I have had a lot of requests for the pattern for the ’scrappy kitchen mat’
Well… I can’t really call it a pattern, as such… but here’s the low down on how I made it. It’s super simple, and suitable for beginner crocheters.
From what I can tell, this is a grey carpet nylon. Unfortunately I can’t [...]
I finished my capelet before I went on holidays… and have been getting quite a bit of wear from it. I’m loving how warm and snuggly it is… without being suffocating!
I took it away camping with me, and my friends affectionately dubbed it ‘the tea cosy’. The name has stuck, and now that’s how I [...]
I spent most of the day on Sunday with the girls from Crochet Lovers Victoria. We met late morning… then crocheted and chatted the day away!
It’s always fun to spend time with other crafters, I love seeing what everyone else is working on… and there is so much that we can always learn from one [...]
During my time away, I visited a local market. It was a bit of a cross between a car boot sale and a craft market… so I was in HEAVEN!!! Basically it was like a craft gallery and an op shop all rolled into one fabulous set-up.
I could have spent all day there… but it [...]
Sometimes I wonder if I will ever reach the point where I have TOO MANY BAGS…
Hopefully not…
Because I love making them… and every now and then I find one that I just HAVE to buy…
Like this pre-loved bag, which I picked up for $2
It’s a small bag… perfect as an evening bag… with just enough [...]
Here I am… back from a fabulous vacation! Spent two glorious weeks catching up with family and friends around the country.
I took a large bag of yarn and an assortment of hooks with me. I squeezed as many balls of yarn into that bag as I possibly could… in fear that I might run out [...]
I hate being able to see where each round has been joined… in my experience, even when worked as neatly as possible, you can ALWAYS see a line appear where you have joined each round.
It drives me crazy!
So crazy, in fact… that I AVOID joining wherever possible…
Instead of joining at the end of each round, [...]
Well… it was a speedy project, but I’m not quite finished yet…
The main body is done, but I am trying to decide on what kind of a trim to go with…
At first I had a beaded trim in mind, using an assortment of reclaimed wooden beads… only then I thought that although it would LOOK [...]
My next project will be the Town and Country Capelet… click here for the free pattern
I’m going to make it up in neutral earthy colours. The pattern calls for a 12ply/bulky yarn… but I plan to use 2 strands of 8ply/DK worked together. I’ll just change colours randomly throughout, and see how it turns out.
Between [...]
I think I’m all done with this one now…
I’ll wear it for a while, and if I feel inspired to add more detail to it – I’ll let you know!
A scallop edging has been added to the original sc… by working (2dc, 2ch, 2dc) into one stitch, then sc into the next stitch… and repeating [...]