Sunday, November 22, 2009

Adopt a cozy blanket!

I have a few crochet (baby) blankets available. The softest 100% cotton.

They are a crazy low prize: £25 a pop, including postage to anywhere in the world!

Email me if you are interested, letting me know which one has taken your fancy. Details about (approx.) size can be found below.

1. 75 x 75 cm - 29.5" x 29.5"
2. 68 x 68 cm - 27" x 27"
3. 70 x 70 cm - 27.5" x 27.5"
4. 65 x 65 cm - 25.5" x 25.5"

5. 70 x 70 cm - 27.5" x 27.5"
~~6. 65 x 65 cm - 25.5" x 25.5"~~
~~7. 70 x 70 cm - 27.5" x 27.5"~~
~~8. 68 x 68 cm - 27" x 27"~~
9. 65 x 65 cm - 25.5" x 25.5"

Labels: crochet, sale

scribbled by Carina 11/22/2009 03:49:00 PM

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Sunday, October 18, 2009

Ideas

More ideas/3D sketching... Brooches... What do you think? Hit or miss? ;-)

Labels: brooches, crochet

scribbled by Carina 10/18/2009 03:42:00 PM

Saturday, October 17, 2009

An idea off the top of my head

Hello! 'xcuse the terrible photo. Focus on the thing(s) on my head. An idea I am playing around with. Crocheted 'strings' in different colours. It's an idea. Maybe for the craft fair. Mix and match 3 colours to tie around your head or use as a necklace or maybe bracelets.

What do you think? Would you buy/wear that?

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 10/17/2009 06:56:00 PM

Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Ripple with patience

Oh deary me, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to burn your retina! ;-)

The huge-o ripple blanket is coming along in its own slowly rippling way. I have decided to make each 'repeat' not so repetitive. Leaving colours out here and there, adding others as I feel like it. It's the same general colours in each, but different and stuff..

Labels: crochet, ripple, wip

scribbled by Carina 9/08/2009 08:36:00 PM

Sunday, August 23, 2009

More wavy stripes

Slowly adding rows to the blanket. I know you can't really tell from this picture, but there are atleast another 3 rows added since the blanket last made its appearance on the blog.. :-)

Hope you've had a nice weekend!

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 8/23/2009 06:59:00 PM

Saturday, August 08, 2009

The cutting edge of crochet

The other day I mentioned my too big crochet blanket work in progress. It was too far along to frog it and start over (mostly because I'm really lazy like that), so what now? Well, June (someone else did too, I think) suggested that I simply cut off one end of it. With scissors. Cut into crochet! I'd never heard of such a mad notion before. But thinking about it: it made total sense!

Because it won't start unravelling like crazy just because you cut it. No, it won't do that until you actually pull at the yarn. So it is a controlled procedure. You need to cut the work a bit longer than the length you want to end up with so you have a proper length of yarn to weave in.

It is a somewhat tedious procedure, though. On a blanket like this, where you work backwards and forwards, half the rows will simply unravel when you pull at the yarn. The other half of the rows you have to unweave the stitches from the cut to the desired length of your crocheted fabric. That's the tedious part, as you can probably imagine!

Once you get the work unravelled to the desired length (or I guess that should be shortness!) simply bind it off and weave in the end. And that's about it. :-)

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 8/08/2009 01:13:00 PM

Monday, August 03, 2009

Wip colour

Say what? Nah, I don't do cross stitch. Not me. Nope. Nuh uh. But I am trying to use up bits of embroidery thread... ;-)

Another wip. I started this several months ago, but then never really got anywhere because I had to take a crochet break because of my thumb being weird. Anyway, I did a couple of rows yesterday and this morning I tried it on the bed. Too big. Like... waaay too big, hanging off the sides of the bed with about a foot to spare on each side.

What the heck do I do now? I am considering frogging it and starting over a bit smaller. But considering that each row takes around 45 minutes..yeah, that's not gonna happen! So I am thinking that maybe I'll just fold the surplus at the side, sew it to the 'back' of the blanket and then keep going like it's a smaller blanket. What do you reckon? What would you do? Any crochet 'rescue' ideas out there?

Labels: crochet, embroidery, wip

scribbled by Carina 8/03/2009 07:16:00 PM

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Skinny colour

Well, whaddya know, it's a blog post and it's not even about embroidery! Because, yes, I have managed to do something else besides embroidery and sorting out our wedding and honeymoon albums. They are finished now, ordered and paid for, just have to wait for them to be delivered. Phew. Weight off my shoulders; I don't even want to think about the hours and hours I spent working on those albums.

So, yeah, crochet! Skinny scarves. I like skinny scarves, they are fun to make and they are so versatile: scarf (d'oh), hairband, belt and why not an emergency dog leash! But only for a very small dog. And you can even wear several together at once because they are so skinny.

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 7/22/2009 07:44:00 PM

Thursday, July 09, 2009

Lucy and the Electric Rainbow

Look. Just. Look. How adorable is this? Lucy with her Electric Rainbow granny blanket. She looks mighty pleased. And so am I, it's nice to see an actual kid (not just imaginary ones!) in this.

I didn't make this blanket, though. My friend Therese, Lucy's mum, did. She tested the pattern and pointed out all the typos I'd made, heh! But judging by the result, even my attempts at tripping up her crocheting didn't work. She did a wonderful job!

Do pop over to visit Therese's blog. It's quite new, but I have a feeling it is going to be a nice place to visit on a regular basis. :-)

Labels: crochet, links

scribbled by Carina 7/09/2009 12:40:00 PM

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Granny square joining tutorial

Just a warning before we get started with the tutorial, there's LOTS of pictures and I may go into too much detail, but that's just what I do. ;-) Anyway, if there aren't enough details or if my description is confusing, please don't hesitate to email me or leave a comment.

There are loads of methods of joining (granny) squares, my method is just one, and may not even be the best. But I like this one because once you get it -and to be honest, there isn't that much to get!- you can do it without much thinking. And I also like how the joining 'seam' looks almost seamless. Especially if you use the same colour as the final round in each square.

If you have particular layout for your blanket, lay out your squares in that pattern.

Then stack your squares so you can keep track of what goes where. Unless you are fortunate enough to be able to leave the squares on the floor for the duration of the joining of your squares.

Because of how this method works, it is best to have as few squares in each stack as possible. For example, there's 70 squares in my blanket, 7 x 10, so my stacks are 10 with 7 in each. Don't worry, if this sounds weird, it will make sense later.

Take the top square and put it on the left and then the next square and keep that on the right.

Now put those 2 squares together, with the back of the squares facing each other. The one on the left is showing the back, the one on the right shows the front. When you work in rounds, crochet work does have a front and back.

Chain 3 in the corner of the front square (from now I shall refer to it as the yellow square, just because I can).

Then make 3 dc/trebles in the corner of the purple square (the back one).

It may take a bit of getting used to holding the 2 squares while you work them, but this might give you an idea. This works for me anyway.

Next make 3 dc/trebles in the next space in the yellow square.

Then 3 dc/trebles in the next spaces in the purple square.

Continue in this manner, from front to back until you get to the end. In the corner space of the purple square only make 1 dc/treble. Then bind off. Keep doing this for the rest of the squares in the stack. And when you've done one stack, do the next one. And the next one and.. you get the picture.

The squares will look a bit wonky on one side, but that will be sorted out later on.

And aren't you glad you have as few squares as possible in your stacks? It is a bit tedious joining each square - it will get better later on.

Oh, just in case you are wondering why you don't do ch 3 + 2 dc/trebles in the first corner, this is why: it would stick out in a weird way that is in no way helpful. So don't do that, m'kay? ;-)

Right, so you've got all your (short) rows all joined together? Now it's time to join row with row.
It's the same principle as joining square with square.

Lay the rows together with backs facing each other.

Then do as before, starting with ch 3 in corner space of the front row, 3 dc/trebles in the corner space of the back row. Then 3 dc/trebles in each space, alternating between front and back.

When you get to the join between 2 squares, the space created by the ch 3 in a corner should be treated like any other space, so make 3 dc/trebles in that too. Continue joining the row, front, back, front, back and so on. Ending with 1 dc/treble in the last corner space, which should be in the back row.

How fun is that? Just zooming along, joining the rows? Far better than the individual squares, right?

And there you have it, 2 rows joined. Now you just have to do that with all your rows!

Once everything is joined together, make atleast one 'granny' row around the edge, it will help straighten the edge and it will make it look more finished. Seriously, you've spent all this time making your blanket, you should take the little bit of extra time to finish it properly.

Labels: crochet, tutorial

scribbled by Carina 6/16/2009 07:49:00 PM

My granny square blanket

My granny square blanket. Finished. Well, almost. I'll explain in a minute. First I am just going to take a minute to look at the pictures of the blanket. I love it. And looking at the pictures only makes me love it more. It's a bit silly. But there you go. And it would be terrible spending this much time on something and then not love it. Luckily, I do.

I didn't have a master plan for the blanket. Except to use up as much of my scrap yarn as possible. Which I have. But that meant that I wasn't 100% in control of the overall colour scheme. But that is ok. And I think that for a blanket like this, no colour scheme works well. A limited palette would work too, of course, but I think it should be very limited. Maybe next time!

