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Ribbed Hexagonal Beret

Ribbed Hexagonal Beret

Size: Fits average women’s head

Materials: Mint Green Acrylic Yarn [Fingering Weight] (4 Strands),  3.0mm Hook

Instructions:

Chain 4, slip st to form a ring.

Round 1: chain 1 (does not count as a stitch). Work 12 sc into ring. Join with a sl st in first ch.

Round 2: ch 3(counts as 1 dc) FPDc on same stitch. 2Dc on next st *dc on next st, FPDc on same st., 2 dc on

next st.* Repeat * 5 times. Join with a sl st in 3rd chain..

Round 3: chain 1 (does not count as stitch). Skip st, FPSc on next st, ch 2. FPDc on skipped st. 2dc on next 2

st, 2dc on next st, 2dc on next 2 st,*skip st, FPDc on next st, FPDc on skipped st,2dc on next 2 st, 2dc next st,

2dc on next 2 st*. Repeat * 5 times.Slip stitch on second chain of row.

Round 4: chain 1 (does not count as stitch). Skip st, FPSc on next st, ch 2. FPDc on skipped st. 3dc on next 3

st, 2dc on next st, 3dc on next 3 st,*skip st, FPDc on next st, FPDc on skipped st, 3dc on next 3 st, 2dc on next

st, 3dc on next 3 st*. Repeat * 5 times.Slip stitch on second chain of row.

Round 5: chain 1 (does not count as stitch). Skip st, FPSc on next st, ch 2. FPDc on skipped st. 4dc on next 4

st, 2dc on next st, 4dc on next 4 st,*skip st, FPDc on next st, FPDc on skipped st, 4dc on next 4 st, 2dc on next

st, 4dc on next 4 st*. Repeat * 5 times.Slip stitch on second chain of row.

Round6: chain 1 (does not count as stitch). Skip st, FPSc on next st, ch 2. FPDc on skipped st. 5dc on next 5 st,

2dc on next st, 5dc on next 5 st,*skip st, FPDc on next st, FPDc on skipped st, 5dc on next 5 st, 2dc on next st,

5dc on next 5 st*. Repeat * 5 times.Slip stitch on second chain of row.

Round 7: chain 1 (does not count as stitch). Skip st, FPSc on next st, ch 2. FPDc on skipped st. 6dc on next 6

st, 2dc on next st, 6dc on next 6 st,*skip st, FPDc on next st, FPDc on skipped st, 6dc on next 6 st, 2dc on next

st, 6dc on next 6 st*. Repeat * 5 times. Slip stitch on second chain of row

Round 8: chain 1 (does not count as stitch). Skip st, FPSc on next st, ch 2. FPDc on skipped st. 7dc on next 7

st, 2dc on next st, 7dc on next 7 st,*skip st, FPDc on next st, FPDc on skipped st, 7dc on next 7 st, 2dc on

next st, 7dc on next 7st*. Repeat * 5 times. Slip stitch on second chain of row

Round 9: chain 1 (does not count as stitch). Skip st, FPSc on next st, ch 2. FPDc on skipped st. 8dc on next 8

st, 2dc on next st, 8dc on next 8 st,*skip st, FPDc on next st, FPDc on skipped st, 8dc on next 8 st, 2dc on next

st, 8dc on next 8st*. Repeat * 5 times. Slip stitch on second chain of row

Round 10: chain 1 (does not count as stitch). Skip st, FPSc on next st, ch 2. FPDc on skipped st. 9dc on next 9

st, 3dc on next st, 9dc on next 9 st,*skip st, FPDc on next st, FPDc on skipped st, 9dc on next 9 st, 3dc l on

next st, 9dc on next 9st*. Repeat * 5 times. Slip stitch on second chain of row

Round 11: chain 1 (does not count as stitch). Skip st, FPSc on next st, ch 2. FPDc on skipped st. 10dc on next

10st, (2dc on next st) 2 times, 10dc on next 10 st,*skip st, FPDc on next st, FPDc on skipped st, 10dc on next

10 st, (2dc on next st) 2 times, 10dc on next 10 st,*. Repeat * 5 times. Slip stitch on second chain of row

