Baby Bold and Beautiful snow flake FREE pattern~

Yarn size : 4 ply / finger yarn
Hook size : 2.50mm / Hook C
Gauge: not important
US terminology
Abbrivation used:
sc - single crochet
dc - double crochet
sl - slip
st - stitch


Row
1. ch 5 sl st and form a ring. ch3 (count as dc), ch2, *dc, ch2* repeat * to * 5 times, sl st on top of ch3 (total 6 cluster)

2. sl st across into ch 2 space, ch3 (count as dc), 1dc, ch3, 2dc, *2dc, ch3, 2dc* repeat * to * into each ch2 space from previous row. sl st on top of ch3 (total 6 cluster)

3.sl across into ch3 space, sc, ch3, sc, ch5, sc, ch3, sc repeat around and fasten off.

For larger Bold and Beautiful pattern please click this link  Bold and Beautiful Snow Flake

Bold and Beautiful Snow Flake Pattern FREE!

Yarn size : 4 ply / finger yarn
Hook size : 2.50mm / Hook C
Gauge: not important
US terminology
Abbrivation used:
sc - single crochet
dc - double crochet
sl - slip
st - stitch


Row
1. ch 6 sl st and form a ring. ch3 (count as dc), dc, ch1, 2dc, ch1 *2dc, ch1, * repeat * to * 3 times, sl st on top of ch3 (total 6 clusters)

2. sl st across into ch 1 space, ch3 (count as dc), 1dc, ch3, 2dc into ch1 space, *2dc, ch3, 2dc* into each ch1 space from previous row, repeat * to * into each ch1 space from previous row. (total 6 (2 dc, ch3, 2dc) groups)

3.sl across into ch3 space, ch3 (count as dc), 3dc, ch3, 4dc, *4dc, ch3, 4dc* repeat * to * into each ch3 space from previous row. sl st on top of ch3 (total 6 clusters)

4. sl across into ch3 space, ch3 (count as dc), sc, ch5, sc, ch3, sc into ch3 space, Slip stitch all the way across to the next ch3 space (sc, ch3, sc, ch5, sc ch3, sc) into next ch3 space repeat from * to * around. On the last section you will need to slip stitch across to the first slip stitch ( this is the slip stitch that you did at the beginning of this round to get across to the 1st ch3 space) fasten off.
 
I hope you enjoy my quick Bold and Beautiful Snow Flake pattern. You can adjust yarn size and hook size to make it into coasters, ornaments, applique so on and so forth... I have been idle for awhile, I hope writing this pattern helps getting my crojo back! :D Feel free to suggest what I can do for you. Once again, thank you and enjoy your holiday~

Optional

To achieve the middle snow flake edging look sl st across 4 times ch3 sl st into same st sl across to ch3 space and do the clusters, repeat around.

For Baby Snow Flake please click this link Baby Bold and Beautiful snow flake

Thank you everyone for supporting this pattern. I hope you are enjoying making them~ :)

My awesome friend Clare from Bobwilson123 - Youtube Crochet Channel has made this snowflake in video here

Miki Wilkins

Sorting out with blog and what I am up to

Hi all,

Today is a massive day for me, I rung up ABN to get my old ABN reactivate as well as getting Miki's Crafty Corner as registered business name. I have always wanting to do that but time and time again I was forced not to due to financial difficulties. Today I told myself that if I don't do it today, I will just keep giving myself excuse to do it 'some other day'.

 To my surprise, I was looking at my youtube account that I have had videos since 07', it wasn't much content to begin with. More a mini blog rather than taking serious approach on integrating with my crochet business which I intend to do in the very soon future.

There is another big thing coming, a fund raising market that I have commit to go 15 June 2014. I have few more dolls to make before due date as well as headbands to make too! Now before I giving all the details out, I wish you all have a happy evening~
Keep calm and rock on~ 

Meanwhile I video my children watching and sing a long to minecraft parody songs. 

Market yikes!

Wow! Today is a huge step for me and Miki's Crafty Corner! I took the chance to doing another market for my handmade items eventhough it was just a car boot sales but I have noticed a lot of people taking interest with what I've made. I even manage to hand out or get request for business cards. Previously it was just a share table with other ladies but last minute got told that her table is full, but because I have announced that I will be going to the market I cringe my teeth and forked out $200 for a gazebo as long term investment. By the looks of it I will have to work extra hard to actively going to different markets to achieve the result. I also need another table for display which I intend to save up money for that. :) Other than the frustration I had on Friday and Saturday, today indeed is a GREAT DAY! The weather was beautiful and market crowd was pretty good considering it is their first market on this location.

