Yello Table-Cloth

This is one more table-cloth I made with a V-stitch and bordered it with shell stitches =)

Rakhis

These are colurful Rakhis made with SC stitch. The colours represent the flag of my country. Rakhi is the festival where a sister ties the thread around the wrist of her brother as a symbol of her love and prayers for her brother's well-being and the brother's lifelong vow to protect her.

I have been making them since the past two years and I must say they take the occasion to another level for me and hopefully for my brothers too =) No Rakhi compares to a hand-made one in the world!  

Multi-Coloured Scarf

This is the scarf made with a simple Trellis Stitch, I decided to go with this stitch to keep it light and easy to wear, The tropics make it hard to wear anything that is too heavy and adding the global-warming it is a definite no-no =)

This multi-coloured yarn grabbed my attention and it was an instant hit with me. These colours would go with most of the outfits. And with the approaching winter it would feel nice to have it around one's neck and shoulders.

Pink Scarf

This is a scarf made from mercer-cotton yarn. It is slightly thicker in size but faster to finish work with, The stitches look amazing too. However, the work does get a bit heavy and for practical purposes a light stitch is recommended.

I used 'Romantic Lacy Stitch' again. Looks like I am a bit obsessed with it, doesnt it? ;) But my scarf although pretty, has turned out to be quite heavy. Definitely not recommended for summers....=D 

Tissue-Box

This, of course, is a tissue-box. I have made it with the 'basket-weave' stitch which I felt went perfectly well for the box. I made all the sides and stitched them together. The fun part was the making the top with the slit for the tissues.

Overall, I was happy with the final product although it could have been made much firmer. But I could not find any yarn thicker and sturdier than this one. However, the box inside holds its shape! =)

Table-Cloth

This is a table-cloth made from mercer cotton yarn. Its a fine thread and understandably it took me ages to finish this table-top. Although this is a mediium sized table-top but working with thin yarn takes a bit of a time.

I have crocheted this one with DC stictes upto the red border around the pick one. Later, I have added shell stiches to change the look and expanded them around the corners to increase its size and add a suitable fall.

Shawl

This is a shawl made with "Romantic Lacy Stitch' as "Pink & Yellow Scarf". I had picked it up from the artist Yolanda Lopez on you tube, I highly recommend her videos for their clarity in presentation and details. 

this one was specially a gift for a cousin sister for all the gifts she had lavished on me time and again. I hope she liked it and that she could put it to a good use.

The thing with gifts is that they are made with a lot of love and affection but sometimes they are not received very well for whatever reasons. 

In Hindu there is a custom of giving 'dakshina' along with the donation/charity. Dakshina is a gesture of gratitude expressed by the giver to the receiver for accepting his donation. Its meaning is tremendously beautiful because not every gift/charity/donation is necessarily received well. Hence when it is, there is a reason to thank the receiver. It instills humility in the giver that he does not necessarily have an upper hand and hence the feeling of superiority should not creep in and that it is a two-way process where both the giver and receiver are equal. 

Baby Blanket

I made this baby blanket from baby yarn. Its extremely soft and works best for baby woollen wear. I made this one with Star-Stitch, a wonderful stich to work with and looks great too.  Do excuse me for the lack of clarity in the pics. Hopefully, the stitch is  more obvious in the second pic. I added a flower to embellish it, of course. I love flowers, they are simply magical. And kids love them too. Or maybe I just assume they do =D

 From what I was told, the lil one tucked into it every night =) Well, what more could I have asked for!  

Brick-Stich Caps

Men's Cap

Ladies Cap

These are caps made using the same stitch. Its called 'Brick-Stitch' by the way the stichtes show on the cap. I loved the way it came up. I must say though, that the brick-stitch is more obvious in a 2 or more colour cap rather than a mutil-colour yarn as in the 2nd pic.

But I still loved making them both and adding a huge flower in the ladies cap made it even more exciting me for me. Although anything too out-of-the-usual makes me uncomfortable I do plan to give this cap a try! =)

Pink & Yellow Scarf

I bought this yarn, once again, from my trip abroad (several have been picked during the same trip). To my delight they were cotton & acrylic mix & very light; a lot better for hot & humid weather. 

The colours are so vibrant & refreshing. I absolutely love them! Although its turned out be slighter shorter than the usual length but I have managed to work my way around it =)

This stitch is called 'Romantic Lacy Stitch' & quite correctly by the way it simply looks. Very pretty indeed! & one of my favourite stitches.

Hair-Bands

These are a couple of hair-bands I made. They look good & feel good while keeping hair in place =)

Green Sling Bag

This is a sling bag made with a simple DC stitch, Its sturdy enough and extremely handy especially for droopy shoulders like mine or simply for the love of it. Having said that it does require a bit of a colour co-ordination with the outfit ;) This is for all the ladies who know what I mean...

Baby Caps & Shoes

This is the set of 2 baby caps and tiny pair of crochet shoes for a new born. This was my first attempt at making the shoes, Besides being incredibly easy they were also comfortable to touch and wear, Hope, the lil one felt cozy in them =)

My Brown & White Bag

Hello everyone, been a long time since I have been here. Loads of stuff have been made in the mean time  but honestly I have been too lazy to update! Not a great thing to say :( Hopefully will be better from here on...=)

This is one of my most special creations so far because I simply love the colours, the simplicity & yet the sophistication of this bag, Well, an artists loves all his creations but some remain close to the heart! =)

 I had bought this yarn and handle on one of my trips abroad, I was floored by the varieties on display. Generally the saying "more the better" is hardly applicable on me because 'more' confuses me and drives me nuts!!! But i managed to pick up these items pretty easily and they worked to my advantage.