A New baby Beanie in the family
Hi, lovely One.
I have made this beautiful and super easy beanie, after @Tinnahekl pattern and I have just enjoyed and loved the finished item.
I hope you like it also.
See you soon,
Ditza
Happy 1st Advent day
Hi, beautiful soul,
Wherever you are, whatever you do, I hope that you have a happy, wonderful day.
With love,
Ditza
Cables and ice flowers
Hello, beautiful you,
I am happy to give you the written instructions for this beautiful stitch. The video was released. You can find it here
The stitch is borrowed from a book that I have bought and reproduced after the diagram. Written instructions are done by me.
You will need a repetition of 10 stitches + 1 (if you will work flat) and 6 rows to repeat.
For the sample above, I have used a 3,00 mm (C/2 US; 11 UK). I have started with 37 stitches and I had 11,5 cm and two times repetition of the repetitive rows so, I had 14 rows = 13 cm.
- Beg = begging
- bpdc = back post double crochet
- Ch = chain
- CO = cast on
- dc = double crochet
- fpdc = front post double crochet
- Prev r= previous row
- rep = repeat
- St(s) = stitches
Following instructions are for working flat:
CO a multiple of 10+1 sts
Every beg of the row is created from 1 dc, ch 1 and ends with ch 1, dc in the last stitch.
When you turn your work, fpdc is worked bpdc and bpdc will be worked fpdc.
R1 – setting the stitch
In the 6th st from the hook, work 3 dc,
*(Skip 3 sts and in the 4th st work 3 dc, ch1, 3 dc. Skip 3 sts and in the 4th st, make 1 dc, ch 1, skip one st , make 1 dc)* repeat till you will have 4 sts; work 3 dc in the 3rd st, ch 1 and work a dc in the last st. Ch 1 turn your work
R2 – setting the stitch
Create the beg of the row st, ch 1
In the prev ch1, make 3 dc
Bpdc in the prev dc,
(ch 1, bpdc in the prev dc. Skip prev 3 dc and work the sequence 3dc, ch1, 3dc in the ch1, skip prev 3 dc and work Bpdc in the prev dc, ch 1)-*repeat
bpdc in the prev dc, * repeat
Work 3 dc in the last ch 1 from the prev , ch1, work the last dc, turn
R3 – 1st row of repetitions
Dc, ch1, dc in the prev ch1, fpdc in the prev bpdc, in the prev ch1 make 2 dc *(ch1, 2dc, fpdc in the prev bpdc, dc, ch1, dc in the prev ch1, fpdc in the prev bpdc, dc in the prev ch1)* repeat till the last ch1 and make 1sc, ch1, 1dc, ch1 turn
R4 – 2nd row of repetitions
Dc, ch1, bpdc in the prev fpdc, in the prev ch1 work 3dc *(ch1, 3dc, bpdc in the prev fpdc, ch1, bpdc in the prev fpdc, 3 dc in the prev ch1)* repeat till the end of the row, fpdc in the prev ch1, ch1, 1 dc, ch1 turn
R5 – 3rd row of repetitions
Dc, ch1, fpdc in the prev bpdc, work 3 dc in the prev ch1, *(ch 1, 3 dc, fpdc in the prev bpdc, ch1, fpdc in the prev bpdc, 3 dc in the prev ch1)* rep till the last bpdc and work a fpdc, ch1, dc, ch 1, turn
R6 – 4th row of repetitions
Dc, ch 1, work 2 dc in the prev ch1, bpdc in the prev fpdc *(in the prev ch 1 work 1 dc, ch1, 1dc, bpdc in the prev fpdc, in the prev ch1, work 2 dc, ch1, 2dc, bpdc in the prev fpdc)* rep till the last ch1 and work there 3 dc, ch1, dc, ch1 and turn
R7 – 5th row of repetitions
Dc, ch1, 3 dc in the prev ch1, *(fpdc in the prev bpdc, ch1, fpdc in the prev bpdc, 3 dc in the prev ch1, ch 1, 3dc, fpdc in the prev bpdc)* rep till the end of the row and in the prev ch1, make 3 dc, ch1, dc, ch 1 turn
R8 – 6th & last row of repetitions
Dc, ch1, 3 dc in the prev ch1, bpdc in the prev fpdc, ch1 *(bpdc in the prev fpdc, in the prev ch1 work 3dc, ch1, 3dc; bpdc in the prev fpdc; ch1)* rep till the last prev fpdc and work there a bpdc, work 3 dc in the prev ch1, ch1, dc, ch1 turn
Repeat rows 3 to 8 for as long as you wish.
I hope you enjoyed it.
Happy crocheting and see you soon. 🤚🏼
Ditza
Ps: if you have any suggestions, please, don’t hesitate to write to me.
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When you don’t know exactly where something leads you to…
Hello to you and I wish you a very good day.
Ditza here.
Today I will be short and I would like to give you a hint or, better said, a ready made questionnaire for you to complete, in the times when you don’t know for sure if the new goal that you have just set, will help you in your needs or you have to add more resources.
This questionnaire can be used in all situations in your life. So, use it whenever you feel stuck😃
Read MorePrinciples and processes in design
As a designer, you find inspiration in almost everything.
You look at a movie and you see something that attracts your look.
Sometimes, a shape or a texture of a building makes you dream to create an unique look of a garment.
You see a field in blossom and you feel in love with the beauty of the colors and of the flowers.
The secret is that, when you have plenty, you have to save it, to store it somewhere.
Whenever the inspiration comes, sketch it, write it somewhere. Don’t be afraid to use colors and add yarn and fibers.
Also, it’s a good idea to invest in a design notebook. Look on the internet and you will find some.
