CHRISTMAS ROSE...sorry i know its months away but!

This is going to be a  freebie motif for you all...

I have just done 4 designs for 

Simply Crochet

to pick one, they picked the one i thought was most suitable for the Christmas projects, leaving 3 for me to use freely.

 A number of Designers are working on small projects for a Christmas issue. 

I know that you will all be groaning, lol......but these things have to be done early for Magazines.

I have also designed a fab 6 foot Wrap for Simply Crochet, in Scheepjes Secret Garden 

coming soon, i will let you know what issue it will be in asap.

So this Freebie is one of the 4 designs and i haven't done a new free pattern for you for a bit so here it is..

Christmas Rose, can be made in Aran for a bigger chunkier look or dk for the more 
delicate feel.

In  4 colours if you do them all the same as the pictures shown,
 but could  be made with every Christmas Rose [round 2] in a different colour

Still making samples and playing with the pattern but it will be a freebie soon.
Have fun x

UPDATE: Christmas Rose Pattern now added 
HERE

Camper Coat, Magic Balls and the 15Minute Rule...

The Camper Coat has grown but not a fast as it should have...3 rows of squares and about half way across the coat at the minute.

WORKROOM SORT OUT

Thanks Chris for starting me off with the sort out,  promise I am using the 15minute rule and doing a little every day but its a huge job and not going as fast as it did while you were here, thats for sure, lol. 
Every box i open i find something interesting that hasn't been complete....just so many projects i want to do and not enough hours in the day so again, its back to the 15minute rule and some more Magic Balls too. HERE to see the original post 


Lots of ends of balls to play with thats for sure...

All sorts of uses for these when you crochet especially when you do motifs and use lots ofsxall quantities to make motifs

I'm using lots in the camper coat only a couple of metres if that in each centre circle in a rainbow of colours

the grey version is using US Terms dc but the black and white tweedy look i settled on was slightly more open and i used US tr.

 join as you go in the spaces only

 a little bit quicker than joining every st.

Definitely more effort needed though to complete this Ruana/Kimono/Jacket for next winter, can you believe we are well into July already? 

and for this wearable item I'm making it sleeveless a bit like a Celtic Ruana, i've been wearing a woven black and oatmeal checked one all last winter and love it.

Simple, wide enough not to need a sleeve and goes over everything  a Ruana really should be open at the sides but mine is going to be stitched up so I suppose it could be a sort of Kimono Style, possibly.

UPDATE ON THE 15MINUTE RULE
 All those unfinished project I have?
Could 'The 15 Minute Rule'
see a project or two finished in a year?...YES, I think it could.

15 MINUTE RULE
PERSONAL CHALLENGE 2016
 Using 'The 15 Minute Rule' complete as many unfinished projects as possible in 2016

I'm sure you all have unfinished projects lurking somewhere and would like to see them completed?

By doing just 15minutes a day on a project we could all see a few finished?

PATTERN CLUB UPDATE: If you still want to join the fun

A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL THE WONDERFUL HOOKERS 

who joined and are still joining.

You are all amazing

And so are the Admin. team wonderful job you are all doing

Chris, Louise, Sue and Teresa, hope things are not too busy for you now xx

Thank you for all the support of late as i haven't been around as much as i should have. What with illness and falling down stairs etc..all on the mend now though.

  It's been an amazing 6 months and i hope you are all going to enjoy the second 6months as much

So we are just passing the half way mark for the pattern club patterns with the July Pattern just posted.

So I am sharing a few pictures of Lily Pearl with you all so you can see the sort of pattern you would get from the patten club if you joined the fun

LILY PEARL 

its a pretty wrap or bed runner in a simple 5 colours

but could be made in several different colour ways and look just as lovely as a blanket or jacket even....

LILLY PEARL WRAP/BED RUNNER 

July's pattern club pattern for more info about joining the pattern club 

join the free Facebook Group for all the info on the 

Subscription Pattern Club

HERE

£20 for an Annual subscription and a pattern a month for a year.

VIKING LUCET CORDS

Doing some Medieval research this morning I cam across a Lucet tool...further research it all became clear, Lucet cords were the product of this tool and you can make a crochet version too.

Just had to have a go with what was to hand....a simple and easy to make crochet cord if you don't have a Lucet tool.

Lots of uses were suggested for this sightly stretchy cord...fine for shoe laces, up to thicker cords for bag handles...sounds like an interesting project for the future 

How to use a Double Lucet HERE

Couple of good You Tube videos worth a watch..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh3l85F9LAE

How to Lucet www.youtube.com The lucet is an old technique, dating as far back as the Vikings perhaps. It's a simple technique for making cord. This video does not go into a lot of verbal detail ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jQCrhZWrRc

ONE OF MY ORIGINAL Daisy pattern, up date with a lacy join as you go

Daisy Granny Square wrap with a new update and lacy join as you go...

ORIGINAL 8 PETAL GRANNY SQUARES PATTERN

WRAP OR A THROW 

YARN: Rooster Aran in a selection of colours about 16, 4 in shades of green 

Black Aran as background

HOOK: 5mm

Ch5, sl st into circle, magic circle or a finger wrap of 4 wraps.

ROUND 1: 16sc into circle, sl st to complete (16sc)

ROUND 2: 8 Cluster sts. 2dc in first st, 2dc in second st, cluster tog, one in every 2 sts, with ch3 between each cluster making the 'FLOWER' sl st, to complete. (8 petals)

ROUND 3: 3dc ch3 3dc in the first corner, ch1 3dc in side sp, ch1 repeat for all sides, sl st to complete. (3granny shells for each side)

ROUND 4: join as you go black round. 3dc ch3 3dc in first corner, ch1 3dc ch1 3dc ch1 side, repeat for all sides, sl St to complete. ( 4granny shells for each side)

Make row of 3 motifs 13" (33cms) x about 14 rows may be 15 rows for a wrap around 60" (52.5cm)

NEW LACEY JOIN AS YOU GO

Isn't that different, just repeat the same
3dc, ch3, 3dc, in the side space as well as the corners, join together using the middle ch st by replacing with a sl st into the square before