Crochetkari: New Year, New Projects, New Beginnings

Monday 6 January 2014

New Year, New Projects, New Beginnings


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WISHING ALL MY DEAR FRIENDS A WONDERFUL 
AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR

Hello Friends, I hope the year 2014 has begun with a Bang, for you. It is the Year of the Horse according to the Chinese zodiac and I hope, that joy, hope, peace, success, and wealth just gallop into your life. 

As I was born under the sign of the Horse, this year has special significance for me. But having said that, I cannot say that the year has begun well. Last  month ie  Dec 2013 we were  told  that  my   mother-in-law has a tumor in the uterus. She has been advised a total hysterectomy, due this week. So the year 2014 has started off on a tense note. I will be leaving for Mumbai in a couple of days to stay with her.

Last year, while I did not blog regularly I did crochet as if the world was coming to an end!!!  LOL. So in that sense it was a very good year. I also bought a lot of yarn, crochet thread and hooks in different materials. Ahhh....crochet paradise! 

I also managed to fulfill a dream and started a much awaited project, something that I was longing to do for a very long time, (some of you may have already guessed) but more about that later

Now let me introduce you to one more "baby" from my family picture. This pattern is also a free pattern, from one of my favorite crochet designer - the lovely Lorene from Cre8tion Crochet. Lorene has lots of free patterns on her site and her patterns are really lovely.

The pattern I chose is the Zola Stacked Shells Cowl. It was love at first sight as the cowl was simply gorgeous! Also I suspect the name - Zola, had something to do with my choice (if you are a fan of Grey's Anatomy you know what I am talking about - the cute baby who is Meredith Grey's and Derek Shepherd's daughter).

So here is my own Zola:

crochet cowl peach

Isn't it lovely!! I loved the borders on either sides of the cowl. Gave it a very sophisticated look. 

cowl border details

My cowl is not as sumptuous as the original pattern because bulky yarn is not easily available in India and I am not really a fan of using two strands together. But nevertheless I just love this cowl. It can be worn in many different ways. I like that you can pull it over your head on really cold and windy days. Here are some more pics,

peach crochet cowl

peach crochet cowl

peach crochet zola cowl

Visit Cre8tion Crochet for this lovely pattern and beautiful pictures of it.

I was left with a little bit of yarn so I decided to make a set with matching fingerless gloves. I repeated the same pattern from the cowl to make the gloves.

crochet shells fingerless gloves

I always feel that gloves look very very elegant. Don't you think so? 

crochet shells fingerless gloves

The next photo was taken by my "assistant cameraman" (sonny) and it makes me laugh, as it looks like I am holding a trophy rather than a simple tea mug!!! 

crochet shells gloves crochetkari

I hope to keep posting from Mumbai as I may have to stay there for 2-3 weeks.
So until then...Happy crafting. Have a great year ahead!!!

9 comments:

  1. Beautiful cowl and fingerless gloves. I wish all the best for your mother-in-law. I hope everything goes well and she has a quick recovery. :)

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  2. Love the stitch pattern and border on the cowl! You do such lovely work!

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  3. Happy New Year girlie!! May you have a fabulous 2014.

    Take care of MIL. Say alls well. All will be well. :)

    Beautiful cowl and ofcourse the fingers that adorn the fingerless mits:) No i haven't made a mistake while writing :)
    Lovely cowl and mits. You know you inspire me so much to go ahead and make something? We blog friends must use this opportunity, these bouts of inspirations to the hilt. Isn't it.

    You take care.

    Lots of love
    Aishwarya

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  4. Beautiful color and pattern !
    A Happy New Year 2014 with health and joy !
    Hug
    Anna

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  5. I love it, Sangeetha! The color, the texture, everything. Happy New Year!

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  6. love it looks really beautiful!

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  7. Happy New Year Sangeetha! Wish you lots of fun crochet projects in 2014!
    The cowl and fingerless gloves are very pretty. Love the color.

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  8. Hi Sangeetha, you make such lovely crochet stuff... Absolutely love the cowl and the gloves.... so beautiful!!!

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  9. Hi Sangeetha. Your cowl is lovely. And I really like the idea of fingerless gloves. So glad you stopped by my blog today. Hope your mother-in-law is doing well. M. J.

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