Crafty Crochet Catch Up…

A Roundup of Current Crochet & Crafting

It’s been a while since I had a round-up of current crafty WIPS. Today is the day to remedy that by sharing all the crochet.

This colourful crochet chevron has been my main focus. It’s a very jolly, bright blanket.  I’ve wanted to make one for ages. I gathered all the yarn colours together in October, but they sat in a bag for months.

I think I made over 200 stitches for the foundation. Unfortunately, the chevrons have a concertina effect, and it’s smaller than I wanted.  I’m thinking about how to square off the zigzag for the border next. The chevron pattern is called the Zali Zigzag blanket from Meet me at Mike’s.

The Humbug Scarf

I’ve made a start on the Humbug shawl with a pistachio coloured wool from Blacker Yarns. The 4ply yarn was a Christmas pressie from Becki at The Dartmoor Yarn Company. The pattern is by The Crochet Project, and I got that as a freebie for naming it! (Always happy to mention that). I started it a few weeks ago, but put it down for a while. Last weekend I did a few more rows, and I’d like to see it grow some more.

Pretty Crochet Mandala

I made a crochet mandala in yucky colours. Ok, they’re not yuck. Just not seasonal. I don’t have a vast collection of cotton DK yarn to choose from. It seems I need some spring colours.

It’s a great crochet pattern, though. It’s a free crochet pattern called the Magnolia Mandala by Crochetmillan

The idea was to stitch it over a gaping hole in my jeans. It turned out that a great big doily stuck to my haunches was gonna look pretty silly so the idea was binned….

…in favour of something more subtle.

I’m happy to wear my jeans with a piece of Liberty fabric and floral embroidery. I quite like how this Make Do and Mend approach turned out.

 I’ve got another pair of jeans waiting to have similar crafty treatment, but this time the affected area is around the other side. Do you know that awful feeling when you realise you’ve been walking round in public, all day, with a split in the seat of your trousers?! I do.

Hand Dyed Yarn Purchases

I made a couple of naughty yarn purchases recently. I’m arguing that this is still Christmas money. Not sure how long I can get away with that excuse, though. The pale one is a dye job I requested from Rhapsodye Yarns, and the other is called Nebula, glorious neon zip yarn from The Wool Kitchen. Both are aran weight.

Both new yarns are for my continuing experiments with crochet triangle infinity scarves. Once these are done, that’s it. No more messing about with triangles. I have to draw a line under this project.

Still, I’ll make the most of the crochet triangles while the yarn lasts. And maybe I’ll wear one of these to the Edinburgh Yarn Festival next month! That’s right, I got me a ticket!! I’ll be there with my sister on the Saturday. My birthday is the beginning of May. Do you think I can wangle some birthday money in March?!

Once all the other stuff is done, I’ll pick this up, a stash-busting granny square blanket. I like getting it out every few weeks. It feels like a new project each time I work on it.

And last week, one of my boys and I made flapjacks. Not technically a crafty thing, but nevermind.  I forgot how yummy they are. I can even eat them when I put raisins in them. That means they must taste good; everyone knows how much I don’t like raisins! Maybe we’ll make some tomorrow too.

Also, I can’t believe I forgot to mention my mini interview in Inside Crochet magazine. What a chump! I was so excited to see it in there, too. It’s the “Blog We Love” section. Get yourself a copy. Lots of fabulous patterns too. X

 

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