LOOKING BACK OVER 2011

JANUARY 2011

FEBRUARY 2011

MARCH 2011

I LOVE CIRCLES

APRIL 2011

MAY 2011..PAPER FUN TOO

JUNE 2011

JULY 2011

AUGUST 2011

SEPTEMBER 2011

OCTOBER 2011

NOVEMBER 2011

DECEMBER 2011

A PROMISE FOR 2012

AND THE START OF SOMETHING NEW FOR 2012

A FREE FORM RED COWL A PRESENT FROM ME TO ME

Made in a few hours yesterday and today, couldn't resist adding a little flower lol

Hope you all had a fabulous Christmas, we did, Thanks Dave and Alison for a memorable, chilled and fun filled time

Thanks Santa for some lovely presents

The tears flowed l was so surprised with the unexpected and wonderful presents

Thank you so much Phil and James, you both surprised me this year

Thank you ALL so much for following the colourful and sometimes dusty (and wet at times) blog for the last couple of years and hope you will join me and enjoy 

The 8th Gem crochet blog starting in 2012

HOPE 2012 IS A DREAM COME TRUE YEAR FOR EVERYONE

HUGS XX

Ooops! Lost pattern OCTAGON DAISY WITH INFILL

Octagon Daisy Pattern

top two motifs have a filled in centre to do that start with a circle of 8dc, I prefer the holes. 

PATTERN
US Terms
4mm hook dk yarn
5mm hook Aran yarn

change colour for each round 

Make a loose finger wrap of 5 wraps, or you can ch5, but the finger wrap saves on yarn, has no end, and looks neater.

ROUND 1: ch2(counts as first dc), 15dc into wrap, sl st to complete. (16dc)

ROUND 2: 2sc into each st, sl st to complete. [32sc]

ROUND 3: clusters of 4 trtr, [yarn over 4 times, pull through 5 times] but worked over 2st, and held after the 4th pull through on the hook so the last pull through is through all 4 sts, clustering the petal tog. ch3 repeat for all 16 petals, sl st to complete. [16 petals of 4trtr clusters]

ROUND 4:3dc, ch3 3dc, [corner] in any ch3 sp, 4dc in next ch3 sp, [side], repeat for all 8 sides. [10dc each side x 8]

join as you go between each 4dc at sides and the 3dc in corners, use a sl st to join the the first competed octagon.

INFILL

Finger wrap of 5 wraps, 

ROUND 1: ch2 counts as first dc, 3dc ch3, 4dc, ch3, 4dc, ch3, 4dc, ch3, sl st to complete. [4dc each side]

ROUND 2: Join as you go in the corners by using a sl st to replace the 2nd ch st.

2dc, ch1, sl st, ch1, 2dc, [corner] in first ch3 sp, 1dc in next 4sts, repeat to end joining in each corner, sl st, to complete. [8dc each side]

NEW CROCHET BLOG FOR 2012

THE 8TH GEM CROCHET 

something new for 2012

Sometimes making changes to blog settings isn't a good idea.....but it could be what one needs
A change is as good as a rest

Hopefully I have corrected all that is important...
l was sorry for messing it all up last night but right now after a night's sleep l am very happy
with all, including the accidental changes

**MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL**
hope you all have a wonderful end to 2011 
and 2012 
is full of fabulous, new crochet

CROCHET FREEDOM

** MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE**

Hope you all have a wonderful time cya next year may be

Rainbow Backgrounds

 or white...bit boring after the stripes l think

**MERRY CHRISTMAS**

chilling before Christmas.....all that's left to do is food shopping

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!