Granny is a Go Go! A Crochet Along

A Granny CAL

EDIT::New CAL for the autumn…. Join in with the Corner to Corner CAL HERE!!

I’m hosting a CAL! I fancy trying something new, and this is it! Have you ever taken part in a crochet along? It is so much fun! Not only does it become an opportunity to try something different, it also gives you the chance to hang out with online friends (I’ll be honest, the community aspect was an unexpected perk when I first discovered CALs, I just did it cos I thought I might get a prize! I’ve never won anything in a CAL, but it absolutely hasn’t stopped the enjoyment of taking part). Go HERE for the 2019 Granny CAL.

Why a Granny CAL? Well, it dawned on me that I have two favourite “go to” crochet stitches. One is the Corner to Corner (Oooh, I could do a C2C CAL!!) and the other is the Granny stitch. I love its traditionality, but I also think it’s great that it can surprise people. It doesn’t have to be a plain old granny; you could turn it into anything.

I know that there are people out there who aren’t that fussed about the granny, so let this be your challenge. Create something that changes your mind, put a twist on it, bring it up to date. Do something different! Yes, this is classic crochet, but that doesn’t mean you have to stick to traditional. Or actually, you can if you want. How you dabble in your grannification is entirely up to you.

Some Granny CAL Details

The CAL is six weeks long, beginning on Thursday, 1st of February and ending on Thursday, 15th March 2018. A chatter thread is up on Ravelry so jump over there, get talking and share your ideas. I’ll open the FO thread nearer the time. Need help? Here’s my Granny board on Pinterest to get you started. I’ve got a few granny patterns for free right here on the blog; they’re on this page (evidently, I really do have a thing for the granny). If you have seen something amazing, let us know in the comments or on the Ravelry chatter thread. For Instagram entries, please use the ever so adventurous #grannyCAL18 (I struggled with an awesome name – they were all too rude…)

The Crochet Along Rules

There aren’t that many CAL rules…. There must be granny stitches in your make (clusters of three UK trebles/US doubles) * It can’t be something already finished * Wips are allowed *It can be any size (if you’re short on time then don’t feel bad about making a small purse, that’s what I’m doing!) * This CAL is for everyone, whether you have just started to crochet or you’ve been hooking for yonks, this crochet along is for you. * Double dipping is fandabbydozy, I don’t mind if you don’t.

CAL Prizes

The winner of each category can choose five patterns from my Zeens and Roger Ravelry store. We are also very lucky that some prizes have been donated!! Fabulous Fay of the Crochet Circle Podcast is offering one electronic copy of her pattern book Take Two, which she co-wrote with Lynn Rowe. The lovely Vivian from the Keep Calm and Carry Yarn podcast (it’s a lovely listen) makes beautiful project bags and sells them in her Etsy shop, Pearl and Plum. I had a message from her daughter, Alyson, to say they would like to give one as a prize!  And Laura from Home Fire Ridge will also be sending out a gorgeous project bag to one lucky winner (the ones I’ve seen are really pretty!) Laura’s Etsy shop is having an update on the 23rd of Jan so keep an eye out! Winners will be drawn after I get back from a weekend away in Edinburgh (arghhh, EYF weekend!!) Edit:: Qualyn from the Quoe Podcast (fast becoming a favourite of mine) is offering his Les Mis collection: two fab granny shawl patterns (I have had the songs in my head allll week). And Claudia (my mate Clauds) from Crochet Luna sent me a message to say she’s popped something in the post for us as a giveaway prize!! This is getting exciting!!

Prize Categories

I will randomly select one winner from the chatter thread on Ravelry and one winner from the finished object thread, too. I will randomly select one winner from Instagram, and one prize will be awarded to my favourite make overall. That is four opportunities to win a prize! Wahoo!

Cheers!

Finally, a massive Thank You!! I have had such a hugely positive response to this crochet along; it has been truly awesome! Without the enthusiasm from you guys, the idea would have been fleeting and surely fizzled out. If you have any questions or feel like I’ve left something out, please comment below or get yourself over to Ravelry to join in the chat. I cannot wait to see your gorgeous grannies!!

