MIDDLE OF THE ROAD SHAWL PATTERN

MIDDLE OF THE ROAD SCARF/SHAWL PATTERN

HERE

my original version is a scarf but it can be made so much bigger and into a shawl with the new edging of shells, sc and picot st.

THE WINCHESTER...now completed

THE WINCHESTER 

COMPLETED PATTERN HERE

A Square blanket pattern, to use up all those left overs, worked with shaded sock wool, as one yarn with 5mm hook. 

Divide all your left overs, into each colour and tie them all together in magic balls of reds, blues, green and purples, join with a yellow shade and crochet a colourful blanket.

 Joined with a loop join.

Finished with a border of close 'v' stitch

Decorations up, poncho at 46 rows...

Making my own Marble yarn, mixing two strands of dk, 6mm hook to create my version of a Marble Chunky yarn for the next Poncho....loving it so far but now i don't know whether to make a blanket with it instead of a Poncho?

The cushion goes well in the Christmas kitchen, pattern from my book 2 Granny Squares and Shapes

Lots of reds, pinky/red, orangey/reds, soft reds, dark reds into two groups and mixing them up, few rows of this and few rows of that changing them mid row or at the end of a row...6mm hook. Working for me so far.

Blue version of my Poncho pattern with my Big Beastie blanket

SNOW RECORD, 
just incase i forget it arrived in a weekend just before Christmas 2017

Christmas decorations up wasn't much else we could do this weekend, stay in and stay warm

with this You Tube 'real fire' on the TV, very effective crackles as well 

my car, cleared off once this is the second falling

About 14" in total but the sun is out today and I'm not sure it will last much long.....pity

PATTERN CLUB 2017 
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NEW 2018 PATTERN CLUB WONT START UNTIL APRIL 2018 
all details to join will be added on my blog at a later date

'V' Stitch Diagonal Cushion?

Or is it?

It certainly started out as a diagonal cushion, didn't quite complete the cushion during a day....if you're quick !

DIAGONAL CUSHION 
PATTERN LINK  HERE

NOTES: For this 'CUSHION' i used several brands of yarn, in cream, oatmeal, grey, and graphite dk.

Worked as a double strand, using a 5mm hook

A starting base chain of 66st, base chain, which was the diagonal size of my chosen cushion, giving me 64 'v' sts, 32 each side of the base chain.

BUT...

Not sure i'm totally happy with it, Im going to complete it to the required size, but it might just turn into something entirely different...?

will it be a diagonal Cushion or turn into something entirely different? 

'V' Stitch Cushion UPDATE: Feb. 2nd 2017

I've decided to make a large Holdall Type bag with this particular piece of crochet.

COMPLETING CUSHION 
 But if you started following this post and wanted to make a this cushion then by following the links on this post for making a cushion, but use: 
66sts base chain, 2 strands of dk, 5mm hook, you need to do 25 rows of Close 'V' Stitch to make a cushion cover.

ADDING A BUTTTON BAND

 Sew the two ends up about 2" [2.5cms], add the button band of sc [dc], one st in each of remaining sts, of opening,
do about 6 rows of sc [dc] in each st, turning each end. 
This will sit inside the cushion

Add 4/5 buttons and use the stitches as button holes.

Sorry i cant show you pictures as i have decided to continue to make this particular piece into a lined Holdall bag his pattern will be added after the retreat weekend at 


Poppy's Holfirth in April
Sorry the retreat booked up in 24 hours so there are no places left for this one
  
There are a couple of places left on the one day workshop in February I believe.
contact 

POPPY'S HOLFIRTH 
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