tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75700043974634161082024-03-19T08:34:09.606+00:00Crochet Fibre Art UKPreviewing all fibre art activity and projects.The Sunroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515731055202890874noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570004397463416108.post-53730170259537878032015-12-05T14:28:00.001+00:002015-12-05T14:28:42.633+00:00Granny Squares VIOLET Fusion Crochet Blanket<p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yrkFwdrk3nU/VmL0ill1AYI/AAAAAAAAIOA/hmlHLQXakHg/s1600-h/violet4%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="violet4" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="violet4" align="left" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KPA3qhyNpWc/VmL0jNkvvuI/AAAAAAAAIOE/mZ8MWw8mK3E/violet4_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="582" height="393" /></a></p> <p align="center">Available to order now in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/259284721/granny-squares-violet-fusion-blanket?ref=listing-shop-header-0"><strong><font color="#9b00d3" size="4">Etsy store.</font></strong></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YiIIrj-xo2g/VmL0j_WIJKI/AAAAAAAAIOQ/ircpzC3oJfA/s1600-h/20151205_115002%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="20151205_115002" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="20151205_115002" align="left" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Fco-XCT9W34/VmL0kvCMKxI/AAAAAAAAIOU/Cc6Fw2XhcWk/20151205_115002_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="585" height="345" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Op0TONk_4_s/VmL0k8_w9sI/AAAAAAAAIOc/6Xe5ddRUUbM/s1600-h/violet3%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="violet3" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="violet3" align="left" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UKhzU8d6RZc/VmL0lfYYIhI/AAAAAAAAIOk/U_kOtNGDV3U/violet3_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="579" height="296" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zjvH4WJZW4o/VmL0l_sxd-I/AAAAAAAAIOs/9DpjofnDbPw/s1600-h/violet5%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="violet5" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="violet5" align="left" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-m1Ua28x87PM/VmL0mczWfvI/AAAAAAAAIO0/q3ZjvOkTnEI/violet5_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="421" height="692" /></a></p> The Sunroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515731055202890874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570004397463416108.post-27465823977012354172015-11-27T07:55:00.001+00:002015-11-27T07:55:02.716+00:00Black Friday Cyber Monday Crochet Blankets Sale<p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hOURb-Z0lXM/VlgMTk6RMqI/AAAAAAAAIIc/dY_yoJmAZOg/s1600-h/dolly3%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="dolly3" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="dolly3" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-keHeP5LBzrg/VlgMUB_8oWI/AAAAAAAAIIg/Yle63sAbwBY/dolly3_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="567" height="366" /></a></p> <p>*** BlAcK fRiDaY/CyBeR mOnDaY Coupon Code Crochetblankets2015 = 15% OFF until 1st December, 2015. On all purchases In stock or Made to Order over £50. ***</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Thesunroomuk"><font size="4"><strong><u>Hop on over to my Etsy store click here.</u></strong></font></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4xAGx-o_iF0/VlgMU3CEV0I/AAAAAAAAIIs/bYYn9dVJpfw/s1600-h/boldcontemporary%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="boldcontemporary" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="boldcontemporary" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dIeqC5Itu5A/VlgMVatIvfI/AAAAAAAAIIw/CwJl6K2F0wk/boldcontemporary_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="577" height="356" /></a></p> The Sunroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515731055202890874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570004397463416108.post-85067874215822772232015-11-21T15:15:00.001+00:002015-11-21T15:15:24.705+00:00Stained Glass Effect Granny Square Blanket<p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GRXG7B0YA40/VlCKhYVtRLI/AAAAAAAAIHM/OTTj3ClEUOA/s1600-h/IMG_20151120_135303%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_20151120_135303" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_20151120_135303" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rPhyv6egqNw/VlCKh8UNtFI/AAAAAAAAIHQ/E6GnNIO4uZU/IMG_20151120_135303_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="425" height="465" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/253881355/crochet-blanket-afghan-stained-glass?ref=shop_home_feat_3"><strong><font color="#0000ff" size="4">Available in my Etsy store <u>here.</u></font></strong></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9TEnYPqzNec/VlCKifG_w7I/AAAAAAAAIHY/A4UJ1Iljd3M/s1600-h/1448027609251-275%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="1448027609251-275" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="1448027609251-275" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ooWdW9cjX58/VlCKix3jWAI/AAAAAAAAIHg/fUsO6kwT06c/1448027609251-275_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="424" height="419" /></a></p> The Sunroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515731055202890874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570004397463416108.post-64123379754694344842015-11-16T18:41:00.001+00:002015-11-16T18:41:08.464+00:00Picasso Inspired Crochet Granny Square Blanket<h5><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD5RuxWnOMcs0c4FAEVOGYWYzdgE-7j1kpFDTZVtnLxdaCie-ajFaJIx7yIi1J6B18Gj6R0GlFiRu7Q_mKZ1lLOOOTaGQeenQDe88yK9gXwW93_fAH7elF_JSQksOL_A0LG5VMBXsR2D4/s1600-h/IMG_0012%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0012" style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0012" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIr16wySecsHxjE2-mZ9Wv9h-IQxOgoXaYS3W8qLNo3EoyotQR2G15ST9UfAM3CAB6FUMGpJPeNmqI1kry5-jpDkHuuxGYhTiZsZjKZFPsPBUjmW7vg7jQ3TfquLLyLOCVI7IimyWOMo/?imgmax=800" width="580" height="460" /></a></h5> <h5>Picasso's Blue Period</h5> <p>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Old_guitarist_chicago.jpg"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bc/Old_guitarist_chicago.jpg/220px-Old_guitarist_chicago.jpg" width="220" height="326" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Picasso">Pablo Picasso</a>, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Guitarist">The Old Guitarist</a></i>, 1903, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Institute_of_Chicago">Art Institute of Chicago</a></p> <p>The <b>Blue Period</b> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language">Spanish</a>: <i>Período Azul</i>) is a term used to define the works produced by Spanish painter <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Picasso">Pablo Picasso</a> between 1901 and 1904 when he painted essentially <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monochrome">monochromatic</a> paintings in shades of blue and blue-green, only occasionally warmed by other colors. These somber works, inspired by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain">Spain</a> and painted in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona">Barcelona</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris">Paris</a>, are now some of his most popular works, although he had difficulty selling them at the time.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWv-XtUyMYs_wou8udbWIZz8Nqi-W9egvs4JgbXyBmQqb1YNlyYWutFmqSpsbeh0wp9a8LMjeBgNU2rI4BTohxdPOqqxTVntg6GY5fxrt3_TrUVVZ4SNOsOJ7GLgHX5dBOPiX9OOV_wo/s1600-h/IMG_0008%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0008" style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0008" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwvrmZE09OiCHJv_eJEAda1uRsyy07SLFTgL0yAQEcBCdzWdybLkS_XNW-ihQWnNLAT6AWtQCLjVSZ9TYhUiiqNDQ9W3MFclCqyn1oXxIGt7Zpu4621bTLMWmyQ0q1gscesirQMGGWNqI/?imgmax=800" width="576" height="439" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7OFr90ST-f1r6oKaqS4HPHEO3MUhsvl5vUTaYyl-AJa-3pF1brxvKCTRFCgCQdEauld3qPWAeHu6QneXC7B7PPR0ldufSMfXCmvH-gzphI7rfTVhHN41LjZ-ncI3nsNDsngIY-70wLtI/s1600-h/IMG_0007%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0007" style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0007" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xlsD3yJ3FFAC5dP0eC-sdxeLASlzT2IidzH6DjS4VV-N54JFV19MBtXqRu17_HJkdC89L72OVpjcn4602QIJPE0xN5AKtHdRK9hDF7AqpYG_yXwkqAYer-nyfGTpFmrE6uOxLq9tu6c/?imgmax=800" width="569" height="458" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnZy6xYY0mxkQYShV08Iw-fZV1CLTxP9VTieOthwkaBEkYGfQu4Xz5J6i3MSVdPK9tCATA2lamdhqjV9Stc9NuQyhm9L8q5UU5C58kCUkFkJFZhHIfKzjXWQ4Afk4-gYJp75JtFf-a0U/s1600-h/IMG_0015%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0015" style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0015" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDKpe5Q6yoKGujvJZLXZUtX_9SK-9v6akBuFDZ3PGRBp8tsBydPWoDLrDwCidQvt77ugrX_ArAwzvcF2ODSRHOZcIfKGyJeCWLfCoutX9tvYH_98MaAgRkjt5J9rvE19huizyZhHAsy0U/?imgmax=800" width="565" height="405" /></a></p> The Sunroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515731055202890874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570004397463416108.post-63873055205751431822015-11-11T16:55:00.001+00:002015-11-11T16:55:09.141+00:00A Granny Square Blanket in The