Autumn Cowl

Just short post to show you my new autumn cowl which is finally finished.

15 of October 2013 edited to add happy me on the picture:

I've used the block stitch (or mosaic stitch) pattern which I like very much, it's like a granny stitch but the crocheted item turning out more airy and flexible. The yarn is Noro Silk Garden Lite which I've bought a month ago. I spend 200 g of the yarn and I still have 100 g for crocheting something else, it might be mittens or a hat...

Also I was busy crocheting hats and headbands trying new patterns:

Avalanche Beanie

Tangled Headwrap

Ridgeline Headband

Have a sunny day and take care of each other!

Olga

Xx

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Tiny Squares Small Bag and Granny Stripe Set

   A tiny square small bag was completed for a short time and already presented for my daughter's friend and I almost forgot to take pictures...  :)) I've done them just before we were leaving our home to go to the birthday party.

My lovely smiling Anastasia!

Stylecraft special DK acrylic yarn and a 4mm hook.

The strap. 5 dc in a row.

The wooden beads for a more fun!

Work in progress. How it was.

As I wrote earlier I was fascinated by tiny colorful squares from Franciens Haakwerk blog. So the first two rounds I made as it described in the blog above. In 3rd round in white color I made 2dc, ch1, 2dc as a corner, then dc in each of next 6 st, etc. The 6 completed squares I joined with a slip stitch to make 2 rectangles. Then for both rectangles I made a border in hdc in each stitch(in back loops only) along the 3 sides and with 3 hdc for the 2 bottom corners. Then I joined together rectangles with sc. Then I attached the strap and made final border round in sc for a sides of the strap and for a top of the bag.


   A few weeks ago I made this set of  Granny Stripe Headband and Mittens. My daughter was a model, but the set also is a present for her another friend. I'm so happy that I have the ability to make different crochet things for presents!

Again Stylecraft Special DK acrylic yarn and a 4mm hook.

The pattern of the headband is here.

And the mittens!

My very happy daughter would love to have the same mittens and the same headband. And of course I will make these as well as for for her little sister.

It's all for today!
I'm very glad to see new followers of my blog. Thank you!
Have a wonderful week!
Till next time......
Olga
with love Xx

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Pink Headband

Hello to everybody!
How are you today? We have a sunny day! I hope you have a good weather too...
I want to tell you that I'm spending a lot of time surfing the web... Sometimes I don't want to do anything else, just sit at the computer around my hooks and yarns and cup of mint tea and look for crochet(and other) inspiration.... and immediately try to do something that I really liked... And with this thing what you see now - it was exactly the same. I saw in  this blog a very beautiful headband... then I looked here for an original pattern... then I took my favorite 6 mm Clover hook and Stylecraft Acrylic yarn in Fondant  color... and Ta-Daa!!!

A Pink Headband for my oldest pink-girl Anastasia is done!

The description you can find in above blogs, and here is a description how to do a bow:
I joined ch 26 in ring. Worked Dc total 3 rounds. I wrapped the yarn in the middle and attached to the headband. Very quickly, easy, nice. The headband became rather dense and warm, but at the same time flexible. And as my daughter doesn't like to wear a hats, this thing she liked so much!
  

Here you can see work in progress and clearly seen the pattern.
Pink days for you! 
Olga
☼☼☼