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Filet Crochet Trial Piece

Shana — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:34:15 +0000

This was made using dishcloth cotton. I know it should have been done in something finer, but as I’m still learning how to do Filet Crochet, I went for something chunkier! It measures 40cm x 27cm.

Crochet Sun Hat

Shana — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:07:08 +0000

I seem to be developing a sun hat fetish!! This one is crocheted and was very quick to make. I prefer the shape of this one, the knitted one was rather large. I used cotton, obviously, not much point in a sun hat if it isn’t cool! The pattern was taken from a book called ‘Learn To Crochet’ by Sue Whiting, which to be honest, didn’t help at all when I was learning to crochet. But it has some nice patterns in it.

I learned to crochet on the 11th June 2008, so I guess this is a celebration sun hat

I-cords

Shana — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 07:10:35 +0000

If you fancy a change from the usual knitted I-cord, why not try a crocheted one . I don’t know why I didn’t think of this technique as an alternative to knitting. Maybe because I haven’t crocheted for a while.

Excuse me while I have a senior moment

Four rows on my blankie…

Shana — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:37:49 +0000

and I’m still crocheting along!! I’ve also added the latest squares to the Tricolour Square Blankie page

And row number five is underway!

Three rows on my blankie…

Shana — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:17:34 +0000

…and I’m still crocheting along!!

Another row!

Shana — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:41:14 +0000

I’ve finished another 7 squares and uploaded the pics to the Tricolour Square Blankie Page. I’m not going to join this row to the others until I get another colour yarn I’ve ordered, it won’t look right just tacking a few different colours on the last rows!

I had a little nap this afternoon under the 2 rows of the Blankie, it was wonderfully cozy, encourages me to get the rest finished asap

2 rows, yay!!

Shana — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:34:49 +0000

I crocheted two rows together of the Blankie using a slip stitch on the inner loop so from the front it’s seam free, or so it seems! And I thought you might like to see a picture of all the stash I’m using…so far!!

Blankie Update

Shana — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:05:18 +0000

Well so far I’ve done a total of 14 squares and even given them their own page so you can see all the pwetty colours!!

I’m about to start assembling the first two rows of 7 squares, they’re laid out on the floor at the moment and look quite impressive, even if I say so myself! There might be more pics when I’ve joined the squares together

Tricolour Square Blankie

Shana — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:16:03 +0000

I’ve taken the brave decision to use this pattern to make a nice warm blankie for me and Chris for winter. With fuel prices rocketing, this is a nice cosy way to save money

It took some working out what size crochet hook to use, I finally settled on an 8mm with chunky yarn. It’s going to be multi-coloured, as you may have noticed and more than tricolour if you count the black! This cuts down on cost as well because I can source the yarn on ebay when bargains are available. They are approximately 10″ square.

Sock Monkey Hand Puppet

Shana — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:26:30 +0000

Another Christmas Present finished, I’m on a roll this year!!

This lovely pattern is from Crochet Kitten and is available on Ravelry