I once asked my younger daughter-in-law what I could crochet or knit for her. She said, “Surprise me.” That was probably a year ago. I have finally arrived at the result. Never mind that the warm weather has gone for now. Summer is only halfway through and surely there will be warm days again 🌞I…
I did a little handicraft to pass the time. More accurately, I needed to use up leftover yarn. Every project leaves such a small amount that there is not enough for anything big and beautiful, so you make something small and beautiful instead 😀 I found the patterns on Lilleliis’s website.
My granddaughter asked me for a handbag. Naturally all sorts of ideas followed about what kind to make. I decided to stay with the colours and style of the dress and hat . Of course the yarn from the dress was almost gone, so I had to choose something else. I still had plenty of…
A lacy summer dress, hat and knee-high socks for my dear granddaughter.
The dress is crocheted from Alize Forever crochet yarn (50 g = 300 m) using a 3 mm crochet hook. Naturally the first job was a test swatch, though even with that I unravelled the work several times. I made the bodice first. Once the armhole was the right size, I joined the sleeves into…
Finding all sorts of ideas and exciting tutorials still gets me ridiculously excited. And these butterflies arrived at exactly the right time. I had just been wondering what final little keepsake I could make for my colleagues. My plan had been to make each of them a silk handkerchief with a crocheted lace edge, so…
For the soles I bought faux leather and used a shop-bought boot insole as the template. First I cut out the soles and sew around the edge with buttonhole stitch. I try to keep the spacing very even, but my eyesight is not brilliant, so… I leave the soft furry side on the inside and…
My niece’s birthday was coming up and I had no present at all. I considered all sorts of interesting little things, but finally settled on a bag I found online. It looked simple and, as I had managed to do absolutely nothing for quite some time, there were only a couple of days left. If…
