One Crochet Basket Pattern Done and One on the Way

Hi there,

I'm so happy to announce this!

The pattern for these delicious baskets is now available. I have a pattern for both a small size (9" diameter) and a medium size (10.5" diameter). The ones pictured on the right are the size small in hot pink, grass green and tangerine.


Click on the links to find them in my shops.

Etsy: Small basket ~ Medium basket

Craftsy: Small basket ~ Medium basket

Ravelry: Small basket ~ Medium basket

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Now to the basket pattern on its way...

Here's a sneak peak to a basket I have been working on. It features a stitch that I invented that will give the basket a chevron texture outside and inside.

I will make the pattern available as soon as possible.

Love,
Henna

Nesting Scallop Edge Baskets Pattern is Here!

I have finally finished the pattern for my nesting baskets featured previously on my blog and on Pinterest. It can be found in all of my shops. Links to my shops are provided below.

Etsy  Craftsy  Ravelry  This blog

Love,

Henna

Buy patterns straight from the blog! And other pattern news...

Hi there,

Yesterday I added a new feature to my blog!

You can now buy my patterns straight from my blog. Just click the tab above called Buy patterns here. A new page will open where my patterns are displayed. Add the patterns you want to purchase to the cart and follow the checkout prompts.

This feature is offered by Ravelry, and I'm super excited about it. I opened a Ravelry store also couple days ago. You can find it here.

You can use the coupon code LABORDAY2014 on the purchase on my blog, Ravelry shop and my Etsy store to get 20% off your purchase. The coupon will expire September 4th 2014.



NEW PATTERN ALERT!

Also, I wanted to let you guys know, that the Alicia Placemats pattern is available for purchase in all my pattern shops! Here it is:

Find it here: Etsy, Craftsy and Ravelry.

COMING SOON

The next pattern that's nearly finished is The Nesting Baskets with 4 sizes of baskets. So excited to get it finished!





Love,
Henna

Scallop Edge Basket Pattern is Finally Available for Purchase!!!

I have not been posting anything for a while. Life has been super busy after I started my premed studies. My little boy started his school career too, by going to daycare. This new year has been full of new things. Speaking of new things, the much requested pattern for my scallop edge basket is finally available for purchase at my Etsy shop. It took me a while and I'm happy it's finished. I'm working on some more patterns amongst my school work. Be patient with me, there will be more to come!

Love,
Henna

Nest of Nesting Baskets

POST UPDATE: 
The pattern for these nesting baskets is now available for purchase. You can find it in all my pattern shops (click on the Etsy, Craftsy or Ravelry tabs on top) or on my blog by clicking the Buy Patterns Here tab on top.

Happy creating!

Love,
Henna

ORIGINAL POST:

Recently I made some nesting scallop edge baskets for a customer of mine. They look so deliciously colorful together. The baskets are 11" x 6" (country red and hot pink), 9" x 5.5" (country pink and robin egg), 7.5" x 5" (pale yellow and grass green) and the smallest 5" x 4.5" (tangerine and teal blue). These were such a nice project and I had fun photographing them as well :)

Huge Pink Nursery Basket

Take a look at my newest creation: huge pink basket. A customer of mine wanted a basket for her daughter's nursery that could hold blankets and such. This enormous crochet basket is 17" / 43cm in diameter and 12" / 30cm in height and will hopefully hold all the items it was intended to.

I used the same pattern in the body of the basket as in my smaller baskets in my shop. The basket is 100% cotton and can be washed in a washing machine.

In the photo below, you can see my great grandmother's chair from Finland. I painted it white while I was living in Germany and redid the upholstery. This chair had no cushion on the back, so I made one that wraps around it and ties at the bottom. The off white oval rug is also one of my creations. You can find it and other rugs in my shop.

I put three big crochet blankets inside the basket and it still had room for a stuffed sheep I made from a white towel and fabric scraps.

Here's a closeup of the scallop edge on the basket. I just love that it makes the basket seem a little bit delicate despite it's great size.

Next time I will be posting some photos of a hot pink rug I'm working on now. It will be such a beauty...