Because I didn't pay much attention to the bigger picture, I ended up with a lot of squares with no white in them at all and a few with some white in them. And there was a dominance of squares with either cool or warm colours and a few in-between-can't-decide-what-I-am ones.. It took a bit of moving squares about on the floor to finally find a nice layout.

I ended up diving the squares into 4 piles, mostly warm colours, mostly cool, mostly warm + white and mostly cool + white. Starting at one end with the warm squares and strategically placing the cool + white ones. In the middle, the undecided squares and undecided + white. Then, you can probably guess, the cool ones and warm + white squares at the other end.

I wanted the squares to pop! But that doesn't necessarily happen on its own. You need a popping system. Cool against warm, yellow with purple, orange with blue... you must deploy colour theory for maximum popping effect. I was going to join the squares together without the cream colour around each one, but I am glad I didn't. I like how the cream colour frames each square and also helps to tie everything nicely together.

Now, I said that the blanket is almost finished. Well, to all intents and purposes, it is. However, I want to have a nice border but I haven't got enough of the cream yarn! So I'll have to wait 'til we go to Denmark again and I can stock up.

But for now, it is finished. And I am so happy with it. :-)

PS - look out for a joining method post later this week.

Labels: crochet, granny a day

scribbled by Carina 6/16/2009 11:47:00 AM

Thursday, June 04, 2009

Granny square tutorial

As promised, here is the granny square tutorial! I am sorry it's taken me a little while to get it to you, but here it is at last! The best thing about the granny square is that you don't have to fiddle with trying to get the hook into stitches (only a tiny little bit, anyway), it is all crocheting into chain spaces. Which makes it very quick to do once you get the hang of it.

This is of course just one method of doing it - there are plenty others to be found on the interwebs and in books (and maybe from your actual granny?!). But it's the method that works for me. I hope the explanation makes sense. If not, please leave a comment or email me and I'll try to make fix it.

Also, I have included both the US and the UK terms (in italics) for the stitches. Normally, I'd use abbreviations for the stitches, but I know a couple of you might want this in other languages, so I have written it all out to make it a bit less confusing (I hope!) when it goes the likes of Google's translator. ;-)

First, make a chain of 4.

Then, make a double crochet/treble in the chain stitch furthest from the hook.

Make another double crochet/treble in the same chain stitch. Now you have the first side completed.

Chain 2.

Make 3 double crochet/treble in the same chain stitch. Chain 2 again, make another 3 double crochet/trebles in the chain stitch and finally chain 2.

Join with slip stitch/single crochet in the top of the original chain and then slip stitch/single crochet your way through the top of the double crochet/treble stitches - as indicated by the arrows. Make sure you go through both of the 'legs' of the V of the stitch.

Now you get to the chain space. If you are continuing with the same colour, as I am here, just make a slip stitch/single crochet around the chain and then chain 3.

However, if you are changing colour, make the slip stitch/single crochet into the first chain stitch, then make a slip stitch/single crochet around the chain and then chain 3. This should ensure that your second colour is fastened properly.

You should now have someting that looks like this.

Make 2 double crochet/treble in the chain space, then chain 2. Make another 3 double crochet/treble in the same chain space. That is the first corner completed. For the following corners, make 3 double crochet/treble, chain 2, 3 double crochet/treble in each chain space.

You should now have something like this. Slip stitch/single crochet into the top of chain 3 you did at the beginning of the round. Then, like you did in the last round, slip stitch/single crochet through the top (arrow) of the double crochets/trebles to get you to the first chain space.

Repeat the first corner of the previous round, then make 3 double crochet/trebles in the next space and continue like this until you get to the end of the round. Every other round will be like this one, but with an increasing number of space between the corners. You should not make chain stitches anywhere else but in the corners.

I hope the explanation was clear enough that you now have something fairly like this. Please keep going! Make it as huge as you possibly can. Or stop now and make more little ones that you can stitch together. :-)

Labels: crochet, tutorial

scribbled by Carina 6/04/2009 10:30:00 AM

Monday, June 01, 2009

Jurassic Crochet

I just wanted to point y'all in the direction of June's great (GREAT) crochet dino patterns. Just look at them! How cute is that?

And I have it on good authority that if these guys take off, there will be more dinos in the future! Go visit her shop and buy yourself some dino patterns!

Labels: crochet, shop 'til you drop

scribbled by Carina 6/01/2009 08:07:00 PM

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Granny A Day 35

35 granny squares... And that's only about half of what I've made. Because, you know, I got a little bit obsessed with making them. I am debating whether or not to block the squares. Yes, that would open them up, but I am wondering if that won't happen automatically with use..?

At the moment, though, still no crocheting for me. It's been a week since I saw the doctor who told me "take these tablets 3 times a day for ten days". She didn't say what to do if the tablets didn't work... and to be honest, I do not feel that there's been any difference. So, that sucks. No crochet, man.

Instead I have been doing a bit of painting. I got some acrylic paints for my birthday and now I'm putting those to good use. It's been a looong time since I used acrylics. Takes a bit of getting used to how quick it dries. I'll show you what I'm working on very soon. :-)

On Friday we're going to London to see the filming of an episode of QI (well, hopefully, we've got tickets, but apparently they don't let everybody in!), which is sure to be a hoot. Certainly was last year!
We're going right after lunch to maybe go see a free exhibit or so I can do some drawing. Anyone who can point me in the direction of a cool place to draw that's not too far from the Southbank Centre?

Labels: crochet, granny a day, london

scribbled by Carina 5/19/2009 03:31:00 PM

Friday, May 15, 2009

Crochet tutorial - Lipbalm holder

I need my lipbalm close to me at all times. Also when I'm on a plane. Especially when I'm on a plane! But sometimes I forget to put it in my pocket and then poor Tony has to get up and rummage through the carry on bags to find it for me. He's tall, rummaging through stuff in the overhead locker is his job, obviously!

And even if I do remember to put it in my pocket, that is no guarantee that it is easily accesible if you're wearing your seatbelt. And it's not such a good idea to have it in a pocket, so close to your body heat.

Well. I have solved my airplane related lipbalm problem and made a crochet holder/necklace type thing. I thought maybe you could use it too, so there's a pattern for it below. It is really easy and a good little project for using up scraps of yarn.

(I made my holder with a size 2.5 mm crochet hook and yarn that requires a 3.0 mm hook to get a tight 'fabric')

1. Make a magic ring like in June's tutorial, making 6 sc in the ring, join with ss.
2. Ch 2, make 1 sc in same stitch, then 2 sc in each of the remaining stitches, join with ss.
3. Ch 2, make 1 sc in same stitch; repeat [ 2sc, 1 sc, 1 sc] until you have gone all the way around, join with ss.
4. Ch 2, 1 sc in each stitch, join with ss. Repeat this round until the holder is as tall as your lipbalm.
5, When you join in the last round, don't bind off, but starting making a chain in the appropriate lenght, join on the opposite side of the opening of the holder and then make one sc in each chain going back, join at the start of the chain. Bind off. And you're done!

Depending on the width of your lipbalm and what size yarn you use, you may have to adjust the number of stitches and such. But is easy to experiment with... :-)

Labels: crochet, tutorial

scribbled by Carina 5/15/2009 09:21:00 AM

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Granny squares day 21-28

Well, I've not been able to keep up to date with the granny squares over the past week, so here are 8 in one go. I have secretly been making way many lots more than just ONE a day, so there are lots to show you in the coming week(s), despite the fact that I am on a self-imposed BAN from crochet. I have an inflamed joint in my left thumb and crocheting probably isn't terribly helpful in the healing process.

So I guess it is good that I am ahead of myself with the grannies. It's like being back in school; I would work ahead on certain subjects if they caught my interest (=obsession). Like Latin. Who spends a good part of her summer holiday learning the Latin noun and verb inflections by heart, anyway? Me, that's who. Served me well in the end, got a pretty darn good grade in Latin - not that I have any use for that now. Ha!

Anyway, time to get temporarily obsessed with embroidery again. I have several new patterns in the works. And they are nothing like the Happyscape one... ;-)

Labels: crochet, granny a day, meme

scribbled by Carina 5/12/2009 12:41:00 PM

Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Granny A Day - so far

I don't know if I need to say anything about these pictures?

They sorta speak for themselves, don't they?

There's 20 so far.

So far, these are making me very, very happy. I can't wait to see what the next 20 will look like. I am going to crochet them together with a nice cream colour.

See other folks' granny squares here.

Labels: colours, crochet, granny a day

scribbled by Carina 5/05/2009 10:33:00 AM

Monday, May 04, 2009

Granny A Day 20

See other folks' granny squares here.

Labels: crochet, granny a day, meme

scribbled by Carina 5/04/2009 11:32:00 PM

Sunday, May 03, 2009

Granny A Day 19

See other folks' granny squares here.

Labels: crochet, granny a day, meme

scribbled by Carina 5/03/2009 02:30:00 PM

Saturday, May 02, 2009

Granny A Day 18

See other folks' granny squares here.

Labels: crochet, granny a day, meme

scribbled by Carina 5/02/2009 12:28:00 PM

Friday, May 01, 2009

Granny A Day 17

See other folks' granny squares here.

Labels: crochet, granny a day, meme

scribbled by Carina 5/01/2009 01:26:00 PM

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Day 16

See other folks' granny squares here.

