My Customers are talented kids!

Lisi is an 11-year boy prodigy whom I met last year when he came to my shop, and I was stunned to learn that he has been crocheting since he was nine. He is a regular and there isn't a brand or type of yarn he hasn't tried from the shop. He started with amigurumi first, but swiftly transferred to making clothes as he has 2 older sisters, and he wanted to make things for them. 

Above you can see his cardigan and vest he made. Now he is set on designing his own amigurumi and plans to open an etsy shop and sell the patterns! I hope he clings onto his wishes and becomes a famous designer!

Missing Making Crochet Jewlery

 

 

I was sorting through my archives and happened onto past photos of my jewelry. Would you believe me if I told you that I had forgotten I made tons of them? Like this brooch, for example. When I saw it (and here I might sound vain), I thought what a fantastic job I did with it! This one is sold and I hope the lady who bought is still wearing it happily. 

And this particular piece made me realize how much I miss making crochet jewelry. I haven't done a pinch in ages. 

As I am planning reviving my Last Minute Gifts series, I am going to include some crochet jewelry into the mix. Already feeling better...

 

Crochet Weaved Scarf

 

Let me show you my latest labour of love. I follow AlizeYarns on Youtube, and as I sell their yarn, I want to be in the loop and share interesting ideas to crochet with said yarn. 

Recently, they shared this magnificent and easy to do scarf using the crochet weave technique with their Angora Gold Batik collection. It is one of my favourite, and the customers are quite taken with it too. Once I saw their shawl and the fascinating weave-effect it got, I was immediately drawn, and there was no way getting it out of my head. Grabbed my skeins, and got to it. If I am honest, working on the mash was boring, but the surface crochet through the mash topped it. However, everything was forgotten when it was finished. I literally couldn't take my eyes off of it!

What I did differently is that theirs is a shawl, mine is a scarf. I wanted a longer one and not as wide. My scarf is 2 meters long (sans the fringes) and 20 cm wide. Expecting lot of happy wears!

If you'd like to try this for yourself, the video tutorial is here. 

Crochet Inspiration for Leftover Yarn

As crocheters/knitters, we all end up with lots of leftover yarn (at least I do), with varying amounts of length, weights, fibre content, colors, and so on and so forth. 

 

I recently discovered Garn Guttterne on Instagram, who I believe uses preloved yarn to make her creations. So, if you are in a search of ideas how to use that scrap yarn - maybe these photos will serve as inspiration, and be sure to visit her account.