Saturday, 22 March 2008

PLAYTIME...lol










Love cutting out so l keep all the negatives when l punch flowers and stuff...then cut around it and make something new...lol hopefully!



Can sometimes a bit delicate though and harder to glue down....but sooooo much fun to do...dont ya just love cutting out ?

Friday, 21 March 2008

Doddling Challenge..ARTY GIRLZ




Envelope album with an acetate cover....doodled the flowers and the one in the corner l did a second flower and attached it on top with an eyelet..shadowy effect and the spot flowers were doodled and cut out titles on envelopes doodled too!! hope this is ok for the challenge Arty Girlz?

Not sure what l do now though post on your site or do a link!! need to ask maybe lol
LO is doodled and pink but looks red in this photo!! Not quite finished yet but thought l'd add it to the doodle posting....really love to doodle and making up scripts to use

PATTERN: MAY DAISY

MAY DAISY GRANNY SQUARE PATTERN


 A colourful motif for all sorts of projects...

for cushions
stool cover
or chair seat cover.



All the same colour
or lots of different colours



MOTIF PATTERN
Ch 8 or a two finger magic circle.
NOTE: A magic circle gives a cleaner finished round, no knot showing....wrapped 5 times around 2 fingers should give the correct size for 24 dc.

Round 1: 24dc into the circle keeping a large hole in the centre if you use the magic circle. sl st to complete round.

Round 2: 2dc in first st, 2dc in second st, miss a st and repeat until you have 8 'petals' sl st to finish round.



missed st, every 3rd st, picture below


 Round 3: Long stitch as it was known, more often known as Spike stitch today.
SC Spike st, into the 1st empty st of round 1,


spike stitch is also know as Long stitch
ch 4, spike st into the next empty st, repeat until round complete, sl into first st to finish.



Round 4: continue in the same colour, sl into chain space,
3dc, ch 3, 3dc in the first space,ch1, 2sc, ch1, 2sc, in the next space ch1, repeat until round is complete and now  square.


Round 5: Start in a corner space, 3dc, 3dc in next 3 side spaces, 3dc,ch3,3dc, in next corner space, repeat until round complete, finish with sl st into first st,
Use join as you go on round 5.




Measurements
DK 4mm hook  4"
Aran 5mm hook 5.5" 

Thursday, 20 March 2008

Shropshire Scrappers Wednesday crop..brill!

Thanx girls for another great day....laugh a minute lol
Thanx Jane for the instruction..l'll get there in the end lol....Val hope you find your way around!
Bit of holiday shopping this morning need to take a few more pics too....and complete the doodle challenge with Arty Girlz.....love to doodle
Happy Scrapping x

Tuesday, 18 March 2008

PATTERN: GRANNY RIPPLE DOUBLE COWL

I decided I loved the sample piece so much it was worth starting again with the ripples running length ways and making a 9 ripple double cowl 

US Terms in black UK Terms in brackets 

sample that decided the 9 Ripple cowl...

An 8 granny shell Ripple repeat pattern, using a 6mm hook.

This shawl sample is an experiment in yarn use with the granny ripple pattern...some yarns don't show the ripple so easily but by adding a second colour way at the edge, give enough detail so the pattern appears...



This sample: 
Just 3 x 8granny shell, repeat pattern, gives a shawl/or generous scarf width of 17"  the length 18rows is approx. 17" so far

HOW THE DESIGN PROGRESSED..
This pattern could be worked the other way round by doing a very much longer chain and the ripples down the length of the piece so the ripple edges run down the long sides.

I needed 9 ripples @ 23sts = 207 base ch. 
6mm hook and any chunky yarn
US and UK terms
Marble chunky has a huge selection of blended yarn colours
No extra stitches required, as I am going to work this long cowl in the round, it will be big enough to hang low on warmer days 
but it is long enough to twist a second time around my neck for the chillier moments of next winter.



4 Complete rounds of 9 ripples weigh approx. 66g 
with a couple of flowers the 
total weight approx. 350/360g


PATTERN:
ch 207 sl st into a circle

ROUND 1: ch2 counts as first dc, 2dc [2tr] into same st, ch3, 3dc [3tr] into same st, (first point) 
picture below

miss 2 sts, 3dc [3tr] into next st, repeat twice more, 
miss 3sts,(bottom of ripple)  picture below




3dc [3tr]into next st, miss 2sts, 3dc [3tr] into next st, miss 2sts, 3dc [3tr] into the next st, miss 2 sts, 3dc, [3tr] ch3, 3dc [3tr] into next st, start of the next ripple repeat the full ripple of 8granny shells to the end, sl st to complete. (9 full ripples)


Granny Tip: st, mark each dip as you reach it...makes it easier on a long run of ripples to keep track, remove before adding the final finish round 18






Round 2- 15: sl st into the next sp, 3dc, ch3, 3dc into top points, 3dc (granny shell) into side spaces, and miss the bottom space to create the decrease and the up turn
top point above


miss bottom space above.

Round 16: change colour and repeat round 2.


Round 17: change back to main col. repeat round 2.
 I like the two finishes so have done one dotty on one edge and on contrast granny shell round on the second edge

To Finish: 
Round18: add a round of granny shells in the second colour to the spaces of the start ch, to complete the second edge of the long cowl.


FLOWER PATTERN
A 2 finger wrap of 6 wraps.
  Round 1: 12sc [12dc] into the circle


Round 2: ch3, counts as first tr, [dtr) 1tr [1dtr] into the same st, 1tr [1dtr] into the next st, ch3, sl st into the same st, sl st into the next st, repeat for all 6 petals, sl st to complete.

FINISH
add a pin the back of each flower add to cowl.

fold the cowl in half so you see both edgings and stay warm.