Round 12: chain 1 (does not count as stitch). Skip st, FPSc on next st, ch 2. FPDc on skipped st. 11dc on next

11 st, (2dc on next st), dc on next st, (2dc on next st) 11 dc on next 11 st,*skip st, FPDc on next st, FPDc on

skipped st, 11dc on next 11 st, (2dc on next st), dc on next st, (2dc on next st), 11dc on next 11 st*. Repeat * 5

times. Slip stitch on second chain of row

Round 13: chain 1 (does not count as stitch). Skip st, FPSc on next st, ch 2. FPDc on skipped st. 30 dc on next

30 st, *skip st, FPDc on next st, FPDc on skipped st, 30dc on next 30 st, *. Repeat * 5 times. Slip stitch on

Round 14: chain 1 (does not count as stitch). Skip st, FPSc on next st, ch 2. FPDc on skipped st. 31 dc on next

31 st, *skip st, FPDc on next st, FPDc on skipped st, 31dc on next 31 st, *. Repeat * 5 times. Slip stitch on

second chain of row second chain of row

Round 15: chain 1 (does not count as stitch). Skip st, FPSc on next st, ch 2. FPDc on skipped st.15 dc on next

15 st, 2dc cluster on next 2st, 15dc on next 15 st *skip st, FPDc on next st, FPDc on skipped st, 315 dc on next

15 st, 2dc cluster on next 2st, 15dc on next 15 st *. Repeat * 5 times. Slip stitch on second chain of row

Round 16: chain 1 (does not count as stitch). Skip st, FPSc on next st, ch 2. FPDc on skipped st. 2dc cluster on

next 2st, 12 dc on next 12 st, (2dc cluster on next 2st) 2 times, 12 dc on next 12 st, 2dc cluster on next 2st,

*skip st, FPDc on next st, FPDc on skipped st, 2dc cluster on next 2st, 12 dc on next 12 st, (2dc cluster on next

2st) 2 times, 12 dc on next 12 st, 2dc cluster on next 2st, *. Repeat * 5 times. Slip stitch on second chain of row

Round 17: chain 1 (does not count as stitch). Skip st, FPSc on next st, ch 2. FPDc on skipped st. (2dc cluster on

next 2st)2 times, 9 dc on next 9 st, (2dc cluster on next 2st) , dc on next st, (2dc cluster on next 2st), 9dc on

next 9 st, (2dc cluster on next 2st)2 times, *skip st, FPDc on next st, FPDc on skipped st, (2dc cluster on next

2st)2 times, 9 dc on next 9 st, (2dc cluster on next 2st) , dc on next st, (2dc cluster on next 2st), 9dc on next 9

st, (2dc cluster on next 2st)2 times, *. Repeat * 5 times. Slip stitch on second chain of row

Round 18: chain 1 (does not count as stitch). Skip st, FPSc on next st, ch 2. FPDc on skipped st. skip st, (2dc

cluster on next 2st) , 7 dc on next 7 st, (2dc cluster on next 2st) 3 times 7 dc on next 7 st, (2dc cluster on next

2st), skip next st., *skip next st, FPDc on next st, FPDc on skipped st, skip st, (2dc cluster on next 2st) , 7 dc on

next 7 st, (2dc cluster on next 2st) 3 times 7 dc on next 7 st, (2dc cluster on next 2st), skip next st.,*. Repeat * 5

times. Slip stitch on second chain of row

Round 19: chain 1 (does not count as stitch). Skip st, FPSc on next st, ch 2. FPDc on skipped st. (2dc cluster

on next 2st) 2 times, 14 dc on next14 st, (2dc cluster on next 2st)2 times *skip next st, FPDc on next st, FPDc

on skipped st, skip st, (2dc cluster on next 2st) 2 times, 14 dc on next14 st, (2dc cluster on next 2st)2 times ,*.

Repeat * 5 times. Slip stitch on second chain of row

Round 20: chain 1 (does not count as stitch). Skip st, FPSc on next st, ch 2. FPDc on skipped st. 18FPDc on

next 18 st *skip next st, FPDc on next st, FPDc on skipped st, skip st, 18FPDc on next 18 st ,*. Repeat * 5 times.

