Rustic heart

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I  guess I am one of those few bloggers who haven't shared a Valentine post yet. Lately, I have been seeing hearts everywhere and that was enough to motivate me to make one myself. I got my inspiration from Lucy's rose heart hanger.

    Actally I made one last year too. It was a long red heart but I didn't like it. I had made up my own pattern. It didn't turn out the way I wanted it to, so I threw it away. This time I used the pattern from here.

I used a bulky weight yarn and the color gives it a rustic look. I really ♥  this one. I played around with textures too. I love editing my photos but I don't think I have ever used textures before. I got some free ones online and loved them.

 Do you know I am pinning too? I created my pinterest account some time back but hadn't been pinning enough then. Recently I have started to take my pinning more seriously ;) and have created more boards. So if you wish you can follow me here.

Have a wonderful day ahead!

Infinity scarf with rose brooch

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My first post for the New Year coming pretty late. I had to wait until I finished this gorgeous scarf. Winter is making me even more lazy. 

I can't believe it is almost a year now since I opened my little shop in Etsy. I never thought I would come this far. I didn't even know about Etsy couple of years ago when I started this blog. It really amazes me to know how a little step that I dared to take could bring about so many changes in my  life. I am glad that I took that little step. 

2012 brought a huge smile on my face. 2013 kick started with a positive note and I am sure this year is going to rock. It's all because of your support and I am thankful forever.  

Anyway my first pattern for this year is an infinity scarf with a beautiful large rose brooch. You can wear it as a long loop or wrap it twice around your neck to keep it warm and cozy. It is available in my shops here, here and here. 

Happy Weekend to all of you!

Neckwarmer/cowls - new patterns

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Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! New Year is around the corner and time just flies by. Do you make New Year resolutions? I don't as I can never stick to them. However, I feel that I should seriously make some changes here and there. I have to pay more attention to my blog, I need to cook and eat more healthy foods, exercise more frequently, try to keep the house more organized... the list goes on and on but don't know if I could make these all happen.

Anyway, winter has come and I have added a couple of new patterns in my shops for these gorgeous neckwarmers/cowls. The first one in the photo above is a chunky cowl fastened with buttons and the other one is a lacy capelet which can be tightened around the neck with a string and includes the pattern for an optional flower brooch. You can find these patterns here, here and here.

I wish I could be more regular in my blogging next year. I wish I could be more productive next year.

♥ ♥ I wish you all a terrific 2013!♥ ♥

Cinnamon buns and cute buns

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After a very long time I made cinnamon buns last night. I love baking breads and buns but after a few failed attempts I stopped baking breads all together. Also yeast is not easily available here. Even if one or two stores have them they are always very old stuff and the dough never raises properly. This time my husband bought yeast from a store which also has a bakery and the yeast was really good. I made some French bread the other day and it came out beautifully, but unfortunately I couldn't take any pictures.

I love cinnamon buns and have made them a couple of times before. This time I used the recipe from here. I made them in 2 batches, one in a round pan and another in a small square pan and the whole house was smelling divine. I made them late in the evening, so had to wait until morning to take pictuers. But by then only one roll was left from the round pan and the top of one in the square pan was pulled out by the impatient kid. I had to pull the pan away from him to save the rest for my photographs.   

Our cute buns have grown up a lot.

Meal time

Nap time.

They look so cute when they sleep. They always sleep together piled up one on top of the other.

Thank you so much for all the lovely comments you leave here, thanks for following me and thanks for stopping by.

Have a happy weekend! 

Flower scarf

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Welcome to all my new friends and thanks everyone for being here and leaving your sweet comments for me to cherish. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

I finished writing a couple of new patterns for the shops and one is this lovely scarf made of ruffled flowers. I chose lime green and light brown for the scarf because I didn't want it to be too flowery and at the same time not too sober. The pattern is available here, here and here.

The other pattern is for a monkey hat which will be available shortly.

Crochet snowflake - free pattern

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The last time I shared a proper crochet tutorial with you was back on November 5, 2011. That was more than a year ago! I can't believe it! That was very lazy of me. Typically me! So here is one. This hexagon would make a lovely Christmas tree ornament.

To say the truth I didn't have any snowflake or hexagon in my mind while creating this. I was working on a flower for a flower scarf and surfing the net simultaneously. I went wrong somewhere and instead of a flower I ended up with a hexagon. Anyway it looked pretty, so I made a few changes here and there and made this lovely christmas tree ornament.

It measures about 5.5 x 5.5 inches. I used light worsted weight/DK yarn and a size H/5.00 mm hook. If you want a smaller hexagon you can replace the hook with a smaller one.

Abbreviations used:
ch - chain
sc - single crochet (UK - double crochet)
dc - double crochet (UK -  treble)
dc2tog - double crochet 2 stitches worked together
dc3tog - double crochet 3 stitches worked together
sl st - slip stitch
ch-sp - chain space

Using white ch 4 and join to form a ring.
Round 1: Ch 3 (counts as 1st dc), dc2tog into ring, ch 2, (dc3tog, ch 2) 5 times into ring. Join with a sl st to the beg of round. Fasten off.

Round 2: Join red into any 2ch-sp. ch 3, dc, ch 2, dc2tog into same space, **ch 2 (dc2tog, ch 2, dc2tog) into next 2ch-sp** Rep from ** to ** around. Join with a sl st to the beginning of round.

Round 3: Sl st into next 2ch-sp, ch 3, dc, ch 5, dc2tog in same space, ch 3, **(dc2tog, ch 1, dc2tog) in next 2ch-sp, ch 3, (dc2tog, ch 5, dc2tog) in next 2ch-sp, ch 3** Rep from ** to ** around. Join with a sl st to the beginning of round.

Round 4: Ch 1, sc in same st, **(2 sc, ch 5, 2 sc) in next 5ch-sp, sc in next dc2tog, sc in next 3ch-sp, sc in next dc2tog, sc in 1ch-sp, sc in next dc2tog.** Rep from ** to ** around. Join with a sl st to the beginning of round.

Tie a ribbon to one corner and your Christmas tree ornament is ready.

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Crochet headband - new pattern, and few other things

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This textured headband with a rose is the latest pattern in my shop. I love this stitch. It gives a wonderful texture and I have used  it in a hat pattern too.

You can buy these patterns from here, here and here. Now I am working on a beanie for my son using the same stitch.

My last post was over a month ago. I am seriously lacking motivation generally. Tips on how to keep yourself motivated to blog would be greatly appreciated, but today there is a very good reason why I am excited.

As you might know my tutorial post on the granny ripple pattern is my most popular one so far. Now allfreecrochetafganpatterns.com has released an ebook on how to crochet ripple afgans for free download containing 7 free ripple afgan patterns and mine in one of them. You can download the ebook from the link given below
http://www.allfreecrochetafghanpatterns.com/Ripple/How-To-Crochet-a-Ripple-Crochet-Afghan-7-Free-Crochet-Patterns-eBook
There are plenty of free crochet afgan patterns in their wonderful site and you can check them out.

There is also a sad story. Fluffy, one of our bunnies, was killed by a stray cat who managed to sneak into our house when we were out. Poor Fluffy, she was the friendliest one and such a darling.

Two cute little bunnies have taken the place of Fluffy now.

Ninja and Poppy, but I really cannot differentiate between Ninja and Poppy. They both look so alike.

You will see more cute bunny pics in future.