sábado, 2 de abril de 2016

Made in K-town: Little Spring Mandala

Made in K-town: Little Spring Mandala: Pattern: Made in K-Town by Barbara Please respect my rights as designer: do not sell, share, translate, or publish any parts of my...

Little Spring Mandala


Pattern: Made in K-Town by Barbara

Please respect my rights as designer: do not sell, share, translate, or publish any parts of my patterns (including pictures) online or elsewhere without my permission. Do not claim this pattern as your own. Feel free to sell the finished items you’ve made from my pattern! If you do, a link-back to my blog www.made-in-k-town.blogspot.de would be great. Thank you! 


Material:

As usual, I used small amounts of Catania by Schachenmayer and a 2.5mm hook. My mandala measures 12cm in diameter (4.7") but the size will vary depending on the yarn you use.

Some general notes:

For this pattern I use US crochet terms. We’ll need the following stitches: chain stitch (ch), slip stitch (sl st), single crochet (sc), half double crochet (hdc), double crochet (dc), double crochet three together (dc3tog), and surface stitches. The dc3tog and the surface stitches are explained below, please use the pictures as a help, too.

I did NOT write down the chains at the beginning of each round: for the first stitch in every round, work chains (e.g. 3 chains for the first dc) OR start with a “standing stitch” i.e. join the new color with a slip knot or a simple loop ON YOUR HOOK and just work the first sc or dc as usual. Join rounds with a sl st.

I hope I haven't lost you already :) Here we go:

1st Round: start with a magic ring and work (1dc, ch1) 12x inside the ring, fasten off (12 ch1-spaces)

2nd Round (new color): work (1sc, ch2) in every ch1-space, fasten off (12 ch2-spaces)

3rd Round (new color): work (dc3tog, ch3) in every ch2-space, fasten off (12 ch3-spaces)

Here's how you do the dc3tog: yo, insert hook into ch2-space and pull up a loop, yo and pull through 2 loops (2 loops on hook), yo, insert hook into the same ch2-space and pull up a loop, yo and pull through 2 loops (3 loops on hook), yo, insert hook into the same ch2-space and pull up a loop, yo and pull through 2 loops (4 loops on hook), yo and pull through all 4 loops on hook. (Note: to start the round, either make ch3 and then a dc2tog, or start with a standing stitch and work the dc3tog right away).

4th Round (new color): work 4 dc in every ch3-space, fasten off (48 dc, no spaces!)


5th Round (new color): work surface stitches between the dc's of the previous round, finish off

For the surface stitches, hold the yarn at the back of your work, insert hook in between any two dc’s, yo, pull loop through the gap. Now you’ve got a loose loop on your hook (hold the end of your yarn tight for the first stitch!). *Insert hook in between the next two dc’s, yo, pull loop through the gap and through the loop on your hook*. It’s like working slip stitches. Work this way around, then insert your hook in the first gap where you started, cut thread, yo, pull thread through the gap and through your loop and finish off. Use your hook or a needle to pull the loose end through to the back again, tie the two ends together and weave them in.

The 6th Round is a double round, worked into the dc’s of round 4:

6a (new color): work (1dc, ch2, skip one stitch) around, join with a slip stitch to first dc, finish off

6b (new color): Fold the stitches you’ve just made a little bit to the front and repeat round 6a, working into the stitches you’ve skipped before, finish off (2x 24 ch2-spaces)


7th Round (new color): work 3dc into the ch2-spaces of the previous round, finish off. Make sure you insert your hook into both spaces of round 6a and b! (72dc, no spaces!)

8th Round (new color): work (1sc, ch4) between every 3dc-group.

9th Round (same color): work (1hdc, 3dc, 1hdc) in every ch4-space. Finish off, and weave in all the loose ends.



I hope you enjoy making this Spring Mandala!



If you've got any questions, or find errors in this pattern, please let me know!
I'd also like to see your finished Mandalas, so feel free to leave a comment with a link to your blog or flickr picture :)

Want to see more Little Spring Mandalas? Check out the Project Gallery on Ravelry!

Homemade by Giggles: Making a Mermaid Tail Blanket

Homemade by Giggles: Making a Mermaid Tail Blanket: Hi everyone!  As Mermaid Tail Blankets were one of the hot ticket items that people were requesting me to make this year, I thought I'd ...