Slip stitch on second chain of row

Round 21: chain 1 (does not count as stitch). Skip st, FPSc on next st, ch 2. FPDc on skipped st. 18BPDc on

next 18 st *skip next st, FPDc on next st, FPDc on skipped st, skip st, 18BPDc on next 18 st ,*. Repeat * 5 times.

Slip stitch on second chain of row

Round 22: chain 1 (does not count as stitch). Skip st, FPSc on next st, ch 2. FPDc on skipped st. 18FPDc on

next 18 st *skip next st, FPDc on next st, FPDc on skipped st, skip st, 18FPDc on next 18 st ,*. Repeat * 5 times.

Slip stitch on second chain of row

Round 23: ch 1(does not count as stitch) Half Double crochet on each st. Slip st on first ch.

Pattern Diagram:

Ribbed Hexagonal Beret Pattern Diagram --> Click Image to view original size

Last year, I got engaged to my six-year long boyfriend, Michael, a Phd Physics student, and just this May, we tied the knot at Mt. Carmel Parish church witnessed by our family and friends. It was a happy event, of course. It took a lot of our energy just to get through the wedding. What’s with a lot of hand-made articles we tried to include into that occasion.

Polymer Clay Momoink for Souvenirs

Crocheted Bags for Female Principal Sponsors

The total number for give aways: 185

Crocheted Wedding Chord

Crocheted Bible Bearer's Pillow

Handmade Wedding Invitation

It has been a long time since i made my first free pattern on sale, now I am giving it for free. Thanks for visiting my site

Description of the project:

The idea behind the project is to create a simple shrug out of crocheted square, slip stitched
at both ends to form the sleeves. This shrug is made in rows and does not need sewing. It’s
great for crocheters who want easy, lightweight project that could be done in three hours or
less.
The shrug is made from soft cotton of bulk weight using 4.0mm crochet hook (US Size).

The pattern consists of the usual combination stitches:

• 4dc open shell with 1 ch
• 3dc closed shell
• crossed Fpdc (Front Post Double crochet) with 1 ch
• 3 dc cluster.

These stitches will be described more in the section: Special Stitches.

Finished Project:

This is the finished product. It’s great for tube – blouse, spaghetti- strapped blouse, a tube
dress.

Violet Square To Shrug Front

Square to Shrug Violet Shrug Free Crochet Pattern

Square to shrug Black by oriane1394 of Ravelry.com

Materials:
4.0mm hook
Soft Cotton Thread Bulk Weight approximately 100g

Violet Yarn Bulky Soft Cotton

Gauge:
5 chain is approximately 1 in.

Special Stitches:

4dc open shell with 1 ch (4DC Open Shell) – Make 2dc on next st, ch 1 2dc on same st.

3dc closed shell – Make 3dc on next st.

Front Post Dc – YO, then put the hook from front to back, between the stitches, around behind
the DC and out before the next stitch then complete the DC as normal.

3dc cluster: (Yo, insert hook in next st, yo draw yarn through st, yo, draw yarn through two
loops on hook) 3 times. yo, draw yarns through 4 loops on hook.

Crossed FPDC (2 crossed FPDC with 1 ch in between): This stitch is worked over an area of three stitches. To begin, skip two stitches, Make FPDc on third stitch. Ch 1, Make FPDc on
the first st that was skipped.

stitch diagram legend for square to shrug

Instructions:

Foundation Chain: Ch 122.
Row 1, 25: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc) , ch 2 skip 2 ch, dc on next ch. Repeat until last ch. Turn
Row 2-4, 22-24: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), ch 1, 2 dc on same st. skip 1dc. *Make a 4dc open
shell on next dc*. Repeat across except for the last st. Make 2dc on last st. ch 1, dc on same
st. turn.
Row 5, 9, 13, 17, 21: ch 3(counts as 1 dc), * ch 5, dc on next ch sp*, repeat * across. Turn.
Row 6, 10, 14, 18: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc) * ch 3, make 3dc closed shell on next dc of previous
row, ch 3, dc on next dc of previous row*,. Repeat * across. Turn
Row 7, 11, 15, 19: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), *ch 3, make crossed FPDc on next 3dc cluster of
previous row, ch 3, dc on next dc of previous row* Repeat * across. Turn.
Row 8, 12, 16, 20: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), * ch 4, make 3dc cluster on crossed FPDc of
previous row, ch 3, dc on next dc of previous row* Repeat * across. Turn
Finishing: Slip stitch ends  (13 stitches from ends [each four corners]) together to form the sleeves.

