Another crocheted mat

I am sorry I am posting my crocheted fabric mats repeatedly.

I think I am a bit crazy............

I m so addicted to crocheting these mats for the past few days.

Yes, my sister sent me some old T-shirts and I crocheted another one yesterday.

Not only that, I added another round for the other three mats that I have shown you in my last three posts.

Why ? My little grandniece paid me a visit yesterday . She said it would be better to make them bigger .

"I think it is better to have bigger ones because I like to jump on them !" she said. LOL!

So now all the four mats that I crocheted are around 20 inches in diameter.

Well, as a beginner , I understand I still need to improve my crocheting skill.

Anyway,I think this is a good start for me to practice my skill. Hopefully, I will be able to crochet beautiful stuffs in future. :D.

I would like to show you some photos of my cute grandniece . She likes to look at the flowers in my garden. Too happy to find a ripe passion fruit.

She plucked the fruit and enjoyed eating..............
Thanks for reading.
Hope you have a nice day!

The sun in the middle of gloomy sky

I crocheted when I was watching TV.

I crocheted when I was in the kitchen ,waiting for the food on the gas-stove to be cooked.

I crocheted when I was fed up of marking exercise books with horrible handwriting.

I crocheted and crocheted and crocheted.......,

Phew! Finally it was done this afternoon!

I think the colour combination for this one is a bit weird , but those were the only fabric strips left.

No choice .... and I am not willing to unpick and redo it. So just let it be, let it be .....!

Just let the sun stays in the middle of the glooming sky ( or funny sky?). Hehehe !

Yes, I enjoy so much upcycling old T-shirts into fabric mats.Thanks Amy for the inspiration !

Now I am running out of fabric strips.

My sisters promised to collect some old worn-out T-shirts and bedsheets for me. So wait until I get those stuffs before I can crochet recycled mats again.. ^o^.

Colourful rag rug

I am addicted in crocheting rag rugs already.I crocheted this colourful one yesterday afternoon.

The diameter of this rag rug is around 18 inches.

A lady working in a textile garments factory picked up some colourful knit fabric scraps ( which are supposed to be thrown away ) for me last month . I used two worn-out orange and light blue colour T-shirts, plus the green and yellow scraps to crochet the above floor mat.

The scraps given by the kind-hearted lady are really good for crocheting rug rags .

As the knit fabric is stretcheble, I cut all the scraps into zig-zag strips, and simply tie knots to join each of them to form a long strip for crocheting.

The picture below shows how I cut one of the scrap ( around 8 in. x 10 in. ) before I tie it together with other similar strips to form a long strip for crocheting. My hubby commented that the blue rag rug I crocheted a few days back is too small , so I crocheted another round to make it bigger.

The size of this rug rag is now 18 inches ( or around 45 cm ) in diameter. I supposed this is the size we both preferred , since it is not too big nor too small.

Well, I love this blue rag rug, and I am going to use it as kitchen mat . It sure will brighten up my hours spending in my kitchen. ^v^.

Enjoy your weekend !

Guess what ? Yes, I am going to spend my weekend crocheting another rag rug....., and I will start with the red fabric strips shown above . ^o^.

Crocheted fabric floor mat

I am having two weeks of holidays but I have so many bundles of exam papers to mark.

This means even in holidays yet a lot of paperwork need to be completed !

Well, I stop marking papers when I feel tired and do some crocheting .

See what I had completed yesterday, a recycled floor mat !

This hand- crocheted floor mat is inspired by Amy from chick chick sewing.

This durable floor mat is made from my three worn-out T-shirts and some fabric scraps given by my hubby's aunty.

I enjoyed cutting the worn-out T-shirts and scraps into strips and crocheting them into such eco-friendly mat.

I am back

I was too busy with my work for the past few months and could not spare time on blogging.

Heavy workload sometimes really drives me crazy. Luckily my passion for sewing always helps to erase the stress and tension that exist in my life. I found myself living in peace and content as long as I can sit down to sew , may it be just a few stiches.

I did not come out with much stuffs for the past few months, but every small project or stuff make me smile.

coasters

batik dress

patchwork zipper pouch

crocheted rug rag

floral blouse

denim box pouch

apple coasters

strawberry coasters

" gardening " zipper pouch

" embroided scissors " pincushion

I will not stop sewing. I will only post if I am free. :)

I learn how to crochet

This Japanese crochet book was printed in Japan in the year 1983. I think I must had bought it when I was still a student. At the bottom of the right hand side of the book cover , there are two Japanese words which are exactly same as Chinese words meaning " basic ". I can't read Japanese, but I knew that this is a crochet book for beginners . Beginners can learn basic crocheting methods using this book.

The book has been kept inside my cupboard for too long , so yesterday I started my first piece of crochet work. Since I am new and had never crochet before, so I only dare to try a small coaster. The book stated the diameter of this coaster is 14 cm, but my end result only measured 12 cm !

I am not satisfied with what I had made. The poor coaster does not look nice. Please do not laugh over it. Well , it is much tougher compared with sewing clothing. Anyway, I think I need a lot of practice to improve my skill. Practice makes perfect, right ?

I put a heavy crystal ball ( actually not really crystal , I think it is made from glass ) on the coaster. The ball was bought by my hubby when we were travelling in Beijing in the year 1996.The diameter of this ball is around 12 cm. Delicate and fine Chinese painting on a small marble stone is sealed inside the glass ball.It is really a fine piece of art .