Crochet Hat

Just recently, I finished crocheting this hat while working on a new pattern for my friend Kristin. Despite the fact that I look totally silly when wearing a hat, I think it turned out quite well :)

Yours

Uta

Pattern: Key Purses "Rounded"

ENGLISH (US terminology) & GERMAN

Backside

Start with a magical ring

Beginne mit einem magischen Ring

R1: 

2 CH, 11 DC into Ring, finish round with a ST

2 LM, 11 STB in den Ring, mit einer KM schließen

R2-3:

Continue like shown in the diagram...

Weiterhäkeln wie im Schaubild beschrieben...

R4:

1 CH, 1 SC and 1 HDC around DC of the last round, 1 HDC into DC of the second round in which the last DC of the third round was hooked, 1 HDC into next DC of the second round, 1 SC into each of the following 2 DC of the second round, 1 HDC into the next DC of the second round, 1 HDC into the last CH of the second round, 1 HDC and one SC around the two DC at the beginning of the third round

1 LM, 1 FM und 1 HSTB um das letzte STB der dritten runde, 1 HSTB in das STB der zweiten Runde, in welches das letzte STB der dritten runde gehäkelt wurde, 1 HDC in das nächste Stäbchen der zweiten Runde, je 1 FM in die nächsten zwei STB der zweiten Runde, 1 HSTB in das nächste STB der zweiten Runde, 1 HSTB in die letzte LM der zweiten Runde, 1 HSTB und 1 FM um die zwei LM am Beginn der dritten Runde

R5-7:

2 CH, 1 DC into each of the following stitches, turn around [10]

2 LM, je 1 STB in jede der folgenden Maschen, wenden [10]

R8:

1 CH, hook together two SC (same DC and next DC), 1 SC into each of the following 3 DC, 8 pretty tight CH, 1 DC into each of the following 3 DC, hook together 2 SC (next two DC) [8 + 8 CH]

1 LM, zwei FM zusammen häkeln (dieses und nächstes STB), je 1 FM in die folgenden 3 STB, 8 richtig feste LM, je 1 STB in die nächsten 3 STB, 2 FM zusammenhäkeln (nächstes und übernächstes STB) [8 + 8 LM]

Front

Start with a magical ring

Beginne mit einem magischen Ring

R1: 

2 CH, 11 DC into Ring, finish round with a ST

2 LM, 11 STB in den Ring, mit einer KM schließen

Continue like shown in the diagram...

Weiterhäkeln wie im Schaubild beschrieben...

Hook front and backside together using ST along the edge of the rounded part

Häkel Front und Rückseite mit KM entlang der runden Kante zusammen

Attach a small perl for the fastener as well as a key ring, done!

Bringe eine kleine Perle für Verschluss und einen Schlüsselring an, fertig!


*** Find this pattern @ Ravelry: Key Purses "Rounded" ***

Granny Square Love :)

Haha, look what I found this morning while shopping at the mall here in Kassel :) Napkins with Granny Square pattern, how awesome is that!!! I just had to buy them :)

Have a nice weekend, peeps!

Yours
Uta

Pattern: Key Purses "Classic"

ENGLISH (US Terminology) & GERMAN

1 => Key Purse "Classic" - Small

Start with 10 CH
Beginne mit 10 LM

R 1: 
2 CH, 1 DC into 3rd chain from hook, 1 DC into each of the following 8 CH, 2 DC into next CH, continue on the backside of the 10 CH, 2 DC into same CH, 1 DC into each of the following 8 CH, 2 DC into next CH, finish round with a ST [24]
2 LM, 1 STB in die dritte LM von der Häkelnadel entfernt, je 1 STB in die nächsten 8 LM, 2 STB in die nächste LM, nun auf der Rückseite der Luftmaschenkette weiterhäkeln, 2 STB in dieselbe LM, je 1 STB in die nächsten 8 LM, 2 STB in die nächste LM, mit einer KM schließen [24]

R 2-5: 
2 CH, 1 DC into each of the followoing 23 DC, finish round with a ST [24] - finish round 5 with the seamless join method (Described by Sarah London right HERE)
2 LM, je e1 STB in die nächsten 23 STB, mit einer KM schließen [24] - Runde 5 mit der Seamless Join Methode beenden (Siehe Beschreibung in EN von Sarah London HIER)

- Change yarn / Garn wechseln -

One side of the key purse now consists of 12 stitches. Attach the yarn to R 5 in the second stitch from the right at one side, 2 CH, 1 DC into each of the following 9 DC, turn around [10] ... > see chart below
Eine Seite des Schlüsseltäschchens zählt nun 12 Maschen. Bringe das Garn auf einer Seite in R 5 an der zweiten Masche von rechts an, 2 LM, je 1 STB in die folgenden 9 STB, wenden [10] ... > siehe folgendes Schaubild

Weave in all ends, sew a small pearl on the purse for the fastener, attach a key ring and you're done!
Fäden vernähen, kleine Perle als Verschluss annähen, Schlüsselring anbringen und fertig!