I am scouting new location targeting the right kind of crowd. Phew~~~ I don't even know how people manage time for market while crochet stuff for it! :) Sounds crazy job to me.

Sunday catch up

I have been connecting the square together for the past few weeks. It has grown bigger and bigger. I am currently making the third square one by one and connect them whole others are waiting to be sew in when it comes to them. 

There are heaps of work involve but I really love the randomness in it, I just grab whatever color available and some of the color are being more use than others ops! What do you think?

What happen this week?

This week has been a little hard for me. One of my client (the owner of rainbow elephant) has lost her little angel. I feel terrible sorry and tremendous sadness as I know she has been trying so hard to stay pregnant. Although we are not very close, she is my sister in law. I often hear my husband talking about him and his brother younger days. How they used to game together and spent heaps of time together... Since his brother moved out of house, he met me and they grew apart. It's sad for me to see how life changes people. Alas it is not my say on how things and action should be done to enable once a close tight relationship.

Update on elephant~

Update on elephant, it needs another ear.
I have been catching up with blanket and getting purse pattern testing... Hopefully they will be available soon! :)

Learn Margaret's Double Cross Stitch on youtube now!

Learn this new stitch Margaret's Double Cross Stitch on youtube! Show me your work I would really love to see them. You can post them on my facebook wall and I will share your work on my album that is dedicate to this stitch. :) Miki's Crafty Corner

You can find Margaret's Double Cross Stitch series pattern on this blog. :)

#FREEpattern #crochet #youtube #handmade

Colorful blanket update

Here is an update on the colorful blanket. Few more rows to go :D

Colorful blanket

The blanket that I have been working~ <3

I use Stylecraft's Lucy pack, blocks are from book : 200 crochet blocks author: Jan Eaton. Great book, highly recommended.

Margaret's Scarf

Yarn : 10 ply yarn = Worsted 4 / 8 ply

Hook size : 6.50mm hook / 5.00mm

Measurement:  

10 ply yarn 

-- approx 8 1/2" width for child scarf

-- approx 6 1/2" width for adult scarf. If it is too wide for your liking, down size your  hook.

8ply yarn 

-- Approx 5inch children size

-- Approx 7 1/2 inch adult size

US terminology

Abbreviation:

sc - single crochet

dc - double crochet

st - stitch

ch - chain

Level : Intermediate to Advance Intermediate

 

*** Please get familiar with the pictorial, it is to help you learn this new stitch. The picture shows where to put the hook through. The decrease row shows you where to skip the 2 stitch that we have increase to make this stitch puff. Please watch carefully where you should skip your 2 stitch to even out the stitch count number or you will end up skipping too many and it will be uneven.

 

Margaret's Double Crossed Stitch Explanation :

Increase Row:
Skip one stitch and go into next stitch and make 2 DC. 2DC into the stitch we skipped from behind of the first 2DC we have just worked.

Pic 1

Pic 2

Decrease row:
chain 1, turn, sc into same st, sc just before the first set of puffy stitch, skip 2 st (PIC 1) and sc the next st (PIC 2), repeat to end of row. Here you can see you skip the 2SC to obtain the puff and even out the fabric from the previous increase row.

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Margaret's Scarf  -- Child / Adult

Instruction

Row 1 - Start with slip knot and chain 20 / 30 (ch20 for child size, ch30 for adult size)

Row 2  - DC into 4th chain from the hook (count as 1st dc) and DC across (18/28)

Row 3 - chain 3, turn, make Margaret's Double Cross Stitch into next 2 stitches to end of row, 1dc on the top of ch3 previous row. (8/13 group of Margaret's Double Cross  Stitch) (34/54 stitch count)

Row 4 - chain 1, turn, sc into same st, skip 2 st and sc the next st, *sc the next 1 st, skip 2 st and sc the next st* repeat to end of row, last sc into top of last chain from previous row, (18/28)

Row (last) - Ch3, turn, dc to the end. (18/28)

Repeat row 3 and 4 until you are satisfied with the length. I crocheted 51inches long, cut the yarn, fasten it and sew in the tails.

Copyright: This pattern may be printed for personal use only. You MAY NOT in any form reproduce or distribute this pattern in part or in whole through any venue, electronic, mechanical or otherwise without written authorization of the publisher. You are granted permission to sell the finished product for profit on limited basis only. I wouldn't mind if you would like to credit me in your work. I want to thank many friends who have contributed in testing this pattern and correcting grammar mistakes that I have made. Thank you in advance for choosing this pattern.

