Best of 2015

I made too much to pick nine favorites of 2015... but I did and I'm definitely proud on these lovely crocheted items.

I wish you a happy new 2016, with a lot of happiness and creativity!
JoyJonne Hooks

Tilda

Finally I can show off my Tilda. Actually I made two of her. This one is the birthday present for my mother in law. She is one of my biggest fans and often supports me with lovely fabrics, buttons, beads, and edges. So she really deserved this one. She really likes the sewn version of Tilda, so that's why I decided to make a special crocheted version of Tilda.

 

Tilda is made of Phidal cotton 3 and about 45 cm tall. The dress is (of course) made of Tilda fabric. The hair of Tilda is often more decently, however I preferred the cute doll with a messy tail. That's more JoyJonne. Do you want to make a Tilda as well? You can find the pattern here.

Have a nice day!
JoyJonne Hooks

Fat lady in bikini

With this blog title I will receive a lot of new viewers I think ;)

  

Anyways... It was for ages on my list to crochet a fat lady, but I didn't find the right moment yet. A few weeks ago (somewhere in November) I thought about the busy December month and all the birthdays. And than suddenly I though "Let's make a fat lady and it will be a great birthday gift!" So I started crocheting and it took me a few evenings to crochet all the parts and half a day to sew everything together. Now I'm so happy to show my fat lady, I actually couldn't wait, but had to wait for the birthday. It was such a pleasure to crochet it. I especially like the hair, it's so lovely messy :).

The pattern is in Dutch from the book 'Dikke dames haken'

Have a nice weekend!
JoyJonne Hooks

Merry Christmas Angels

Lots of hugs, kisses, and Christmas wishes!

 

 

Tablet cover

Recently I made this lovely tablet cover for my sister. Now she can carry her tablet safely from home to university and back.
I used to different cotton yarn types to make this cover. I started with some yellow yarn and crochet needle 2.5 mm. Then used some thicker multi color yarn and crochet needle 4 mm. The first row when I changed from yarn I made one sc and skipped the next sts and continued this to the end.

Lalylala deer

O dear, I finally finished my mini Lalylala deer! Isn't she cute?

Do you recognize it that you start a project, crochet all the separated parts and then stop and wait until it sews itself together? For me, it's like that most of the time with bigger projects. Again it took me too much time to finish this lovely one. I made all the parts already months ago. Then last Saturday I finally grabbed myself together and finished it. And now it's finished, I love it!
She is now glittering and shining in my living room :)

Want to make a Lalylala? Check out the Lalylala website and follow the Lalylala addicts at Facebook!

Sheep rattle

You know that feeling, you've found the perfect book for a new born and you want to crochet something that fits with the theme of the book? On the internet I found a great example of a sheep rattle, but no pattern. So I had to make one myself! No problem, but it takes some more time to make one.

There is actually a funny story behind the present. I started to search for a book, even before the baby was born. I found this book 'Joep' which is about a cute stuttering sheep and is illustrated by my cousin (link to website). The next day we found out that the newborn was born and called 'Joep'. What a coincidence!

 Have a nice day!
JoyJonne Hooks

Mr. Duck for a newborn

Hooray! Several weeks ago, I became aunt again! I crocheted this lovely little stuffed toy mr. Duck specially for him.
Many people already made this duck, it's a real famous pattern in crochet world, but here a link to the pattern again!

Have a lovely weekend!
JoyJonne Hooks

Spin juggling balls

You know these specific crocheted juggling balls with split peas in it? I made them myself :). Now I can start practising juggling! I filled the balls with split peas instead of fiber fill. Fiber fill is too soft and light, split peas filling is perfect for adhesion and weight. To create the spin balls I used this pattern for the 'spin' instructions and adjust is a bit to create more juggling kind of balls. I wrote down the total amount of stitches so you can make them yourself!

R0: Chain 2, join the stitches with a slip stitch. This is the foundation of the ring.
R1: 6 sc into the second chain of the hook (6 stitches)
R2: 2 sc in each of the 6 sts of the previous round (12 stitches)
R3: *1 sc in next st, 2 sc in next st* Rep 6 times (18 stitches)
R4: *1 sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st* Rep 6 times (24 stitches)
R5: *1 sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st* Rep 6 times (30 stitches)
R6: *1 sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st* Rep 6 times (36 stitches)
R7: *1 sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st* Rep 6 times (42 stitches)
R8: *1 sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st* Rep 6 times (48 stitches)
R9: *1 sc in next 7 sts, 2 sc in next st* Rep 6 times (54 stitches)
R10: *1 sc in next 8 sts, 2 sc in next st* Rep 6 times (60 stitches)
R11 - R19: 1 sc in each stitch around (60 stitches)
R20: *1 sc in next 8 sts, 2tog* Rep 6 times (54 stitches)
R21: *1 sc in next 7 sts, 2tog* Rep 6 times (48 stitches)
R22: *1 sc in next 6 sts, 2tog* Rep 6 times (42 stitches)
R23: *1 sc in next 5 sts, 2tog* Rep 6 times (39 stitches)
R24: *1 sc in next 4 sts, 2tog* Rep 6 times (30 stitches)
R25: *1 sc in next 3 sts, 2tog* Rep 6 times (24 stitches)
R26: *1 sc in next 2 sts, 2tog* Rep 6 times (18 stitches)
Fill the ball with about 100 grams of split peas
R27: *1 sc in next st, 2tog* Rep 6 times (12 stitches)
R28: *2tog* Rep 6 times (6 stitches)
Finishing off

Good luck with crocheting and juggling!