2 => Key Purse "Classic" - Tiny

Start with 6 CH
Beginne mit 6 LM

R 1: 
2 CH, 1 DC into 3rd chain from hook, 1 DC into each of the following 4 CH, 2 DC into next CH, continue on the backside of the 6 CH, 2 DC into same CH, 1 DC into each of the following 4 CH, 2 DC into next CH, finish round with a ST [16]
2 LM, 1 STB in die dritte LM von der Häkelnadel entfernt, je 1 STB in die nächsten 4 LM, 2 STB in die nächste LM, nun auf der Rückseite der Luftmaschenkette weiterhäkeln, 2 STB in dieselbe LM, je 1 STB in die nächsten 4 LM, 2 STB in die nächste LM, mit einer KM schließen [16]

R 2-3: 
2 CH, 1 DC into each of the following 15 DC, finish round with a ST [16] - finish round 3 with the seamless join method (Described by Sarah London right HERE)
2 LM, je e1 STB in die nächsten 15 STB, mit einer KM schließen [16] - Runde 3 mit der Seamless Join Methode beenden (Siehe Beschreibung in EN von Sarah London HIER)

- Change yarn / Garn wechseln -

One side of the key purse now consists of 8 stitches. Attach the yarn to R 3 in the second stitch from the right at one side, 2 CH, 1 DC into each of the following 5 DC, turn around [6] ... > see chart below
Eine Seite des Schlüsseltäschchens zählt nun 8 Maschen. Bringe das Garn auf einer Seite in R 3 an der zweiten Masche von rechts an, 2 LM, je 1 STB in die folgenden5 STB, wenden [6] ... > siehe folgendes Schaubild

Weave in all ends, sew a small pearl on the purse for the fastener, attach a key ring and you're done!
Fäden vernähen, kleine Perle als Verschluss annähen, Schlüsselring anbringen und fertig!


*** Find this pattern @ Ravelry: Uta's Key Purses "Classic" ***

Owl Wrist Warmers

My friend Kristin sent me a picture of knitted owl wrist warmers a couple of months ago. Unfortunately I didn't find neither time nor inspiration to think about a crocheted look-a-like - until the beginning of January.
I made a pair for Kristin and a pair for my sister.

The wrist warmers for Kristin...

.... and the wrist warmers for my sister

Pattern (for the owl, not for the whole wrist warmer) to come!


Yours
Uta

Pattern: Slippers

As promised, here are the instructions for my slippers. They fit for a German shoe size 38,5 - 39.

Happy Hookin'!

Yours

Uta


*** Find this pattern @ Ravelry: Uta's Slippers ***

Pinspired: Key Purses

Well, this is yet another project inspired by a Pin Kristin sent me over at Pinterest :)

And that's what I made of it:

I will publish the patterns of the different key purses here at my blog over the next few days and will also make them available at Ravelry!


Yours
Uta

These Slippers Were Made For Lounging

I successfully realized one of the project ideas mentioned in my resolutions for 2014, I hooked some slippers :)

Initially, I wanted to crochet a pair of Mary Jane slippers. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any appropriate yarn and I wasn’t really in the mood for expanding my ever-growing stash even more. So I went for what I had, some yarn for socks. Therefore, I heavily altered the original pattern, made a few tweaks here and there and that's the result:

Pattern to come!

Yours
Uta

Find My Patterns At Ravelry

Just a quick information...
I'm currently working on transferring my crochet patterns one by one to Ravelry. That means you will find them here on my blog AND you will be able to work with them over at Ravelry!
So next time you come across a pattern at my blog here, look out for this little note at the end of the post as it indicates that it's already available on Ravelry:

Yours
Uta

Pattern: Owl Twins

Happy Monday, everyone!