By the way, it’s episode 21 where I first mention the idea of a Granny along, and then there’s a bit more blather in episode 22. I’m sure I’ll go on about it in future episodes too! Ta. X

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granny sttich shawl pattern.
granny stripe bag pattern
granny stripe jumper.
fluffy granny chevron cowl pattern
Granny Square blanket with a rainbow border

All the above items are made by me. The patterns are mine, except the Colour Block Jumper by Cleckheaton and the Magnolia Mandala by Crochet Milan.

Crossed Treble Stitch AKA Cane Work, or Star Mesh Stitch

This crochet tutorial for a crossed treble stitch has been on my To Do list for quite a while. As soon as I saw the pretty crochet stitch, I loved it!  I absolutely knew I wanted to crochet something with the crossed treble stitch.

I’ve since learned that it can also be referred to as the Cane stitch or the Star Mesh stitch.

The trouble was, I didn’t understand the written crochet pattern I’d found. With a bit of research and some trawling of Pinterest, I found a few different versions of old, step-by-step photo tutorials. Each version had its own take, and they were all slightly different.

Crossed treble stitch AKA star mesh stitch or cane stitch

Eventually, I pieced together how it was done, and in an effort to save you from all that faffing, I’ve filmed a crochet stitch tutorial to show you how to crochet the crossed treble stitch!

Also, I’m quite pleased that my faffings turned into a new design. I used the stitch in my Holey Smokes! crochet shawl, which is available on Ravelry. Read more about it Here. It’s a crochet fade!

Crossed Treble Stitch

Find some step-by-step pictures below. Please note that the written instructions are for the stitch itself, rather than a full swatch. The stitch pattern requires multiples of 4 stitches.

The Crossed Treble is worked over 3 stitches (including a missed stitch in the middle). The bottom “legs” of the cross are made first, and then the top right “arm”. The second “arm” is a treble worked into the centre of the cross that’s created.

If you want to work a swatch as I do in the tutorial, chain multiples of 4. Begin the first Crossed Tr in the 6th ch from the hook. At the end, turn and ch 5 to begin the next second row. The rest of the pattern is a repeat of the second row, which staggers the CT’s over the ones of the row below. Watch the crossed treble stitch video tutorial, and you’ll know what I mean!

Crossed Treble Stitch Instructions

YO (yarn over) twice, insert hook into required st, YO & pull through loop (4 loops on hook), YO & pull through 2 loops (3 loops on hook), YO, miss 1 st, insert hook into next st, YO & pull through loop (5 loops on hook), (YO & pull through 2 loops on hook) 4 times, ch1, YO, insert hook in middle 2 sts of cross, YO & pull through (3 loops on hook), (YO & pull through 2 loops) twice.

 

The photo above shows yarn wrapped twice around the hook, ready to start the next crossed treble stitch.

Good luck and enjoy!! Cheers. X

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Episode 22. Crochet Vlog

Happy New Year!! Hope you had a good one, filled with yarny goodness! So this is the first crochet podcast episode of the year. Not many links to share, but there are crafty photographs to look at….

Geo Rainbow c2c blanket is now on Ravelry

Granny inspo on Pinterest is Here. Beginning date for the Granny CAL is Feb 1st! More info to come soon.

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And I forgot to mention that my sister sent me a photo of herself in her granny stripe, colour block jumper! Here she is on the beach (fully clothed)…

granny stripe sweater.

Some pics of my Christmas presents… x

Crochet Podcast Episode 21

I am in a good place for this time of year. I hope you are too. I feel like I’ve played catch-up and won. This crochet podcast episode is all about showing off the latest finished objects (note that I have not said anything about WIPS!). I also chat about old pals and how I feel about progression in my work. Don’t forget to click on the picture above, which will take you to YouTube.

Oh, and something else I mentioned is this: Would you be interested in some kind of Granny-a-long? Embrace all things Granny? I am thinking of hosting a CAL (that’s Crochet-a-long) in the new year, focusing on the humble granny square/stitch. Let me know what you think!

Here are the links for everything I have talked about in this crochet podcast. Please do scroll beyond for all the crafty things…

Colour Block Jumper

C2C Rainbow blanket. The blog post is here. The pattern is now available to buy on Ravelry Here

Crochet Granny Christmas hat

Granny Stripe Scarf pattern

One Skein Wonderland CAL

Photography Mittens by Carmen Jacob on Ravelry

The Wool Kitchen. I’ve got Nebula in aran.

