Tiny Hexagons Scarf...

 

This so pretty scarf is made with what appears to be several strands of lace weight yarn held together and changing colors in every row.

In my version, fingering weight, self striping yarn is used... that way we hope that the hexagons won't have the same colors without having to change in every row, which allow us to not to have to use lots of balls in different colors and weave tons of ends...

The yarn I'm using is Mini Mochi from Crystal Palace... A Slow Striping fingering weight, single ply yarn, 80% Merino Wool-20% Nylon, 195 yds/50g ball, in a pretty color that I think is called Rainbow Trout. The hook is a D or E.

I made the first hexagons in a class and blocked them after that... it made a huge difference and I think is the way it should be done:::

However, I thought about all the sewing that would be needed at the end with so many hexagons, so I decided to join as I go...

Every time I get to a corner I join with another(s) hexagon(s). I'm planning on making half of the skein in single hexis and then join them with the rest as I go. This so I can play a little bit with the colors and mix them in a fun way and not necesarily as they come out of the ball.

Here's the pattern I'm using:::

Multi-hexagon Crochet Scarf

Hexagon Pattern:
Ch 3, sl st to make a ring.
Rnd 1: ch 4 (counts as first dc + 1 ch), (dc in the ring, ch 1) 5 times, sl st on 3rd ch (6 dc + 6 ch-1 sps)
Rnd 2: ch 3, dc in same st, (2dc, ch 1) in each ch-1 sp, sl st in first dc (12 dc)
Rnd 3: ch 3, dc in same st, *(2dc, ch1, 2dc) in ch-1 sp, 2dc in next dc* repeat from * all the way around, sl st in first dc.  Fasten off

Half Hexagon Pattern: (use for side panels)
Ch 3, sl st to make a ring.
Rnd 1: ch 3, 5 dc into ring (6 dc)... Do not join to close the round.
Rnd 2: ch 3, turn, (2dc in next dc, ch 1) twice, 2 dc in next dc, 1 dc in next dc (8 dc and 2 ch-1 sp)
Rnd 3: ch 3, turn, dc in same st, [2 dc in next dc, (2dc, ch1, 2 dc) in ch-1 sp] twice; 2 dc in each of next 2 dc.  Fasten off


You would need 3 full hexagons and 1 half for each scarf row. And about 120 full and 40 halfs for the whole scarf.

Let me know if you make one! I'd love to see a picture!
See you soon!
S.

Crocodile Stitch Bag ---- P is for Pattern!!!!!

I'm very happy to anounce and share with you that today I can finally release the pattern I wrote for the Crocodile Bag.

I had several lovely and enthusiastic ladies from We love Lucy group at Ravelry that helped me test the pattern and made some amazing versions of the bag...

Jody's version

 Dansnanna's version

Lia's version

Sorlanna's version

 Sarah's version

You can see all the details of this ladies versions at Ravelry.

And you can also check the pattern page there at Ravelry. Here's the link to it:: Crocodile Stitch Bag.
And there's a button there to download the pattern as a PDF. I did it this way because the pattern was too long to post it directly here on the blog.

I hope you like it! and if you decide to give it a go, I'd LOVE to see a picture of it!!!!

I checked and checked the pattern and I hope that it doesn't has mistakes, but if you find some or get stuck because it's not very clear and need help or anything... please don't hessitate and contact me e-mail here

All excited, that's all for today!!!!

See you soon!
S.

Someone Made a Dress with my Pattern!!!!

WOW!!!

I'm just super excited!!!
Do you remember my first pattern?? Sienna's Dress??
Well, I was Raverly-ing yesterday and wanted to show my parents how my pattern looks on Raverly, when I saw it said that there was 4 projects of it already!!!
I got so so so so so so so so so so so so happy and excited and jumping and happy dancing!! I just couldn´t believe it...

So the first one was made by mjarmero (name in Raverly), and I loved how it's made in a little size, she called it size PukiPuki (that I guess it must be the name of the doll), I think its sounds super cute!

 Image by mjarmero in Raverly

And the second one, was made by SamiraFatima (name in Rav), and I absolutely LoVe how she combine 2 colors in the top part, I like very much the effect that this produces.

Image by SamiraFatima in Raverly

Thank you for make this dresses!!! you have made me so happy!!!

See you soon!
S.

Coasters!

After the HUGE african flower, I kept thinking about coasters... maybe just an hexi...

So in the afternoon I took my stash, hook, paper and pen, and sit down to crochet by the balcony, enjoying the breeze in the warm afternoon.

And I ended up with this... Sorry the pictures are not very good, it was sunset time so the light wasn't great.

The first one was the one with the blue edge (center), and I liked it a lot... I was planing on doing different color combinations so all the coasters were different. But I realized that my yarn wasn't going to be enough for that (is the stash remaining from the dresses, as you can see), so I had to change to the same color combo for all of them, in this arrangement with the yellow edge, so the yarn would be enough to make them all.

I wrote the pattern while doing them... I'm pretty sure there are TONS of hexi patterns out there, but I wrote it down so I didn't forget what I had done from one to the next and all of them were the same at the end... and here it is. I made 6 coasters to have a set. I loved them and the colors cheer me up! and MG absolutely loved them and spotted them immediately when he got home from work last night...

