Wristers

The summer of 2014 was very busy and I had absolutely no time to crochet but, I certainly missed sitting with the yarn in my patio. After a long summer break,my sister shared a pattern from red heart with me and and asked if I can make it for her.
http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/wavy-long-wristers

I was excited and she wanted it in a reflective yarn. Yes that's right ! Reflective !! Isn't that a great idea?! She sent me 4 bright fluffy yarn bundles. The pattern was super easy too.Here are some pics of the wristers. 

Check out this link about reflective yarn

http://www.redheart.com/yarn/reflective

Merry Christmas to all :)

Blue Minions Hat

We went to the store nearby to get a winter jacket for my son who is 7 years old.We picked a beautiful,cozy blue jacket and when we were looking for hats and gloves to go with it, my son wanted a Minion hat and gloves set but, the hat was way too small for his head and it hardly covered his ears. His birthday was coming up in a weeks time so,I decided to surprise him with a crochet hat. 
I found a pattern for the hat with ear flap and it looked adorable. But, I wanted to make blue Minions instead of yellow so, It matches his jacket. Here is the link to the pattern
http://www.damnitjanetletscrochet.blogspot.mx/2013/01/minion-earflap-beanie.html
Of course, who could stop themselves from making a cute little Minion mitts to go with the hat. I followed a pattern from Ravelry
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/minion-mitts-fingerless-gloves.
My son loved this set.Thanks to everyone who shares their patterns for free :)

Crochet Tree Skirt

I wanted a new crochet skirt for my Christmas tree this year and I didn't have much time to make. I was looking around for patterns online and there are quite some nice patterns available for free. I chose this pattern because it is very straight forward and simple and I thought I could finish it in a week max. 
This pattern is very ideal for the beginner level crocheters.Here is the link to the pattern I followed http://www.momsloveofcrochet.com/hollytreeskirt.html.
The pattern calls for a size P hook. I didn't want to buy new yarn and wanted to use my scrap yarns for this project and so, I ended up using a size J hook as the yarn I had was way too thin for a Size P hook.
Notes:
I had to add more rows because of the hook size I used. Also, I wanted a skirt that could be used for 6.5 ft tree which means I had to add one more "increase row " .
It took me 6 days to finish this project and I am a moderate speed crocheter. 
I made a tiny alteration in the last two rows.I did Sc in the first stitch,chain 3 skip a stitch and Sc in the next.
Also,added one more row by inserting the hook on the chain space from the previous row Sc ,chain 3 sc in the next chain space.
If you really, desperately want to make a last minute tree skirt you can still make it following this pattern.Hurry!

Christmas Tree

The holiday time is when you can really get into crocheting. I have always loved to bake and crochet especially in winters. The kids will be home for most of the days and with the snow storms passing through often, I consider this the most ideal time to relax and crochet.This season my goal is to make my own Christmas tree skirt before Christmas.I am working on it for the past 2-3 days and I can't wait to finish and post pictures of the skirt in my brand new blog. Until then, here is a glimpse of my tree :)

Hello World!

I have been pondering with the thought of starting a blog for a while now and finally I took my first baby steps towards it. I am sure that this is the most perfect time of the year to start this new venture and I can't wait to make new friends and learn more from the blogging world.I have been lurking around so many crochet blogs for a while now and definitely those blogs has inspired me to attempt blogging and have also taught me so many new crochet techniques.Hope to continue blogging and I believe that you will also join my journey into the crochet world !