homemade@myplace

…. sniff ! sniff ! sniff….. My last day as a  Knit & Crochet Superstar  !!!!! I loved it, immensely!!!! I worked on my tutorials between November and December (before Christmas time) and it involved a lot of work, some upsetting moments (as internet here as a lot of hic-ups …..), but even a lot of fun and enthusiasm to be part of this brilliant moment in my crafty life!!!!! It was so hard to wait until the 2nd of February to see the fruit of my work shared on Cut Out & Keep  ….. I thank you Cath for all the patience you had with me, in answering all my initial questions!!!! But today it is the end of all of that and I have to show you my last little project …. …. I simply love her, the  Granny Brooch  !!!!! … just a happy end with a big smile and no tears !!!!! Thank you to you all for you support in this adventure : it means a lot to me !!!!!! xxxx, Alessandra Please, show me your makes on IG using the following hashtag : #homemadeatm...

I was thinking about something simple and colourful to do, not time consuming but effective! Something good to gift as party favours, too!!!!! This is the main reasoning behind my mini clown faces, that are not very detailed in embellishments, but you can easily understand what they are….. or not????? ;oD You will need : some white (clown face) and colourful (clown hair) yarn a hook a pair of scissors a yarn needle some pom poms craft glue brooch backs thread and needle to sew pins some cord and baker's twine As usual, I'll use US crochet terms to explain my work! To start, you have to collect your hook and the white yarn : we are going to crochet the face of the clown! Make a slip knot, chain 4 and insert the hook in the first chain done, to form a ring. ( You can find a detailed photo tutorial  HERE , if you need one!) Now, chain 3 and crochet 11 double crochets into the ring.   Just before the "fasten off", you'll have somet...

So many things to do, to complete, to wrap and to send away!!! This, more or less, is the summary of my last week!!!! I'm crafting as my usual, but this time all my work is finalised for Christmas!!!! I know that you all are in the same boat as me! I'm excited, but even a little bit tired sometime, because of the time table I have to keep up with!!!! It happens once a year, so I know that I can do it by the end!!! ;oD Last week, I started to crochet a hat following a japanese chart from one of my books… But I realised that something was wrong, because the finished hat was not for an adult, but for a toddler! The problem was due to the given size of the hook, that was wrong! In fact, the book stated a 3mm hook, but the right one was, instead, a 5mm!!!! I solved the thing, just adding a big neon pink pompom and a neon green brim : this hat was given to a little young lady that is 1 and 1/2 year old!!!! ;oD …. I'm not giving up from my o...

It seems an obsession of mine, lately, to figure out more things from the same pattern!!!! I think it happens to avoid any kind of boredom while crocheting the same motif, for example, for a long time (like a big project, as this  one  !).... It will be a long post, mostly because of the huge amount of pictures, so I've decided to split it in two parts! Be patient and have fun!!! BEARS MUZZLES the pattern is really easy and quick (note that all these projects are worked with a 5mm hook and I follow the US crochet terms!) : make a slip knot, chain 4 and slip stitch in the first chain to form a ring. chain 3, crochet 10 DCs into the ring and slip stitch in the top of your first DC chain 8 and crochet 1 DC in same stitch,  3 DCs in next 3 stitches, chain 8 and make 1 DC in closeby stitch fasten off .... in the next days, I will sew some buttons on them (and a pin on the back of each one!) and I think their expressions will be like the ones picture...