Crochet Project: Elise Shawl

Just sharing with you my latest project which is probably the biggest one I've done so far: a shawl for Marti's Grandmother (my ex's Mom), for her birthday.

I found this pretty pattern on Ravelry called the Elise Shawl which is free for download! Click here to get your copy.

Unfortunately, I've ran out of yarn! So off I'll go to Carolina's over the weekend and hope to find similar colors because I bought mine from Divisoria.

Keep you posted!

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Crochet Project: Misty's Earrings

Enjoyed making these earrings for a new found friend but an old acquaintance! 

Misty was my highschool batchmate back in St. Paul College of Pasig and through the wonders of Facebook, we were able to reconnect and found out that we shared passions: parenting and accessories!

She sent me several pictures of earrings she wanted me to be inspired by for the crochet pieces she ordered from me and we agreed on these three:

So here are the finished earrings and hope that Misty would love them as much as I do :)

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Crochet Project: Kim Tae-Hee "My Princess" Headband

Got an interesting customized order from our Facebook page before the holidays. Our customer Cy sent us this photo of a pretty headband:

And even though I told her that the item in the photo was knitted and not crocheted, Cy went ahead and ordered the crochet part without the headband.

So I went ahead and researched about the accessory (did you know that you can drag a photo on to Google Images and Google finds the closest information about it? Try it, it's way cool!) and found out it's a hot fashion accessory among Kpop fans. It was worn my Kim Tae Hee in the "My Princess" Korean telenovela. Apparently, it's sold out even on eBay and that's probably why Cy found me :) 

http://www.allkpop.com/2011/01/kim-tae-hees-my-princess-headband-becomes-a-hot-fashion-item
That's Kim Tae Hee on the left wearing the handmade headband

Anyway, had to eye the pattern and make my own version in crochet and hope I did justice somehow! Here are the photos of the work in progress:

Not bad for my first freeform crochet project :) And it's even less expensive than the $20.00 eBay price of the original headband!


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Crochet Project: Sweetheart Necklace

My soul sister Arlene was in dilemma. She was invited to the birthday bash of her son's girlfriend and didn't know what gift to give the young lady.

So I suggested that I would make her a unique crochet necklace. Found out that her favorite color is pink so I thought why not pink hearts?!

Went through my collection of free crochet patterns and found this one from Planet June: 

                                                                              Source: planetjune.com via Millicent on Pinterest

So I chose several shades of pink (loved the salmon in particular!) and began making the hearts:

Finished the necklace just in time and Arlene loved it so much she wondered if she could keep it instead!  Anyway, I promised her I'll make her a better one :)

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Busy, Busy, Busy Crocheting!

Whew, haven't blogged for awhile. I thought working at home full-time would leave me more time to blog but it feels like I'm more swamped now than when I was at corporate! Working for myself, I never thought I'd be a very demanding boss :D

Anyway, I've been busy as a bee with three clients at oDesk, putting up a Facebook page for my other popular blog Pinay Single Mom (like it please!), continuing to serve in our Catholic community at the Makati Feast and of course crocheting!

I'm happy my sister Cha, who is the other half of millicentmelissa Handmade Accessories, is busy with crocheting again after quite some time. She's been creating these beautiful crochet trimmed diapers which was actually got me started crocheting three years ago when I made these for her newborn son Asti:

Crochet trimmed diapers by Cha

Dainty burp pads for your baby :)

Still working on the crochet bracelets for the girls of my swap meet at our Facebook group Philippine Crafters Association. Here's one I finished using crochet broomstick lace also known as jiffy lace (click on the link for the pattern):

Broomstick lace Bracelet

Pearl button closure

Cha also asked me to create crochet baby booties to pair up with her crochet trimmed diapers and here's one of my first studies:

Crochet Baby Booties with Bullion Buttons as the toe top

Now to work on the straps...

 
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Project: Crochet Mask

                                                                        Source: google.co.uk via Millicent on Pinterest

I don't know what's come over me but lately I've been obsessing on how to make crochet masks!

Scoured my usual hang-out, Pinterest for free patterns and every single one I found involves the use of wires as foundation for the eye holes. I followed the pattern of Craft Disasters above but the wires kept on breaking off so I gave up on it! Twas so frustrating when you're almost done with the piece and the wire comes off and you see yards and yards of crocheted yarn just unravel!

Moving along, going back to my pinning addiction, I found a very nice crochet pattern called triton shell stitch which I thought was kind of easy to make. I'm always on the look out for fancy crochet stitches and when I find one, I go learn it right away.

