A stool cover!!!

Last Christmas, I've received some crafty books ( you know, I collect them!!!) from Paolo (<3) and in the parcel there was even "granny square Love" by Sarah London.... Well, at that time (it seems ages ago!) I was not yet a crocheter....So it was one of targets of the coming new year : learn to crochet!!!

I did it, during the Easter holidays!!!! It all started as a hard task : as a knitter, it was so unnatural to use only one "stick" and to wrap the yarn (by the way, I don't wrap the yarn even when I knit...I have my own way to do it!!)....After some failures (so upsetting!!!), I was able to chain and use the hook properly...What a relief!!! And then....it's history, as you can browse all my efforts in my @home made page, up there in my tool bar!!!

All this to say to you, that after finishing my last pillow (here), I start to leafing through the book of Sarah London...and on pages 52-55 I've found the pattern, "stool cover", that I needed for the stools (2) that I have in my kitchen....They are white....they have some stains....they absolutely need covers!!!!

So I've followed the pattern, with some changes to adapt it to my stools ( different size and they have backs!!!)....
Would you love to look at what I came up with??? Please, you are all welcome!!!

As written above, I needed to change a little bit the pattern to adapt it to the presence of a back in my stools....Infact, I had to mark where to split my work in two parts, as you can see in the following pic...

After a little while the hooking was completed, so....

In the followings photos you can see the two slits, too...

Then, I got some red&white gingham ribbon and a tapestry needle....

...Et voila'....!!!!!

Now, I'm ready to start to crochet the second stool cover!!! I think it will be in green hues!!! ;oD

Thank you Sarah (London)!!!

xxxx Alessandra

Today link : The crochet Boulevard !!!!

The big pillow is on the sofa right now!!!!

After the nice results obtained with the boys' pillows (here), yesterday I decided even to conclude my work with the "former pillow" (have a look here). So I sit for a while at my desk, just sewing....

...after completing the sewing, it was not hard to find the right place where to sit the new pillow....

Yes, I placed it on the sofa, left corner where I usually place my bottom(!), in front of the TV ...
I think I need much more colourful pillows in the living room....
....a lot of them!!!!! ;oD

xxxx, Alessandra

Today I join Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday

...two boys, two pillows !!!!

In these days I continue, at least I try, to put some order in my stuff crammed everywhere in my studio....!!!
So, in a little drawer, I found my big granny squares (look here), that were considered as blocks for future blankets....cough! cough! Did I say/write something like that? Honestly, I'm not so ambitious as a  rookie crocheter!!! Then, I decided to use them to sew a couple of pillows for Matteo and Tobia....

Each pillow consists of four granny squares (every granny is done of 7 rounds, using a 4mm hook), joined together with a cross (in two different colours) of single crochet stitches. The border is made up of 4 rows (each row a diverse color) in single crochet (this time I've used a 5 mm hook). The back of the pillows is done with a felt square (43x43cm) sewed using blanket (you see the irony???) stitch...

So, one pillow for Tobia...

...and one for Matteo!!!

.... and they are both happy (unbelievable!!!) of their new gifts from mum!!!

xxxx, Alessandra

Today I join Link your Stuff! and Creative Friday !!!

MEOW !!!!!

How cute is this mini kitty????

I met her/him this morning....LOVE!!!!

xxxx, Alessandra