Soft waves pillow

I've finished this bed pillow the other day. I crocheted it with the "soft waves" pattern from 200 Ripple Stitch Patterns, by Jan Eaton, which I love and have used before.

Crochet placemats

I looked everywhere for some placemats that matched my plates and didn't found any that I liked.

So I decided to do it myself! Here's how they turned out:

I used a navy-blue worsted-weight 100% cotton yarn I bought at Tricots Brancal (downtown Lisbon) and then my mother suggested that i'd finish it up with a golden thread she had.

I followed Debbie Stoller's recomendations for crocheting a circle in The Happy Hooker.

Pillow and afghan set

My mother knitted this pillow and crocheted this afghan for her own bedroom. She just loves that color!

Colorful baby afghan

My mother made another crochet baby afghan for a friend of hers. As you must’ve noticed by now she has a lot of friends having babies!

Crochet booties

I've made another pair of crochet booties for a friend's daughter.

I've used some leftover yarns my grandmother had.

Soft waves afghan

I've recently finished a baby afghan as a gift for a friend of mine who's going to have a baby coming November.

I used the «Soft Waves» pattern in Ripple Stitch Patterns, from Jan Eaton. I love the effect the curving, undulating waves have.


The yarn is Bambino from Rosários 4. It's very soft and easy to work with.

To match the afghan I've also made these crochet booties. I'm really pleased with them because they turn out so cute!

Tunisian crochet scarves

I love Tunisian crochet! It's so simple, and if you use a worsted weight yarn you can work really fast.

I’ve made two scarves with this crochet stitch.

If you want to learn how to do it you can easily find explanations online and also great videos on YouTube.

Baby afghans

My mother made these as gifts:









The blue one has matching knitting booties:

Knitting and crochet needle cases

Two knitting needle cases I've made: one for myself and the other one for a friend.




This one was made by my mother.


And this is a crochet needle case I made for a friend.


I've quickly searched the web and found an article on TipNut with links to needle cases patterns.
Make your own needle case and keep your knitting needles organized!