Labels: crochet, granny a day, meme

scribbled by Carina 4/30/2009 11:25:00 PM

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Granny A Day 13 + 14 + 15

Day 13

Day 14

Day 15

See other folks' granny squares here.

Labels: crochet, granny a day, meme

scribbled by Carina 4/29/2009 02:21:00 PM

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Granny A Day 11 + 12

Day 11

Day 12

See other folks' granny squares here.

Labels: crochet, granny a day, meme

scribbled by Carina 4/26/2009 02:18:00 PM

Friday, April 24, 2009

Day 8 - 10 Granny A Day

Day 8

Day 9

Day 10

See other folks' granny squares here.

Labels: crochet, granny a day, meme

scribbled by Carina 4/24/2009 07:58:00 PM

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Crochet idea - what do you think?

I am often asked what kind of yarn I use and where you can buy it. Well, I buy it in Denmark and as far as I know this particular yarn is not available anywhere else. Although it must be, because it has some text in other languages than Danish...

Anyway, it got me thinking about maybe offering some of it for sale through the blog. And not only the yarn, but kits for making the granny blankets in particular colour combinations with the pattern for the colour sequence and the edging etc. Would anyone be interested in this?

I am thinking of doing a kit for this one to start. It seems to be the one that most people are enamoured with (I love it too!). I would love some feedback on this idea, especially what you think should be included and perhaps pricing if you have any thoughts on such.

And don't forget, we're going to Denmark on Saturday so if you'd like a kit for yourself I'd be happy to take pre-orders... ;-)

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 4/22/2009 11:48:00 AM

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Grannies Day 6 + 7

Day 6

Day 7

See more granny squares here.

Labels: crochet, granny a day, meme

scribbled by Carina 4/21/2009 03:00:00 PM

Monday, April 20, 2009

New rippleation

Why yes, yes indeed, I have just started a new ripple blanket. And it's a big 'un. We're talking kingsize. We are also talkin' pure crazy, people. Handcrocheted blanket for a kingsize bed. Just take minute to imagine that. It may be some time before we see the completion of this one!

Labels: crochet, ripple

scribbled by Carina 4/20/2009 10:53:00 AM

Sunday, April 19, 2009

More granny squares

Day 4

Day 5

See more granny squares here.

Labels: crochet, granny a day, meme

scribbled by Carina 4/19/2009 01:58:00 PM

Friday, April 17, 2009

A Granny (or three) A Day

You probably had no idea that I like to make granny squares for no particular reason, huh? Well, I do. It is a lovely way to while away a few minutes, playing with some lovely yarn.

But look at this swell 'meme' started by Pip of Meet Me at Mikes: A Granny A Day. It is exactly what it says on the tin - you make one granny each day from now until the end of May. With no specific outcome in mind, I believe, so this is the perfect retro-fitted reason for me to make even more granny squares for no reason. Except that now I do have a reason! Perfect, huh?! Although...I am not sure I can actually limit myself to just one a day. ;-)

If you fany playing along, there's a Flickr group you can join. And you can read Pip's post about it right here.

These are my first three:

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Labels: crochet, granny a day, meme

scribbled by Carina 4/17/2009 02:50:00 PM

Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Crochet bicycle seat cover pattern - translation

I finished translating the first of the patterns found at Hendes Verden. I figure you really only need one of the patterns - you can adapt it quite easily - so I'm not going to translate the other one. The only real difference between them is the flower on the second one and you can just use any large-ish flower pattern instead.

Doesn't Tony's bike look prrrrrretty? I couldn't be bothered to cut off the loose ends. Oh well. ;-)

Here is the pattern - I hope it makes sense. If it doesn't, well, tough bananas! Only joking. If it's completel gobbledygook, please email me or leave a comment... :-)

PS - Now there is also a French translation - head over to Potiron Blogue!

Bicycle Seat Cover
- translated from the original pattern in Danish found here at Hendes Verden magazine

Hook size: 3
Gauge: 19/20 hdc on hook no. 3 = 10cm
accessories: 65 cm button hole elastic or similar, 1-2 buttons

Chain 25,
hdc in 3rd ch from hook (2ch counts as first hdc), hdc in rest of ch stitches, but 2 hdc in last stitch

ch 2 (counts as first hdc), hdc in same stitch, hdc in the rest of stitches, but 2 hdc in last stitch – continue this increase (2 stiches in the beg. and end stitches) until there are 39 stitches.

Work the next 6 rows without the increase. Meaning: ch 2 that counts as first hdc, hdc in all other stitches along the row.

Now we start decreasing!
For the next 3 rows work 2 tog at each end, the rest is as before, 1 hdc in each stitch
After these 3 rows you should have 33 stitches along
(if you're wondering how to do 2tog with a ch stitch; this is how I do it: instead of making 2 ch stitches, do just 1 and then do the following hdc as usual – I don't know if this is the right way, but hey, if it works..)

For the next 2 rows work 3tog at each end, the rest is as before, 1 hdc in each stitch
After these 2 rows you should have 25 stitches along

For the next 2 rows work 2tog at each end, the rest is as before, 1 hdc in each stitch
After these 2 rows you should have 21 stitches along

Next row: no increase

Next row: work 2tog at each end, the rest is as before, 1 hdc in each stitch = 19 stitches along

Next 3 rows: no increase

Next row: work 2tog at each end, the rest is as before, 1 hdc in each stitch = 17 stitches along

Next row: no increase

Next 4 rows: work 2tog at each end, the rest is as before, 1 hdc in each stitch = 9 stitches along

Bind off. That is the top of the seat done.

The edging:
Attach the yarn in the middle of the back (the very first row of the work) with 1 crochet stitch, ch 2, work approx 72 hdc all the way around (this depends on the size of the circumference; you might need more or less than 72, but it should be a number that is divisable with 5 and 2 and will result in an even number of 'holes' – made later on), finish the row with sl st in the 2nd ch.

Work another 6 rows of hdc in the same way

Work one row like so:
Ch 5, * skip next 2 st, 3dc, ch2 *, repeat from * to * for the rest of the row and finish with 2ch in 3rd of first chain.

Last row!
Ch 1, 2 sc in each ch sp, 1 sc in each dc, finish with 1 ch into the first sc. Bind off.

To finish
The original pattern tells you to use trouser elastic (through the holes) to keep the cover tight on your seat.

I suggest this instead: crochet a chain that is as long as the circumference of the cover, pull it through the holes and tie with a bow when you've places the cover on the seat. You can even make this cord thicker by doing dc's all the way back through your chain. But that is only if you can be bothered.

Decorate the back end of cover with crochet flowers if you feel like it. Or you can make the cover stripy by changing the colours.

If this was helpful to you, please consider supporting the blog by making a purchase at my shop. Thank you.

Labels: crochet, pattern

scribbled by Carina 4/07/2009 12:35:00 PM

Monday, April 06, 2009

Shoes + good news

Hey, do you - or someone you know - fancy these shoes? I bought them last year when I thought I was going to wear a red dress at the wedding. Of course, that didn't happen, as you may remember. But by then it was waaaaay too late taking these shoes back to the shop. I haven't worn them, never will, so now it's time to get rid of them.

They are UK size 3 (yes,my feet are tiny!), made by Clarks and can be yours for £15 + postage (They were £40!). They have never been worn (apart from trying on purposes). They have a very low heel, about 1". Email me if you are interested.

And, good news for those of you interested in the bicycle seat cover pattern: I am almost done translating it! As you can tell, I have actually been working it up - despite the fact that I don't own a bike and I seriously doubt that my husband has any need or want for a thing like this. Still, you never know. ;-)

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 4/06/2009 05:56:00 PM

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Another Moebius

Man, I love making these. I have no use for them. It is spring now! Ha ha. But they are sooo easy to make, how can I resist?! And the undercover geekiness of it? Even better. It makes me feel smart when I'm working on it. Ha.

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 3/18/2009 08:26:00 PM

Monday, March 16, 2009

Tiny jar with crochet

Yesterday it occurred to me that crocheting a cover for this teeny tiny honey jar would be a great idea. And you know what? I think it was.

It took away a bit of the sick feeling from watching Mamma Mia. We lasted about 20 minutes. Seriously, all the girly screaming? And from the middle-aged women? No thank you.

But the jar I am liking. By the way, this is the reverse of the crochet. It is prettier in this case, I think. Of course, the jar is way too small to actually hold anything. Unless you've got any ideas?

And the other problem is that now I feel compelled to cover more jars in crochet, but I haven't got any!!

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 3/16/2009 06:47:00 PM

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Crochet cycle chic

Hey, I just stumbled upon these over on the Copenhagen Cycle Chic blog. Crochet bicycle seat covers!! They are from Danish women's magazine Hendes Verden. It is in Danish, but should anyone want a translation, I'd be happy to do one for you.

I miss Denmark, I really do. Big sigh.

Labels: crochet, denmark

scribbled by Carina 3/12/2009 04:37:00 PM

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

In progress

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 2/18/2009 01:47:00 PM

Friday, February 06, 2009

Obviously, I still need to weave in the ends

Labels: colours, crochet

scribbled by Carina 2/06/2009 09:09:00 PM

Unemployed? Yes. Bored? Hell no!

A bit of what I've spent time on in January. I'll show you more pictures soon. Right now I have dinner to prepare! Hooray for weekends! Two, nay three, whole days together with my sweetie.

