homemade@myplace

...Well, it has been a while since my last post, right ? I`ve been missing this place a lot and I hope to be here regurarly from now on, hoping you love the idea, too !!! So December is here again and I love this time of the year very much and that`s why I have a pattern  to show you my last christmassy idea... are you ready to follow me? WHAT YOU NEED : 5mm and 4mm hooks scissors yarn needle pompom maker : I use a 45mm Clover pompom maker  some colourful mini bells PVA glue, brush, pins, blocking board or foam tiles YARN : it`s all from my personal stash. I`m using a selection of Simply Aran from Paintbox Yarns (the Diamonds part), some Sirdar no 1 for the embellishments (pompoms, candies), and some metallic options (Hayfield Bonus Glitter, Sparkle Glamourus Yarn from B&M, etc). I will try to more specific later in the pattern writing. Please, remember I follow the US crochet terminology !! My turning chain (=2ch) is never considered as a proper sti...

Hi my dear friends... are you still there??? I really hope so!!! ;oD It has been a while, since my last post , last June... Well, apart the usual difficulties with internet, I decided even to have a break from my blog, as less people read it.... maybe we are all more obsessed with Instagram, right now ... honestly I think so! Anyway, I'm here to give you just an information or big news!! Yesterday I put my first booklet for sale on RAVELRY !!!! You have to find me, as homemadeatmyplace and then click on my featured designs and look for Designs with Diamonds .... and voila', my first pattern for sale is there!!!!! I was working all the last summer on it!!! Diamonds are my obsession, lately (at least the crocheted ones!!!) and I wanted to find the easiest way to join them together with the join-as-you-go method ... I think I did it!!! This work is not for beginners, but is addressed to crocheters with an intermediate level of experience with crochet. Th...

Do you remember these ones ??? You can click  here  to refresh your memory …. ;oD Some friends asked me if it was possible to have an idea on how to crochet these simple, but original gauntlets …. … well, I've prepared a photo tutorial/pattern for you to follow and make your own pair of wrist warmers !!!! Are you smiling and clapping your hands for the excitement ? You have to! YOU WILL NEED : a crochet hook ( 4mm ) some yarn ( I decided to crochet my wrist warmers with MODA Vera MARVEL 8ply 100% acrylic ) stitch markers ( at least 4 of them, max 8 ) a pair of scissors a yarn needle I follow the US crochet terminology! Each wrist warmer is made of 3 ovals, that are joined together using the "join as you go method" in the same way I did  here ,  here  and  here , with a slight variation : for this project I chose to insert the hook under both loops of the same stitch (not only the back loop). I think that the following pattern is not...