Infinity Triangle Scarf

Plant pot hangy doodah by Vickie Howell.

Cheers and Merry Crochet Christmas. xxx

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Quick Crochet Granny Santa Hats

granny stitch santa hats. little christmas bunting

Granny Stitch Santa Hats

Oh, how I wish I’d thought of these crochet Santa hats a wee bit earlier. There is literally just one week to go before Christmas Day, for goodness’ sake! Better late than never, I suppose, and now they’re here, they’re here forever!

It was this chunky Santa hat that popped into my head first (a couple of days ago). I didn’t like my other crochet Christmas hat very much; I’d not made enough of an effort in the design stakes (see me talk about that disaster Here). Instead of fiddly fine fluffy mohair yarn (i.e, the other Xmas hat I crocheted), I decided to go for a rush job and choose the chunkiest yarn my LYS had.

In the last two days, I’ve made three versions of this granny Santa hat to get the result I’m really happy with (the first two I was quite chilled about frogging; this festive hat takes no time to work up!). Yesterday we had a lovely Christmassy lunch at a pub with friends, and I sat there and worked on matching mini versions!

Crochet Santa Hat Bunting

The human-sized Santa hat used just over one ball of red chunky yarn and left me with about half a ball of cream colour. I felt bad about abandoning all those leftovers, and the mild to moderate guilt resulted in this collection of mini Santa hats that are ideal for crochet bunting.

One-Size-Fits-All Granny Santa Hat

Regarding the biggun, one size of the large granny stitch Santa hat fits all. We tested it on our after-lunch walk yesterday. It fits beautifully on all heads in different kinds of ways. My boy has it so that it is slightly oversize-in-a-good-way, it fits me like a normal hat, and it perches snuggly on a giant nut, like the one my friend got (cheers Paul!).

Today I’ve typed up the crochet patterns for both Santa hat sizes as a 2-for-1 thing. I have a free Granny Santa Hat pattern right here on the blog. The ad-free pdf is available as a download from Ravelry. More technical talk is over there, so do please pop over, and whilst you’re there, maybe you’ll be tempted to buy a copy! There is still time, honest! Or, if you would like to further explore more Christmas crochet patterns, go here.

The mini crochet hats can be Christmas tree decorations or a fabulous garland. I love both (which surprises me as I’m not a bunting person), it’s so versatile!!

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What do you think? Does it make you feel festive?! Honestly, I think this is such a quick crochet make for Christmas that you could make Santa hats for every member of the family over one weekend! HoHoHo? X

A future Father Christmas?

 

Crochet Granny Stripe Scarf Pattern

A granny stripe scarf pattern by Zeens and Rogr Crochet

Easy Granny Stripe Scarf Pattern

Here it is, a super simple yet surprisingly effective granny stripe scarf pattern. I’m all over crochet colour block designs at the moment. Of course, you don’t have to use colourblock aesthetics in your crochet granny scarf, but it does look pretty awesome.

The written crochet pattern is below, but you’ll be glad to hear that I put together a granny stripe scarf video tutorial as well!

What Do You Need To Crochet a Granny Stripe Scarf?

  • You will need around 350g DK yarn. That’s approximately 700 metres.
  • A 4mm crochet hook
  • A marginal approximation of brain power – nothing too strenuous, honest!

The DK yarn I used is Drops Lima in the following colours:

  • 2x50g dark grey mix
  • 2x50g powder pink
  • 3x50g dark blue.

Drops Lima is hand-wash only, so feel free to swap it out for machine-washable yarn. I’m not sure it’s the best idea to use something that’s not machine washable for a scarf; maybe I should have gone for the superwash yarn, hmmm. It still looks pretty, though!

Granny Stripe scarf pattern with post stitch ribbing

If you wanted to, you could go down a hook size for the ribbing at each end of the granny stripe scarf. I did (you can see the effect in the above photo). It cinches in a little bit, which stops the ends of the scarf from stretching too wide. However, it isn’t necessary, and whether it matters is up to you.

