homemade@myplace

Hi there!!!! Hope you are all well and I wish you a GREAT 2017!!! We all deserve a good one!!! My last  blog post  is from 7/12/2016 ...... it was time to be back!!!! Today I'm going to show you a little project that took few days to be completed, because of the use of a small number of granny squares and of the simple construction : a Japanese knot bag !!! It all started with a simple granny square ... ... and very soon there was a second one ... ... and joining with the "as-you-go method", there were soon more to crochet the first panel of the bag to be ... ... and in no time we had even the second panel ... Once the two panels were joined, I had to add a simple border along the top (2 rounds of single crochets, US crochet terminology) ... Then, it was time to add the handles (still granny squares, but smaller of one round) with the peculiarity to be asymmetrical ... You have to make the longer ...

During the last  #ldjcrochethookup  on Instagram, hosted by Ashley of  lazydaisyjones  (you can find her blog  HERE ), on DAY 23 we had to submit : MITTENS !!! I never crocheted a pair before !!! Luckily I found this Japanese crochet book with this picture on the cover ... .... and inside (on pages 6 and 7) I find the pictures of these lovely mittens ... So, I collected my 4mm hook and the following yarns : Patons FAB DK shade 02342 petrol Katia MERINO MIX  shade 4 red I had to modify the original pattern, adding a couple of rows both for the mittens and thumbs, and it came out nicely, with a floral design on the back of the glove .... They are very easy and quick to crochet and the crocheted cord (in a contrasting colour) gives a nice touch to this pair of mittens !!! A lot of you ask where I buy my Japanese crochet books .... Well, my collection is made of books I bought while living in Jakarta (Indonesia) and when t...