homemade@myplace

….. I miss my crochet books a lot (especially the Japanese ones !), but I have to be patient and wait for our container from Indonesia, which is supposed to arrive on the 9th of October…. I was thinking about granny diamonds ( the same I used for  these projects  ) and their pattern was found on one of my crochet motifs' book…. Not having this book at the moment, I decided to have a look on  Pinterest , where I found this pattern (written in Dutch) :  here  by  Catherine . My starting idea was to translate this pattern in English for you, so I left a couple of comments in the comment box for Catherine, but she didn't reply to me. If you have any struggle with Dutch crochet terms, I suggest you to have a look at this  translation  from US crochet stitches ( what I usually follow) into Dutch terms and abbreviations !!! If you scroll down that  page , you can even find the correspondent  English crochet terminology !!! Following the pa...

…. Christmas is approaching so quickly and my hands are so itchy to craft something for that time of the year !!!! Honestly, I have started a while ago ( here ,  here ,  here ,  here  !!!!), but today I can show you a new tutorial, that have to be kept secret  until today…because….. today  I'm joining  THE VERY CRAFTY CHRISTMAS TUTORIAL LINK-UP  promoted by Laura from  Bugs and Fishes  !!!! Look  HERE  for all the AMAZING TUTORIALS !!!!! Enjoy them !!!!!! ;oD ….  colourful Christmas tree decorations !!!!! Do you need them , too, to brighten your home for Christmas ??? I'm sure that "YES!" will be the answer, so don't hesitate and collect all you need to start this craft !!! one hook (I've used a 3,5mm one) colourful yarns ( I worked with 2 strands each time) a pair of scissors a tapestry/yarn needle some stitch markers or safety pins  clear nail polish starch (optional) to use if your tree ...