Hello everyone! I have some big news for Chelle-Chelle.com!

I am working on opening an online pattern store for Chelle-Chelle.com – after evaluating the pros and cons of sites like Etsy and Artfire, I’ve decided to self-host the shop here on Chelle-Chelle.com. I’ve been spending the last few days tweaking and playing around with coding, so I’m hoping to get it up and ready by mid-March. Patterns will be downloadable – once payment clears, you’ll get an email with a unique code to access the purchased pattern(s)!

There will be new free patterns coming up soon – I’m just finishing up some pattern testing. The two new patterns that will be going soon in March will be my Sampler Crochet Stitch scarf (free pattern) and a mini crochet pouch (also a free pattern – name hasn’t been decided on yet!).

Even with opening up a pattern store, I will still be producing free patterns. The first pattern that will be going up in my shop will be my cupcake hat pattern (in 3 sizes) and a robot amigurumi pattern. The focus of my pattern store will be primarily on Wearables and Amigurumi and the sections in the shop will reflect that.

I just wanted to share the exciting news! Pattern testing takes quite a bit of time, seeing as how I juggle a few other projects (and school!) at the same time.

Filet crochet is all about having filled spaces and empty spaces. You accomplish this with double crochet stitches and chains. You can ‘draw’ with your empty and filled spaces, a lot like piecing together tiles of different colours – only you use yarn and your imagination.

A Little Filet Crochet Scarf is a scarf that I designed and made for my friend’s birthday gift. I had the yarn, I had the time and I had a hook. All I needed was an idea. So while I was flipping through a stitch dictionary that I have, I came across filet crochet. I’ve done a few small projects with filet crochet and love it. It’s easy to get the hang of, once you understand the concept, and it can go by pretty quickly (if time is an issue), plus it’s fun to make a pattern with your squares.

The pattern is written up as a one-size-only scarf, but you can easily add on more repeats to lengthen the scarf to your liking.

Want to make your own scarf? Click to download a PDF copy of the A Little Filet Crochet Scarf pattern.

Difficulty Level: Easy

Hello everyone!

I may have disappeared for a little while. After September started, I was busy with school and time for crafting had (very unfortunately) fell to the wayside. I am looking forward for the beginning of 2011 though, I do have a few patterns that I’m going to be posting up on the site for:

• The cupcake hat (finally!)
• A filet-crochet mesh scarf
• Blythe-sized hats

The patterns will go up in January and February. I am starting up school again January, but given how my schedule looks, it’s going to allow myself for a little bit more time with the crafting overall, which I think is a total win!

I also have a few more reference articles, mostly on amigurumi and crochet techniques that I’m really looking forward to getting up soon. All I really need to do is finalize the editing and then take the photos to illustrate the points and for examples.

I hope everyone’s been doing well, and if you’re looking for some fun, beginner-friendly crochet projects, be sure to check out my patterns page.

I’m still working on my cupcake hat (for infants, toddlers and other small children), it will be available soon! Along with some other small patterns and some tutorials.

I’ve been getting a lot of emails regarding my pattern, Ruse – A Cloche-Inspired Crochet Hat pattern. I have released a revised copy of the pattern (Rev. 2, as it is the second copy of the pattern) and it has now been uploaded onto my website. You can find the Ruse pattern by clicking here to see the revisions made.

If you have any comments or concerns, please let me know! I do check the comments made on the website fairly frequently and will provide assistance on the patterns that are published by me.

I’m not as proficient of a sewer as I would like to be, but I got a little bit more practice in this week! I made this trio of dresses over the course of maybe five days. Day 1 was cutting and getting all the ends fray checked. Day 2 and 3, I didn’t touch them (haha). Day 4 was sewing of the bodices and Day 5 was inverting the bodices, ironing them, ironing the parts I wanted to hem for the skirt and sewing it all together.

I also still need to figure out the gathering stitch.

Pattern from: Puchi Collective

Model: Eden
Fabric: 100% cotton, pink and white gingham.

Model: Kindred
Fabric: 100% cotton, white and blue swirly pattern.

Model: Sophie
Fabric: Unknown (been saving this remnant since forever), light purple with lightly sparkling silver stars.

I did learn a lot more this time around than the last time I sewed a Blythe dress. I used a similar pattern, both the Empire and Party dresses come from Puchi Collective and are available for free (make sure you print them out correctly!). I plan on doing a few more empire waisted dresses and then try my hand at the Party Dress pattern again. Ironing after every single step helped a lot as I didn’t do that last time… I’ve gotten a new iron since then and I love it (it’s not a craft iron, so I do watch my fingers a lot to make sure I don’t accidentally burn myself – which I have done!).

All of them close in the back with a rust-proof metal snap, I need to buy more as I only have maybe 4 pairs left in the small-enough size.

And just another bonus shot: