Hi folks,
Oh, how I love this yarn. It was really fun to work with, and I crocheted it into a really fun scarf! This is Mystical Purple:
I love all of the colors in this fiber, and I love all of the different textures. There are some really soft sections in this scarf—like pet yourself while you are wearing it soft. And then there are some sparkly metallic bits. Oooooh!
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Until next time,
Annie
Hi folks,
This wrap is MASSIVE! It is big and snugly and wonderful. This is Gray Area:
This guy is soft and squishy and yay!
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Until next time,
Annie
Hi folks,
Oh my goodness! I have been having a terrible time getting decent looking pictures of my pieces lately. All of my photo mojo disappeared and I was getting nasty, fuzzy, blurry pictures. Booo! This led to a super-frustrated Annie, and a super-frustrated Annie does a lot of crochet, which led to even more pieces needing to be photographed.
Last Thursday, I was on a mission. These pictures were going to happen! I moved the coffee table out of the living room and setup my little photo studio. I took a few pictures, looked at them, made a few adjustments, repeated the process a couple of times, and ended up with some photos that work. Yay! There is still some editing and cropping and so forth to do, but this is a big hurdle cleared.
The first piece I want to show you is made from yarn I got on our trip to Arkansas last fall. This is That’s My Jam:
I had to supplement my Arkansas yarn with another ball that I ordered online because this scarf was going to be way too short without the extra yarn. Now it is long and light and colorful and I love it.
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Until next time,
Annie
Hi folks,
I made a little rug!
This rug is made out of some old sheets. Both of the sets I used were fancy, high thread count guys, and both fell apart way too soon. I have Charlie Brown sheets on the day bed in our guest room that I have been using for almost 40 years (there are pictures on my sitting on my first “big girl” bed with those sheets on it).
The gray sheets were a set Mike got so I would be impressed with his bedding choices when we were dating. I guess I was impressed because 1.) I married him and 2.) we’ve used the sheets a lot. Apparently we release acid while we sleep, because these sheets became thin and discolored fairly quickly, which really just made them softer. Eventually though, a couple of the thin spots turned into rips, and the sheets were toast.
The blue and white sheet is from a set that was nice, but the pillow cases molded while in the laundry pile. Yeah. Mold. Pretty gross. Probably not the fault of the pillow cases, but still. I bleached them, but the stains wouldn’t come out, so those guys went in the trash. Mike pulled the flat sheet of this set out to put on the bed the other day but couldn’t find the fitted sheet. I thought it was trashed with the pillow cases, but as I type this I realize that the fitted sheet is in the back seat of my car, protecting the upholstery from dirt and ickiness during this, the plant and mulch buying season. Ooops!
To make this rug, I turned each sheet in a big ball of yarn. I snipped into the sheet a bit to make a strip about an inch wide, then ripped the down the sheet until I was about half an inch from the opposite edge. Then I went the other direction, so I had a long, continuous strip (I didn’t want to do a lot of sewing in of ends). I removed the elastic from the fitted sheet and the side seams from the pillow cases, but otherwise I left all the hems in the yarn so I had less waste. When I had my sheet yarn balls ready, I did a simple single crochet circle with a giant hook.
The finished rug is a little uneven because my sheet yarn was a little uneven, but it is also really soft under foot, and I saved some sad little sheets from the trash. Yay!
Until next time,
Annie
Hi folks,
Squares of Happiness is the third strip of my Crochet Guild of America’s Across the Board Crochet-Along. This strip is made up of 11 granny squares.
I changed the colors on this one ever so slightly. In the pattern, those stitches that square off the square are in a coral colored yarn. I made mine the reddish color because I had a bunch of it left from my previous strip.
The next strip in this project is done in Tunisian Crochet. I don’t have a lot of experience with Tunisian, so I have been doing a little practicing. Yesterday I spent some time with Jennifer Hansen’s Tunisian Crochet class on Craftsy. The final garment for this class is one I have been admiring for a while, so I decided this was a good time to watch the class. I am enjoying it!
The pattern for this afghan is free for members of the Crochet Guild of America. Information about joining CGOA is available here.
Until next time,
Annie
Hi folks,
Last week, I showed you the first strip of my Crochet Guild of America’s Across the Board Crochet-Along. In that post, I had a picture of the beginnings of my second strip, Skipping Stones. Here’s what that meshy strip turned into:
I love this one. Those little waves of double crochets that ripple out from the bobbles in the middle are just so cool.
I even like the back side of this one.
The pattern for this afghan is free for members of the Crochet Guild of America. Information about joining CGOA is available here.
Until next time,
Annie
Hi folks,
I’ve been working on the Crochet Guild of America’s Across the Board Crochet-Along. This project will eventually result in an afghan, with a strip made every two weeks. I was drawn to this one because it looks like there are some really cool stitches involved. I’m less concerned with finishing them in the official crochet-along timetable than I am with learning the stitches.
For example, I’m a little slow in getting photos of the first strip posted. This is the Diamond Trellis Strip.
Isn’t it cool? I just love it! I’m usually eager to pick my own fibers and colors, but I really like the purples used in the pattern, so I went with it. I think this could also look pretty in a couple of different shades of gray for a scarf, but that’s a project for another time.
The second strip is called Skipping Stones.
This is just the beginning of this strip. It turns into something pretty amazing with the addition of some more stitches. You’ll get to see it soon!
The pattern for this afghan is free for members of the Crochet Guild of America. Information about joining CGOA is available here.
Until next time,
Annie
Hi folks,
The design challenge is over. Tomorrow I’ll have my entry up for the final contest, but for now I am doing a little relaxing by watching House of Cards and working on Ol’ Scrappy.
Hi folks,
When I told you about my scarf struggles last week, I mentioned that in struggling with stitches, I had come up with a plan for some other yarn in my stash. Here’s what I’ve been working on with one of those discarded stitches:
I have three more skeins of this yarn, so I should get a decent sized wrap out of this piece. This stitch pattern is called “Openwork” and is from The Big Book of Crochet Stitches by Jean Leinhauser and Rita Weiss. I’m going to keep chugging along with this lacy stitch, then add some kind of border—maybe something kind of fringy? I haven’t figured that part out yet.
I typically work with bulkier yarn—this Paton’s Lace Yarn is a nice change of pace for me.
Until next time,
Annie
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