Stash Busting December : Mitones Punto Cable // Cable Mittens

Well, how are you all ? 

I have finally finished the project I was working on . . . ta-dah !! 

My first ever fingerless mittens !! 

I am so happy with them. . . they keep me warm while working on the computer, I can wear them when I am out and still pay at shops, use my mobile without having to take them off. 

They even make a gorgeous Christmas present !! 

I have wanted to make one of these since last year probably but the idea of it was daunting. 

Last month I saw these lovely, gorgeous mittens from Crejjtion and I started making them, posted about it in Instagram (do you use Instagram ?, I have recently discovered it and I'm already lost in it. . . so much inspiration in there too)

Hola ! Como estais todas ?

Por fin he terminado el proyecto en el que estaba trabajando . . . ta-da !!

Mis primeros mitones !! 

Estoy tan contenta con ellos . . .  me calientan las manos y muñecas mientras trabajo con el ordenador, puedo llevarlos puestos y pagar en las tiendas, usar mi móvil sin tener que quitarmelos. 

También pueden hacer un precioso regalo de Navidad. . . 

He querido hacer unos mitones desde el año pasado pero la idea solamente me asustaba un poco. 

Hace un mes mas o menos vi estos preciosos mitones en el blog de Crejjtion y empece a hacerlos, puse una foto de mi progreso en Instagram (usais Instagram ? , yo lo he descubierto hace poco y ya estoy perdida . . . hay tanta inspiración!)

Anyway I felt in love with those mittens but for some reason could not get the right size for me, I tried a couple of times and then saw this lovely basket interweave crochet stitch on YouTube and thought it would look just lovely on mittens. The video is in Spanish but I have also found the same or very similar stitch here which I have only discovered when I already had them finished. Although they make the mitts all in the same stitch all the way through, I wanted mine to be snugged and fit and so I varied the stitch at the wrist and also at the beginning of the fingers part. This stitch is worked in the round and so it does not have any seams. 

Bueno, el caso es que me enamore de esos mitones pero no conseguia hacer la talla correcta para mi, lo intente un par de veces y mientras tanto vi este punto de ganchillo en YouTube, llamado Punta Cesta Entrecruzado y pensé que quedaría muy bonito en unos mitones. Tambien he encontrado un tutorial en fotos, aunque este lo descubri una vez ya los tenia hechos. Estos los habian hecho todo del mismo punto  pero como yo quería los mios bien ajustados varie el punto de la muñeca y tambien en el comienzo de los dedos. Este punto se trabaja en redondo así que no lleva costuras. 

I have written a pattern but have to test it before I post it... 

He escrito el patron pero lo tengo que probar antes de publicarlo . . . 

My mittens are crocheted from bottom to top  although they do have a knitted look, don't they ? 

Mis mitones están hechos completamente a ganchillo o crochet aunque parezcan tejidos a dos agujas verdad ?

And you, are you trying something new ?

Y vosotras, habéis probado algo nuevo últimamente ?

♥♥♥

Eva 

Stash-Busting: Scarf for little girls . . .

 Hello !! 

For a while I could not decide on which pattern to use for a new scarf for my daughter. 

I looked through Raverly, blogs, etc but could not find a pattern that I loved utterly. 

Finally I can show you the result of this project for which I gave you a sneak peak on this post. 

I had been wanting to make something with Attic24 lovely little May Roses, and so I thought this was the perfect project ! (see May Roses scarf version at the end of the post) 

However, when I had it finished I kept thinking it was not the definite scarf and so last Saturday, looking through Lucy's blog I also saw again the flower she had made for her lovely hat.  

 And thought: this could be it ! It could be the definite touch for the scarf. 

So I made a test version of the Triple Layer Flower, and then another version until I made this one and thought I was happy with it. 

 The scarf is made in Soft Merino Wool Yarn in rows of single crochet (US), double crochet (UK). 

The coloured details and flower is made in the same yarn I made my daughter's blanket, a yarn I adore. 

It is 50% wool, 50% acrylic and the colours are really yummy !

To make the fuchsia detail I made a row of single crochet (US) or double crochet (UK) in the back loop of the stitches you are working on. This makes a ripple effect on your row, them continued with SC/DC all along. On top of the rippled row I made a slip stitch (Single Crochet in UK) row in fuchsia pink. 

 The edge was just a very simple but pretty one and it kind of was screaming for it. 

I made the border : 

US terms

3 double crochet on same stitch, slip stitch on next, 3 DC on next stitch, slip stich on next, and so on

UK terms

3 triple crochet on same stitch, single crochet on next, 3 TC on next, SC on next, and so on

This was the May Roses Version. 

What are you making at the moment ?

Have a lovely week !!

xEva 

Stash Busting: Cotton Finished Blanket and another WIP

Hello !

I hope you are having a good week so far. 

It has been great reading all those posts around in blogland about Yarndale. 

I am so glad to have contributed with some buntings !! 

Now it is finally time to show you my son's blanket. I have been working on this project during August and September. I told you about it here and here I told you about buying all the yarns for it. 