Making<p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bkqfrbGS3No/VkNyyvm00TI/AAAAAAAAICI/AyyE4lXqByc/s1600-h/IMG_0827%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0827" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0827" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YnPEzY-s-yQ/VkNyzKpsg3I/AAAAAAAAICM/TpNCFLbRenQ/IMG_0827_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="576" height="359" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zUJOEM2jlz8/VkNy0M75jFI/AAAAAAAAICY/e_AwAEfcO3U/s1600-h/IMG_0828%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0828" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0828" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4VCinrXk__I/VkNy0jREJJI/AAAAAAAAICc/Kpd4cU6Fz2E/IMG_0828_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="573" height="383" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Qw9-RPZxWI4/VkNy1VMY6PI/AAAAAAAAICo/ijGUzEsc0jE/s1600-h/IMG_0830%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0830" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0830" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1eowd1T-poc/VkNy2BcV5uI/AAAAAAAAICs/m6NaZMTn0PM/IMG_0830_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="572" height="380" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HZYT4Juv_io/VkNy3DYM1VI/AAAAAAAAIC4/lgIIVdWv180/s1600-h/IMG_0834%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0834" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0834" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MQKhX278-4g/VkNy3h97mxI/AAAAAAAAIC8/e3HBwrYIKes/IMG_0834_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="569" height="360" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wAWUCFRwjZM/VkNy4soNJuI/AAAAAAAAIDI/kQlY0oY2sBU/s1600-h/IMG_0837%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0837" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0837" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-D0Xq8aojer0/VkNy5NOh8rI/AAAAAAAAIDQ/TIz2hr0lzWQ/IMG_0837_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="565" height="357" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-76LpbcxGEKI/VkNy6QOAhTI/AAAAAAAAIDY/D5zPwSzz-PM/s1600-h/IMG_0841%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0841" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0841" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-coC3FezYw4M/VkNy7GTuhOI/AAAAAAAAIDc/f3p7UjDaQAA/IMG_0841_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="562" height="339" /></a></p> The Sunroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515731055202890874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570004397463416108.post-39744873130971434632015-08-09T16:01:00.001+01:002015-08-09T16:01:02.309+01:007 days Only and 7 Blankets on SALE<p align="center"><img alt="FLASH SALE 25% off Crochet Blanket Distinctive Granny Squares Afghan Bright Vivid Colors" src="https://img0.etsystatic.com/033/0/5837061/il_570xN.607786336_ahom.jpg" /></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/197906124/flash-sale-25-off-crochet-blanket?ref=shop_home_feat_4"><strong><font color="#9b00d3" size="4">Distinctive Granny Squares Blanket click here.</font></strong></a></p> <p align="center"><img alt="FLASH SALE 25% Off Ella Crochet Granny Square BLANKET Daisy Afghan" src="https://img0.etsystatic.com/067/0/5837061/il_570xN.802296812_m3t2.jpg" /></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/243144733/flash-sale-25-off-ella-crochet-granny?ref=shop_home_active_6"><strong><font color="#9b00d3" size="4">Ella Granny Square Blanket Click Here.</font></strong></a></p> <p align="center"><img alt="FLASH SALE 20% Off Large Crochet BLANKET Granny Squares 64 x 64" src="https://img0.etsystatic.com/037/0/5837061/il_570xN.549860232_d1np.jpg" /></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/175505026/flash-sale-20-off-large-crochet-blanket?ref=shop_home_active_21"><font color="#9b00d3" size="4"><strong>Large Blanket Granny Squares Click Here.</strong></font></a></p> <p align="center"><img alt="FLASH SALE 25% Off Vintage Retro Crocheted Granny Square BLANKET Afghan" src="https://img1.etsystatic.com/061/0/5837061/il_570xN.790252609_q0tl.jpg" /></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/237827932/flash-sale-25-off-vintage-retro?ref=shop_home_active_4&ga_search_query=flash%2Bsale"><strong><font color="#9b00d3" size="4">Vintage Retro Granny Square Blanket Click Here.</font></strong></a></p> <p align="center"><img alt="FLASH SALE 25% Off Nostalgic Crochet Afghan BLANKET Granny Squares" src="https://img0.etsystatic.com/000/0/5837061/il_570xN.196888644.jpg" /></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/62994471/flash-sale-25-off-nostalgic-crochet?ref=shop_home_active_7&ga_search_query=flash%2Bsale"><strong><font color="#9b00d3" size="4">Nostalgic Crochet Blanket Click Here.</font></strong></a></p> <p align="center"><img alt="FLASH SALE 25% Off Heavenly Mirasol Crochet Granny Square BLANKET Afghan" src="https://img0.etsystatic.com/000/0/5837061/il_570xN.233634022.jpg" /></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/71596247/flash-sale-25-off-heavenly-mirasol?ref=shop_home_active_5&ga_search_query=flash%2Bsale"><strong><font color="#0000ff" size="4">Mirasol Crochet Granny Square Blanket Click Here.</font></strong></a></p> <p align="center"><img alt="FLASH SALE 25% Off Sage Green Granny Squares Crochet BLANKET Afghan" src="https://img1.etsystatic.com/064/0/5837061/il_570xN.794541991_aq7n.jpg" /></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/238841718/flash-sale-25-off-sage-green-granny?ref=related-0"><strong><font size="4">Sage Granny Square Blanket Click Here.</font></strong></a></p> The Sunroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515731055202890874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570004397463416108.post-5611912685845569122015-06-10T08:59:00.001+01:002015-06-10T08:59:07.450+01:00Jacinta Crochet Granny Square Blanket<p>Please Note:- I have changed the name of my to <a href="http://www.thesunroomuk.blogspot.com"><strong><font color="#9b00d3">www.thesunroomuk.blogspot.com</font></strong></a> </p> <p>Made to order blanket finally complete with border and on it’s way to New Zealand. This blanket measures 65” x 65”. It is available as a made to order blanket in<strong><span style="font-size: small; color: blue"> </span></strong><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/223486364/glorious-bold-contemporary-granny-square"><strong><span style="font-size: small; color: blue">my Etsy store here.</span></strong></a> <br /></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aPGYfh32nio/VXfuMvGJVDI/AAAAAAAAHWs/YFtws7XRXAo/s1600-h/IMG_0281%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0281" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0281" align="left" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JgZfO0UHI-U/VXfuNu7ze0I/AAAAAAAAHW0/TZL71uDeGVA/IMG_0281_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="513" height="309" /></a> <br /> <br /></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>A gorgeous granny square blanket all crocheted together with fabulous colourful yarn and bordered in various bright, vivid happy colours. Perfect for bed or sofa and versatile enough to be used in any room in the house.This distinctive blanket is bright, cheerful and happy and reminds me of the fun fair. Would make a superb special gift and a lovely heirloom quality addition to any household. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-m1LMCeRqTO4/VXfuO-2UrnI/AAAAAAAAHW8/a0CsBMRfdqA/s1600-h/IMG_0284.jpg"><img title="IMG_0284" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0284" align="left" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-34efZ_UdeYU/VXfuP-G20LI/AAAAAAAAHXE/3OM-A6V-ENM/IMG_0284_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="515" height="340" /></a> <br /></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W9I21-w2u4E/VXfuRe_qgWI/AAAAAAAAHXM/m8hzB0-ikgE/s1600-h/IMG_0279.jpg"><img title="IMG_0279" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0279" align="left" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NeqzooirM5s/VXfuSBf3ZII/AAAAAAAAHXU/lo3PtGgJmhE/IMG_0279_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="516" height="350" /></a></p> The Sunroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515731055202890874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570004397463416108.post-64331779462564922582015-06-08T18:59:00.003+01:002015-06-08T18:59:31.756+01:00Change of Blog Address<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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The Sunroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515731055202890874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570004397463416108.post-90596641670516331752015-06-07T17:42:00.001+01:002015-06-07T17:42:30.707+01:00Helsinki Cathedral with Crochet<p align="center"><strong><u><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/8850145/The-Big-Picture-photography-competition-round-176.html">The Telegragh.co.uk</a></u></strong></p> <strong> <p> </p> </strong> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiK8LRvwjzH1AN-ZMIe7iuErI-5QqRyTANkrocpjPthAVJDTVvoftaYI9LQ9LJUWlXANN9BDPmlfUSI1DORJqKZusRvBw4vHB6BK6hdtzBLmQVkwcoB1T0CcVLF1CqkXeyKT_N15l0eWI/s1600/helsinki.jpg"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiK8LRvwjzH1AN-ZMIe7iuErI-5QqRyTANkrocpjPthAVJDTVvoftaYI9LQ9LJUWlXANN9BDPmlfUSI1DORJqKZusRvBw4vHB6BK6hdtzBLmQVkwcoB1T0CcVLF1CqkXeyKT_N15l0eWI/s640/helsinki.jpg" width="419" height="640" /></a> </p> <p><strong> <br /></strong></p> <p>How fantastic is this? I’ve been to this Cathedral but it sure didn’t look this fantastic, I think I would still be there if it did. Wow! </p> <p>This week's <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/hubs/thebigpicture/"><b>Big Picture</b></a> winner – and recipient of a Nikon Coolpix P300 camera worth £249.99 – is<b> Peter Norris</b> of Boxford, Suffolk, for this image of patchwork quilts on the steps outside Helsinki's cathedral, Finland. </p> The Sunroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515731055202890874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570004397463416108.post-80189722144515791152015-01-29T08:43:00.001+00:002015-01-29T22:36:26.055+00:00Attempt Worlds Largest Crochet Granny Square<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ocDVOuJAjz4/VMnywQsyDbI/AAAAAAAAG0g/PsMkruOMsVI/s1600-h/worldslargestgrannysquare_header%25255B5%25255D.png"><img title="worldslargestgrannysquare_header" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="worldslargestgrannysquare_header" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-xhhMfZp3ueU/VMnyxBWZMmI/AAAAAAAAG0o/WY-v2ouXjcw/worldslargestgrannysquare_header_thumb%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="414" height="213" /></a></p> <p>Written by: Stephan Duneier</p> <p>You should know, I am neither a knitter nor a crocheter. How I came to be attempting to set a world record for the largest crocheted granny square is probably more interesting than the task itself.<a href="http://blog.redheart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/GroupShot.jpg"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" alt="GroupShot" src="http://blog.redheart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/GroupShot.jpg" width="511" height="340" /></a></p> <p>Each year, I set some odd resolutions for myself. Once, it was to read 50 books in the year. In another, it was to hike every trail in Santa Barbara, even though I’d never hiked in my life. 2012 was a particularly ambitious year. I set about to learn 12 new things and do 12 charitable things that didn’t involve writing a check. I called it 12 for 2012.