Thursday, December 10, 2015

Preparing Christmas - Christmas Tree

Today, a very simple craft but beautiful: pompom Christmas tree:

Christmas Tree

Christmas Decoration

PomPom Christmas Tree

Pompom Christmas Tree

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Preparing Christmas - Crochet Stockings Ornaments

Hi there! Since a long time since the last time I posted something, but I have been very busy, but even though I have not written on the blog, I have been making different crafts, and today I want to show you these crochet stocking ornaments, hope you like them!

Christmas Crochet Stockings

Christmas Stocking Ornaments
 You can use them as Christmas ornaments to decorate your tree or you can make a festive garland:
Christmas Ornament

Crochet Christmas Stockings
How to:
Make a magic loop.
R1: 5 sc in 2nd ch from hook. (5)
R2: 2 sc in each st around. (10). 
R3: 2 sc in each st around.(20)
R4-11: sc in each st around (20)
Now you will work the heel. 
R12: turn, ch1, sc in next 10 sts, ch1 turn, (10)
R13- 17: repeat R12 (10)
This will be your heel. Fold the heel in half and using yarn needle whipstitch the two ends together (it forms a small rectangle). Fasten off and attach new yarn.
R18-27: Sc in each st around (22)
R28: Using white, sctbl in every st around (22)
R29: ch2, hdc in every st around (22)
Fasten off.
Using red yarn, sl st in the back of the boot at R29, ch 25 and sl st on opposite side.
Fasten off.

Abbreviations:
ch: chain
slst: slip stitch
sc: single crochet
scinc: single crochet increase
scdec: single crochet 2 together
sctbl: single crochet through back loops only
hdc: half double crochet
st(s): stitch(es)