Making a Mermaid Tail Blanket

Hi everyone!  As Mermaid Tail Blankets were one of the hot ticket items that people were requesting me to make this year, I thought I'd take some time to write down how I make mine, and show some pictures of the finished products.


LOTS OF PHOTOS BELOW!!!



Skills: To do this blanket you need to know chain (ch), single crochet (sc), double crochet (dc), and how to increase/decrease in sc (sc2tog) and dc (2dc and dc2tog).  You also need to know how to sew in loose ends and attach basic pieces together with a yarn need to tapestry needle.

Pattern: I based my blanket on a free pattern on Ravelry (if you knit or crochet, you simply MUST be on Ravelry!) called Mermaid Tail Afghan by Nadia Fuad.  She even has a YouTube video to help follow the steps of the pattern.  Check out her full pattern and videos on her website here.

Modifications:  For my blankets, I've made two sizes, which I call Toddler (ages 1-4) and Child (ages 5-10).  For the Toddler size, I did a CH 74 in order to have 12 shells across the pattern, and I did 42 rows before creating the pocket at the bottom (creating a body of ~28").  For the Child size, I did a CH 98 in order to have 16 shells across the pattern and did 54 rows before creating the pocket (creating a body of ~36" long).  I use a 6.0 mm hook to achieve this gauge.

Yarn: The yarn I've used is Bernat Satin, which is 100g/skein.  It's soft, a little bit shiny and works up beautifully.  It also comes in some gorgeous colours that make it perfect for the mermaid blanket!  I also live near the manufacturer so it's abundantly available to me.  For a Toddler size I use 1 skein of each colour plus an additional ~half skein for the tail.  For the Child size I use 1 1/4 skein of each colour plus an additional ~3/4 skein for the tail.  I always use 3 colours, I think it would work with more colours as well, but if you try just 2 colours it will look 'checkerboard'-y in my opinion!

Construction: The blanket opens up in the back, so you work it like a normal flat blanket until you reach the joining point at the bottom for the foot pocket.  This makes sense to me - I've seen some patterns where the blanket is actually something you pull over your legs like a sack, which seems hard to get in and out of.  This way you just tuck the sides under your legs when sitting and VOILA!  You're a mermaid!  I also carry the yarn instead of breaking it off at each end, this works well with 3 colours but would not work with an even number of colours.  Then to finish the blanket I don't have many ends to sew in, instead I do 2 rounds of sc around the edges and along the top.

Pictures: Here are pictures of the various blankets I've made, this may help you choose colour combinations and see how the construction is done!  Please don't mind my daughter's silly faces... she loves modeling the blankets but is not a fan of having her picture taken!

This is the first one I made.  Colours are: Aqua, Teal and Lavender.  Child size.


Colours: Soft Red, Plum Mist Heather, Grey Mist Heather.  Child size.





Colours: Lavender, Star Dust and Flamingo.  Child size.



Colours: Star Dust, Sea Shell and Sage.  Child size.



Colours: Lavender, Flamingo and Aqua.  Toddler Size.


Colours: Sea Shell, Flamingo and Mai Tai.  Child Size.




Happy crafting my friends!

tallerdemaó: PANTERA ROSA AMIGURUMI

tallerdemaó: PANTERA ROSA AMIGURUMI: Este año es el 50 aniversario de la Pantera Rosa y me considero su fan número uno. La sigo en todas las redes, Facebook, Twitter... y tenía ...

PANTERA ROSA AMIGURUMI

Este año es el 50 aniversario de la Pantera Rosa y me considero su fan número uno. La sigo en todas las redes, Facebook, Twitter... y tenía muchas ganas de hacerla. La verdad que hay muy buenas versiones en internet, aunque es bastante difícil que te pasen el patrón.
Después de varios intentos he terminado haciendo una Pantera Rosa tamaño mini, para ir estudiando, poco a poco el personaje, pero en mi propósito está hacerla mucho más grande, vamos que en vez de cogerla yo a ella, que me coja ella a mí.. jajajaja.
Ahí van las fotos espero que os guste.



En esta foto se aprecia su pequeño tamaño, porque el candelabro que hay a su lado se ve enorme!!!







Es doña posturitas... Lleva un armazón completo de alambre, de ahí su facilidad para posar delante de la cámara...



