Crochet Slippers for All!

So i've been on a crochet slipper kick recently, specifically 'spring time' themed slippers. I've made pairs for my mom, friends and of course myself! They are super easy and quick (perfect for taking on my bus rides to school); anyone who knows the basic crochet stitches can make these slippers! They are based on a combo of patterns which I will gladly share with you know.

The pattern in which my slippers are based on is the Drops Crochet Slippers . I wasn't a fan of the strap or edging on these slippers so I made some alterations. I did a simple SC border with a flower from a pattern off of The Life Artistic Blog.

Cute right? They fit perfectly. I use a standard worsted weight acrylic, I've made these in Caron Simply Soft, Vannas Choice and Loops and Threads. I then decided I wanted to try making my own flower (feeling adventurous). I had never 'designed' anything before but thought what the heck, i'll give it a go! My girlfriend wanted a pair of spring time daisy slippers, this is what I came up with:

 

What do you think?? Here is the pattern for these daisys
Daisy Flowers:
Make a magic loop
SC 14 in loop
Change colour - SC in 1st Ch. (Ch 3, skip St, SC in next stitch) repeat around
(SC, DC, TC, DC, SC) in each ch.3 space, slip stitch to beginning

Hope you like them!

School, Knitting, Open House, Oh my!

First things first, Ziggy and I's trial went well! We didn't qualify in anything BUT accomplished some things that have been holding us back (getting our contacts and 12 weave poles, yay!). That is long past now though, sorry for not updating you all sooner.

More recent news is that Cowl & Company is hosting its first EVER open house! How exciting! We've invited family, friends and previous purchasers to our house for tea, goodies and crafts. Hopefully it is successful. I've been busy crocheting away to get a bit of a stock pile up.

I am also learning to knit! Scary stuff. I've been learning for about a week now, teaching myself off of youtube videos and helpful people off of Ravelry. So far so good I think... I've made a few dishclothes and i'm now working on a cowl. I will say though, knitting takes A LOT longer then crocheting! Is it just me? Hopefully a newbie thing and I get faster...



And finally, a few pictures of my Crocheted Creations

Slippers! Made for a friend - No pattern for these :)

Artfully Simple Cowl - Free Pattern off Ravelry

More Crocheting and Agility!

Eek! I haven't updated in forever, my apologies! I had a bit of a dental emergency in which I broke a tooth, then had a root canal on said tooth. The root canal went well, we though, until the tooth broke AGAIN a week later! So I had to get the tooth pulled... No fun at all!

Aaaanyways, so i've been really busy with school, agility and of course crocheting. My crocheting and yarn addiction continues to grow and grow. When i'm out of school I wonder how many things i'll be able to make with all my free time?? Ziggy has been doing really well with agility, we are going to another competition this weekend; i'll keep you posted.

Now for some finished crocheted lovelies, I wont post them all but i'll highlight a few of my favourites:

A lovely chunky button cowl made for the cold weather! Too bad its spring like weather here...

This Asrai Fairy Stole was a pattern test that I loved. Uses lace and DK weight yarn, a nice twist!

This Dots N`Dashes Bolero worked up SO quick! My first official `garmet`

Well, thats all for now folks! Hope you enjoy my blog, more FO to come!
Please check out my Sister and I's store, Cowl & Company, it has been going really well so far! I've been really enjoying this adventure with my sister. She has started to crochet as well, who knew!