Showing posts with label Stylecraft Carousel CAL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stylecraft Carousel CAL. Show all posts

Saturday, 12 November 2016

Carousel Variations...

There are lots more variations for the Carousel patterns...so I can see the Carousel Group continuing for some time to come. Here is another variation on the part 4 Hex pattern...

  using long stitch or spike stitch instead of the front post stitch 

or turned into a diamond...with a sc [dc] triangle added to 2 sides





 joined together in all sorts of patterns and colour ways..with so many Special colours to pick from and now with the Aran ad Chunky yarn colour growing too...fabulous choice



Friday, 21 October 2016

Carousel part 4: COLOUR FORMULA



As i am making this Carousel along side you all and haven't got to it yet, one or two are asking about colours to use in part 4. Because there are only 8 colours and we need 16 hexagons, then you will need to make 2 of each.



TO GET STARTED.... Make 2 centres in each colour but where to go from there?  if you haven't the confidence with colour?

Option one would be to use the same colour combos as in the part 3 pentagons....but you will need to add more rounds as the hex is bigger.

My suggestion is to use a colour formula line up all the colours in a shaded row like this...
Use your shade card you made if you made one, then follow the colours one after the other for each Hex....you will start and finish with the same colour as the Hex in part 4 has 9 rounds.

Each motif will be different because you start with a different colour each time, your shade card might be different to mine so you will have slightly different colour combinations

It might be: 
1. Sandstone, 
2. Greengage, 
3. Waterfall, 
4. Atlantis, 
5. Viola, 
6. Peony, 
7. Carnation, 
8. Charcoal 
to give you a second option of a colour formula list.

Where ever you start you then follow the list of colours in order,

start with Atlantis
so the next colour is Viola
the next Peony
the next Carnation
the next Charcoal
then you start with the first on the list so the next will be Sandstone
the next Greengage 
the last Waterfall

each time starting with a different colour so each motif will be different.



But feel free to do a more random selection if thats what you want, just remember you need to use roughly the same amount of each colour for each motif..or you could run out of one before the other.


Hope that helps you to pick your colours for the Extra Special Carousel

Sunday, 16 October 2016

Carousel creations from the group in a Pinterest folder

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

All enjoying the Carousel CAL so far....


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.
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
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