busy as a bee !

ALHUMDULILLAH, the past few weeks went very busy hence i was unable to update my blog. But now i have a list of interesting posts to publish, INSHAALLAH. Most of you who live where i live will be knowing about the summer festival thats going on here - global cultural fair by aramco, weekly fireworks, dolphin show, circus and interactive shows at the malls, etc. INSHAALLAH, i will be posting some of the event's pics/videos but for now here is some of my crochet work that i was busy in simultaneously. These are diamond shaped kiddy purses.

The back of the purses are made of normal hexagons which were made following no pattern, ALHUMDULILLAH. The flowery hexagons are crocheted using the pattern from colour in a simple life. i surfed the net for a simple bag strap but didn't find any so i simply crocheted a chain of desired length with two colors of yarn, turned, double crocheted all the way thru from the 4th chain and the mission for quick simple strap was completed, ALHUMDULILLAH.

crocheted door peephole cover

In between of experiencing nostalgia of leaving a residence and excitement of shifting to a new abode, ALHUMDULILLAH, i finally got time to blog. My crochet was hibernating for about a month or two. This week i started crocheting again, ALHUMDULILLAH. My first completed project of this week is a cover for door peephole. Inspired by my younger sister's idea, MASHAALLAH, i decided to make a crocheted rose cover for this door's peephole.  

I crocheted the rose using two different coloured yarn together.

and tucked the rose on the door with a golden board pin just above the peephole. It could be slided sideways to peep out if someone's at the door. ALHUMDULILLAH, very convenient.



close-up

inside view

two more of the hexagon series clothing.

These are the other two clothing items from the kid's hexagonal attire. This is a frock with the neckline of hexagons. The hexagons are of the same pattern used in the hexagon toddler shirt. Then there is a couple of dc layers, followed by v-sts all the way till the bottom and seven rounds of shell sts to finish off. This dress was crocheted for my eldest niece(s1), MASHAALLAH.

Its paired with this hair scrunchie, a big rose attached to a hair rubber band.

MASHAALLAH, this one is my favourite. Its all hexagons (again same pattern used) filled in with half hexagons at the bottom. The edging is of scanty fringes, giving it a cowboyish feel.

This is a readymade fabric head band to go with it. I attached a crocheted rose and it went perfectly with the shirt, ALHUMDULILLAH. This is a baby shirt which was designed for my third little niece(s3), MASHAALLAH.

my creative space ,,,,,,,,,

ALHUMDULILLAH, i was inspired to make a pop-out rounds cushion cover for completing my version of the blooming flower cushion by attic24. Now, it can be used as a double sided cushion, MASHAALLAH.

pattern for the pop-out rounds cushion : crochet away till the 2nd round as the original pattern suggests for the blooming flower cushion by attic24.

3rd round: join a new colour in any of the back loops of the 2nd round, work in the back loops only for all rounds. ch3, dc (us crochet terms) in the same st, 1 dc in the next *2dc's into next st, 1dc into next st* till u reach the end of round, join with a slst in the 3rd ch of the beginning ch-3. Fasten off.

4th round: join a different colour with a slst, where you finished round 3. Now woking in back loops, ch 3, dc in next st, 1 dc in each st till the end of round, join with in the beginning ch-3. Fasten off.

5th round:  join a new colour in of the back loop of the 4nd round. ch3, dc in the same st, 1 dc in the next *2dc's into next st, 1dc each into next 2 sts* till u reach the end of round, join with a slst in the 3rd ch of the beginning ch-3. Fasten off. 

6th round:  join a different colour with a slst, where you finished round 5. Now woking in back loops, ch 3, dc in next st, 1 dc in each st till the end of round, join with in the beginning ch-3. Fasten off.

7th round: join a new colour in of the back loop of the 6th round. ch3, dc in the same st, 1 dc in the next *2dc's into next st, 1dc each into next 3 sts* till u reach the end of round, join with a slst in the 3rd ch of the beginning ch-3. Fasten off.

8th round: join a different colour with a slst, where you finished round 7. Now woking in back loops, ch 3, dc in next st, 1 dc in each st till the end of round, join with in the beginning ch-3. Fasten off. Continue in this manner till you reach the desired cushion size, 1 round of dc's each and 1 round of increase alternately. If you want to join this to the blooming flower cushion end with the petal round mentioned in the original pattern . INSHAALLAH, visit/join at ALHUMDULILLAH-ana-Muslim.blogspot.com for more upcoming patterns.

my mom from whom i inherited most of my creativity, MASHAALLAH, decided that i should attach a round mirror piece in the empty center space of the cushion, so both sides of the cushion got a small mirror attached in the center.

