Saturday 10 December 2016

Crocheted snowflake earrings

There is much happening outside as Xmas arrives. Lots of hustle bustle in the shops, on the road, in the school too and everywhere. For me, if its to say, its like a busy family since last few weeks. A very busy husband with his office work, some travelling too, now hard working just before the Xmas shutdown. So needless to say, all the household responsibilities on my shoulder. Sometimes I enjoy it, sometimes it takes my breathe away, managing three little ones in this very cold weather, waking them up in the morning when they are cuddling inside the warm duvet(feel so sorry for them, but no way until holidays), up and down to/from school, cooking, feeding (ahhh, the most difficult task, I should say for me, don't know about others), doing dishes, teaching them and finally putting them to bed. All happens monotonously. Sometimes feel like watching a black & white  art film. All the same. But in spite of all these, if something comes to my rescue is the crochet. I feel relaxed as I see my yarns n hooks.Oh there, did I forget to mention, I have joined a teaching course too. So its a big rush. I wonder sometimes what would I have been if I hadn't found myself out to crochet.
 
crochet snowflake earringsA small amount of time dedicated to my yarn and hook gives me that unexplainable pleasure, as if all my pains disappear and I get a very good night sleep, which ultimately as everyone desires. This week my post is about the snowflakes earrings I managed to make in between my rush. I couldn't think of a pattern of my own. So I borrowed Lucy's pattern. That was so well explained as always she does.
 
I wanted to make snowflake ornaments for our Xmas tree, as kids love to hang this and that. But then I felt how it would be if its a jewellery. So thought to make an earring out of the pattern. Since the thread was so thin, I chose 1mm hook. The thread being so fiddly to handle, it took sometime to finish off with the second round and then proceed to third round. However, it came out well. I also added tassel as I love danglers much and finally finished off with the findings. Excuse me for the poor lighting as it was taken on a rainy day with  maximum day light available. After I finished it, I gave a light press to the earrings as it was curly at the points and the tassels too. And finally an earring was born  that day. Its really so pretty that I would love to wear it. Its so light that we don't feel that we have wore an earring. Only if the tassels tickle on your neck, may be you feel it.
 
How are things at your end? Hope you all will have a lovely weekend and good Xmas shopping. Its time for me to have a good cup of coffee. So see you soon in my next post. Byeeeee... Happy weekend and happy crocheting.

Sunday 4 December 2016

White bud crocheted prayer shawl

Christmas is round the corner and so is the mood to crochet new stuff - maybe its hanging ornaments, bunting, coasters, placemats and what not, isn't it? This time I wanted to try something new that I haven't dared to do so - its a prayer shawl. For that I had to do a study, what does that literally mean.
 
 thought it is a shawl that the ladies drape over their shoulders when they go to church for attending mass. But I wasn't so sure of that as I had just watched in films. But I learnt that its for various purposes - keeping one in prayers, praying for recovery from illnesses etc. But this for me, I crocheted keeping in mind my first reason.
 
I crocheted it using 100% cotton yarn and a hook size of 6mm. I think even if it was 6.5mm, it would be easy to use. It consumed one full ball of white yarn and few yards from the second ball for tassels. I didn't follow any pattern as such. It flashed in my mind as my work progressed, tried it out and trust me, it was easy to crochet this. Just chainless single crochet, chains and some picots to form the bud shape. Once you get the hang of it, it is easy to continue and you want it to get finished off to see how it looks like. Finally a round of single crochet to give a defined look. Its 40" * 30"(along drape side) * 14" (from the middle to the tip of the shawl). I could do it in a week with couple of hours each day. Showcasing a couple of its photos.
 
White rosebud crocheted prayer shawl

White rosebud crocheted prayer shawl
 
 
Maybe this is one of those projects which I have wanted to finish off in time. I liked the way it hangs from the chair. It was so cozy to wear it around the shoulder. Hope you liked it. Love to hear from you. Until then its Kala signing off. Have a lovely week ahead and happy crocheting.