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Make It With Beads: Table:          The next post under the label 'Make It With Beads' is the making of small,  beautiful table with beads. This table has a hexagonal shaped top and a pedestal leg with a tripod style base. I had a model from my mom for this table. I have already made one table a long before and found it very easy to make it with beads. This can be made by anyone who are all interested in this form of art even the beginners as it do not have much complicated patterns. This table has a matching chair which would be posted soon. Let us check out the materials needed to make this table and the method of making this table. Materials Needed: Beads : 2 mm (Light green and Dark green colour beads) String / Wire : 0.3 mm / 0.4 mm Needle : Suitable for both the beads and string Scissors Method: Take the desired length of string. Insert the needle at one end of the string and make a knot at the other end of the string. This is a hexagonal shaped table. So, it should be ma

 Anyone Can Crochet: New Born Series: Baby Booties / Baby shoes:     My interest (love) to crochet for new born babies started with my first child. Cute little baby booties are the first  crocheted wearable I made for my son before his birth. As we didn't know the gender, I made it with a multicoloured yarn. After his birth, I had made him some more couple of things which he loved to wear like sweater, shawl, beanie etc. Now let me start the new born series of crochets with baby booties which are so much adorable when worn by the kids. It makes me very happy when my kids wear things made by me. This series is only for the new born babies. I shall share the methods and patterns of other similar stuffs for grown ups and adults in separate posts. Let us get started with the method and pattern of the new born baby booties. Materials Needed: Yarn : Pink colour acrylic yarn Hook : 3 mm size Yarn needle Scissors  Method: Take the desired colour yarn of your choice. Make a slip knot. Basic

Anyone Can Crochet:   Single Crochet Project:   Mobile Pouch:        Among the many projects that can be made with single crochet , mobile project is an easy project. Mobile pouches can be made using any kind of stitches like single crochet, double crochet, half double crochet and even triple crochets. But this one with crochet is the easiest one. The only thing to be concentrated is the turning point initially and the place where the round starts and ends. The size of the mobile pouch can be altered according to the size of the mobile phone. Let us get started and make the easiest mobile pouch.   Materials needed: Yarn : Red Colour and White colour (Acrylic yarn) Hook : 3mm Yarn Needle Big Button Scissors  Method: To make this mobile pouch, I have taken acrylic yarn and 3 mm hook. But you can choose different types of yarn and the size of the hook according to the yarn type. I am starting with the red colour yarn. Make a slip knot and start making 20 chains. The basics of the crochet

Make It With Beads: Butterfly:     T he next post under the label 'Make It With Beads' is making a cute and small butterfly. I always like butterflies which have different designs in the wings. Butterflies brings happiness with their colourful wings and they teach us a lot with their lifecycle. I was trying to make a butterfly with beads on my own without any model. So, I made it first without any designs in the wings and mixing colours. This can be used as a keychain or stick a safety pin and use it as a brooch. Now let us check out the method to make the beautiful beaded butterfly with little designs in the middle of the wings. Materials Needed: Beads : 2mm (Black, Ivory and Pink colours) String / Wire : 0.3mm / 0.4 mm Needle : Suitable for the beads and the string Scissors  Method: Take the desired length of string and make a knot at one end and insert the needle at the other end. This beaded butterfly has three parts which are the central body, wings and the antenna. I am s

Make It With Beads: Dog: The next post under the label 'Make it with Beads' is making of a little dog with beads. When I was learning to make things with beads, I found making of dog to be little harder. It has so many counting of beads for the body and making of the neck and face which was really challenging. But once I made it for the first time, I was actually amazed seeing the cuteness of the little dog and felt very much happy that I have made it. After that, dog is one of the things I have made the most number of times. This dog can be placed as it is in the showcase or can be used as a keychain by adding a beaded chain to its back. Now let us check out the method to make the cute little dog with beads. Materials Needed: Beads : 2mm (White, Red, Black colours) String / Wire : 0.3 mm / 0.4 mm  Needle : Very small (Suitable for the beads and the string) Scissors Method: While making the dog, it can be started from the body or the face or the legs. I used to start from the l

 Anyone Can Crochet: Single Crochet Project: Easy Dishcloth:               There are many projects which can be done using single crochet. Making a dishcloth with single crochet is the easiest one. Dishcloth is nothing but a normal cloth which we use inner kitchen. This can also be altered slightly and can be used a small decorative mat under the flower vase. The size of the dishcloth can be altered according to our need and wish. I am here making a normal size with a border. The same can also be done with different stitches like double crochet, half double crochet and even triple crochet. In the making of this easy dishcloth with single crochet, you can also learn how to change from one yarn colour to another yarn which is also a simple basic in crochet. Materials : Yarn : Favourite colour and model (I am using purple and white colour) Hook : 4.5 mm Yarn Needle Scissors Method : Take the yarn and the hook. Make a slip knot. To know more about the basics of crochet and single crochet c

Anyone can Crochet: Single Crochet:              Single crochet is the next basic stitch in crochet. Single crochet is generally abbreviated as sc in the written patterns of crochet projects. Let us check out how to do single crochet. Before starting anything in crochet, we begin with a slip knot and make chain stitches. Basics about crochet like making a slip knot and chain stitches have been given in the previous post. Click here to see the basics of crochet post. When we have made the chain stitches, there will be an active loop on the hook. Then we can start the single crochet. The single crochet is usually made in the second chain from the hook. The long end of the yarn will be in our left hand. Insert the hook into the second chain. Grab the yarn with the hook and pull it through the chain stitch. Now the hook will have two loops of yarn. Wrap the yarn over the hook head and grab it. Then, pull it through both the loop on the hook. Th