This is so great — I’m gonna make these for every expecting mother I know. Just took 3 days to complete, and wasn’t hard!
And again I used this method to make the edges neater:
Thank you guys for stopping by! There’s crochet coming, I promise!
gentille cowl #2: ta-da!
August 8, 2015 by 5 Comments
This yarn is amazing, even the pooling looks great in the finished project!
After blocking the fabric is lightweight and airy:
If you want to make one, the pattern costs money but I think it’s worth it, and it can be purchased and downloaded here.
Yarn: KnitPicks Hawthorne in Alberta Arts (1 skein makes 4 repetitions of the pattern)
Needles: US 4 (3.50mm)
The pattern works up quickly (this took me about 3 days to complete, not counting the blocking/drying), and it is easy to remember, even the lace part!
Here’s a closeup of the garter stitch so you can see the beautiful colors in this yarn:
What a lovely colorway, and a great pattern! I might just make another…
Thanks so much for stopping by! I’ll be back soon, most likely with some crochet!
in threes: a baby cardigan; begin!
August 4, 2015 by 7 Comments
A friend is having a baby, due at the end of the month! I already made the baby girl a blanket but I wanted to make something for her to wear, too, so I decided to try the in threes baby cardigan (it costs money but it is easy and works up quickly).
I have a lifeline inserted before the arm holes were formed just in case I mess up and have to rip back. The Dark Horse Yarns’ Fantasy yarn is a ridiculously soft worsted yarn — I wish I had enough to make me a sweater out of it too! Might have to order some…
The color was hard to capture, it looks more accurate here:
I’m using the technique for a neater edge along the button band, as you can see there, as well.
I kind of want to make some little crocheted pastel flowers to sew onto the front. I might do that if I have time but I do want this to be complete by the baby’s arrival!
That’s all for today, thanks for stopping by! See you soon!
sugarfrost: begin!
August 1, 2015 by 7 Comments
I thought I was a good knitter. Boy howdy do I feel meek now. Just started the GORGEOUS Sugarfrost pattern (I’m gonna make the scarf version), and it is tricky!
Firstly, my yarn is LACE. I’ve never made a whole project in lace before and I have a feeling this is going to take a long time. Thank goodness it’s beautiful soft yarn from Welthase (Lace Merinosilk in Coral):
It’s worth mentioning another time that there are NO KNOTS in this thing, it’s amazing, and SUPER soft! For realsies, check out the Welthase store on Etsy.
Secondly, I got the setup row complete and then got stuck. Yes, that soon into the pattern, I was stuck. Had to message the pattern author (who promptly messaged me back, clearing up my confusion) and it turns out my brain was just trying to make things extra complicated for me. Thanks brain!
Thirdly, I’m learning new stitches. Actually this is a cool one — I’m learning to make nupps:
You can kinda see one there toward the bottom of the photo, and there are 2 more that are out of focus. They’re kinda slow but really satisfying to make!
I’m using my stitch counters from Ruth Plus Two’s Etsy store to keep track of my pattern repeats, but even so I’ll definitely be using lifelines all through this thing.
Well, that’s all for today. Soon I’ll share an app with you that is making this pattern MUCH easier for me to follow, and I promised some crochet soon — it’s coming, don’t worry! Thanks for stopping by!
epic fail on my end, sorry guys
July 31, 2015 by 7 Comments
A couple months back I promised that today I’d have free Harry Potter house scarf patterns for you all, since today is Harry’s birthday (happy birthday, Harry!), but I haven’t finished the scarves. I’m still on the first one, in fact:
I do apologize. I’ll let you know when they’re up but to be honest they’ve kinda fallen on the back burner for the time being… I’ve got a big crochet project coming up, I just started a fancy lace knitted scarf, I’m trying to plan a wedding with my fiance and my mom, I’m trying to do more at work, and I’m doing supervision hours for my official SC counseling licensure, not to mention trying to still fit in a good amount of quality time with Chris.
In the mean time I do still have the crochet versions of both scarves from the HP films available for free here, if you’d like to check those out!
Again, my apologies. I’ll get them up ASAP and give updates occasionally if it’s going to take a while. Thanks for stopping by, and happy Harry’s birthday!
not your average crochet 