Still no pictures of the 'makeover' from the other day. Light is simply too bad here at the moment. Our living room only has one source of light and it is about as far from the made over area as it can be. So. Boo.

Not that it's a terribly big make over, but it makes a huge difference anyway! Anyways, time to prepare dinner.

PS: can you suggest some animals starting with i and j? The following are no good: iguana, impala, ibex, ibis, jaguar. Need other ones, I just can't think of any...

Labels: colours, crochet

scribbled by Carina 2/06/2009 03:29:00 PM

Thursday, January 29, 2009

No need to rush things, now is there?

It's only taken me about 8 months to finish this blanket. Definitely worth waiting for. I'll take some more pictures of it soon. You know, just because. ;-)

Labels: colours, crochet

scribbled by Carina 1/29/2009 08:14:00 PM

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

All pink and girly like!

I didn't show you this already, did I? I made a pillow, "mattres" (how DO you spell that word? I've tried three different variations and they all look wrong..!) and a blanket for this cot at Tony's parents' house. It used to be his sister's, but now Niece plays with it. It didn't have any bedding before, so Tony's mum asked me if I'd make something. Of Course I Will!! He he.

The mattres (sp. ?!), which you can juuust make out in the top photo, is just plain cotton fabric for front and back with two layers cut from an old t-shirt in between. Quick, simple and partially recycled.

It's the same sort of principle for the pillow, only with a few more layers of t-shirt. And a crochet edge. Can't forget about that edge. Took me longer to do that than all the rest of the sewing combined! But I think it was worth it, ties it all nicely together.

Oh, look! Someone is already sleeping in there! Snug as a bug under the ripple blanket. I really, really do like ripple blankets. I did a pink edge all around it to make it all neat, and to make the top and bottom edges straight instead of curvy.

I like making stuff. :-)

Labels: crochet, sewing

scribbled by Carina 1/07/2009 07:07:00 PM

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Hex-y

I've slowly been working on this doll blanket for the Niece, but at the current rate it won't be done until Christmas next year. And that's before I even start stitching it all together!

So I think I'm going to have to make something else. Something that's a bit quicker to make, and with no stitiching together of individual elements.

I'm thinking either a small ripple blanket or one made of a few larger granny squares. We shall see.

I don't know what is going on, but lately it seems that a lot of my pictures come out blurred. I hope it is a combination of me and the poor light at this time of year. If there's something wrong with my camera I really don't know what to do - a new isn't an option at the moment. Yikes.

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 11/25/2008 01:55:00 PM

Thursday, November 06, 2008

Beyond the Square

I keep meaning to show you this lovely, lovely book (and then promptly forget about it again!) My sister gave it to me when we saw each other in Denmark. Just looking at the cover, it's got my name written ALL over it; crochet + happy colours! My sister, being my sister, knows this!

See? Happy colours! And lots and lots of different non-square crochet motifs. I have not yet sat down and tried some of the motifs... but I will! There are lots of intriguing ones in the book.

One thing I really like, is pages with drawings of ideas for using the motifs. Aren't they fun?

If you do a lot of crochet, and want to try something other than the granny square or the odd hexagon, this is a pretty good place to start!

Labels: books, crochet

scribbled by Carina 11/06/2008 10:37:00 AM

Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Today is a happy day!

I'm working on a doll blanket. Little hexagons that I just made up as I went along. Not sure how big it needs to be yet. But I'm happy to just keep making these. Dreading the assembly line of getting rid of all the yarn ends. Playing around with half hexagons. Not sure I like the result yet.

I don't want to get all political-y, but I do want to say this: I am so happy that change is coming to the US - and the rest of us in a way too. Hope won last night. I just hope that people will let Obama do his job and not expect miracles; I suspect some people are expecting too much of just one man. Although change starts with just one person, it takes more than one person to make a real change...

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 11/05/2008 06:47:00 PM

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Turquoise sweet pea

Doesn't it just make my mum's dress form look rather pretty? I made this shawl as a birthday present for my sister. I finished it when I was in Denmark at the end of August, but obviously, I couldn't even mention it here before I actually gave it to her. She reads the blog, you see!

She got it when we were all together last month. I dare say I think she liked it, she wore it pretty much all the time! It makes me soooo so so happy when the things I make are appreciated. :-)

It is the Sweet Pea Shawl pattern from the Happy Hooker. I just love this pattern, it is pretty and quite quick to make. Except when you have to go to another country to get enough yarn to finish it. Ha!

I have found an easy way to make fringes for shawls (well, this one anyway; it's the only shawl pattern I've used...) Wrap, wrap and wrap your yarn around a DVD case on the long length and cut the yarn at just one of the ends. This gives you lengths of yarn that are twice as long as the DVD case is tall. Then I take 5 strands and simply tie them onto the shawl. Easy-peasy!

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 10/19/2008 12:29:00 PM

Saturday, October 18, 2008

My not Roman scarf

You didn't think I'd go anywhere (even on our honeymoon) without some kind of crafty project, did you? I took some yarn and some crochet hooks. This is NOT the result of my corcheting in Rome, however.

Because the one I started (atleast three times!) in Rome, which kept me busy both at the train station in Naples and on the train back to Rome, just wasn't... right. So I frogged it and made this one instead when we came home.

It's a moebius scarf (click here to read what the heck that means) and really quick to make! Long and short lengths of yarn tied together and then you just get stuck in there. I used cotton yarn that usually requires a 3.0 or 3.5mm hook, but I used a 8.0mm hook to make it really loose. The rows are alternating single and double crochet.

I like this waaaay better than the Roman one(s). Love all the colours. You need happy colours in winter, right? There's enough black and brown and blue and grey around...

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 10/18/2008 09:25:00 PM

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Shawling along

Sooo, I started on my wedding shawl proper. My mum sent over a couple of skeins of the yarn, I bought in Denmark, so I could get started. I decided to stick to the pattern, after all. The shawl might not be as tall as I had imagined I wanted it to be. But with fringes I'm sure it'll be alright.

The yarn is the softest wool+mohair mix (from Italy) you could imagine. I love working with it. And although it is 50% wool it is not the least bit scratchy. Or too warm. It's just perfect. I can't wait till my parents come over (with the rest of the yarn) so I can finish it. It works up pretty quickly too, which is a major bonus when you're anxious to see the finished result!!

I bough this fabric recently. Isn't it just the cutest ever? It's 2D Zoo from Alexander Henry in case you're wondering.

Tony's nephew and niece are of course coming to the wedding too, so I am going to make a goodie bag for each of them to help keep them entertained. The blue and green fabric I'll be using for Nephew, but I just can't decide which one to use for Niece. Which is why I got both of those. I would have got the one which has a pink background, but that I couldn't find anywhere for a reasonable price. So. What do you think? Niece will be 1 year and 9 month by the time of the wedding...

We're also struggling a bit with what to put in Niece's bag. We've got some jumbo crayons, but she'll probably still be too young to really have fun with those. Any ideas? I have thought about making some 'softies' from the animals on the fabric, so she'd have a giraffe, an elephant, a zebra and so on. But other than that, I'm a bit stumped.

Nephew we've got pretty much covered: some Cars stickers and colouring sheets (and perhaps some other bits and bobs). And we might put a disposable camera in there with instructions for him to take pictures of people's feet!

Labels: crochet, wedding

scribbled by Carina 7/22/2008 01:16:00 PM

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Uno frigodetto, por favor

I made this the other evening. Hand drawn flowers and leaves on blue fabric. I got a Pentel Fabric Gel roller for £1 in WH Smith the other week and recently I had this idea to simply draw on fabric. The gel roller is awesome and I want to get some more. It is rather time consuming to draw on fabric; imagine doing it on a whole yard or more! Which is of course exactly what I intend to do once I have some spare time and a specific project in mind!

This is one of the tests I've been doing for the wedding shawl. I do not have a link at the ready for it, but it is actually a doily type thing that you put on a chair, but by using different yarn and hook it will be a lot bigger than in the original pattern. The cotton yarn I'm using here is just for testing purposes. Although, I'm not sure if I'm going to use this pattern. I might make my own, using what I have learnt from this one (and other ones). One thing I have learnt is that what I called leaf shapes are actually called pineapples. How summery, eh?

And speaking of summery. The colours so far in this embroidery wip remind me of being on holiday in Spain as a kid and eating frigodettos (ice lollies shaped like a finger, how strange) in the sun.

Labels: crochet, fabric, wip

scribbled by Carina 7/17/2008 08:29:00 PM

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Summer for you

So... some crafting actually does happen here from time to time! And here's the proof. Lots of pictures - I'm sorry if you OD on the colourificness of this post! But it is worth it to read on 'till the end of the post. ;-)

I made these bracelets last night. I first made one to wear at work yesterday. I like wearing a tiny little thing that I made. To balance all the cheap soul less stuff that comes from Asia that I have to put on the shelves.

Yummy colours, I think. I really like the green one. There's a surprise, eh?

But the pink and orange is nice too. Raspberry ice cream?

Oh here's a close up of the green one. Even better!

That middle one is really nice too. Those colours make me think of the 70's...

These are all quite summery. I like summer. We have summer right now, actually! Albeit a very windy one! But that's good I suppose; prevents it to become unbearably hot.

