DAY 22 ADVENT CALENDAR: CROCHET BALLS FOR DECORATION

Simple Crochet bead Ball or Flat puff

to make a ball stuff before decreasing, to make a fat puff no stuffing required.

first crochet ball Necklace I made in DEC. 2009

SIMPLE PATTERN

ROUND 1: Make a slip knot and ch2, 6sc, into second st from hook cont. [6sc]

ROUND 2: 2sc, in each st, cont. [12sc]

ROUND 3-5: 1sc in every st, [12sc]

ROUND 6: decrease 2sctog,  sl st to complete. [6sc]

To make the balls bigger continue to increase 

ROUND 3: 2sc, 1sc, alternately in every st, cont. [18sc]

ROUND 4-6: skin every st, cont. [18sc]

ROUND 7: 2sctog, sc, alternately until 12 sts remain, cont. [12sc]

ROUND 8: 2sctog, until 6sts remain, sl st to complete, [6sc]

For much larger Puffs use 12dc, and then decrease in next round, making the Puff the size you want and decreasing on the second round just a 2 round puff .

A HAT WITH EXOTIC FLOWERS MADE FROM BALLS AND FLAT BALL PUFFS 

PATTERN JAN. 2010 

Using different weights of yarn and hook size puffs of sc and dc can be made for these Exotic flowers 

Never be without a Philip...Blanket Ladder in an afternoon

This morning i asked if we could make a Blanket Ladder? 

[thats the royal we], because all I did was a scribbled sketch of what i wanted

 Phil, love him did all the rest. 

We found broom handles at Wicks and two lengths of wood for the sides for around £23.

and by teatime tonight...i had a fabulous Blanket Ladder

Still needs to be sanded and stained with an oak stain, but isn't it wonderful?

Couldn't wait until it's finished.

THANK YOU PHIL...you're something very special xx 

One or two blankets hanging around on the backs of chairs...so very pleased with my new Blanket Ladder

tomorrow i will sand it and stain it and dig out one or two more blankets..theres plenty of them packed away.

Need to thank Blinds2go too, fantastic new clip in the door blinds...

not cheap blinds, but cheaper than any where else for these fantastic and easy to measure and fit clip in blinds that drop down or pull up...brilliant 

SPINNING TOP BLANKET: Preparing for the join, circle to square

CIRCLE TO SQUARE: Blocked its approx 15-16" square

Preparing your 4 or 9 x 16" motifs for joining..this pictures is only a mock up there are more rows before you actually join the squares together.

ROW 1: att yarn in ch3 sp of the first diamond, hdc [htr], in the next 5sts, hdc [htr], in the next 3 sps, (that's the ch3 sp of the triangle), the next ch3 sp, (the diamond) and the ch3 sp of the next triangle making 8sts for each pair of diamond and triangle.

 repeat hdc [htr], in next 5 sts, and the next 3 x ch3 sps, to the end, sl st to complete. (144sts)

ADDING CORNERS
You now have the correct number of sts to divide the circles into 4 sections
4 x 36sts, using stitch markers.

4 colours requires for each circle, each corner in a different colour 

 Add a 4 round granny shell corner to the 4 corner of each circle.
You will use 25sts, of the 36sts. Leaving 11sts, unused.

NOTES: These corners are like making the start of a Granny Shell Shawl, you need the ch1 between the granny shells for ease, because it is to go around the curve of the circle. 
And you need to do a longer st as the first st for each granny shell next to the circle, again for ease, (thats just the first st not the complete granny shell).



Starting at the marker 

Row 1: att. yarn 3sts from marker,

 miss 2sts, 1tr [1dtr], 2dc, [2tr], ch2, 2dc [2tr], 1tr [1dtr], in marked st, miss 2sts, sl st into next st, ch3, miss 2sts, sl st into next st, along, turn. 