Another process in the designing world is to work with drape. As a designer you have to work with drape for aesthetics and utility.
Drape is how a fabric or garment hang or falls.
To control it, you need to work with tension, stitch patterns and fibers.
In order to control the drape and to learn more about this process, you will have to do a lot of swatches and then you have to “dress” them.
What means to “dress” a tension swatch?
First, you have to create that swatch. Even if you Crochet or Knit it, it must be at least 15 by 15 cm.
Then, you have to wash and dry it like the etiquette tells you.
The 3rd step is to block the swatch, just like you would block the final garment.
The last step is to hang the swatch (after it got dried). You hang the swatch like following:
– run a knitting needle through the top and bottom of the swatch
– clip the top to a hanger
– clip the rest of the ball of yarn to the bottom and leave it like that for a day.
These three processes approximates the weight that the finished garment will have.
I have an exercise for you do to.
You will have to create four swatches.
You will have to use the same stitch, the same needle or hook and, as much as possible, the same weight of yarn.
Please use for one pure cotton, for another one 100% acrylic, for the third 100% your preferred wool and for the fourth, a yarn of your choice.
You will have to “dress” all your swatches.
At the end, note in your notebook, what did you notice about the finished swatches? Which one has grown the most and which one the least? Which one draped the most beautiful?
Thank you for reading this and see you soon.
Bye 👋
A very unique garment?
You might ask yourself why should you start designing your own clothes when there are so many people designing garments or, so many clothes already in the shops.
Or, maybe, you think that this is an easy thing, as you’ve been knitting or crocheting for a lifetime.
Or, maybe, for you it’s a hard or impossible thing because you lack of some knowledge in this area and, anyhow, you don’t look like a designer.
Well, I can tell you for sure that a designer have exactly your look and, if you don’t like the idea of creating your own clothes, it’s ok to go and buy them from the shop, just that you will look the same like all the other people.
If you wanna be unique, you can make your own clothes or you can ask someone to make them.
In this way, you will know exactly what yarn was used and that was made especially for you.
When you create your own clothes, you know exactly that that garment is unique, only because no one else is knitting or crocheting like you! Each one of us is unique.
Your body is unique and therefore, you can create the pullover exactly as you wish.
Happy knitting or crocheting your very unique pullover.
Update:
I have some videos about this sweater. You can find them here:
Freestyle Yoke – part one, yarn, Yoke technique
Freestyle Yoke- part 2, separate the body and the sleeves from the yoke
Till next time, byyyeee
Christmas is coming to town
Hello, beautiful you,
With a panel I have bought from Debbie Shore Sewing, I have made 12 socks for an Advent Calendar
You can find here, all her wonderful fabrics.
And here, you can see the video with the panel and how I have made it.
Happy sewing and take care of you,
Ditza
Un model ușor, elegant și rapid
Salutare, oameni frumoși,
In acest video mi-am propus sa va dau o idee de cum putem croșeta un fular foarte, foarte rapid și foarte frumos.
Practic, in câteva ore vom avea un accesoriu frumos și care ne va tine de cald in perioada rece care va veni. 🙂
Tot in acest video veți afla informații utile despre croșeta și despre firele de tip Novelty.
Cum ținem firul in tensiune și pe croșeta pentru un aspect curat si ce este un fir Novelty.
Secvența pentru model este formată din repetiție de doua ochiuri și doua rânduri.
Happy crochet și aveți grija de voi!
Pe curând,
Ditza
Tips&Tricks – Yarn for Shawls And Scarves
Hi, lovely One.
I hope you are good and everything is good with you.
It just came an idea about what is the proper yarn when you are working a Shawl or a Scarf.
Because sometimes, in the pattern it’s written that you can substitute with whatever yarn you have in your stash and it’s happening to be an acrylic yarn and, in my experience, it’s better to use only natural fibers, because after you will wash your accessory, the water will add some extra centimeters which you don’t have to work 😁
Happy knitting or crocheting and don’t forget to take care of you.
With love, Ditza
Testing a new shawl from #YarnAndy, #limoniteshawl
Hi, beautiful soul.
I love simple and elegant accessories and this shawl is one of them. ❤️
Find beauty in simple designs with this shawl. #limoniteshawl
Two weeks ago I engaged myself in testing a new design for a shawl, with Tunisian technique, from a Romanian friend of mine, Andreea Crețu, who is the designer from #YarnAndy.
I had to change the working yarn two times. Once because the firstchoice was too slippery and I was afraid that I will not be able to finish it in time and, at the second choice I have made some mistakes and I didn’t want to rip it off.
So, I ended choosing two types of yarn, in nude colors and I went in love.
Ai grija de tine
Tot ce auzi de rău sau negativ la adresa ta nu pune la suflet. Un om sănătos nu vorbește de rău la adresa ta și la adresa nimănui.
Distanțează-te de oamenii cu intenții rele și care nu te ajută să evoluezi.
Viața e prea scurtă să-ți pierzi timpul și energia cu oameni care nu văd frumosul din tine fie ei chiar și membrii de familie.
Pune granițe stricte apără-ți sufletul și demnitatea. Nimeni nu are dreptul să te facă să te simți prost sau umilt.
Rolul tău pe pământ este să crești și să evoluezi frumos.
Persoanele care îți tulbură mintea și sufletul nu sunt potrivite pentru evoluția ta. Și de aceea trebuie să înveți să spui NU fără regrete sau păreri de rău.
Dacă lor nu le pasă de bună starea ta nici ție nu trebuie să-ți pese de ei.
În viața ta trebuie să domnească pacea și armonia doar așa poți funcționa normal pe toate planurile.
By Luna A. 🦋
Make it Beautiful 
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