Stars in everything.....

 Star toasted Panettone a ball of twine and a cuppa....perfect

 twine star and mats

simple string and twine coasters

GARDENING: Fatsia Japonica.....Cator Oil plant

Castor oil plant is what i thought it was called...had it years, it moved house with us 5 years ago, never seen this happen before

I noticed a week or two ago this 'thing' growing in the middle of the plant.

This morning it looked different so i went and took a closer look the 'thing' is bursting open

so I looked it up..Fatsia Japoniica and it seems it is flowering and we are in for a flowering treat...cant wait.

Rainbow Stars

 started with the grey version to go in the newly decorated room for Christmas

 but just had to do a rainbow version too...in all sizes

lots in string and twine too

12 weeks of Gifting, Week 7 Beret and how to change colour

This weeks pattern is from my new book Granny Squares and Shapes 

The Beret on page made in the limited edition pack colours with the use of Tapestry stitch on rows 4, 6 and 9 

 so this post will be a tutorial on how to change colour in a round or row

Made in the Stylecraft Limited Edition Pack

with a 4mm hook

HOW TO CHANGE COLOUR

Half make the last dc [tr], 

 pick up the next colour and pull through the second half of the stitch

 continue in the next colour, repeat for every colour change

This will give you a clean straight edge to your colour changes

Several different colours can be used in one round/row and carry the unused colours within the stitches as you go.

a great way to make vertical stripes and patterns within a project

by making colour changes within the round/row

The technique you need when using tapestry stitch.

12 WEEKS OF GIFTING WEEK 6: FLOWER SCARF

Flower Scarf 

the centre of the flower is the same pattern as used in the

Chrysanthemum Shopper

link to pattern here


FLOWER PATTERN
Use the first 3 rounds OF LINK ABOVE 
Pictures only on this post for first 3 rounds

to make the centre then add the petals below

Round 4: Att. petal col. sc [dc], in a st, between a pair of sts, ch3, sc [dc], miss a st, sc [dc], in next st, ch7, sc [dc],in same st, ch3, miss a st, sc [dc], in next st, ch3, miss a st, sc [dc], ch7, sc [dc], in same st, repeat to end, finish with ch3, sl st to complete. (6 x ch7 loops, 12 x ch3 loops)

Round 5: cont. in same col. 6dc [6tr], ch3, 6dc [6tr], into ch7 loop, sl st into the next sc [dc], of row below, repeat for all petals.

join as you go using the 2nd ch st, at each point as a sl st, into the motif before.

Make a row as long as you require
or
join many together to make a wrap or large scarf.

If making a wrap join a row of flowers as for the scarf then the second row wold be staggered and joined from one floor to the next

YARN PACK INFO HERE