Oh good, you made it to the end. To celebrate summer (and the fact that there's less than 3 months 'till we're getting married!) I'm giving away one of these babies. So if you want in, leave a comment telling the internets what your favourite flavour of ice cream is. Or, if you don't like ice cream, your favourite summer treat. Hope you're having a lovely weekend!

P.S. Remember to fill in the email field so I can contact you. :-)

Edit: Thanks for the comments, guys. You sure do like your ice cream, huh? Some of them I've never even heard of before! Anyway, this is it, if you're reading this you are too late! Oh boo! I'm sorry... I'll post the winner tomorrow. :-)

Labels: crochet, give-away

scribbled by Carina 6/28/2008 07:18:00 PM

Friday, June 27, 2008

Tine's blanket

Hooray! I can finally show you the blanket I made for Tine; she received it the other day. And she likes it! Yay! I'm so happy about that!

Right, ok, so the blanket is basically a giant granny squares like I've made a few of before. But because the blanket is only one colour, I decided to do a few rows a bit differently, just to add a bit of subtle contrast.

And I think that worked really well. It gives it a more... modern look. It's funny, I don't think I would have chosen to just use a single colour (let alone cream, which is so un-colourful), but it works! I really, really love it. Which is a wonderful thing, because it has taught me that not everything has to be bold colours. ;-)

And I didn't get bored working on it at all. In fact, it may have worked up even quicker than normal because there were no colour changes; when one skein was finished I'd just grab the next one and continue.

And sometimes, while working on it, the sun would hit it just so and it would make me think of very fine china. Pretty and delicate.

Danke, Tine. Thank you for asking me to make a blanket for your wee one. I'm so happy you like it, my friend. :-)

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 6/27/2008 07:37:00 AM

Friday, June 13, 2008

Cream + badge

Here's a sneak peek of a baby blanket I made for the lovely Tine. I'll show you more once she has received it. Fingers crossed that I'll get to the post office tomorrow.

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Anna suggested that I should make a badge for those who have let me interview them. I actually hadn't even thought of that before she suggested it! (Thanks, Anna!) So here it is. If you are one of those we've been lucky enough to get to know a little, you are welcome to copy the badge and use on your blog/website (link to your own interview!). If you want to, of course! But please, upload the badge to your own site. :-)

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 6/13/2008 10:18:00 PM

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Tea with hat

Sometimes I make things which I think you can safely put in the Silly category. Like this mug cosy. It is functional, though! Tony would use a lid from a plastic tub to keep his tea warm. Which also works, but, me being me, of course I had to come up with something myself.

When I first made it, he laughed at me. It didn't have the pompoms then. You can imagine his reaction when I decided to add the pompoms. Yeah, exactly. Now it looks kinda like a puffy creamy cake has landed on the mug.

As silly as this looks, I can see a potential in it. Making some for glasses so you don't get bugs in your ice tea while lounging on the patio, for example. Although that's not a problem for us as we don't drink ice tea and we haven't got a patio on which to lounge. But I might whip up a few for my parents... ;-)

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 5/27/2008 03:33:00 PM

Babette test

This is a test. I repeat: this is just a test. I have not made any decisions whether or not to make a Babette blanket yet. I just wanted to see what it's like to make a square like this. I haven't got the proper pattern or anything, this is just how I imagine it is done, based on pictures of other other people's Babette blankets. It does work up pretty quickly, though, and it's a nice change from the granny squares.

Will there be a Babette feast in my future? We shall see. Right now, it's time for lunch. Ta ta for now!

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 5/27/2008 01:03:00 PM

Monday, May 26, 2008

Exactly how crazy, is crazy?

I really want to make a Babette crochet blanket. They are so gorgeous. Well, they are when people don't muck up their colour combos, ha. ;-) Has any of you ever made this? Is it difficult?

I also really want to frog my ripple blanket and make it all over again. Although Tony says "no you don't want to do that". And then he sort of waves his hand in front of me. What does that mean I wonder?!

And then there's my wee project of making a bed spread from Tony's old work shirts. I've started cutting them up, but I may not have enough shirts yet. ;-)

Labels: crochet, sewing

scribbled by Carina 5/26/2008 09:31:00 PM

Friday, May 23, 2008

No foundation chain crochet tutorial

Did you know that you can make crochet rows without the foundation chain? It was news to me until very recently. But bloody 'ell, what a brilliant concept! The reason this is so great is that when you make a foundation chain first, it can sometimes screw with the tension at the beginning of the project, making it tighter than the rest of it. The ripple blanket I made last year is an example of this. But I had no idea, then, that it didn't have to be like that. Mad woman that I am, I'm actually considering frogging it and doing it all over again! ;-)

Anyway, here's the tutorial. I've made it with double crochet (US term), but it can easily be adapted to any stitch size. If you have any problems or questions, don't be shy, I'd be happy to help.

1. Make 3 chain stitches.

2. Yarn over and pull a loop through the first chain (just like if you were making a double crochet stitch).

3. But in stead of finishing the double crochet stitch, pull another yarn through the loop closest to the tip of the hook, to make another chain stitch.

4. Then finish the double crochet stitch like normal.

5. You now have double crochet stitch with an extra chain at the bottom.

6. Yarn over, pull loop through the extra chain, pull yarn through this loop and then finish the double crochet stitch. Repeat this until your row is long enough.

Now we are starting to see a pattern, right?

Here's what a (small) no foundation chain row looks like.

And here are example swatches of no foundation chain and foundation chain. Can you tell which is which? ;-) It's not easily shown in a picture how the no foundation chain make the tension in the beginning row less (err) tense. But believe me, it is so.

Labels: crochet, tutorial

scribbled by Carina 5/23/2008 07:00:00 PM

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Skinny + FO

I finished this the other evening. Considering that I just made it up as I went along, it turned out rather well. I think I better write down how I made it!

And here's that embroidery I've been working on a for a little while. It is mostly random scraps of floss, although I did have to use 'extras' to fill some gaps. But the leftovers from that I have saved to use in the next project! ;-) I've pinned it over a stretched canvas for now, when I get round to it, I'll attach it properly. I like it simple like that.

Labels: crochet, embroidery

scribbled by Carina 5/20/2008 10:24:00 PM

Thursday, May 15, 2008

The yellow makes it work

Pretty colours in the bathroom. But wow, it was a pain getting a half decent photo of them, because there's no window in our bathroom = zero daylight, so I really had to tweak the colours with the Gimp. Oh to have a bathroom with a window. Looking out into a garden. With a small vegetable patch. And pretty flowers...

I'm working on a skinny scarf at the moment, it's almost done. It's not for me, but I really rather like it! Maybe I'll make one for myself for winter. I don't like a lot around my neck, it feels like I'm being strangled. But maybe something like this would work. Hmm.

Right, quick phone call to my mum and then I'm off to work. Cheerio!

Labels: colours, crochet

scribbled by Carina 5/15/2008 10:37:00 AM

Monday, May 12, 2008

No foundation + Moebius

I made this bracelet last night. It is special in two ways: it has no foundation chain (!) and it is a Moebius strip. The no foundation chain business is quite handy because it means that the first row has the same tension as the rest of it. Whenever I've made a ripple blanket, the foundation chain is always tighter than the rest, which is quite annoying! And now that I've learnt to do the no foundation chain I'm considering frogging my blanket and redoing it. I must be mad! And the question I have to ask myself: am I that much of a perfectionist? Perhaps not. Heh.

Moebius strip, what the heck is that? It's a surface which only has one side and one edge. What? Yes, that is entirely possible! I've been seeing people making knit versions of it as a shrug, but only the other day did I stumble upon an explanation on how to do it with crochet. I probably could have twigged it myself if I had studied the knit patterns, but since I only have a very rudimentary knowledge of knitting, I might not. But the science geek in me is very happy to have found out how to do this. I might actually make a moebius shrug for myself for the wedding.

***

I sometimes wonder exactly how young I look to other people. Rarely do people think I'm the age I am (32). Always younger. Which I suppose I should be happy about! But then again. This morning I was a bit early for work, so I sat in the lunch room and I was drawing in my sketchbook. As you do. And one of my colleagues asked me "are you just doodling?" I said yes and smiled and then she said "oh, I thought it might have been homework". I just smiled. Homework. Huh. I just couldn't get myself to say to her that I might be a wee bit old to be doing homework. She is really nice and she might get embarrassed in that very English way. You know what I mean. ;-)

Right-o, I'm off to cook dinner for my man when he comes home from his very taxing office job! And then we're off to Sainsbury's to buy a fan so we can feel a bit cooler in the flat. Cheerio!

Labels: crochet, geeky, thinking

scribbled by Carina 5/12/2008 05:13:00 PM

Wednesday, May 07, 2008

It's that granny effect

These are a couple of crochet wips I've been working on the last couple of days. They may or may not turn into bona fide projects. For now I'm happy just playing with these lovely colours. But I guess that doesn't surprise you one bit, eh? ;-)

The colours are a bit off in the pictures, but that's what you get for being lazy with the camera.

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 5/07/2008 08:46:00 PM

Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Rainbow + buttons + waves

Here's a current wip. I started it (late!) last night while watching an episode of The Long Way Round. Oi, the rough look really suits Ewan. *dreamy* ;-)

I made another pincushion! Actually, I made two, but the second one hasn't been stuffed yet. Maybe tomorrow. I'm still liking the look with the buttons. Obviously, otherwise I wouldn't have used them...