This time I have used Paris Drops which are 100% cotton. I had never crocheted this type of cotton yarn before and thought it would be stiffer to work with but it has been ok, and once you get used to it it's actually fine. 

The colours I have used are: (you can see full colour chart here)

16 - White

30 - Denim Blue

48 - Petrol

29 - light ice blue

The squares are all solid granny squares which I had wanted to make for sometime...

As border I just made it up, very simple. 

First round: all single crochet (US) , double crochet (UK)

Second Round: all double crochet (US) , triple crochet (UK)

Forth Round: all single crochet (US), double crochet (UK)

In each round I did 3 stitches at the corner stitch. 

 To join the squares I used the single crochet (US) (double in UK) at the back loop which gives a lovely ridged edge that is decorative at the same time. 

The blanket has still to be washed and blocked but I am happy with the result. 

 I still have to make my daughter's Paris Drops cotton blanket but have not decided on the pattern as yet...

But at this moment I am working on another WIP which I will give you a peek of:

 Have a lovely day !

x Eva 

Holiday Stash Busting and new WIP . . .

Hello !!

I'm back from holidays, well actually I was back just last week but a lot of organising after we came back around the house.

I was here, in Nerja, a little Andalusian town in Malaga, we love this place as it is really not crowded, the hotel is very family orientated and family friendly and the place has its old world charm. The town has kept its real andalusian and Spanish feel to it.

Before I left I managed to finish and send the bunting for Yarndale that I mentioned here

During my holidays I started a new WIP, another blanket for my little son Marc, with Drops Paris I bought and told you about it here

 I am doing solid granny squares in the 3 different shades of blue and then a white border, I wanted this blanket to be simple, and I am using a hook size 5 for it.

And during my holidays I bought a basket, perfect to keep my yarn stash, and it seems my yarn stash is not as sad as I thought !! I filled the basket and I still have a full bag of Drops Paris from the offer I bought.

I have to say I was a little wary at the thought of using 100% cotton yarn as I had read that it could be a little stiff, but it has turned out to be really nice to work with and not stiff at all. I'm loving it !!

And now this is my stash basket, do you like it ??

And just if I thought I did not have enough yarn, I bought this offer, just for the free yarn !!
all for 1.99 Euros

Have a wonderful weekend !!

xEva

Stash Busting: Finished Blanket !

Hello all !!

How are you all doing ?

I'm happy to finally have finished my daughter's blanket, which I started back in . . . October.
October ?? Yes. It took me about 10 months to finish it.

I have enjoyed making it so much, all the colour changing, the yarn I have used is so nice to work with.
It is 50% Acrylic 50% wool and the colours. . . I love the colours, so cheerful !! Well, I think so.

And what I love about it all is that I still have yarn left so I will be thinking of making something with it.

For the border of this blanket I tried several options, I undid some rounds, etc and in the end I went for this simple border as I thought there is already a lot going on in the blanket so for much that I love lacy borders it did not look right on this one, too busy !

Border is number 81 of Around the Corner, Crochet Borders by Edie Eckman.

And I was able to fix that little 'problem' I mentioned in my last post, and actually it turned out straight forward to fix and easy. The yarn in the centre round had got loose and so I pull it and knotted it back and secured it well.

And now I leave you with some pictures from the main square (Plaza de Cervantes) of the town where I live, Alcala de Henares. I love this place and the old centre of the town is World Heritage Town by UNESCO and the birthplace of Cervantes.

Have a lovely week !!

xEva 

Edge / Border - Round 3

Hello !

Today I had a bad day at work, everything seemed to go against me and everything coming back at the same time and wrong timing. . . but....tomorrow will be a new day and is bank holiday here in Spain ! Wo-hoo !!

So, this is how my border is coming along. . .

I undid what I had done here and started again, well not completely but I added an extra row of single crochet in the very pale pink all around the blanket (before I had only 1 row)

This is how is looking now. . .




But then I noticed this . . . .

Aaarrghh !!!

I should have definitely stayed in bed today . . .

How on earth did that happened ?? And how will I fix this ?? - I don't know

Hope you are all having a great day !!

xEva

On the edge . . .

Hello all,

Remember this blanket that I was making for my daughter ? I started it back in October and I have decided to finish it, and I say decided as that is exactly what I did.
I had two choices: go on forever to make a single bed size blanket or stop now and make it a lap-blanket or end of bed blanket. So I chose the second option.

I just need to move on, I love this blanket and how is coming along but I just want to finish other projects and then move on to something else, NEW.

So after a lot of thinking, looking through the Around the corner, Crochet Borders by Edie Eckman
I have finally chosen the borders I will add and at the moment it looks as I will be using a couple or 3 of them. . . we will see. . . at the moment is testing time.

On the second round I have realised that my first pale pink round cannot be seen, so I have undone everything and will be starting from round 1 and adding another of the pale pink. . .

I will show you the end results very soon I hope. . . and I love doing the edging. . . after all that color chaning, cutting, ends weaving. .... the edging is sooo straight forward. And I mean SO straight forward and so much quicker.

Before I talk too soon we will see how it works out in the end.

Have a nice week !!!