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Shower Curtain Valance
Lastly, the contest motif which has finally taken shape into the finished product.
Update ! I don't think I have crocheted so much and so fast all my life .....but this deadline thing gets you moving ! My deadline is 11th Dec. I have to finish off the assigned projects and hand them over to the recipents and be off to my vacation! Wow! I can hardly wait ....I need a beak ! OFF MY HOOKS : 1. Little Girl dress for a friend's daughter.2. A diaper bag 3. A tissue box cover4. Soap dispenser cover5. Toothbrush holder cover6. Trinket Box cover7. One top for twin girls8. Mesh cap9. Project for Christmas competition10. A top for the other other twin girl11. Dustbin cover12. Bathroom mat13. Floor mat14. Toilet tank topper15. Toilet lid cover16. Toilet Roll holder17. A scarf and hat setON MY HOOKS :1. Edgings for towels 2. Motifs for a shower curtain3. Cushion coversON MY MIND : 1. Beautiful coasters by Mimi 2. Fat bottom purse - only if I can manage to get the handles I hope too that like Pearlin , I too can step into the New Year guilt free of any UFOs lurking behind. I know , many of you would like pictures here but believe me with all this race against time , I haven't taken any pictures yet. But I promise you a whole load of Picture posts very , very soon!
Contest Winner And the winners are : Kimberly and Judy B. Congratulations to the winners ! The motif is for curtain valance. Actually it's for a shower curtain. Kimberely ( no, you don't stink at guessing at all - see?? ) was first to guess that the motif for a curtain and then just after her , Judy guessed the shower curtain accurately. So I think they are both right and both winners. And I'd like to thank all of the wonderful ladies for visiting my blog and being such good sports. I actually got see many more bogs and enjoyed everyone of them. Thank you all for making this so much fun. I'm still working on the shower curtain valance. I'll post the picture in a couple of days as soon as I finish it.
My first Blog Contest !!! I have been working , crocheting on a whole lot of projects simultaneously. Hence I do not have the pictures of all the projects but a few are working up really fast and will be over in a couple of days. So for those of my blog friends who are eager ( that is ,if anyone is ..lol!) to see the pictures of my work...here is a little teaser for you......
This is a motif from one of the projects. It's done in cotton thread and is about 9.5 inches in size. Can you guess what I'll make using this motif ? C'mon, it'll be fun , make your guess.Okay ,say I'll give a 'little gift' to the first correct guess. There goes ....I have my very first blog contest !!! The contest end on Sunday, 2nd Dec 2006. I'm sorry but this contest is not open to Swapnae, Jaishree, Pearlin and Shaheen as you gals already know what this is going to be.
Sweet Shari Sometime back I had seen somebody post in C'ville about a layette made from the book Tender touch Layettes from Leisure Arts. That book just got stuck on my mind !!! I had posted about it some time back HERE . This morning I had a lovely surprise in my Mail....the same book sent to me by an online 'angel' Shari . Thank you so much Shari . It's real sweet of you. I can hardly wait to start working on the layettes. All the layettes are super duper cute .
It's Raining , It's Pouring ...... And my Dh is snoring !!!! Seriously , it's raining so hard and the weather is so cold and lovely. It's been a looong time since we had rains here. And this is serious rain....there's water collecting on the streets.Okay, I know a lot of you would wonder what's the big deal , but to me it's a celebration. The summer is going and lovely winter is just around the corner. The smell of first rain ....mmmmmm...lovely earthy fragrance all around. I've put on some lovely music and have all the windows and balconies wide open ...( yes I'm going to mess up the house !!! ) ...and it's such fun. With some coffee and crochet to go with it..... I feel like it's some part of heaven right now.And I had to share it here. Today Jibbs and me are going to the park to walk in the rain...ofcourse when it slows down to a drizzle. And on the Crochet front : I have updated the list OFF MY HOOKS : 1. Little Girl dress for a friend's daughter.2. A diaper bag 3. A tissue box cover4. Soap dispenser cover5. Toothbrush holder cover6. Trinket Box cover7. One top for twin girls8. Mesh cap9. Project for Christmas competitionON MY HOOKS :1. Edgings for towels 2. Kitchen window curtain 3. Dustbin cover4. Two tops for twin girls5. Motifs for a shower curtainON MY MIND : 1. Beautiful coasters by Mimi 2. A pair of cushions3. Fat bottom purse - only if I can manage to get the handles As you can see , a lot of little projects are done. I have yet to take the pictures. I'll have it up for you all to see real soon.
New and Improved !
After blogging about the diaper bag last night , I kept getting a nagging feeling about the bag. I liked it but then quite honestly ,I liked only the little ballerina booties and the colours used ! Some how ,I could not get myself to be satisfied with it. It was missing something ........and then , late at night , it struck me - sunny days -- sunny look ! So here is the new and improved version of the diaper bag. Finally I'm satisfied with it - A little change goes a long way ! I think it looks better now , what say you? And in the picture you can have a better look at my favourite buttons closure:). Another couple of things are done too. But I just have to give the finishing touches and upload the pictures. More pictures to follow.Lol!
Hot Off My Hooks
Like I said in my previous post , I've been crocheting away . And here is the proof. My FOs.
1. Frilly Tissue Box Cover

The first in the series ...I'm working on a bathroom set. This is done in Ecru , Rust and Purple. Another of my own patterns - nothing much to it except the colour play. I've used Omega cotton mercerised thread.
2. This is the next FO - Another Diaper Bag.