I finished Tony's blanket!! Meaning: I ran out of yarn. Still, it is usable and when we go to Denmark next I'll pick up some more of that yarn so I can finish it properly. It's quite amazing how differently two different batches of the same colour can turn out SO far apart. The two colours that are not variegated are supposed to be the same colour. How about that?! Anyway, I really like the randomness of the colours, it really is quite ocean-y, I think.

Labels: crochet, pincushions

scribbled by Carina 4/09/2008 08:55:00 PM

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Testing the waves

I saw something similar to this on the interwebs yesterday. I can't remember where, but it was knitted, not crocheted. Anyway, it stuck in my head and last night I had a go at recreating it. It's interesting, but I'm not convinced I've got it down yet, so to speak. But I think it would be pretty as a crocheted blanket. Yeah, like I need another crocheted blanket! ;-)

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 4/02/2008 04:52:00 PM

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Lunch + crochet

Last night's leftovers = today's lunch. Rice with beans + vegs with a dollop of crème fraiche. Good stuff.

I've been making some different crochet brooches. Scrumbling (= freeform crochet) is awesome!

I made this red/pink combo from a pattern in a Danish crochet book. And you know what? It's for me. I sometimes forget to make things for myself. Recognise that?

Labels: crochet, lunch

scribbled by Carina 3/12/2008 05:10:00 PM

Pink balls + blue balls

So here are the earrings I mentioned yesterday. Aren't they super-cute? They are from Isis' lovely shop Paperflowergirl. I'd been eyeing them for a little while, and had hinted to Tony that they might not be a bad birthday present. But then I got worried someone else might snap them up, so I bought them myself!

And Isis is such a star; because she felt she was a bit late sending it to me, she also sent me this brooch. Now if that isn't customer service, I don't know what is! Do go check out Isis' shop. :-)

And here's the blanket I'm making for Tony. It's about its fourth or fifth incarnation. At first it was going to be made from knitted squares, but then I got hooked on crochet so I unravelled all the squares I'd already made. And I've started this a few time as a crochet blanket; last time it was a giant granny square. But seeing as Tony is quite tall, it would have to be a very big square. So here we are, back to the soft wave pattern. I'm using a pretty large hook, so it's working up pretty quickly. I'm not sure I've got enough yarn, though, I think I've made it a bit too wide. But that's a bridge we'll cross when we get to it...

Labels: crochet, oh so pretty, shop 'til you drop

scribbled by Carina 3/12/2008 02:12:00 PM

Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Flowers for you

So... the last few days I've been moderately (let's not exaggerate, right?) busy crocheting with every colour I have in my possession. There's a steady pile of the blooms already and I've started making them into brooches. And that is a time consuming process (or maybe I'm just really slow..), because I'm not happy with just tacking the brooch pin on with a few stitches.

Oh no, it is an elaborate affair involving several pieces of felt and many, many stitches. Too many, perhaps. But I like it to look pretty, even if it is only the back and rarely seen, and I want to make absolutely sure it won't come apart. I like to think of the tailor in The Hudsucker Proxy who makes extra stitches in Mussburger's trousers as an example of solid work. It's not necessarily something you can see and you might not even know about it at all. But you know it's there, so be it if it takes a bit longer to make.

The two at the top will be on Etsy soon. Of course, if you've fallen in love with any of them, let me know and we can work something out. ;-) Oh and, speaking of the shop, I made a banner for it, let me know what you think, if you don't mind.

Labels: crochet, shop talk

scribbled by Carina 3/05/2008 04:13:00 PM

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Crochet distractions

Last night I watched Project Catwalk - do you ever watch that? I sometimes seriously wonder why I watch it. It's not that different from other similar shows which I wouldn't want to be caught dead watching. So why do I watch it? Maybe because I'm hoping to get just a little bit of insight into their creative process. But there's rarely much of that. God forbid some real content should sneak into the programme; participants bitching about each other gets much better ratings... Also, I don't think the creations are particular interesting most of the time. But I suspect that (some of) the participants are chosen more for other reasons than their creativity...

So I distracted myself with a bit of crochet. I feel like making these into brooches. What do you think?

Labels: crochet, telly

scribbled by Carina 2/28/2008 06:53:00 PM

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Happy colour flowers

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 2/24/2008 07:16:00 PM

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Stitched garden

The colour circle is not the only embroidery I've been working on lately. Here's another one. It's supposed to be a wee flower garden. Does it look like a garden yet? It's still not finished, but has to be soon. It's a present for a special lady, but I can't say more than that. ;-)

And I've also managed to do some 'crazy crochet'. And to think I'm always beating myself up for not getting a lot done! I think this will end up as part of a birthday present... we'll see.

Tonight we're going to see the second National Treasure film - I can't remember the actual title, but nevermind- we rarely go to the cinema, so it's lovely when we do. The darkness, the smell of popcorn, the half hour of commercials and trailers (booo!)

Labels: crochet, embroidery

scribbled by Carina 2/13/2008 05:11:00 PM

Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Ne sutor ultra crepidam

A couple of crochet experiments inspired by Simple Stylish Crochet. I love the combination of those colours. I think it's very summery, sweet and happy. Reminds me a bit of ice cream. I didn't go to London today and good job I stayed home, 'cause the weather has been terrible! Fingers crossed that it'll be better tomorrow when I am going to the big city!

My mum sent me this fabric for a dog she wants me to make. How cute are those frogs and turtles? And obviously the green is just delicious!

I mention it time and time again how much I like getting mail from my mum with interesting Danish stamps on. This one is commemorating Victor Borge, a hilarious Danish chap who went to America (in the 1940's) and 'made it' over there. You may have heard of his "Phonetic Punctuation" routine. He also got 'distracted' a lot during his shows, which is something Billy Connolly does too. I wonder if he is familiar with Victor Borge...

Once I have the time to write it, there'll be a tutorial for making this. :-)

Lastly, but not least, I loooove this song so much: Alicia Keys, No One.

Labels: crochet, denmark

scribbled by Carina 2/05/2008 06:01:00 PM

Monday, February 04, 2008

Simple Stylish Crochet

I thought I'd show you the cover on the crochet book I got the other week. Up there is the cover, which (as I mentioned) is different from the one that's on Amazon. Which I still find really weird, as this one is prettier. Anyway, below a few of the pages from it. There's a couple more on Flickr.

I love shawls and ponchos so I think I might have to make this one. Love the design of the squares!

Not sure I'll make this, 'proper' garments just seem kinda scary, ya know? But the colours are lovely!

I looove this, it's so gorgeous! I even like the colour, and I'm not really a fan of yellow!

Labels: books, crochet

scribbled by Carina 2/04/2008 07:04:00 PM

Monday, January 28, 2008

Blanket + black

I've been working on this over the weekend. My mum asked me to make a blanket for a present, and of course I'm only too happy to oblige! I'm using a slightly larger hook (but the same kind of yarn) than I've used before on these blankets. It's made the blanket more loose and I think I prefer it like that...

Speaking of preferences, I don't know if I've mentioned that I want either a red or blue dress for the wedding, but now I'm thinking that maybe black wouldn't be so strange. Apparently, it's all the rage in Paris! {via} Being short and wide (heh) black would certainly be flattering and loads better than white. And it's more traditional than white, which I also find very appealing. What do you think?

Labels: crochet, wedding

scribbled by Carina 1/28/2008 03:28:00 PM

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Icy pink blanket

I finished this blanket yesterday (it's only been a work in progress for a couple of months!) and I've just listed it on Etsy. So fingers crossed. In case you're in need of a baby blanket, you can find it here.

Labels: crochet, shop talk

scribbled by Carina 1/16/2008 06:33:00 PM

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Contemporary granny blanket

I finished this baby blanket/afghan today. I really love it. I'm thinking that Tony and I should hurry up and produce some babies already, with the sole purpose of being able to wrap them in these soft lovelies. Although what to do with the wee ones once they outgrow the blankets, I really don't know. ;-)

I've decided that I'm going to put this blanket on Etsy. I'm still wondering what would be a fair price for it. Looking at similar type blankets on Etsy, there's a large jump in prices. Between $65 and $10 or something. How can you sell a hand crocheted blanket for $10?? That is ridiculous, you can barely buy the materials for that!

One thing that I've noticed is that a lot of the listings don't even include the kind of yarn used. And most of those which do, are made from some kind of acrylic yarn. Maybe I'm being a yarn snob, but using acrylic seems horrible to me. For so many reasons, but most importantly, because acrylic means it's man made and because, in my opinion, it's not even near as nice as cotton. Which is what I use for my blankets. It is so soft! Although a bit more expensive than the artificial stuff, so the price I end up with, will be on the pricier end. But then you get a pretty, and very unique, blanket in stead of those pastel horrors which there are too many of already.

Labels: crochet, shop talk

scribbled by Carina 1/12/2008 10:14:00 PM

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Bouquet of wool

Does that look like a bouquet of flowers? Maybe not quite. But it will eventually. You see, several months before Tony popped the question (oh, btw, did you want to hear how he did it?), an idea popped into my head: I'm going to crochet my wedding bouquet! When I told him he said "are you sure? but you love flowers - don't you want real flowers?!" And that did make me hesitate for a second, but no, I want to crochet my bouquet.

