first petal should be like this:

The last SC join with a SLST with the first made SC:

And the one layered crochet flower is over!

I hope you'll enjoy!