Crochet

Many years ago I started crocheting At that time I crocheted without goal and when I finally knew what it should be I pottered further without a plan. That was a lot of fun, I have crocheted for hours and it relaxed me immensely. 

Today I crochet new things but I have a goal and pen and paper beside me to take notes. Thus many patterns have been created. The creative process to design something new and to document the whole, transfer it to the computer is always exciting. 

Working with sewing thread was strenuous to eyes but the results were worth it

Crochet carpet

Just a quick catch up, halfway through June already: after taking a pause from blogging I was ironically forced to stand back from most of my creative endeavors

A positive is that this enforced ‘time out’ has made me recognize how important creative activity is to me and I think in time it will renew my enthusiasm. right now working on the crochet carpet as gift for my sister-in-law who am visiting in July. am posting as i know she’s one who is not on social media so my surprise for her won’t be ruined

 

Emptiness is necessary.

The yin to the yang.

Thirty spokes share the wheel’s hub;
It is the centre hole that makes it useful.
Shape clay into a vessel;
It is the space within that makes it useful.
Cut doors and windows for a room;
It is the holes which make it useful.
Therefore profit comes from what is there;
Usefulness from what is not there..”Tao te Ching, chp11

crochet earring

Making your own earrings is a fun project which can be completed in minutes.

You can keep them for yourself or can make a wonderful homemade gift for your female friends and family members

Today I want to show you beautiful crochet earrings, made with new anchor thread launched

Square dangling earrings

Material

• any thread can work, have used anchor knitting yarn 2 colours
• crochet hook, have used 3.00 mm
• ear wires 
• pliars to fix the ear wires
• scissors

Pattern

1. make 3 chains and slip stitch to make a circle
2. chains 3 and 2 dc's in the ring, You now have a cluster of three dc because the first 3 chains counts as the first dc.Chain three; this creates the space that will become your first corner.
3. 3 dc into the ring Ch 3 to make your next corner.
4.  Repeat the previous step twice
5. Slip stitch into the top chain of the first “chain 3” to close the round.
6. change colour
7. chain 1 and sc in the same stitch, sc in next 2 dc, 4 sc in the 3 chain space
8. sc in each next 3 dc, 2 sc 4chain and 2 sc in next chain space 
9. sc in each next 3 dc, 4 sc in the 3 chain space 
10. sc in each next 3 dc
11. 2sc 3 chains make 3 dc in the base chain after the sc, 3 chain 2 sc to create the tail of the earring
12. slip stitch in the first sc of the 2nd row

Take the earwire and use your pliers to open the loop at the bottom. Hook the open loop of the earwire onto the 4chain loop of the square 

Close the loop with your pliers.