Notes on How to Crochet A Granny Stripe Scarf

  • Multiples of three are what’s needed. Chain as many as you like. For this scarf, I chained 54.
  • OK, this is the (sort of) tricky bit, but it is important. It will make one teeny little difference, depending on whether you have an even or odd number of multiples, it will determine whether you land on a Front Post st or a Back Post st on the second to last stitch of the row. It really doesn’t matter but it will change what you work first on the next row. All you have to remember is to work a BP in an FP and an FP in a BP. That’s what creates the rib effect.
  • US terms are used here, but I use both UK & US terms in the video. A US double is a UK treble.
  • Change colour once you’ve used about 100 metres of yarn, i.e., a full 50g ball of DK yarn. I counted to double-check that the end mirrored the beginning (you never know, your tension might change a bit).

Granny Stripe Scarf Pattern

US Crochet Terms.
Work a chain using multiples of 3.

  • Row 1: 1dc in 4th ch from hook, dc along, turn. For a neat finish, work into the back bumps of the chain.
  • Row 2: Ch3 (counts as first stitch), *1BPdc, 1FPdc; rep from * to second to last st. 1dc in last st, turn (please read notes about BP & FP as you may land on either depending on the stitch multiple you chose).
  • Rows 3 – 8: Rep Row 2, working BPdc & FPdc sts accordingly, turn.
  • Row 9: (1sc, 1ch, 1dc) in first st, *miss 2 sts, 3dc in next st; rep from * finishing with 2dc in the end st, turn.
  • Row 10: (1sc, 1ch) in first st, *3dc in next space between clusters; rep from * to end, finish with 1dc in last st, turn.
  • Row 11: (1sc, 1ch, 1dc) in first st, *3dc between each cluster; rep from * to end, finish with two dc in last st, turn.
  • Repeat Rows 10 & 11 until you’re happy with the length. End on Row 11.
  • Row 12: Ch3, 1dc in each st to end, turn.
  • Rows 13 – 19: Rep Row 2. Fasten off and sew in ends.

Check out the quick video tutorial (linked above) to see exactly where those post stitches go! Also, you may wish to explore the idea of crochet Post Stitch ribbing in more detail. In which case, take a look at my best crochet ribbing stitches, here. Thanks ever so much.

Crochet ribbing using post stitches

Tell me when you’ve made one. Here I am on Instagram.  Or, add your favourite new crochet project to Ravelry!

This scarf was inspired by the colour block jumper by Cleck Heaton, which I love! My granny stripe scarf is a free crochet pattern; you’re welcome to make as many as you like, but please let people know where you got the pattern from.

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crochet Granny stripe scarf pattern

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Holey Smokes!! A Crochet Fade Shawl

Holy Smokes!!

Holey Smokes is here!! I have wanted to design a crochet fade shawl for aaaages. It has been in my head for a while. I knew I wanted to make a fade style shawl, I knew it had to have lacy stitch patterns, and I knew I wanted crazy colours.

For a long time, I didn’t feel brave enough to sit down and do all the maths, but a few weeks ago I made myself do it. There’s no point putting something off just because you’re a little bit worried. The only way to find out how it would go was to dive right in. Back in the spring, I made Deanne’s Addydae Designs crochet Blurre Shawl (have a read) and this was another spur onwards (it’s so pretty, it’s so fadey!).

I love that knitting is embracing The Fade, but, come on, crochet! We need more! Sooo, Holey Smokes is my contribution. And I’m kind of working on another one too. Keep your eyes peeled. EDIT: (several months later…) The sequel: Smoke on the Water is HERE!!

an eyelet crochet shawl using colour changing yarn
Smoke on the Water. Holey Smokes’ sequel

The pattern is now for sale on Ravelry. You can find it HERE.  I’ve put many more details about this lacey crochet shawl over on Ravelry; you can find out more technical gubbins by jumping across. I also have a tutorial on YouTube for the Crossed Treble stitch. In the meantime, here are some sporadic thoughts about my fancy new crochet shawl…

Yarn For a Colour Fade Crochet Shawl

I love the yarn! It’s Bluefaced Leicester (so hot right now!) and the colours are just amazing! I happened to stumble upon Somerset Yarns (I wish I could remember how). I absolutely knew that I had to get my hands on all those glorious colours. The fact that Tracey is relatively local to me (just over an hour away, in Bristol) is a coincidence. In fact, I’ve had a spate of buying local hand-dyed yarn recently, and all of it is coincidental.

