ponedjeljak, 2. prosinca 2019.

Some great crochet deals

I found lots of great deals for this month, so jump in and save some money

At Darn Good Yarn are these:

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Show Mom how much you love her with a gift straight from the heart. Give them the gift of choice with a Darn Good Yarn gift card. Price starts at $10.
Click here!

Order ove $159 and get free shipping - worldwide! Click here!

Lots of clothing items and yarn are on deep discount. Click here!

Flash Sale - Hurry before these savings bundles are gone! All Flash Sale products have very limited quantities available. Once they are gone, they are gone! Click here

Lots of value bundles and packs - check out here

Perfect gift for crafters! Give the gift of choice with a Darn Good Yarn gift card. Price starts at $10. Click here

Clearance Sale - Darn Good Yarn - Grab a bargain at our online store here!

All these are valid untill the end of year, so December 31st 2019.

KnitCrate is always a good deal, too.

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Each month you get new skein of yarn and everything you need to make another project, like scarft, hat or something else. Click here

And that's it! Next time, I'll introduce you to some other programs and ideas I'm working on

subota, 30. studenoga 2019.

Crochet scarf patterns for beginners


Crochet scarves! What to say about them? That they are warm, stylich, elegant and so versatile? Yes, we all know that!.

This pattern can be found here:

AURORA BOREALIS pattern

and some wool recomendations, colors are very siliar:

ARONIA


I can always make this for you, just order it on my Facebook with message in inbos (https://www.facebook.com/akostelic)

Have fun!

četvrtak, 28. studenoga 2019.

Crochet placemats



Crochet placemates are the cutest way to "upgare" your family's dinnertable. For kids, it's always fun to look at different characters you can make on them. Or you can use bright colors and make it more vivid.

This time I want to introduce you to crochet magazine if you wish to get more ideas and procjet patterns:

I like Crochet


utorak, 26. studenoga 2019.

Granny square patterns


Afghans were always my favorite way to get warm while reading a good book or watching TV. Even in late summer, I love to throw something over my legs.

While I was a little girl, my Grandma used to do needlework. Well, I did learn it by her side, but I was more imspressed with my Mom's crochet work. One of those was a blanket similer to this one on picture.

Today, I can share with you some of color ideas for blkanket like this. Remember, it takes only a comment on this post and I can make it for you, if you don't know how to do it yourself.

So, here are some recomendations for woll colors:

1. Wool of the Andes - worsted yarn


2. Variegated thick and thin wool yarn
And if you're not sure what to choose, may I suggest you order subscription box? Those have inside one skein of wool and everything else you need to finish your project. So go, join today at KNITCRATE


Have fun. You can always send me message in inbos at Facebook as well (https://www.facebook.com/akostelic)


nedjelja, 24. studenoga 2019.

Baby hat crochet pattern



Always bear in mind the speed of the growth of a baby's head - how long will this hat be utilized? If it is be used in the colder months, it may last one season and then it is time to invest in a new one or home crochet a new one - how much money and time are you willing to spend on this project?

To be honest, hospitals around the world that utilize baby hats use a beanie (to my knowledge anyways) - various sizes for various sizes of babies. Beanies are economical to make and take very little time and effort.

If you are looking for a fancy hat or a designer hat, keep in mind that you may have to find a size chart for the size of a baby's head and pray that this baby is made to fit those measurements - most babies are not made to those specifications - paper is different from real life!

Sizes of baby's heads are noted on patterns, but will your babies' head match the sizes you are looking at and what will you do if the head is not a standard size?

Must this baby hat be lined? What about a special color? Those are all important considerations besides the size of the crocheted baby hat and all these factors deserve the same amount of time when it comes to the finished product.

If you want to crochet this same baby hat, what level of crocheting have you achieved? Have you given any thought at all to this last question or are you going to rush in and do this no matter what?

For myself, I would simply search for a crocheted baby beanie and take it from there. These patterns are usually on a skill level of easy and also very easy to find. I would also be prepared to crochet for a specified number of inches to make sure that it fits the baby at this point in its life. (Alterations are a big part of home crocheting any garment that you want to fit.)

After I have noted all the above considerations, the only hard choice left to make is what color to make this same baby hat in. I would also make this same baby hat in baby yarn, so the colors would be somewhat muted but soft and pliable.

When looking at all the above noted points, is it really worth it to crochet a baby's hat?

There is a wealth of information to be found at http://learningeasycrochet.com.

Not only is there information, but it supplies encouragement as well.

When you get stuck, as we all do sometimes, leave a question in the comment box and you will get an answer within 24 hours.

When you sign up for a membership, you will receive a crochet pattern of your choice along with the help you may need to complete that project!

In the members area, you will shown "how to" and much more along with tips and tricks to speed up your progress.

Check it out today!




petak, 22. studenoga 2019.

