Blurry picture since I wanted to get one without the flash brightening the colors (like the pic below). Made it with Paton's Wool yarn. Pattern is here, same person as the previous pattern. It's called the Divine Hat. Now I need to line the rim of it since it's itchy! I usually don't wear hats because I easily get hat-hair but it sure was nice wearing it the other day to cover up my messy hair when I went to pick Abby up from school the other day!
Still to come: I am working on a shawl for a Christmas present but I guess I can't show it until after Christmas!
Katrina commissioned me to make a hat for her rainbow-loving daughter so we searched for patterns, decided on shades of color, and found this free Lattice Hat pattern that fit the bill! I practiced with a different skein of yarn since there were some new-to-me stitches and got to work! It took about 3 hours or so. And the most important part....she loves it!
It's a great pattern once you figure out how the author intended how the rows should start and end. She has designed it so one can hardly tell where the rows begin and end! Oh, the hat pattern is for an adult. To make it child size just start with 8 dc in the ring instead of 9!
I brought the small purple bowl to my mom and the instant she saw it, without knowing it was for her, she focused in on it "ooooh, what's this?" she said with a hopeful look on her face. She loved it. I knew she would!
I recently splurged on a very nice wool yarn to try my hand at felting. I was able to get TWO large bowls and one tiny bowl out of it! That is very exciting, makes the yarn seem more cost worthy:) This is Cascade Yarn's "Magnum" 100% wool, it is thick and beautiful and fabulous to work with. Get this, one skein cost $18.99!!! Luckily I had a 20% off coupon. Getting 3 bowls from the skein made my day!
On to business. I wanted to felt something and I love felted bowls so....with a little online research I gave it my best. We have a gentle front loading washing machine so my only choice was to do this by hand as you need a lot of rough agitation for this task. In the future, I think I will find a friend with a top loading machine and give my arms a break, it was tough work!
I forgot to take before pictures of all of the bowls but here is a picture of the biggest one. The other large one is a tad smaller. Notice the very obvious stitches, single crochets in a round. Felting blends these stitches together and completely changes the fabric. Very hot water, a little dish soap, and a lot of elbow grease does the job.
Here is a picture of the small bowl after it has been felted! More pics tomorrow!
And a close-up of this gorgeous yarn.
I also made Abby a purple hooded scarf with a black edging and it is adorable. I will post a picture soon.
I have been crocheting on and off for years. A friend’s mom taught me to crochet a bit in grade school over 25 years ago, but I hadn’t done anything with it until a few years ago when I re-taught myself using a simple book. I have crocheted baby blankets for my children and completed a handful of other small projects. I love all things crafty but I don’t do near as much as I used to now that I have three children under the age of 6. Crocheting is the perfect craft for my life right now, relax in my recliner after the kids go to bed and stitch up some great things for them to wear, use, and play with!
Shanan
I'm a total crochet novice, having picked up the hobby in February of 2009. I am learning by surfing the internet, watching videos on YouTube, and playing around with things that are way too hard for a beginner! It's a joy for me to be doing something that appeals so much to both my creativity, and to my logical and mathematical side. I also enjoy golf, yoga, playing music (flute, violin, hammered dulcimer) and spending time with my husband and our four kids.
I looked online for some Monkey patterns and didn't find anything I loved so I made this one up. It's for a dear little monkey I know. :)
It's very simple, the head is a ball with a color switch. The snout is part of a ball sewn onto the face. The ears are little discs!
Blurry picture since I wanted to get one without the flash brightening the colors (like the pic below). Made it with Paton's Wool yarn. Pattern is here, same person as the previous pattern. It's called the Divine Hat. Now I need to line the rim of it since it's itchy! I usually don't wear hats because I easily get hat-hair but it sure was nice wearing it the other day to cover up my messy hair when I went to pick Abby up from school the other day!
Still to come: I am working on a shawl for a Christmas present but I guess I can't show it until after Christmas!
Katrina commissioned me to make a hat for her rainbow-loving daughter so we searched for patterns, decided on shades of color, and found this free Lattice Hat pattern that fit the bill! I practiced with a different skein of yarn since there were some new-to-me stitches and got to work! It took about 3 hours or so. And the most important part....she loves it!
It's a great pattern once you figure out how the author intended how the rows should start and end. She has designed it so one can hardly tell where the rows begin and end! Oh, the hat pattern is for an adult. To make it child size just start with 8 dc in the ring instead of 9!
I forgot to take before pictures of all of the bowls but here is a picture of the biggest one. The other large one is a tad smaller. Notice the very obvious stitches, single crochets in a round. Felting blends these stitches together and completely changes the fabric. Very hot water, a little dish soap, and a lot of elbow grease does the job.
Here is a picture of the small bowl after it has been felted! More pics tomorrow!
And a close-up of this gorgeous yarn.
