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ClearlyHelena portfolio of classy, crafty, quirky creations. From classy jewelry to all kinds of crafty, quirky home decor, apparel, accessories. Most with free diy and how-to notes and ideas.
When I gifted the first of this original Wassily01 Boxy Japanese Jacket to my friend last year as a belated birthday present, it was too small for her. So this year, I have used exactly the same pattern but with different yarns and hook sizes to create this Extra Large and roomy Japanese Boxy Jacket. I hope this time, we have a successful fit.
Wassily01A Japanese Boxy Jacket XL (CH0526A)
A warm, easy, oversize top in CMC: It is winter, I am feeling fat but cold. I wanted an easy to put on top/vest that I can wear anywhere. Something that would hide my fatty bits while hopefully, look a bit flattering. All I can say is that I was so pleased with this pattern that (so far), I have made three 😀
Oversize Top in CMC; CH0534
And for a bonus, it is reversible! (Just as long as your joining seams are pretty neat). [Read more…]
Chinese Box Top is made for charm and comfort with a dash of stylised Chinese characters. This was made using the Clean Mosaic Crochet method, featuring a loose, comfortable shaping that I really appreciate.
Cats Pocket Scarf is my first full project use of my Clean Mosaic Crochet (CMC) technique. And I think the test run turned out ok. While the pocket scarf is scheduled to fly off to USA, I will be offering the cats graph as a FREE graphed pattern.
Cats Pocket Scarf in CMC (Clean Mosaic Crochet) CH0351
Happy Mikki Gloves combines both the beloved warmth and functionality of fingerless gloves with the specifically designed feature of being an extra warm and cushy wrist warmer.
The colours in the first pair I made were inspired by the talented Mikki Ferrugiaro’s amazing use of vibrant colours in some of her magnificent beaded works. Hence, the name “Happy Mikki”. These gloves are not just meant for warmth and support but also for the often needed burst of happy colours.
Pocket Scarf seems to be the in thing this season. So I jumped in with my take on the pocket scarf (aka pocket shawl) in this Floral Pocket Scarf. The technique I used was LC2C (Linked C2C) crochet but you can as easily make this using the standard C2C (Corner to Corner) crochet.
Floral Pocket Scarf in LC2C (CH0529)
This Wassily02 Jacket is a knee length jacket, styled in the comfy, free size, Japanese boxy jacket style. As with the first of this series, Wassily01 Jacket (normal length), this too is based on one of Wassily Kandinsky’s art pieces and created using LC2C (Linked C2C) crochet.
Wassily02 Knee Lt Boxy Japanese Jacket CH0527
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Wassily02 Knee Length Japanese Boxy Jacket (CHO527)
Wassily01 Jacket – the colours and illustration on this jacket are my abstractions from some of Wassily Kandinsky’s fabulous abstract art. Hence the name.
The shape was inspired by the easy, casual, and comfy Japanese-style boxy jackets. It is generally free sizing, which is very convenient.
I made this using LC2C (Linked C2C). LC2C is like C2C (Corner to Corner) crochet – except I like my LC2C so much better. Why? Because it produces a nice, dense, drapable, cushy fabric. The standard C2C crochet produces too many large holes in the fabric and worse, the holes keep getting larger with use!!
You can find out how to crochet LC2C in my photo tutorial.
Wassily01 Japanese Boxy Jacket (CHO526)
This Artist Trio Blanket is based on the (partial) works of 3 inspirational artists: Paul Klee, Janet O’Neal, Wassily Kandinsky. At this stage (before the blanket is made), I don’t know if I will list the resultant graph (aka graphan) for sale. If it all works out ok, I probably will just in case someone wants to give this a try too.
Artist Trio Lap Blanket (no hole C2C crochet) – CH0525
I have various examples of beading circles and rings. Here I am trying to pull many samples together which will make it easier to reference them in future.
