Saturday, 20 December 2014

Little Snow Fairies

This year for christmasdecoration I really fell in love with the colour white. So I tryed to make this white little fairies for my daughters room. I hope you like them and if someone is interested in crochet them too the pattern is below.
Materials
cotton yarn Wollbutt CAMILLA
tan (brown) for the face
white
yellow (brown / black) for the hair
blu ( brown / black ) for the eyes
silver metallic yarn
crochet 1,25mm + wool needle

polyester fiberfill

Abbreviations
( )         = repeat the instructions in the parentheses the number of times specified
ch(s)    = chain(s)
sc         = single crochet
st(s)     = stitch(es)
inc.      = increase
dec.     = decrease
slst(s)  = slip stitch(es)
cont.    = continue
fl(s)     = front loop(s)
tog.      = together

Head:
Head and body are worked in a continuous spiral.  So you should mark first stitch of each round.
Round 1 : with tan (brown) colour,  make a ring of 6 chs and close it.  (6)
Round 2 : 2 sc in each stitch around.   (12)
Round 3 : inc. 6 sc evenly spaced around: (1sc in next st, 2sc in next st) - 6 times  (18)
 Round 4-8 : 2 sc in each stitch around.   (18)
Embroider the eyes with blue (brown/ black) colour. I put them in round 8 and 3 sts apart .

Then embroider the hair with yellow (brown / black ) colour between round 4 and 6, only on the front of the head.
Cont. rounds:
Round 9: dec 3 sc evenly spaced around  (15)
Round 10: dec 3 sc evenly spaced around  (12)
Round 12: dec 6 sc evenly spaced around : 1 s in each sc tog. (6)
Now stuff the head with polyester fiberfill.
Hat:
Start to crochet a round of sc around the head.
You shoud have a round of 21 sc.

 Round 2 -10: sc in each stitch around

 Turn back to round 1 of the head and make a round of 21 slsts ( 1slst in each sc of round 1 of the head)

Make 1 sc in each slst   (21)    
weave in the yarn tail on the inside of the hat


Cont. hat
Round 11: dec 4 sc: make 1 sc in next 6 sts, (make 1sc in 2 st. tog.) 4times , make 1 sc in next 7 sts.   ( 17)
Round 12: sc in each stitch around  (17)
Round 13: dec 3 sc: make 1 sc in next 5 sts, (make 1sc in 2 st. tog.) 3 times , make 1 sc in next 6 sts.   ( 14)
Round 14/15: sc in each stitch around  (14)
Round 16: dec 4 sc: make 1 sc in next 3 sts, (make 1sc in 2 st. tog.) 4 times , make 1 sc in next 3 sts.   ( 10)
Round 17/18: sc in each stitch around  (10)
Round 19: dec 5 sc: (make 1sc in 2 st. tog.) 5 times   (5)
Round 20: sc in each stitch around  (5)


For the pompom add  thread of silver metallic yarn  to the wight thread and go on this way:
Round 21: sc in each stitch around  (5)
Round 22 : 2 sc in each stitch around.   (10)
Round 23 : inc. 5 sc evenly spaced around: (1sc in next st, 2sc in next st) - 5 times  (14)
Round 24 : 2 sc in each stitch around.   (15)
Close the pompom:
Put the yarn tail through the needle´s eye and insert the needle through the front loop of each of the 15 stitches around the pompom opening.
 Pull the tail tight to close shoe opening and weave in the yarn tail.

Cont. body:
Body
Remember that the fairy´s head and body are worked in a continuous spiral.
So cont. right from last round of head (6sts in tan colour). 

With white colour make an uncounted rnd of slsts.    (6)
Round 1: sc in each st around                    (6) 
Round   2 : inc. 2 sc evenly spaced around    (8)
Round   3 : inc. 2 sc evenly spaced around   (10)
Round 4-8: sc in each st around                 (10)
Stuff the body with polyester fiberfill.
To form the legs find the center of the body and devide the body into a left and a right half. Each half is formed by 5 sts.
 Then begin working the left leg:
Round 1:        sc in each st to the body center, skip next 5sts (putting them aside for the right leg), sc in each st to the end of the round     (5)
Round 2: inc . 1 sc  (6)
 Round 3-8 :  sc in each st around   (6) 
Foot               
Round 9:  inc. 6 sc evenly spaced around: (1sc in next st, 2sc in next st) - 6 times  (12)
Round 10/11 :  sc in each st around                    
Stuff foot with fiberfill.

Close the foot just like the pompom above:
Put the yarn tail through the needle´s eye and insert the needle through the front loop of each of the 12stitches around the foot opening
Than pull the tail tight to close shoe opening and weave in the yarn tail.




Work the right leg and foot in the same way.


Hand and Arm (make 2)
Work hand with tan (brown)  colour. 
Round 1: make a ring of 5 chs and close it.  (5)
Round 2: inc.  5 sc evenly spaced around: 2sc in each ch.   (10)
Round 3 : inc. 5 sc evenly spaced around: (1sc in next st tog ) 5 times    ( 5 )
Round 4-8 :  sc in each st around     (5)
close the arm like the pompom and the foot above.
Work right arm and hand in the same way.

