Monday, April 29, 2013

Beaded Crochet Suncatchers

Let's catch the Sunshine with our hooks and yarn and crochet some Suncatchers.  We can embelish it with the use of any materials such as beads, fabrics, natural or synthetic fibers, etc.

Here are  photos of  my first Suncatchers:

Front or right side of the sun catcher


Back or wrong side of the suncatcher



I need to add a pink suncatcher to the other side to make the arrangement look more balanced.

This arrangement look so much better!!!


Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Thread Crochet Shawl #1

Photos of the finished "Thread Crochet" shawl.
It had been in a UFO status for 2 years.  I finally finished it today.  Please read my post titled, "Thread Crochet",  for more info about this project.  It took approximately 13 balls, 120 yds each to make this shawl.  It is made for small size with the width of the shawl covering from neck to waistline.  One important note about this project for future reference is: To attach new ball of yarn at the edge of the project, leaving enough tails to hide under the finishing round (around the edge of the shawl).  This way all the joined ends are securely hidden underneath single crochet stitches and there is no chance of the connecting knots to be undone during use and/or maintenance.
 






Sunday, January 6, 2013

Diagonal Box Stitch Cowl/Scarf v1 -- Zoe's Method

This Project is done to test the crochet pattern that I wrote. This is a small scarf. It is funny that I always started with making a cowl but I ended up making a scarf instead. I don't like the idea of seaming the scalloped edge of the scarf because I think the scallop edge is pretty. Also, because the scarf is small or narrow at the neck, it is better to leave the front neck open.