</p> <p>Wedged between learning how to use jumping stilts and drumming, was knitting, a skill suggested by my wife, Barbara. Initially, the goal was to knit a simple scarf using nothing more than the basic knit stitch. However, the result was a raggedy mess with dropped stitches and edges that expanded with the addition of every row.</p> <p>What I had hoped would be a relaxing activity turned out to be one of the most frustrating to learn. I bought numerous knitting needles, including bulky wooden ones and fancy, thin metal ones connected by plastic coated wire. Unfortunately, none of it improved my stitching, or the experience itself. Regardless, completion of a project was required before I could claim that a skill had been learned, but with the scarf having become more a symbol of failure than success, I needed to come up with a new plan.</p> <p>While resting under a massive eucalyptus tree, 2.6 miles up the Cold Spring Trail in the Santa Ynez Mountains, I had an epiphany. Inspired by Christo’s wrapping of the islands off the coast of Florida when I was a kid, I set a new goal to serve as evidence of my ability to knit. I endeavored to wrap that 40-foot tall tree in knitted yarn.<a href="http://blog.redheart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Knitting.jpg"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" alt="Knitting" src="http://blog.redheart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Knitting.jpg" width="385" height="385" /></a></p> <p>For the next 82 days, I loaded up on <a href="http://www.redheart.com/yarn/super-saver-economy">Red Heart’s Super Saver Yarn</a> and repeated the same basic knit stitch thousands of times on airplanes, in hotel rooms, at the beach, in the hospital and even in board meetings. It didn’t take long for me to realize that in order to achieve my goal in time for the second annual International Yarn Bombing Day, I would need to recruit the help of other knitters and crocheters.</p> <p>I tapped into the power of Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, Twitter, Ravelry and my resolution blog,<a href="http://12for2012.com/">12for2012.com</a>, on WordPress. Out of sheer luck, the blog had begun attracting attention right around the same time, due to WordPress’ featuring of my unicycling related posts on their homepage. In the weeks that followed, I forged friendships with knitters and crocheters around the world and contributions of every size, shape and color imaginable began showing up at my doorstep. When I expressed concern that I would fall short of sufficiently covering the tree, thereby disappointing those who had sent me contributions, something unexpected happened. The people who had said my resolutions and yarnbomb project had inspired them, inspired me right back.<a href="http://blog.redheart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Yarns.jpg"><img alt="Yarns" src="http://blog.redheart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Yarns.jpg" width="459" height="418" /></a></p> <p>Their encouragement lit a fire under me, pushing me to redouble my efforts. This was no longer about me. It was now about all of us and it fell on my shoulders to make the yarnbomb something for which we could all be proud.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.redheart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Note.jpg"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" alt="Note" src="http://blog.redheart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Note.jpg" width="466" height="466" /></a></p> <p>In June, on the eve of the second International Yarn Bombing Day, I packed 6 large camping backpacks with 400 square feet of yarn that I had sewn together into a collection of 52 sections, and headed off to the trailhead. My son, Jackson, a couple of friends and one total stranger showed up to help me lug it all up to the tree and install it. A rented 14-foot aluminum ladder, which 3 friends and I had hiked up the day before in 90+ degree heat, was hidden in the brush waiting for us. Under the cover of night, with the use of headlamps, a motley crew of seven volunteers, aged 16 to 65, and I installed a spectacular Seuss-like work of art in the middle of nowhere. Exhausted, at midnight we began our trek back down the mountain and dragged our dusty selves home.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.redheart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Ladder.jpg"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" alt="Ladder" src="http://blog.redheart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Ladder.jpg" width="560" height="419" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://blog.redheart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Dusk.jpg"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" alt="Dusk" src="http://blog.redheart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Dusk.jpg" width="560" height="566" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://blog.redheart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/YarnbombedTree.jpg"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" alt="YarnbombedTree" src="http://blog.redheart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/YarnbombedTree.jpg" width="311" height="464" /></a></p> <p>Since not a single media outlet opted to cover the project, and it existed miles from civilization in a place accessible only by hiking 2.6 miles in and 2,500 feet up, it took time for people to discover it. Day after day, word of mouth spread and crowds grew larger. People who had never hiked were venturing out at the insistence of their friends and those who were familiar with the lower sections of the trail pushed themselves further than they’d ever gone, in order to see it.</p> <p>Over the next nine days, I must have hiked to the tree a dozen times. I hadn’t anticipated the emotional response it would evoke from those who viewed it. Magical, is the only way to describe it.</p> <p>Although many begged me to keep it up longer, the ladder was costing me money every day and I needed to focus on learning how to play the drums in time for my upcoming recital. The yarnbomb was removed and shipped to Warm Up America, a charity in North Carolina. The knitting needles and remaining yarn were promptly returned to my wife, never to be used again, or so I thought.</p> <p>About 6 months later, Paula Thomson, head of a non-profit in South Africa called Woza Moya contacted me to advise her on how to go about yarnbombing a similar tree on their property. Learning that my project had inspired an installation halfway around the world was, well, pretty cool.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.redheart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/NewTree.jpg"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" alt="NewTree" src="http://blog.redheart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/NewTree.jpg" width="281" height="211" /></a></p> <p>Early last summer, one of the contributors to my yarnbomb, Marcy Kraft, aka Crochet Grenade, requested help with a large project of her own, but she needed each contribution to be of a specific size, color and stitch. Oh, and she needed them to be crocheted which was a skill I had not yet learned. It was my turn to pay back the favor though and so I learned by watching her YouTube video. Very slowly I churned out 24 seven-inch squares according to her specifications. From there I was hooked. (No pun intended.)</p> <p>I decided to try my hand at yarnbombing again. This time the target was a massive boulder, which sits one mile up the Saddlerock Trail. Marcy sent me every piece from her project plus a few more. Most of the original contributors sent me pieces again, as did a few others. Just over a month later I had crocheted dozens of squares exactly the same as those I’d made for Marcy’s project. I experimented by swapping in multiple colors in a square, but didn’t expand my repertoire much beyond that. I noticed that what was really slowing down my production was the casting on and those first few rotations of a new square.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.redheart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Boulder.jpg"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" alt="Boulder" src="http://blog.redheart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Boulder.jpg" width="560" height="245" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://blog.redheart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/AerialBoulder.jpg"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" alt="AerialBoulder" src="http://blog.redheart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/AerialBoulder.jpg" width="560" height="578" /></a></p> <p>While on a business trip in New York, it dawned on me that I could increase my productivity simply by making larger squares. I called around the city for yarn stores, but no one carried <a href="http://www.redheart.com/yarn/super-saver-economy">Red Heart’s Super Saver Yarn</a> except Michael’s in Harlem. Lucky for me, they also happened to be the only store open until 10pm. As soon as I finished a business dinner, I walked 50 blocks up to Michael’s and stocked up on as many bright Red Heart skeins as I could carry. I didn’t know it at the time, but that was the beginning of my current project.</p> <p>I crocheted just one square the rest of the trip, adding skein after skein. When I arrived home, I submitted an application to Guinness World Records to create a new category for the largest granny square, but it was rejected. They said it fell under the Largest Crocheted Blanket category and the current record was over 81 feet long. Not one to give up so easily, I appealed their decision, stating that a blanket could be created by literally dozens of people making small blankets simultaneously and then attaching them together. What I was proposing was a piece that only one person could work on at a time and as such, was a far different endeavor. They relented, but set a minimum size of 32′ 9″ square for a new category, Largest Crocheted Square. As insane as that randomly selected minimum might be, I now had a target.