Felted Bag Giveaway

Felted Bag Giveaway

Last year I decided to design knitting and crochet projects and publish them on my blog. It all started more or less by accident: I read about a crochet submission for a book on Ravelry and send in a project. The project got accepted, which made me start thinking: Why not start making and sharing more new patterns?  The whole process of designing and writing down the pattern is so much more fun than following another person’s pattern.

People from around the globe send in comments and engage in these projects. It is fulfilling to know, that somewhere someone is getting made a gift from my humble notes. This blog is also my contribution to the fiber community, which has so many possibilities now sharing information in foras, blogs, social media etc.

100 Followers Giveaway

The audience of my blog is growing steadily and now a little more than 100 people from 4 continents are following it. I want to celebrate this by holding a giveaway.

You can win the Bloody Mary Bag, which I crocheted and felted a couple of months ago. All you have to do is to write a comment on this blog post. You don’t have to be a follower to participate in this contest.

The last day for participating in the giveaway is Wednesday, January 25th.

The contest is open to all readers worldwide.

On Thursday 26th I will pick a lucky winner.

Papillon Scarf: A Free Crochet Pattern

Papillon Scarf

This is a free crochet pattern for a scarf. It is made with simple crochet stitches, so it is a beginners project.

Papillon is the French word for butterfly. For this scarf I used the butterfly stitch, where you crochet 3 rows of chains together with a single crochet. This gives a special effect, where the chains spread out mimicking butterfly wings.

The scarf is meant to be a decorative scarf, since the big holes will not give any warmth. The mercerized cotton gives a nice shine to the project and it is also thick enough, so the project works up fast:-) This would be a perfect gift, when you have to crochet something in a short period of time.

Materials

Yarn 4 skeins Drops Muskat, #13 Marine Blue, 100%  mercerized cotton 50g – 109yards/100m.

If this specific yarn is not available to you, you could substitute it with yarn that has some silk in it. Choose a yarn that is a little stiff and gives a good stitch definition.

Hook 4 mm    US: G/6

Tapestry needle

Finished size

Width: 4 inches   Length: 75 inches.

Pattern

Chain 16

Row 1    Chain 3, 16 double crochets across.

Row 2    Chain 3, 2 double crochets, chain 6, skip 4, 3 double crochets, chain 6, skip 4, 3 double crochets.

Row 3    As row 2

Row 4    Chain 3, 2 double crochets, chain 3, 1 single crochet that crochets row 2,3 and 4 together, skip 4, 3 double crochets, chain 3, 1 single crochet that crochets row 2,3 and 4 together, skip 4, 3 double crochets.

Continue working row 2,3 and 4 until you reach the desired length.

Last row:  3 chains, 16 double crochets across.

Cut yarn and weave in ends.

Below you see the charted version of the scarf:

Note: This pattern is written with US crochet terms.

If you are not familiar with these, see my conversion chart Crochet Terms in US, UK, German and Danish.

If you don’t know how to read crochet charts/diagrams read my Tutorial how to read Crochet Charts.

Feel free to leave a comment, if you have any questions about the pattern.

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Copyright  2012 Birgit Tüchsen. All rights reserved. This pattern is intended for personal use only. Photocopying or reproduction of this pattern is not allowed in any form including electronic. It is not allowed to sell this pattern. It is also not allowed to sell items made from this pattern. All text, images, graphics and other materials on this website are subject to the copyright and intellectual property rights of the owner.

Papillon Häkelschal: Gratis Häkelvorlage

Papillon Schal

Dies ist eine gratis Häkelvorlage für einen Schal. Die Vorlage ist sehr einfach und deshalb auch für Beginner geeignet.

Papillon ist der französische Name für Schmetterling. Da man auf Englisch die Art Luftmaschenketten zusammenzuhäkeln butterfly stitch nennt, habe ich den Schal den Namen Papillon Schal gegeben. Wenn die Ketten in der Mitte zusammengehäkelt werden ähneln sie kleine Schmetterlinge.

