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Saturday, June 27, 2009

Booties




The idea of making this booties came when i was done with the Granny square baby amore. With the left over yarn i made those adorable booties.
I hope you enjoy !
TLC Baby Amore 1 ball each of aqua and white
Crochet Hook: 5.5 mm [US I-9]. Yarn needle
Booties
With aqua, ch 13.
Rnd 1: Hdc in 3rd ch from hook and in next 9 ch, 3 hdc in last ch, working in free lps along opposite side of ch, hdc in next 9 ch, 2 hdc in last ch; join with a sl st in first hdc-24 hdc.
Rnd 2: Ch 2, hdc in first 11 sts, 3 hdc in next st, hdc in next 11 sts, 3 hdc in next: join with a sl st in first hdc-28 hdc.
Rnd 3: Ch 2, hdc in first 24 sts, [dc2tog] twice;join-26 sts.
Rnd 4: ch 2, [dc3tog] 3 times, hdc in next 8 sts, [dc3tog] 3 times; join in first st-14
Rnds 5-7: Ch 2, hdc in each st around ; join in top of ch-2-15 sts.
Rnd 8: Ch 1, skip first st, 5 hdc in next st, skip next st, [sc in next st, skip next st, 5 hdc in next st, skip next st] 3 times: join with sl s in beginning ch-1. Fasten off.
Tie: With white, make a chain 15" long. Fasten off.
Weave chain through sts of Rnd 5.

ABBREVIATIONS: bed= beginning , dc =double crochet, hdc= half double crochet, lp(s)=loop(s), ch=chain, rep=repeat, rnd=round, sc=single crochet, sl=slip, st(s)= stitch(es); tog=together; yo=yarn over;[ ]=work directions in brackets the number of times specified;
dc2tog= [yo and draw up a lp in next st] twice, yo and draw through all 3 lps on hook-1 stitch decreased.
dc3tog=[yo and draw up a lp in next st] 3times, yo and raw through all 4 lps on hook- 2 stitches decreased.

Friday, June 26, 2009

Granny square baby amore


This baby blanket is made of TLC baby amore yarn in aqua and white. This adorable caressably soft blanket is made of thirty easy to make granny square assemble by working single crochet in the back loop of each stitch. Double and single crochet , alternating the colors make a lovely border . This can also be a fun group project for any knitting club.

Fiesta Teddy


This adorable amigurimi-style bear will bring smiles all year long. The teddy is made with red heart baby combo for the entire body ,the nose and eye crescents are made of green baby yarn. Embellished by a hand made scarf with moda dea espree yarn, 15mm diameter green glass eyes and rose buttons.

You can contact me for help on making something similar to it.
I hope you will enjoy it.


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