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.redheart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/GrannySquare.jpg"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" alt="GrannySquare" src="http://blog.redheart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/GrannySquare.jpg" width="560" height="560" /></a></p> <p>My square is currently 11 feet on each side, which sounds like I am a third of the way there, but it’s not. You see, 11 feet squared is 121 square feet. Don’t get me wrong, that’s a big piece to work on. To provide some perspective, a jumbo skein of Red Heart’s Super Saver Yarn is needed to add just 3 double crocheted rows. In the end, if I am to set the world record for largest crocheted square, it will need to be 1,089 square feet, or 9 times bigger than what I have created so far.</p> <p>Thankfully, the people at Red Heart were kind enough to step in and offer to supply the yarn necessary for me to reach that goal. Toward that end, 60 jumbo skeins recently arrived at my house. With Red Heart’s generous support, the words of encouragement from so many via Instagram (@yarnbombs), Facebook (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/yarnbombs">www.facebook.com/yarnbombs</a>) and Twitter (@yarnbombs), and of course the unwavering patience of my wife and kids, I hope to unveil the record setting piece as part of my third major yarnbomb installation Memorial Day weekend at Lizard’s Mouth in the mountains of Santa Barbara.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://blog.redheart.com/world-record-attempt-largest-crocheted-granny-square/"><strong><font color="#9b00d3" size="4">You can find the original article at Redheart.com click here.</font></strong></a></p> The Sunroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515731055202890874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570004397463416108.post-12622280894375793292015-01-22T09:31:00.001+00:002015-01-22T09:31:11.960+00:00Free Crochet Pattern: Color Infused Afghan<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-i0KvDPAUOtg/VMDDU8QKECI/AAAAAAAAGxU/wmgWODw6Ei0/s1600-h/colourinfused2%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="colourinfused2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="colourinfused2" align="left" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1r0GGNzCPjU/VMDDV2FvdYI/AAAAAAAAGxc/aqJOo2Zt_L4/colourinfused2_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="388" height="438" /></a></p> <p><b></b></p> <p><b></b></p> <p><b></b></p> <p><b></b></p> <p><b></b></p> <p><b></b></p> <p><b></b></p> <p><b></b></p> <p><b></b></p> <p><b></b></p> <p><b></b></p> <p><b></b></p> <p><b></b></p> <p><b></b></p> <p><b></b></p> <p><b></b></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><b></b></p> <p><b></b></p> <p><b></b></p> <p><b></b></p> <p><b></b></p> <p><b></b></p> <p><b></b></p> <p><b></b></p> <p><b></b></p> <p><b></b></p> <p><b></b></p> <p><b></b></p> <blockquote> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>1. Afghan is made from 21 Squares (7 each of 3 different Squares), a Ripple Panel, and a Shell Panel. <br />2. Squares are worked in joined rounds, with RS always facing. Panels are worked back and forth in rows. <br />3. Squares and Panels are joined following the Assembly Diagram. <br />4. A border is worked around the outside edge of assembled Afghan.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/L40448.html"><strong><font size="4">Source - lionbrand.com click here.</font></strong></a></p> <p><b>SIZE: </b>One Size</p> <p>About 47 x 57 in. (119.5 x 145 cm), including border</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-z1eqX-_zE_c/VMDDWYqRLKI/AAAAAAAAGxk/fzUdroF3S98/s1600-h/colourinfuseddiagram%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="colourinfuseddiagram" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="colourinfuseddiagram" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-hMLVmGrhiJ0/VMDDXkYCqNI/AAAAAAAAGxs/kNO1cq7JPbQ/colourinfuseddiagram_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="342" height="403" /></a></p> </blockquote> <p><strong>STRIP I <br />Notes for Strip I</strong> <br />1. Yarn color is changed on every rnd. <br />2. To change color, fasten off old color and join new color in any ch-2 sp. <br /><strong>Square 1 </strong> <br />With B, ch 4; join with sl st in first ch to form a ring. <br /><strong>Rnd 1 (RS):</strong> Ch 3 (counts as first dc in this rnd and in all following rnds), 2 dc in ring, (ch 2, 3 dc in ring) 3 times, ch 2; join with sl st in top of beg ch – 12 dc (four 3-dc groups) and 4 ch-2 sps. <br />Fasten off B. <br /><strong>Rnd 2: </strong>From RS, join H with sl st in any ch-2 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same sp (first corner made), *ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp (corner made); rep from * twice more, ch 1; join with sl st in top of beg ch – 24 dc (two 3-dc groups across each of 4 sides) and 4 corner ch-2 sps. <br />Fasten off H. <br /><strong>Rnd 3:</strong> From RS, join G with sl st in any ch-2 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same sp, *ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp; rep from * twice more, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1; join with sl st in top of beg ch – 36 dc (three 3-dc groups across each of 4 sides) and 4 corner ch-2 sps<strong>. <br /></strong>Fasten off G. <br /><strong>Rnd 4:</strong> From RS, join D with sl st in any ch-2 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same sp, *(ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) twice, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp; rep from * twice more, (ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) twice, ch 1; join with sl st in top of beg ch – 48 dc (four 3-dc groups across each of 4 sides) and 4 corner ch-2 sps. <br />Fasten off D. <br /><strong>Rnd 5:</strong> From RS, join A with sl st in any ch-2 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same sp, *(ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) 3 times, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp; rep from * twice more, (ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) 3 times, ch 1; join with sl st in top of beg ch – 60 dc (five 3-dc groups across each of 4 sides) and 4 corner ch-2 sps. <br />Fasten off A. <br /><strong>Rnd 6:</strong> From RS, join H with sl st in any ch-2 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same sp, *(ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) 4 times, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp; rep from * twice more, (ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) 4 times, ch 1; join with sl st in top of beg ch – 72 dc (six 3-dc groups across each of 4 sides) and 4 corner ch-2 sps. <br />Fasten off H. <br /><strong>Rnd 7:</strong> From RS, join B with sl st in any ch-2 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same sp, *(ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) 5 times, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp; rep from * twice more, (ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) 5 times, ch 1; join with sl st in top of beg ch – 84 dc (seven 3-dc groups across each of 4 sides) and 4 corner ch-2 sps. <br />Fasten off. <br /><strong>Square 2 </strong> <br />Work same as Square 1, working 1 rnd each with C, F, G, D, A, F, and C. <br /><strong>Square 3 </strong> <br />Work same as Square 1, working 1 rnd each with I, E, G, D, A, E, and I. <br /><strong>Square 4 </strong> <br />Work same as Square 1, working 1 rnd each with H, B, G, D, A, B, and H. <br /><strong>Square 5 </strong> <br />Work same as Square 1, working 1 rnd each with F, C, G, D, A, C, and F. <br /><strong>Square 6 </strong> <br />Work same as Square 1, working 1 rnd each with E, I, G, D, A, I, and E. <br /><strong>Square 7 </strong> <br />Work same as Square 1. <br /><strong>STRIP II <br />Notes for Strip II:</strong> <br />1. Yarn color is changed after Rnd 2 and Rnd 4. <br />2. To change color, fasten off old color and join new color in any ch-2 sp.</p> <p><strong>Square 1 </strong>With C, ch 4; join with sl st in first ch to form a ring. <br /><strong>Rnd 1 (RS):</strong> Ch 3 (counts as first dc in this rnd and in all following rnds), 2 dc in ring, (ch 2, 3 dc in ring) 3 times, ch 2; join with sl st in top of beg ch – 12 dc (four 3-dc groups) and 4 ch-2 sps. <br /><strong>Rnd 2: </strong>Sl st in each st to next ch-2 sp, (sl st, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp (first corner made), *ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp (corner made); rep from * twice more, ch 1; join with sl st in top of beg ch – 24 dc (two 3-dc groups across each of 4 sides) and 4 corner ch-2 sps. <br />Fasten off C. <br /><strong>Rnd 3:</strong> From RS, join F with sl st in any ch-2 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same sp, *ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp; rep from * twice more, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1; join with sl st in top of beg ch – 36 dc (three 3-dc groups across each of 4 sides) and 4 corner ch-2 sps<strong>. <br />Rnd 4:</strong> Sl st in each st to next ch-2 sp, (sl st, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, *(ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) twice, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp; rep from * twice more, (ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) twice, ch 1; join with sl st in top of beg ch – 48 dc (four 3-dc groups across each of 4 sides) and 4 corner ch-2 sps. <br />Fasten off F. <br /><strong>Rnd 5:</strong> From RS, join A with sl st in any ch-2 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same sp, *(ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) 3 times, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp; rep from * twice more, (ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) 3 times, ch 1; join with sl st in top of beg ch – 60 dc (five 3-dc groups across each of 4 sides) and 4 corner ch-2 sps. <br /><strong>Rnd 6:</strong> Sl st in each st to next ch-2 sp, (sl st, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, *(ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) 4 times, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp; rep from * twice more, (ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) 4 times, ch 1; join with sl st in top of beg ch – 72 dc (six 3-dc groups across each of 4 sides) and 4 corner ch-2 sps. <br /><strong>Rnd 7:</strong> Sl st in each st to next ch-2 sp, (sl st, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, *(ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) 5 times, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp; rep from * twice more, (ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) 5 times, ch 1; join with sl st in top of beg ch – 84 dc (seven 3-dc groups across each of 4 sides) and 4 corner ch-2 sps. <br />Fasten off. <br /><strong>Square 2 </strong>Work same as Square 1, working Rnds 1 and 2 with G, Rnds 3 and 4 with D and Rnds 5-7 with B. <br /><strong>Square 3 </strong>Work same as Square 1, working Rnds 1 and 2 with H, Rnds 3 and 4 with E and Rnds 5-7 with I. <br /><strong>Square 4 </strong>Work same as Square 1, working Rnds 1 and 2 with A, Rnds 3 and 4 with F and Rnds 5-7 with C. <br /><strong>Square 5 </strong>Work same as Square 1, working Rnds 1 and 2 with B, Rnds 3 and 4 with D and Rnds 5-7 with G. <br /><strong>Square 6 </strong>Work same as Square 1, working Rnds 1 and 2 with I, Rnds 3 and 4 with E, and Rnds 5-7 with H. <br /><strong>Square 7 </strong>Work same as Square 1.