Crochet Ikea chair cover...

.....only 6 broad stripes to go now.

6 for the seat and 9 for the back with an opening at the bend.

ran out of the darker blue mix base Marble Chunky so I tried a similar but lighter one that RKM had in stock, it works.

Although ABARKAN have a sale on. The Marble chunky is only £3.98 for a 200grm ball

So I will be ordering the next few from them.

SEAT COVER OPENING

Decided to make the opening at the bend, as I made the chain stich opening of 75 stitches, I thought the first 3 rows would make a great briad.....mmmm another idea to try out later!

6 STRIPES of 12 rows each left to do to finish the cover....can't see me getting them all done today, but I should finish it tomorrow at the latest.

NEXT...

I will make a foot stool cover next I think, in another colourway of the marble, plus plain colours.

A CHRISTMAS PRESENT TO PLAY WITH

A kit to make some stamped washer jewellery...I will have some fun with this soon.

Hugs to all xx

HAPPY NEW YEAR FOR TOMORROW.

Brupbrup off to the vets again.....

The boys all seem to love the new blanket....Brupbrup pulling out his fur again!!!!

On my new blanket too.

 

 

Not pulling your fur out hey?....

so what's that hanging out of your mouth?...doesn't he look guilty?

 

New colour way to old design

 

about half way down the back of the chair so far..

More Crochet Moss Stitch Stripes....

I said I might make a hat next........although not felted.

It's a hat at the moment, soon to be a jacket but for a chair and I'm afraid its more Moss stitch....

stripes the same pattern as the bolster.

two chairs to do but I might change the pattern for the second not sure yet.

Worked in the round in Marble Chunky for the main back ground rows and two strands of plain colour DK......

 44 Stitches in the round, so down one side of the chain and up the other to make 88stitches in total. Crochet alternate rows with a 5mm hook and the stripes just appear.

. I'm doing 6 rows of each plain colour (thats 12 rows all together to make the broad stripes) before changing the plain colour to make broad strips exactly like the bolster cushion

He didn't want his picture taken but I took it anyway lol....thanks James for all the ipad help another lesson today, can't wait

and you were very patient with me this time.....xx

I've had the SAD LIGHT on here for the last 3 days been so grim and grey although the sun did try to appear yesterday afternoon.

Our flood barriers seem to be holding in town at the moment, although the Severn has flooded the fields so it looks more like a lake just down the road, we aren't in any danger but I do feel for those in the UK that had Christmas spoilt because of floods, so many having a second flood in weeks, don't know how they are coping.

SO FED UP WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS 

I am having with my blog so I have gone back to the 'simple version' and hope all the problems solve themselves...fingers crossed!

Hugs to all x

FIRST CROCHET, FELTED HAT....

....and my crochet moss stitch lap blanket is fiished....

started out as pot bag but wondered if it would make a hat.....and it turned out a perfect fit, although it is real easy to change the size slightly as you dry it.

Lap blanket was finished this morning really really pleased with it.....another felted hat to make next for a friend.

Ipad....

Slowly getting to grips with the new Ipad but no idea yet how to add pictures to this blog from it. Considering it takes a split second to add them to Facebook I might do a crochet Facebook page, or maybe a crochet group as there are so many on the waiting list for the FLOWER BED.

Do hope you all had a great Christmas and Santa brought you at least one present

that you really wanted.

hugs to all xx

Hope your Christmas Day was a great day

Hope you all had a great Christmas, quiet here except for all the screaming and shouting at the new iPad....because we couldn't work out how to use it, going to be a while before it is easy I can tell you. Something's are really simple and others so very hard to work out lol No idea how to add a picture yet, although it was as simple as pie and took seconds to add one to Facebook. Oh! Well time will tell Hugs to all xx