Crochet Crafts
Shifting Sands scarf ©2006, www.grumperina.com , copyright details at bottom of page. I created the Shifting Sands pattern to replace my dad’s Sharfik , which had the great misfortune of meeting the washing machine in a most intimate setting. Although I cannot take credit for the name, it is very appropriate: the cables swish and swoop, meandering from one edge to the other.
goes to local yarn shops and Home Depot
Some time ago, I happened across a style of crochet I had never heard of before called Bavarian crochet. Legend has it that a mother and daughter of Bavarian descent created it, but no one knows for sure. In any case, it is a lovely textured stitch pattern. Our example shows it worked in rows, but traditionally it is worked in the round.
Bavarian Crochet in Rows
Author Ellie Thouret Introduction I love the knitted mittens that Alice wears in New Moon but I’m not confident enough in my knitting to tackle them. Here’s a crochet version for crafters like me. Materials List
Alice-Inspired Mitts
It's hard to find a pair of perfectly fitting socks—not too wide or too loose around your foot, the heel sitting at exactly the right height. I have small feet, but children's socks are too small and women's socks are too big. Maybe your feet are between sizes as well, or the cuffs on your socks always seem either too short or too tall.
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Stripe-y Blanket, preview
You know how when you get a new hammer, everything looks like a nail? I got a new camera . I do not know how to use it yet. In the process of figuring out what all the buttons do and where all the settings are, I have taken twenty jillion bad pictures of everything. And a couple good ones.
I came across a DIY post on Tumblr that showed how you can freeze watercolor paints in ice cube trays and then use the frozen paints to "draw" on fabric or paper. I instantly thought I could do that with Kool Aid and yarn! I just had to wait for my Oregon "summer" to cooperate. I needed it to get sunny and warm enough to melt the ice cubes.
Kool Aid Popsicle Dyeing
Fabric Painting: 5 Surface Design, Paint, and Monoprint Techniques from Quilting Arts
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I’m so pleased that the upcycled market bag was such a hit. Want to make your own? Here’s how. Find used t-shirts {about five} in a similar shade. I was fortunate to find a pile of old Scout troop shirts { thank you, Pack 77 } that were all the same color but a little bit of discrepancy in color shade won’t make any difference in this project. To make the yarn, the shirt is cut into strips.
T-Shirt Yarn Knit Market Bag Tutorial
Hexagon How-to
My crochet Hexagons, I am LOVING them right now, can't get enough. For a brief spell I fell out of love, I got fed up with the fiddlesomeness of them, the fact that they are very hard to do whilst simultaneously doing anything else (like drinking cappuccino and nattering). They take concentration folks, but if you are prepared to concentrate then these will reward you handsomely.Sorry I've taken so long to post this very last post of the crochet school series. Would you believe me if I said I don't want it to end? haha That's not the real reason, although it is a little weird to be writing the last crochet school post (for now). I've just been busy designing new patterns and crocheting my butt off for the craft show I'm in next month, Deluxe . I was also waiting for all of you to have time to put in questions you want answered in this post.