Pink Panther

PATRÓN PANTERA ROSA
CABEZA ((rosa claro)

Montar 6 cadenetas
1 4 pb, 3 pb juntos, 3 pb, 2 pb juntos
2 1 aum, 3 pb, 3 aum, 3 pb, 2 aum
3 1 pb en cada pb
4 4 pb, 1 dim
Cerrar. (dejar en espera)

1 Anillo de 6 pb
2 “1pb, 1 aum” repetir “”
3- 4 1 pb en cada pb.
Cerrar.
Unir las dos piezas cosiendo los puntos coincidentes.
Cambiar a color rosa.
1 1 pb en cada pb, rodeando las 2 piezas. (16)
2 5pb, 1 dim, 9 pb
3 5 pb, 1 dim, 8 pb
4 4 pb, 1 dim, 8 pb
5 1 pb en cada pb
6 2 aum, 6 pb, 2 aum, 3 pb
7 1 pb, 2 aum, 8 pb, 2 aum, (1pb, 1 aum) 2 veces
8 (1pb, 1 aum) 2 veces, 8 pb, (1 aum, 1 pb) 2 veces (2pb, 1 aum) 2 veces
9 (2pb, 1 aum) 2 veces, 8 pb, (1 aum, 1 pb) 2 veces,(3pb, 1 aum) 2 veces
10- 12 1 pb en cada pb (34)
13 (2pb, 1 dim) 2 veces, 8 pb, (1dim, 2 pb) 2 veces, (3pb, 1 dim) 2 veces
14 (1pb, 1dim) 2 veces, 8 pb, (1dim, 1 pb), 2 veces, (2pb, 1 dim) 2 veces
15 (3pb, 1 dim) 4 veces, 2 pb
16 (2pb, 1 dim) 4 veces, 2 pb
17 7 dim
Cerrar.


OREJAS (color rosa )
Montar 3 cadenetas
1 2 aum triples
2 6 aum
Hacer dos

En rosa claro
Montar 3 cadenetas
1 2 aum triples.
Hacer dos

Unir rosa + rosa claro
OJOS
Montar 2 cadenetas
1  pb cerrar en círculo
Hacer dos amarillo y dos rosa
Unir amarillo+ rosa con aguja de coser.
Bordar la pupila negra y poner la ceja.


CUERPO (rosa)
Se empieza por los pies
1 Anillo mágico de 4 pb
2 “1pb, 1 aum “, repetir “”
3 “2pb, 1 aum” repetir “”
4 (1pb, 1 aum) 2 veces, 4 pb
5 (2pb, 1 aum) 2 veces, 4 pb
6- 8 1 pb en cada pb (12)
9 (2pb, 1 dim) 2 veces, 4 pb
10 (1pb, 1 dim) 2 veces, 4 pb
11 1 pb en cada pb.
Hacer 2.
Dejar en espera
Piernas:
Montar 8 cadenetas y cerrar en círculo
1- 20 1 pb en cada pb.
Hacer 2

Continuar trabajando en la segunda pierna:
1 7pb, 1 cad, 7 pb (de la segunda pierna empezando en el punto 6º), 1 cad.
2 (1pb, 1 aum) 3 veces, 1 pb, 1 aum triple, 1 pb, (1 pb,  1 aum) 3 veces
3 1 pb en cada pb
Queda un hueco en el centro. Cerrarlo ahora con aguja de coser para poder ir rellenando.
4- 5 1 pb en cada pb
6 1 pb, 1dim, 18 pb, 1 dim, 1 pb
7 1 pb en cada pb
8 2 dim, 14 pb, 2 dim
9 1 pb en cada pb (18)
10 “4pb, 1 dim”, repetir “”
11 1 pb en cada pb
12 “3pb, 1 dim” repetir “”
13- 15 1 pb en cada pb
16 6 dim
17 1 pb en cada pb

BRAZOS (rosa)
1 Anillo mágico 4 pb
2 4 aum
3 3 pb, 2 aum, 3 pb
4 1 pb en cada pb
5 4 pb, 1 dim triple, 3 pb
6 3 pb, 1 dim triple, 2 pb
7- 20 1 pb en cada pb.

BARRIGA (rosa claro)
Montar 4 cad.
1 3 pb, girar
2 1 aum, 1 pb, 1 aum, girar
3- 4 1 pb en cada pb
5 2 pb, 1 dim, 1 pb
6- 8 1 pb en cada pb
9 2 dim
10- 13 1 pb en cada pb
14 1 dim

RABO
Montar 31 cadenetas
Tejer 3 vueltas de pb (30)
Cerrar formando un tubo con aguja de coser.


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