Dolly Dress

This dress was  for one of youngest friend's dolly. 

Body of dress
Ch 35
Row 1: sc in the 2nd ch from the hook, sc across to end (34 sc)
Row 2: ch 1, turn. sc across
Rows 3 to 9: repeat row 2
Row 10: ch 1, turn. sc in the first st, (2sc in the next st, sc in the next st) repeat to end, ending with sc in the last st
Row 11: ch 3, turn. dc in each st across.
Row 12: ch 3, turn. dc in first st, 2dc in next st, (dc in next 2 sts, 2dc in next st), repeat across, then dc in last st
Row 13 - 18 : repeat row 11


Finish off, leaving a long tail, about 18 inches. Use this for sewing the back together up to last sc row. Leave the rest of the sc rows unsewn, allowing an opening for dressing the doll easily. Weave in ends.


BLOG in which this pattern was available

A new addition

The Gift

So here is the finally set that is soon going to be shipped to India for the little one.  :)

You want one such set, email me. All happy to do it for you or your dear ones :)

For someone very special

A set is getting ready for a special person. He is going to join our family in August. All excited for my sister-in-law. :) . Its going to be shipped soon to her and she does not know about this. No probs, she is not going to read this for sure as she does not know about this. ;).. Its a surprise :).

P.S.: Patterns will be posted once I complete the entire set.

Throw, cover whatever you name it..

Finally finished it :)

Sneak Peak

I started doing one of my favorite throw cover, which I recently came across the blog, wood and wool stool. I went to hobby lobby, collected my bunch of favorite colors and started this project immediately. Here is a sneak peak of it

A similar pattern throw which I came across the vogue patterns

http://www.vogueknitting.com/Default.aspx?TabId=751

I have actually fallen in love with this pattern

In the making..

When I see something interesting and beautiful, I always wish to make one for me. One such thing I was recently impressed and loved was these granny squares pillow cover. I was so impressed, I wanted to make one for me really quick. Loved the color and pattern very much. I really appreciate the taste for colors and the way its been made. Now this has really inspired me in sewing too. But hubby promised will get me a sewing machine immediately after we move to our new place. Keeping my fingers crossed for the new transition and interest in our life. :)

Image of the pillow from wood and wool stool

Bloomer

How can one forget their first project. Yes, this is my first project in Knitting.

Out of boredom and in search of pursuing a hobby seriously, I landed up here - Arcadia Knitting.  Sharon and Kathy were two amazing people who engaged my Saturday and Sunday afternoons so fruitfully, I learned Knitting with a great interest. If you are in Chicago and wanna learn Knitting, Arcadia Knitting is your place.

Well coming back to my first project, from the beginning baby category was my fav category. 

Honey Bunny

I first saw this pattern http://knittingfromtheheart.blogspot.com/ I thoroughly enjoyed doing my first doll.

It gives an immense satisfaction when the end product is something nice and beautiful. The most happiest part is when you give to a kid as a gift. Atleast I get an immense satisfaction when I gift I child which I make. Its a wonderful feel and joy when I see a smile on the kids when they receive these gifts

Organizer

Clumsy knitting needles everywhere and finding it hard to search the required needle I want is one big problem I face always. I found this simple solution on Design*Sponge. Planning to make one soon.. http://www.designspongeonline.com/2011/03/diy-project-knitting-needle-case.html

 

Image Courtesy : Design*Sponge

The procedure is described in the website.

Ciao

The final look

Flower-II

I happened to watch youtube video on how to make a flower and came up with a simple version of my own.
Chain 6 stitches
Join the loop and do 16 single crochet. Join the row with a slip stitch.
In the first chain, do 4 DC and slip stitch on the same chain.
Slip stitch the next two chains and do 4 DC on the next chain.
Keep doing until u get 5 petals. Now join to the first petal with a slip stitch
Chain 4stitches and join to the end of the petal. Continue this until you get 5 such loops at the back of the petal. Join with a slip stitch.
Now for each loop do two sets of 5 QC forming 2 petals for each loop with a total of 10 big petals.
Slip stitch at the end of the row and cut off the yarn.
The resultant will be 

Flower

Wanted to add a flower on the newly knitted baby cap. So wanted to make one and the videos below is a perfectly instructed procedure on how to make a flower.

