tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48690294938810607342024-03-13T10:42:35.734-07:00Crochet PhilippinesCrochet is just one of my handicraft passions. It's one of the more simpler hobbies you could ever learn and I hope to inspire you to start your very own hobby! Please feel free to use the free crochet patterns here but do link back to my website. Please take time to visit my Facebook page http://facebook.com/millicentmelissa1parentingphilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522241608968624317noreply@blogger.comBlogger9613tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869029493881060734.post-79912583513678454182015-04-27T21:59:00.001-07:002015-05-03T20:52:23.873-07:00Obsessed with Irish Crochet!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have always been in awe of the craftsmanship of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_lace#Irish_crochet" target="_blank">Irish crochet lace</a> when I saw them for the first time after being hooked on <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/PinaySingleMom/crochet/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After a long search (yeah, despite Google!) I finally found a video tutorial of a popular Irish crochet motif which is the Fiddle Head Fern Leaf! This piece I'm working on will be part of a reworked crochet headpiece for my good friend Ru. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you're obsessed like me ;) I'm sharing you below the resources I found where you can learn Irish crochet lace and also get free patterns of the different motifs:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. <a href="http://www.irishcrochetlab.com/" target="_blank">Irish Crochet Lab</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Their <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/irishcrochetlab/featured" target="_blank">Youtube</a> channel is where I learned the fiddle head fern leaf. Even though the video was quite long (5 clips for this pattern), it was easy to follow and I quickly learned the pattern. I made that in as little as an hour! #obsessed</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2. <a href="http://sheruknitting.com/patterns.html" target="_blank">SheRu</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've been learning 3D crochet flowers from SheRu and it's a great place to start learning complicated crochet patterns. SheRu has an extensive library of free patterns as it seems they upload new patterns everyday. They also have knitting patterns in case you're interested to learn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">3. <a href="http://issuu.com/lesliss/docs/crocheting_school" target="_blank">Issuu-Crochet School</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Issuu is a place where publications are shared online by users and I discovered a lot of expensive crochet books shared here for free! Although there are only a few Irish crochet patterns here, there are a lot more you can access and learn without having to buy the book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do you have other resources for Irish Crochet Lace? Share it in the comments below!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sharing some of my finished works:</span><br />
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1parentingphilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522241608968624317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869029493881060734.post-12474712236896230362015-03-06T23:01:00.000-08:002015-03-06T23:01:06.184-08:00Freeform Crochet Necklace<span style="font-size: large;">For my soul sister Arlene's 40th birthday, I wanted to make something quite special for her. As I've recently started an affair with freeform crochet, I decided to make a fabulous statement necklace. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's even more awesome that her favorite color is green since I have just learned how to make a <a href="http://www.mypicot.com/irish_crochet_patterns_t04.html" target="_blank">leaf motif</a> :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you want to learn freeform crochet, I highly recommend subscribing to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYdtpWueAERC0OnN8RyWDIA" target="_blank">Sheruknitting's Youtube channel</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Will be creating more pieces for summer so like my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/millicentmelissa" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> and get updated!</span><!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --><script async="" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>1parentingphilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522241608968624317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869029493881060734.post-6722112179296328542014-10-10T20:13:00.000-07:002014-10-10T20:13:57.326-07:00New Products Coming Soon!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Whew! Haven't been here in awhile... but the new interest in my crochet products has got me my crochet mojo back!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Got inquiries from Pinay wholesalers wanting to sell my goods here and abroad. Only too happy to oblige so dusted off my crochet hooks and took out my huge yarn stash. And of course, I wanted to create something new so went back to my trusty <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/millimarti/crochet/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> board to get some fresh ideas and found really interesting free form crochet. Loved them! Pattern-less and your work seems to take a life of its own. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I began with my favorite color of course and the photo above is my work in progress. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Found a pattern <a href="http://bit.ly/1rmcRGx" target="_blank">here</a>. It's in Chinese (I think) but the photos are fairly easy to follow. </span><span style="font-size: large;">It's going to be a statement necklace and can't wait to see the finished product. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have a lot of unfinished patterns so I assembled some just this morning and came up with 3 pairs of earrings! My procrastination has finally paid off hehehe... Actually the 2 gray earrings are not really crochet but Chinese buttons. We bought a lot of these for my sister's wedding invitations in 2010 when we created handmade fabric envelopes. I always thought they looked fancy so kept the extras and voila, now they are accessories!</span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;">So watch out for more new accessories from <a href="https://crochetphilippines.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">millicentmelissa Handmade Accessories</a>. Like our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/millicentmelissa" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> to get updates. Do your Christmas shopping here and get unique pieces at great prices :)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
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