Hey
Lovelies! The third part is here! But that also means this CAL is coming to an
end *sad face*. Today we will cover the last bits of our Christmas CAL, the
decoration. It’s not that much for today, but December is already hectic
enough, let’s not make it more difficult!
For this pattern you’ll need: ♥ Yarn in the colors, Red and Yellow, but you can use other colors you like for the decoration! (I used Stylecraft Special in the colors Lipstick and Saffran). ♥ Crochet hook 2,5 or 3 mm. ♥ Stuffing. ♥ Stitch Marker. ♥ Yarn Needle. ♥ Little caps, that are usually used for jewelry.
Stitches used (US Terms): Magic Ring. CH = Chain. SLST = Slip Stitch. SC = Single Crochet. ST = Stitch. Inc = Increase. Dec = Decrease. (…) = Repeat the space in brackets the given number of times. […] = Total number of stitches.
Pattern
Edit: This pattern is now deleted, I will let you know when it is up in etsy!
Last, add
some Christmas Lights in your tree, it’s just that little extra to make it
complete! I hope you enjoyed this CAL!? Now I am actually wondering, do you
like Blogmas or a CAL like this year? I would love to know what you prefer, and
find out what I will do next year~.
And now,
let’s enjoy (the days before) Christmas! I hope you will have a nice one!
Hey
Lovelies! It’s time for part two! Let’s make that adorable Gingerbread Man that
is chilling under the Christmas Tree, well, I am not too sure how comfortable
that is, actually xD.
For this pattern you’ll need: ♥ Yarn in the colors, White and Light Brown. (I used StyleCraft Special in the colors Camel and White) ♥ Crochet hook 2,5 or 3 mm. ♥ Stuffing. ♥ Pair of Safety Eyes. (1cm) ♥ Stitch Marker. ♥ Sewing Pins. ♥ Yarn Needle. ♥ Metallic Thread. (Optional) ♥ Things to decorate the ‘icing’ with, like green and read thread, nail art deco, etc.
Stitches used (US Terms): Magic Ring. CH = Chain. SLST = Slip Stitch. SC = Single Crochet. Surface Crochet. ST = Stitch. Inc = Increase. Dec = Decrease. (…) = Repeat the space in brackets the given number of times. […] = Total number of stitches.
Pattern
Edit: This pattern is now deleted, I will let you know when it is up in etsy!
The second part, Gingerbread Man, is now done as well, I hope you like how your Gingerbread Man has turned out!? I think it’s cute. Next week we already go to the last part of this CAL =( the decoration! See you then.
Hey Lovelies!
It’s here! The first part of the Christmas CAL 2019, I hope you are ready! First
we are gonna make the Christmas tree. Not that hard to make, but read
carefully, at some rows you have to work in back loops only, if you forget
this, you won’t be able to make the branches. I guess, you don’t wanna start
over haha.
For this pattern you’ll need: ♥ Green yarn. (I used Greengage from StyleCraft Special) ♥ Crochet hook 2,5 or 3 mm. ♥ Stuffing. ♥ Stitch Marker. ♥ Yarn Needle.
Stitches used (US Terms): Magic Ring. CH = Chain. SLST = Slip Stitch. SC = Single Crochet. DC = Double Crochet Picot = Chain 4 and make a SLST in the 3rd loop of the first chain. ST = Stitch. Inc = Increase. Dec = Decrease. BL = Back Loops. FL = Front Loops. (…) = Repeat the space in brackets the given number of times. […] = Total number of stitches.
Pattern
Edit: This pattern is now deleted, I will let you know when it is up in etsy!
This is how the tree looks, before you add the branches.
I hope you had fun making the tree. If something is unclear, let me know, I’ll always try to help out. Next week we are going to make the Gingerbread Man! So cute!
Hey
Lovelies! Such a odd day for me to post something, but I wanted to tell you
something. This year I won’t do Blogmas like the last 2 years. I wanted to do
something different and give myself also some peace. So from dec 5th, on
Thursday, as usual, I will start a CAL. If you don’t know what a CAL is, it’s
short for Crochet A Long.
I’ve made
this adorable Gingerbread Man with a
Christmas Tree on his back, including some ornaments. Do you like it? I hope
you will, and join me on this exciting adventure.
I will
split the pattern up in 3. The first week you will get the pattern for the
Christmas Tree, the second week the Gingerbread Man and the third week the
ornaments.
I will keep doing this on Thursdays, just like you are used to. (The dates are,
5, 12 and 19 December)
Make sure
to catch the pattern while you can, and crochet with me and hopefully many
others. I am quite excited to do this, I hope you will enjoy! The pattern will
be only available during December, after or during the month I will make sure
to post it on Etsy or Ravelry or both. Have to see what will work for me .
Hey
Lovelies! I am so sorry that I am late with uploading, but stuff with my cat
came up and then I couldn’t access my website, great. But as you can see I can
access my website again and upload stuff! Today I wanted to show you how you
can make those cute jute gift bags! Or use them as docoration. It’s fun and
easy to make, so I hope you will like them as well.
For this DIY you’ll need: ♥ Brown fabric or real Jute. ♥ (Fabric) Scissors. ♥ Pencil or Trick Marker. ♥ Ruler. ♥ Sewing Pins. ♥ Iron. (Optional) ♥ Sewing Machine. (Optional, you can do it by hand as well). For decorating: ♥ Paper or anything else you can make a stencil of, like wrapping foil that’s self-adhesive. ♥ X-acto knive. ♥ Acrylic Paint. (Optional) ♥ Brush. (Optional)
Tutorial
From the
brown fabric, cut out a rectangle of 21 by 16cm. Make as many as you want, but
for one bag, you need one rectangle. If your fabric is really wrinkly, like
mine was, you might wanna iron it.
Along all
sides of the rectangle, measure 1cm along the edge, this will be your seam
allowance. On one of the widest sides, draw also a line that’s 2,5 cm from the
edge. (see picture)
Fold both
lines in on the side with the 2 lines. Pin those down and sew it close.
The side
you’ve just sewn close, fold in half, the good side facing inward. Use sewing
pins to keep it in place. Sew along the 2 sides that should be closed as well.
As I used cotton fabric, the sides will raffle a bit, so I used a zigzag stitch
as well to prevent this from happening.
If you have a lot of fabric left over around the edge, you might wanna trim it
a bit. Just so it won’t get bulky once you turn it inside out.
When you
are done sewing, turn your bag inside out. The bag is done now, but you can
choose to decorate it.
Decorating
I chose to decorate some of the bags I made, either for Sinterklaas or Christmas. I searched for silhouettes on google to make a stencil of. I traced those onto paper/wrapping foil and cut those out with a x-acto knive. Make sure that you won’t make the stencil too big, you wanna close the bag as well, without losing the image.
Position
your stencil on your bag and apply the acrylic paint with a brush. I’d prefer
to you a dapping motion, to prevent the paint to go under the stencil. When
done, remove the stencil and let dry!
When you
wanna wash your bags in the future, heat set the paint for about 4-5min with an
Iron. But this is optional.
Finishing
off.
With a piece
of thread/yarn, about 15cm, close up the bag. I wrapped it twice and tied a
knot.
I hope you like those small jute bags, just something cute to decorate your house with, use as gift bags or maybe even make your advent calendar with it. How cute will that look?! Show me what you will do with them! I’d love to see.
