Baby Shoes - Babyschuhe

After I crocheted lots of the Baby Shoes, they are done in a nick of time - this time for a 2 to 9 months old baby girl. My pattern is available at ravelry. It's  Baby Sneakers in two smaller sizes and Rug Rat Sneakers in two bigger sizes. Check it out.

Nachdem ich schon viele Schühchen gehäkelt habe, sind die schnell fertig. Dieses Mal sind sie für ein kleines Mädchen. Das Muster gibt es auf Ravelry. Baby Sneakers für Neugeborene und eine Zweite Größe von 2 bis 9 Monaten. Für Krabbelkinder gibt es die Rug Rat Sneakers in zwei Größen.

Ikoma with a b - mit einem b

This is a crocheted hat with a b which stands for a certain company. It was wished for and it will be gifted instead of flowers. 

The pattern tells you to do round by round, starting with chain stitches. I don't like the look of the joining points. it is in the back, but anyway...

After the first round, I started the next round in the first stitch of round one. It is a long Spiral. To mark the end of the round, I used a yarn rest.

Die Mütze wurde sich gewünscht und sie wird statt Blumen überreicht. Das b steht für die Firma, bei der der Empfänger arbeitet.

Die Anleitung will, das man die Runden einzeln mit Luftmaschen beginnt und dann mit einer Kettmaschen verbindet. Ich mag aber die hinten schräg verlaufende "Naht" nicht. 

Ich häkel deshalb nach der ersten Runde gleich in der ersten Masche der vorherigen Ründe weiter. Es wird eine einzige große Spirale. Das Ende der jeweiligen Ründe markiere ich mit einem Faden.

The joining points would show like the marker thread in the back. I prefer my way and no angular "seam" in the back.

I first tried to crochet the pattern in, but that was simply not possible ( hubby said,"camel?").

Then I crocheted black and stitched the b. Therefore I copied the b from the internet on thin foil and put it on the hat. I stitched through hat and foil. Later I could easily rib out the thin foil. To have the threads be connected I used a felting needle. It is sharp and has rough parts on it which entangles the fibre.

Zuerst hatte ich versucht das b einzuhäkeln, aber als ich fertig war, fragte mein Mann nur "Ein Kamel?".

Dann habe ich die Mütze einfach schwarz gehäkelt und das b aufgestickt. Dafür habe ich das Symbol aus dem Internet mit Folienstift auf eine Frühstückstüte übertragen, auf die Mütze gelegt und durchgestickt. Ich konnte sie danach einfach herunterreißen. Die Fäden waren lang und lose. Mit einer Filznadel (spitz mit Widerhaken) habe ich die Fasern von Fäden und Mütze miteinander verwoben.

Mission accomplished;)

Cute Owls - Süße Eulen

The pattern for the owls and the circles had been on Facebook a while ago and I used yarn rest to do one owl, cause they are so cute. It looked so pretty, I had to do more.

Das Häkelmuster der Eulen und Kreise war irgendwann mal auf Facebook und ich wollte mit Wollresten eine Eule häkeln, die war so süß, dass ich die Eulen und Kreise gehäkelt habe.

 I crocheted the owls and the two different kinds of circles as in the pattern and connected the shapes just as I saw it on the photo. 

I didn't want to do a blanket, so I used it as pillow case. My tip, if you dont want to do both sides of the case, just sew it on a bought one. I used an IKEA pillow case.

Ich habe die Teile dann so verbunden, wie ich es auf dem Foto gesehen hatte. Eine Decke wollte ich nicht, deshalb wurde es ein Kissenbezug. Mein Tip: Wenn Du nur eine Seite des Kissens arbeiten möchtest, dann nähe sie einfach auf einen gekauften Bezug. Ich habe den getupften von IKEA genommen.

The pillow sits in our bed room on the old chair of Tante Frieda.

Das Kissen steht jetzt auf dem Stuhl von Tante Frieda im Schlafzimmer. 

Later I found the pattern on ravelry - Owl Obsession.

Später habe ich das Muster bei Ravelry gefunden - Owl Obsession.

Heart Basket

Material:
Use whatever you have or like.
With sisal (Photos) it looks more like a basket.

Beginning: form a slip knot, where you put all the stitches of the first round in.

1. round: ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in slip knot eleven times, link with a sl st to


2. round: ch 3 (counts as dc), dc and tr in next st, 3 tr in next st, tc and dc in next st, 2 hdc, 2 dc and 1tr and 2 dc in following st, 2 hdc, 1 dc and 1 tr in next st, 3 tr in next st, 1 1 tr and 1 dc in next st, 3 ch, link it to the 1.round with a sl st.

3. round: 3 sc in the ch of the 2. round, *2 dc in one st* repeat from *to*4times, 5 dc, 2 dc in next st, 1 dc and 1 tr and 1 dc in next st, 2 dc in 1 st, 5 dc, *2 dc in 1 st* repeat 4 times from * to *,3 sc in chs of the 2. round, link with sl st to 2. round.











Now ch 3 (counts as 1. dc), turn the heart around and dc in blo 42 times, link with sl st to first dc, ch 3 ( counts as 1. dc), dc 42 times, link with a sl st to 1. dc of the round.





If you like, do 1 round crabstitches, for a nicer brim.
Fill it with whatever you like. These hearts are filled with candy.



Stitch dictionary

crochet chain (ch): Make a slipknot on hook, yarn over hook and draw it through loop of slipknot. Repeat, drawing yarn through the last loop formed.

*half double crochet (hdc)
yarn over, insert hook into a stitch, yarn over and pull a loop through stitch (three loops on hook); yarn over and draw it through all three loops*; repeat from * to *

double crochet (dc)
*yarn over, insert hook into a stitch, yarn over and pull a loop through stitch (three loops on hook); yarn over and draw it through two loops (two loops on hook), yarn over and draw it through two loops*; repeat from * to *

triple crochet (tr)
*yarn over two times, insert hook into a stitch, yarn over and pull a loop through stitch (4 loops on hook); yarn over and draw it through two loops (three loops on hook), yarn over and draw it through two loops (2 loops on hook), yarn over and draw it through 2 loops (1 loop on hook)*; repeat from * to *

When you crochet,  every  stitch consists of two threads which you use as base for the next row.
front loop only (flo) =  the front thread and
back loop only (blo)  =  the back thread are meant.

single crochet (sc)
*Insert hook into a stitch, yarn over hook and draw a loop through stitch, yarn over hook and draw it through both loops on hook*; repeat from * to *

slip stitch (sl st): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over hook and draw loop through stitch and loop on hook.

Single crochet two together (sc2tog): Insert hook in next stitch, yarn over, pull up loop (two loops on hook) insert hook in next stitch, yarn over, pull up loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through all three loops on hook. = 1 stitch

crabstitches: Insert hook into stitch to the right. Yarn over. Pull yarn through and out of the stitch. Two loops on hook. Yarn over. Pull through both loops. One reverse sc, or crab stitch, made.