Making things with my hands is such an important thing to me and I want that to come through on that day. Also, I think it is a lovely thought that I'll have to commit a lot of time and effort to make it, so it will sort of be a symbol of my commitment to Tony. Plus, we'll be getting married in early October, so it'll be nice to have something to keep my hands warm.

Anyway, I need some help. Not with the actual making of the bouquet, but I need some crochet patterns for flowers. Any kinds of flowers, really. So please, please, if you know of any pretty patterns floating around on the interwebs, send me the info! And, hey, if you happen to have some unwanted tapestry wool lying around, I'd be happy to give it a good home! ;-)

*** ***

I have started to think a lot of thoughts about the wedding. I want everything to be just so, but I don't want to turn into some kind of bridezilla. Although I'm sure I will, what with my love of making lists about stuff, and lists of lists; and obsessing about things that maybe aren't that important. At the moment I'm thinking about what sort of dress I want (preferably not white), how to do the invitations and where to find a photographer who will accept cake or beer or M&Ms as payment. I can feel the pressure building already, I think I need to lie down for a bit..!

Labels: crochet, wedding

scribbled by Carina 1/08/2008 07:53:00 PM

Shawl, flowers, hooks

Looking at the blog lately, you might think I'd stopped crafting, but I haven't! Looky, looky, here's a couple of things I've finished recently. First up is my Sweet Pea Shawl which I started in October but then had to stop working on because I ran out of yarn. But my mum got some more yarn for me and being the clever clogs that I am, I took the shawl with me to Denmark and finished it while we were there for Christmas. I couldn't not have a project with me, right?! ;-)

The yarn is a bamboo and cotton mix; it's really soft and has a nice weight to it so wearing it is really nice. The colour isn't one I'd normally go for, I bought the first four skeins because they were reduced, but I do really like it. It's kind of neutral but still has a bit of colour to it. Actually, I've been thinking about adding some kind of bling to it, just a little tiny bit that would catch the sun light. We'll see...

This is a hair band I made just before Christmas. My intention was that the bigger 'blobs' of blue should cover my ears when it's cold outside. But it's tricky to get them to be in the right position, so I think I have to rethink that part of it. The flowers work, though.

And look! I got some bamboo crochet hooks! I like them very much. Do you have experience of taking bamboo crochet hooks on planes? I mean, inside the plane to actually crochet during the flight. How did you get it through security? What did the people on the plane say?

And for good measure I also got myself some more 'normal' crochet hooks. I suspect Tony was thinking "what does she need all those hooks for?!" But you know, before I only had a couple that I've borrowed from my mum and they are almost the same size. And how can I work under such conditions??! ;-)

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 1/08/2008 11:07:00 AM

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Googley + rippley

I had an idea, and this is it: parcels with googley eyes. It cant' get much better than that. :-)

I've started another ripple blanket. One that will be big enough for the whole bed. A bit of an undertaking, which will keep me occupied for a loooong time! I haven't got enough yarn for it at the moment (not by a long shot!), but that's ok. I want it to be a random blanket made from different blues (+ white) that I happen to have to hand at any given moment. The colours will be as undulating as the waves of the ocean. ;-)

Labels: crochet, xmas

scribbled by Carina 12/15/2007 03:59:00 PM

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

He loves my cookies

I've been making lots of Christmas cookies the last two days. And when I say lots I really mean LOTS! Many hours have been spent in that kitchen by me. And there's still another batch to be made... Tony mostly helps by eating cookies - he IS the cookie monster after all! ;-)

But I have had time for a wee bit of crochet in between. To be honest, I wouldn't mind sitting on my butt all day long crocheting baby blankets. I wonder if there's a living to be made from that?!

This afternoon we watched Shrek the Third. Hmmm... not overly impressed. I think we're both glad we didn't go see it at the cinema.

Labels: baking, crochet

scribbled by Carina 11/27/2007 09:07:00 PM

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Experimenting

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 11/13/2007 03:12:00 PM

Monday, October 15, 2007

Sweet Pea

I started a new crochet project yesterday. I've been meaning to do this for a while. It's the Sweet Pea shawl from the Happy Hooker. I'm using Løve Luna yarn - which I bought in Denmark. It's 50%cotton and 50% bamboo and it's so so so soft! I only got 4 skeins of it and I very much doubt it will be enough, so I think I may have to ask my mum to get some more for me. Nevermind that I won't be able to finish it until Christmas! ;-)

Yesterday I approached the person, but the person was 'busy' at the time and barely looked at me. And, I suspect, avoided me for the rest of the time, because the person didn't initiate any conversation later on. So for several hours I was constantly wondering and worrying when I'd have to talk to this person. The time never came. So now I'm wondering what the fuck that was all about?! But I'm not going to worry about it now. Maybe later, but not now. I will however, hang on to my feeling of 'what the fuck!?'

Labels: crochet, thinking

scribbled by Carina 10/15/2007 04:17:00 PM

Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Book, love, yarn

This is what I'm crocheting at the moment. A baby blanket, just because they are so relaxing to make- no thinking required. Apart from keeping track of what colour to use next and how many rows to do of it! I don't know anyone having babies in the immediate future, so I'll probably put it up for sale on Etsy, once it's finished.

And I'm reading Body and Soul by Anita Roddick. It is a very interesting read. Although some bits annoy me a little bit, but I can't quite put my finger on why...

Roses from my sweet Tony. Did I ever mention what a swell guy he is? Not only does he surprise me with flowers, he also does the dishes (without grumbling too much) while I'm doing some other stuff. I sometimes think he's the one who deserves the flowers, but I suspect he would decline...

Yarn for another blanket. Yeah, I just can't get enough! ;-b

Labels: crochet, flowers, love

scribbled by Carina 10/09/2007 09:44:00 PM

Tuesday, October 02, 2007

Crochet mittens

It did take a couple of tries before I got it right, but here are my new mittens. They have a funny shape, but they fit my hands perfectly (although I think maybe I should have made them a bit wider in the top bit, but never mind). I made them with wool leftover from my ripple blanket. Now I'm just waiting for cold weather so I can actually wear them!

Labels: crochet, seasons

scribbled by Carina 10/02/2007 08:14:00 PM

Tutorial: Granny triangle

The actual granny triangle pattern can be found here (pdf format). Below are some pictures to go with it.

Enjoy!

Labels: crochet, tutorial

scribbled by Carina 10/02/2007 06:50:00 PM

Still there!!

You know when you're hoping for something to be in a certain way, but you're telling yourself to not get too excited in case they're not? Today was one of those times for me. I went to check if the croffiti tag was still on the railing where I'd left it (in May!). And would you believe it - it was!! Looking rather worse for wear, but still!! That totally made my day!

Labels: crochet, croffiti

scribbled by Carina 10/02/2007 02:53:00 PM

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Mormor's (granny's) rose square

The first day we were in Denmark, my mum gave me this crocheted thing. It is a pot-holder made by my mormor (maternal grandma). And since she died 20 years ago it's probably quite a bit older than that! It was quite nice to get this, because I wasn't really aware that my mormor did crafty things, due to her somewhat untimely departure from this world. Unlike my farmor whom I've seen do just about any needle craft you can imagine. So, I set out to copy this square!

Fortunately, I'd brought a crochet hook, so I got to work with some tapestry yarn my mum had lying around. The square looks quite pretty in monochrome as well, I think! Especially the rose and leaves bit.

As I worked on the first copy, I wrote it down, so I think I might type up a pattern for it. One day, eh..? I'm thinking it would be pretty to do an afghan with these squares, although I'm not sure if the middle is sturdy enough...

Here's a couple more squares. By the way, does anyone know if this square has a name?

On a completely unrelated note, right now Tony is having a go at the Rosetta Stone Danish programme. That makes me very happy, because he's doing it without me bugging him to do so. I would love to teach him Danish on a daily basis, but I know better. I have long since realised that he does not share my love for languages, nor my fascination with grammar. So for me to try and teach him would be rather futile. Instead I'll just sit here and be happy, listening to him repeating "en dreng og en hund", "pigerne løber" "en dreng under en flyvemaskine". ;-)

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 8/30/2007 06:08:00 PM

Saturday, August 25, 2007

My mother is an enabler

Labels: crochet, family

scribbled by Carina 8/25/2007 10:16:00 PM

Sunday, July 22, 2007

The last words

of a certain book are: "for a lifetime".

And this is a new cuff I crocheted last night. I like crocheting, did you know that?

Labels: books, crochet

scribbled by Carina 7/22/2007 08:19:00 PM

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Blue rectangular granny - wip

As you can see, I don't let my crochet hook rest for long! This is Tony's blanket, which is working up rather quickly - a lot quicker than its previous incarnation, which was very pretty, but also very slow to make! And I suspect Tony doesn't care that much what it looks like as long as it will keep him nice and toasty. ;-)

And yes, that is a rectangular granny, I finally figured out how to make one of those!

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 7/19/2007 08:29:00 AM

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Pink granny - more pictures

Oh, isn't it just a beauty?? I love it so much - I really want to make one for myself as well. Just need to get some more yarn. Oh, and some time. I've started making Tony's blanket (umm, again... that's like the third time..!) and I've got a few projects that I have to finish by the end of this month. Where has July gone already?!