</p> <p><strong>STRIP III Notes for Strip III: 1. </strong>Review the Adjustable Ring Technique before beginning. <br />2. To change color, fasten off old color and join new color where indicated. <br /><strong>Square 1 </strong> <br />With A, make an Adjustable Ring. <br /><strong>Rnd 1 (RS):</strong> Ch 1, work 8 sc in ring; join with sl st in first sc. <br />Fasten off A. <br /><strong>Rnd 2:</strong> From RS, join I with sl st in any sc, ch 1, sc in same st, (ch 2, sc in next st) 7 times, ch 2; join with sl st in first sc – 8 sc and 8 ch-2 sps. <br />Fasten off I. <br /><strong>Rnd 3:</strong> From RS, join E with sl st in any ch-2 sp, ch 3 (counts as first dc in this rnd and in all following rnds), 2 dc in same sp, (ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp) 7 times, ch 1; join with sl st in top of beg ch – 24 dc (eight 3-dc groups) and 8 ch-1 sps. <br />Fasten off E. <br /><strong>Rnd 4:</strong> From RS, join A with sl st in any ch-1 sp, ch 3, dc in same ch-sp, *ch 1, sk next st, 2 dc in next st, ch 1, sk next st, 2 dc in next ch-1 sp; rep from * to last 3 sts, ch 1, sk next st, 2 dc in next st, ch 1, sk last st; join with sl st in top of beg ch – 32 dc (sixteen 2-dc groups) and 16 ch-1 sps. <br />Fasten off A. <br /><strong>Rnd 5:</strong> From RS, join I with sl st in any ch-1 sp, ch 1, sc in same sp, *ch 2, sc in next ch-1 sp; rep from * around, ch 2; join with sl st in first sc – 16 sc and 16 ch-2 sps. <br />Fasten off I. <br /><strong>Rnd 6:</strong> From RS, join E with sl st in any ch-2 sp, ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, *ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp; rep from * around, ch 1; join with sl st in top of beg ch – 48 dc (sixteen 3-dc groups) and 16 ch-1 sps. <br />Fasten off E. <br /><strong>Rnd 7:</strong> From RS, join A with sl st in any ch-1 sp, ch 1, sc in same sp, *ch 3, sc in next ch-1 sp; rep from * around, ch 3; join with sl st in first sc – 16 sc and 16 ch-3 sps. <br />Fasten off A. <br /><strong>Rnd 8:</strong> From RS, join I with sl st in any ch-3 sp, ch 1, 4 sc in same sp, (hdc, 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp, (tr, ch 2, tr) in next sc, (3 dc, hdc) in next ch-3 sp, *(4 sc in next ch-3 sp) twice, (hdc, 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp, (tr, ch 2, tr) in next sc, (3 dc, hdc) in next ch-3 sp; rep from * twice more, 4 sc in next ch-3 sp; join with sl st in first sc – 72 sts and 4 ch-2 sps. <br />Fasten off I. <br /><strong>Rnd 9:</strong> From RS, join E with sl st in first st following any ch-2 sp, ch 1, *sc in each st to next ch-2 sp, (sc, hdc, sc) in ch-2 sp (corner made); rep from * around; join with sl st in first sc – 84 sts. <br /><strong>Rnd 10:</strong> Ch 3, dc in next st, *dc in each st to next corner hdc, (dc, ch 2, dc) in hdc; rep from * 3 more times, dc in last st; join with sl st in top of beg ch – 88 dc (22 dc across each of 4 sides) and 4 corner ch-2 sps. <br />Fasten off. <br /><strong>Square 2 </strong> <br />Work same as Square 1, working Rnds 1, 4 and 7 with A, Rnds 2, 5 and 8 with H, and Rnds 3, 6, 9 and 10 with I. <br /><strong>Square 3 </strong> <br />Work same as Square 1, working Rnds 1, 4 and 7 with A, Rnds 2, 5 and 8 with E, and Rnds 3, 6, 9 and 10 with D. <br /><strong>Square 4 </strong> <br />Work same as Square 1, working Rnds 1, 4 and 7 with A, Rnds 2, 5 and 8 with C, and Rnds 3, 6, 9 and 10 with B. <br /><strong>Square 5 </strong> <br />Work same as Square 1, working Rnds 1, 4 and 7 with A, Rnds 2, 5 and 8 with E, and Rnds 3, 6, 9 and 10 with I. <br /><strong>Square 6 </strong> <br />Work same as Square 1, working Rnds 1, 4 and 7 with A, Rnds 2, 5 and 8 with F, and Rnds 3, 6, 9 and 10 with G. <br /><strong>Square 7</strong> <br />Work same as Square 1.</p> <p><strong>Joining Squares <br />Strip I</strong> <br />Following Assembly Diagram, join Squares as follows: <br />Hold 2 neighboring Squares with WS tog and sts matching. From RS and working through both thicknesses, join A with sc in corner ch-2 sp at beg of edge to be joined, sc in same corner ch-2 sp, sc in each st across to next corner ch-2 sp, 2 sc in corner ch-2 sp. <br />Fasten off. <br />Rep to join rem Squares of Strip I, then rep to make Strips II and III. <br /><strong>RIPPLE PANEL <br />Notes for Ripple Panel:</strong> <br />1. The ripple pattern is easy to do, but it's important to remember that you may need to work several rows before the ripple pattern becomes clear. <br />2. The ripple in this design is created by working dc3tog to form 'valleys' and 3 dc all in one st to form 'peaks'. In each row, take care to work dc3tog over the 3 sts in each 'valley' and 3 dc in the center dc of each 'peak.' <br />3. Yarn color is changed to make stripes. To change color, work last st of old color to last yarn over, yarn over with new color and draw through all loops on hook to complete st. Proceed with new color. Fasten off old color. <br /><strong>Stripe Sequence for Ripple Panel: </strong>Work *2 rows each with F, E, I, H, G, D and B, then 1 row each with F, E, I, H, G, D and B; rep from * until 82 rows have been completed, ending with the fourth rep of a single row of G as the last row you work. <br />With F, ch 42. <br /><strong>Row 1:</strong> Dc in 5th ch from hook, dc in next 3 ch, *3 dc in next ch, dc in next 5 ch, dc3tog, dc in next 5 ch; rep from * to last 6 ch, 3 dc in next ch, dc in next 5 ch – 3 ripples. <br /><strong>Row 2:</strong> Ch 1, turn, sk first st, sl st in next st, ch 3 (does not count as a st), dc in next 4 sts, *3 dc in next st, dc in next 5 sts, dc3tog, dc in next 5 sts; rep from * to last 6 dc, 3 dc in next st, dc in next 5 sts. <br />Change to E. <br />Rep Row 2 changing colors following Stripe Sequence until all 82 rows have been completed. <br />Change to D. <br /><strong>Filling Valleys <br />Next Row (RS):</strong> With D, ch 1, turn, sk first st, sl st in next st, ch 4 (does not count as a st), dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st, sl st in next 2 sts, sk next st, sc in next st, hdc in next st, dc in next 2 sts, *tr3tog, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, sc in next st, sl st in next 2 sts, sk next st, sc in next st, hdc in next st, dc in next 2 sts; rep from * to last dc, tr in top of beg ch. <br />Fasten off. <br /><strong>Filling Valleys along Foundation Row <br />Next Row (RS) </strong>From RS, working across opposite side of foundation ch, join B with sl st in ch at base of last st of Row 1, ch 1, sc in same ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next 2 ch, tr3tog, dc in next 2 ch, hdc in next ch, sc in next ch, *sl st in next 2 ch, sk next ch, sc in next ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next 2 ch, tr3tog, dc in next 2 ch, hdc in next ch, sc in next ch; rep from * end with sl st in last st. <br />Fasten off. <br /><strong>SHELL PANEL <br />Notes for Shell Panel: </strong> <br />1. Shell Panel is worked along one edge of Strip III. <br />2. Color is changed to form stripes. <br />To change color, work last st of old color to last yarn over, yarn over with new color and draw through all loops on hook to complete st. Proceed with new color. Fasten off old color. <br /><strong>Row 1:</strong> From RS and following Assembly Diagram, join A with sl st in corner ch-2 sp of Square I of Strip III, ch 1, sc in same sp, *(sk next 2 dc, Shell in next dc, sk next 2 dc, sc in next dc) 3 times, sk next 2 dc, Shell in next dc, sk next dc, sc in seam between Square; rep from * 5 more times, (sk next 2 dc, Shell in next dc, sk next 2 dc, sc in next dc) 3 times, sk next 2 dc, Shell in next dc, sk next dc, sc in corner ch-2 sp – 28 Shells. <br />Change to C. <br /><strong>Row 2:</strong> With C, ch 5 (counts as dc, ch 2), turn, sc in ch-1 sp of first Shell, ch 2, dc in next sc, *ch 2, sc in ch-1 sp of next Shell, ch 2, dc in next sc; rep from * across – 28 sc, 29 dc, and 56 ch-2 sps. <br /><strong>Row 3:</strong> Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn, 2 dc in same st, *sc in next sc, Shell in next dc; rep from * to last sc, sc in last sc, 3 dc in 3rd ch of beg ch-5 – 27 Shells and one 3-dc group at beg and end of row. <br />Change to H. <br /><strong>Row 4:</strong> With H, ch 1, turn, sc in first st, ch 2, dc in next sc, *ch 2, sc in ch-1 sp of next Shell, ch 2, dc in next sc; rep from * to last 3 dc, sk next 2 dc, ch 2, sc in top of beg ch. <br /><strong>Row 5:</strong> Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, *Shell in next dc, sc in next sc; rep from * across. <br />Change to G. <br /><strong>Rows 6 and 7:</strong> With G, rep Rows 2 and 3. <br />Change to A. <br /><strong>Rows 8 and 9:</strong> With A, rep Rows 4 and 5. <br />Change to C. <br /><strong>Rows 10 and 11:</strong> With C, rep Rows 2 and 3. <br />Change to B. <br /><strong>Rows 12 and 13:</strong> With B, rep Rows 4 and 5. <br />Change to D. <br /><strong>Rows 14 and 15:</strong> With D, rep Rows 2 and 3. <br />Change to A. <br /><strong>Rows 16 and 17:</strong> With A, rep Rows 4 and 5. <br />Change to C. <br /><strong>Rows 18 and 19:</strong> With C, rep Rows 2 and 3. <br />Change to F. <br /><strong>Rows 20 and 21:</strong> With F, rep Rows 4 and 5. <br />Change to A. <br /><strong>Rows 22 - 24:</strong> With A, rep Rows 2-4. <br />Fasten off. <br /><strong>FINISHING <br />Notes</strong> <br />1. Follow Assembly Diagram while joining pieces. <br />If desired, pin pieces tog before joining. <br />2. When joining, you will be working through 2 thicknesses. After working a few sts, pause to examine your work. You may want to work more or fewer sts to make an attractive edge. <br /><strong>Join Strip II and Shell Panel</strong> <br />Hold Strip II and Shell Panel with WS tog and long edges matching. From RS and working through both thicknesses, join A with sc in first corner, sc evenly spaced all the way across the long edges. <br />Fasten off. <br /><strong>Join Strip II and Ripple Panel </strong> <br />Hold Strip II and Ripple Panel tog with WS tog and long edges matching. With A, join in same way as previous joining. <br /><strong>Join Ripple Panel and Strip I </strong> <br />With A, join in same way as previous joining. <br /><strong>Border</strong> <br />From RS, join A with sl st anywhere along outside edge of Afghan. <br /><strong>Rnd 1:</strong> Ch 1, work sc evenly spaced all the way around outer edge, working (sc, hdc, sc) in each corner; join with sl st in first sc. <br /><strong>Rnd 2:</strong> Ch 1, work rev sc around; join with sl st in first sc. <br />Fasten off. <br />Weave in ends.