Rugs, Rugs All Around

I have been wanting to have a great and space saving way to display and store some of my crochet rugs. And since I have been thinking about maybe selling my items locally in a small craft store, together with my parents we designed and made this awesome ladder to display my rugs and hanging hearts. A shorter version would also be nice for hanging a duvet or blankets.

Here is one of my newest hearts. This beautiful pink heart has wings. I'll need to make this and more similar hearts available in my shop soon. 

The rectangular rug in the following photos is a project I did for a dear friend of mine. She gave it to her mom yesterday for her birthday and I'm glad to inform you, she loved it. We made a trade transaction, I will make her 2 rugs and she will complete a landscaping design for my front and back yard. How awesome is that?! I can't wait to get started with the garden.

The rug pattern is not my own, but I added my own twist to it by adding a thicker boarder with a delicate edging to soften the design a bit. I made it from a recycled cotton material I purchased from Finland. I will have to make some rugs and baskets from this great material soon and have them available in my shop. If only there was unlimited time :)

These colorful baskets are part of a bigger custom order, 8 baskets in total. I will take some more photos of them as I finish all of them and make a posting of them later. Aren't the colors so pretty though...

I just had to take a photo of this white metal heart I have hanging in my little boys nursery. I added a green ribbon to it do it will coordinate with the rest of the room. I'm sure I will post some photos from his room soon too, maybe when he will move there to sleep.

Crochet Baskets Heart Craft Room

I have had the immense pleasure to make some more of my lace edge baskets in beautiful colors. Here's a set of pink, red and robin egg. I just had to put them together with some of my stuffed hearts and craft supplies. They are just the perfect size to store little craft supplies and ready items.

I'm really hoping that my dear customer from Canada will find just the perfect use for these baskets. They are ready and packed to be shipped out today.

If you would like your own set of baskets in any color visit my shop Henna's Boutique and send me a message for a quote and color options. I just can't wait to make more :)

Now it's time to go back to creating. Rugs, baskets and coasters are waiting to be made...

Crochet Storage and Stuffed Toys

Between diaper changes and nap times I always find time to do my favorite thing: crochet. Last week it was time to work on this green lace edge basket for a customer of mine. It is the biggest basket I have made so far and I think it turned out great. I need to make a set of these for my son's nursery, it's so perfect for his stuffed toys. This one is now on it's way to California.

The basket's size is 16" diameter and 8" height and made from 100% cotton yarn. I made the bottom with 3 strands of yarn to make it sturdier, the walls are crocheted with double strand.

Find the original size basket here.

This week I'm working on some more baskets. I wonder when I'll have time to make some for my son :)

White Lace in the Nursery

I have to say that making these little baskets with the lace edging is serious fun! I will need to make a set of 3 nesting baskets to sell in my shop as soon as I will again have time. This white basket in the photos is for a customer of mine who is going to use it as a christening card basket and later on in the nursery. What a great idea!

I love to use these baskets all around the house. They also make great covers for flower pots.

Pink Baskets and Teddybears

My basket creating continues. This time I made three lace edge baskets for a customer of mine in Ohio. She custom ordered two country pink baskets and one off white basket. I made them in 9" width and 5.5" height to fit her daughter's nursery.

As you can probably see in the photos, I took the photos in my baby boy's nursery (due in November). I will need to make some blue baskets for myself now that I saw how well they fit to cubbies in his closet. You can fill the baskets with all sorts of cuteness, little socks, mittens, caps etc. And why not use these baskets on the changing table (I don't have one yet, have to get busy...)

This basket can be found in a smaller size in my shop Henna's Boutique. To custom order a bigger size or different color, contact me thought my shop.

Custom crochet storage lace edge basket

Here is a perfect and beautiful little crochet storage solution for a nursery. You can store all kinds of little necessities in this basket. I especially love it when my unborn son's first teddy bear gets to hang out in it.

This lace edge basket in the photos is traveling to a customer of mine who ordered it in robin egg color. The size of the basket is 8.5" x 5.5". You can find the basket in off white in my etsy shop in a slightly smaller size. This basket can be made in pretty much any size and in multiple colors. You can contact me through the blog or better yet through my etsy shop.