Showing posts with label crochet carousel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crochet carousel. Show all posts

Friday, 21 September 2018

CAROUSEL CAL still going strong LINK

all the posts I did linked to the Carousel Cal in 2016..still going strong.
pastel version

Hanging on the line...

almost completed Carousel..

Batik yarn version...The completed Carousel is huge over 6" across 



King Arthurs Round Table version..Winchester Great Hall inspired


in the design stage...

the brights version..


the left overs Secret blanket..

I see lots are still making the Carousel CAL...brilliant to see the hundreds already made still and posting on the 
Official Facebook 


Unfortunately they are to longer promoting the CAL.....But the pattern is still there to be made so don't miss out..any problems finding the pattern just leave me message...enjoy xx

Wednesday, 1 March 2017

Caron Simply Soft..fabulous very cotton like yarn

Loving the playtime with all 53 colours sent for me to play with..lots of fab colour ways to play with. 
Pinks and reds.....
2 of my favourite colours Lime and Sage
 Ocean colours leaning to blue or Lavender...
 all with the easy pull from the centre end too..love that 

ORIGINAL BOBBLE BLANKET COLOURS FROM 2011 UPDATING THE COLOURS






 softer background colour or bright background?.....loving the cotton look to the yarn

 so many possible options to play with..more pink or more orange?
Thanks again 
and 
 for the fabulous Caron Simply soft yarn, playtime has just begun

Monday, 27 February 2017

CARON SIMPLY SOFT: complete range of colours just arrived

I'M HYPERVENTILATING I AM.....
so many yummy shades and they are super soft just like stroking the under belly of a Kitten.
 The post brought my latest design for Homespun Magazine back to me too but thats for another day

As i opened the full to the brim box....


Oh! What fun i am going to have with these today, thats everything on hold for at least 24hours

first few colours laid out 


Thank you Black Sheep Wools for organising this 

i was excited the other day on my visit and you handed me a basket and said help yourself...wow!
But I'm having a heart attack here now with all these super soft and yummy colours, in my hands to play with thank you so much its going to be a fun filled future



...and thanks to Readicut too for the fabulous SPEEDILY SENT collection of Caron Simply Soft.....thats my day filled for sure.

Sorry everyone.....im off to play with Caron Simply Soft, it has fabulous stitch definition so i will be posting pictures as soon as i have a few samples done to share

BREATHE........X

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

Tuesday, 18 October 2016

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

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.

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