homemade@myplace

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...

So  Laura  did it again and, as you can  see , some crafty bloggers helped her, me included !!! ;oD I'm going to show you the mosaics of the projects and the links to reach !!!! Have fun and be curious !!!! Mini Teddy Bed - Grace's Favours http://www.gracesfavours.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/how-to-make-mini-teddy-bed-free-tutorial.html Shiny Reindeer Embroidered Hoop Art - Candyfloss Ramparts http://www.candyflossramparts.com/free-pdf-pattern-shiny-reindeer-embroidered-hoop-art/ Teeny Tiny Snowman Pendant - i ManuFatti http://imanufatti.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/crafty-christmas-tutorial-link-up.html Nativity Bunting Tutorial - Hoogally http://hoogally.com/2014/11/nativity-bunting-tutorial/ Floating Pompom Garland - RetroDelicious http://www.retrodelicious.co.uk/2014/11/floating-pompom-garland.html Printable Colouring-In Snowflake Labels - It's Organised http://itsorganised.com/printable-colouring-in-snowflake-labels/ Blackwork Pleated Heart - Carina's ...

I've looked at the yarn left … … and I thought that it was enough to complete my set of pot holders !!!! I was right in thinking that, in fact… … the "flower" was ready in few minutes (the orange part was crocheted at the beginning of January!) and the base for the last pot holder was done after that …. I have a very personalised set of pot holders that remind the suits of a deck of cards … …. and , eventually, they are all hanging in my kitchen …. …. but I'm not yet sure where to leave them …. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! By the way, this is all the cotton left …. …. Not bad, eh ? ;oD xxxx Alessandra If you are curious to know more about my four pot holders, you are more than welcome to visit  here ,  here ,  here  and  here  !!! Thank you !!! Today party link :  Creative Friday ...

… this morning I found the right moment (after a nice chit chat + coffee with a friend of mine!!!!) to complete my third potholder…. I have 3 potholders : diamonds, hearts and spades are done…. …. they just need some blocking and after that they will hang happily in my kitchen, but…. …. I have a little problem now to complete the clubs potholder, because …. …. I don't have enough of this cotton…. GRRRRRRR and GRRRRRRRR !!!!! I bought this yarn a couple of years ago in Italy in a weekly market in Milano….. so…… I have to find a solution!!!!! I need to dig properly in my yarn stash hoping to find something similar to the original one and after that take a decision for my last potholder!!!! Wish me luck!!!! ;oD xxxx Alessandra (Happy Weekend) Today Link :  Creative Friday  !!! See you there, too!!! xxxx You can find previous links to my potholders history in this  post !!!

…. the third potholder is near to be done…. …. in fact, I've started to crochet the base for the spade appliqué'… …. and now that this is ready…. …. I'm not interested in attaching the spade on it… …. maybe tomorrow?????? ;oD xxxx Alessandra If you would like to know more about my new potholders, please have a look :  here  and  here  ! Thank you!!!