With Love from Maartje

As promised, the translation for the tiny  Amigurumi Christmas Baubles   that go well together with the Granny Christmas Tree that I designed for byClaire&Friends, see my last post. I made the baubles with byClaire Cotton and Sparkle.  The design is in cooperation with byClaire and only intended for personal use, and not commercially. Please visit  Claire's website for the free download of the original pattern, the diagram and more photos. What do you need: - byClaire  Cotton  and  Sparkle . You don't need much, it's perfect for your scraps - crochet hook size 3 - scissors Used abbreviations (U.S.): slst = slip stitch ch = chain sc = single crochet dc = double crochet The inside is crocheted with byClaire Cotton . Start with a magic ring. In the ring you make 6 clusters* of 3 dc, followed by a ch. End with a slst in the top of the first cluster. Fasten off. The outside is crocheted with byClaire Sparkle ...

It's only 7 weeks to Christmas, and not so much time for preparations anymore haha!  That is if you're like me, and you're too busy with other stuff, and then suddenly it's Christmas next week but you haven't even posted the Christmas cards yet... So I thought, let's change that and start early this year. The thing that has been on my to-do-list since last Christmas (yup!) is to translate the pattern for the Granny Christmas Tree which I designed for byClaire&Friends. ByClaire Softmix and Sparkle are just perfect yarns for it, and you can buy it here  if it is not available nearby you. The design is in cooperation with byClaire and only intended for personal use, not commercially. With that in mind I'll share the pattern in English here, please visit Claire's website for the free download of the original pattern in Dutch, the diagram and more photos. What do you need? - 1 ball of byClaire Softmix in the colour of your...