Shorts for Barbie

Pattern:
Cast on 24stitches.
Row1-4 stockinette stitch
Row 5-10 Knit
Split the stitches equally into two needles
Row 10-15 Knit
Cast off and sew the ends
Knitting Needles used : 2mm; US Size 0 needles

Baby cap with pom pom

My hubby is soon going to meet a little princess. Thought of gifting her something that she can use. So made this baby cap and added a pom pom on the top of the hat. Just loving the way it has come out.. I just wish the little princess loves this pom pom cap. :)
Yarn used : Lily Sugar n Cream- Playtime (02741)  for hat and Red Heart Yarn for pom pom

For pattern click here  . And for the pom pom, I have an interesting video on how to make pom pom

Rava Ladoo

From this post, I am going to add yet another hobby of mine - Cooking.

I am little lazy and always want things to be fast. Like wise I love to cook fast. Sometimes it favors and sometimes it goes against my taste buds.

But here all that recipes will for sure yum your taste buds.

Rava Ladoo

Ingredients :
Rava/Sooji - 1cup
Sugar - 1/4 cup

Milk - 1/2 cup

Grated  coconut - 1/4 cup

Cashews - 5-10(according to your love for cashew)

Raisins - hand full

Ghee - 2tbsp

Procedure:

For the entire procedure keep you stove in medium flame.

1. In a pan roast the cashews and Raisins with ghee until they become golden brown
2. Add the grated coconut and fry till you smell the coconut and ghee (not more than 1-2mins)
3. Now add the rava/sooji and keep tossing until the rava turns slightly brown. 
4. Add the sugar and keep stirring until the rava,sugar and coconut along with the cashew and raisins mix well.
5. Its now time to add the milk. The caramelized sugar would have already helped the ingredients to mix well. So add milk appropriately so the mix is in a consistency of making ladoos.
6. Now switch off your stove and allow the mixture to cool.  At medium heat, start making the ladoos. Never let the mixture to cool down completely, then its not possible to make ladoos.

PS: Consistency of making ladoos means, when u take a little amount of the mixture and try to make a ball, it should not fall apart.

Heart for your valentine

A heart for your valentine.
Valentine's day is nearing and I know every one loves heart. I am trying to make a hanging out of hearts. But before that I wanted to learn how to make a heart in Crochet and I found a perfect 18min tutorial

Pillow cover

The red heart website has got so many free patterns to try my hands on both knitting and crochet.
I wanted to try on this pillow cover as a start. though its has not come out as clean as the original pattern, I was happy that I could make something similar to the original.

For the pattern please click http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/mod-striped-pillows
 For the pattern I used
For the front side of the pillow cover
Center :

Ch 16 stitches and
Row 1-Single Crochet make symmetrical squares for 25rows. For the left and right hand side pick 50 stitches and SC. Continue same number of rows as original.

For the back of the pillow cover,
First half
Center
Ch 16 stitches and SC each row for 17 rows. For the left and right side pick 35 stitches and SC . Continue same number of rows as the original
Second half
Center
Ch 16 stitches and SC for 8 rows. For the left and right side pick 15 stitches and SC. Continue the same number of rows as original.

Now join the front and the twoback pieces.

This is the first time I am writing pattern for crochet. Please pardon if its not understandable.

shawl

This pattern is very simple and is for beginners. All it requires is time and energy. :)
Cast on 100stitches
Knit for about 3feet long and cast off

Skirt for Barbie doll

Front of the skirt

Back of the skirt

Barbie dolls-  Sleeveless top and the skirt

Pattern :

Cast on 28 stitches
knit for 20 rows..
Cast off and sew the ends together.

Granny square

I wanted to try Granny square for quite sometime now. But never understood the pattern completely. Luckily I came across the youtube video (mentioned below the picture) and could finish my granny square within 30mins.

Barbie dress

To my first post, I have chose to post something related my childhood. Barbie doll was one of my favourite doll during my childhood. So when I tried doing a dress for a doll the first thing that kindled was a dress for barbie.

Front of the dress

back of the dress 

For pattern of this sleeveless top dress, please click here.

Yarn used : White 100% wool yarn

Knitting needle : Size 0 (2.00mm) needle