30 January 2014
26 January 2014
New Kitchen Sofa Throw progress....
A bit poorly over night....think I have caught my sons bug, so between sleeps I pick up the hook and add a couple more motifs.
It's made with Chunky or two strands of DK and a 5mm hook so it really is growing quite fast.
All Stylecraft Life and a couple of Special DK and James C Brett Marble Chunky
I need a couple of new cushion covers to go with the throw so a sample of a Moss stitch variation, this one is a bit more mesh like....another quick and easy stitch combo.
The Motif is from my book, Granny Squares, with a couple of changes to the first two rounds....more because of the chunky yarn used.
HAPPY HOOKING
25 January 2014
21 January 2014
Quickie circle cowl grew in the last hour and HCS have some great offers at the moment.
The quickie circle cowl grew a little in the last hour too...I found a bit of the James C Brett Marble yarn but I would like to add a couple more rounds really...more rooting to do
http://www.hcscrafts.co.uk/category/Knitting-Yarn/c197
http://www.hcscrafts.co.uk/category/Knitting-Yarn/c197
Worth a peek.....short of a few colours and they seem to have the colours I want..i feel a yummy order coming on lol.
20 January 2014
Crochet circle cowl WIP....
A real quickie....
the only reason it isn't finished I ran out of wool. I need to go for a look around in the craft room. What is here so far just over the hour to make.
I'm not going to buy more as I only need a few yards to finish it off, so it will be what i can find in the craft room....
HAPPY HOOKING
17 January 2014
16 January 2014
13 January 2014
A simple granny shell and sc....
Combination of granny shells and a sc in stripes...simple but effective.
in Sylecraft Classique Cotton and 4mm hook
or Stylecraft Special DK and a 4mm hook
Decided to finsihing the neck, front, hem band on the coat and the NO CHOCOLATE didn't last long...someoe naughty bought a box of Quality Street home didn't they.
The no sugar in y tea is still going ok though. lol
HAPPY HOOKING
12 January 2014
11 January 2014
09 January 2014
07 January 2014
06 January 2014
Wizz Aran mesh scarf and a granny shrug in the making...
Looks like the Wizz Yarn has been around for a while I found, when I started to look on Ravelry for yarns.....118 projects in the making it seems!
My scarf is a just a few rows short of being finished, just want to match up the ends a bit better.
I had planned on playing with the yarn, trying s few different patterns to see which worked best.
A Granny square was one of them....to be made into a shrug.
I thought it might work as a granny but when i saw this Giant Granny made in the same colour Wizz Aran by.....
on Ravelry
Mesh Scarf Pattern
US terms
ch39.
Row 1: htr, in each st. (39sts)
Row 2: 3tr, ch3, 3tr ch3, repeat to end finish with 3tr.
Row 3: repeat row 1, htr in every st. and 3htr in ch3 sp.
Row 4: repeat row 2, tr, on top of tr of 2 rows below and ch3 between.
continue to repeat rows 1 and 2 until the length required
Don't you just love the ease of a random dyed yarn, no ends to deal with, well almost none.
My scarf is about a ball...200grams. and I used a 4mm hook not a 5mm as recommended.
HAPPY HOOKING ALL
04 January 2014
Happy New Year to you all
Sorry for the delay in posting, i've been trying to do this post for 3 days now.....do I need a new laptop?
For 2014 I am going to choose a different inspiration.
January 2014 is Aboriginal Art....a collection of pictures has been added to a folder on Pintrest here
and a quick play with an idea yesterday to start me off.
Happy Hooking to all in 2014