Flower Clips
I recently bought some hair clips to try and keep my rather unruly curls out of my face with the idea of adding crochet flowers to each of them. There are lots of patterns for sweet little crocheted flowers out there but not much on actually attaching the flower to the clip. Glue seemed messy (and knowing my luck, unlikely to be a permanent solution). I did find a pattern for creating a crocheted “clip hat” but was both fiddly and a little too bulky for my taste.
Crocheted iPad Cover
After mulling it over for a month or so, I decided that the business needed an iPad. Hey, it’s a big part of the web design/development market now, OK? Bought an iPad 3 from Apple about 2 weeks ago (it was the free engraving from Apple that swung it in terms of a supplier). Needless to say, within a few days I was looking through my stash looking for some suitable yarn to make a cover. I decided that a crocheted cover would be better than a knitted one as it would be slightly thicker and, therefore, more protective. Materials…
Buttonhole Belt
I had 50gms of worsted, hand-painted, cotton in my stash that was a lovely colour but was really too coarse to incorporate into a garment. It seemed best suited to a belt but I don’t like belts that tie. And I didn’t have a nice buckle lying Round either. What I did have was quite a few large, odd, buttons. So I began to play with the idea of a belt that buttoned rather than buckled.
Rag Rugs
OK – so in the end I gave up and made a circular denim rag rug for K.And whilst I was photographing that one, I grabbed some shots of a couple of others I made previously.
Apple Blossom Shrug
Having crocheted an Apple Blossom wrap and an Apple Blossom scarf, it occurred to me that this pattern might make a rather nice shrug — with the trellis forming the back & upper arms and the lace for the sleeves.
It’s All A Bit Slow…
Seem to have hit a bit of a slow spell since Christmas. I’ve got three projects on the go — all started mid-December — and not one of them is close to being finished yet!
Truffle Shawl
I had enough Truffle left (450gms) to make a short Seraphina Shawl. That’s five Seraphina’s inside 12 months! Hey — so I’ll never be cold…
Maui Crochet Shrug
I bought 200gms of 4ply terracotta merino yarn a while back that I originally intended to use to make a short shawl. However, I then decided I had enough shawls & stoles (last count – at least 8 of varying lengths and styles). So, after some pattern browsing, I opted to make a long-sleeved Maui shrug with cuffs of Strawberry Lace. Then the whole thing dropped way beyond what I expected when I washed it. So I ended up frogging the cuffs and taking about 4″ off each sleeve. It’s still lovely, though. And I had enough yarn left to…
Openwork Crochet Scarf
I had a single skein of Wild Fire Fibres Bambino (Purple Lotus) and was looking for something fairly simple that would show this lovely, drapey, yarn off. After some false starts, I settled on an openwork scarf with borders at each end based on Doris Chan’s All Shawl Strawberry Lace. Materials 400 yards soft 4ply yarn 5mm crochet hook Scarf Body Foundation: Ch 54st. Row 1: Skip next 8st, sc, * ch5, skip next 4st, sc **; repeat from * to **, turn (9 loops + 1 half loop) Row 2: Ch5, skip next 2 chains in the loop, sc…
Crocheted Clutch Bag
Made as a birthday present for M from The Happy Hooker pattern “Fit To be Tied”. Used 4ply silky cotton and lined it with light canvas/linen.
