Day 130: Granny squares are multiplying

I keep my crochet with me when I go away somewhere because it is light and undemanding. So I had a great opportunity to expand my granny square collection when the car broke down by no reason at all and we were there for two hours while the RAC man huffed and puffed. At the end he refilled the water and the car just took of, not a glitch after that. I wasn't annoyed at all...Thank god for granny squares. The total is 16 for now, I am aiming at a whole blanket but not stressing about it, but it would be a nice grand finale for 365 project:)

Day 76: Granny Squares

Thank god for youtube. Managed to follow a tutorial to make granny squares. i have some nice yarn but not enough to make anything so I will make some granny squares that will eventually become a blanket. I even took my crochet to hair dresser so while waiting for my highlights I got my hook out...Handcrafting is cool! I should make a T shirt or at least a badge - Handcrafting like a granny and proud of it!

Day 74: A little crocheted envelope

I am persisting in my crochet endeavours. I happened to stumble across a small pattern of an envelope and thought: here is a great way to both practice and not get bored as I am making something :) It's bit wonky as I decreased it a bit on one end without intending to do so, and it is smaller then the pattern and sewing together is a bit dodgy on one side but still I am pleased, it's sweet.

The base is my mother's crochet tablecloth made in traditional way with white yarn. She actually made me a huuuuge tablecloth, it took several years but it is great. I mainly want to crochet amigurami and it is also easy to take on planes unlike knitting for knitting needles are terror danger....so are small crafting scissors...beware.

Here is the link to pattern if you are a novice, for you experienced folks, maybe there is something else worth looking at there: http://violetbellasworld.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/crochet-envelope-diy.html

Day 72: A whole crochet spiral :)

Having mastered, erhm, technique of single crochet as demonstrated below...don't ask, at least I managed to get same number of stitches on each row and figured out where to stick the needle in...ANYWAY, as mentioned, having mastered single crochet..

I decided it's time to make something out of it. here below you can see a single crochet spiral :) I'm sort of proud, I had no idea what i was doing but it turned out ok. Good day today.

Posting a link to the super easy to follow crochet video, even I can so it:

http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/en/video.php?id=198&sort=2&thumbnails=on

Day 71: Crochet flower...I wish!

I keep getting crochet stuff so I reckon it's a sign to learn how to crochet. Yesterday I got another little kit in one of crafting magazines and it look really easy. Hrm:( Not for me, see with knitting you can count stitches really easily but with crochet where are you supposed to stick the needle in??
Anyway, below is the picture of what I was supposed to make and what I made...I am practicing on making just single crochet now, at least it seems I am getting same amount stitches in every row but who knows?

After I swore at crochet for a bit and wished my good friend Kajsa was here so she could teach me I decided to bake for a bit, Made some nice naan bread and was about to make orange cake but oven thermometer packed it in...so I guess I'll go and paint for a bit..or something..