Market bag

Based on pattern Mountaintop :)

pdf available on etsy and ravelry.

I've used up leftover bits from my mandalas and worked in rounds instead of rows.

Recipe for mountain tops:

Squared UP Seaside Mandala

You know what? 

I've squared up Seaside mandala!

This is my summer highlight mandala because it was born on my long walk by the seaside .. full of joy and life :) and I am so happy I was able to do it ... I've been dreaming of that 24+ km walk by the seaside for past few years and I hope I will get the chance to do that again next year :)

& you can get Seaside Mandala on etsy and ravelry!

pattern release: Gem Stone

Meet Gem Stone - blanket in overlay crochet - with simple and gorgeous colorway.

Get it on ravelry & etsy ;)

Idea for this one is not that old - just half a year :D and I picked yarns and made up scheme in summer and then just as everyone went back to school & kindergarden I started this beauty as a reward for myself - an indoor vacation with no plans to go anywhere :D it's been a blast working on this piece - and it actually grew way faster than I thought it would .. 

Mountain top

Here come videos for Mountain top blanket!

I've been thinking about this asymmetric chevron aka mountain top idea since last X-mas ... pandemic has shrunken down my crochet time to bare minimum so I have not actually made a blanket, just a test piece to find out if it works - and I am happy to tell you it does! :)

Now to pick colours and start the real deal ... but while I'm doing just that, you should go through videos and choose your own perfect colours ;)

Foundation chain:

Beginning and first peak:

Squared up Ray of HOPE mandala :)

My mom just reminded me that I had completely forgotten to post things here ... sorry ... 
life has been rather crazy lately .. although .. when is it not?

So here comes Squared up Ray of HOPE mandala :)

Get it on etsy and ravelry!

Just looking at this beauty gives me positive vibes ... maybe I should square up some more mandalas ?
I'll think about it... meanwhile ..

Tiny Mandala

Meet Tiny Mandala - perfect for those tiny moments of creativity. takes about half an hour to make and brings a lot of joy :)

 

Enjoy free pattern!
you can support my creativity by purchasing pattern pdf from ravelry ;)

or clicking on those ads ..

Pattern release: Flower Vortex

Lucky st. pattern release day!

Pattern now available on etsy and ravelry ;)

These simple Flower hexagons are fun to make and are placed next to each other slightly turned as if forming a whirlpool - hence the name Vortex! ;)

We had some Lego fun

What it is

Is adventurous.

What it is

Is inventive.

What it is

Is satisfaction.

 

These photos are inspired by 40year old ad of Lego for Woman's day ..
I did not see the ad way back then, but now me&kids had fun lego filled weekend imagining & making things :)
We do this quite often when the weather is bad .. or boredom hits .. or both :D
and as it's raining now we'll probably play with lego this weekend too :) 

Most of the time we forget to photograph our creations, but this time we just had to :)

+ Some more photos of my kids ->

Labyrinth Pillowcase

 Hi :)

Last year just before Christmas I was gifted a box of yarn from Sirdar :)

and now I'm going to show you the first thing I've made with those happy balls.

Ingredients: 

1 ball of Sirdar CountryClassic - Ginger - or in colour of your choice ;)

4,5 mm hook

1/2 ball of Sirdar Adventure - Polar - or in colour of your choice ;)

7 mm hook

Recipe:

so you could make one too ;)

Pattern release: Echo blanket

Echo blanket uses simple stitches to form narrow petals …

Get your pattern pdf on ravelry for just one euro ! ;)

I often use yarn and crocheting to calm my mind and in this lockdown life all of us need more peace .. especially if you, like me, have homeschooling on top of everything else .. I prefer mindless crochet when I’m stressed out so I’ve created blanket with simple rules to follow and written out first 18 rounds to help you find your peace during these stressful times.

Mandala Maze

Every now and again I get drawn in by mandalas ...

I made this one a while ago and on January I finally decided to write it up :) And while I was doing just that my instagram account reached 25k followers and I decided to share this beauty as Mystery mandala :) as a celebration and yarn party in these otherwise crazy times ...

Now that mystery part is over I've added them on ravelry & etsy in pdf form as well ;)

Addendum 8: finishing touch ;)

Hearts have been made ... edges have been smoothened over with heart parts and now only thing left to do is edging :)

So here it comes!

Joining square to TinkerBellsGarden

In this video I show you how I join pieces for Tinker Bells Garden.

And a neat trick on how to hide which piece has been crocheted last ;)
(I like my octagons to be on top, so making and joining this square I hide corner stitches underneath octagon stitches)

I use the same joining technique for Triangular madness blanket as well as Flying Kites blanket ;)