HEXAGON COASTERS

Yarn: Cascade Sierra
Hook: 4 mm

Ch 4, close to form a ring.
Row 1: Ch 3, dc, ch1, (2dc, ch1) 5 times, sl st in 3rd ch. Cut yarn.
Row 2: Join new color; ch 1, sc in same st, *sc in next dc, (sc, ch 1, sc) in 1-ch space*; rep from * 5 times, sl st in 1st sc. Cut yarn.

Row 3: Join new color; ch 3, (2dc, ch 1, 2dc) in all 1-ch space, dc in all sc around, sl st in 3rd st. Cut Yarn.

Row 4: Join new color; ch 2, (hdc, ch 1, hdc) in all 1-ch space, hdc in all dc around, sl st in 2nd ch. Fasten off.

Weave all ends, and enjoy!

Siena Dress

Hi!!!!
As I told you, I wanted to write down the Yellow-Blue Dress Pattern... so yesterday I sat down and spend a while working on that...

And HeRe iT iS!!!!!

I named it "Siena Dress", because I made it for a girl named Siena...
It's my first time writing down a pattern, so I hope it's clear and understandable, but if you have doubts about anything, send me an email or leave a comment with your email and I'll do my best to help you.

It's important that you know that I made this dress without any girl close by to try it on, so I'm not complety sure that the initial number of chains is correct. I calculated them measuring the lenght of the chain acording to the average chest measures of little girls, so the dress can be made for 6-36 months size with this pattern. But I think that you can make it bigger just by crocheting the right amount of chains to round the girl's chest and following the rest of the instructions.

If you make the dress I would LOVE to see a picture of it, so please leave me a comment with a link to your blog, flickr, raverly or whatever you use, to show me!

SIENA DRESS
by Shanti Ordoñez

**The dress is worked top-down, with very few seams. The pattern is written in american terms.

Sizes: 6 (12, 18, 24, 36) months. Picture is 24 months size. Instructions are for smallest size with changes for bigger sizes in parentheses. But when only one instruction is given, it applies to all sizes.

Materials: 2 skeins of Cascade Sierra Yarn (one of each color)
                 Hooks: 6mm/K, 4mm/F

Measurements: The initial measure of the chest, should be 17 (18, 19, 20.5, 22) in / 43 (45.5, 48, 51.5, 55) cm

Stitches used: sc, hdc, dc, sl st, V-stitch, Thistle stitch, Magic ring.
Other abreviations:       sp: space

Directions for the Top Part
Using the 6mm/K hook Ch 59 (63, 67, 71, 75) loosely **here is where you can adjust the amount of chains to round the girls chest.

Join the chain in your hook with the first chain you made with a sl st, being careful in not to twist the chain. Now you can work in rounds. 

Row 1: sc in every ch.
Now you will do the top part working with V-stitch.
Row 2: ch 3 (count as a dc), ch 1, dc in same st (V-st), *sk 2 ch, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next sc (V-st made); rep from * to the end, sl st in 3rd ch.
Row 3: Ch 3, dc in same sp, (dc, ch 1, dc) in each ch-1 sp to the end, sl st in 3rd ch.
Repeat Row 3 until you complete the desire lenght of the top part, this should be measured from the underarms to the waist of the girl.

Next Row: ch 2, hdc in next ch-1 sp, *hdc in next sp BETWEEN two V-sts (that is the space between the V-st you are now and the next one), 2 hdc in next ch1 sp of V-st*; rep from* to the end, sl st in 2nd ch.
This is an increase row.

Next 3 (3, 3-4, 4, 4) Rows: ch 2, hdc in each hdc to the end, sl st in 2rd ch.

Directions for the Skirt
Change color.

Row 1: ch 1, 1 sc in same st,  2 sc in next st, *sk next st, 2 sc in each of next 2 st,* repeat to end, sl st in 1st st.
This is an increase row.
Now you will work with Thistle st, but using hdc instead of sc (you'd know what I mean if you checked the link, if you didn't no worries, just follow the instructions).

Row 2: ch 2, hdc in same st, *sk 1 st, 2 hdc in next st* rep to end, sl st in 2nd ch.
Repeat Row 2 until you reach the desired lenght for your dress.

Directions for the Straps
On the back part of the dress, join same color as top part, about an inch from the right border.

Row 1: ch 3, sk 1 sc, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next sc, sk 1 sc, 1 dc in next sc.
Row 2: ch 3, turn, (dc, ch 1, dc) in ch-1 sp, dc in 3rd ch.
Repeat Row 2 until the length of the strap is long enough to pass the arm through the armhole, once the strap is sewed to the dress.
Sew the strap to front part.

Do the same for the other strap starting about 2 inches from the left border.

Directions for the Flowers
Work in a magic ring with a 4mm/F hook in same color as bottom part.
Flower: ch 1, dc, sc, (sc, dc, sc) 4 times. Close ring and sew in a proper place on the dress.

Wave all ends. And enjoy!!

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ETA:::: I'm sorry, I had skiped the joining part before the first row!!! Terrible mistake! Luckily someone asked me so I noticed it and I corrected it already. Now you should be able to make the dress without problems. Feel free of contacting me if you have any problems! :o)