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I wanted to make a beret and so I did 
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Momoink is going to Tagaytay tonight together with Mike. But she saw me last night doing the beret and was excited to try it on. She did so this morning, just before I left for work.
The pattern is available for free! :d
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Blinky is an imaginary characted created by 5-year old Jas.
His father Ryan Sandagon turned the imagination into an animation.
His father’s Org Buddy turned the imagination into a crochet project.
blinky
Here are the two episodes of Blinky’s World Narrated by Jas Sandagon
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Materials for Voo Doo Doll (ring not included)
I’ve been squeezing my head for ideas on what you could do with crochet chains. Something easy and creative. And while I’m riding the MRT on my way home my mind drifted again. As it always does when i have nothing to do. I remember my favorite project – the witch doll which i learned during my elementary days. However the witch doll is a yarn craft not necesarilly something you crochet. Probably you could crochet the witch doll’s garment, but it’s not still the thing i have in my mind. As i discarded that idea, I remember my friend’s keychain a pink voodoo doll. Then it hit me.
You could actually create the voodoo doll’s head using crochet chains. You just have to wrap it around a ball, a wooden round bead or something. So here it is, the second series to the Things to do with a crocheted chain.
Violet Wrist Band with Buttons
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Materials:
Materials Used for making crocheted wrist band
I bought the metal links, bars, and wires at Quiapo. The metal bars costs around 20Php/pack (contains 10), the links and wires are around the same price.
The buttons I used came from stashed buttons given to me by a local wholesale store of threads and other tailoring needs. (I’ll post a blog later)
Choose Buttons with this kind of back:
Buttons used
The purpose of this is the button will serve as the lock of the band.
The yarn’s frm Rosario Pasig. It was given to me free by the manong. Because I bought two kilos of yarns from him.
All in all, the materials came cheap. It took me less than 30 minutes to create this accessory.
Instructions:
Make a knot
Tighten the knot
Make a knot around one metal bar. And tighten it.This will serve as your first sc.
Make 8 sc around the chain like this:
First row of single crochet
Turn around. Chain 3 (serve as 1 dc). 8 DC into each next sc.
Second row of 9 dc
Create 9 rows with 9 DC.
Cut the yarn with a scissor, We will have to sew the yarn into the second metal bar with a needle.
Sewing the other end
The crocheted wrist band
Attach 3 metal links on each side of the metal bars. Then connect the 3rd links from both sides with the loop of the our wire.
Putting the links and improvised hook
Form the wire into a hook.
Improvised Hook
Attach three links in each side on the other metal bar. COnnect the 3rd links with another metal link. Connect the fourth link and the button using another metal link.
With Buttons Attached
Improvised Headband
Materials needed:
Variegated Pink Wool and Pink Cotton Yarn
Materials for the headband
Using the variegated wool yarn crochet chain to cover the entire length of the head band.
Cover the headband with the crocheted chain. Put it in place using an adhesive tape. It is much better to glue it with a glue stick, but my glue gun’s at home back in the province so i have to improvise.
Create a 5 Flower applique using the solid pink cotton yarn.
- Chain 3 slip stitch to form a ring. *Chain 4, slip stitch into the ring * (Repeat 4 more times)
Attach a yellow button to the flower.
Attach five leaves at one side of the headband.
Attach the flower applique by sewing it into the headband.
Now you have an improvised headband. Pretty easy right?
Momoink loves it so much that she tries it on:
Momoink loves the headband
I got this pattern from A. W. B. Crochet Book, I downloaded from Antique Pattern Library. The book is not easy to read. It requires basic knowledge of crochet sticthes and uses a lot of abbreviations. It took a while before I was able to comprehend one crochet instruction, and this is it.
I am specially attracted to butterfly motifs, pendants or appliques that’s why i chose to follow this particular pattern. The crochet instructions that follow is a direct excerpt from the book:
The applique is made from separate parts sewed together, something much akin to irish crochet. Of course since the book is an irish crochet book.
BODY -
Ch 8, miss 1, d into each of the next 6 st, 3 d into end st or topl work d along other side of ch and 3 d at other end also. Work all the way round again with d, working 3 d into the end st, and when you reach the top again, ch 9, fasten into the last d, forming a ring for the head. Over the ring, work 5d; * ch 20, fasten back into 10th st, sl st back to head; * 1 d over ring, repeat from * to *; 5 d over ring, 1 d into same top st on body; work d down to lower end. Ch 11 for second section of body, work d all around three times and a half, always working 3 d into each end, and fasten off at top of section, under upper section.
WINGS -
for the upper wings, work the picot braid the length needed. For the half og th eupper wings and for the lower wings, work pieces of plain braid. (For directions see post about braid)
To form the points in the lower wings, work 1d, 1 ch and 1d into the same st, and in the last row, work 1d picot and 1d into each point; between the points, miss 1 spaces and 2 or 3 st in the longer spaces, to obtain the in-curve.
RINGS -
14d over a ring of 8ch, and 18d over a ring of 10ch. Make four of the larger rings and two of the smaller.
After all the separate pieces are made, baste them face down on the pattern as shown. Sew securely together and put in a filling of twisted bars and Bruges knot.