Remember these little guys here? Well, I thought it would be a good idea to share the pattern with you :)

For the German instructions, please see the following picture!

For the English instructions (US terminology) see the chart in the picture as well as the explanation below!

BOTTOM
1st round: Start with a magical ring, 1 CH, 11 DC into ring, finish round with a ST [12]
2nd round: 3 CH, 1 DC into same SC, 2 DC into each of the following DC, finish round with a ST [24]
3rd round: 3 CH, 2 DC into the next DC, *1 DC into the next DC, 2 DC into the next DC* repeate 10x, finish the round using the seamless joining method (Described by Sarah London HERE) [36]

BODY
=> See chart
- attache yarn to the bottom, hook every round in SC only, finish every round with a ST
- V means you need to hook two SC together 
- an V upside-down means you have to hook two SC into one SC

EYES
Start both eyes as follows...
1st round: Start with a magical ring, 1 CH, 5 SC into ring, finish round with a ST
2nd round: 1 CH, 2 SC into the same SC, 2 SC into each of the following SC, finish the round with a ST
3rd round - beginning: 1 CH, 1 SC into the same SC, 2 SC into the next SC, *1 SC into the next SC, 2 SC into the next SC* repeat 3x ...

For the right eye continue the 3rd round like this:
... 1 SC and one HDC into the next SC, 1 DC and one TR into the next SC, 4 CH, finish the round with a ST

For the left eye continue the 3rd round like this:
... 4 CH, 1 TR and one DC into the next SC, 1 HDC and one SC into the next DC, finish the round with a ST

=> Sew both eyes onto the body

NOSE
Use the same yarn you used for the body and stitch a V-shaped nose onto the body.


Happy Hookin' :)

Yours
Uta


*** Find this Pattern @ Ravelry: Uta's Owls ***

Snowflakes For My Windows

I do have a lot of decoration for my windows, for almost every season, in almost every color. But for whatever reason I totally missed out on Winter decoration. Well, Christmas is over and I did't want to go straight from straw stars to spring flowers. Luckily, my mum lent me her snowflake templates. Quick and easy decoration. You neither need a lot of material nor does it take long to craft.

Yours

Uta

Free Crochet eBook At Amazon!

Hi all,

while looking for new patterns and yarn I came across this ebook by Lion Brand:
Lion Brand's New Fall Collection: 15 Free Crochet Scarf Patterns, Afghan Patterns, and More

It's available for FREE at Amazon, just follow the links....

Amazon DE http://www.amazon.de/Lion-Brands-New-Fall-Collection-ebook/dp/B00FW2WZMM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1388399590&sr=8-1&keywords=Lion+Brand

Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lion-Brands-New-Fall-Collection-ebook/dp/B00FW2WZMM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1388399940&sr=8-1&keywords=Lion+Brand++Fall+new

Amazon US http://www.amazon.com/Lion-Brands-New-Fall-Collection-ebook/dp/B00FW2WZMM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1388399861&sr=8-1&keywords=Lion+Brand+New

Happy Hookin' and have a sunny week, everyone!


Yours
Uta


PS: It's about 10°C here in Kassel/Germany and the sun is shining, so weird considering it's Winter and there are currently people freezing to death in the US....

2013 Advent Greetings

It became a tradition that Kristin and I give each other small advent calanders. I usually buy cards for that occasion. Last year I decided to craft such a card myself. The inspiration for the motive came to me over at pinterest:

nouveaudesigns on Pinterest.

I slightly altered the theme and that's the result:

Yours
Uta

New Year's Resolutions for 2014

Hi everyone out there!

I hope you all had wonderful Christmas holidays and made it safely into 2014 :)

I myself celebrated both quietly at my parents' house with my family, did some crocheting, read a book, watched a lot of TV and did some Pilates now and then.
I also found some time to think about resolutions for 2014. Well, the thing with resolutions is, they mostly turn out to be somehow impossible to realize. Therefore I tried to concentrate on things that aren't too off and where there's a slight chance I might actually make them come true. And that's the result:

• Self-made Christmas presents
• Craft easter egg felt ornaments
• make some corn dollys
• bake some gingerbread houses for tea cups
• hook some slippers
• hook a bag
• read more Dresden Files books
• Sew some Martha Stewart shoe bags
• Start running
• Erfurt City break (visit Melanie)
• Berlin City break (visit Kristin)
• London City break (just because)

Have a great start in 2014!

Yours
Uta