JoyJonne Hooks

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Please, do not claim this pattern as your own. If you want to share this pattern on your blog or website use a hyperlink to this page, but please do not reprint it on your site. You are allow to keep a copy for your personal use, but do not sell or distribute it.

Pineapple Cardholder Pattern

Recently I made a bunny cardholder for my public transport card. My sister saw this one and said 'O it's so cute, can you also make a pineapple?' So that's how this idea were established.

I tried to find a stitch which represent the texture of the bottom of the pineapple. This is called the 'berry stitch' in my crochet book. However I couldn't find a great example at the internet of this stitch. But I'll write the instructions down!

Materials:
Phildar yellow and green
Crochet needle: 2,5mm

Pattern:

The YELLOW part. 

Start with a chain 39.
R1: 4dc in the sixth ch from the hook, skip the next 2chs, dc in the next ch, *skip the next 2 chs, 4dc in the next ch, skip the next 2 chs, dx in the next ch* repeat between the * until the end.

You're facing the right side of your work now. You could mark this with a short piece of yarn to remember.

In the next row we're going to work with BPdc (back post double crochet). If you're not familiar with this stitch, find out the instructions here.

R2: Ch3 (counts as dc) and turn. 2 dc in the first dc, skip the next dc, and work the BPdc in the next dc, * skip the next dc, 4 dc in the next dc, skip the next dc and work a BPdc* repeat until the last 2 dc, skip the next dc, 3 dc in the last dc.


In the next row we're going to work with FPdc (frontpost double crochet). If you're not familiar with this stitch, find out the instructions here.

R3: Ch3 (counts as dc) and turn. Skip the next 2 dc, 4 dc in the next BPdc, * skip the next dc, work a FPdc, skip the next dc, 4 dc in the next BPdc* repeat until the last 3 dc, skip the next 2 dc, and dc in the last dc.

R4: Ch3 (counts as dc) and turn. 2 dc in the first dc, skip the next dc, work a BPdc, * skip the next dc, 4 dc in the next FPdc, skip the next dc, work a BPdc * repeat until the last 2 dc, skip the next dc, 3 dc in the last dc.

Repeat the row 3 and 4 until you have 13 rows.
Fold the yellow piece of fabric and sew together.

The GREEN part:

- dc in the central stitch of the back part of your cardholder. chain 10, sc in the second ch from the hook, hdc in the next 2 chs, dc in the last six chs.
- dc in the same central stitch. Chain 12, sc in the second ch from the hook, hdc in the next 2 chs, dc in the last 8 chs.
- dc in the same central stitch. Chain 12, sc in the second ch from the hook, hdc in the next 2 chs, dc in the last 8 chs.
- dc in the central stitch of the back part of your cardholder. chain 10, sc in the second ch from the hook, hdc in the next 2 chs, dc in the last six chs.

Finish off. 

©JoyJonne Hooks
Please, do not claim this pattern as your own. If you want to share this pattern on your blog or website use a hyperlink to this page, but please do not reprint it on your site. You are allow to keep a copy for your personal use, but do not sell or distribute it.

Hobbes for a newborn!

Aww... isn't it cute?

A few weeks ago, a mommy to be sent me an email. She saw Hobbes I made before at my site and she's expecting a little 'Clavin' this June. The theme of the nursery is 'Calvin and Hobbes', so a Hobbes would really complete this room. I feel honored to make this Hobbes specially for them! 

I really loved to make this and I'm really thrilled about the result!

Do you want to make such a lovely Hobbes as well? check out this site!

Love,
JoyJonne Hooks

VW Tansporter 1

I love the design of the Volkswagen Transporter T1! So when I found this lovely free pattern on the internet, I couldn't resist to make it. Doesn't it look cute between my little yellow bus and Lego bus?!
The pattern is available in Dutch and English at epsiej!

Have a nice day!

JoyJonne Hooks

Rabbit Cardholder

I regularly go to work by public transport. In the Netherlands, you need a special card to be allowed to use public transport. I need my card often quickly, so that's why I store it in my pockets instead of my wallet. I know, pockets are not the safest place to store your card, because the chance it will damage or break is quite high. This card holder will from now on protect my card... and isn't it a cutie?

Pattern is available at amuuse

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Happy Poo Emoticon

You know that kind of people who often make use of the poo emoticon in the Whats-app conversations? It's kind of a buzzer word, doesn't really make sense or add something to the conversation. It's kind of noise, but than funny. Because everytime I see it, I start to laugh. Specially for this dear friend, I couldn't resist it, I made this emoticon!
I used this pattern and added the specific 'face' of the emoticon by using felt.

Have a nice day!

JoyJonne Hooks

Don't mess with Nerdy Dirk

Recently one of my friends pointed me to the Lalylala patterns. These are awesome!! Many many people make their own version based on the Lalylala patterns. I just kept it to one of the original Lalylala's Dragon Dirk pattern. It was really fun to make, but also a lot of work. It was a nice project for the dark winter days. Now spring is coming, so it was time to finish this cutie!

I added the glasses to give Dirk a more nerdy look. For the glasses I used two paper clips and attached them by using some decorative washi tape.

Credits: Lalylala
Pattern: Dirk the dragon

Have a nice weekend!

JoyJonne Hooks