Thứ Sáu, 27 tháng 11, 2009
Thứ Tư, 25 tháng 11, 2009
Crochet SnowFlake #5

Crochet SnowFlake #5
Written by Teresa Richardson
Video Tutorial: Crochet SnowFlake 5
Video Tutorial: Left Hand Crochet SnowFlake 5
Skill Level - Easy
Abbreviations
CH - Chain
SL ST - Slip Stitch
SC - Single Crochet
LP - Loop
TC/TRC - Triple Crochet
Materials
Size 6 Steel crochet hook
Crochet Thread
Small Tapestry Needle
Chain 7, Join
Round 1: *Chain 6, SC in the in the loop. Complete 5 times total from *. CH 3, DC at the base of the beginning CH to join.
Round 2: *CH 3, SC in the next LP. CH 8, SC in the same LP. Complete 5 times total from *. CH 3, SC in the next LP. CH 4, Triple Crochet at the base of the beginning loop to join.
Round 3: SC in the same loop, CH 7, SC in the next CH 3. *CH 7, SC in the the previous CH 8, CH 7 SC in the next CH 3, Complete 5 times total from *. CH 7, join in the beginning SC.
Round 4: *( CH 10, SL ST in the same loop twice) CH 5, SC in the next loop. CH, 3, SC in the next loop, CH 5, SL ST in the next SC. Complete 6 times total from *.
Thứ Ba, 24 tháng 11, 2009
Puffy Spike Crochet Square
Puffy Spike Crochet Square
Written by Teresa Richardson
Video Tutorial: Puffy Spike Crochet Square
Video Tutorial: Left Hand Puffy Spike Crochet Square
Skill Level - Easy
Abbreviations
SC - Half Double Crochet
CH - Chain
SL ST - Slip Stitch
PS - Puff Stitch
Materials
Size I/5.5 mm crochet hook
4 ply yarn
Tapestry Needle
Stitch Instructions
Spike Stitch
- Put your hook through the top of the previous single crochet.
- Pick up the yarn from the back side, pull it through.
- Wrap the yarn over, pull through one loop.
- Wrap the yarn over and pull through both loops.
Puff Stitch:
- Wrap the yarn over your hook, insert the hook through the stitch or space. Wrap the yarn over the hook and pull through. There will be 3 loops on the hook.
- Wrap the yarn over your hook. Insert the hook through the same stitch or space. Wrap the yarn over the hook and pull through. There will be 5 loops on the hook.
- Wrap the yarn over your hook. Insert the hook through the same stitch or space. Wrap the yarn over the hook and pull through. There will be 7 loops on the hook.
- Wrap the yarn over your hook. Insert the hook through the same stitch or space. Wrap the yarn over the hook and pull through. There will be 9 loops on the hook.
- Wrap the yarn over your hook and pull the yarn through all 9 loops to complete the puff stitch.
- Chain to secure.
You can choose if you would like to change colors or work the pattern all in one color.
Chain 18
Row 1: Work 1 SC in each single crochet across for a total of 17. Cut the yarn to change color.
Row 2: Attach the new color with a slip stitch to the single crochet. Chain 3, skip a stitch, *work a puff stitch across, skip a stitch, continue across from * for the width. End with a double crochet in the last stitch on the edge. Cut the yarn to change color.
Row 3: Attach the new color with a slip stitch to the double crochet. Chain 1, work a single crochet in the top of the same stitch. Single crochet between the stitches. Work a single crochet in the top of the next puff stitch. Single Crochet between the stitches. Continue across for the length of your project.
Repeat Row 2 and Row 3 for the length.
The Single Crochet Spike will replace the row of single crochet.
Single Crochet Spike
Row 3: Attach the new color with a slip stitch to the double crochet. Chain 1, work a single crochet in the top of the same stitch. Work a single crochet spike stitch between the stitches down through the previous row of single crochet. (see stitch instructions above for details) Work a single crochet in the top of the next puff stitch. Work a single crochet spike stitch between the stitches down through the previous row of single crochet. Continue across for the length of your project. End with a single crochet in the last stitch.
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Winner for Crochet Giveaway #13
Congratulations to NancyxBeauty as winner of giveaway #13. I hope you enjoy your crochet items once you receive the package.
Thứ Bảy, 21 tháng 11, 2009
COLETE COLORIDO
Colete usado por Ana Maria Braga e postado pela Claudia Virginia
Quem tirar a receita, me avise por favor, quero postá-la aqui para compartilhar com as amigas!
UM BOLERO DIFERENTE
Interessante e versátil esse bolerinho.
Do Blog da Silvia Graziolli
Chủ Nhật, 15 tháng 11, 2009
Free Quilled Turkey Project

