Daffodil Day through March

My Pink Daffodil can be mad in yellows for the appeal 

 Pictorial Instructions

Can b made in yellows for the appeal.

Granny square

To make the Daff into a granny square.

ROW 1: att a green or background shade, in between a pair of petals, ch 2 and att, in between the next pair..continue until you have 6 ch2, loops

ROW2: Do 4dc in each ch loop, to make a circle sl st, to complete round.

ROW 3: Do 3dc,ch3,3dc in the first st, miss 2sts, 3dc in the next st, miss 2sts, repeat for all 4 sides...its now a granny square and can be joined together in a blanket.

Marie Curie Daffodil Day through March 2017

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SPINNING TOP BLANKET: 3 down 1 to go...

Well 6 to go really but one to go and then i can share the joining together of the now approx.  15"-16" squares.

i had a bit of a rummage and found enough yarn to complete the blanket i hope hiding in my stash....gold is the only one i think i might need to buy more of.

so many bags and boxes of ends i think i've pretty well covered all the colours, even if it means 2 strands of life or dk to make up the Aran weight required

Enjoy 

PATTERN LINKS SO FAR FROM CUSHION TO BLANKET

LINK TO PART 1 MAKING THE ORIGINAL CUSHION FRONT

LINK TO PART 2: DIAMOND/SPEAR SHAPE INFILLS

LINK TO PART 3: TRIANGLE IN FILLS

LINK TO PART 4: BUTTON BAND AND JOINING CUSHION TOGETHER

EASY PEASY ALTERNATIVE CUSHION BACK

MAKING THE SPINNING TOP BLANKET FROM THE CUSHION FRONT

COLOUR SEQUENCE FOR ALL 9 MOTIFS TO DIAMOND IN FILLS

CIRCLES TO SQUARES PREP

SPINNING TOP BLANKET: Preparing for the join, circle to square

CIRCLE TO SQUARE: Blocked its approx 15-16" square

Preparing your 4 or 9 x 16" motifs for joining..this pictures is only a mock up there are more rows before you actually join the squares together.

ROW 1: att yarn in ch3 sp of the first diamond, hdc [htr], in the next 5sts, hdc [htr], in the next 3 sps, (that's the ch3 sp of the triangle), the next ch3 sp, (the diamond) and the ch3 sp of the next triangle making 8sts for each pair of diamond and triangle.

 repeat hdc [htr], in next 5 sts, and the next 3 x ch3 sps, to the end, sl st to complete. (144sts)

ADDING CORNERS
You now have the correct number of sts to divide the circles into 4 sections
4 x 36sts, using stitch markers.

4 colours requires for each circle, each corner in a different colour 

 Add a 4 round granny shell corner to the 4 corner of each circle.
You will use 25sts, of the 36sts. Leaving 11sts, unused.

NOTES: These corners are like making the start of a Granny Shell Shawl, you need the ch1 between the granny shells for ease, because it is to go around the curve of the circle. 
And you need to do a longer st as the first st for each granny shell next to the circle, again for ease, (thats just the first st not the complete granny shell).



Starting at the marker 

Row 1: att. yarn 3sts from marker,

 miss 2sts, 1tr [1dtr], 2dc, [2tr], ch2, 2dc [2tr], 1tr [1dtr], in marked st, miss 2sts, sl st into next st, ch3, miss 2sts, sl st into next st, along, turn. 

(2 granny shells) 

Row 2: 2dc [2tr],  into the sp, between circle and tr, [dtr] of round 1, 

ch1, 3dc [3tr], ch2, 3dc [3tr], into the next ch2 sp, (point of triangle), 

ch1, 2dc [2tr], 1tr [1dtr] into the last sp (between the last granny shell and the circle),

  miss 2sts, sl st into next st (7sts from the marker), 

ch3, miss 2sts, sl st into next st, along, turn. (4 granny shells) 

Row 3: 2dc [2tr] into first sp, between circle and granny shell or row below, ch1, 3dc [3tr], into next ch1 sp, ch1, 3dc [3tr], ch2, 3dc [3tr] into next ch2 sp (point of triangle), 

ch1, 3dc [3tr] into next ch1 sp, ch1, 2dc [2tr], 1tr [1dtr],  into last sp, 
(between circle and granny triangle), 

 miss 2sts, sl st into next st, (10th st, from marker) 

 ch3, miss 2sts, sl st into next st, turn.(6 granny shells)

Row 4: Repeat row 3, with the extra side granny shell 
sl st to complete, cut and weave in ends (8 granny shells)

Repeat for each corner all in a different colour

Marked st is number 1, so you should finish on the 13th st from the marker each side

Leaving 11sts unused on each side

PATTERN LINKS SO FAR FROM CUSHION TO BLANKET

LINK TO PART 1 MAKING THE ORIGINAL CUSHION FRONT

LINK TO PART 2: DIAMOND/SPEAR SHAPE INFILLS

LINK TO PART 3: TRIANGLE IN FILLS

LINK TO PART 4: BUTTON BAND AND JOINING CUSHION TOGETHER

EASY PEASY ALTERNATIVE CUSHION BACK

MAKING THE SPINNING TOP BLANKET FROM THE CUSHION FRONT

COLOUR SEQUENCE FOR ALL 9 MOTIFS TO DIAMOND IN FILLS


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SPINNING TOP BLANKET: Colours for the diamond/spear shaped in fills

Morning everyone, the next update on the diamond infill colours on 9 motifs for the

slightly different from this picture

SPINNING TOP BLANKET

I've  used several combinations in the cushion fronts already and there are many more I'm sure, feel free to use you own favourite colours but if you want to follow my choice,

this is the continued list of colours, the diamond infill colours today. 

