Crochet Sling Bag

Crochet Sling Bag

Made this crochet sling bang for a friend as an order. Tried to increase the rows in arithmetic progression. The work starts with the base though. :)

Materials

1. Anchor Knitting Cotton, any 4 colors, colors  A, B, C, D(used A and B together and C and D together).
2. Crochet Hook 3.75
3. Needle to weave in the ends.
4. 1 big button for the flower.

Abbreviations

sc - Single Crochet

dc - Double crochet

hdc - Half double crochet

ch - Chain

FDC - Foundation Double Crochet

sl st - slip stitch

tr - Treble Crochet

Pattern

BAG

1.With colors A & B together ch 25. dc in every ch, in the last chain dc 3 times. dc in the base ch on the other side, in the last ch, dc twice. sl st to join.

( sl st and join at the end of each row.)

2.dc in each dc around. 

3.rows 3 - 6 dc in each dc around.
7.change to colors C and D, dc in each of the dc around

8.rows 8-10, dc around in each dc.

11. sc in each dc around.

12. change to color A and B. dc in every dc around.

13. rows 13 -14, dc in each dc around.

15. sc in each dc around.

16. change to color C and D, dc in each dc around.

17. dc in each dc around.

18. hdc in each dc around.

19. change color to A and B,dc in each dc around.

20. dc in each dc around.

21.change color to C and D, dc in each dc around.

22. sc in each dc around.

HANDLE

1.With colors A and B, FDC 150 or the length needed for the handle.

2. With colors C and D, hdc around,

Attach the handles to the bag and viola, there is your sling bag.

FLOWER(optional)

1. With all 4 colors, make a magic circle.

2. sc 5 times in the circle and pull it close the loop. sl st to join.(5)

3.2 sc in each sc. sl st to join.(10)

4.1 sc in the first sc and 2 sc in the next sc.sl st to join (15)

5. 1 sc in the next 2 sc and 2 sc in the next sc.sl st to join (20)

6. ch 1, * sc, hdc in sc. 1 dc and 1 tr in the next sc,1 tr and 1dc in the next sc, 1 hdc and 1 sc in the next sc*. The first petal is ready.

7. Repeat from * - * for 4 more petals.

8. Stitch the big button in the middle and attach th flower to the bag.

Hope you all enjoyed this pattern. Would love to know how you all liked the pattern. Please leave your comments. Like and share. Until the next pattern ..... Adios...

Crochet Hairband - crocheting on a plastic or steel hairband

Hello All,

Hope you guys are doing great. All the best to all 10th and 12th students writing exams this year. As usual, jumping straight into the pattern.

My daughter bought a hairband wrapped in satin with satin and stone embellishments and that got me thinking.If we can wrap a hairband with cloth, we can definitely do it with crochet thread and embellish with 'n' number of crochet appliques. So, hear goes...

Materials Used

1) Plastic or metal plain hairband

2) Anchor Knitting Cotton is the thread I used for this project, but nylon purse thread works too. Any colour of your choice.

3) Needle for sewing the ends

Stitch Abbreviations

sc - Single Crochet

The embellishment that I have used here is from 

http://gosyo.co.jp/english/pattern/eHTML/ePDF/1102/2w/210-211-09_Hair_Bow.pdf

I really like all her patterns. If you have problem following the pattern,comment below and I'll write it up.

Now we start the pattern.

1. Make a slip know and insert it into the hairband.
2. sc around till the entire band is convered. Like the pic below

3. Weave in the ends.

Now make any embellishment that you want and stitch to the hairband. Simple right????

If you like the pattern please share. Would really really love to hear your comments too. 

Will meet you again with my next super simple pattern. Bye-Bye...

Easy Peesy Lemon Squeazy Flower for Beginners

Hi Everyone,

Hope you all are doing good, getting ready for final exams, summer holidays and vacations. Am really waiting for mine, gonna see my mom for after almost a year. :)

Ok, straight to the pattern. Someone wanted me to take a crochet class for them so yup, took a class for the first time. It was quite interesting. Anyways, I was looking for a flower that is simple and that also uses all the basic stitches. Couldn't find anything I liked, so just started a flower pattern and followed my instincts and this is what I got.

And this is what I did with it,

It can also be used as embellishments and decorative buttons for bags. Now we go to the pattern instructions.

