Showing posts with label inspiration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label inspiration. Show all posts

Wednesday, 7 March 2018

LACE GRANNY, INSPIRING RUG AND COTTON YARN


Original Lace Granny PATTERN 2011


 4 mm hook and DK
5mm hook and Aran
6mm hook and chunky or mis 2 strands of dk to make your own blended chunky yarn
 US Terms

PATTERN
Magic circle col. 1
ROUND 1: cont. col 1, ch5, [counts as first tr and ch2 sp],  repeat tr, ch2, 7 more times, sl st to complete [8spokes]

ROUND 2: col. 2.  Corner Start: 2tr, ch3, 2tr, ch1, 2tr,in next sp, 2tr, in next sp,  ch1, repeat 4 times, sl st, to complete [6tr each side]

ROUND 3: col. 3 Corner start: 2tr, ch3,  2tr, in corner sp,  ch2, 2tr, in next sp, ch2, 2tr, in next sp, ch2, repeat 4 sides, sl st to complete. [8tr each side]
ROUND 4: JOIN AS YOU GO ROUND, col. 2, or cont. in same col. 5sc in corner sp, 1sc, in each of next two stitches, 2sc, in sp, 1sc, in next 2st, 2sc, in next sp, 1sc in next 2st, 2sc, in next space, 1sc in next 2st, repeat for all sides, sl st, to complete. [5sc in corners, 14sc each side]
This sample was made using a 5mm hook and chunky or 2 strands of DK worked as one


Do 3 rounds and join as you go on round 4. Sl st, after each st into matching stitch of first completed square...
or stop at round 2 and join in each sp with a sl st....


or mix them up...different hook size and yarn or mix with another GS.



Rug Inspiration...

Cotton Yarn....




or may be in a strong colour...



To make it bigger just keep repeating round 3 until its as big as you require


Sunday, 21 May 2017

WORKSHOP AT HOME: From tile to crochet motif....

 WORKSHOP FOR THE FUTURE: Take a tile as inspiration and make a fab new motif to play with....... link to site i found it on

 Added to the centre  of a larger mandala motif?.....



It would make a great blanket too...



Afternoon update: another version slightly flatter and opened up a little, less textured....



Wednesday, 12 August 2009

CUSHION TO BAG OR MAYBE A POOF....lots of lovely colours





It started out as a cushion but it grew and grew....and as you can see l need another wool bag
on route up the sides l thought it may make a poof...another project to add to the list!!!
Inspiration from one of the photos in my many books on colourful things....Tricia guild books my fav's for colourful living.......l can look through them over and over again and find something new to inspire everytime

Thursday, 30 April 2009

I NEED HELP!!...COMPLETELY ADDICTED TO THESE COLLAGES

stripes in my life
cCollage of the Parents Day Wkend in Catterick April 4th 2009

Mr T loved the collage...lol
Thanx Lynne for the inspiration....l'm hooked