They are the same for all 9 of the cushion size motifs listed below. 

Make the diamond infills in pairs and join opposite each other, around the 9 row centre motif.

CIRCLE FIRST, DIAMOND SECOND

1: spice, raspberry

2: camel, sage

3: denim, orange

4: rose, storm blue

5: sage, pistachio

6:gold, rose

7:saffron, cloud blue

8:pomegranate, camel

9: cloud blue, meadow

COLOURS FOR THE TRIANGLE INFILL MOTIFS. 

So that we use the yarn pack as evenly as possible i have chosen 2 options, but you could use a different colour for each cushion motif for the triangles if you prefer 

this picture is of no. 9 motif in list below

COLOURS SEQUENCE FOR 9 MOTIFS TO ROUND 9

1: pistachio, sage, cloud blue, storm blue, pistachio, camel, raspberry, spice, pomegranate.
2: sage, pistachio, parchment, denim, camel, spice, duck egg, rose, gold.
3: duck egg, denim, pistachio, gold, saffron, sage, spice, rose, raspberry.
4: denim, parchment, rose, raspberry, spice, saffron, storm blue, cloud blue, pistachio.
5: rose, pomegranate, spice, pistachio, sage, sea breeze, camel, duck egg, denim.
6: pomegranate, rose, gold, sage, cloud blue, denim, saffron, pistachio, sage.
7: spice, saffron, duck egg, parchment, rose, raspberry, pomegranate, storm blue, sea breeze.
8: saffron, spice, raspberry, rose, parchment, pistachio, cloud blue, denim, cloud blue.
9: camel, storm blue, saffron, spice, pomegranate, gold, rose, camel, saffron.

2 OPTIONS FOR TRIANGLE IN FILLS ON THE SPINNING TOP BLANKET

All in one colour per motif

denim for the 4 corners

parchment in the middle

duck egg either side of the parchment 

sea breeze top and bottom

or

pomegranate for the 4 corners

parchment in the middle

gold either side of the parchment

saffron top and bottom

 NOTE: joining the motifs together later this week.

PATTERN LINKS SO FAR FROM CUSHION TO BLANKET

LINK TO PART 1 MAKING THE ORIGINAL CUSHION FRONT

LINK TO PART 2: DIAMOND/SPEAR SHAPE INFILLS

LINK TO PART 3: TRIANGLE IN FILLS

LINK TO PART 4: BUTTON BAND AND JOINING CUSHION TOGETHER

EASY PEASY ALTERNATIVE CUSHION BACK

MAKING THE SPINNING TOP BLANKET FROM THE CUSHION FRONT

COLOUR SEQUENCE FOR ALL 9 MOTIFS TO DIAMOND IN FILLS

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'V' Stitch Diagonal Cushion?

Or is it?

It certainly started out as a diagonal cushion, didn't quite complete the cushion during a day....if you're quick !

DIAGONAL CUSHION 
PATTERN LINK  HERE

NOTES: For this 'CUSHION' i used several brands of yarn, in cream, oatmeal, grey, and graphite dk.

Worked as a double strand, using a 5mm hook

A starting base chain of 66st, base chain, which was the diagonal size of my chosen cushion, giving me 64 'v' sts, 32 each side of the base chain.

BUT...

Not sure i'm totally happy with it, Im going to complete it to the required size, but it might just turn into something entirely different...?

will it be a diagonal Cushion or turn into something entirely different? 

'V' Stitch Cushion UPDATE: Feb. 2nd 2017

I've decided to make a large Holdall Type bag with this particular piece of crochet.

COMPLETING CUSHION 
 But if you started following this post and wanted to make a this cushion then by following the links on this post for making a cushion, but use: 
66sts base chain, 2 strands of dk, 5mm hook, you need to do 25 rows of Close 'V' Stitch to make a cushion cover.

ADDING A BUTTTON BAND

 Sew the two ends up about 2" [2.5cms], add the button band of sc [dc], one st in each of remaining sts, of opening,
do about 6 rows of sc [dc] in each st, turning each end. 
This will sit inside the cushion

Add 4/5 buttons and use the stitches as button holes.

Sorry i cant show you pictures as i have decided to continue to make this particular piece into a lined Holdall bag his pattern will be added after the retreat weekend at 


Poppy's Holfirth in April
Sorry the retreat booked up in 24 hours so there are no places left for this one
  
There are a couple of places left on the one day workshop in February I believe.
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POPPY'S HOLFIRTH 
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