Sweet Nothings Crochet: SOME REALLY CUTE TOY FURNITURE

SOME REALLY CUTE TOY FURNITURE - 4

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Welcome back again to my blogs on cute tiny toy furniture. I do hope you are having as much fun as I am with all these tiny little creations. If you have just joined my blogs, then this is my fourth blog on tiny little toy furniture and at the end of this blog there are links for all the ones before and lots of other stuff I've made.

As you know, I’ve been making a living room of furniture for my friend, so lets see what I have come up with in this part of the series.

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Materials used : Today I’ve used some of our lovely Indian Oswal 4-ply yarn with a 3 mm crochet hook ; a little embroidery thread ; embroidery needle ; fabric glue to seal ends ; crochet stitch markers ; poly-fill stuffing ; stocking net

For Indians : You could use Anchor , Red rose , 4-ply knitting cotton , or unbranded knitting cotton or White Rose or bamboo knitting cotton , Milk cotton ; Silk yarns as well as Vardhaman acrylic yarns ; Baby soft acrylic yarn , Ganga Spectrum as well

General yarn info : The yarn used today is not specific to this pattern.

You can use any yarn with a suitable hook to make this project to any size.

International yarns : Among the international yarns I have used in this thickness, I’d suggest Aunt Lydia Cotton 10, Aunt Lydia Bamboo-Viscose 10, DMC Petra, Sullivans knitting cotton (Australia), Milford Soft, Hilaza Rustica Eclat , Alize cotton yarn and Alize bamboo yarn , Lily Sugar n' Cream cotton yarn, Caron Simply Soft , Bernat Softee chunky.

Abbreviations used :

ch : chain ch-sp : chain space

sp : space rep : Repeat

fsc : Foundation single crochet

dc : Double crochet

Stitches used :

Starting slip knot : https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw

Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot : https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs

Magic circle : https://youtu.be/ISC39yOqWro

Single Crochet : Sc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (2 lps on hk); yo, draw through both lps. One sc made. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/ghACqBpA-3k

First stitch for Single Crochet : This is how I like to start my row of sc. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/6pVYRfsf4_M

What is a chain stitch ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXx5ukBjKkY

Whipstitch to join : https://youtu.be/wZ-9LNzftMA

Invisible join : https://youtu.be/a6XZQ6VzJFM

Single crochet to join : https://youtu.be/6FXoW_47_dI

Instructions using U.S terminology

Please note that I start all my rows with a ch 1, turning chain for ease.

Please check the top of this blog for easy video tutorials on all stitches used in today's pattern. For your convenience there video tutorials through the blog too

Please read through all my notes before you pick up your hook, so you know just where we're heading in our pattern.

In my patterns I work with the principle of stitch count and body measurement.

This means that you need to work the stitch count in pattern, till you get the measurement (length and/or width) that you need for your project.

In this blog, I worked on some living room furniture and then some tiny accessories, and as I've shown you in my earlier blog, this is the full range of stuff that I'd made. .. for the inside of the house. For the outside, I'd also designed two small Christmas trees (also on my blog - so check link at the end of this blog)

1. OTHER LIVING ROOM FURNITURE

For the cute little couch, foot stool, rugs, table lamp and table, I’ve used the pattern from this book. I find that it’s available at

https://www.etsy.com/in-en/listing/257723576/the-living-room-fashion-doll-barbie-home?ref=market

Enjoy the photos that I've taken off all this splendid stuff

For the standing lamp, I used the pattern for the ‘light bulb’ & lampshade off the table lamp pattern here, attached it to a little post to the whole thing and ta da, got something different done !

This is the footstool

This is the lovely rug

This is the sofa .. the cushions are from the earlier blog

This is the lower part of the sofa

These are the square cushions that go on top of the sofa

This is just me showing off....

These are more cushions.. and more showin' off

The three-piece afghan is also from the same link and I just decided to make one more solo to go on top of the brown futon (shared in yesterday's blog) as my friend has one just like that on her side futon.

2. TINY DOILEY

Materials Used : I’ve used our Indian Red Rose metallic knitting cotton yarn with a 1.3 mm crochet hook.

