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Crochet Jug Covers

22/06/2015 by Dada Filed Under: Other crochet projects 7 Comments

These doilies actually aren’t doilies.

They are jug covers.

When I finished the first one, I so liked how it turned out, that I made 3 of them, the same day. I like how the colors look.

I used thin cotton thread for doilies, and 4 mm plastic beads.

The pattern is from this cute Japanese crochet book, which needles to say, I adore.

If you like making homemade jam, these jar covers would make your jars absolutely irresistible.

Last but not least, I’d like to announce that the pattern for this Rainbow Lion Baby Blanket will be available in Dada’s place shop in a few days.

Update: The Rainbow Lion Baby Blanknet pattern & step-by-step tutorial is now available in Dada’s place shop (payment options: Credit cards & PayPal).

You can also buy it in my Ravelry shop and in my Etsy shop. (payment option: PayPal)

Japanese crochet flowers

01/06/2015 by Dada Filed Under: Crochet pillows 43 Comments

The other day (after I had finished my latest pattern), I took my ever growing stash of yarn, and one of my Japanese craft book which I had treated myself for Christmas and make this pillow cover. I didn’t finished it yet, I just made the crochet side of the cover, but hope I will put it together soon.
The pattern for the flowery granny square I found in this Japanese crochet book (which I bought in this fabulous shop).
This is actually the pattern for the blanket from the cover. I just omitted the last two rows from the pattern, and joined them together with single crochet. I absolutely adore Japanese crochet books. They are packed with so much beauty!

I really like how it turned out, can’t wait to finish the pillow!

I must admit that I fell in love with these flowers, I’m already working on the second pillow with the same pattern, and I seriously thinking about making a blanket with some rich, lacy edge… I can imagine myself wrapped in that beauty (in a few months) with a cup of coffee and some exciting new project on the hook…

In my next post I will show you what else I have been making these days…

Little lion baby blanket pdf pattern & step-by-step tutorial

13/03/2015 by Dada Filed Under: Crochet baby blanket patterns, Crochet blankets 18 Comments

I’ve finally finished this cute little lion blanket pattern! And I’m finally writing a new post! I’m pretty aware that this is only my second blog post this year… I can’t promise to post more often in the future though, because designing and writing new patterns is so time consuming, especially if you’d like everything to be perfect. Which is impossible, I know. But still… I won’t stop trying…

Cute little lion crochet blanket pattern

I must admit that I feel great because I finished such a big project (and believe me this was BIG! – 23 pages, more than 100 photographs, 2 crochet charts…) and I’m happy with how it turned out! Now I can concentrate on my next project which I’m very excited about! It’s still only in my head, but it seems like another great adventure… I love this part of creative process, when nothing is defined yet, when I still have all the freedom to create whatever I want, when I’m aware of the endless possibilities, all that fascinates me. I love all of this… imagining, playing with ideas and creating something which haven’t existed before…

Little lion crochet baby blanket pattern

I wanted this blanket to be cute & colorful, because in fact, I love cute and colorful stuff. I always did. This winter was pretty rainy and gloomy, and I needed some really worm colors, to brighten up my days. Happily, it worked!

As with my previous patterns and step-by-step tutorials, I wanted this one also to be “beginner friendly”, because not so long ago I was a beginner, too. So, the pattern is very detailed with lot of pictures, and (I hope) clear explanations.

Crochet baby blanket pattern and step by step tutorial

I hate when I take a look at some pattern, and I don’t know even where or how to start, let alone how to finish it. I don’t like patterns which requires IQ above 125. I like using my brain of course, but when it comes to crochet I want to relax a little, so I made a “brain friendly” tutorial which doesn’t require full attention of your brain. You just have to open the tutorial, look at the pictures and do the same thing. It’s simple like that.

This pattern was one of my most enjoyable projects. I can’t explain why I felt so happy every time I finished a square and looked at the cute and smiling little lion’s face. But I did. Every single time.

The Little Lion Baby Blanket pattern & step-by-step tutorial is now available in Dada’s place shop (payment options: Credit cards & PayPal).

You can also buy it in my Ravelry shop and in my Etsy shop. (payment option: PayPal)