Sunday, 18 September 2011

Double Bobble Stitch Crochet Flowers

Lots of playtime today...some little chunkies 
some double chunkies...
and more double chunkies...
and more chunkies...with a different colour conbo
some with a brown backgound...
 and some with a pale grey back ground
but mostly lots of colour...
almost the same pattern but some differences 
Pattern tomorrow...in bed and waiting to see the new series of 
been waiting for this to start for weeks
Enjoy your evening
Hugs to all x

Saturday, 17 September 2011

Second Crochet Flower Cushion with Bobble Stitch Edging

Back to fun Crochet hey?...far more interesting than wet walls  lol
The bag of Flowers l found have been made into a colourful flowery cushion front 
I added a lime SC border...3 rows of SC, after joining with a row of Lime SC
Adding a ruby red Bobble edging

Reminds me of a my Grannies vintage tea cosy hehe
 The Flowers are a simple flat Flower petals made with 2 chain 2Trebles 2 chain and a sl st into next stitch and repeat, but when you add the leaves and back ground they curl up a bit
PATTERN HERE 
l'm not unhappy about that though
Love the mix of Lime and Ruby red bobbles
Makes a simple crochet version of the pompom edging you can get on cushions today
I only added one more hex to the lap blanket yesterday the crochet flowers filled my day

No idea what to do for the cushion backs this time..thinking cap on while we add the new glued door to our bed room 
3 down 10 to go! lol

Have a wonderful weekend everyone
Hugs to all xx

Friday, 16 September 2011

Not as bad as it could have been...

But....
the plaster has got to come off the wall in the dining room and what was the old outside wall in the kitchen
Another mess to deal with, but it could have been worse l suppose the other walls are all dry enough to leave alone
Just waiting for Phil to come home from work and see what he says
oh well another challenge to face hey?
xx

Just a bag of Crochet Flowers l found

Tried a bit of a tidy up yesterday..bit of a larf!....with piled furniture and glued doors on my craft table
But l found a bag of flowers and started to make them into squares
They have been hiding in a bag for months and l can't remember it its a flower l made up or saw some where

 
Phil decided he wanted to try and remodel one of the doors we have bought yesterday afternoon so it's clamped and drying on my craft table with all sorts of weights on it for now
and l'm hiding in the craft room away fro the sauna in the rest of the down stairs playing a waiting game for now lol...
FINGERS CROSSED....
The dryer guy coming back sometime today, not sure when, but l was up early, washed end dressed 
just in case
 
Gone back to making a few more of the bobble hex's today in the red/pinks turquoise and lime
I'll try and make that grow a bit today

DEALING WITH ENDS?
People keep asking me about 'ends' with changing colour all the time and how l deal with them

Because l almost always use a double strand of DK tying ends around stitches to anchor them is made easier.......so yes l do tie ends but l also put them through a few stitches and then 
crochet over the top and bed them in
I nip off tiny bits that pop out as l work, but find after a wash or blocking has happened they sort of bed in better any way
Ends on the last row l would needle thread and push into the work

Have a Fabulous Friday everyone
Thanks again for all the dry certificate wishes 
CROSSING EVERYTHING
Hugs to all xx

Thursday, 15 September 2011

Slight Bobble Edge Modification this morning

Started to complete the bobble edging this morning and decided it was a bit 'frilly', a bit heavy for the cushion, so l un did it and started again....a lot quicker too one bobble every 4th stitch with SC in the 3 in between stitches.....looks more like the tiny pompom edging you can see on cushions
I'm happy just need to add a back to it
just a little bit more spaced out
What a dramatic sky this morning at 5 o'clock.....

Only about 10 pints out of the dryers yesterday...and one day left to go
pleeeeeeeeeeeeease let the walls give a dry reading tomorrow

Have a Terrific Thursday everyone
Hugs to all x