Square to Shrug Stitch Diagram -->Click Image to See Original Size

I have been on the look of good quality yarns. Not actually cheap, but preferably different. something i don’t usually see off the bookshelves of National Bookstores.

So if you are me, what do you do? First person (or persona) to ask is [of course], our dear ol Google friend. And a lot of searches would actually point you to ebay. But since, we are in the Philippines, let me tour you to a lot of yarn destinations me and fellow crocheters do love to go to. You have a wide range to choose from, organic to synthetic, from solid colors to variegated ones, and your only limit is your budget.

The Hangar Market [Baguio City]

Hangar Market Baguio City - Up the Stairs

You have probably read about baguio yarns over and over again on this blog and on my previous blog here. Well, of course. I am a big fan of yarns from baguio. But it has been a long time since I last visited that place, and i could only hope for dear friends to buy me yarns from there. It is still not the same when you are the one looking for yarns. How much good my friends are for buying me yarns from this market, they can’t still find me the kind of yarns i used to buy from there. I had cottons of different yarn weights, now when i ask my friends to buy me yarns from there, I always receive the same kind of acrylic yarn. It’s not that I am not grateful, i just wish i could be back there, doing the yarn hoarding

Bodega ng Sinulid [Rosario Pasig]

Yup! It’s just a street lined up with Garage-like stalls filled with, what else? threads and yarns. A lot of Metro crocheters have already been visiting this road over the years.

Yarns from Rosario, Pasig

Here, let me share you what iheartcrochet thinks about Rosario, Pasig:

I just love this store. Every time I go there, I couldn’t help but be mesmerized by how much yarn there is in that store. I want to buy a lot but I know I couldn’t carry too much alone and I couldn’t use up all of that.

Beadahh.multiply.com [Online]

Yes, believe it or not, there are already people who recognizes our yearning for yarns. A good friend of mine owns this multiply shop called beadahh.multiply.com who emerge from selling beading materials to yarn addiction provider.

Look at some of the yarns she offers at relatively cheap price!

Boucle Yarns at beadahh.multiply.com

Yarns at beadahh.multiply.com

The multiply shop owner also sells Monaco mercerized colors at a very low price. I think if the colors are not available in her shop you could go and ask her for them. Maybe you could even provide the color number

Ebay.com [Online]

I always browse ebay hoping for some bargains . It’s really my vice to go online looking for cheap yans to buy. If you have friends abroad that could do the buying for you and you have the patience for them to go back here in the country, that’d be better. I usually do that.

Craftandme.com [Online]

I buy in bulk from this online store. Something that could last me for half a year or so. Their yarns are best for clothes, mind you. I love their soft cotton yarns

Craft and Me

The yarns are not costly but the shipping for them is. So if you are going to buy from them, i suggest you buy everything you can and indulge yourself for a year or so. I could buy as much as five kilograms of soft cotton yarns from this shop and i could easily get a good ROI from the clothes i crocheted using Craftandme’s soft cotton yarns.

So there they are. Enjoy and be happy.

This pattern is up for sale! Visit the shop now or go straight here!

Felted Baby Slippers with Textured Sole

Filipinos are really fond of wearing slippers whenever and whatever the occasion may be. The trend of flip flops and slip-ons crazed major malls nationwide. Why?  We love the comfort these footwear provides. No additional fuzz. Simple yet rocks.

I was playing with my fiance’s niece when I saw one of her slippers lying around. I picked it up and got inspired to make a pair of slippers. It’s what I do usually. Be inspired then crochet.

This pair of slippers is made with felted wool, for additional touch of softness and comfort. Plus ankle-wrap straps to secure the slippers on for extra flirty style. I also made the bottom sole textured for rough – look.

