crochet projects: 5 done and 3 in the works

welcome and thanks for stopping by!

below may be an overload of photos, but i hope you like to take a look 🙂

do you remember this picture of my post of the 6th of may?

a small and simple sidetable that i found in my mother’s house and this is how it looks with it’s new cover.

blue crochet cover for side table by elisabeth andrée

crochet cover for side table by elisabeth andrée

the yarn is softfun of scheepjes. on the floor you see a vase which was also my mother’s and although i think it is very ugly i know my mother has it for years and years, so i took it home with me. 

for an empty glass jar i made a ‘dress’ in the same style as the (super)market bags i have made lately. to make the rope i crochet foundation half double crochets and attached it to the cover with two large keyrings. with some led lights in it, the shadows look wonderful in the evening. used yarn is a combination of catania and phil coton 3.

bottom of crochet cover for glass jar

keyrings and crochet rope for glass jar cover

bright yellow cover for glass jar by elisabeth andrée

for no reason i tried a vintage pattern. it is a large motif of the irish crochet doily number 7635 which you can find here. 

used yarn is phil coton 3.

just because i love this yarn – which is better for knitting – but it is so beautiful and it is the best yellow i have seen for a while. two balls of katia creta, crochet hook size 5.00 mm and very loosely made double crochets, some slip stitches along the short sides and four wooden buttons. voila, a simple and super soft cowl for my sister in law. 

crochet yellow cowl on hanger by elisabeth andrée

crochet cowl on hanger by elisabeth andrée

open structure of the crochet fabric

finished too is my lilac shawl, more photos and notes how i crocheted it you can find here. the bright green bag is made with the same stitch pattern (years ago) and it has a complete other character because off the yarn and color. 

lilac crochet scarf by elisabeth andrée

poison green cotton bag by elisabeth andrée

three wips

a cushion cover in citrus hues (free hand, no pattern)….

….. and these rectangular grannies.

three rectangular crochet grannies by elisabeth andrée

work in progress rectangular grannies

for quite some time i was looking for a pattern and although there are many great patterns available, when i saw the diagram i thought yes, that is the rectangle i like to crochet. the pattern is written but it also has great diagrams. a small adjustment, i make 2 chain spaces in the corners instead of 1 chain spaces. i don’t like to squeeze 6 stitches in such a small space. direct link to the pdf is here.

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last but not least, 42 ‘another squares’ are all blocked and ready to be sewed together. pattern for the squares here.

pile of another squares crocheted by elisabeth andrée

crochet another squares by elisabeth andrée

will be continued….

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well that is all i have to show you today. if you have time, leave a small note with what you think is your favorite project.

have a wonderful day, rest of the week and until next time!

crochet bag done and a shawl in the works

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last week i made this supermarket bag for my brother and the question was: would he mind using it? gladly he likes the bag and wouldn’t mind using it at all. the body of the bag is made with catania color number 242 (anthracite) and the top and handles with phil coton 3 color number 54 (canard)

crochet bag anthracite and petrol cotton yarn

top of crochet bag made of petrol cotton yarn

crochet anthracite bag inside look

crochet supermarket bag in anthracite and petrol

crochet (super)market bags by elisabeth andrée

lilac

for the lilac shawl in the works (below) i – again – work with katia peques acrylic yarn, this time with crochet hook size 4.00 mm. the hue is a slightly lighter than the lilac of this stole/scarf.

for my current wip i also use a stitch pattern of mypicot and the route to find the diagram is: mypicot.com – openwork & lace – pattern number 2037. you can find it here and this is the direct link to the pdf. 

work in progress lilac shawl by elisabeth andrée

stitch pattern of lilac shawl by elisabeth andrée

work in progress close up of lilac shawl

small side table

a project for the nearby future is a cover for the top of this small side table and i think i know what to make but i will tell and show you another time.

side tables and inspiration board of elisabeth andrée

future project crochet cover for small side table

until then keep crocheting, knitting and all the other creative activities that makes the world a little more beautiful.

