Crafts by Umm Muhammad

Cooler weather is making its way here. So its time for casual crocheted accessories  that are just perfect during winter. It's so tempting to throw on a big bulky cardigan/sweater and cover up a pretty dress. Yes, a cardigan/sweater is adorable for anyone to wear during the fall or winter months. CARDIGAN/SWEATER FOR GIRLS I designed this wrap over cardigan/sweater with a matching beanie for my four-year-old niece, hoping to create something charming and contemporary, perfect for those cold winter evenings.   A useful design for any little girl's wardrobe :)   I'd love to hear from you, if you'd like to get in touch!        

This one is my absolute favourite. This dessert will be perfect for all of your spring and summer gatherings!! Do try it if you want to make something exotic and which requires very less effort!! Serves 5-6 Ingredients: Tin pineapple (sliced) - 1 Food cream  - 1 or 2 tin Condensed milk - 1 tin Whipping powder - 2 sachets China grass - 17 gm. Cashewnuts - as needed Sugar - 3 tbsp. Cherries (optional) - for decoration Directions   1. Cook the pineapple pieces adding 2 tablespoons of sugar. Cook till the colour changes from the fresh pineapple colour to a bit more faded colour. Keep it aside and let it cool. 2. Melt china grass with some water in another dish. Keep aside and  cool at room temperature prior to refrigerating. 3. Blend cream, whipping powder, condensed milk and a small piece of cooled china grass all together in a blender. Pour the above mixture to a serving dish. Add cooked pineapples, refrigerated c...

Hats are adorable for the kids to wear during the fall or winter months. I’ve been wanting to crochet a hat again for awhile, so I played around and ended up making this cute hat for my niece. I’m still working up the sweater matching to this, but I just had to share this girly hat asap! So lovely, and best of all, it's so easy and can be adapted to a range of sizes by changing hook size and yarn weight. The colour of the hat seen in the picture is different from what I made...well, I actually made an onion pink hat...poor picture quality I know ;) And lastly, Flower! a must in most of my crochet items...          I'd love to hear from you, if you'd like to get in touch!    

I’ve been thinking of crocheting a bag for a while, since I saw a bag pattern on the free crochet patterns site. I wanted to make a small bag to hold essentials (purse, keys, phone, etc) that wouldn’t be too bulky for an evening outing.   A red crochet Evening Purse with flowers on the flap. Well, the flap of the bag was an interesting challenge ;)...   I used a small piece of gorgeous black satin for the lining. The strap I made is small with rows of single and double crochet stitches, crocheted tightly for strength. I’m really pleased with how well it turned out and yes, I made another similar one with slight changes...       Perfect for gift-giving.       Colourful flowers...my favourite! This long strappy bag is hands-free, ideal for kids and great for everyday use.     I'd love to hear from you, if you'd like to get in touch!  

This project is very quick to do, it can easily be finished in 10-20 minutes and looks great in a variety of colours. I just love this colour combination. I made this girly crochet headband for a cousin but I have no idea if this would fit right, but luckily this pattern allows for a lot of stretch. I use this flower pattern for almost everything!  It's a good one :)                              I'd love to hear from you, if you'd like to get in touch!

  Puffed Crocheted Beanie is great for everyone, from the little ones to the fashion forward girls! This one fits for girls of 2-8 years of age. Added a crocheted flower with a leaf to make crochet beanie stand out. More beanies on the way... :) Well...taking orders too :)           I'd love to hear from you, if you'd like to get in touch!

  This I made on the previous day of Eid-ul-Adha. I wanted a matching earring for my Eid dress. I didn't have enough time for shopping so decided to go for crochet. It took me a while to figure out how to crochet an earring as I have never crocheted an earring before. Therefore I goggled and was inspired by various collections of crocheted earrings...Finally found one easiest . Unfortunately I didn't have enough time to go through the pattern and just did my own! Well, it came out like 'okay' ;). Well, I KNOW MY PHOTOGRAPHY IS VERY POOR :D   I made three! And this one was such fun to make.     .......and yes more earring projects on the way.... :)             I'd love to hear from you, if you'd like to get in touch!  

  This pattern is same as that of my  mom's . With a stuffed crochet button.   Em...I can say a cocktail bag ;) ....and a stripped bag                                          Stripped bags are one of my favourite! I love the colours...                          I'd love to hear from you, if you'd like to get in touch!

I have decided to make a BOLERO out of a single granny square and what I did is I extended the sides of the square to 7 more rows, I feared if it would work or not , but finally it did!!!   It is possible to make in any size...now this one fits my niece who is 3 years old.       I gave a lacy finishing too...   Hope you like it! :)     I'd love to hear from you, if you'd like to get in touch!  

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My Make-up Purse  

Baby Booties One of my favourite item to crochet! Even though I struggled and scratched my head a bit with this, but at the end, loved the way these have turned out. This I made for my lil handsome-Abdullah BLUE BOOTIE ...Now this one is for my cutie pie...ABDUL AHAD     For my HEROES!      

A Knitted bag My first knitted bag   I used 10mm knitting needle and 2 bundles of bulky grey yarn It was soo easy but a little time consuming... I did a bit of crochet too..the frills and the flower.           Well, my bhabi(sis-in-law) liked this and said she wants it. :)        

Knitted headband   Added a crochet flower to add some extra cuteness!    

A Pouch Bag     My first crochet project! So simple and so quick. I did this in less than an hour. All I did is double crochet all the way around...and added few beads too. Gifted this tiny pouch to my pretty girl-my niece- ASMA

I always wanted to make something special for my lovely mom, that would suit her well. And finally, HERE I AM... A Tote purse   It took almost three days for me to complete this project, as I didn't have a proper pattern...I did my own! with 9" lenght, 10" width and added a small rose with a pearl at the centre. Alhamdulillah it turned out well..and my mom's favourite..wohoo a satin lining inside sewed by mom      

It was from my college that I first learned how to make chains out of crochet needles and yarn. Now, that happened Alhamdulillah by the Grace of Allah and then one of my close buddy Sajna..I was inspired through her crochet mobile pouches and flowers that she did. She taught me on how to handle the needle and yarn...It was not at all easy for me to adjust with the yarn... But my friend kept on giving me crochet lessons at college whenever we get spare time . Alhamdulillah with my friends help, I learnt to make chains! I was so happy and surprised! I never thought I could learn at least the basic of crochet! Unfortunately...then I couldn't learn the next steps as I was too confused with those...Then and there I quitted...But it seemed crochet wants me to be back on track ;)...Later after a year my elder sister began making beautiful tissue box covers which she learnt during her high school...This again inspired me... I caught on to crochet again and loved how fast my projec...