Hi my dears,

do you remember my collection Meet me at the meadow? :-) I designed it in 2011 and I made cute hat and purse and some appliqués.



Continuously I am working on update of my oldest pattern. And I finished another one - Hedgehod purse :-) I wrote the instruction clearer, changed the design a little bit, added new appliqué and I hope, you will like it :-)

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If you are interested in the pattern of my little autumn purse, you could buy it here:

Needed material:

• fine yarn/ sport/ 5 ply/ 12 wpi/ calls for 3 mm hook 

• hook 3 mm

• tapestry needle

• common sewing thread and needle

• Toho beads average 4 mm (beads size 6/0), Toho beads cubes size 6/0

• 1 piece of heart button 1.8 cm

• mix of buttons average 6 - 15 mm

I used this yarn: 100% mercerized cotton Catania Solids by Schachenmayr SMC 

Yarn weight: Sport / 5 ply (12 wpi) Gauge: 26.0 sts = 4 inches. You will need about 57 g / approximately 155 yards of yarn totally. 

Measurement of finished purse: 15 cm /5.9 inches width, 15 cm /5.9 inches height. Length of the strap is up to you. I made 76 cm /29.9 inches long. Please remember, that the size of finished bag depends on used material and your own style of crocheting.

Level: beginner /intermediate. Basic skills of crocheting are needed.

You should know, how to crochet these stitches: Chain (CH), Slip stitch (SlSt) , Single crochet (SC) , Half double crochet (HDC), Double crochet (DC), Increasing (inc): 2 SC or 2 DC in same stitch , Decreasing (dec): crochet 2 stitches together

If you will have some question before purchase or during process, don't hesitate and write me at vendula.maderska@gmail.com. You could also send me a picture of your finished projects :-)

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Hi my dears,

how is your summer? :-) My hooks are on the fire and yours? :-) If you follow my instagram, you know, that I am not lazy girl. I love instragram, but I don't forget on my diary :-)

My dear diary, I was busy like a bee and I love it! I wrote some new patterns, wrote some free patterns, made some updates, made a Birthday cake for my little one and I crocheted some neeeeews :-) And I decided that will write about news I made dutifully and regularly :-)  

So today,something new :-) My new blue bag with big flower. I love it. The colors combo, the textuted pattern, the size and material, all is perfect for me :-) 

... as you see, this bag in not my favorite only LOL

I love to use the strap with little snap hooks. I always remove it from old bag and give it to new one :-) It is variable and the color is neutral, so it suits to almost colors :-)

If you would like to crochet the bag, the pattern is in my pattern store already :-) Just on Etsy but I will add it to the other stores soon too :-).

Hi my dears,

you know, every crocheter or knitter has own "number one" yarn. Well, I found "my star" long time ago. It is Kacenka by Nitarna Ceska Trebova, Czech production. I love this yarn for it's wonderful colors, 5 stars quality and it is certificated for children stuff under 3 years old. I really like this yarn in my hands - it is so pleasant and soft and did I tell you about these amazing colors? :-) I am pretty sure, that you know some of my creations made by Kacenka e.g. Rainbow purse, cat Lisa, Rainbow dogie, Emma - the owl, Little bear, Funny hens, Sweet Angel, Frankie - reindeer, Mermaid Francesca, White rabbit, the Fox and my original designs of crazy rainbow bag and rainbow tree and many other creations.

When I am designig and writing the patterns, I am always thinking about the yarn, you could work with too. I was still looking for the yarn, I will love and I could reccomend to you and you could buy it worldwide. Because I wanted to be sure, that you will be satisfied. And although I bought and tested many and many yarn and some were really good, Kacenka is still my star. I am tired of looking for something else... so I make a big decission! :-) Today I opened my small yarn shop on Etsy called Colorful Yarn Shop. I have to tell you, that I was thinking about it for years, that one day I could open a yarn shop. And today, it was that day :-) You know, I don't want to be a yarn seller, I am crochet designer, first of all. I love my work. I would not change anything, even if sometimes I am very sad and frustrated, when I see my work stolen and ..., but this is another story. The colorful world I am creating is an inseparable part of my life, my passion, it is me :-)

Hi my dears,

I just loooove summer! :-) And because I was busy like bee. Here is my latest news and revisions :-)

Do you remember my lighthouse set, I designed in summer 2012? 

 I still loooove this color combination!

Time has come and I made the revision of the hat and lighthouse applique.

And I made a revision of the fish also.

My summer bag is also blue :-) More about it this purse in my next post!

I wish you nice summer :-)

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Hi my dears, 

you wrote me quite often, that my free patterns in pdf are hard to download. I am sorry for the troubles. I checked it maybe million times but all looks that, it should be no problem with downloading. Sometimes these IT's (information technologies) makes me crazy... but I don't want to complain on it, because thanks IT's I could be in touch with you :-) 

So I made the decision to write all my free patterns directly on the blog, to be no troubles with downloading anymore. And of course, I will make the revisions of these patterns - because, as I am saying: "Always it is something, what could be done better! :-)"

Today I will share with you my free pattern of Rainbow purse for little treasuries. It was my very first purse I made for my Natalka. I used bright colors and after the years I still like it.

100% cotton  - Catania Solids by Schachenmayr SMC

Yarn weight:  Sport / 5 ply (12 wpi)  

Yardage: 136 yards (124 meters)
Unit weight: 50 grams (1.76 ounces)
Gauge: 26.0 sts = 4 inches

You will need small amount of these colors:
205 green, 219 light green, 222 light pink, 114 cyclamen, 397 light turquoise, 146 turquoise, 281 orange, 113 violet, 208 yellow You will need about 40 g of yarn totally.

Size of finished purse: this purse is quite little. It's size is: height 14 cm/5,5 inches and width 16 cm/ 6,3 inches

Note: if you would like to make your purse a little bit bigger, just repeat the rounds 14 - 22 and use the colors, following your own imagination or use another yarn e.g. worsted yarn, 100% cotton Lily sugar and Cream, hook 5 mm and follow the instruction. The size will be bigger and the shape will stay symmetrical.

Level of the pattern: beginner

Abbreviations used (US terminology):

At the beginning of this purse I made African flower. I used African flower pattern designed by Lounette Fourie and Anita Roussouw. I made some little changes in the original pattern, but still the credit gives to them of course.

Beginning: use light blue yarn and make 5 CH, join first CH with 1 SlSt to form a ring.

Round 1: 3 CH (count as first DC), 1 DC in the middle of the ring, [1 chain stitch, 2 DC in ring] - repeat it 5 times totally, 1 CH, make 1 SlSt to first DC (you will get 6 shells), end the work.

Round 2: use turquoise yarn, insert the hook in 1CH space from previous round and make all stitches in same 1 CH space [3 CH as a first DC +1 DC + 2 DC] - picture of the left

Then you will make: [2 DC + 1 CH + 2 DC + 1 CH] - all stitches in one 1 CH stitch from previous round. Repeat it to the end of the round. Make 1 SlSt to first DC. You will have 6 groups of: [2 DC + 1 CH + 2 DC +1 CH] - picture on the right

Round 5: Don't insert a hook in SlSt from previous round, you will skip these stitches. Use light green yarn, insert a hook in first SC from previous round and crochet: [1 SC in next 3 stitches, inc, 1 SC in next 3 stitches, skip one stitch] - repeat 6 times totally (you will have 48 SC). Make 1 SlSt to the first SC, end the work. You will have 48 SC.

Round 10: use hot pink yarn and make: [5 CH, 1 SlSt in 1CH space from previous round] – repeat to the end of the round. You will get 24 groups of (5 CH + 1 SlSt) 














String:


Beads:


Strap:
Row 1: use light pink yarn and make about 83 cm (33 inches) long chain using CH, end the work.
Row 2: use red yarn and make 1 SlSt in every stitch from previous row, end the work.
Neaten free threads and and sew the strap inside the purse.