Spring Crafts: Crochet Flower & Ladybug
Suddenly, spring has sprung all around us. Butterflies and ladybugs and an occasional mosquito(yes! already!) and beautiful flowers are everywhere. Last week we took a walk and I was taking photos of...
View ArticleThe Easy-Peasy Light & Breezy Skirt
We didn’t have much of a winter this year at all. It was warm-ish during all the months which should have been cold, but the second spring arrived it became scorching hot (and then it rained for a...
View ArticleCrochet Ice Cream – With No Calories!
It’s not quite officially summer, but the weather is hot and sunny, and ice cream has become one of the major food groups in our home. However, one can’t eat ice cream all day every day, as much as...
View ArticleCrochet Soccer Ball Tutorial
I spent a long time deciding what the title of this post should be. My family comes from the US, so in my American-English I should call this type of ball a soccer ball. But in Israel the sport is...
View ArticleCape & Crown Sewing Tutorial for a Warrior Queen (or King)
A couple of years ago I made my son a King costume for Purim (a Jewish holiday where we dress up and eat a lot of candy – kind of like Halloween only with a “they tried to kill us, we survived, let’s...
View ArticleCross Stitch Hot Air Balloon Phone Cover
I am totally obsessed with hot air balloons. There, I said it. I think it started with the line “I’m a hot air balloon” etc. from “Happy” by Pharrell Williams (yeah, I know, it’s a cliché, but I do...
View ArticleCrochet Bunny Hat Tutorial
The first year I started making winter hats for the kids (well, it was one kid back then) I just went ahead and made it. No stress, no worries – it was just a fun way to pass the time. Then it became a...
View ArticleR2-D2 Crochet Hat Tutorial
OK. So this hat will probably get the hard core Star Wars fan really upset. Because it IS NOT an exact replica of R2-D2’s head (or whatever you’d like to call his top half). BUT, lucky for me – my son...
View ArticleOmbre Crochet Afghan Tutorial
The weather outside is frightful, at least by my mediterranean standards. The wind is howling and my feet are cold. And all I wanna do is cuddle inside a warm blanket, eat cookies and drink hot tea....
View ArticleCross Stitch Cat on Crochet Pillow
The thing about crochet, as opposed to knit, is getting a nice clear straight pattern is pretty near impossible, since the stitches form diagonal lines. This can be a good thing, sometimes, but when...
View ArticleCrochet Camel Stitch Cactus
I am entirely obsessed with camel stitch. Just, like, totally doing everything with camel stitch. It’s got that faux-knit-rib thing going for it, and it’s soft and stretchy and oh so fun and easy to...
View ArticleFaux Knit Rib Camel Stitch Throw Blanket
Look! more camel stitch! I just love the faux knit rib effect, it works so beautifully on a large scale piece such as this. This blanket took me ages to finish because I started out making it...
View ArticleThis Little Piggy Crochet Amigurumi
This little piggy went to market, this little piggy stayed home and crocheted. This little piggy hasn’t really had much inspiration lately and totally let the blog slide. I’ve made a few things here...
View ArticleCamel Stitch Stripy Hat
It’s November, almost December really. But it’s not cold. Global warming anyone? Nah, just one of those years when winter is really late. But I am ignoring the weather, because it’s that time of year:...
View ArticleCape & Crown Sewing Tutorial for a Warrior Queen (or King)
A couple of years ago I made my son a King costume for Purim (a Jewish holiday where we dress up and eat a lot of candy – kind of like Halloween only with a “they tried to kill us, we survived, let’s...
View ArticleCross Stitch Hot Air Balloon Phone Cover
I am totally obsessed with hot air balloons. There, I said it. I think it started with the line “I’m a hot air balloon” etc. from “Happy” by Pharrell Williams (yeah, I know, it’s a cliché, but I do...
View ArticleCrochet Bunny Hat Tutorial
The first year I started making winter hats for the kids (well, it was one kid back then) I just went ahead and made it. No stress, no worries – it was just a fun way to pass the time. Then it became...
View ArticleR2-D2 Crochet Hat Tutorial
OK. So this hat will probably get the hard core Star Wars fan really upset. Because it IS NOT an exact replica of R2-D2’s head (or whatever you’d like to call his top half). BUT, lucky for me – my son...
View ArticleOmbre Crochet Afghan Tutorial
The weather outside is frightful, at least by my mediterranean standards. The wind is howling and my feet are cold. And all I wanna do is cuddle inside a warm blanket, eat cookies and drink hot tea....
View ArticleCross Stitch Cat on Crochet Pillow
The thing about crochet, as opposed to knit, is getting a nice clear straight pattern is pretty near impossible, since the stitches form diagonal lines. This can be a good thing, sometimes, but when...
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