Finally done...my Sophie's Universe...

My blanket has been done for a while and in use already so I wasn't able to take pictures :

I had to order more yarn than calculated...but it was worth it...it is 100 % pure whool I ordered from Turkey, and it is very soft...and as you can see only in grey...fits perfectly onto my armchair... I love how all the details, like flowers pop up so nicely.
The size of the blanket is 142x142 cm.

Here are some pictures of the WIP: 
http://sweetheartcrochet.blogspot.de/p/wip-work-in-progress.html

It has been a great experience to crochet a long something that big, without knowing where it will lead...here you can find the complete pattern from Dedri: http://www.lookatwhatimade.net/crafts/yarn/crochet/sophies-universe-cal-2015/sophies-universe-cal-2015-information/

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

♥ 

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