CRESCENT MOON WRAP...new beginnings/new life

Hope you are enjoying the Crescent Moon Wrap? I see some one has already got 3 base crescent done and they are sharing pictures on the Facebook group Sue Pinner Granny Squares, click link to join and share your makes.

I have 2 completed with different side stitches, a 3rd part made for someone close, and a 4th that is considerable bigger, if you want to have a go at this one too....

THE NEW BIGGER CRESCENT

If you want to have a go, its the same pattern but...

Increase to 25sts [Approx 50cm] 46ROWS

Work straight until the whole piece measures approx. 100cm, 46ROWS,and then decrease to end. [Approx. 1.5m]

link to original Crescent Moon Wrap post for the info/details and 

PATTERN HERE

Stage 2: options for the side banding on Monday and through the week any options that our crochet community have suggested 

2017PATTERN CLUB

Several people have requested a repeat of the 2017 pattern club we have 7 so far and need another 8 people to sign up for this the work.

 12 patterns for £20 on line only and no pdf's.

To make this happen, join the Facebook group and add your name to the list as soon as we have 15 Hookers i will run collect the cash and post the 12 patterns in one go.

JADE..

So many little treasure, hiding in my sample boxes, enough for a life time...

JADE Square 

another colour way in Alize cotton/acrylic yarn....

 Rich pickings in my sample boxes

Throw or a wrap, shawl or a scarf?

CROCHET PARASOL...

Ever had a go at making a crochet parasol, most circles, hex's or octagons depending on the frame you pick can be used. 

I made a motif in this yarn, fab yarn by the way, as it grew it just said parasol. 

so i bought a child's umbrella to try...

But thought cotton yarn would be a better choice so i started again with cotton dk. 
TIP: use 4ply might take you a bit longer to make but dk is very heavy unless you use a very open lacy stitch.

My first attempt...

got to this stage and ran out of this colour, plus it wasn't big enough to cover the frame, so unpicked the edging and added a few rows of dc, in different colours but think it would look better in the same colour and the plain rows are bit boring. At some point i will unpick the plain dc rows and add some more decorative rows and stitch the piece together...And of course try again in a 4ply as dk cotton it's very very heavy...

this first version is completed but not totally happy with it, so i haven't got around to removing the Umbrella cover and sewing the crochet parasol to the frame, might need a rethink on this design so, no pattern but a few tips shared.