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Showing posts with label hooks. Show all posts

Wednesday, 28 December 2016

Angel wings Shawlette to Shawl variations and Measurements

 3 versions of the Angel Wings Shawl Mini CAL

INTRODUTION TO ANGEL WINGS MINI CAL HERE

YARN SAMPLING HERE
AND HERE

PART 1 HERE

PART 2 HERE

PART 3 HERE

PART 4 HERE

PART 5 AND 6 HERE

PART 7,8 AND 9 HERE

Shawl Approx. 300g dk @ part 9, before the edging stitch is added 
 approx. 46" 117cm x 24" 61cm


with the edging stitch of 3 rows of mess stitch and picots as in Part 2
4mm hook

 300g Angel Wings Shawl with mesh stitch and picot edging 



Shawl Approx. 250g Aran complete at part 5, with the second option edging stitch added 
approx. 45" 114cm x 24" 61cm 
5mm hook



Shawlette Approx: 114g dk @ 4th row of part 5, plus a mesh st and picot edging st
approx: 34" 86.5cm x 17" 43cm 
4mm hook 
100g of the space dyed yarn with an edge of picots in a yarn that blended well with the multi coloured yarn to finish it off


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Thursday, 10 March 2016

Dunelm Sussex Mugs and the Crochet Flower mat......

Using the colours from the new Dunelm Sussex Mugs
The small mat grew a bit by the end of yesterday...

 big enough to make a cushion too....
lovely on the new bird tablecloth.....that still needs ironing



A cloth in the making and a cushion too...

Long Petal Flower for Easter mats 
DK Cotton
4mm hook

US Terms
Finger wrap of 5 wraps, 
ROUND 1: Ch2 counts as first dc, 11dc into circle. [12dc]

ROUND 2: Change col. ch4, trtr, [yo 3 times pull through 4 time], sl st into first completed flower, to join.
trtr, in next st, ch4 sl st into same st, sl st, into next st, repeat for all petals. [6 petals]

















Are you hooking anything for Easter?

Still love the breakfast mats i made about 5/6years ago






Wednesday, 20 July 2011

BASIC GRANNY SQUARE PATTERN

Thanks everyone, thanks Blogger and Thank goodness for CROCHET...l'm all sorted now
GIANT GRANNY BLANKET
Made 2018 for my New Grandson 

Hardanger blanket a combination of granny squares 


USING COLOUR IN A GRANNY
Can make for some very exciting blankets...even in just 2 colours. 












BASIC 4 ROUND GRANNY SQUARE EACH ROUND A NEW COLOUR
US Terms,

dc, is ch2 to start, 
4mm hook for dc
5mm hook for Aran, 
6mm hook for chunky or 2 strands of dc
Sets of 3dc are called Granny Shells.

NOTES: Up to about 4 rounds working on one side of the granny square is OK, if making a larger granny then it is best worked alternate sides, turning and working both ways on a large granny square will stop any misshaped square and keep it a square. 


Finger wrap of 5 wraps or ch4 and sl st into a circle.
ROUND 1:  cont.in same col. ch2 counts as first dc, 2dc, ch3, 3dc, ch3, 3dc, ch3, 3dc, ch3, sl st, to complete.
[3dc, each side, ch3 corners]

ROUND 2: Att. new col. in a corner sp, ch2, [counts as first dc], 2dc, ch3, 3dc, in corner sp, repeat in each corner sl st to complete.
[6dc, each side, ch3 corners]

ROUND 3: Att. new colour, ch2,] counts as first dc] 2dc, ch3, 3dc,  3dc in side sp, repeat for each corner and side, sl st to complete. 
[9dc, ch3 corners]

ROUND 4: Att. new colour, ch2[counts as first dc]
2dc, ch3, 3dc in the corner sp, 3dc in each side sp, repeat for each corner and side, sl st to complete. [12dc each side, ch3 corners]