Photo of triton shell stitch

                                                                         Source: crochet.about.com via Millicent on Pinterest

Learning this stitch, it suddenly dawned on me that I could use this as the foundation stitch for a crochet mask! Below are the photos of my freehand attempt on creating my own pattern of a crochet mask:

Wish I'd used a more vibrant color but not bad for a first try :)

It's still in the works. I'm planning to make it a bit more elaborate; maybe make it chin-length like a niqab or add height to become like a headdress.

Detailed view

Major mistake: I got so engrossed crocheting the mask, I forgot to take down notes for the pattern! Oh well, when I'm completely done then I'll work on transcribing the pattern to post here.

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Crochet in Twitter

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosauraochoa

Was checking my twitter account, which I haven't done so in a long, long time because of Facebook and Pinterest, and saw a lot are sharing free crochet patterns! Check out some of them:

DealsFinder1 Deals Finder 

Crocheted Afghan Patterns, 8 Beautiful Afghans To Crochet (Kindle Edition) dlvr.it/19nvsb #kindle

BeadsByRoni Roni 

Ocean Love - Delicate crochet wire bracelet - perfect gift for that special someone. bit.ly/rwi8Uf #dawanda #OnFireTeam

MissTechDK Dalana Starr 

Newest #DIY to add to my #Crochet Collection! #Love itpic.twitter.com/ZfnTtRwU

crochetmania Sofia Stavropoulou 

Ravelry Rita Crochet Blanket pattern by Amanda Perkins bit.ly/AeJdVy

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Happy with their millicentmelissa Christmas gifts!

Just wanted to post pictures of the girls who got millicentmelissa accessories for Christmas gifts :)

My Bestie Arlene wearing Ranunculus choker necklace
in Mint

My sister Cha owning her Mitered Square bib necklace
in Purple Haze

My Bestie Tillet wearing Stargazer chain necklace in Charcoal

My officemate Bing wearing Buttercup earrings in Lavender

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Project: Crochet Lace Collar

I found this free fancy crochet collar pattern at The Ongoing Project blog which inspired me to embark on another crochet project over the weekend.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/violetwired
Photo taken from http://theongoingproject.blogspot.com

Shay's pattern was easy to follow and although I was able to modify the size according to my neck size, the 2 collars I made came out short! Thankfully, was able to remedy that on my third try by using a ribbon instead of a button :)

Here is my finished project. I added some pearls to make it look more Victorian-inspired but actually this reminds me more of one of  Queen Elizabeth I's paintings.

Okay, so I'll call this Victoria....

thanks to my lovely model: my sister Cha

With a ribbon closure, the size can now be adjusted 

The ribbon part can also be worn infront

Visit Shay's blog The Ongoing Project for the free pattern and more of her fabulous designs!

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Project: For Aunt Cres

My latest customer is my Aunt Cres, a third cousin of my Mom, who lives in California and she ordered 3 necklaces right away!

The first one was the Terya necklace which was inspired by my Mom:

Terya Necklace

She wanted the second one to be patterned after the Dreamcatcher_1 necklace but the colors to be patterned after the violet and amethyst light of St. Germaine and Archangel Zadkiel...

Dreamcatcher_2
in progress

And the third one is similar to the Katherine necklace but colors inspired by the Angel Jophiel so I found these buttery shades of yellow:

Colors for the Cresbi necklace

Cresbi Necklace horizontal diagram

Cresbi necklace vertical diagram

I'm working on the 3rd necklace and will probably finish by the end of the week :)

"Everyday and in every way, I am getting better and better!"

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Project: For Katherine...Finished!

   

Just finished Katherine's necklace last Monday and I really enjoyed working on this project. It's the design idea from the customer to create a necklace that can be worn vertically and horizontally! I think I'll be starting on some similar projects...just love the versatility!

Just had some problems with my courier who quoted me exorbitantly! Good thing my good friend Grace suggested an alternative! So I'll be shipping this off to Guam by tomorrow :)

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Project: Christmas Gift for Cha~~~Finished!

The Road Runner had nothing on me when I finished assembling Cha's Christmas gift...

Cha's Christmas gift
It was inspired by Spanish colonial tambourine necklaces

Detailed view

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Project: Christmas Gift for Cha

I think I caught the Scrooge bug because it's a week from Christmas and the only gift I have bought is for my Bosses at work! Haaaayyyy...

Anyway, I started on the necklace I'm making for Cha as my surprise Christmas gift and I hope she would really like it despite the sunshiny colors I chose here. Hope she won't find it too sweet and girly for her taste
 :-)

I think I'm calling this Autumn because of the lovely colors

detailed view

The pattern I used was partly taken from Linda Permann's book Crochet Adorned

1st study

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