I have recently rekindled my interest in crochet and wanted to share some of my creations. That is where the blog comes in. But why limit it to just crochet? I love all things crafty and cooking related so why not combine them all in one little blog.
My most recent crochet project was a very little one. Whilst away last week, my sister in law mentioned she is building up a small collection of decorations for her Christmas tree. She wants each decoration to mean something rather than bulk buying 30 of the same bauble, which is a lovely idea and a great way to end up with a unique Christmas tree.
My contribution to this is a Christmas stocking ornament. Super quick and easy to make, but effective.
This is the finished item:
This is really easy to make. It is made as one red piece and then sewn together.
Row 1 is a chain of 30
Row 2 is a row of double crochet (single crochet in US terms) into the chain
Rows 3-5 are rows of dc (sc US)
Tie that off, then start Row 5 on the 6th stitch in and dc 18 finishing on the 6th stitch from the other end.
I did another 6-8 rows of this, then folded the piece in half and used slip stitches to sew it together, but you could sew it up with a needle instead. Turning inside out at this point creates the rounded toe effect all on it's own!
I then added the white and did 3 rounds of dc on the top - I did this with the stocking inside out, so the nice side shows when folded down.
A quick chain with one more row of dc stitches makes the little loop, which is then sewn on and ready to hag on the tree... but not until December!
My most recent crochet project was a very little one. Whilst away last week, my sister in law mentioned she is building up a small collection of decorations for her Christmas tree. She wants each decoration to mean something rather than bulk buying 30 of the same bauble, which is a lovely idea and a great way to end up with a unique Christmas tree.
My contribution to this is a Christmas stocking ornament. Super quick and easy to make, but effective.
This is the finished item:
This is really easy to make. It is made as one red piece and then sewn together.
Row 1 is a chain of 30
Row 2 is a row of double crochet (single crochet in US terms) into the chain
Rows 3-5 are rows of dc (sc US)
Tie that off, then start Row 5 on the 6th stitch in and dc 18 finishing on the 6th stitch from the other end.
I did another 6-8 rows of this, then folded the piece in half and used slip stitches to sew it together, but you could sew it up with a needle instead. Turning inside out at this point creates the rounded toe effect all on it's own!
I then added the white and did 3 rounds of dc on the top - I did this with the stocking inside out, so the nice side shows when folded down.
A quick chain with one more row of dc stitches makes the little loop, which is then sewn on and ready to hag on the tree... but not until December!