To attach the mirror piece: take a small piece of square cloth about 1 inch in size, glue the mirror piece in the center of the square cloth piece. Before joining the cushion sides together, stitch the cloth piece with the mirror in the center from the back of each cushion side.

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a medley of creativity, ALHUMDULILLAH.

This is a beautiful hand-crocheted gift MASHAALLAH, from my qala (mother's sister), JAZAKALLAH Khair to her. Its a sienna blue shawl.

hmmmmmmm.......homemade cheesecake, was DeLiCiOuS tOtAlLy, ALHUMDULILLAH.

MASHAALLAH, my eldest niece's 'make a candle' school project.

These are some of the hawaiian flowers (pattern here) that i started but don't have any basic project in mind to fit them in. First thought of making a blanket/afghan, then decided to use them as a tablecloth, still not clicking. any ideas ??????

my creative space,,,,,,,,,,,

Just a few days back i came to know about our creative spaces through a fellow blogger. Thought of giving it a go and here i am posting my entry for this week. ALHUMDULILLAH, most of my incomplete projects had the chance to be completed this week. i decided to experiment crochet combined with the indian attire. The result - crocheted shalwar khameez.

i don't take the credit for the stitching of the dress as my tailor did that for me, ALHUMDULILLAH. 
The shirt and the sleeves are bordered with a crocheted diamond motif lace, the pattern of which you can find here. ALHUMDULILLAH, the lace of granny stitches on the neckline of the shirt and on the ends of the shalwar are an original pattern that i formed playing along with the yarn trying to give it a different edging.

edging on shalwar

shalwar

neckline crocheted border

now, for the dupatta, i tacked randomly crocheted flowers. The flowers are crocheted magnifying the pattern found here to just the first round, the completed dress was gorgeous, ALHUMDULILLAH.

Summary: Shalwar are loose pajama-like trousers, khameez is a long shirt and dupatta is a long scarf that is worn over both shoulders.

crocheted flower

dupatta

toddler crochet hexagons shirt

This is a crochet hexagon shirt crocheted for my second niece, MASHAALLAH.

ALHUMDULILLAH, this pattern is an original. i alligned the hexagons with the shirt size and filled in the gaps by crocheted diamonds and half hexagons. The belt is a crocheted chain with yellow and black colour yarn held together while crocheting and then i joined the flowers at the ends of the chain by sewing. The pattern for the flowers can be found here.

i don't remember exactly where i got the hexagon pattern from but you can find a similar and much easier pattern for this kind of hexagons at http://oneloopshort.blogspot.com/2009/07/super-simple-hexagon.html.

This is a matching hair-ring to accompany the shirt. The pattern is an original, so can't link to anyone (another pattern added to my writing list).

crochet drawstring cellphone pouches

ALHUMDULILLAH, this is an original pattern that i discovered using 9 rows of v-sts. The drawstring is a crocheted chain with leaves at the ends. The drawstring is inserted into the v-st gaps between row 7 and 8. At the top of the bag i attached another crocheted chain to be used as a handle.

there is a small flower with a fancy button attached on this pouch.

i had embroidered a name on the pouch (on request) thats why had to unscribe it in this pic. These are all crocheted flowers (pattern here http://skamama.blogspot.com/2006/06/picot-flower.html ) and a crochet bow for a hairband (pattern here http://bwalker8706.blogspot.com/2010/01/bows-bows-bows-pattern.html)

a gift.............

MASHAALLAH , this is a beautiful blanket/afghan that i got as a gift by my other aunt (JAZAKALLAH KHAIR !!!!!!!!). It has 14" crocheted squares joined using a zigzag chain pattern.

i added a shell border to it and now planning to add some colourful roses to the squares, INSHAALLAH.

lets see how it turns out, INSHAALLAH.

flowery toddler frock !!!!!!!

ALHUMDULILLAH, This is a frock that i crocheted a few months back for my cousin's toddler. The neck of the frock is a half-double crochet pattern that i found on the net but i altered the pattern and extended the lower part of the frock with v-stitches and a (2dc-2tdc-2dc) finishing rows at the ends to make it more simple and quick to crochet. i made two hairclips of two crocheted flowers to go with it. you can find the pattern for the flower clips on http://easymakesmehappy.blogspot.com/2010/05/materials-yarn-in-any-weight-and-color.html. The other flower that i used for enhancing the neck border of the frock can be found at http://skamama.blogspot.com/2006/06/picot-flower.html