(2 granny shells) 

Row 2: 2dc [2tr],  into the sp, between circle and tr, [dtr] of round 1, 

ch1, 3dc [3tr], ch2, 3dc [3tr], into the next ch2 sp, (point of triangle), 

ch1, 2dc [2tr], 1tr [1dtr] into the last sp (between the last granny shell and the circle),

  miss 2sts, sl st into next st (7sts from the marker), 

ch3, miss 2sts, sl st into next st, along, turn. (4 granny shells) 

Row 3: 2dc [2tr] into first sp, between circle and granny shell or row below, ch1, 3dc [3tr], into next ch1 sp, ch1, 3dc [3tr], ch2, 3dc [3tr] into next ch2 sp (point of triangle), 

ch1, 3dc [3tr] into next ch1 sp, ch1, 2dc [2tr], 1tr [1dtr],  into last sp, 
(between circle and granny triangle), 

 miss 2sts, sl st into next st, (10th st, from marker) 

 ch3, miss 2sts, sl st into next st, turn.(6 granny shells)

Row 4: Repeat row 3, with the extra side granny shell 
sl st to complete, cut and weave in ends (8 granny shells)

Repeat for each corner all in a different colour

Marked st is number 1, so you should finish on the 13th st from the marker each side

Leaving 11sts unused on each side

PATTERN LINKS SO FAR FROM CUSHION TO BLANKET

LINK TO PART 1 MAKING THE ORIGINAL CUSHION FRONT

LINK TO PART 2: DIAMOND/SPEAR SHAPE INFILLS

LINK TO PART 3: TRIANGLE IN FILLS

LINK TO PART 4: BUTTON BAND AND JOINING CUSHION TOGETHER

EASY PEASY ALTERNATIVE CUSHION BACK

MAKING THE SPINNING TOP BLANKET FROM THE CUSHION FRONT

COLOUR SEQUENCE FOR ALL 9 MOTIFS TO DIAMOND IN FILLS


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Sue Pinner's Tartan workshop at Black Sheep Wools Craft Barn

Wonderful to meet everyone yesterday

Stella, Barbara, Sheila, Gillian, Margaret, Sue, Joanne, Julia, and Holly had a very creative day at Sue Pinner's Tartan Workshop

November 18th 2016 at Black Sheep Wools fabulous craft barn

Thanks to Black Sheep Wools catering department for a fabulous lunch and yummy afternoon cakes. 

And of course we all had a little shop too, such a wonderful space, we all decided if it wanted to continue to snow, we didn't mind being snowed in but it stopped snowing and we all had to leave...thanks for a fab day Hookers 

The Tartan Workshop was a follow on workshop from the Triangle workshop on the 

16th September

and Afternoon Tea with Sue Pinner a couple of weeks ago on 27th October

Hope to see you all again, some time next year 

Carousel Variations...

There are lots more variations for the Carousel patterns...so I can see the Carousel Group continuing for some time to come. Here is another variation on the part 4 Hex pattern...

  using long stitch or spike stitch instead of the front post stitch 

or turned into a diamond...with a sc [dc] triangle added to 2 sides

 joined together in all sorts of patterns and colour ways..with so many Special colours to pick from and now with the Aran ad Chunky yarn colour growing too...fabulous choice

8 OF MY DESIGNS IN 2 MAGAZINES THIS MONTH....

A friend popped round, asked me if i had seen the Inside Crochet and Simply Crochet magazines this month....no but i had heard something


Hope you will vote for me
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LET'S KNIT Magazine
British Knitting awards here

If you're a fan please vote for My first book
Granny Squares
Has been short listed for a British award for best Crochet Book 

 In total there were 8 of my designs in just 2 magazines and she said I had something in the third one too but she didn't buy that one...

lovely write up about my crochet thanks Claire
from Inside Crochet

 this little pot is an old design but I still love it

 the very popular TARTAN throw and Cushion from earlier this year

hanging in my dining room before its border was added

 and the 4 new designs just released

 and one of my Diamond designs was being used in their SUBSCRIBE NOW..and get the pattern and yarn as this months subscription gift

and the Rainbow Blanket....the complete pattern as part of the 
COMMIT TO KNIT 
charity campaign 

The original idea for the blanket

 Blowing in the wind after washing 

makes a great scarf too...

I did suggest she stop and help me sort my craft room out,
 but no support there..she was off to read her new magazines! lol 
can't blame her it's not a quick job....

the wall behind my Craft Room bed needs changing i think..lots of new designs to hang up for inspiration...

and so many boxes of samples need sorting....