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She did a great job in designing this pattern. She even has videos to show you how to make them.
There were several things I did change about the pattern.
On the last two rounds for the foot part I altered it a bit to shape the heel a little better so you wouldn't have to sew to shape it.
My adjustments for the last 2 rounds: On the round before the last I did 7 hdc, then 2 hdc tog twice, then 7 hdc. Last round I did 6 hdc, then 2 hdc tog twice, then 6 hdc.
Another adjustment I made was I omitted the 20 sc at the top of the foot opening and instead I just made the 10 v-stitches all around the opening.
The last adjustment I made was that I did the crocodile stitch in dc (instead of hdc) and I put 5 dc around the post of each v-stitch (instead of 4 hdc).
I thinks these slippers are so cute! She also has instructions on her pattern for other sizes, newborn to 12 months, 5 to 8 years old, and adult sizes.
These are so neat! I love them! Wouldn't take very long to make and would look fabulous with a costume. Hmmm.... I don't dress up at Halloween but I think I will make these in black and wear them as I hand out treats to all the little spooks that come to my door.
This pattern is a free Ravelry download. You can get the pattern here.... Handy Spider Webs.
Did you ever get invited to a baby shower with only a week to get a gift? That is what just happened to me. One of my nieces decided to have a baby shower for her pregnant sister-in-law who is coming for a visit next week as it's not often that they get the chance to get back this way.
Not enough time to crochet or knit a baby blanket or a sweater and hat set!! I'm sure some people could do it, but I can't stay at it for a lot of hours each day. So while I did go out and buy a few things as a gift, it still didn't seem to be complete without some hand made items. So this is what I made to add to my gift.
I made the baby brimmed hat from the Cheri Hat pattern by Jennie Harrell. I don't have a direct link to it, but you can find it on Ravelry.com as a free PDF download. I did make a slight modification to the pattern on the brim part. On the first brim row I crocheted 2 sc in the 4 middle sts rather than only 1 sc in each st. This gives the brim a lift so it doesn't point downward so much.
I used the Camouflage yarn as camo is quite popular in the rural areas and everyone thinks it's so cute for a baby boy. This is the 3rd set of baby brim hat and socks that I've made over the past year.
I redesigned this pattern to made with a larger hook to make them softer and easier to put on little feet. I left the old version on the pattern, below the new version.
The only difference with this is that I decided to use black for the trim and laces rather than the baby blue. So those are some quick gifts that you crochet up if you are in hurry. I hope this helps, and happy crocheting! (Check out my Knit Baby Slippers too, they are also quick to make.)
I decided that I wanted to make some new curtains for a small window in my living room. I do have a free pattern of my own on my website but I wanted something different. So I went searching and this is what I found. I love it!
I've been playing around with Entrelac Crochet. It is done with the afghan stitch, also known as the tunisian stitch. You can do it with your normal size hooks as you are only putting a small number of stitches on the hook to make small squares that you put together by interlacing them as you go. I began by watching and following along with this video.
So the picture below is my first sample experiment.
I used light weight cotton yarn and a 4.50 mm hook just to play with as I will be unravelling this. I think this stitch would make a nice dishcloth too. But you would want to use the lighter weight cotton as the 4 ply would be too thick. As you can see that video, this version starts with the one square in the middle and you work around it. So next I watched some of this lady's videos. She has a 17 part series of videos that are 5 to 7 minutes long.
She begins by making 2 squares and working around those. I like this version better than starting with the 1 square.
I did as she did, I didn't cut the yarn and slip stitched
up to start the new color so I didn't have a lot of ends
to sew in.
The following video is Part 1 of her "How To Entrelac Crochet" series. You can find the other parts listed in the right hand column on Youtube or you can click on her name to go to her Youtube channel.
Here are a couple photos of my sample piece made by starting with 2 squares.
The 2nd photo is my attempt at squaring it up. But, I think I need to work on those corners, they are a little pointy looking. In the videos she does give 2 ways to do the corners.
I found Entrelac Crochet a lot of fun. Once you get the method it goes along quite fast. I think there could be many uses for this type of crochet, more than just for making blankets. I think a sweater would look nice done this way, but I can certainly see how difficult it would be to design a pattern for one, not impossible but it would be time consuming.
So if you are looking for something a little different to do with crochet, give Entrelac Crochet a try, I think you will enjoy it!
