Natural Hair Cronicles: My Natural Hair Journey

Many of you may know that I have been natural for quite some time now. This month is actually the 2 year mark. I don't really know what made me do it. I guess I can be a bit impulsive at times. A lot of people were really shocked, especially since I cut my hair all the way off! I tried the whole transitioning thing, but it just wasn't working for me. It shed a lot and it was really hard to maintain. So I just cut it all off. Here's the video of the before and after...

Yeah!...That was my dramatic change. I honestly really liked it that short. I received a lot of compliments on it. I never thought I could pull it off. After a while I started getting bored with it so I decided to grow it out. My last hair cut was April 2012. This is what it looked in September 2012...

I HATED this stage! I was tempted to cut it everyday! This stage was extremely awkward for me. I ended up putting weave in it and wearing wigs to keep me from cutting it off. But, I stuck with it. I was really hard figuring out what worked for my hair. But after some trail and error, I found a routine and some products that seemed to work out for me (I explain all of that in a later post).

This journey has been stressful, fun, and exciting. I love looking at my progress. I'm still trying to grow it out. I don't think I'll every cut it again. But who knows what the future holds?

It's Giveaway Time!

Alright Divas! It's GIVEAWAY time!!! The prize in this giveaway will be any one (1) item of your choice from my Etsy shop. Please note that this is an Instagram giveaway.

Rules: 

1: Must be following @divastitches 
2: Must be in the US or Canada 
3: Repost your favorite pic from @divastitches and use #divastitches in the comment... 
And that's it! 
The winner will be picked on February 1, 2014. Good luck Divas!!!

Let's get personal

Happy New Year Diva's!!! This year I've decided that I'm going to do things a little differently. I'm still going to post my original crochet patterns, but I'm also going to start posting things about me personally. You all already know about my beautiful girls. But there's so much more of my life that I'd like to explore like my natural hair journey, health challenge, and love life (can you believe I still have one of those with 5 kids lol o_O). I hope you all will enjoy reading about me as much as I'm going to enjoy telling you. So stay tuned Diva's...

Baby Crochet Leg Warmers

Lately, I've been experimenting with different baby crochet patterns since Samia is the perfect size for them. It's really exciting knowing that once the item is complete there's a little model just waiting to get her picture taken. I love how her chunky legs look in these adorable leg warmers. They're really simple and can be crocheted in an hour or less which is perfect because my short attention span doesn't allow me to work on lengthy crochet projects.

Printable Version

Materials

Worsted weight yarn in 2 colors
Size J hook
Tapestry needle

With first color, ch 24, slst to first ch making sure not to twist the of chs

Rnd 1: ch 1, hdc in each ch around, join with slst to first hdc.
Rnd 2-15: ch 1, hdc in each st around, join with slst to first hdc. Fasten off.
Rnd 16: Join 2nd color, ch 1, sc in each st around, join with slst to first sc.
Rnd 17: ch 1, sc in first st, sc2tog in next 2 sts, *sc in next st, sc2tog in next 2 sts; repeat from *around, join with slst to first sc. (16 sts)
Rnd 18: ch 1, sc in each st around, join with slst to first sc. Fasten off.

Finishing: Join 2nd color to the opposite end of the leg warmer, ch 1, sc 24 evenly around, join the slst to first sc. Ch 1, sc in each st around, join with slst to first sc. Fasten off. Weave in ends.

Enjoy!

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**You may sell items made from this pattern. Please do not sell or copy this pattern or any part of this pattern.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is October. Show your support with these adorable handmade crochet earrings. 50% off all proceeds will be donated to the Susan B. Komen Foundation.

Crochet Bow Hair Clips

Printable Version

Materials:

Scrap Yarn
Size J needle
Tapestry needle
Hairclip
Hot glue gun (optional)

ch 9

Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each remaining chain, turn

Row 2-30: ch 1, working in back loops only sc 1 in each st, turn

Assembly: Do not fasten off. Bring ends together and slst through both ends all the way across. Fasten off and weave in ends. Use a piece of yarn about 18 inches long and wrap around the middle leave enough string to weave in so that the middle is secure. Use the hot glue gun to glue the clip on the back.

 

Enjoy!

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**You may sell items made from this pattern. Please do not sell or copy this pattern or any part of this pattern.

Crochet Rasta Hat

I came up with this pattern for my co-worker. He was long dreads and wanted something that would fit snugly on his head and also conceal his hair.

Printable Version

Materials:

Vanna's Choice Yarn in Rust and Mustard

Size I needle

Tapestry needle

Start with magic ring

Rnd 1: ch 1, dc 12 in the ring, slst to 1st st

Rnd 2: ch 1, dc 2 in each st around, slst to 1st st

Rnd 3: ch 1, dc 1 in 1st st, dc 2 in next st, *dc 1 in next st, dc 2 in next st, repeat from * around, slst to 1st st

Rnd 4: ch 1, *dc 1 in next 2 sts, dc 2 in next st, repeat from * around, slst to 1st st

Rnd 5: ch 1, *dc 1 in next 3 sts, dc 2 in next st, repeat from * around, slst to 1st st

Rnd 6: ch 1, *dc 1 in next 4 sts, dc 2 in next st, repeat from * around, slst to 1st st

Rnd 7: ch 1, *dc 1 in next 5 sts, dc 2 in next st, repeat from * around, slst to 1st st

Rnd 8: ch 1, *dc 1 in next 6 sts, dc 2 in next st, repeat from * around, slst to 1st st

Rnd 9: ch 1, *dc 1 in next 7 sts, dc 2 in next st, repeat from * around, slst to 1st st

Rnd 10: ch 1, *dc 1 in next 8 sts, dc 2 in next st, repeat from * around, slst to 1st st

Rnd 11: ch 1, sc 1 in each st around, slst to 1st st

Rnd 12: ch 1, dc 1 in each st around, slst to 1st st

Rnd 13: repeat Rnd 11

Rnd 14: repeat Rnd 12

Rnd 15: repeat Rnd 11

Rnd 16: repeat Rnd 12

Rnd 17: repeat Rnd 11

Rnd 18: repeat Rnd 12

Rnd 19: repeat Rnd 11

Rnd 20: repeat Rnd 12

Rnd 21: repeat Rnd 11

Rnd 22: ch 1, *dc in next 7 sts, dc2tog, repeat from * around, slst to 1st st

Rnd 23: repeat Rnd 11

Rnd 24: ch 1, *dc in next 6 sts, dc2tog, repeat from * around, slst to 1st st

Rnd 25: ch 1, *sc in next 5 sts, sc2tog, repeat from * around, slst to 1st st

Rnd 26: Repeat Rnd 12

Rnd 27: Repeat Rnd 11

Rnd 28: ch 1, hcd 1 in each st around, slst to 1st st

Rnd 29: Repeat Rnd 28

Rnd 30: Repeat Rnd 11

Enjoy!!!

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**You may sell items made from this pattern. Please do not sell or copy this pattern or any part of this pattern.