The Crossed Treble Stitch

Working up the pattern is pretty easy once you get to grips with the main stitches. In the crochet lace shawl pattern, I have included written instructions, photographs and a chart. Not to mention the video tutorial – linked above.

Between all of that, you should be able to decipher the “Crossed Treble” stitch without too much trouble. I’ll be honest, it isn’t the easiest of stitches at first. I saw about 4 different ways of it being written before I decided to offer a fifth. It has been the biggest challenge in writing the pattern, but I did it! Yay!

The pattern has been tested by five wonderful, beautiful, helpful (not to mention patient) people, and I’ve had really positive feedback. Big, enormous thanks go to them; they spotted my silly mistakes, such as rows numbered the same as each other. Honestly, I don’t know how that happened!

I’m still having trouble photographing bright colours. The camera says “no”. You can get the gist, though. And we are talking bright colours. Really bright! In fact, I couldn’t help vocalising some choice words when I was hooking it up. That is why it’s called Holey Smokes. It’s a slightly tamer version of my initial exclamation. The “e” is there because the shawl has holes…

What do you reckon?  I think it’s ace! I’ve got another one planned, but I’m not sure when I’ll get cracking on it. Do you want to make one? Let me know. Cheers! X

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Granny Stitch Crochet Baubles Pattern & Tutorial!

Christmas Granny Stitch Crochet Baubles

Christmas is pretty much just around the corner, honestly, it’ll be here before you know it. I’ve noticed this year that crochet baubles are all the rage, so I’ve had a go at my own simple bauble pattern. I’ve put together a tutorial for YouTube too, so if that’s more your thing, then do jump across to my YouTube channel… Here is where you’ll find the crochet bauble video!

It’s always surprising just how quickly these granny stitch crochet baubles work up, and you will find yourself making loads and loads! The more the merrier with a colourful crochet bauble. They look so good, decorating a Christmas tree, when there’s a gaggle of them (I’m not sure what the collective noun of a bauble should be, so if you have any suggestions, let me know!).

Anyway, rather than any further preamble, go get your decs out and get crocheting!

If you would like to support my crochet adventures, feel free to check out my other Crochet Free Patterns. Cheers! x

Things You Need to Crochet Granny Stitch Baubles

  • 6cm (diameter) baubles. Mine are from Sainsbury’s, but I bought similar from Wilko’s last year. I think they’re a fairly standard bauble size.
  • 3mm crochet hook.
  • DK cotton in different colours. I’ve tried many brands, and they’re all good: Paintbox Cotton, Drops Muskat,  DMC Natura, Stylecraft Classique, etc…

Crochet Bauble Pattern Notes

  • Fasten off (FO) after each round and join the new colour with a ss (slip stitch) just to the right of where you fastened off.
  • If you want to avoid sewing in most ends, crochet over them as you go, but it is worth sewing them in if you have the time and patience.
  • UK terms are used in the written pattern, and I use both UK & US in the video. Things to remember are: a UK tr is a US dc. A UK dc is a US sc.
  • Make 2 of the pattern for each crochet bauble.
  • Please read the whole pattern through before starting.

Granny Stitch Crochet Bauble Pattern

Begin with a Magic Circle (or ch4 and join with a slip stitch).

  1. Ch1, 1tr, ch1, *tr2tog, ch1; rep from * 5 times, join with a ss to the top of the first petal. [6 “petals”]
  2. (Ch2, 1tr, ch1, tr2tog, ch1) in same space, (tr2tog, ch1, tr2tog, ch1) in each 1ch sp, join with a ss to the top of the first petal. [12 “petals”]
  3. Ch3, 2tr in first ch sp, 3tr in each ch sp around, join to top of the ch3. [12 clusters]
  4. Ch2, 1htr in each st around. [36 st]
  5. Ch1, 1dc in each st around, join with ss.

Make the two halves.
Sew in any ends.
Do not FO after Round 5 on the second half.

Place both halves together, right sides out, and slip stitch together, facing loops only. At just over the halfway point, wriggle the bauble into its granny crochet jacket and continue to slip stitch together. This can be fiddly, but it’s worth it! Sew in the last end, using it to tidy around the hanging bit of the bauble if you need to.

How Many Granny Stitch Crochet Baubles Will You Make?!