For those of you who have young children, you will appreciate the family turkey project we had to complete.
Each family was given a photocopied turkey to cut out and decorate. Each turkey will be given an award and posted in school on the bulletin board for the class. Every family member was asked to contribute to the project, and we were encouraged to look for things to add to our turkey.
The base of our turkey was colored with crayons. Much thought went into the color selection and what a beauty he is. We kept the "decorations" to a minimum, sticking to a collection of stickers. Daddy added some orange peel and we added some texture by cutting the webbing on our clementine crate and adding it to his belly. The final addition was Mommy's quilled turkey (I love any opportunity to share quilling with everyone).
Please find the instructions for the Turkey Pattern here:
Each family was given a photocopied turkey to cut out and decorate. Each turkey will be given an award and posted in school on the bulletin board for the class. Every family member was asked to contribute to the project, and we were encouraged to look for things to add to our turkey.
The base of our turkey was colored with crayons. Much thought went into the color selection and what a beauty he is. We kept the "decorations" to a minimum, sticking to a collection of stickers. Daddy added some orange peel and we added some texture by cutting the webbing on our clementine crate and adding it to his belly. The final addition was Mommy's quilled turkey (I love any opportunity to share quilling with everyone).
Please find the instructions for the Turkey Pattern here:

Body:
- 2 strips of brown
- 1/2 strip of cream
- I let my strips overlap so that there is very little cream showing only in the center
- Make a teardrop shape
Head:
- 12 in (30.5 cm) tight coil
- Cut small triangle for beak
- Approximately 1 in (2.5 cm) of 1/16 in ( cm) wide paper for the red wattle (this is the part that hangs down from the beak)
Tail Feathers:
- 6 in (15.2 cm) Alternate side looping in various fall colors
- Attach to bottom of teardrop
Wing:
- 4 in (10.2 cm) Yellow, 6 in (15.2 cm) Red, and 12 in (30.5 cm) Brown strips - glue them end-to-end and make a shaped teardrop
- Attach to center of body
Feet:
- Scrap of Yellow
Looks like he is running away - do you think he's worried about Thanksgiving?
I hope you have fun with this little fellow. Here are some ideas:
- Make a Thanksgiving card with him holding a sign that says "Eat Tofu" or "Eat Pork, the other white meat"
- Add him to your Thanksgiving scrapbook page as an embellishment
- Add him to a framed photograph of your thanksgiving feast
The possibilities are endless... I'd love to see what you can do...
If you use this guy, please post a comment here with a link to your post so that everyone can find your project too :-)

Enjoy!
Copyright for Personal Use Antonella DeFalco
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Thứ Bảy, 14 tháng 11, 2009
Crochet Holly Leaf Crochet Geek

Crochet Holly Leaf
Written by Teresa Richardson
Video Tutorial: Crochet Holly Leaf
Video Tutorial: Left Hand Crochet Holly Leaf
Skill Level - Easy
Abbreviations
SC - Single Crochet
HDC - Half Double Crochet
DC - Double Crochet
TC - Triple Crochet
CH - Chain
SL ST - Slip Stitch
EA - Each
Materials
Size I/5.5 mm crochet hook
4 ply yarn
Tapestry Needle
Chain 15.
Round 1:
- Work 1 SC in each of the next 2 Chains.
- Work 1 HDC in each of the next 2 CH.
- Work 1 DC in each of the next 2 CH.
- Work 1 TC in each of the next 2 CH.
- Work 1 DC in the next CH.
- Work 1 HDC in the next CH.
- Work 1 SC in the next CH.
- Working on the opposite side
- Work 1 SC in the same chain
- Work 1 HDC in the next CH.
- Work 1 DC in the next CH.
- Work 1 TC in each of the next 2 CH.
- Work 1 DC in each of the next 2 CH.
- Work 1 HDC in each of the next 2 CH.
- Work 1 SC in each of the next 2 Chains. SL ST to join.
- Work 1 SC in the next stitch, CH 2, SL ST in the top of the SC. SC in the same stitch. SL ST in ea of the next 2 STS
- *Work 1 HDC in the next stitch, CH 2 SL ST in the top of the HDC, HDC in the same Stitch. SL ST in ea of the next 2 STS. Repeat this part 2 more times from *.
- Work 1 SC in the next stitch, CH 2, SL ST in the top of the SC. SC in the same stitch. SL ST in ea of the next 2 STS
- Slip stitch along the bottom of the leaf and around the stem.
- Work 1 SC in the next stitch, CH 2, SL ST in the top of the SC. SC in the same stitch. SL ST in ea of the next 2 STS
- *Work 1 HDC in the next stitch, CH 2 SL ST in the top of the HDC, HDC in the same Stitch. SL ST in ea of the next 2 STS. Repeat this part 2 more times from *.
- *Work 1 SC in the next stitch, CH 2, SL ST in the top of the SC. SC in the same stitch. Repeat one more time from * if you would like a point at the top of your leaf.
Right Hand Crochet Holly Leaf
Left Hand Crochet Holly Leaf
Thứ Sáu, 13 tháng 11, 2009
Crochet Giveaway 13 - Closed

This will be giveaway #13. I will be recycling 3 crochet magazines with this giveaway. The magazines are: Magic Crochet April 2001#131, Crochet World June 1981, Crochet January 2010. Included in the giveaway are a set of steel and aluminum crochet hooks along with a package of gel grips. The giveaway will run from today November 13, 2009 through November 23, 2009. I will draw the winner the following day. Everyone from any country is welcome to enter. You can comment here or on YouTube.
Please do not post your personal mailing address or personal information in the comment section. That can be e-mailed privately if you are the winner.
- The giveaway is open everyone around the world.
- In the comment section here or on YouTube, you can leave a name, nickname or some way that I will be able to contact you.