I have decided to call this bag Sunny Days - this is what came to mind when I looked at it all done and complete. I've given it a little pair of ballerina booties as add ons. That's my favourite part about the bag. Except the colours of course. This bag too has a buttons closure. No zips for my bags !!! And the buttons are so lovely and give a nice touch too.
Incase you are wondering what those little spots are on the lavender stripe, they are light yellow ribbon roses. The pictures show them as spots ...wonder why ? Something to do with my photography skills , I guess. In the picture below you can see the little Ballerina booties that I loved making.

Already into November !!I've been a bad blogger...only one excuse for that ( which might be actually justifiable to some of you : ) )- I've been a good crocheter!!! No pictures yet, but I promise some really soon. I've also been following all my favourite blogs and have stumbled upon a few more interesting ones.My resolutions, every single year , FAIL invariably! I've once again bitten off much more than I can chew.......though I must admit that I'm enjoying it so much. Off my hooks: 1. Little Girl dress for a friend's daughter.2. A diaper bag 3. A tissue box coverOn my hooks :1. Soap dispenser cover2. Kitchen window curtain 3. Dustbin cover4. Two tops for twin girls5. Mesh cap 6. A project for a christmas competition10. Motifs for a shower curtain11. Edgings for towels 12. CurtainsOn my mind : 1. Beautiful coasters by Mimi 2. A pair of cushions3. Fat bottom purse - only if I can manage to get the handles Desperately needed :1. An extra pair of hand to finish the above mentioned lists2. Atleast 24 hours additional in a day. Now that is one big list. I just hope I don't wind up with many more additions to my WIP list.
Broomstick Lace I've been checking out broomstick lace for quite sometime but honestly didn't like it enough to learn it . But all that changed when I came across Kimberly's post about it. In her post HERE , she has posted pictures of her swatches of this lace and I loved the look of it. That was inspiration enough ! I got out my yarn and my son's plastic ruler ( ofcourse , I do not have a large enough broomstick needle- and I cannot even hope to get it out here !) I followed the crochet cabana tutorial . I must say it's a very good tutorial with pictures that makes it very easy to follow. And there I was making the bromstick / Jiffy Lace. Yay ! Ofcourse it's no where as neat and pretty as Kimberly's but , hey it's my very first try! Thanks to you Kimberly , now I have learn't a new technique. Once I got the hang of the stitch , I started on a project right away. Yes, I was so inspired by Kimberly's post that I'm making a similar scarf for a dear friend. Here it is ....almost halfway through.

Broomstick Lace
That does it !!
Swapnae had posted this picture for me - of a yarn winder that she got ! And you guessed it , I want one too. Infact this led me check out various things on line that I really, really want ( mind you, I'm filled with greed right now !) and I keep looking at and drooling over ! Any idea friends where I can find this particular thing? Now I'm going to Rant as well....most of these online stores do not ship things and books abroad . Isn't that such a bummer? Especially since there are hardly any supplies available out here ! Speaking of supplies , there are so many online stores that won't even mail out Susan Bates yarn hooks! And here is another book I'm looking around for. I want to make a layette for the same baby that I made the carriage cover for.
Another thing I"ve been looking around without any success is a Good book of Knitting which will help me to learn knitting on my own with simple beginners projects. Any help would be appreciated.
Baby , baby !
Warning: Picture heavy post.
I've been making a lot of baby stuff but blankets and afghans for babies I prefer to avoid. The reasons being :
1) Big Projects distract me very easily- ADD at the topmost level
2) The weather here is too hot most of the year - almost 8 months summer
3) Good Yarn is not available in variety and and is priced too high as well. I've ended up with couple of projects put aside midway as I ran out of yarn and haven't seen or heard of the yarn used ever since I first got it. The only yarn available easily locally is an inferior quality which just is not worth putting so much time and effort into.
But as of now , I'm working on a baby Nursery Ensemble. It includes a baby blankie,matching hat, a baby afghan, a bottle cover, Baby Moses Basket cot cover with hood , tissue box covers, and a diaper bag.
This is the basket cot cover . It was fairly simple to make , except the hood which was a little tricky to size up. But all in all, it was fun to work.



Details:Yarn : Yasmine yarn by the Company name : AB, in colours beige - gold, hot pink, and olive green.Hooks: Susan bates - 5.00mm, 505 mm, 6.00 mm and 6.5 mm. Pattern: Inspired by so many squares seen online