And the next instruction is to crochet several granny baubles!! As I said earlier, with crochet baubles, in my opinion, it’s a case of the more the merrier. Think of all the differetn colour combinations you can put together. So gather all your yarn scraps, and get crocheting! Christmas is always a time to be merry (and bright!). Let’s decorate it in crochet!.

Please do give me a shout if you have found the crochet bauble pattern/tutorial useful. A thumbs up on YouTube helps too. Thank you very much!

Also, please feel free to go ahead and share a link to this free crochet pattern. Sharing is truly marvellous! But I ask (really rather nicely, please, thank you, please) that you credit Zeens and Roger if you do. Thanks again.

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Get working on your crochet baubles! Cheers. x

Crochet Vlogcast Episode 17

Happy Hallowe’en, folks! I have made minimal effort to jazz up this week’s crochet vlogcast with a spooky theme. Whilst there is a spooky crochet spider and some fancy-dress, er, there is little else to do with this fun-filled holiday. But I still love Halloween! Please fly (broomstick style) to YouTube!

In this crochet podcast episode, I talk about the following delights:

My Rainbow Edged Granny square blanket is chatted about in this episode. The blog post is Here, the video tutorial is Here.

My crochet pattern for a cute little House Spider Blog Post is Here. The YouTube Tutorial Here.

Sewing a giant crochet hook case. This is the tute I used.

The Weekender Blankie by Sandra of Cherry Heart is a fabulous crochet hexagon blanket.

Check out Shirley Rainbow’s Folksy shop. And why not see her work on Instagram? Teresa is a beautiful crafter, and I absolutely love what she does.

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The Back to School Sweater Crochet-A-Long

A Crochet Along

Hopefully you’ve heard of the Back To School Sweater CAL by now. If you haven’t, then you’ve still got a month before the Crochet-A-Long ends. It is the perfect excuse to try something you’ve never done before. I had never made myself a crochet jumper before. Now I have made two!

And it’s partly due to this fabulous sweater party that has been devised by Tamara from Crafty Escapism and Helen from Making at Number 14, not to mention shouted from the rooftops by awesome Fay of the Crochet Circle podcast. They will take you to a hive of information and lead you down a rabbit hole of jumpery goodness. There are loads of specially written blog posts by some truly knowledgeable people.

I’ve stopped caring about showing my mad face to the world. It doesn’t really matter, does it? I expect you’re looking at the jumper/sweater anyway. And you have probably noticed that both my jumpers are the same pattern. It’s the Cleckheaton Colour Block Jumper, and I have mentioned it several times now, mostly over on my YouTube channel (episodes 13-16), where I’ve shared the details of yarn (it’s Drops Lima, which I’ve learned is deffo handwash only) and other super informative stuff.

You can find the pattern for free on Ravelry, along with many others that are in a useful bundle put together by the CAL team. Look here, aren’t there so many you could make?!

Yes, my sweater seaming is a bit dodgy, but I’m saying it’s part of the look. And you can always turn it inside out, where it blends in more. And if I’m not mistaken, I appear to have walked past many (far more than usual) doors/walls/strange places that all have nails (or other protruding things) poking out, waiting to grab hold and snag at my granny clusters. It’s a handmade jumper’s worst nightmare (that, and the shrinking/felting thing that I achieved on the first wash).

As it’s a CAL, there are prizes to be won if you enter your project into the Ravelry threads. I have offered one of my patterns as a prize. I don’t know if it’ll be a bundle of prizes for just a couple of winners or if there’ll be many prizes for different categories.  Here is the Chatter thread so you can see what everyone is getting up to. And here is the Finished Object thread. I admit that I’m not very good at chatter threads. I easily forget to check in, but I do enjoy seeing other crafter’s takes on projects. Simply by joining in on the threads (and by using the Instagram hashtag #BackToSchoolSweaterCAL) means you’re eligible to be entered into the prize giveaways.

Again, sorry about the face. This photo really shows the jumper off, though, so I’m overlooking the crazy stare (it’s not as if people cross the street when I walk by or anything).

Have you already made crochet garments before? Is it something you enjoy? I loved making mine and will definitely make more crochet clothes for myself in the future. And please shout out if you are already taking part. Or maybe you’ve had a spark of inspiration and now feel the pull of the CAL?! Let me know! Cheers.

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It’s about time, it’s sweater weatha… x

 

 

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