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 play cubes

I usually like to visit the toy section of a store (no i do not throw tantrums to buy them) but it reminds me of childhood days, the innocent desires to own a particular eyecatcher, the pleasure of seeing a new interesting toy. The baby toys aisle is the best. Play blocks are very common in those places but they are mostly made of soft fabric and have some cartoon faces or couple of alphabets on them. So, i decided to gift a handmade crocheted play cube to my baby niece (S3), MASHAALLAH. The plan was to make 5 cubes having all the letters individually of both Arabic and English on each side with a picture relating to the english letters. The result turned out good, ALHUMDULILLAH.

Heres the written pattern for the play cubes:
ch 13, sc in second ch from hk. sc in all the ch sp till the end.

Turn, ch 1, sc in all the sc sp from 1 st round till the last sc. Repeat from * to ** till 12 rows are formed.

Now with a different colour, join in any corner edge with a sl st. ch 2, 1 dc in same sp. now continue all the way around with 1 dc in each ch sp and 2 dc at the edges, join with a sl st in the top of the beginning ch 2. don't finish off. 

start with ch 2, 1 dc at the corner edge and continue with 1 dc in each sp with 2 dc in the corners. join with a sl st at the top of the beginning ch 2 of this round. Finish off. Make 6 sides of the cube in this way.

Take a square block of hard sponge. Now placing the crocheted sides on this block, join the sides to each other with sc through all sides. you can embroider any design, alphabets or numbers on the crocheted sides before joining on the sponge block.

ALHUMDULILLAH, this is an original pattern and is under rights of mib trends. So, if you have to share please link back, do not copy, type and write any part of the pattern without written consent from mib trends.

a cap for a little lass, MASHAALLAH.

This is a girl version of the cap found in accompaniments of a layette. I added a girly edging to it which gives it a feminine touch.

Heres the pattern for this simple and quick edging:

Join in any ch sp with a sl st,  sc in the same sp, (hdc, 2dc, hdc) in the same sp, sc in next, *(sc,hdc,2dc,hdc) in the next, sc in the next sp** and repeat from * to ** till u reach the beginning sc. sl st into the first sc and finish off.

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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