Showing posts with label Crochet and knitting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Crochet and knitting. Show all posts

Tuesday, 24 September 2013

Crochet infant dress

Materials required
pink wool
white wool
Crochet needle

Method
Dress:
  1. Take the chest circumference and the length of the child
  2. Make chains as much as the circumference and join the two ends with slip stitch(ss) and add 2 chain
  3. Continue with dc in each chain and form a circle repeat till 10-15 rows to form the chest part of the child.
  4. you can make 2 row of different colour  after the initial white wool as I did for the above dress
  5. 16th row: chain 2 'skip 2 chain 2 dc,1 chain, 2 dc in the next chain skip 2 chain' repeat till the end. 
  6. 17th row: chain 2  2 dc 1 ch 2 dc in the next loop of row 16 continue the same till the next 15 rows or till you get the desired length
  7. To end the dress 1chain 7 dc in the next loop ss 7 dc in next loop continue till the end and finish with ss knot it and stitch the wool end into the dress.
  8. make 4 long chains and atttach it to the top of the dress parallel to each other to form the strip so that you can adjust and tie it on shoulder.
  9. Add a flower tot he dress or keep it plain





Wednesday, 14 August 2013

Basic toddler dress




This dress I had made for my neice. Its a nice combo of colour.You can use different colours or keep the whole dress in one colour. You have to make 2 parts one is the top part making the hand-shoulder and other is lower dress part and attach.


Materials used:
Woolen yarn (yellow and blue)
Crochet needle
Weaving needle

Method:
Chain 50
Row 1. Dc in 3rd ch from hook and in next 5 chs, 3dc or(1 dc,1 ch, 1 dc) (corner made), Dc in next 9 chs, 3dc (corner made),dc in next 13, 3dc (corner made), Dc in next 9, 3dc (corner made), Dc in last 7. Ch 3 turn. Continue till row 6. 
Row 7: join the 2 ends and continue with Dc forming a square.

Row 8: now join the 1 and 2nd corner with 10 chains and 3 and 4th corner with 10 chains.

Row 9: Dc in each chain and continue around in a loop form. join with ss in the end 3 ch and continue. after every 2 rounds increase some dcs to give a flair to the dress. Continue doing so till you achieve your desired length. This pattern should fit an infant-18 months old. to make bigger sizes increase the above begining chain.
at row 9 you can change the colour of the yarn.

Last row: 1 ch skip 2 ch,5dc in next ch, skip 2, 1sc in next ch skip 2 ch* till end of the row.
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Monday, 12 August 2013

Crochet crocodile stitch purse/hand bag



Material required
White wool yarn(can use any other colour and texture)
Crochet needle
weaving needle

Method
For body:
Row 1:Make 100 chain or more depending on the width you want. with a slip stich(ss) make a loop
Row 2: now make 2 chain and 2 double crochet(dc) in first chain 1 chain skip 1 1 dc in 3rd chain 1 chain skip 1 chain 2 dc in the nxt chain and so on till the end. Now ss into the chain.
Row 3: 1 chain, 5dc into first dc you made in 2nd row turn around and 5dc in 2nd dc of  2nd row ss in the next dc this is the first scale that is formed. again 5 dc in next dc of 2nd row and continue till the end.
Row 4-20: altenate 2nd and 3 rd row steps till you get your desired length. I have made 10 rows of the scale
Row21 -25: 2 chain ,1 dc in every chain till the end , ss in the end to join.

For the handle:
make 8-10 chain depending on how thick you want it to be.
form a loop with ss and coninue making dc or hdc an the chain and ss turn and continue till you achieve the desired length of the handle.
once done sew the handles on 2 side with the help of the needle and wool.

For Rose:
 Leaving a 10” length for sewing, chain 57.
Row 1 :In 6th chain from hook, dc, 2 chain , dc, *chain 2, skip next 2 chains, then dc, 2 chain , dc in next chain; repeat from * across.
Row 2:  Chain 3, turn, 5 dc in 1st chain-skip 2, single crochet(sc) in next chain-skip 2, (6 dc in next chain-skip 2, sc in next chain-skip2), 5 times.

(With your beginning chain 3 and 5 dc “shell” you will have a total of 6 of these shells.  Then (9 dc in the next chain-skip 2, sc in next chain-skip 2), 5 more times (you will have a total of 11 shells made).  Then 12 dc in the next chain-skip 2, sc in the next chain-skip 2, across until complete.  You should end with a sc in the last chain-skip 2.  Finish off leaving several inches for sewing and tying.
With the weaving needle, thread yarn needle from 10” length at beginning of the chain.
With right side facing, and beginning with first petal made, roll your petals, sewing as you go.  Once together, gently tie the two ends together and sew it into the purse or can put a clip to in and attach it to the purse.

Health Tips:
When working over a crochet Keep a eye on your posture. Sit straight, Do not Strain on the neck. Prolonged crochetting or knitting can cause spondylosis. Take 10 min break every hour preferably.