Dark gray and mustard - new crocheted bag

Inspired by the dark gray and mustard colour that is currently in almost every magazine, I wanted to try make a bag that would reflect this beautiful colour combo. This bag is 28cm x 28 cm!

This time I experimented with different materials. For the main part, ie the body of the bag, I used 'shantung suiting tobaco' which is a little bit thinner than ponti. The 2 meters of fabric make one bag, but when working with this material the bag comes a little bit smaller. The gorgeous mustard colour comes in very fine linen which goes wonderful as contrast to the dark gray. Because it is a smaller bag, I decided to use one button only. 

raw materials used in this bag

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Lounge room floor rug

This rug took a long time to make, but it is ready now and it is coming with me to The Glades Moonlight Markets tomorrow, 4pm - 9pm, my very first market stall. VERY EXCITED !!!

This rug is made out of 100 % Indian Cotton and it measures 120cm x 90cm. It is made using a very simple crocheting techniques, so yes it is made with one crochet hook. It is very thick and soft, wonderful to walk or sit on. It consumed 22 meters of fabric, so it is very heavy and very durable. This is the very first rug I made for selling purposes and I am hoping to produce them in a variety of colours. More information  coming up soon.

Crocheting a circle with a single crochet stitches

Crochet floor cushion

Inspired by Anneli Martin,  I made this small crocheted floor cushion earlier this year, size 28cm in diameter. It is good to sit on in the cold winter day, or even snuggle up with. My 4 year old daughter loves it! It was really fun to make...

Crochet rag rug - update & reflection

Crocheting with soft cotton is, a lot harder to handle when combining different colours and variations of patterns. To make sure that the fabric aligns, sometimes it is necessary to join every second stitch to the joining row of fabric in order to maintain gauge.

Along with this style of crocheting you need to be prepared to give long working hours, so if you have plenty of patience, ' have a go '. In this project, I am using 10mm crocheting needle, and a cut up cotton in 1cm strips. 

Crocheting with rags, bamboo cotton and wool

Light taupe fabric (recycling my  old "Sheridan - luxury bed linen" by cutting it into 1 cm strips) is complemented with the bambo cotton (colour natural); gives wonderful soft feel...

Bright pink sheets also recycled ("Sheridan - luxury bed linen" by cutting it into 1 cm strips), 

combined with 'Moda Vera' Beetle adds volume and durability

Crochet rug for little girls' room - in progress...

This project has become a rug for my 4 year old daughter. The colour scheme of her room is pastel tones of green, pink and purple. There will be two shades to this rug, bright pink and light taupe. I am going here for alternating horizontal strips of colour, just to add interest. There could be also an odd edge to this rug...

starting with bright pink

This is my colour combinations.

introducing light taupe - creates nice contrast 

Sneak preview - my new project

It is a winter season... spending a lot of time at home... creative ideas buzzing through my head...
What can possibly come out of this lot ???

rag-rug-balls