Easy Adjustable Necklace

Still on the subject of making necklaces. This one took me about 15minutes max to make. I Just needed cord a few small beads and to learn how to make adjustable knots. I like my necklaces pretty small so adjustable ones are ideal.  Here's what I made:

This is at a longer length so I can fit it over my head...

This is at a short length how I like it.

And this is how it looks on. Obviously doesn't need to be so tight; the magic of adjustable knots. 

I used this YouTube Video to learn the knots. There are a variety of sliding knots out there but I think these ones look the best and they are quite easy to do. 

The hardest part of making this for me wasn't the knots but getting the small beads onto the cord due to the ends fraying. Cutting a little off the cord does work but I hate wasting those bits of cord so I got a lighter and melted the ends... don't set it on fire though! Only use a lighter if you are an adult or an adult is present, you have been told! 

DIY Wire Wrapped Pendant

My Grandma bought me a pendant a while back I thought I'd try adding more detail to it by putting a small pendant on the front but then I came across a website and decided to have a go. I already had some craft wire from making Ear Cuffs

Here's the finished pendant:

It's very simple to do and many different variants can be made. Definitely something a beginner could easily make. Here's the website: Pendant Tutorial

Crochet slippers

I had some yarn to use up that I bought for my Amigurumi Snake however this yarn is a pretty unique colour and not really one I'd make anything with. So I spent ages wondering what to make with it that not many people would have to see. The answer: slippers!

This is the first piece of clothing I've ever tried to make so it took me a while to get the sizing right for my feet. I think I had to pull it back twice and start again to get the right size, the first time it was MASSIVE I only have size 3 feet.

Anyway here's the pattern that I loosely followed: Simple Crochet Slippers

The pattern suggests to use worsted weight yarn but I made my slippers with the DK yarn i wanted rid of so I had to do more rounds and work out how many stitches I needed to fit my feet. It still worked out fine though and they are sooooo comfy.

The pattern is easy to follow its just getting the size right to fit that's the difficult bit but when you've worked out the first one the second one is a breeze. The only thing I would say is to make sure the slipper is turned inside-out when the back seam is made otherwise the seam is on the outside of the slipper and doesn't look fantastic. Also the slipper may look a bit small when it's being made but remember it stretches. 

Crochet Bag

All my socks seem to be taken by the underwear gnomes, so I put the odd socks in a bag until their partners turn up. However I was using an old Ann Summers bag which wasn't the best idea when guests were around... Questions questions questions. So got my crocheting head on.

I made a bag based on this pattern, I say 'based on' because silly my did it wrong.... American double crochet, NOT UK double crochet! This is an American pattern. http://theadventuresofcassie.blogspot.co.uk/2008/03/free-reusable-crocheted-grocery-bag.html

The bag is pretty easy and quite quick to make even if done wrong... I realised i was doing it wrong but wasn't going to pull it all back as it's only being used for socks. So you can see where I changed from the UK double crochet to the American double crochet.

I didn't really like being able to see the pointy corners so I'm using it inside-out for a more rounded bottom.

Here's a picture of it full. 

As I started making the bag using UK double crochet and then switched to American double crochet the bag looks thin at the top and fat at the bottom. But as I said this one is only for socks so it will do. I also added a few extra rounds to what the pattern suggested.