Crochet afghan - some ideas!

This time, I have some ideas for crocheted afghans. Also, on the bottom, check out way how you can earn money making all kinds of crochet items.


This Quick and simple afgan is so versatile. You can make it in any color and it's great for gifts.
Here's the link to tutorial how to make it:

AFGHAN PATTERN

First, I want to introduce you to some wools you can use for these kids of crafts:

Variegated Thick and Thin Wool Yarn

Malabrigo Mecha yarn

Atma Prema Superwash wool

Now, let's talk about making money. Crochet is fun to do, but why not sell your items? Or better yet, save money while buying all you need? Here's the best way - affiliate marketing!

My first reccomendation is Darn Good Yarn, so here's the link

Make Handsome Profits with Darn Good Yarn Affiliate Program

(by the way, if you click and join this program, I *might* get few cents as prize)

By reffering your friends to buy from this website, you could earn some pretty good amount of money that you can use for your own buys. The more yarn you buy, you can make more crochet items, and then sell those for even more money! Just try, there's nothing to lose, it's all free!


ponedjeljak, 18. studenoga 2019.

Crochet - What Is It? Where Did It Come From and When?

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I know some forms of crochet can be so versatile. Usually, it's a variety of techniques utilising a hook and yarn and loop stitches; stitches with names like slip stitch, chain stitch, double crochet stitch, half treble and treble and a more.

Arabia might be the first area where fiber was worked by a needle or a hook. Ancient samples from Egypt suggest a skilled application of needles and hooks.

Through its continued history across the ages crochet (in French word croc means hook) is believed to have been worked by men and women alike. A technique can be worked sitting, standing, lying down or when on the move. It utilizes many varieties of yarns, linen, cotton, silk and wools, including finely beaten and spun precious metals (silver, gold), with or without the addition of beads and spangles. Tings that may be made i this technique are cloth, jewelry, bags, rugs, upholstery trim, to work fabric to cover furniture, to make warm through to light garments, to the finest of laces and also to produce artistic creations; sculptures, miniatures, creations limited only to the artists imagination. Similar crochet patterns found in India and North Africa give credence to the theory that crochet may have been in continuous use in the Middle East for thousands of years.

Tunisian Crochet or is it Afghan or Tricot crochet, worked with what looks like a cross between a hook and a needle, where and when did it first surface? Was it Tunisia? This form of crochet that can look like crochet or knitting or weaving, was it the fore runner of each of these forms of fabric making?

Slip stitch crochet, perhaps the earliest form of crochet and fabric making.

Broom-stick crochet also called peacock lace, when and where did this originate? Was it invented by Europeans traveling across America in covered wagons, they had broomsticks and hooks, they had the acquired knowledge, they brought out from their homelands with them, they needed very warm bedding and clothing, did they start creating this fast and easily put down and picked up form of crochet?

Irish crochet, traditional Irish crochet, luxurious 3 dimensional lace, distinctive with its raised crocheted petals, flowers and leaves stitched to a net of chain stitches with picots (called, the filling), feminine, romantic and beautiful. A subgroup in Irish crochet sometimes called Baby Irish crochet, is worked continuously in squares or circular sections. In the 1870s, crochet became the salvation for many Irish families when 12,000 to 20,000 Irish girls and women were producing crochet lace to earn money to see their families through the potato famine years and beyond.

Bruges Crochet, a lace worked in trebles and chain stitch, the ribbons of crochet are joined together creating an open tape like lace.

Bavarian Crochet, new to me, I need to learn more about this regional crochet.

Aran crochet is similar to Aran knitting, forms a fabric with raised areas coming off a flat background.

Fillet crochet, or net crochet, was very popular in the 1920-1950's, popular due to the simple mesh construction and patterns in the lace are easily worked with the use of charts

Hairpin crochet believed to have been created in Queen Victorian times by ladies utilising their hairpins and hooks to create a new style of crochet that was used in linier and circular fine laces, to stronger trim for upholstery. Today we have replaced the pins with looms that are easily adjusted in size making it easier to work this form of crochet.

Revival in the swinging 60's as individuals wanted to work new style garments, by hand, in non-conforming form and colours, to the norms of the day.

Stripes, jacquards, patchwork, lace, clothing, looped, woven, beaded, squares, circles, today scrumbling, crochet is a living technology, being revived, re-invented and utilised in new ways with new materials in what looks like limitless ways. Ways that are, and have, enabled peoples across history and across the world to satisfy they personal needs, to earn income, to feed their families, to cloth themselves and their families, to create new items, to satisfy their need to do.

Crochet at the beginning of the 21st Century finds it is experiencing a new revival both in manufacturing, producing thousands of fashion and decor items and in the hands of individuals rediscovering designs of old, designing new patterns and applications, hand making decor items, personal garments and art works.
Crochet designs continue to evolve and Crochet lives on.