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It still is a "Work in Progress Chair." It took a while to figure out how to make the slip over cover for the chair but by now it has the funky look I wanted to achieve. Next step will be to crochet the elements together. At the beginning I had the idea to sew the elements on the slip cover but by now I decided to crochet them together because this way it'll be more robust and can stand movement on the seat.
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On the photo above you can see the Ikea hack "Work In Progress Chair". It'll be finished in a couple of days. I really like the concept because you're able to play with the elements, move them around, playing with colors, structures as well as materials. I think it's perfect for crochet beginners because even if you only know the basic stitches you're able to create something unique, beautiful, crazy, hype, cool. I'm enjoying the play factor in this concept like G.B. Shaw said "We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing".
We bought these Ikea chairs because we couldn't find the chairs we wanted to have - but now we will have them soon. It's fun!]]> http://www.utalovesit.com/?b=166 http://www.utalovesit.com/?b=166 2010-05-06T04:18:00UTC

The above photo is a wonderful example of my friend Afra's amazing work. See more at afra.etsy.com.

Today really was a wonderful day. I spent almost the whole day with networking, reading in the Etsy Handbook for Sellers and about how other sellers promote their shops. I'm still on my way to discover all the secrets but I'm moving forward and I'm so excited about having my shop. I also updated my flickr account which I've been neglecting a bit lately.
Something wonderful happen today - one of my favorite sellers on Etsy afra.etsy.com nominated my fingerless gloves for the Etsy's Gift Guides etsy.com/forums
The shop Afra afra.etsy.com are two close friends from Istanbul. Asli and Azra. Check out their flickr account at flickr.com/photos/atolyeafra Azra and Asli are making all these beautiful, gorgeous crochet and knitted garments and on top of that they also making these beautiful, artful designs for armchairs flickr.com/photos/atolyeafra

These two women are amazing and their design are gorgeous. Thanks Azra!]]> http://www.utalovesit.com/?b=164 http://www.utalovesit.com/?b=164 2009-12-12T06:09:08UTC

I designed a new care instructions label for my fingerless gloves. So that's how they look like before they get shipped. ]]> http://www.utalovesit.com/?b=163 http://www.utalovesit.com/?b=163 2009-12-11T03:38:28UTC

Patchwork is more than pot cloth design. More details here utalovesit.com/fashion You can shop for this item at utalovesit.etsy.com Or just send me an email - I'd love to hear from you.]]> http://www.utalovesit.com/?b=162 http://www.utalovesit.com/?b=162 2009-11-04T07:55:15UTC

Discover patchwork. More details here utalovesit.com/fashion You can shop for this item at utalovesit.etsy.com Or just send me an email - I'd love to hear from you.]]> http://www.utalovesit.com/?b=158 http://www.utalovesit.com/?b=158 2009-11-04T06:31:19UTC

More details here utalovesit.com/fashion You can shop for this item at utalovesit.etsy.com Or just send me an email - I'd love to hear from you.]]> http://www.utalovesit.com/?b=154 http://www.utalovesit.com/?b=154 2009-11-04T05:10:13UTC

Beautiful light pink gloves. See more product details here utalovesit.com/fashion You can shop for this item at utalovesit.etsy.com Or just send me an email - I'd love to hear from you.]]> http://www.utalovesit.com/?b=150 http://www.utalovesit.com/?b=150 2009-11-04T03:47:55UTC

See more details of this product here utalovesit.com/fashion You can shop for this item at utalovesit.etsy.com Or just send me an email - I'd love to hear from you. The pattern is coming soon.]]> http://www.utalovesit.com/?b=146 http://www.utalovesit.com/?b=146 2009-11-04T02:41:07UTC

See more details of this product here utalovesit.com/fashion You can shop for this item at utalovesit.etsy.com Or just send me an email - I'd love to hear from you.
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