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Happy start of the week!!! Here in Maputo, this morning, we are having a lot of rain, so outside is grey and a bit humid... To brighten my day and yours I'm posting a new colourful pattern to add to the ones I'm linking on my  Instagram feed , just to give you ideas for your Christmas crafts : ready ??? They put a smile on E-V-E-R-Y-O-N-E face, right ??? It's all the weekend I'm smiling just making them !!! WHAT DO YOU NEED ? some colourful DK yarns 4mm hook a pair of scissors some buttons a pompom maker : if you don't have it, note that the pompoms are 2,5cm in diameter a yarn needle thread + needle to sew buttons on some safety pins mini bells baker's twine Please remember I follow the US crochet terminology, thank you !!! This is the first Rudi I made ... FIRST STEP : CROCHET 2 CIRCLES Choose a colour and make a slip knot on your hook. chain 4 and insert hook in first chain to obtain a ring. first round : cha...

Today could be a day full of jokes .... all over the world !!!! In Italy we have the custom to cut out a fish from a piece of paper (read here !) and we try to stick it on the back of a person (trying to be gentle, so that the victim is not aware of it) and then laugh at her/his shoulders .... silly, but such fun when I was a kid!!! Today, instead, I will love to give you a mini pattern (no photo tutorial, sorry!) that allows you to crochet some little fish to gift to your friends ... no jokes here!!! WHAT YOU NEED : some colourful cotton yarns a hook or more : I was working both with  3,5mm (one strand) and 4mm (2 strands). I've used once even a 3mm hook! a pair of scissors safety pins buttons yarn needle a needle to sew on the buttons Remember that I follow the US crochet terminology ! ;oD April Fool's Day Fish PATTERN : Choose a bright colour from your cottons (any other fibre is fine, too!) and make a slip knot on your hook Row 1 : chain ...

This year, our Easter will be full of bunnies !!!! In fact, I have just completed a crocheted garland, not too big, with some colourful bunnies ... If you are a fan of the Easter Bunny (who is not?) I invite you to follow my directions and to collect all you need to crochet these sweet creatures : a hook (4mm) some yarn (I've been using a selection of filati cervinia caprice) a pair of scissors some buttons to use as eyes a pom pom maker (optional) : 2cm diameter yarn needle a needle that passes through the buttons holes toy stuffing I decided to use the white yarn as the main colour for the  bunnies muzzles and please remember that I follow the US crochet terminology! ;oD LET'S START !!! Grab your hook and make a slip knot on it, using the white yarn. Chain 4 and push the hook in the first chain made, to form a ring. FIRST ROUND : chain 2 and crochet 12 double crochets into the ring. Slip stitch in top of first DC (=double crochet) to close the round ...