African Flower Cushion

Hello my dear lovelies!

How is your Monday? Hope the weekend was lovely and good times had ensured :)

Today, i am presenting you ladies with my lovely African Flower cushion..

Ta-daah!!!

  

You can find the free pattern for these hexagon lovelies HERE.

 Ok, now...confession time. Although the hexagons themselves are real easy peasy, the joining is a real pesky business. One which i did NOT, repeat, DID not enjoy in the least bit. The Join-as-you-go method is done for each hexagon point. But you still need to individually sew/stitch/seam the 6 sides and it is a boring task. I switched to doing a mattress stitch after 1 side of SCs. Normally i prefer joining 2 sides with SC as i feel its sturdy..But boy, i immediately saw the amount of edges and switched to my yarn needle :)

I crocheted the back with some alternating rows of DC's.
Finished it off with these lovely blue flower wooden buttons..

 

So here are my 2 cushion covers, with 4 different patterns for the front and back and four possible ways to play around with them!

BTW, these cushions are a gift for my MIL as her favorite color is BLUE..

We had a very crafty weekend here at my world. Will post pics soon on that. And also a new project which i am waiting to start.

Now, yours truly turned 30+ somethings in the last week and i did have a great day with my 2 kids n hubby. It was a very quiet affair, just us with some presents for my kids..and awesome pizza and pasta lunch at my kids favorite place in Hong Kong. But, that day did not end on a happy note as i lost my wallet and have been running about since then to get all my cards, ATM and identity done. I just returned today after getting a temporary Hong Kong ID as it is mandatory for anyone staying over 90 days here. The only consolation was i had no money in the wallet as i had not visited the ATM and was with my banker :)

But, i did order myself some gifts as only i know what books n yarn i need!! Of course we are always out of Yarn..

Do you guys agree with this :)??

Will do a post on my new books n yarn very very soon..
Till then, happy hooking, happy crafting and lead a happy being :)

Love,
xxx

My Hex-Tote

Good morning my lovely people!
Hope you all had a great n fun filled weekend. The sun showed up at last, after a week of continuous cyclonic rain here in HK. The little people basked in the sun and in general it was a good weekend.

Ok, have you ever seen something and wanted it real bad? The moment i saw this bag i knew i had to give it a go. The problem was the colors. There were so many options. I wanted to use Red as i am generally wearing something which is red. And the pattern called for white. So decided on this combination.

It is a fun fun fun project. I had a great time crocheting this bag.

Thank you Alice from futuregirl craft blog. The videos and step by step instructions are so clear and easy to follow. I love her blog and admire her eye for detail and perfection. Lotsa lessons to learn :)

A few more clicks of my new bag which i absolutely love love love..!!!

Can you see these ends?

You know what is clever about this bag? Use a lining to cover this mess of threads up!

 

I sewed this lining by hand, i do not have a sewing machine as of now :((

Another neat trick to close the bag is this strip of titch buttons. Easy to sew them on, gives a nice finish to the bag. I dint want buttons as it is cumbersome to keep opening them. Zipper was out of question as i don't have a machine. This pretty much fit the bill :)

 

 A closer look at the hexagons....

 My latest model decided he has found a new play toy :)

Hope you guys liked this bag. Do visit Alice and crochet a hex tote for yourself!

Happy sunny week to everyone out there.

Love,

xxx