For my biggest crochet project so far I’ve decided to make a granny cocoon shrug by Maria Valles. I fell in love with it at first sight and was really happy to learn that it’s very easy to make:) It’s one big granny square folded in half and sewed up with some space for sleeves. ...
Maciej is going to be an older brother. We decided to find a funny or at least unconventional way to tell the family and so I came up with the idea of a message on a bib:) I made this bib for Maciej and embroidered “an older brother” sign on it (in Polish). When we ...
Inspired by Jeanette from Lutter Idyl and her iphone cover pattern I decided to make my own. I modified the pattern to fit my phone. I decided to carry two colors along the work to make the color switch easier. However, when you do that you need to be very precise with the fit of ...
When I was pregnant with Maciej, as every first-time mom I spent lots of time preparing everything for the arrival of a new family member. And while doing that I did lots of research on best solutions for us and our child. I have heard and read a lot about traditional baby bath tubs and ...
These muffins are a perfect combination of sweet, buttery crumb topping and slightly sour raspberries. They are also really light because the basis of the dough is yogurt and vegetable oil. They are equally delicious with raspberries in season or frozen fruit. You can also use any other fruit for this recipe. Ingredients for 12 ...
Making this insulated pot holder was an easy and fun project. It can be a nice gift for anyone who cooks:) Each side of it consists of 4 long triangles for which you can find a pattern here. The pattern is basically to start with 2 double crochets and then increase with on dc in ...
While living in Denmark, you’ll definitely see famous “pølsehorn” (sausage rolls) in every bakery. They look so good that I decided to try baking them myself at home. I found a perfect recipe at Ann-Christine’s blog Valdemarsro. They are delicate but also crunchy and my family loves them. Ann-Christine kindly allowed me to provide a ...
I made this cute little crochet bride and groom as a wedding gift on my sister-in-law’s request. Surprisingly, it wasn’t as difficult as I first thought it’d be. I wanted the figurines to resemble the wedding couple the gift was for and I found a great inspiration and received a lot of guidance from Simpleartsplanet ...
I’m a big fan of sprouts, which are considered a super food as they are a rich source of many vitamins, minerals, enzymes and much more… And while you can buy them in every supermarket I prefer to grow them at home – it’s easy, fun and I know for certain that they are fresh. ...
My newest crochet project is a clutch perfect to fit in the keys, a lip balm and a mobile. Recently I became fascinated with bobble stitch, so I decided to use it here. This is the result:) Pattern (for a 11 x 21,5 cm clutch): – I used 100g Rio dark gray cotton yarn from ...