granny square blanket...it´s finally done

There is a great joy within me when I finished off the last centimeter of the yarn for this project. It took me almost two and a half months of on and off crocheting.

The squares were started during train rides to and from work. Each train ride is 30 minutes to my office and by just constantly making 1 piece per one way, it all added up to the 66 pieces including all efforts to crochet some squares while watching  a film on TV. 

Little times found in betweens at home are a pleasure  and are very much enjoyable if  I get myself indulged in crafting. Crocheting means relaxing, it takes away all the stress after a long and hard day at work, at least it works for me.

The size of this blanket was not planned at all and I didn´t realize that the pastel colored yarns of the 1st order were not that much. I also realized that the pastels were not the exciting colors I wanted , so when I ordered the 2nd lot, I got more of the bohemian colors... 

....the 2nd lot ordered were just enough to finish the blanket minus the border. I tried to finish off the border with 100% cotton yarn available from my stash. Good to know that the interchanging colors blended well with that of the squares.

Overjoyed,  I´m really happy that this blanket is finally done and I can really snug into its warmth thinking of the old days when women made them for their family to give each member comfort on a cold winter day.

Happy Wednesday!

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the night gown project...

Here it is, my night gown project finally done and photographed! I have been postponing to post this album , I just didn´t have the time to take photos...

The concept of this is a combination of crochet top and fabric for the body.. Although I intended to make this as a night gown, summer night gown actually, I could wear this also as house dress or even go food shopping in it. 

The granny squares totalled 20 squares all in all and 

are joined together by crocheting a single stitch at the back of each piece.

I have no pattern available...as  always, I just crocheted
 each round and it developed into a square just like any other granny square design.. I made 8 petals  and the rest is just experimenting... 

All in all, I crochetd &  joined 20 squares, each of which were crocheted during my train rides to work

This is how the top part looked like after joining the pieces

One square each for one way train direction or 25 minutes to finish one piece.

I used 3 vintage buttons that came from old buttons handed over to me by hubby´s grandma...see my Vintage mother of pearl collection here...

The mother of pearl buttons used  have been produced by hubby´s relatives before WW II.  It was a vocation an uncle have had where he made art pieces from those shells...

I made the closure using the same crochet thread I used for the square.

I joined the fabric and the lace by sewing them together... the normal way..

 This can be worn on both sides.

The crocheted top part made the dress look romantic...

That´s about for now, hope this dress will give 

 you an inspiration for your next project.

HAPPY SUNDAY !

xoxo,

 Mercy

a purple shopping bag.....

You may be wondering about the color of my new shopping bag...  well,

 read on please!

This was my former WIP ( work in progress) project some

2 decades back... wondering why 2 decades...?

Well, I had an ambition to own a purple pullover, so I bought the woolen yarn to make one..

As I come from a tropical land, I didn´t realize I was not supposed to make this at all, reason is....I found out that I´m allergic to wool, with those tiny micro fibers getting into my nose and I always had to sneeze... and soooo, that was the end of my love affair with wool.... In short, I can´t wear any of these cozy pullovers because they irritate my skin tremendously and I get colds from this allergy... so what to do?

....decades after, I discover in the attic of our house that the basket full of yarns were still there untouched.... so I thought of at least to make something out of those yarns...

so, the idea of making a  purple shopping bag came into my mind as I do  not have to wear it anyway...

The yarn colors varied because I crocheted and knitted an abstract sort of pulli..

........ but, I guess the various hues made the bag interesting...

When I finished crocheting this bag, I sew in a lining out of a fabric from my stash. It´s a fabric  that looks like a tafetta...

Then, I crocheted that closure piece and used a vintage button that I already once used for a jacket..

In a matter of a week, I was able to finish this bag...

I just thought this can be used to make an errand to the fresh market or  supermarket to buy little things such as milk, diary, fresh bread or whatever little things one may need for a quick errand...

That´s it, ....I hope you like today´s bag post!

Coming up on my next posts, a book bag and many more ideas.

I hope all of you enjoyed Easter with your loved ones!

 Wishing you joyful days ahead..

xoxo,

Mercy

a caddy for my yarn...

Today, I´m blogging about a caddy I recently did for my yarn. It´s a bag

 I crocheted while watching night movies at home. A carry-all bag that will hold all my crafting materials...yarn, threads & needles, scissors, etc.

Blue & white are my fave colors so I used both for this project.

This blue yarn was supposed to be a sample yarn that I brought 

along from Spain during holiday. The skein was a 100 gram/100 % Acrylic and the off white is made of 100% cotton that I´ve ordered from an online shop.

The bottom of the bag is a simple granny square, the sides are made of 8 smaller grannies that I handstitched together to form the bag base.

The acrylic yarn was thick but a bit softer... here, I used hook nr. 5

After handstitching the small granny squares to the bag base, I went on crocheting the blue yarn until it was finished, then I added the white yarn and the straps..

Basically, I couldn´t decide what to do with the blue yarn..

...I thought of making a bread basket, but I needed a pouch, a carry all bag for my craft materials and then came up with this one.

Crafting is my way of relieving myself from all the stress after a

 long day at work....glad to have done this one finally!

Have a nice Saturday!

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