</p> The Sunroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515731055202890874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570004397463416108.post-39306602634379907922015-01-18T10:08:00.001+00:002015-01-18T10:08:01.466+00:00Highland Home Tartan Plaid Afghan<p align="center"><img alt="Highland Home Afghan Pattern" src="http://freevintagecrochet.com/sites/default/files/images/afghans289_c126.jpg?1330877277" /></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://freevintagecrochet.com/afghan-patterns/coats289/highland-home-afghan"><strong><font size="4">Source - Freevintagecrochet.com</font></strong></a></p> <p><b>MATERIALS:</b> </p> <p><b>CHADWICK'S RED HEART KNITTING WORSTED</b>, 4 Ply, Art. E.232: 36 skeins (1 oz. "Tangle-Proof" Pull-Out Skeins) of No. 12 Black; 24 skeins of No. 909 Scarlet and 3 skeins of No. 230 Yellow. </p> <p><b>Clark's O.N.T. Plastic Crochet Hook </b>No. 3. </p> <p><b>GAUGE: </b>3 sps make 1 inch; 2 ½ rows make 1 inch. </p> <p><b>WIDE STRIP (Make 4) . . . </b>Starting at narrow edge with Black, ch 68. <b>1st row:</b> Dc in 6th ch from hook, * ch 1, skip 1 ch, dc in next ch. Repeat from * across (32 sps). Ch 4, turn. <b>2nd row: </b>Skip first dc, * dc in next dc, ch 1. Repeat from * across, ending with dc in last dc, ch 1, skip 1 ch of turning chain, dc in next ch. Ch 4, turn. Repeat 2nd row 5 more times, omitting turning chain on last row. Drop Black, attach Yellow. <b>Next row:</b> Ch 4 and work in pattern across. Break off Yellow. <b>Following row: </b>Pick up Black, ch 4 and work in pattern across. Ch 4, turn. Work in pattern with Black for 6 more rows. Break off. Attach Scarlet and work in pattern for 3 rows, omitting turning chain on last row. Drop Scarlet, attach Black and work in pattern across. Break off. Pick up Scarlet, (make 3 Scarlet rows, 1 Black row) 3 times and 3 Scarlet rows. Break off Scarlet. Attach Black and make another Black Section with Yellow stripe as before. Continue in this manner, making Black and Scarlet sections alternately until 11 sections in all have been completed (6 Black and 5 Scarlet). </p> <p><b>NARROW STRIP (Make 1) . . . </b>With Black, ch 38. <b>1st row:</b> Work as for first row of Wide Strip (17 sps). Work in color pattern exactly as for Wide Strip. </p> <p><b>WEAVING . . . </b>Place Afghan lengthwise on a curtain stretcher—it will be easier to handle this way. However, it may be done without the use of a curtain stretcher. </p> <p>Cut 2 strands of Black each 80 inches long, thread these strands into a bodkin and weave in and out through first row of sps, leaving enough yarn free at each end to make fringe. Cut 2 more strands of Black and weave through same row of sps, going under rows that were passed over previously. Weave Black through next 7 rows the same way. Make 1 row of Yellow and 8 Black. This completes 1 Black Section. Now make (3 rows of Scarlet, 1 row of Black) 3 times and 3 rows of Scarlet. This completes 1 Scarlet Section. Continue to work in pattern, alternating Scarlet and Black Sections until all sps have been filled. </p> <p>Remove from curtain stretcher. Knot first 12 strands together to make a fringe. Make fringe, knotting every 12 strands across. Complete other end to correspond. Trim ends evenly. Block to measurements.</p> The Sunroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515731055202890874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570004397463416108.post-17131150834373257832015-01-17T14:46:00.001+00:002015-01-17T14:46:09.733+00:00When They’re Gone They’re Gone…Crochet Blankets<p>A final round up of the last few blankets that I have on promotional sale on Etsy. Just click the links below the photos to visit my Etsy Store.</p> <p><img alt="Sale 20% Off Crochet Afghan Blanket Rainbow CAROUSEL Granny Squares" src="https://img0.etsystatic.com/023/0/5837061/il_570xN.502984652_69b5.jpg" width="570" height="555" /></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/212987908/sale-20-off-crochet-afghan-blanket?ref=shop_home_feat_2"><strong><font size="4">20% Off Rainbow Carousel Granny Square Blanket.</font></strong></a></p> <p align="center"><img alt="SALE 20% OFF Granny Square Crochet Blanket Pinks Purples In Stock Ready to Dispatch" src="https://img1.etsystatic.com/059/0/5837061/il_570xN.689708285_i8ng.jpg" /></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/217098889/sale-20-off-granny-square-crochet?ref=related-4"><strong><font size="3">20% off Serendipity Granny Square Blanket - In Stock.</font></strong></a></p> <p align="center"><img src="https://img0.etsystatic.com/000/0/5837061/il_570xN.253579184.jpg" /></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/212987732/sale-20-off-sublime-crochet-afghan?ref=shop_home_active_18"><strong><font size="3">20% off Sublime Daisy Granny Square Blanket - Made to Order.</font></strong></a></p> <p align="center"><img alt="Sale 20% Off Crochet Baby Blanket Afghan Pink Lime Granny Squares In Stock Ready to Ship" src="https://img1.etsystatic.com/034/0/5837061/il_570xN.623494659_j37d.jpg" /></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/212988614/sale-20-off-crochet-baby-blanket-afghan?ref=shop_home_active_22"><strong><font size="3">20% Off Pink Fizz Lime Green Baby Blanket.</font></strong></a></p> <p align="center"><img alt="Sale 25% Off Crochet Afghan Blanket Granny Squares 50" x 50" In Stock Ready to Ship" src="https://img1.etsystatic.com/033/0/5837061/il_570xN.650886577_tc84.jpg" /></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/212991471/sale-25-off-crochet-afghan-blanket?ref=shop_home_active_23"><strong><font size="3">My personal favourite, Sunburst in Snow Granny Square Crochet Blanket 25% off In Stock.</font></strong></a></p> <p align="center"><img alt="Heather Crochet Blanket Kaleidoscope of Granny Squares Purples Blues Afghan In Stock Ready to Ship" src="https://img1.etsystatic.com/048/0/5837061/il_570xN.698795271_gv0i.jpg" /></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="3"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/transaction/262298971?">Heather Crochet Granny Square Blanket - <font color="#ff0000">SOLD.</font></a></font></strong></p> The Sunroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515731055202890874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570004397463416108.post-78673239568253228862011-08-22T10:37:00.001+01:002011-08-22T10:37:44.361+01:00International Free Form Crochet Guild – 2011 Guild Show Exhibition.<p>Unfortunately this year I ran out of time to complete my exhibition piece however the exhibition is excellent as ever.</p> <h3 align="center">To view the 2011 exhibition online <a href="http://www.freeformcrochet.com/"><u>please click here.</u></a></h3> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2241770"><img alt="" src="http://www.freeformcrochet.com/Mythologies, Stories & Fairy Tales Book.jpg" width="307" height="235" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TQEQ0WUNbPI/AAAAAAAACng/Nm6juonMSLU/204-0421_IMG9.jpg" width="535" height="398" /></p> <h3 align="center">This is one of my pieces made for Inside Crochet magazine to see more of my work at Flickr <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39523051@N05/"><u>please click here.</u></a></h3> <p><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3063/2937059263_419f309573.jpg" width="500" height="333" /></p> <h3 align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/prudencemapstone/page7/">Prudence Mapstone's work - <u>Click here to see more.</u></a></h3> The Sunroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515731055202890874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570004397463416108.post-3141769254335322552011-06-23T18:43:00.001+01:002011-06-23T18:43:46.596+01:00Introducing ‘Tutti Frutti Daisy’ Granny Square Blanket.<p>Well as promised I’m delighted to be able to introduce and show you my newest creation. Tutii Frutti Daisy blanket – I so love the colour combination here, and hope you do to. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vexGIAxWG2E/TgN7P-IboDI/AAAAAAAADFM/ukbXPAhQ7kA/s1600-h/IMG_0420%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_0420" border="0" alt="IMG_0420" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-d3VONKRWRuc/TgN7RdwACjI/AAAAAAAADFQ/LYxTqsMmJUE/IMG_0420_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="532" height="453" /></a></p> <p>The blanket is constructed from 7 rows of 7 squares across and 7 rows of 7 square down. A total of 49 squares. Each square has a pink central daisy flower and is then surrounded by 7 different colours.</p> <p>I think the colour work in this pattern is gorgeous and so very pretty and cheerful. The pattern contains explicit colour guidance for each and every square – so 49 different colour combinations. </p> <p>The finished blanket measures 54“ x 54“. The blanket could be made larger or smaller by increasing or decreasing the amount of squares used.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-iZDXflyJNW0/TgN7TOlpa3I/AAAAAAAADFU/jyTSRrab_dw/s1600-h/IMG_0422%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_0422" border="0" alt="IMG_0422" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-o7NoxumdCn0/TgN7Ues50XI/AAAAAAAADFY/j1tD4GIk3ik/IMG_0422_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="527" height="408" /></a> </p> <h3 align="center">The pattern  is now available in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/76518482/pdf-tutti-frutti-daisy-granny-square">Etsy store click here</a></h3> <h3 align="center">or in my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tutti-frutti-daisy-granny-square-blanket">Ravelry store click here.