Close Up of Felted Sole:

Felted Sole

Soak Top Sole (if Yarn B is untreated wool) in hot water (preferably water that just got boiled) with dishwashing liquid for 5-10 minutes (as desired – or longer). Remove the cloth from hot water. Be careful with being burned. Gently hand wash the cloth until felting occurs. Soak again to hot water. Repeat procedure til desired texture is achieve. Wash the soap in cold water. Let the sole dry.

Close Up of Slippers:

Close Up of Slippers with view of Textured Sole

The textured sole:

Textured Sole

The textured effect was created by alternating treble and single crochet.

Some crocheters experience a stage in their crocheting life wherein they see something cute and they want to make a crochet version of it. Even though the crochet version would just be that. ‘cute’ but may be utterly useless or if not, impractical to use.

This is what my fiancee pointed to me this morning when I was trying to assemble pieces of what should be ‘baby slippers’. I had this idea while playing with his niece yesterday. See, I made moccasins for this little girl that was meant to be for Christmas of last year, but were not able to deliver the presents. It has just been two months since, and the shoes do not fit already. My, my.. babies grow fast. One of her slippers were lying around and I picked it up just to compare the size, it’s like comparing a grape seed to the fruit itself hahaha…

And so, while sitting on the floor with baby already asleep on the bed, I started crocheting. For some reason, when I just don’t have anything else to do or I don’t want to do anything else (In this case, it’s the latter) I crochet.

I remembered my friend, peach reminding me to start writing the stitches as I go on with crocheting so I could share the pattern later on, (If someone happens to like what I was able to do) And so I got a pen and a notebook and started crocheting (and writing) .

I was a bit afraid to post this one coz I got this feeling that it would be on the What Not to Crochet Blog .. Hehe. If you make slippers like this, there’s just two possible outcome. Either these  slippers would be worn out as soon as your baby stepped out of the house. (well you could let your baby just stay indoors to save the slippers from getting ruined) Then your baby might slipped, because the footwear was basically made of soft material and there’s little friction between tiled floors and cotton yarn.
Anyway. Much with the introduction. Here’s my first baby slippers, The design made it look like an outdoor-kind-of footwear.

The sole and strings are made with Brown cotton yarn (bedspread weight) and the top is made of 90% wool, handfelted. I plan to give the pattern away for people who would buy the wool yarn from my shop. So hopefully, someone would be interested.

Here is the top view of the slippers. It has draw strings to wrap around the ankle for more security.

Baby Slippers

A closer view. Has the top sole been felted properly? Hopefully.

I try to always make a textured sole for slippers and shoes i make, to hopefully add a little more friction to the floor and the footwear. Hopefully later i could find a way to add rubbery texture on the soles so it would be more practical for the wearer.

Textured bottom sole

Side note on felting. The procedure went much easier with colored wool. The garment felted immediately with just few scrubbing and agitation. It made me happy this morning you know? Progressing a little bit with felting.

This is my second proper attempt on felting wool. Remember the bracelet I have felted before? I did the same thing on this one but repeated the whole procedure a number of times until I can barely distinguish the individual stitches. I am quite satisfied with the effect J The photos may not be too good to see the effect of felting. I think I am closer to creating a similar felted bangle on my felted wishlist Wish me luck!

Close Up Felted Bangle

I am going to wear this to office tomorrow I like the jeweled bling bling around it. Looks like a dog collar to me

Felted Bangle - worn

When looked closely – individual crochet stitches were barely distinguishable:

Close up look at the felted bangle

A fellow crocheter posted a contest in the ravelry discussion board (Crochet in the Philippines). Her name is Bheng and she will give away a crochet book:

Finally, she posted the contest details. and i have started on it:

Here is my progress:

up to increasing rows

before the brim starts

Finished CAP SIde VIEWFront View

Top View

They were so beautiful…

Crocheted Flowers

I am a crochet addict, and recently i have infected my mother. She keeps wanting more and more crochet projects. She recently fulfilled my wish to have something ginantsilyo - crocheted in my photoshoot when she made me these wonderful crocheted flowers.

Even momoink and yaki liked the flowers, look how they look so in love with each other.

Momoink and Yaki vows to love each other

Even michael to me. <3

Me and Mike happily in love

Thank you mommy for making my prenup perfect with these crocheted flowers!