Crochet Tubes Kit and Pattern Testers Wanted!

 

 

 

 

Ok. So this week seems to be all about requests and offers.

 

Those who have been here for a while know about the crochet tubes kits I've been hinting here and there and they are soon to be ready for sale. We've started a collaboration with a local yarn producer and their crochet yarn is incredible. I have been using it for ages and I am happy we can finally offer it along with our patterns.

 

The tube necklaces have been the second pattern we created eons ago and it has proven to be a best-seller. Although very simple in stitch, the necklaces are real head turners. Especially those made out of variegated yarn.

 

Which brings us to this - I need kit testers.

The kit will contain five 20 gr. yarn in assorted colors and a digital copy of the pattern.  No hook included in the test kit - sorry!

The testers will be able to choose the color kit they like the best. Because we are waiting for the delivery of 10+ colors, we can only show you a glimpse of yarn that will be included.

 

 

 

There are no real conditions for applying BUT once the kit being tested, we want your review and the finished product(s), i.e. necklaces to be shared across your social media. AND as our dear blog friend Alhana suggested we would love if the testers could translate it into their native language preferably Italian and German, but other languages speaking testers are also welcome to apply! We already have Alhana to translate it into Spanish.

 

This request, aside from here on the blog, will also go on FB and IG, so please apply only once in any of these.  I will announce the testers on the 2nd of October.

 



The Little Treasures & A Request

 

 

My dearest bloglovlies,

Some of you might know, others might not know that we've been running our online gallery / concept store for almost a year now. It was a big step, something we have dreamt and wished to do for a long time.

Running it is definitely like having a roller-coaster ride, while we grow and learn along the way, and it is certainly a unique experience we are thankful to have and we wouldn't change that for anything in the world.

Transitioning Summer into Fall Fashion

Aside for the products you can find from our indie designers, we would like to point your attention to the site's blog. 

 

Fashion trends, sustainable fashion, interior design, presentation of emerging designers, DIYs are the main topics being covered there.  The reason I am writing this and  reaching out to you is a request for collaboration. If you have an idea for a blog post that fits our niche, we would love to have you with a guest post.

The blog posts are also shared on my personal profile on Bloglovin' so you can follow us there too.

 

Also, we would love and appreciate it very much, if you could give us a "like" on the Facebook page for our community here.

 

Amur for Conscious Fashion

 

In order to further promote the amazing offer of  the site, we  recently added a new section to this blog called Curated Selection to show you the best from the best.

If you know of a designer that is looking to exhibit and sell his/her products online, we'd appreciate if you refer him/her to us or vice versa. We've got insane conditions.

For all questions, collaboration ideas and the operating conditions you can contact us at:
info(at)thelittletreasures(dot)co(dot)uk

Thank you for your support!

Crochet Inspiration - Insta Love

 

 

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Crochet Flower Warmers

 

 

 

 

It all began with a skein of the ugliest beige / camel color I somehow managed to buy due to a bad lighting in my yarn shop. There was I in the yarn shop, scratching my head over the limited supply of yarn colors I needed to buy for my projects, when I happened upon this camel / dirty sand cotton yarn and knowing from experience that one could never have enough of beige (read: neutral) colors in one's stash, I decided to buy not one but 4 of these hideous skeins as I discovered the next morning under natural light.

 

 

 

 

 

And they spent their last 3 years waiting for their destined project. As I am not the person who gets rid of stuff easily, especially crochet yarn, I decided to use the unfortunate yarn for a project where it might get disguised and when I finished these warmers I knew this was the right project for it.

 

I have loved this idea of making warmers where the surface would be covered with flowers - saw that in a Japanese crochet magazine and fell in love with it. The design is mine - of both the warmers and the flowers. The thing is that when I had the first one ready - it was covered with 8 flowers - and it was ugly. So fast frogging ahead, ditching half of the flowers I reworked the design and arranged the flowers in the most pleasing (at least to my eyes) and attractive way. They are still kind of bulky when I put them on, but in a good way and I am sure they will be head turners. People will be either pleasantly amazed or wonder what the heck I was thinking about.

