OLIVE GREEN BETHANY SKIRT..

YARN: DK 4mm hook

Round 1:  Batik Oatmeal,  Old Gold, Pistachio.

Round 2: Batik, Olive, Sage, Storm

Round 3: Sirdar Montana shade 0200 an olive green colour.

MAKING: 112 Squares all together, top row has the dart shaping, 7 rows of 8 x 2 front and back the same.

PATTERN

US Terms, UK Terms in brackets 
basic 3 ROUND GRANNY SQUARE

Make 78 squares 9 colours you need 8 of each colour and 6 extra, pick 6 of the colours to add these extra squares. 

Finger wrap of 4 wraps

ROUND 1: first colour, ch2 counts as first dc [tr], 2dc [2tr], ch2, 3dc [3tr], ch2, 3dc [3tr], ch2, 3dc [3tr], ch2, sl st into first st, cut and weave in ends.

ROUND 2: second colour, ch2 counts as first dc [tr], 2dc [2tr], in first ch2 sp (corner), 3dc [3tr], ch2, 3dc [3tr] in next 3 corner sps, finish with 3dc [3tr], ch2 in first corner to complete sl st into the first st. 

WAIST DART SHAPING

Pattern for the shaped Granny Square

ROUND 4: replace the side granny shells of 3 dc [3tr], with 3hdc [3htr], and only do ch1 in the corners keep the 3dc [3tr], the same at the top and bottom of the square, just do the smaller st, on one side or another and match 2 reduced st sides together when joining.

Different number of squares for the Olive Green version but similar shaping.

WAIST BAND

For the waist band i've used dc [tr], a little looser and can be drawn in better when the elastic is threaded into the dc [tr] tube.

For the waist band 9stitches plus a stitch into the space between the squares don't do a st into the end ch sp.

9 + 1sp between =10 sts per square.

do 6 rows of dc [tr], and fold in half and hand stitch the edge to the bottom of the first row of sts.

 Leave a gap big enough to thread a waist length +1" [2.5cm over lap] of 1" [2.5cm] wide elastic, through the gap, sew the ends of the elastic together beside to keep it flat .

TIP: safety pin it together and try on for fit first, before sewing the elastic over lap and sealing the gap. 

so for an 16 square skirt, 

HEM: 192sc [dc].

WAIST BAND: 160dc [tr]. 

FINISHING HEM

When al the squares are put together and you are happy with the length you need to finish the hem with 2 rows of sc [dc].

Work into each of the 9 stitches, the ch sp each end and the sp between the granny square, sc can tighten a row and you don't want that for the hem.

9 + 2 end sts, +1 sp between = 12 sts per square.

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Just follow the easy instructions 

CUSHION CAL: Circular Cushion options

Flower centre? number 1

or mandala centre? number 2

 In Special Aran or Batik  number 3

number 4

number 5

number 6

number 7

number 8

number 9

number 10 

number 11

number 12

but which one to pick?

CUSHION CAL UPDATE:

Still playing, but with the Batik this time, same pattern and number of stitches but it will be smaller maybe a 16" cushion in the Batik dk...

If it stretches then an 18" cushion pad will fit in a couple of months time when its been well used, or it stays the same because of the wool content, little experiment here.

Using Batik on its own not mixing it with 4ply here.  Batik dk, 4mm hook and mixing the motif's, hex's and stars, so lots of options to come with this cushion.

And the 6 Aran colours i had run out of are here too so full steam ahead on the the cushions now

Special Aran and Alpaca shades, I am using in the cushion cal.

Saffron, camel, gold, spice, pomegranate, raspberry, rose, parchment, sea breeze (alpaca), duck egg  (alpaca), storm blue, denim, meadow, pistachio

almost ready for the 17th January, Cushion cal start date

Ready for part 4 of the Carousel..out today

I've managed to do 3 of my many colour ways up to part 3 so they are now ready for part 4 thats released today

HERE

the pastel version i finished at about 5.30 this morning wasn't sure i would get it done for today

the Extra Special marl a late addition was completed a few days ago,

as was the Special

the King Arthur i will work on for the next workshop in November and not sure i will get to a Batik version this side of Christmas even.

Join the Facebook Carousel group and join the fun

over 5,500 and 39 countries taking part

Carousel creations from the group in a Pinterest folder

PINTEREST FOLDER OF CAROUSELS SO FAR 

worth a peek...some beauties to be seen from the group

A folder of just some of the fabulous creations made by a world wide community of hookers over 5,500 members to the group now and at the last count from 39 countries

A fabulous group of friendly, helpful and creative girls and boys.

Extra special marl 

Im so proud to be part of this wonderful group, join up for the fun

HERE 

All enjoying the Carousel CAL so far....

Part 4 to be released on 18th October

HERE

you can also find parts 1-3 at the same location if you want to join the fun

The Secret Blanket is also now released, a second blanket that you can make from the left overs in your packs of Special dk or Batik DK.

details HERE

the second part of the infills to be released on November 5th after the second workshop 

to fill up those edge triangles

An extra scarf created from the infill 

NEXT

CAROUSEL WORKSHOP ON NOVEMBER 5TH

LINK HERE 

at

The Old Chapel Workshop in 

Main Street 

Greenham Business Park 

Newbury 

RG19 6HW

Each Workshop has an extra something that is then released to all the group via this blog

Lots of variations

The Carousel in  PASTELS  here

The Extra Special version HERE

King Arthurs Round Table Carousel here

A SCARF FROM THE CAROUSEL SECRET BLANKET INFILL...

 Found totally by accident from the infill pattern for the Extra Secret Carousel Blanket

its come a long way from the original design... a Christmas decoration in 2013

then to Amelia

 and Amelia Box

and now an infill to the Extra Carousel Secret blanket

 and then as a decorative Lacy Trellis Scarf...

Link to Secret Carousel Blanket infill
here

PATTERN FOR LACEY SARF INFILL PATTERN

MOTIF PATTERN

First colour, 1finger wrap of 5 wraps or ch4, sl st, into a circle.

Round 1: Basically a first round granny square but with 4dc [4tr], on each side, instead of 3dc [3tr], in first colour..... 

ch2 counts as first dc [tr], 3dc [3tr], ch3, 4dc, [4tr], repeat until you have 4 sides, sl st, to complete round. (16dc [16tr]

Round 2: Att. new colour, in any ch3, sp, ch5, 2tr [2dtr], in same sp, ch5, sc, [dc], into same sp, sc,[dc], in next 3sps, sc, [dc], into next ch3 sp, repeat for each side, sl st to complete. 

Join as you go

between the 3rd and 4th ch st, and 2nd and 3rd ch st, each side of centre

 tr [dtr], using a slip st, into first motif