RED NORO COWL FINISHED..

And I added 3 flowers as an option...I couldn't believe i needed to buy another ball of Rowan wool to finish the red cowl.

So i had a good look in all the bags of wool...and there it was a full Ball most of which is still left, but i finished the top row of edging and edged the bottom too

 

Finished for one of the challenges on Challenge 52 on Ravelry...

I'm really pleased with it and just as pleased I didn't need to buy another ball of

Rowan Aran to finish it off.

 

and I also finished a second cowl with the Challenge 52...

 

Remember the THE PENNY EDGE COWL...renamed from January?

Well it's finished too...

The challenge was to finish an old project or unpick it...I unpicked one project and finished this cowl with some of the James C Brett Marble, using a small amount of a lime and aqua marble that blended into the lime i then added smaller pennies to the lime end of the cowl

i used a 5mm hook but the lime is a DK so it looser and slightly more open than the aqua which is a chunky.

I also have started two more projects with the unpicked project....

 Thanks to the Week 8 Challenge 52

 

Happy Hooking

A stripey Granny Square

 

A Stripey Granny Square as a throw with a black and white border

below pixilate and you could make a huge double bed throw....with the colour chart below

 

 

As a floor cushion

 

Or as a sofa cushion?

 

Happy Hooking

Noro Cowl....almost finished

After finishing Eric's seat cover I moved onto this block stitch stripe red Noro Cowl....

so annoying I ran out of the plain red with just about 12" to do...

 If  I've got to buy a new ball I will do the same finishing stitch to the bottom too..

 

Link to Album of shawls, wraps, cowls, scarves and collars

 

2 WIP finished this weekend...two to tick off the list

 

Eric got his new blanket I finished it on Saturday

link to Eric's photo album

Eric's Blanket progress....

Added 21 squares...so it is big enough, just need to add a 6" border to the throw to cover all of the seat

Lettuce thinks it perfect too, left it for just a few minutes and she took up residence lol

 

 Just big enough

 it needed 21 extra squares to fit the back seat of Eric.

Start the border tonight I think...

Granny Square stool covers

Colourful fun time stool cover....with a favourite black and white box band..

Balck and white always adds a zing for me...

 

Creating the perfect dc circle....

A promised tutorial for someone on FACEBOOK....

DK, 4mm hook, US Terms

 

Creating the perfect dc circle

I have done it in quick pic tutorial style so for those who are new to crochet and learning you can copy and print, or just copy to you computer for reference.

FORGOT TO SAY IF YOU CLICK ON THE PICTURES THEY SHOULD COME UP BIGGER SO YOU CAN READ THE INFO

 

 Some yarns and depending on your own tension, at some point usually around rows 5 or 6 the circle will stat to become angular....all you need to do to keep it circular is the stagger the 2dc increase back and forth so that it isn't in the same place for each row....

 

or eventually it will stop being a circle and become a twelve sided shape called a dodecagon

 

 

 

CIRCLE WITH A CENTRE HOLE...

 

 Similar principles apply to a circle with a hole in the centre...start with 16dc into the magic circle and the double it for the next round, and then add 16sts each round and so on...

 

Hope that helps beginners at circles

Happy Hooking

Red Berry.....Challenge 52, Ravelry

In the week I came across this weekly challenge for crocheters from 

RED BERRY...

A weekly challenge for all you crocheters out there wanting to be challenged a little each week....you join in as often as you can and post your pictures on Ravelry 

CHALLENGE 52
 

On my iPad at the moment and for some reason I can't work out how to add pictures from it

From Facebook and Ravelry it's so easy but on here....it stumps me completely.

So as soon as I boot up the laptop I will add the link picture

but for now take a peek you might enjoy the challenge.

 

The link to the first posting about Challenge 52
Check it out to see what you need to do.
Started to do the challenges added everyone who has joined up to my blog roll and I've learnt something new...great fun
Challenge 52 wk 5 learn a new stitch
Challenge52 wk 3 A Flower
Other challenges are to create a crochet folder and who taught you to crochet?
Lots of different challenges to try.
Have fun

Eric's blanket and the Pattern for a 6" Block stitch square

When I took the 40 joined motifs out to try it on the seat....Oh! dear I would need to make at least another 80 granny squares, so I suggested that we take off the border of the other black throw.....

 

add probably about 21 squares and a new border.

 Eric is all ready for his MOT next Saturday..wish him luck.

Bertie (in the background) will soon be ready too.

 So out came the end balls....and I made 21 new squares...

 unfortunately I made them with a 5mm hook and they should have been made with a

6mm hook...oooops! All too small.

 

I need to make them again

 

It's a pity I didn't realise before I finished all 21 squares

 

6" Block Stitch Square

 I was asked for a 6" block stitch square on Facebook in the week, so here is the pattern

PATTERN

6" Block St. Square
Us terms, 5 may be 5.5mm hook and an Aran weight yarn or two strands of DK.
Ch 23 including the st on hook
Row1: dc in 3rd st from hook, 1 dc in the next 20 sts. (21dc)
...
Row2: attach yarn in first st, ch2, sc in the third sp, ch 2, sc in the 6th sp ch2, sc in the 9th sp, ch2 sc in 12th sp, ch2' sc in the 15th sp, ch2, sc in the 18th sp, ch2, sc in the last st, cut and weave in ends,
Row3: 3dc in each ch sp, repeat to end
Row 4 repeat row 2
Row 5 repeat row 3
Continue to repeat rows 2and 3
15 rows should give you a 6" square

 

The Yarn Present turned into a Necklace...

Thought I was making a motif with the present yarn, but it just became a necklace...still to be soaked in PVA to make it stiff like a large bead, but I wore it to KnN this morning.

 Looks great with the new pink cardy

Thanks again for the great present x

 

Thanks for a lovely Present....yarn or books and you can't go wrong with me.

What's your favourite present?
Tahki yarns link

 Tahki link

It will mix beautifully with the Stylecraft Life or my new favourite Stylecraft Senses.

Now what to make with it?...A ripple or a Granny Square Flower motif?

Love it...thanks xx

Happy First Day of Spring