* * * * * * * * * * ta da! done. * and it was so much fun to make. (big thanks to karla for letting me test the pattern) *
* i put the leaves on backwards. i turned the buttons into flowers. i'm really bad at following directions when it's not imperative that i do so. * * that said, karla's pattern was clear and easy to follow (all of her other patterns that i've seen are too). she adds very well labeled close-up photos and drawings for all the steps
leaving very little room for error. nice. * * and i managed to finish it at night so my littlest did not see the final project which means i can still surprise her with it for her birthday. * she's gonna just love it! *
* * * * * * * * 'steps' taken from 14:15 of proverbs.
Tag Archives: crochet
a golden cup
i like to crochet.
i’d like to be better at it.
so i’ve been testing patterns.
this designed by preita.
nice ‘n’ slouchy.
it’s simple too
which i like.
(give me stockinette stitch with good shaping any day of the week)
ok. back to crochet.
so, i added leaves and the buttons from itsybitsyspider‘s carrier
mostly to distract from the fact that it took me a bit
to straighten up & fly right
with the half double crochet decreases.
i’ve also discovered that i’m really awful at knowing
just where to start and stop
in the round.
i find myself forever counting to check that i worked it all out right.
this does not happen to me when i knit.
i don’t ever drop stitches, though, when i crochet so there’s certainly a silver lining.
and i’m giving the finished hat to my friend k
to help her out just a little
as she ‘relays for life‘.
all good.
‘silver’ taken from 3:6 of the book of acts.
testing 1, 2, 3
karla fitch has adorable crochet patterns.
i really had a blast making her fairy hideaway,
and when i told my kids i’d made the amigurumi piggie holiday ornament as a gift
they all but begged me not to give her away.
actually they did beg me,
then they compromised saying it was ‘ok’
as long as i made 3 more (1 for each of them).
started test knitting her newest design, a log cabin carrier for little creatures, with partial skeins of Knit Picks yarn yesterday. i think i’ll name mine ‘shelter’. i’ve just finished the part that requires 2 old cd’s (finally a use for those aol promo cd’s i got in the mail and have been saving for so long). it’s really clever and it totally works to add the strength this toy needs.
photos coming soon … maybe tomorrow.
now if i can just keep my youngest from figuring out what i’m doing (i hope i can by putting it all together at night while she sleeps), it can be a gift for her ‘just around the corner’ birthday. shh…
and big thanks go out to karla for letting me play with her newest idea.
i’m having such fun.
‘shelter’ is taken from 27:5 of the psalms