Crochet Triangle Infinity Scarf

self-striping-yarn-rainbow-crochet-infinity-scarfMy thing for triangles all started when I was playing around with geometric patterns for crochet. It became a conscious thing last summer when I made my  C2C cushion. Since then, I’ve seen triangles all over the place. I now absolutely love geometric patterns in crochet!

crochet-triangles-cowl-infinity-scarfI’m on a mission to make the perfect cowl (or scarf). I know exactly what sort of design I want but I’ve struggled with translating it into crochet. Basically, if you take a look at my pattern Pinterest board, you’ll get  the idea. I want to intersperse different colours amongst the triangles. So far I’ve resisted just doing colour changes for random single triangles. I thought that it might compromise the stuctural integrity. I might have to try it next just to find out how safe and secure it would be. Hmm anyway, I’m glad to say that I’ve found the ideal scarf pattern to play with.

crochet-cowl-monochrome-triangle-infinity-scarfIt’s called the Triangle Crocheted Infinity Scarf from Friendly Nettle. I totally love this pattern, it’s utterly fabulous and I know lots of other people feel the same way because my Instagram mates have gone nuts for it too!

paintbox-yarns-simply-aran cosy-monochrome-crochet-cowl-triangle-infinity-scarf rainbow-bright-crochet-triangle-infinity-scarfThe pattern is very simple and Rasa, the designer has made things super helpful by providing loads of pictures, a video tutorial and pattern diagrams. As I’m me and can’t help myself, I did change a few elements. My first two cowls were made with Paintbox Yarns Simply Aran, so I didn’t need as many triangles in my start row. I think the tri-colour one has thirty triangles and the monochrome one was 26. I did 15 rows for each.

monochrome-crochet-triangle-cowlWhen making my triangles, I made 1dc (UK), 1htrb), 1tr and 1doubletrb. This sequence is different to the original pattern (I did a few experiments to see what would happen to the shape of the triangles). You’ll need to see the original pattern to work out where these stitches go cos I ain’t telling ya! My edging was also added to, but nowt fancy.

rainbow-trianglesThe final cowl I made was this crazy rainbow job. It’s a double knit so the amount of triangles in the starter row was increased by a couple more. I pretty much used the whole skein. I was on the look out for something that had both colourful brights and a plain base.  In my imagination, there was more grey and less colour. I didn’t really think about how the colours would be laid out on the skein. I blame my lack of education regarding skein dying rather than anything else. Still, I think the effect is pretty good. Just not what I’m after in this case.

rainbow-yarn rhapsodye-yarnsI bought it from a UK Etsy seller, Rhapsodye Yarns. It’s  a superwash merino and it’s just lovely!

winding-yarnSee the running rainbow? I’d like only two, maybe three colours, each long enough to make a triangle, with grey in between each shade. Do you think I need to take up yarn dying as a hobby next?! I’m tempted to contact the dyer and make a special request instead. Seriously, I do not need any more hobbies right now.

I’ve come to the decision that nobody needs this many scarfy type accessories in their life, so I’ve popped them on Etsy. Please pop over and take a look and buy buy buy!

 

 

 

 

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Speedy Crochet Bracelet. A Free Pattern.

easy-crochet-braceletI was working out the design for my recent crochet wrist warmers pattern; playing with different methods and whatnot, when this one popped up. It’s basically front post and back post stitches, which ended up being too bulky for the mitts but still had something I liked. It is such an easy crochet pattern, it only takes fifteen/twenty minutes from start to finish.

If you’ve not tried Front Post or Back Post stitches before, it’s a great pattern for practising. These stitches are much easier than they sound. They’re the same as normal, it’s just where you put your hook that counts. There are countless You Tube videos out there that demonstrate beautifully.

I’m not sure if this is a crochet cuff, bracelet or other thing but whatever it is, (seeing as it’s Christmas) here’s a lovely little free crochet pattern for them!

bright-and-colourful-crochetNotes: I’ve used Paintbox Aran (I used up loads of my old Stylecraft Special dk this year and allowed myself a restock of something new!!) with a 4.5mm hook.

I’ve used UK terms with US terms in brackets.

In Row 2 I work under the bumps of the foundation chain. This makes a neater finish but it does mean it looks twisty when you come to slip stich together. Ignore the twist and join anyway, it won’t be noticed in the final piece. Just double check that you’ve not got a twist in the stitches you’re going to work into next.

Crochet over the ends as you go to allow for minimal stitching at the end.

super-easy-crochet-cuff-bracelet-free-crochet-patternPattern:

Row 1: Chain 24 (I have wrists like twigs, you may need to go up to 26 or 28 stitches). Join with a slip stitch.

Row 2: Ch1 (does not count as a st), dc (US sc) in each st around. Join with a slip stitch to the first st. Fasten off. [24]

Row 3: Attach new colour to any stitch. Ch3 (counts as a st), 1tr (USdc)in each st around. Join to the top of the inital ch3. [24]

Row 4-6: Ch2 (does not count as a st), FPtr (US FPdc) in st at the base of the ch2, BPtr (US BPdc) in next st, *FPtr in next st, BPtr in next st. Repeat from* to the end. Slip st to the top of the first FPtr. Fasten off after row 6. [24]

Row 7: Attach new colour to any st. Ch1 (does not count as a st). 1dc (US sc) in each st around. Join with a slip stitch the the first st. Fasten off and sew in any ends. [24]

wrists  crochet-cuff-bracelets And there you have it. Easy peasy! Now go and crochet loads of cuffs, bracelets, sweat bands, whatever they are!

Happy Christmas! See you in the New Year. 2017 is going to be amazing!! X

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