Finally got into my American wool! I found this awesome yarn at Knitty City in New York and loved the colours! Usually I’m not a fan of yellows or oranges but this was so nice I couldn’t leave it. I decided on a simple triangle pattern to really show off the colour changes. I’ve used this pattern before and love how quickly and simply it works up. After only a couple of days it was done! Now I only have to weave in the ends! Fhew! This shawl is sure to add a pop of colour to a drab winter (if only we were going into winter, not summer!)
Another one of my American projects done! I think I picked up this yarn in Fort Worth, Texas and immediately loved the colours. It has some slight colour pooling happening which seems to be all the rage in the crochet community right now. I used a simple v stitch to make this scarf and slip stitched the final row into the first row to make this into an infinity scarf. The wool is lovely and thick and drapes Continue reading Finished: Birds of Paradise Scarf→
I started this scarf way back in July just before my USA trip. I brought it with me with the idea i would work on it on the various planes, buses, and trains we would take. I did manage to get a few rows out of it but it remained mainly untouched. Now after weeks and weeks of forgetting about it and working on other things, I’ve Continue reading Finished: Rainbow Scarf→
Finally this scarf is done! I started this the night before I left for America only 6 weeks ago. This scarf was worked on on various planes, coaches, and trains across the USA. This was a great project to work on as it was only one ball of yarn and a really simple repeat pattern. I made this into an infinity scarf buy slip stitching the last round into the first round. Continue reading Finished: Granny stripe Infinity Scarf→
When you think of baby blankets you usually think of pale pink, blue, or yellow. I’m a fan of the more non-traditional look so have decided to make some baby sized blanket in red, green, and bright blue. This pattern is super simple after the first few rows and works up quick. I found the yarn at my local craft store and used roughly 2.5 balls. This makes a stroller sized blanket but you can adapt the pattern to make it larger. I did a simple border to finish it off.
I had a bunch of cotton that I got on a ridiculous sale and decide to make another table centerpiece. Pintrest gave me this pattern that looked really easy and seed a cool shape. Let me tell you, it was boring. 20 something rounds all so so similar. Eventually i ran out of cotton so just ended the doily then and there. The effect is lovely and it sits really well on a table, not so much flat. I would never attempt this sort of pattern again as it just isn’t for me.
I found this awesome cotton at Spotlight and had to get it! After spending hours and hours on Pintrest I came back to my new favourite pineapple pattern. It’s super easy to follow and not at all boring. I used a 3.5mm hook and this took just under 2 balls of cotton. This took me about 10 hours to make, while watching Orange is the New Black, so there was times a lot of non-crochet time.
This is more a centre piece size and would look amazing in a tropical themed house. I’m now searching for a pattern to make smaller coasters to match.
I’m in love with the Call the Midwife blanket. Obsessed. It’s the sweetest baby blanket and lends itself well to all sorts of colours and yarns. This pattern is relatively easy to do and after a few rows it just repeats. Ideal for those Netflix and Crochet marathons. I found a bunch of soft yarn at my local craft store and practically brought all the colours. Over the next few months I’ll be making a bunch of these blankets to sell on Etsy.
The first one finished is the pink one. Love this so much. This is prefect for a stroller sized blanket and is soft and feminine.
I started this blanket months ago and sort of lost track of it. I then started a corner to corner in the same yarn to see which looked better, they both did! After weeks of trying to figure out which one to undo I decided to just buy more yarn and finish both. Naturally there wasn’t enough yarn at the store! After visiting two different stores I figured the other colours were similar enough to pass off. So I grabbed two balls of two colours and got to work.
I love how easy this pattern is. The first few rounds are a bit tricky cause you’ve got to count and swap which yarn you are working on, but after that it’s awesome!
The blanket turned out giant! I love all the different colours and you can’t even tell there are three different colour versions of the yarn used! All up this took 8 balls of wool.
The other night I was searching the web for a new interesting pattern to try. I came across this youtube tutorial by Yolanda Soto Lopez and had to give it a go. I love the lacey look of this pattern and was happy to find it was really really simple. Only a 4 row repeat! This is great as I hate reading line by line patterns. I looked for some yarn in my stash and grabbed Super Soft by Lincraft. This yarn is amazingly soft and easy to work with. I used a 6mm hook as it was a Continue reading Finished: Blue Lace Scarf→
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