Monday, September 22, 2008

Star Stich Instruction

Star Stich Finish
1. Start with ch1. Make a long ch/lp, yo
2. Insert the hook at ch1, yo, pull out. Now you have 3 loop at your hook
3. Yo, pull through 3 lp, yo, pull through one chain at your hook. Finish one petal.
4. Repeat again instruction 1-3 to make another petal. Inside your hook
through ch that you have make before at instruction no.3.
Always start the first loop with long ch. Repeat 7 times.
5. Long Ch, yo, insert your hook through the lp before (ch), yo, pull out through the lp.
Now you have 3 lp at your hook. Yo, insert your hook through the next petal 2 times,
now you have 7 lp at your hook, yo, insert your hook again through the next petal 2 times,
now you have 11 lp at your hook.
6. Yo, pull the yarn through all lp ( 11 lp at your hook), yo, pull through last lp( ch ).
7. Make another petal, make a long ch, yo, pull the yarn through the base lp (ch).
Now you make 3 lp at your hook. Yo, insert your hook again through the same ch from
instruction 7 ( last petal ) 2 times. Now you have 7 lp at your hook. Yo, insert your hook again through the next ch (petal) 2 times. Now you have 11 lp. Repeat again instruction 6.
Do this instruction again at every row. In one row you only have half start stich. You'll
have a full star stich after you finish row 2.
Material :

Bulky yarn

Crochet hook 5.50 mm



Friday, September 12, 2008

Make an I-cord with cone


All of us have a cone. I have used as a base for pine tree before, and now i try to use it as a spool.
You can make an i-cord with it. If you have a medium cone you can make 6 sts i-cord, but if you have a small one you can make 4 sts i-cord.
Material :
Cone
6 nails
hammer
Instruction :
Give a mark to 6 place in the top of your cone.
Take a nail and hammering it at each mark that you have made before.
After this you make a co first ( chain ). Put it in your first nail. Than roll the yarn through all nails twice. Pull out the first roll through the second one. Repeat it around till the length depend on what you need.
Hope it can be useful for you :)

Thursday, September 04, 2008

Left Over Jar


What do you think?? Like candy yarn. Isn't it ??
I have some unused jar from candy,chocolate and cherry.
I always have a problem when I need some combination colour for my project. I must open my container or plastic bag one by one to see the colours. It's waste of time :)
The idea sprang out when I saw these things in my kitchen.. I think it'll be great if I place my left over thread ( for combination colour ) in these jar. I can look clearly the colours in it and choose one. I havent manage these things. Maybe better if I put one tone colour of my left over in one jar. It'll be easier.
Hope it'll be useful for you too...

Monday, September 01, 2008

Coaster with Plastic Canvas


Material :
Plastic canvas for bag
Yarn over ( I used softy cotton and chenile )
Crochet hook 3.50 mm
Instruction :
Cut your plastic canvas like my diagram below.
Start from the corner ( you can choose any corne you like )

Cast on ( first ch), place the yarn at the bottom of plastic canvas (pc) . Pull out first ch from bottom of pc(first square), insert your hook to ch, inside your hook to second square from top to bottom, yo, then pullout the yarn (like make ch) . Here is the picture of it :
















Make it ch around like this diagram below. I make this diagram with colourful to make you easier change the yarn.


Mug for Your Hook


 You can see the picture in Dinamic Crochet

Material :
6 ply yarn ( from your stash/yarn over )
Crochet hook 3.75 mm
Unused Mug

Instruction :
Start with flexible ring.
R1 : Ch1, 8sc in the lp, joint with sl st at first ch1. Pull the tail of the yarn to fix the loop with these stiches.
R2 : Ch1, sc at the same place, (ch 4, sk, sc) repeat 3 times, ch4, joint with sl st at first ch1.
R3. Sl st to first lp. Ch1, 5sc at each lp, joint with sl st at first ch1.
R4 : Ch1, sc at the same st, (ch4, sk, sc) repeat 9 times, ch4, joint with sl st at first ch1.
R5 : Repeat like R3 around.
R6 : Sl st 2 times. Start from the middle of 5 sc. Ch1, sc at the same place, (ch4, sk 4 sts, sc) 9 times, ch4, joint with sl st at first ch1.
R7 : Ch1, sc at the same place, ( 5 sc at lp, sc at sc ) repeat around. Joint with sl st at first ch1 ( total 60 sc ).
R8 : Ch3, 59 bpdc, joint with sl st at first ch3.
R9 : Ch3, 59 dc, joint with sl st at first ch3.
R10 : Ch3, 2 fpdc, (3bpdc, 3 fpdc) repeat around. Joint With sl st at first ch3.
R11 : Same with R10
R12 : Ch3, 2 bpdc, ( 3fpdc, 3bpdc) repeat around. Joint with sl st at first ch3.
R13-14 : Same with R12

Repeat from R10-14 depend at your mug size.