Ornament Vase Crochetholder: Free Crochet Pattern

Crochetholder for Christmas Ornament Vase

A while ago I saw a picture of a Christmas ornament, that was turned into a vase. I really liked the idea of this kind of Christmas deco, but wondered how I could make the ornament stay in place, when it was filled with water. So I made this crochet circle, that has a round of double crochets at the bottom, so the vase will not tilt.

The crochet circle is then starched. This gives enough strength and stability for the bottom double crochet row, so it can carry the vase. See below the free crochet pattern for the super easy vaseholder:

Materials

1 skein Marks & Kattens, Bianca in red. 100% mercerised cotton 160m/50g  175 yards/1,76 ounces.

1 skein metallic thread yarn.

Hook      3mm   US: D/3

Tapestry Needle

½ Cup Potato Starch

½ Cup Hot Water

½ Cup Cold Water

Plastic Foil

1 Christmas Ornament

Finished Size     6,5 cm/2½inch in diameter

Skill Level    Easy

   Pattern

Work double stranded with metallic and cotton yarn held together throghout the work.

Make a magic ring/adjustable ring.

Round 1    Chain 3, 12 double crochets in ring, 1 slip stitch in this rows 3rd chain to join ring.

Round 2    Chain3, [2 dc in next stitch] 12 times; 1 slip stitch in this rows 3rd chain to join ring.

Round 3    Chain3, [2 dc in next stitch, 1 double crochet in next stitch] 12 times; 1 slip stitch in this rows 3rd chain to join ring.

Round 4    Chain 3, [2 dc in next stitch, 1 double crochet in next stitch, 1 double crochet in next stitch] 12 times; 1 slip stitch in this rows 3rd chain to join ring.

Cut yarn and weave in ends.

See the crochet chart/diagram for the circle below.

Start crocheting into the wrong side of the vase holder between the 3rd and 4th row: Chain 3 and continue crocheting in the round with double crochets. Finish this round by joining with a slip stitch. Cut yarn and weave in ends.

Stiffen the vase holder with the potato starch. Please, see my Tutorial How to stiffen with potato starch for guidance.

Wrap plastic foil over the bottom of the ornament. Place the soaked vase holder over the ornament, so it will get the shape of the bottom of the ornament. Make sure, that the last row with double crochets ‘stands up’, so it will be able to carry the vase.

Wait until the starch is completely dry. This can take from one night to a couple of days.

See more Free Patterns on my blog.

 

Vase aus Christbaumschmuck: Gratis Häkelvorlage

Untersatz für Vase aus Christbaumschmuck

Vor einiger Zeit sah ich eine kleine Vase, die aus Christbaumschmuck gefertigt war. Sie war auf einen Spiegel geklebt und machte einen tollen Effekt. Das mit dem Kleben auf dem Spiegel ist mir zu umständlich und ich wollte die Vase auch etwas  mobiler haben, d.h. ohne schweren Spiegel. Also habe ich einen kleinen Untersatz gehäkelt, der mit Kartoffelstärke steif gemacht wird. So kippt mir der Weihnachtsschmuck nicht um, wenn er auf dem Tisch steht:-)

Crochet Christmas Ornament

Crochet Christmas Ornaments

Every Christmas I make one or two selfmade ornaments for our Christmas tree. Usually I do it with paper and try to attain a vintage look by finding inspiration in old Christmas ornaments for sale on the Internet. This year I tried to see what I could do with thin cotton yarn. This isn’t really my preferred type of yarn, because I can’t work fast with thin thread and a 2mm crochet hook.

I like the result: The ornaments from my pattern book are meant to be snowflakes. But made in red, and aheem… shaped a little crooked, they just do get this oldfashioned look, that will work well with our other things for the tree.

Patterns

From the Japanese crochet book: Motif and Edgings Designs. Bunka Publishing Bureau 2009.

Yarn

Marks & Kattens, Bianca in shade #49, 100% mercerized cotton. 50g/160m  1,75 oz/175 yards.

Hook

2mm  US: B/1

The yarn is discontinued and good to work with: It didn’t split at all.

This morning the day started bright and sunny, – perfect for a fast photo shoot at the windows.

This looks like a little devil: