Tuesday 29 April 2014

Cell Phone Cozy in Grit Stitch



This super easy cell phone cozy has been made to order to fit Micromax A114 Canvas 2.2 having Body Dimension of 145x73x9.7 mm (5.71x2.87x0.38 in). {If in case you are wondering, Yes I was just given the model number and I went ahead and got the dimensions, cut out a cardboard of that size n made the cover to fit the cardboard.}

The cover uses just single crochet stitches with a bit of variation (making it Grit stitch) and is a super easy project for a beginner.


What you’ll need:



Yarn: Variegated Color (Lily Sugar n Cream)
Hook size: 4.25 mm Boye

The recommended hook size with Lily Sugar n Cream is H/5.00 mm but I used 4.25 to get a snug fit which is always a good idea with cell phone, iPad and laptop covers.


Abbreviations used:
Ch= chain
Sl st = Slip Stitch
Sc = single crochet


Pattern:

Row 1. Ch13, from the second ch from the hook sc in each chain with 3sc in last ch, and 1sc in each ch on the opposite side and 2sc in the last ch. Join with a sl st with the first sc. (26 sc)

Row 2. Ch1, 1 sc in the same spot and 1sc in each of the next 11 sc, 2sc in the next sc, 1 sc in each of the next 12 sc and 2sc in the next sc. Join with a sl st with the first sc. (28 sc)

Row 3. Ch1, 2 sc in the same spot, *[skip next sc and 2 sc in the next] repeat from * till the end. Join with a sl st with the first sc.(28 sc in sets of 2 or 14 sets of 2sc)

Row 4-25. Ch1,2sc in the next sc, *[skip next sc and 2 sc in the next] repeat from * till the end. Join with a sl st with the first sc. (14 sets of 2sc)

Row 26-27. Ch1, 1 sc in the same spot and 1sc in each of the next sc’s from the previous round. Join with a sl st with the first sc. (28sc)





Though this pattern is made to fit the above mentioned model, I am sure it can be modulated for any model by just increasing/ decreasing the number of starting chain and row count. Just keep in mind that since you will be using Grit Stitch, all you need to do is to keep an even count of sc at the end of row 2.


You can learn more about how to do Grit Stitch here.


Happy Crocheting !!!
Benu


Thursday 24 April 2014

Cherry on Top Cake Recipe


What you’ll need


Hook size:3.00 mm Pony


Abbreviations:

Ch = Chain
Sc = Single Crochet
Hdc = Half  Double Crochet
Dc = Double Crochet
Rnd = Round/ Row
Sl St = Slip Stitch

Pattern:

Cherry (worked in red yarn)


Ch 2
Rnd1:  6 sc in the second ch from the hook. Do not join and work in continuous rounds. (6sc)
Rnd2:  2sc into each sc from the previous round. (12sc)
[Do attach a stitch marker to the first sc of the 2sc set to mark the beginning of the round]
Rnd3:  1sc in each sc of the previous round (again marking the round beginning with a stitch marker). (12sc)
Rnd4:  1sc in each sc of the previous round. (12sc)
Rnd5:  sc2tog 6 times (6sc).
Fasten off and sew in the ends
Now turn the cherry inside out the sides with v type stitches being on the inside.


Frosting (worked in white yarn)   

         

Chain 3, join with a sl st to form ring.
Rnd1:  ch1 ,6 sc into the ring, join with a sl st to the first sc (6sc).
Rnd2:  ch1,2sc into each sc from the previous round,Join with sl st to first sc (12sc).
Rnd3:  ch1,1sc into the same spot *[2sc in the next sc,1sc in the next sc] repeat from *till end, Join with sl st to first sc (18sc).
Rnd4:  ch1,* [1sc 1hdc in the same spot , ch1 1hdc 1sc in the next sc, sl st into the next stitch], repeat from * till the end, Join with sl st to first sc (6 petals formed).
Fasten off.  

I glued the cherry onto the frosting (if you want to add a bead onto the cherry you should do it here before gluing on both onto the fondant for me it was a last minute thought so I had to unglue it and glue it back again) and then both onto the fondant with the help of fabric glue, though you can easily sew them too if you like.

Fondant (worked in pinkish yarn)



Chain 3, join with a sl st to form ring.
Rnd1:  ch1 ,6 sc into the ring, join with a sl st to the first sc (6sc).
Rnd2:  ch1,2sc into each sc from the previous round,Join with sl st to first sc (12sc).
Rnd3:  ch1,1sc into the same spot *[2sc in the next sc,1sc in the next sc] repeat from *till end, Join with sl st to first sc (18sc).
Rnd4:  ch1, 1sc into the same spot , 1 sc in the next sc *[2sc in the next sc,1sc in each of the next 2sc] repeat from *till end, join with a sl st to the first sc (24sc).
Rnd5:  ch1, 1sc into the same spot , 1 sc in each of the next 2sc *[2sc in the next sc,1sc in each of the next 3sc] repeat from *till end,  join with a sl st to the first sc (30sc).
Rnd6:  ch1, 1sc into the same spot , 1 sc in each of the next 3sc *[2sc in the next sc,1sc in each of the next 4sc] repeat from *till end, join with a sl st to the first sc (36sc).
Rnd7:  ch1, 1sc into the same spot , 1 sc in each of the next 4sc *[2sc in the next sc,1sc in each of the next 5sc] repeat from *till end, join with a sl st to the first sc (42sc).
Rnd8:  ch1, 1sc into the same spot , 1 sc in each of the next 5sc *[2sc in the next sc,1sc in each of the next 6sc] repeat from *till end, join with a sl st to the first sc (48sc).
Rnd9:  ch1, 1sc into the same spot , 1 sc in each of the next 6sc *[2sc in the next sc,1sc in each of the next 7sc] repeat from *till end, join with a sl st to the first sc (54sc).
Rnd10: ch1, 1sc into the same spot , 1 sc in each of the next 7sc *[2sc in the next sc,1sc in each of the next 8sc] repeat from *till end, join with a sl st to the first sc (60sc).
Rnd 1 to 10 are same in fondant and the sponge cake piece
Rnd11: ch1, 1sc into the same spot , 1 sc in each of the next 8sc *[2sc in the next sc,1sc in each of the next 9sc] repeat from *till end, join with a sl st to the first sc (66sc).
Rnd12: ch1, (working in back loop only for this round)1sc into the same spot , 1 sc in each of the sc from the previous round till the end, join with a sl st to the first sc (66sc).
Rnd13: ch2, 1hdc into the next stitch and 1hdc in each of the sc from the previous round till the end, join with a sl st to the top ch of the ch 2 (66hdc).
Rnd14: ch1, 1sc into the same spot , 1 sc in each of the sc from the previous round till the end, join with a sl st to the first sc (66sc).
Rnd 12 to 14 were done to give the icing done with piping bag look on the border of the fondant, another good idea would be to use star stitch here …
Rnd15: ch1, 1sc into the same spot, *[ ch 1, skip 2 sc, in the next sc (1 dc ch1 , 1 dc ch1,1 dc ch1,1 dc ch1, 1 dc ch1) skip 2sc and 1sc in the next sc] repeat from *till end, join with a sl st to the first sc .( 11 petals formed).
Fasten off.


Sponge Chocolate Cake (worked in chocolate yarn)



Chain 3, join with a sl st to form ring.
Rnd1:  ch1 ,6 sc into the ring, join with a sl st to the first sc (6sc).
Rnd2:  ch1,2sc into each sc from the previous round,Join with sl st to first sc (12sc).
Rnd3:  ch1,1sc into the same spot *[2sc in the next sc,1sc in the next sc] repeat from *till end, Join with sl st to first sc (18sc).
Rnd4:  ch1, 1sc into the same spot , 1 sc in the next sc *[2sc in the next sc,1sc in each of the next 2sc] repeat from *till end, join with a sl st to the first sc (24sc).
Rnd5:  ch1, 1sc into the same spot , 1 sc in each of the next 2sc *[2sc in the next sc,1sc in each of the next 3sc] repeat from *till end,  join with a sl st to the first sc (30sc).
Rnd6:  ch1, 1sc into the same spot , 1 sc in each of the next 3sc *[2sc in the next sc,1sc in each of the next 4sc] repeat from *till end, join with a sl st to the first sc (36sc).
Rnd7:  ch1, 1sc into the same spot , 1 sc in each of the next 4sc *[2sc in the next sc,1sc in each of the next 5sc] repeat from *till end, join with a sl st to the first sc (42sc).
Rnd8:  ch1, 1sc into the same spot , 1 sc in each of the next 5sc *[2sc in the next sc,1sc in each of the next 6sc] repeat from *till end, join with a sl st to the first sc (48sc).
Rnd9:  ch1, 1sc into the same spot , 1 sc in each of the next 6sc *[2sc in the next sc,1sc in each of the next 7sc] repeat from *till end, join with a sl st to the first sc (54sc).
Rnd10: ch1, 1sc into the same spot , 1 sc in each of the next 7sc *[2sc in the next sc,1sc in each of the next 8sc] repeat from *till end, join with a sl st to the first sc (60sc).
Rnd11- Rnd 25: ch1, 1sc into the same spot , 1 sc in each of the sc from the previous round till the end, join with a sl st to the first sc (60sc).
Fasten off.


Ta da … your cake is ready …

Enjoy !!!
Benu

Wednesday 23 April 2014

Happy Birthday Dear Bloggy !!!

Today My Blog turns 1 (Yes, the very First Birthday !!!   YaY!!! )...  

Its been a year today that I have had the pleasure to know so many of you from around the world through my Blog. So far it's been a fun filled ride.



I had to do something special today,for sure...  Bake a Cake?... Hmm... rather Make a Crocheted Cake... 




Cake with Cherry on top...




All this Cake talk is making me hungry for sure... 





We have a little celebration of our own going on here...




n a crafter's got to eat too right ...



May we stay n enjoy each other’s company and make many more new friends in years to come...


Happy Crocheting !!!
Benu



Sunday 20 April 2014

A Blast from the Past ...

Going through some old Paper Pictures in the Family Album I found these ...


Our pets Sherry n Jerry ...  



Both of them were Does ...


My youngest sis Anisha was their best pal ...



She would keep them with her all the time...  even on her bike ...


They were well fed ....







Here they are with the their Kits ...


Benu

Wednesday 16 April 2014

Little Birdie Says 'Hi'

My first amigurumi ever ... a little bird ...


Done using 3.5mm hook ...


With Laura  Knitting Cotton ...


Pattern from the Book ...



Enjoy Crocheting !!!
Benu

Saturday 12 April 2014

Mandala Madness Continued













Mandalas/Doilies that I made in the recent past (or not so recent) that I did not Blog about ...

Happy Crocheting !!!
Benu

Friday 11 April 2014

Monthly Mand-a-long

Mandala ...or rather I should say a Doily... for my love for single colored Doilies...



Done using 3mm Hook ... and local made cotton yarn/thread ...



But then again seeing all the lovely mandals linked up at Cosmos and Cotton blog ... I thought of giving mine a punch of color, but as it was already made I just added n tiny flower ...



Pattern from



Happy Crocheting !!!
Benu

Wednesday 9 April 2014

Crochet Bowl



Another one in my crochet bowl series …





The really exciting thing about this bowl is that I got to re-learn the star stitch once again … the very first time I used this stitch was back in 2010 when I had just started crocheting and just knew my chains, single crochets … and had come across this video

Thinking how much I got to love this stitch and never got to use it again I made this simple bowl ...



Hook: 3.5 mm
Yarn: Acrylic Yarn


Pattern:

For the base I used HDC circle ( pattern for which can be found here) to have a basewith 56 hdc.

For the star stitch, working in the back loop only I made 3 rows of star stitch ...

Though you can increase the base diameter according to the size of the bowl you want to make.


Happy Crocheting !!!
Benu










Thursday 3 April 2014

Pen Drive Charm

My Pen Drive which I keep losing around the house …



Yarn Scrap heart charm which can be whipped in no time …



Result



Duo made in heaven … ha ha ha

A closer look





Hook: 3.5 mm

Yarn: Laura Knitting Cotton (from Pradhan Embroidery Store

Abbreviations:
Chain = ch
Slip Stitch = sl st
Single Crochet = sc
Half Double Crochet = hdc
Double Crochet = dc
Treble Crochet = tr

Pattern:
1.     Ch 4, Join with a sl st to form a ring.
2.    Ch 3 (count as 1st dc) and make 10 dc into the ring, Join with a sl st to the top chain of ch3. (11dc)
3.    Ch 3(count as 1st dc) 3 tr in the same spot, 1 tr in the next, 1dc 1hdc in the next,2 sc in the next, 1sc 1dc 1sc in the next, 2 sc in the next,1hdc 1 dc in the next, 1 tr in the next, 3 tr in the next and ch 3 and join with a sl st in the same spot.
4.    Ch 25 (or ch for the desired length of the charm) and sl st to the center or join with an invisible join.
2.    Sew in the ends at the back.



I found the charm's use with the flash drive ... though you can use it with keychains, backpacks, purses  ... 



Enjoy Crocheting !!!
Benu

Tuesday 1 April 2014

Coin Purse


Hello Friends,


How are you all?  I am sorry that I have been away for such … such a long time.  It has been a combination of things that kept me away from my blog though I have been posting pictures of my creation on my Facebook page. Hoping I am able to be here on my blog as frequently as I wish.


Here's the pattern for the Coin Purse ...




Hook Size: E/4 3.5 MM

Ch/Chs = Chain/Chains
Sl st = Slip Stitch
Sc = Single Crochet
Dc = Double crochet
sc 2 tog = Single Crochet 2 together.


Chain 11.


Rnd1: In the second ch from the hook sc in each ch till the end with 4sc in last ch , 1 sc in each of the     remaining chs on the opposite side with 3 sc in the last ch, join with a sl st to the first sc. ( 24 sc)
Rnd2: Ch 1, 1 sc in each of the next 10 sc, 2sc in next 2sc , 1 sc in each of the next 10 sc , 2sc in next 2sc, join with a sl st to the first sc.( 28 sc)
Rnd3: Ch 1, 1 sc in each of the next 10 sc, 2sc in next sc, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sc, 2sc in next sc, 1 sc in each of the next 10 sc, 2sc in next sc, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sc, 2sc in next sc, join with a sl st to the first sc.(32 sc)
Rnd4: Ch 1, 1 sc in each sc around, join with a sl st to the first sc.(32 sc)



Rnd5: Ch3(count as 1 dc) 1 dc in the same spot,* [skip 1 sc and 2dc in next sc] , repeat from * till end, join with a sl st to the top chain of the first ch 3 (counted as a dc).(32 dc that is 16 pairs)
Rnd6- 9: Sl st again in the middle of the ch3 and 1dc and ch3 (count as 1 dc) 1 dc in the same spot, similarly make 2dc in between each of the 2dc set from previous row {this would make the V stitch in dc}, join with a sl st to the top chain of the first ch 3 (counted as a dc).(32 dc that is 16 pairs)
This would make 5 rows / rounds in V stitch
Rnd10: Ch 1 and 1sc in the top ch of first ch3, 1sc in each dc around, join with a sl st to the first sc.(32 sc)
Rnd11: Ch 1, 1 sc in each sc around, cut and join with an invisible join to the first sc.(32 sc)

Row1: Finding the center ( for me it was 3rd sc from the join as the V stitch dc work tends to slant) join yarn ch 1 and 1 sc in the same spot, 1 sc in each of the next 5sc, ch1 turn. (6 sc)
Row2-5: [1sc in each sc across, ch1 turn. (6 sc)] x 4.
Row6: 1sc, sc 2 tog ch3(you can ch 3/4 depending on the button hole size you want), sc 2 tog, 1sc, ch1 turn.
Row7: sc 2 tog, 3 sc in the ch 3 space, sc 2 tog, ch1 and join to the base of the sc with a sl st.
(This is for the edging around the purse)

Continuing with the same yarn ch2 sk 1 sc and sl st in the next around on the sides of the flap and around on the edging of the purse ending where you began and joining again with an invisible join.
Attach a button or a bead where the button hole is.







Enjoy Crocheting !!!
Benu





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