yeah ....it`s springtime...

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This is not crochet related... but I love these magnolia blossoms...

It is an about 90 years old magnolia tree at my grandmothers garden...The tree used to be much bigger, but a few years ago almost 2/3 of the branches broke down, after heavy snowing, with the leaves still on. The last picture shows the full tree in its origin.

Isn`t it beautiful? Imagine standing under it with the fragrances from thousands of blossoms :-)

new huge project: CAL 2015 Sophie`s universe...

It is on my WIP list right now... It will come out beautiful...

little doilys from leftover yarn...

Do you ever wonder what to do with leftover yarn...Even if it is just a little bit.
I keep collecting small amount of yarn the same type and made some doilys out of it.
The leftover yarn from these doilys came from a bag I made...I don't like how it turned out at the bottom and you can't put too heavy stuff in it...still it looks pretty on me ;-)

 

Anyway, so I have this beautiful cotton yarn....so I came up with this doily...

worry eater / Sorgenfresser Soft toy for kids...

These so called "worry eaters" are soft toys including a zipper mouth pocket.
For parents however the message for children is that worry eater will 'eat your worries' and help promote a more restful night's sleep by gobbling up any worries.
My girl wanted to have one herself, but I thought it was better to make one my own...
No pattern available, I just looked up some pictures and made my freeform worry eater.
It was my first attempt of an amigurimi and it is not perfect, but my girl loves it...

little granny square bag

I made this little bag with left over yarn and used this scheme for help.
There is no pattern to it. These are just made out of simple grannys...

I found this helpful scheme on this website...
scheme- granny square bag
thank you so much for sharing.

This bag is not large and is not in use for heavy shopping.
But I use it for example when I go out for diner.

tiny, quick and easy snowflakes

This year I have been very productive...and happy about all the lovely comments about my work. this is a very simple snowflake pattern I found here..
 I changed it a little ...there are so easy and quick to do and a perfect gift for loved ones...



 Chain 5 Join with a slip stitch into 1st chain
 Round 1:
 Ch 4 (this counts as as 1st hdc, ch 2) Hdc, Ch2 (5 times) into the circle
Round 2:
 Work into the 6 spaces you made

To begin sl st into the first space snowflake cluster:
 Ch 3, sl st into same space Ch 6, sl st into the same space Ch 3, sl st into the same space

Continue the rest of the clusters as follows: * sl st into the next space, Ch 3, sl st, ch 6, sl st, ch 3, sl st* Repeat all the way around...  sl st into the very first sl st of this round, bind off

Häkelnadeltasche / crochet hook case

Diese Häkelnadeltasche habe ich selbst entworfen, da ich ständig meine Häkelnadeln verlege.




 - 80 Luftmaschen anschlagen und dann nach Plan arbeiten. Ich habe individuell gearbeitet, bis ich der Meinung war, das genug Platz für die Nadeln ist. Die Tasche ist innen doppelt gearbeitet: unten die einzelnen Fächer und oben als Schutz, das der Haken nicht durchsticht. Der Rest ist selbsterklärend auf den Bildern zu sehen. Das Garn habe ich am Ende der Reihe nicht abgeschnitten sondern weiterlaufen lassen. Die ganze Hülle wurde nochmal umsäumt, so dass nichts vernäht werden musste.

 - start with chain 80 and follow the chart. I worked until I was sure, the hooks have enough space in the case. The inside of the case is worked doubled: the seperate pockets for the hooks at the bottom and on top an extra layer so the hooks don`t poke through. The rest of it is selfexplaining...just follow the pictures....
I did not cut the yarn at the end of the row.



Kurzes Update: Die einzelnen Fächer für die Nadeln habe ich mit einer Stopfnadel genäht, das war für mich die einfachste Methode.

I made an extra layer made of single crochet stitches and I sew the pockets for the hooks to the case. It was the easyest way for me to do.
I used this kind of yarn : Rico Essentials Cotton DK 
hook size: between C and D (11 in british)   

The wonderful Gayle Arendt was so nice and wrote down the whole pattern. Thank you so much for your work. I had no idea how many hookers were interested in it. 
You can find the pattern here: 

www.photodesign-hl.de/Crochet_Hook_Case_Renamed_Feb2015.pdf
 

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