Saturday 23 March 2013

Hooked

I have been working on a custom order bag this week (and it will be finished tomorrow, I promise) but I couldn't stop myself from going back to my crochet hooks in between cutting and sewing.

After my first attempt at crochet flowers a month ago I got completely hooked and this past week I have been working with the tiny hook number 1 and some skinny ecru cotton yarn to make lacy crochet flowers and rosettes. I can't read crochet patterns and have only learned the basics from internet tutorials  so I am making up stiches as I go.
I did find one very user-friendly tutorial at a blog writen by a pattern analphabet like myself  - Mandy writes a delightfully simple tutorial for a very sweet flower HERE and you can see the final results in my blurry iPod picture below (the little flower on the lower right corner of the right photo).



Zakvačkana
Ta teden šivam torbo po meri (več v naslednjem postu), a si ne morem kaj, da ne bi vsake toliko časa sedla k mojim kvačkam. Odkar sem pred kratkim spet pogruntala kvačkanje rožic, sem čisto ujeta in moj zadnji projekt so čipkaste rozetke, kvačkane z mini kvačko št. 1. TULE najdete link do še posebej enostavnega opisa izdelave luštne rožice - opis je zlasti za takšne kot jaz, ki ne znamo brati kvačkarskih hieroglifov.


8 comments:

  1. All those various flowers are very sweet Damjana - and I love the bag you decorated with crochet flowers.
    Enjoy your Sunday, I hope you have some sun! :-)

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    1. Thank you, Yael,
      the Sunday was cloudy and cold and today was no better, this winter seems to be going on and on so I will be crocheting plenty of flowers to compensate...

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  2. Very very pretty indeed, what will you be using these for? :) x

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    1. Thank you so much, Emma, the flowers are very tiny, inch or so in diameter so I was thinking of sewing them on some smaller zippered pouches or foldover clutches (for a bridal look...)

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  3. Izgleda, da nas je več napadel kvačkarski virus. Je prav sproščujoče, kajne? In človeka kar potegne notri. Jaz sem trenutno na 12 mm kvački (prava palica!), ampak imam v planu tudi še poskusiti z 1 :)))

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    1. Ja, res je nalezljivo, dolgo sem se spravljala poskusit, te zadnje čipkaste miniaturice so mi pa še posebej blizu. Veselo kvačkanje želim!

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  4. These crochet flowers are beautiful! And I love how you adorned your latest purse with them. :)

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    1. Thank you, Elisa, I found that these little flowers also make nice gifts to crafty people, you can attach them to anything, make a brooch, decorate a coat, hat... And it is something I can do while watching Tv, not like sewing...

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