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thanks for visiting and hopefully until next time!

pink and anthracite crochet

hello, how are you? 

last weekend i made it very easy for myself, only a few household chores and some shopping at the supermarket, and of course i watched football (that was not very relaxed…) and of course i crocheted. 

​like this lacy summer scarf for which i’ve used this stitch pattern and anthracite colored cotton viscose of yarnstudio.

 

anthracite lacy summer scarf on hanger

anthracite lacy summer scarf close up

anthracite lacy summer scarf

crochet anthracite lacy summer scarf

 

 

i found a ball of yarn (label unknown) that has escaped the trip to england, see here for more info on that. the yarn  i have turned into a few small items: a glass jar cover, a floral motif and a flowery garland.

crochet jar cover bottom

crochet pink glass jar cover

crochet pink jar cover close up

crochet pink floral motif

pink flowery garland on wall

flowery garland close up

crochet flowery garland

 

if you are interested the pattern for the garland can be found via this link and then look for number 8. the only difference with the original pattern and this pink one is 10 chains between de flowers in stead of 20.

the pattern for the flower motif you can find via this link.

 

that was it for today. hope your monday was a good one, my best wishes for the new week!!

 

 

small crochet projects and work in progress

how are you? i hope it goes well! 

last and also this week i’ve done a number of small projects, one of leftover yarns and one of yarn which i have because i pulled out a project that did not work for me. let’s call this my second hand green yarn.

bags and vases filled with yarn ends (short and a little longer) and tiny balls of leftover yarns i have.

vase full of leftover yarn

bags with leftover yarns

 

 

i’ve chosen these leftover yarns, tied the ends together and turned them into a ball. a few leftovers i have kept separately for the top and to make embroidery stitches. i found a small ball of black cotton yarn that i once used to make something, but i pulled again.

leftover yarns cotton natural hues

leftover yarn knot 1

leftover yarn knot 2

leftover yarns multi colors

leftover yarn

leftover yarn black

 

i started crocheting and this is the result.

planthanger with mesh top

planthanger of leftover yarn

planthanger bottom

 

 

of this green variegated yarn i will make 3 large squares to make a…. i will show you another time.

green squares of 2nd hand yarn

 

 

another project i made of yarn that i had in my stash, because can i have enough pot/planthangers? yes i can, but they are so nice to make:)

3 shades of yellow with white planthanger

yellow with white planthanger

yellow bottom of planthanger

 

 

also i have been working on my orange shawl, which actually will be a blanket, because i have 9 more balls of yarn in this color.

wip orange shawl blanket close up

wip orange shawl blanket on couch

 

 

and later this week i will post photos of the crocheted present for my brother and his girlfriend. today i have the package sent to them, but they are both abroad, so i do not know when they actually will see it.

joining here, hope you will take a look:

• tamis ami’s WIP wednesday
• ginny’s yarn along at small things

 

 

come over in a few days if you have time. for now, thanks for visiting!

 

 

wip and testing

how sweet of you to drop by for a visit!

 

since my yesterday’s blog post about my new cushion cover, i have not much to tell, i think, but you might find it nice to see a few photos.

  

no progress concerning the ‘crochet object’ that you could see last week, except the purchase of wire (50 meters! i could not find a smaller amount).

crochet object and iron wire

 

last evening i made a green cover for a glass jar​​, i was looking forward to work with my favorite color after so much beige and pink during the last few weeks. the result is not very special, but when i see it on the windowsill it gives me happy feeling. or is it the sun shining after days of gray weather?

green crochet cover for glass jar

 

 

and here are pictures of bottoms in a row, bottoms of covers i mean, and i’m a little in love with the flower motif (green and gray).

yellow bottoms of covers

bottom of crochet object

bottom of lilac cover

bottom of green cover

 

after i had finished the green cover, i tried with pink (yes pink again) acrylic yarn to make a square with that motif. i am not satisfied yet, so i will continue testing. 

pink testing square

 

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• tamis amis
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hope to see you soon again!

plants and crochet covers