Abbreviations - 

ch - chain

sc - Single Crochet

dc - Double Crochet

hdc - Half Double Crochet

tr - Treble Crochet

sl st - slip stitch

1. Make a magic circle. Or you can ch 4 and sl st into the first ch.
2. 6 sc in the magic circle. Join to first sc with sl st.ch 1.(6)
3. 2 sc in each sc around, join with sl st to the first sc.(12)
4. ch1,* sc,hdc,dc,2tr all in the same sc,in the next sc 2tr,dc,hdc,sc*. This forms 1 petal. Repeat * to * for the rest of the 5 petals. sl st to first sc.

Viola, you get a very easy flower that uses all the basic st of crochet. Best for beginners. Can be used in caps,beanies,bags and clips. : )

Please leave your comments below and let me know your thoughts on the pattern or in case of doubts.

Happy crocheting. Have a great weekend!!!

Crochet sole to fit all

Hi All,

At last am happy to inform you all that I found a method to crochet a sole for a shoe or slipper for any size.

Diving into the pattern. First I measured the leg the hollow part of the feet from below the hump to before the heel(Fig 1), which is the length of our starting chain. In some blog I read that length of our feet - the breath of our upper feet can also be used for our starting chain. Not sure how well this works though.

Now, we have the length of our starting chain.

                                                            

                                                             Fig  1

I made the flip-flop for my daughter, her measurement was 5 inches and the yarn I used was bulky worsted weight yarn with a 5mm hook. With all these parameters, I started with a ch of 20.

1. ch 1, sc around and sl st into the first sc.
2. ch 1(does not count as sc), sc into the same st and around till you come to the turning st, dc 3 times in the same st. Continue sc till you reach the sl st, hdc 3 times into the st. sl st into the first sc.
3. ch 1,sc around and stop 5 sts before the the st that has the 3dcs. hdc into the next 5 sts, 2 dc into the next 3 dc. hdc into the next 5 sts. Continue with sc till you reach the first hdc from the previous row. 2 hdc into the next 3 sts.sl st into the first sc.
4. ch1, sc in each sc and stop 5 sts before the first 2 dc, hdc in the next 5 sts,2 dc in the next st, 1 dc in the next  st,2dc in the next st, 1dc in the next  st, 2 dc in the next st,1 dc in the next. Hdc in the next 5 sts, sc in each st till you reach the 2 hdc.(2 hdc in the next st, 1 hdc in the next st) 3 times.
5. Continue to increase the dc for the toe and the hdc for the heel till the desired length of the feet is achieved.

Finish off and weave in the ends.

For the above flip flop strap, I measured the length from the space between her big toe and second toe, made a chain double that length + 8. For my daughter it was 20 chains. So I chained 48

1. Hdc around till you come to the center 8.
2. Fold in the middle so that there are 4 on each side. sl st 4 times.
3. Hdc in the rest of the chains.
4. Now stitch it to the sole.
5. Find a rubber sole and attach to the crochet sole or make one more crochet sole and sew it together to make it sturdy.

Viola, there is your flip flop. Njoy!

Sling Bag with lining

Happy Diwali all, busy with Diwali and all, Presenting my jimiki and star earring with Anchor Knitting Cotton

How it all started...

Hi All,

Am quiet new to blogging, actually never thought I'll even create one. But change is the only constant right??  Ok, straight to the point, I am Parvathy and this is my story about how I ended up loving to create crafts. When I was 13(quite long time age ;) ) my mom and bro took off to Kerala coz my bro was acting in a movie, yes my lil bro acted in a movie and now hes a doc. But that's his story. Heres mine..anywayz, I was left to entertain myself in my Aunt's house for that summer holidays. My Aunt has only a son, so imagine her enthusiasm to pass on her creativity to her bro-in-laws daughter the entire summer...

We had a great time actually. She dressed me up in various hairstyles, we made cake in a cooker with icing and she taught me how to crochet, knit and the basics of stitching. I would really like to thank her for that coz now as a mother of two growing children with little time, its keeping me busy and helping me spend enough time with my kids too.

To continue my story, I got busy with 10th, 12th and college and marriage, work ( that I quit after children) and family. One day both my kids started school and I realized I have quite some time before they return. I considered taking up part-time jobs, teaching and realized that the minute you start working for someone, you cannot control time. AND ONE DAY I literally pricked my hand on one of the crochet hooks and found my old supplies. DING, I got an idea. Started re-discovering my crochet skills. Found that I have not forgotten any of the stitches. Discovered the joy of creating new stuff, the joy of seeing a good finished product that people were willing to buy(huge encouragement that) more than all this the happiness on my daughters face when I make a clip or a bag for her. That's when I decided to do what I love most, creating things with love for people to gift to their loved ones. And that's how it all started... posting some pics of my work..