</a></h3> The Sunroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515731055202890874noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570004397463416108.post-29520758795164770622011-06-21T17:22:00.001+01:002011-06-21T17:22:47.744+01:00Work in Progress – Freeform Crochet Poncho<p>As you can see this is a work in progress, also known as, a WIP. This little project has lain in my studio for way too many months being ignored, shame on me. It was securely packed away so at least I can say it hasn’t been gathering dust. I decided to take some photographs today so that this may give me the motivation to finally get it completed.   </p> <p>Unfortunately the weekend brought what seemed like a never ending assault of technology issues which ensured the current 2 designs I’m working on weren’t completed, much to my frustration.  Thus the freeform has now been queued yet again. With wilting laptops, blue screens of death, dysfunctional and intermittent broadband connectivity and a printer that appears to be playing dead, there has been much counting to ten.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-oyKEwaK-p2w/TgDFLfnvDOI/AAAAAAAADDs/D1NQcFq0a30/s1600-h/IMG_03978.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_0397" border="0" alt="IMG_0397" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-5H02nzAhZ54/TgDFMs5UxpI/AAAAAAAADDw/5dHs2CeCiIs/IMG_0397_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="554" height="433" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Gyg0k5JypT4/TgDFN7BeZEI/AAAAAAAADD0/RTPbBBLljKc/s1600-h/IMG_04009.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_0400" border="0" alt="IMG_0400" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-afVhHVX2sRs/TgDFO-GD3VI/AAAAAAAADD4/eRi6u0duDso/IMG_0400_thumb7.jpg?imgmax=800" width="550" height="399" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0cGCfy3pl4c/TgDFQNh_NrI/AAAAAAAADD8/M9cycVIMuKo/s1600-h/IMG_03969.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_0396" border="0" alt="IMG_0396" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-BKr_nuGNTJM/TgDFQ8_0f_I/AAAAAAAADEA/SULVzAM8AHU/IMG_0396_thumb7.jpg?imgmax=800" width="546" height="446" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-EeX250WlNo0/TgDFRwxHkUI/AAAAAAAADEE/VhUenrobvSA/s1600-h/IMG_03997.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_0399" border="0" alt="IMG_0399" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-osTd1Op50Lc/TgDFTKyjsVI/AAAAAAAADEI/10FA5_gtTbE/IMG_0399_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="543" height="421" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-L4MO14HlcK0/TgDFUWP5k0I/AAAAAAAADEM/FL6KevkL09Y/s1600-h/IMG_04048.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_0404" border="0" alt="IMG_0404" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-h0RzQW4PJFk/TgDFVkbHDUI/AAAAAAAADEQ/5kaHxFxwPkQ/IMG_0404_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="541" height="399" /></a></p> The Sunroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515731055202890874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570004397463416108.post-8702433070068557572011-06-13T09:05:00.001+01:002011-06-13T09:05:49.109+01:00Vintage Granny Square Blanket<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-bKXdbR4lK2Q/TfXEu9ZKX7I/AAAAAAAADB0/UuTxV9DPH_E/s1600-h/IMG_0349%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0349" border="0" alt="IMG_0349" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-7OXaxqTf_sg/TfXEv_p8UJI/AAAAAAAADB4/Dq9XCPhFFQA/IMG_0349_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="413" height="326" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-x5PD8gFIkTE/TfXExMSqwyI/AAAAAAAADB8/uly8U_oqDG0/s1600-h/IMG_0350%25255B12%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0350" border="0" alt="IMG_0350" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-IaEFo3RcUaI/TfXEyR8GrQI/AAAAAAAADCA/ha_W8cVGLGM/IMG_0350_thumb%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="426" height="342" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-aO2GNREj-Uc/TfXEzv8_GBI/AAAAAAAADCE/xI--Lyb4jBQ/s1600-h/IMG_0344%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0344" border="0" alt="IMG_0344" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-4EkJZ1DOnIY/TfXE0vRfJEI/AAAAAAAADCI/LzJLbNJiM0g/IMG_0344_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="426" height="332" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-UltLaBFMSo0/TfXE14Xi8_I/AAAAAAAADCM/7N950sIQO7c/s1600-h/IMG_0355%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0355" border="0" alt="IMG_0355" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-N-tuNKHbYNo/TfXE3F9PqvI/AAAAAAAADCQ/gLQS4tR0TQI/IMG_0355_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="431" height="384" /></a></p> The Sunroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515731055202890874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570004397463416108.post-20479522221510353072011-06-12T09:34:00.001+01:002011-06-12T09:34:54.245+01:00How to Crochet Granny Squares Together<p>How to crochet granny squares together.</p> <p> <br />I have recently been asked how to crochet granny squares together and <br />so an impromptu tutorial. The concept seems much more difficult than the <br />actual process is. The important things to remember are.</p> <p> <br />Lay your squares out exactly as the pattern states or as you wish them to <br />be crocheted together.</p> <p> <br />Always keep your squares right side facing.</p> <p> <br />I always work from right to left.</p> <p> <br />I always crochet together all horizontal rows first and then vertical rows <br />second.</p> <p> <br />I always work from the bottom right hand corner and row progressing up <br />the way, 1 row at a time.</p> <p>Abbreviations used: <br />ch – chain <br />sp – space <br />sc – single crochet USA, dc –UK</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-w3yz_BgGWnk/TfR5K1oPfGI/AAAAAAAAC_U/_7jiH6GSTZM/s1600-h/image5.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-DjLVlPHxMwc/TfR5M4GqbTI/AAAAAAAAC_Y/dJ6VWS5m7TE/image_thumb3.png?imgmax=800" width="427" height="324" /></a> </p> <p> <br />1. Lay out all your granny squares in the exact order that you <br />want to crochet them together.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-CtVSxglHJBU/TfR5OhO2ulI/AAAAAAAAC_c/zKK_K1lEz08/s1600-h/image12.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-kDTdw1xVzKw/TfR5QbeYekI/AAAAAAAAC_g/y99B9DfMpdk/image_thumb8.png?imgmax=800" width="416" height="283" /></a> <br />2. Make sure that all squares are right side up.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-G3Qzrl2_Ij8/TfR5SIUMk3I/AAAAAAAAC_k/JtrMwfgKgJ0/s1600-h/image19.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-el9t4yfXl44/TfR5UuuNtjI/AAAAAAAAC_o/WI7hfblnfp4/image_thumb13.png?imgmax=800" width="405" height="313" /></a> <br />3. Take the first 2 squares from the right hand side of your <br />arrangement. Place one on top of the other but with both right <br />sides on the outside.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-bUBecpM0qEw/TfR5WSoN2VI/AAAAAAAAC_s/SOO4AOfTeHI/s1600-h/image26.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5tWZSxQ2eBU/TfR5YbdUE0I/AAAAAAAAC_w/fYpydF3qrD4/image_thumb18.png?imgmax=800" width="396" height="352" /></a> <br />4. Fasten the yarn in the corner chain tying both squares <br />together.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-R3RmjxSEcO4/TfR5ZrbSRFI/AAAAAAAAC_0/tT-nbUxn4ys/s1600-h/image33.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-nxB8SZq1OvM/TfR5bnyI3uI/AAAAAAAAC_4/azYh1Y4jyWA/image_thumb23.png?imgmax=800" width="389" height="313" /></a> <br />5. Hook your yarn and pull through both squares. Chain 1 and <br />hold the squares in one hand with the backs together. Insert <br />your hook into the same stitch again. Hook your yarn again and <br />pull through making 1 single crochet.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-yQtCfIwhwgk/TfR5dR6I1FI/AAAAAAAAC_8/THaDJpshhmg/s1600-h/image39.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-i9pICC8LjHA/TfR5fg1YZoI/AAAAAAAADAA/ZarQ5cuumfk/image_thumb27.png?imgmax=800" width="389" height="296" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-QegFVBB2SoA/TfR5hvkH5RI/AAAAAAAADAE/LPuwPDmhOxk/s1600-h/image45.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-PLeV03mB8Gc/TfR5jQ0NvJI/AAAAAAAADAI/bF2s2llZiLA/image_thumb31.png?imgmax=800" width="386" height="289" /></a> <br />6. Continue crocheting the squares together using sc across the <br />edges of both granny squares into the corner chain at the left.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-vP_UaIAZDCw/TfR5lJiIEYI/AAAAAAAADAM/TejnVZc9qWI/s1600-h/image51.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-M8H0mGd8yyw/TfR5mqApS9I/AAAAAAAADAQ/XdZCiXydcyw/image_thumb35.png?imgmax=800" width="378" height="286" /></a> <br />7. Now get the next 2 granny squares that need to be crocheted <br />together, again with right sides facing out the way.</p> <p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-gdhTAudsGoc/TfR5of8afsI/AAAAAAAADAU/un-zeGX_T3U/s1600-h/image58.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-gKi4qA_ess8/TfR5ql2GvJI/AAAAAAAADAY/8hcBDILRMbE/image_thumb40.png?imgmax=800" width="374" height="290" /></a> <br />8. Work the exact same process as the first 2 squares to be <br />crocheted together. Insert hook into corner ch of the squares and <br />begin to work in sc all across.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-W35Gpha_2Mg/TfR5slhKVSI/AAAAAAAADAc/z8cPn2wmdj4/s1600-h/image65.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-j5IErASXTAM/TfR5vIAipzI/AAAAAAAADAg/HAEA7De6gAU/image_thumb45.png?imgmax=800" width="376" height="311" /></a> <br />9. Be sure to leave tails of yarn long enough for ends to be sewn <br />in.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_iNrS7s6UsE/TfR5xpiZnqI/AAAAAAAADAk/r941mot0_5Q/s1600-h/image71.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-S6utRliI4ZQ/TfR50OL09OI/AAAAAAAADAo/Fh3aLQpZ-Dw/image_thumb49.png?imgmax=800" width="376" height="282" /></a> <br />10. Once you have completed your vertical rows lay the squares <br />out and then fold in the opposite horizontal direction and begin <br />the same process again. Always working from the right side to the <br />left.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-tebGd-I1Ctg/TfR5133l3XI/AAAAAAAADAs/0fBPLBNsVuk/s1600-h/image78.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-x08XNdNSfCA/TfR54MaQ4fI/AAAAAAAADAw/6SBOH04VXyc/image_thumb54.png?imgmax=800" width="374" height="303" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Cz5Oy7vxW98/TfR56Qy-LzI/AAAAAAAADA0/5amFNe0hSnU/s1600-h/image84.