I have a silly number of Works in Progress at the moment. Here is the cat, sleeping on one that I left on the sofa.
Half Circle Crochet Design
Marceline is sleeping on a crochet half circle I’m trying to work out. I’m interested in trying to work out patterns and how they’re done. My method is Trial and Error because I know no other way. So, with that in mind, I have, in fact, frogged several rows this morning.
Too many stitches were causing the half circle to get ruffled. I don’t know how/where to increase the stitches in a nice, even way at the minute. Too many, not enough, blahhh. Whatever I try, it doesn’t want to mirror the initial semi-circle of colour. I’m tempted to bin it. Bin the idea and move on. So. Much. Frustration!
A New Project Bag
Anyway, this is more like it. An actual finished item. Woot! I loved making this project bag. It was so quick and easy. I didn’t follow a pattern; I made it up and was surprised at how speedy the process was. If I were to have another go, I’d make the fabric pieces wider. I think there’s room for expansion.
I took a load of photographs as I made it; I’m tempted to write up a tutorial. I might also buy a new pair of handles and have a second attempt.
Learning a New Skill: Tunisian Crochet!
New skill alert! I’ve tried Tunisian Crochet this week. A little bit addictive, actually. I’m slow and not sure what goes on if I drop stitches, but I did order a set of bamboo Tunisian crochet hooks so I can get properly stuck in.
The hook I’m using is one I got from my Nanna. I keep meaning to ask her if she ever used it. Anyway, it’s slightly too small. And the freebie I got from a magazine is slightly too big.
Trying Colour Work
Yesterday I struggled with colour changes. I really want to make pictures in crochet. It isn’t as easy as I thought it’d be. It’s mucked up the tension, making it skewed. Poo. I think I’ll benefit from some practise but I also think that Tapesty crochet might be the way to go instead. Any advice?
Brightoween Craft Swap
These pastel coloured crochet balls are part of a Brightoween ColourSwapCraftPop on Instagram. I’ve done a bit more on this project than this picture suggests, but I’m still not quite finished.
Whilst messing about with the Brightoween and Tunisian projects yesterday, another idea popped into existence. I had to try it immediately.
I’ll try to get this crochete project finished for next week, although I’m well aware that I say that sort of thing quite often. I’ve got a crochet pattern/tutorial in handwritten scribbles that I’d said I’d publish this week. That’s really not going to happen. Not yet anyway.
This idea is a lot simpler than the other not-yet-ready pattern. I think it’ll be a fun one, so stick around for a future blog post.
Then there’s a quick fix crochet idea I have, which is related to the c2c geometric square cushion I made recently. I really hope this one looks like my imagination tells me it will look.
And now I need to go and make dinner before collecting Eldest from Judo. I really hope that some of these WIPs will actually be finished at some point soon. Today is not the day.