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The giveaway is closed and patterns emailed. I hope all of you who had entered the giveaway received your pattern. If any of you haven't received your pattern yet please let me know.

Thanks everyone for your lovely comments. I cherish each and every one of them.

The pattern will be available soon in my shops.

Paisley pattern GIVEAWAY- your time starts now!

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Hi everybody,

Are you all ready to claim your free pattern? Here is what I want you to do - leave a comment below stating that you wish to receive the free pattern along with your email address and I will email it to you. If you are not comfortable revealing your email address publicly you can email your request to thelazyhobbyhopper@gmail.com  but this should be done within the next 48 HOURS.

As I mentioned earlier this offer is for only a very short period of time.

Now it is Wednesday, 15th May, 6:15 p.m. in my part of the world. I follow the Indian standard time zone (IST which is GMT + 5.30 hours). The offer will close on Friday, 17th May, 6:15 p.m. IST. You will not receive the free pattern if you leave a comment after the above mentioned time. So hurry up if you want the pattern for free. You could spread the word so that your friends don't miss it.

Before that I would greatly appreciate it if you could do something for me.

If you are not my follower yet, you could follow me or you could submit your email address in the Subscrible via email box on the left-hand side so that my posts will come directly to your inbox.

Also I would love you to follow me in my new blog, a journal of inspiration, which is badly in need of some followers. I need enough motivation to consistently provide you links to wonderful projects from other talented bloggers.

If you have a facebook account you could like my facebook page.

If you have done the above "Thank You So Much!"

Finally, I would like you to share the photos of the completed paisleys in your blogs or social networking sites and link back to me. I hope I am not asking too much from you.

Please note that the pattern is in PDF format and you will need Adobe reader to open the file.

Remember that the pattern is for your personal use only and do not publish, rewrite or resell the pattern.

THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED

Thanks everyone for entering the giveaway and thank you all so much for your sweet comments!

Paisley continued

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Hello,

In my last post I asked you to watch out for an announcement, right? Here is a part of it. The not so good news is that the paisley pattern is not a free pattern, but wait, if you want it you can still own it without spending a dime! Before making the pattern available in my shops I am planning to GIVE AWAY to 

1 lucky winner?

No

2 winners?

No

5 or 10 lucky winners?

No

ALL OF YOU

But again I say "watch out" because this is going to be a "blink and you'll miss" offer. The giveaway will be for a very short period of time. If you really want this pattern please do not miss my next announcement.

Have a great week!

Paisley

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I hate this. I really really hate this. Oh no, I am not talking about the paisley. I personally feel it is the best crocheted paisley ever. Sorry if I sound conceited but that's how I feel about the paisley. What I meant is that I really hate the fact that I hardly get any time to spend in front of my computer nowadays. Anyway here I am today.

Okay I told you how I feel about my paisleys. Now tell me what do you think? Do you want a pattern?

Watch out, I will be making an announcement soon. Don't miss it or you'll regret it.

Click here for the latest update.

Place mat and coasters

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Hi everyone, how was your weekend? The past three weeks had been quite hectic for me. My folks were visiting us and I hardly had any time for blogging or crocheting. Apart from that my computer also started giving trouble which made me stay away from it quite a lot. Anyway now everything is back to normal and I was able to click some pictures of the finished project.

The gloriosa daisy square that I shared with you in the last post has become a placemat and coasters. I had completed them long back but I wasn't able to take photographs because my photo table from where I take almost all my photos was filled with my parents' stuff and it was impossible for me to clear it, so I had to wait this long.

Click here for the square pattern. I joined 4 squares together for the placemats and worked a shell edging. For joining I worked into the back loops of the squares. You can click here for an elaborate tutorial on joining into back loops. I prefer this method of joining because it will make your squares sit comfortably next to each other.

Pattern for the edging

Join 4 squares together for the placemat.

