Retro circles crochet cot blanket

Today I’m going to talk to you about a retro circle blanket. I have had a lot of requests from you guys about this kind of material and pattern so today I have decided that this is it! This Is the day I will post a tutorial if you can call it that, about a retro circle-square blanket!
So, first of all, there are hundreds of patterns out there , about how to do this, and I know many of them look very similar to one another. Therefore I feel compelled to say that this is not in anyway a copy of somebody else’  pattern. I have read a lot of pages about how to crochet this, and felt inspired by many patterns out there on the internet!
Let us begin! First thing, we need to choose a needle for this! My needle of choice was a 5 mm hooked one.This depends  on how tight you usually crochet, and definitely the type of yarn you are using. I used dk yarn for this, and my crocheting is quite tight , thus the 5 mm hooked needle that I chose.
To the pattern now! At first I had started with a magic circle, and then chained three of those together, followed by  11 or 12 ( you choose for yourself,  used 11) double crochets!
Next,you should chain 3 double crochets into the same stitch,back loop, then repeat the first step 5 times.
Afterwards, chain another 3 double crochets back loop again, and finish off with an SS.
You would now want to choose another color and repeat this. You could choose any color you want, depending on how you want your blanket to look. A you can see I have gone berzerk with them.
Repeat theese steps as many times you wnt, and then start crocheting the borders, and voila: your retro circle crochet blanket is ready!

See you all next time!

polka dots on grey. absolutely must make this!

Handmade things are not novelty and it

Hello again guys!

Today we are going to talk about handmade hand –bracelets! It is common ‘nowadays , to show someone , a friend, a colleague or a relative , how much they mean to you, by gifting them a token bracelet of friendship for example. You could buy this kind of bracelet at any of your local department stores, but it will definitely be more meaningful  to the other person if you make it yourself.

Of course now, everybody thinks that  handmade things are some sort of rocket science! Well, let me tell you they most definitely aren’t! They are not novelty, nor they are IT or rocket science! My point is that the internet is full of tutorials and patterns of different material types that you can use, and if you follow the steps correctly , it is relative simplicity to do it.

Now, to get back to our hand bracelet! First, choose a type of yarn and yarn color that you would want to use! Also you might want to look at some accessories for the bracelet, like a piece of metal, or wood, to bind the material together, making it look more stylish.

First step is to cut the pieces of colorful yarn to use. My advice is to use some 20 cm long material.
Then , you have a multitude of knitting patterns to choose from, from simple stitches to very complicated binding ones. AS you will see from the examples I have posted below, I have used, both a simple chained stitch pattern, and of course a more complicated binded pattern, with multiple colors and very small tight knitting's.
You should definitely not fail to impress anyone with these kind of gifts! They are an absolute joy to watch and wear!

 

Until next time!