Size : : 2.5” diameter

This doily is for the top of that table. I saw this tiny doily somewhere online and thought it would be perfect for my tiny furniture.

Magic circle : https://youtu.be/ISC39yOqWro

Single Crochet : Sc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (2 lps on hk); yo, draw through both lps. One sc made. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/ghACqBpA-3k

First stitch for Single Crochet : This is how I like to start my row of sc. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/6pVYRfsf4_M

What is a slip stitch : https://youtu.be/weB3QNbA8Iw

Start : with a magic circle and 12 sc in that circle.

Join with a sl-st to the 1^st st.

Pull lightly to close.

What is a chain stitch ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXx5ukBjKkY

Round 1 : sc in the 1^st sc ;

*ch 3, sk next sc, sc in the next sc* ;

rep *to* all around ;

ch 3 and join with a sl-st to the 1^st st.

Double Crochet : dc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk);

[yo, draw through 2 lps] twice. One dc made.

Check out the video at https://youtu.be/xdnjB27zpYo

Chainless start for Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 / ch – 3 start, and this is what I do to start my row of dc.

Check out the video at https://youtu.be/wskv3iTjRx0

Round 2 : sl-st into the 1^st ch-sp ;

5 dc in the same ch-3 sp ;

*ch 3, 5 dc in the next ch-3 sp* ;

rep *to* all around ;

ch 3 and join with a sl-st to the 1^st st.

Round 3 : dc in the 1^st 5 dc ;

*ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;

ch 3, dc in the next 5 dc* ;

rep *to* all around ;

ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;

ch 3, and join with a sl-st to the 1^st st.

In the following row, we will join our 5 dc together using the dc 5-tog.

Double crochet 5-tog as a decrease stitch : dc 5-tog : Here is an easy video tutorial for working a dc 5-tog over 5 sts at https://youtu.be/Dh2viux_fBA

Double crochet 5-tog as a decorative stitch : dc 5-tog : Here is an easy video tutorial for working a dc 5-tog all in the same stitch as a decorative stitch at https://youtu.be/5806EIpgcV8

Round 4 : dc 5-tog over the 1^st 5 dc ;

*(ch 5, sc in the next ch-3 sp) ;

rep (to) once ;

ch 3, dc 5-tog over the next 5 dc* ;

rep *to* all around ;

rep (to) 2 times ;

ch 5, and join with a sl-st to the 1^st st.

Round 5 : sl-st into the 1^st ch-sp ;

5 sc in the same ch-5 sp ;

*sc in the next sc, 5 sc in the ch-5 sp* ;

rep *to* all around ;

and join with a sl-st to the 1^st st.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

3. SMALL FLOWER VASE with FLOWERS

Finally in one corner of her living room, neatly tucked away is a beautiful vase with a lovely floral arrangement. I thought I’d make her that too ( ;) .. so come along on our final journey for this blog.

Materials Used : I’ve used our Indian Anchor knitting cotton yarn with a 1.3 mm crochet hook ; the lid of a small bottle of Fevicol glue and finally some insoluble glue.

Size : 1.5” tall ; 1.5” wide ; 5” across

Start : with a magic circle and 12 dc in that circle.

Join with a sl-st to the 1^st st.

Single crochet back loop only (sc-blo) : https://youtu.be/TaQI3Vu9VRQ

Round 1 : sc-blo in the 1^st dc and in each dc all around.

Join with a sl-st to the 1^st st.

This forms the bottom rim of your flower vase

From the following round, I have chosen not to join with a sl-st and work in continuous rounds.

Round 2 - 7 : sc in the 1^st sc and in each sc all around.

For our final round, let’s work a definitive round of Reverse Single Crochet or crab stitch.

Crab Stitch or Reverse Single Crochet stitch : https://youtu.be/cG3crwyHPnk

Round 8 : Crab stitch in the 1^st sc and in each sc all around.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

FLOWERS & LEAVES : For the flowers, leaves etc inside my little flower vase, I’ve used ready made leaves and the stamens that one uses for making stocking net flowers. You can make tiny little flowers using your coloured yarn as well, so go a little crazy, create and enjoy.

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