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 7/17/2007 09:32:00 PM

Saturday, July 14, 2007

Done and done!

I finished baby Amelia's blanket today and it's sooooo pretty, I'm totally in love with it!!

Here's a couple of pictures of the finished clone trooper t-shirt. Steven was well chuffed with it - and it was so cool to give it to him in person yesterday!

Yesterday was a really fun day, but I'm still sorta digesting it all. Not to mention sorting through the hundreds (!) of pictures! Alas, a lot of them are horribly blurred and not really worth keeping. For anyone who's interested, expect some Celebration Europe pictures next week.

Labels: crochet, star wars

scribbled by Carina 7/14/2007 08:21:00 PM

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

A problem with triangles

I'm working on these triangles, but I've realised that they pose a bit of a problem. You see, they are 60 degree triangles, which means that they want to make a kind-of circular shape when put together, instead of the square I wanted to make; it's a blanket for Tony's niece.

I don't know what to do now. Well, I kinda know; I think I have to unravel the triangles. Oh, my pretty triangles, I can't bear to do it! But I suppose I'll have to, if I want to actually make a blanket.

So now I have to figure out what to do instead. Either I make four large granny squares, which can be taken apart and used for cushions once the niece outgrows her baby blanket. Or, I make one big granny square, or two, to make a rectangular blanket.

Of course, I could make a circular blanket, maybe using one of the ripple patterns in the Jan Eaton book Tony's sister + family gave me for my birthday.

Ack, so many possibilities! Let me know what you think!

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 6/27/2007 09:06:00 PM

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Pink granny triangles

Yeah, like I could leave my crochet hooks alone for long! I started this last night and it's going to be a blanket for Amelia, Tony's wee niece. I'm making some of my granny triangles in white and some pink and hot pinks. I suppose I could have just used pink, but I don't want it to be too baby pink! ;-)

Also, I have this idea that once the blanket becomes to small, I can take it apart and use the triangles to make some cushion covers (multi-purpose, always a good thing!) or something, and then baby pink might not be so appropriate...

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 6/19/2007 03:27:00 PM

Crochet blanket pictures

Just the pictures, if you want some words to go with them, here's a post with some stats about the blanket.

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 6/19/2007 01:53:00 PM

Sunday, June 17, 2007

Some stats, pics to follow*

*I know, it's a bit geeky, but hey, aren't we all sometimes? ;-)

Between April 28 and June 17 I've crocheted 26526 stitches (not counting the edges), in 123 rows of 216 stitches each.

All of that measures 136 cm by 145 cm and weighs approximately 1.4 kilo, corresponding roughly to 28 skeins of wool; 4 skeins each of 7 colours and 2 skeins of an 8th colour.

As far as I can calculate it, it took me about 60 hours of crocheting. And when you put it like that, bloody 'ell that's a lot of crocheting!

The last few days this blanket is pretty much all I've been doing apart from eating/ sleeping/ working and it's been really great to see the rows multiply "now there's only 20 rows left, now only 13, now only 3, only half a row".

I'm so happy to have finished this, I was ready to work on something else, and I was getting a bit tired of my colours. Although that's been a recurrent 'theme' with this blanket; sometimes I didn't like this colour or that, and sometimes I loved it. Very interesting. But now it's finished, I do like it.

And I am happy that I made it in a spectrum of colours, instead of just a few. However, I think the next one (!) will indeed be in just a few colours. Maybe some inspired by my Scottish wool blanket... We'll see.

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 6/17/2007 08:35:00 PM

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Gorgeous 'ghan

Good golly! How pretty is that afghan?! I can answer that: very, VERY pretty. It is from Nordhjem, a Danish shop which sells all kinds of gorgeous stuff. I got a few things from there for my birthday.

I think an afghan similar to this one will be my next big crochet project. Well, not now, because crocheting with wool isn't so comfortable in summer. I'm already struggling with the ripple 'ghan; I can only work on it when the weather isn't too hot!

Labels: crochet, inspiration, shop 'til you drop

scribbled by Carina 6/12/2007 11:34:00 AM

Sunday, June 03, 2007

It's not right, but it's okay

These are the colours of my ripple blanket. Well, they are now. The petrol ball above the green one wasn't part of the colour scheme. But I guess there must have been some static in the communication with my mum (I bought the yarn in Denmark and had to have her send me some more - I only bought half of what I need!), so she sent me a colour I hadn't asked for.

But it's okay. Because it's actually going to solve my problem with the middle piece of my blanket. What you see in the picture above is the first version of the middle piece. Which I wasn't happy with, so I've frogged it. And now I'm all excited about getting the new version of the middle under way. Because getting the middle done means starting on the second part, which in turn means the blanket is nearing its end. And that's a good thing, because it will be done! And a wee bit sad as then I won't have a large crochet project.

No, that's not true; I've got this new ripple blanket. It's an adaptation of the Soft Wave pattern. The yarn comes from another blanket project made from knitted squares. But what with my new found love of crochet - and the prospect of having to sew x amount of squares together - frogging that and crocheting a blanket instead, seemed a lot more appealing!

PS. Thank you for the well wishes for my neck. It's getting better. :-)

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 6/03/2007 08:34:00 PM

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

The second crochet post

A wee pouch I made for a friend. I hope she likes it. I do! And I think I'm going to have a stab at making a pattern for it. Should be interesting. Anyone interested in testing said pattern? Email me if you are.

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 5/30/2007 05:44:00 PM

First crochet post of the day

On Saturday we went to a birthday dinner for Tony's mum. To which I wore my favourite dress and a pretty new cardigan. But in the afternoon I realised that I didn't have a suitable bag (I'm sure Tony will disagree..!), so what's a girl to do?!

I crocheted one, of course! Because I can do crochet, me. I still can't get over the fact that I only learnt to crochet 2½ months ago, and here I am, just whipping things up in an afternoon. It just totally blows my mind.

Anyway, this was a fairly easy bag, and it worked up pretty fast as well. It's basically just rounds of double crochet (US term) and spaces, until the bag was big enough. And the string was just a multiple of chain stitches until it was long enough. Too long it turned out, but never mind.

Labels: bags, crochet

scribbled by Carina 5/30/2007 04:55:00 PM

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

More croffiti

Yes, that's what I'm going to call it: crofitti. I don't know if it's been called that before. I'm going to just pretend that I made up that word. Someone call Webster!

This morning I went for a walk to leave some more crofitti tags along the river (the Thames, in case you didn't know). This time, I'd made some pink & gold granny triangles.

I thought it was rather amusing to put my crofitti on a lamp post which had already been tagged. ;-)

I also went to see if the crofitti tag I left last week was still there. I was bracing myself for it not being there, so I was quite happy to see it! In perfect condition. And the plants growing behind it had been removed, so even the people removing those hadn't touched my little tag. How cool!

And here is some more inspiration to do similar stuff.

Labels: crochet, croffiti

scribbled by Carina 5/22/2007 09:35:00 PM

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Takin' it to the streets

Inspired by this and this, last night I made up this crocheted cozy type thing and this morning I went for a walk and stitched it to a railing facing the river.

It is in a sort-of out of the way spot, but still a place where people go regularly. It's not stitched together as neatly as I had wanted, but I kept thinking I heard someone coming, so I had to be quick! Of course, noone came. ;-)

I'm going to go back in a few days to see if it's still there and what condition it's in. Has anyone else done this sort of thing? Still doing it? I think I'm going to do it again... It's fun to think that I've left something out there in the world, completely out of my control. Birds might poop on it, kids might ruin it... It is interesting.

Gratuitous shot of the other side of the river.

Labels: crochet, croffiti

scribbled by Carina 5/16/2007 08:01:00 PM

Pouches

I made some more of these pouches. Obviously... I like making them, the combinations are absolutely endless. Which can make it difficult to pick what fabrics to put together. Does anyone else have that problem: possibility overload??

I think what I (almost) like the best about these pouches, is making the brooches to go with them. It is a small crochet project (very good for a crochet beginner!) and I can just experiment my li'l heart out, 'cause it doesn't matter if it's wonky or I miss a stitch or something. ;-)

Labels: crochet, sewing

scribbled by Carina 5/16/2007 05:17:00 PM

Thursday, May 10, 2007

End of the weekend

I work Sundays, so I call Tuesday and Wednesday my weekend, because I have those two days off. And now it's back to work. Thankfully, I only have to work half a day today. :-)

Here are a few flowers I crocheted last night and this morning. I'll probably wear a couple of them in my hair today. I like wearing something that I've made to remind me that my job isn't my life, and I can make things that are so the opposite of the mass produced, over-priced crap I come into contact with at work. ;-)

Right, off to get some food and then I'm off to work. Have a lovely day, people!

Labels: crochet

scribbled by Carina 5/10/2007 10:20:00 AM

Wednesday, May 09, 2007

For a friend

This is a birthday present for one of my friends and I'm actually a bit sad that I can't keep it myself. I love it so; the linen, the ricrac and the crocheted flower! Which is actually a brooch, so it has double duty. I love things are more than one thing or can do more than one thing.

I hope she likes it as much as I do, or she can just send it back, I'll give it a good home! ;-)

Labels: crochet, friends, sewing

scribbled by Carina 5/09/2007 08:44:00 PM

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