Then sew the arms to the fairy´s body. 
Finally rouge the fairy´s cheeks with some blush. To fix the blush I usually spray some hair spray on it.







Let me please know what do you all hink about the snow fairies !!
Love
Katja









Tuesday, 16 December 2014

Little Fir Trees` Cozy Planters

Last week on Christmas market I bought 3 sweet  little fir trees and I thought I should crochet some cozy planters for them.
The original planter has an diameter of  3,8 cm ( below) and a diameter of 5,5 cm (above)
Here´s the pattern for all those interested in making some cozy planters too:

Materials
cotton yarn Wollbutt CAMILLA in white and green
crochet hook  2 mm 

Abbreviations
( )         = repeat the instructions in the parentheses the number of times specified
ch(s)    = chain(s)
sc         = single crochet
inc.      = increase
slst(s)  = slip stitch(es)
cont.    = continue
For this one make:

the bottom
Round 1 : with white colour,  make a ring of 5 chs and close it.  (5)
Round 2 : 2 sc in each stitch around.   (10)
Round 3 : inc. 5 sc evenly spaced around:   (1sc in next st, 2sc in next st) - 5 times  (15)
Round 4 : inc. 7 sc evenly spaced around:   (1sc in next st, 2sc in next st) - 7 times  (22)
Round 5 : inc. 11 sc evenly spaced around: (1sc in next st, 2sc in next st) – 11 times  (33)
Round 6 : sc in each st around   (33)
Round 7 : make 1 slsts in each sc of round 6  (33)

go on  this way :
Round 1 : turn back and make 1 sc in each slst of the planters botton    (33)
Round 2 : cont. work in in a continuous spiral, inc. 3 sc evenly spaced around  (36 )
Round 3 :  with green colour make sc in each st around   (36)
Round 4/5 : with white colour make sc in each st around   (36)
Round 6 :  with green colour make sc in each st around   (36)
Round 7/8 : with white colour make sc in each st around   (36)
Round 9 :  with green colour make sc in each st around   (36)
Round 10/11 : with white colour make sc in each st around   (36)
Round 12 :  with green colour make sc in each st around   (36)
Round  13-15 : with white colour make sc in each st around   (36)
Round 16 : make a round of slsts . Fasten off .
                                   
For this one make :

Botton like above

Go on like this:
Round 1 : turn back and make 1 sc in each slst of the planters botton    (33)
Round 2 : cont. work in in a continuous spiral, inc. 3 sc evenly spaced around  (36 )
Round 3 : make sc in each st around alternating a green sc and a white sc  (36)
Round 4 : with white colour make sc in each st around   (36)
Round 5 :  make sc in each st around alternating a green sc and a white sc  (36)
Round 6 : with white colour make sc in each st around   (36)
Round 7 : make sc in each st around alternating a green sc and a white sc  (36)
Round 8 : with white colour make sc in each st around   (36)
Round 9 : make sc in each st around alternating a green sc and a white sc  (36)
Round 10 : with white colour make sc in each st around   (36)
Round 11 : make sc in each st around alternating a green sc and a white sc  (36)
Round 12 : with green colour make sc in each st around   (36)
Round 13 : make sc in each st around alternating a green sc and a white sc  (36)Round  14: with
Round 15 : with white colour make sc in each st around   (36)
Round 16 : with white colour make sc in each st around   (36)
Round 17 : make a round of slsts. Fasten off .

For this one make :
Botton like above

Go on like this:
Round 1 : turn back and make 1 sc in each slst of the planters botton    (33)
Round 2 : cont. work in in a continuous spiral, inc. 2 sc evenly spaced around  (35)
Go on with this design for rounds 3 -14:
 Round 15 : with white colour make sc in each st around   (35)
Round 16 : with white colour make sc in each st around   (35)
Round 17 : make a round of slsts. Fasten off .



So let me all know what do you think about the cozy planters !

Happy Crocheting
Love
Katja  

Thursday, 18 September 2014

Isabel´s Unicorn

Yes, I do buy patterns! Isabel asked me again and again to crochet a unicorn for her and I found this beautiful pegasus pattern from Estonian crocheter Natalja Kalmokova in her etsy shop "Toy magic".
So I bought this pattern but I had to modify the unicorn´s crest a bit for make the unicorn as similar as possible to Onchao from the TV Show "Mia and me". Moms of little girls will know what I mean ;). For those  interested in the pattern you can find it here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ToyMagic .

Happy Crocheting :)

Love
Katja







Saturday, 19 April 2014

Just in time for Easter

I´ve just finished crocheting my rabbit girl Emma and her friend rabbit boy Tristan.
Like the snowflakes Lasse and Smilla they live in spherical houses made from divisible acrylic balls with a crochet cover and  filled with felt.
For all those, who are interested in crocheting Tristan and Emma and their spherical houses themselves, the patterns you can find here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/daniandbel.

So Happy Easter to all of you
and
Happy Crocheting

Love
Katja