 

While working on them I got an idea for a new pair of warmers I am itching to try. Stay tuned!

 

Free Fall Crochet Projects

 

 

 

We are slowly transitioning into fall.

Although it seemingly looks like nothing is changed during the day, the first signs appear at night. As a matter of fact, fall will be here in exactly 10 days. So, like it or not, we will have to get ready for it.

 

In line with this I've compiled a selection of amazing fall crochet projects - accessories and home décor mostly and I am sure you'll find a project to please your soul.

 

 

 

Bruinen Shawl

 

 

A Fan of Fall Cowl

 

 

These adorable warmers

 

Pumpkins. Crocheted ones.

Couldn't decide which ones I liked better.

 

 

Via

 

 Via

 

 

  Fall Coasters

 

   Fall Afghan

 

 

Instagram love: Embroidery Artist marnalunt

An inspiring, eye-candy IG account that takes embroidery to an otherworldly level is the one of the embroidery artist marnalunt.

 

Who is marnalunt? She is hand and embroidery artist, a snow globe collector, hoarder, tea drinker, colour lover, art history geek, mum to Arthur & Phoebe, blogger, wife, murder mystery reader, carer, bird watcher and dyslexic.

 

Marna is an award winning artist and has exhibited across the country, sold work across the world, worked closely with the BBC, Liberty of London, Mollie Makes magazine to name a few and continues to teach at sold out venues throughout Britain. Originally trained at the Manchester School of Art in Fine Art, she still considers herself a painter but has moved mediums from oils to threads.

 

 

 

"My main objective when working is to experiment with surface texture and colour, whether it be portrait or landscape. I work with thread exactly how I would paint with oil paint, building layers and injecting tiny spots of colour to create an image from the simple to the complex, with hidden details to draw you into the finished subject.

I like to use appliqué and beautiful fabric finds often to create interesting depth but am now tending to use more embroidery only in much of my pieces, which normally creates a more painterly appearance. Because my work has a lengthy process and involves a contemporary embroidery practice, each piece is a labour of love and you become very committed and attached to each piece, only letting go when you know you have given every inch of yourself to finished artwork."

 

 

For more inspiration follow Marna on instagram & her blog

 

 

Oya Crochet Necklaces: a sneak peak

 

Another glimpse at what kept me busy in August. I love every single piece I made. Working on these was exciting and fulfilling.

It is a national holiday here (again) and we are off for the prolonged weekend. Talk to you guys back on Monday. Happy weekend!

DIY: Wire Wrap a Pendant

 

 

 

Wire wrapped pendants were extremely popular lately and could be found at a wide range of prices.

I made my daughter a couple of the such without braking the budget, so here's what we did.

 

Materials:

1. Beach stones

2. Memory wire

Pliers, cutters and clamps.

 

 

Make a spiral for the bottom

 

 

 

Bring the wire upwards and make a spiral for the top

 

Now bend the wire downwards (1) and wrap it around the bottom spiral and take it up again from a different side (2), wrap once around the top spiral and bring down again (3) and up for the last time (behind stone) (4).  Cut wire leaving enough to make a loop for the chain.

 

Take the wire and slide it through the top spiral. Cut again leaving just a small portion for the loop.

 

Make a loop and with that - you are done.

 

I hope you enjoyed this!

 

Romantic Crochet Earrings Roundup - free patterns

 

 

I feel fantastic when I can create something easy with tremendously pleasant effect. Such being my dangling crochet earrings.

Fast and easy to make, these babies are the cutest crochet gift you can imagine. Scroll down for the free patterns and step by step tutorials.

 

Crochet Leaves Earrings

 Granny Square Earrings

 

 Crochet Earrings

 Vine Earrings

 

Inspiration Monday - Textile Art

 

 

 

 

Happy Monday!

 

Fueling up inspiration for the projects that await to be born.

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