This is a pattern written and designed by Miki Wilkins. I wrote this pattern in honor for my mother in law Margaret because that was how I accidentally made up this stitch from making her a pot holder. If you have any questions regarding the pattern feel free to contact me. You can find me on

Facebook at : www.facebook.com/Mikiscraftycorner

Blog:  http://mikicrafty.blogspot.com.au/

Ravelry: Mikicrafty

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mikicrafty

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/MIkiCorner/

Email: muiyee78@gmail.com

Have fun hooking! :)

Strawberry Shortcake Lalaloopsy

I was approached by my client just before Christmas to make her because she ordered a Monkey who wear scarf and The Very Cranky Bear. She wanted the Lalaloopsy to be a mix of Strawverry Shortcake and Lalaloopsy. She gave me a picture of Strawberry Shortcake and put down pull amount so I can make this cutie.

 Here is the picture of The Very Cranky Bear and The Monkey Who Wear Scarf.

Rainbow unicorn is on the far left.

Alas, I did. She turned out GORGEOUS! Everyone loves her, even my girls who watched the whole process wanting to hug her. When I shared her on my facebook page : Miki's Crafty Corner it went viral. I follow the based pattern from AdoraBellaPlushies. I changed the boots bigger, the rest is the same other than her clothes and headband.

It's wonderful she is being loved and cared for~

Margaret's Double Cross Stitch Pot Holder

Yarn : 8 ply cotton, you can use pure wool if you like.
Hook size : 4.00mm hook for 8ply cotton, 5mm hook for pure wool
Measurement: 8ply cotton: approx 7" Pure Wool: Approx 7"
US terminology
Abbreviation:
sc - single crochet
dc - double crochet
st - stitch
ch - chain
Level : Intermediate to Advance Intermediate
 
Margaret's Double Cross Stitch :
Yarn over, skip one stitch and go into next stitch and make 2 dc. Yarn over, 2dc into the stitch we skipped from behind of the first 2dc we have just worked.
 
Instruction
Row 1 - Start with slip knot and chain 30
Row 2 - DC into 3rd chain from the hook and DC across (28 stitches first chain not counted here and throughout the pattern)
Row 3 - chain 3, turn, double crochet into same stitch, *dc, make Margaret's Double Cross Stitch,* repeat from * to * until the remaining 3 stitches, dc into the remaining 3 stitches.
Row 4 - chain 1, turn, sc into same st, sc next 3 st, skip 2 st and sc the next st, *sc the next 2 st, skip 2 st and sc the next st* repeat to end of row
Row 5 - 20 - Repeat row 3 and 4
Row 21 - chain 3, turn, DC into same stitch, repeat DC to the end of row.
Row 22 - chain 1, turn, repeat sc to end of row
Row 23-41 - repeat Row 21 and Row 22 Please leave a long tail for sew in the piece.
Edging - Fold the piece into half and sew around the edge, last st ch 10 and slip stitch into bottom of the stitch.

Copyright: This pattern may be printed for personal use only. You MAY NOT in any form reproduce or distribute this pattern in part or in whole throught any venue, electronic, merchanical or otherwise without written authorization of the publisher. You are granted permission to sell the finished product for profit on limited basis only. I wouldn't mind if you would like to credit me in your work. Thank you in advance for choosing this pattern.

This is a pattern wrote and designed by Miki Wilkins. I have wrote this pattern in honor for my mother in law Margaret because that was how I accidentally made up this stitch from making her a pot holder. If you have any question regarding the pattern feel free to contact me. 

You can find me on
Facebook at : www.facebook.com/Mikiscraftycorner
Raverly: Mikicrafty
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mikicrafty
Email: muiyee78@gmail.com
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/MIkiCorner/
Have fun hooking! :)

Miki's Crafty 2013 look back

After a long idle, I wasn't idle. I have been very busy on facebook. My last rant back 2012 Jun, only to find out I attempted to crochet BUT failed to do so because I didn't know what I was doing. Yes I was struggling, much more than now. I was mentally wasn't in the right place to do what I wanted to do, to achieve what I wanted to achieve. I was not focus. Looking back the 2012 me, I find myself today more confidence, more focus and more determine. I absolutely enjoy what I do now, I am beginning to see where I want to go in 5 years.

After the failed Jun 12 attempt, I stop crochet till Dec where I told myself JUST DO IT! Shhhhh Nike don't sue me for copyright! Since 2012 Dec, I have not stop crochet. I work very hard to get a grip what I was doing, many hours to how to make sense from this stupid string of fiber and hook. I was told, crochet is a SKILL and worst come to worst, FROG IT. Oh yes, there is no loss in crochet, nothing is ruin unless you said so!

There, there was my whole 2013, keep telling myself to hook it hook it HOOK IT!7 I use my last 2013 project picture to end my 2013 look back. It was a great year of discovering new skill, and new me. Thank you 2013. Welcome 2014, more hooks and yarn, more creativity juice producing~