Round 1: Join green into a corner. Ch 8 (considered dc + ch 5), dc in same space, ch 1, skip 1st dc, dc in next dc, (ch 1, skip next dc, dc in next dc) 6 times, ch 1, dc into corner of the square, ch 1, dc into the corner of next square, (ch 1, skip next dc, dc in next dc) 7 times, ch 1, (dc, ch 5, dc) into corner. Repeat on other 3 sides. Join with a sl st into the 3rd ch at the beginning.

Round 2: Sl st into next 5 ch-sp, (ch 3, 2 dc, ch 5, 3 dc) into same space. ** skip the next 1ch-sp and sc in next dc, skip next 1ch-sp, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next 1ch-sp.** Repeat from ** to ** across, (3 dc, ch 5, 3 dc) into the corner. Repeat in rest of the 3 sides.   

Work similarly for the coasters.

These squares would even make a lovely baby blanket or a cushion cover or may be a potholder.

Thanks a lot for all your wonderful comments. I try to visit all of your blogs but sometimes I might have missed one or two. If I had failed to pay you a visit please remember that it wasn't intentional. 

Have a great week! 

Gloriosa daisy square

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How was your weekend? Summer is here and I spent my weekend crocheting some flower squares using some warm summer colours. This is one of those projects that I start without any idea of what the end product is going to be. I made few squares but I am yet to decide what to do with these. So for now you can enjoy a free pattern to make these beautiful squares.

  
I used medium worsted weight yarns in maroon, orange and green and a size G/4.00 mm hook. Each square measures about 4 x 4."  Depending upon the yarn and the hook that you use the size of your squares may vary.

Gloriosa daisy squares

Materials:
Medium worsted weight yarns in maroon, orange and green
Size G/4.00 mm crochet hook

Size:
Approximately 4" x 4"

Abbreviations:
ch - chain
st - stitch
sl st - slip stitch
dc- double crochet (UK - treble)
dc2tog - double crochet 2 stitches together
dc4tog - double crochet 4 stitches together
tr - treble (UK - double treble)
ch-sp - chain space

Instruction
(I have written the pattern using American terminology)

Round 1: Using maroon ch 5 and join with a sl st to form a ring. Ch 2, dc into ring (considered first dc2tog), ch 2, (dc2tog, ch 2) 7 times into ring (8 dc2tog). Join with a sl st to the beginning of round. Fasten off.

Round 2: Join yellow into a 2ch-sp, (ch 2, dc3tog, ch 2, dc4tog) into same space, ch 2, (dc4tog, ch 2, dc4tog, ch 2) into each 2ch-sp around. Join.

Round 3: Join green into any 2ch-sp, ch 7, tr in same space

**ch 3, dc in next 2ch-sp, (ch 1, dc in next space) twice,

 ch 3, (tr, ch 3, tr) in next space**

Rep from ** to ** around. Join with a sl st to the 4th ch at the beginning of round.

Round 4: Ch 3, **(2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) into the corner, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next 2ch-sp, dc in next dc, (dc in next 1ch-sp, dc in next dc) twice, 2 dc in next 2ch-sp, dc in next dc** Rep from ** to ** around. Join. You will have 15 dc on each side of the square.

Your Gloriosa daisy square is ready now. By the time I figure out what to do with these squares I hope you would have come up with some amazing projects using these squares.

Have a great week!

Waterworld ripple baby blanket

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I hope you all had a wonderful, fun-filled Easter celebration. My parents are visiting us and I am hardly getting any hooky time. I am hugely relieved that my waterworld baby blanket pattern is out. I had been holding it for a quite a long time. Though it was fun working the ripples, I had a difficult time deciding upon the appliques. Initially I had planned to make two or three big ships along with the sun but was not satisfied with the way the ships turned out. So made a lighthouse and a sail boat instead and added the fish and seaweeds.

It is so brightly coloured and I am sure any child would love it. It would also make a wonderful tapestry on the nursery wall, wouldn't it?

The pattern is available for purchase as instant downloads at my Etsy, Craftsy and Ravelry stores.

Don't forget to follow me at my new blog. There are so many interesting links waiting to be shared with you.

Have a happy week ahead!