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-DtvySwL7Gfo/TfR58__91TI/AAAAAAAADA4/CH01npAO_co/image_thumb58.png?imgmax=800" width="369" height="297" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-sxo7UExy0nU/TfR5_EwX03I/AAAAAAAADA8/s__eqtlGqu0/s1600-h/image90.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-JwBhIIUCf6k/TfR6BcIxfJI/AAAAAAAADBA/e2vErPPVknI/image_thumb62.png?imgmax=800" width="370" height="298" /></a> </p> <p> <br />11. Crochet across until you reach the corner of the first square, <br />here you crochet through both corner ch spaces and again into <br />the next squares ch space. Then proceed to work in sc across the <br />square.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-LgYJzWlq5HM/TfR6D0_aocI/AAAAAAAADBE/2dJqWy5s57o/s1600-h/image96.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-SrQxwqK_TNE/TfR6GUCjzxI/AAAAAAAADBI/8BXBpknAZW8/image_thumb66.png?imgmax=800" width="365" height="338" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-yfTaxowDo40/TfR6IpnbGaI/AAAAAAAADBM/2ggSbe8yonA/s1600-h/image103.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-rfctH8dnGME/TfR6LVv15qI/AAAAAAAADBQ/z8p99Su9sXg/image_thumb71.png?imgmax=800" width="362" height="326" /></a></p> The Sunroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515731055202890874noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570004397463416108.post-42533306272259190002011-02-16T14:09:00.001+00:002011-02-16T14:09:13.626+00:00Mirasol Magic Blanket<p>This blanket has been a while in the making but the end is in sight but …………………. I’ve run out of yarn. So here are some progress pictures.</p> <p>This magic blanket has been made using the wonderful and ethical Mirasol Hacho yarn. For those of you who haven’t discovered Mirasol yet <a href="http://www.mirasolperu.com/meetmirasol.htm" target="_blank"><strong>learn more about the project here</strong>.</a></p> <p>I will be publishing the pattern in March, 2011.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TVvaOsL51VI/AAAAAAAAC20/O0CNv6pYMXM/s1600-h/212-1232_IMG6.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="212-1232_IMG" alt="212-1232_IMG" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TVvaPVrTE9I/AAAAAAAAC24/4kBxQvVVCCQ/212-1232_IMG_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="346" height="260"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TVvaSr6XxvI/AAAAAAAAC28/jEERKgjx1VM/s1600-h/212-1230_IMG8.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="212-1230_IMG" alt="212-1230_IMG" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TVvaTvB1msI/AAAAAAAAC3A/__kGE8qEyP4/212-1230_IMG_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="350" height="268"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TVvaWHAD5kI/AAAAAAAAC3E/PedNBTBslUw/s1600-h/212-1233_IMG6.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="212-1233_IMG" alt="212-1233_IMG" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TVvaWzoJnCI/AAAAAAAAC3I/BnIONpQqKgo/212-1233_IMG_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="348" height="279"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TVvaZckkz1I/AAAAAAAAC3M/EAVkFZ52GW0/s1600-h/212-1238_IMG11.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="212-1238_IMG" alt="212-1238_IMG" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TVvaaelhfmI/AAAAAAAAC3Q/4SKtNXmfcDg/212-1238_IMG_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="355" height="286"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TVvadEcqD7I/AAAAAAAAC3U/TVB6dbfeVXU/s1600-h/212-1235_IMG8.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="212-1235_IMG" alt="212-1235_IMG" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TVvaekdRQ3I/AAAAAAAAC3Y/0F4jCA4Y-yQ/212-1235_IMG_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="357" height="318"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TVvahIycrII/AAAAAAAAC3c/4KEajQ16Lv0/s1600-h/212-1231_IMG9.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="212-1231_IMG" alt="212-1231_IMG" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TVvaiAHExqI/AAAAAAAAC3k/nDFBHi4_m0c/212-1231_IMG_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="350" height="336"></a></p> The Sunroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515731055202890874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570004397463416108.post-47502199810399439872011-02-09T09:53:00.001+00:002011-02-09T09:53:19.231+00:00Magazine Time<p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TVJj9nd_wnI/AAAAAAAACyM/25RVWIjk-AM/s1600-h/makinggiftsmagazine6.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="makinggiftsmagazine" alt="makinggiftsmagazine" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TVJj-tOhC-I/AAAAAAAACyQ/eXJ4Lwdf0oQ/makinggiftsmagazine_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="265" height="339"></a></p> <p>My vintage Style granny Blanket is featured in this months Making Gifts magazine. <a href="http://www.emagmaker.co.uk/publications/making-gifts" target="_blank">More information click here.</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TVJkArdw-pI/AAAAAAAACyU/u9f5NLxOcCE/s1600-h/211-1153_IMG6.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="211-1153_IMG" alt="211-1153_IMG" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TVJkBPpgNJI/AAAAAAAACyY/1P6gQjtJhRU/211-1153_IMG_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="299" height="255"></a></p> <p>I finally got my copy of Inside Crochet Issue 13 which I had written an article about freeform crochet. Above you can also see my Pandora’s cushion tutorial which is also in Issue 13. <a href="http://www.yudu.com/albums/items/82881" target="_blank">For further details and digital subscriptions click here.</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TVJkCzwwnZI/AAAAAAAACyc/BOy50NE5UMU/s1600-h/211-1155_IMG4.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="211-1155_IMG" alt="211-1155_IMG" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TVJkDiIzIAI/AAAAAAAACyg/L9Vt3hhFWTY/211-1155_IMG_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="180"></a></p> The Sunroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515731055202890874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570004397463416108.post-65700248220880615462011-01-20T16:02:00.001+00:002011-01-20T16:02:49.643+00:00Hyperbolic Valentine Red Roses–Crochet Pattern<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TThckHknO2I/AAAAAAAACuU/OT0EtjJChHo/s1600-h/183-8363_IMG%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="183-8363_IMG" alt="183-8363_IMG" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TThckzbjnNI/AAAAAAAACuY/IPfMZsYWxhg/183-8363_IMG_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="346" height="288"></a></p> <p>You can use any type of yarn with a suitable hook size. Here I have used a small quantity of red DK yarn (wool & Acrylic blend) and a 4mm hook.</p> <p><strong>Pattern:<br></strong>Ch 4, join with a sl st to form a circle.<br><strong>Rnd 1:</strong> make 5 sc into the circle and join with a sl st.<br><strong>Rnd 2:</strong> ch 1, work two sc into each st<br><strong>Rind 3:</strong> <em>(work all subsequent rnds in the round i.e. do not join with a sl st and do not ch at the beginning of a round)</em><br>work two sc into each existing st.<br>Here I completed 5 rounds and fastened off. If you want a larger flower work more rounds. </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TThcmuehnEI/AAAAAAAACuc/pL8Sp0-U_o8/s1600-h/183-8364_IMG%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="183-8364_IMG" alt="183-8364_IMG" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TThcn99enMI/AAAAAAAACug/uqr3hX37lIc/183-8364_IMG_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="363" height="284"></a></p> <p><em>This pattern is offered and made available for personal use only. If you wish to reproduce this in any way please contact me or make sure that reference is made to the original author’s blog </em><a href="http://www.goodtimesithinkso.blogspot.com/"><em>http://www.goodtimesithinkso.blogspot.com/</em></a><em> Thank you </em><a href="http://goodtimesithinkso.blogspot.com/2009/08/crochet-conversion-chart-ukus.html"><em><strong>Crochet Conversion Chart US/UK</strong></em></a><em><strong> </strong></em><a href="http://goodtimesithinkso.blogspot.com/2010/01/international-yarn-weight-conversion.html"><em><strong>International Yarn Weight Conversion Chart</strong></em></a><br>I hope you enjoy using this pattern and if you are looking for other free patterns please visit <a href="http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/"><strong>Crochet Pattern Central</strong></a> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TThcpXX4SrI/AAAAAAAACuk/taalCYiLp8o/s1600-h/183-8360_IMG%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="183-8360_IMG" alt="183-8360_IMG" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TThcqGtSEoI/AAAAAAAACuo/hIvPR-vX4BY/183-8360_IMG_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="382" height="295"></a> The Sunroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515731055202890874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570004397463416108.post-27935196461093279782010-12-09T17:25:00.001+00:002010-12-09T17:25:22.380+00:00Pandora’s Cushion on Ravelry<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TQEQ0WUNbPI/AAAAAAAACng/Nm6juonMSLU/s1600-h/204-0421_IMG9.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="204-0421_IMG" alt="204-0421_IMG" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TQEQ1fazwuI/AAAAAAAACnk/kGYiRg6rE64/204-0421_IMG_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="346" height="302"></a></p> <p>A photo tutorial/pattern in free form crochet written for Inside Crochet Issue 13, January, 2011. Now on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/pandoras-cushion" target="_blank">Ravelry.</a></p> <p>For digital subscriptions to Inside Crochet Magazine <a href="http://www.yudu.com/albums/items/82881" target="_blank">click here.</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TQEQ24nIGdI/AAAAAAAACno/j5qKtS8EIZk/s1600-h/203-0352_IMG6.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="203-0352_IMG" alt="203-0352_IMG" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TQEQ4IF5LOI/AAAAAAAACns/UixWz_pnuqI/203-0352_IMG_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="342" height="262"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TQEQ6VVQECI/AAAAAAAACnw/pE21RHpq2cY/s1600-h/204-0414_IMG7.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="204-0414_IMG" alt="204-0414_IMG" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TQEQ7cX_aSI/AAAAAAAACn0/WVBN4QM7fzU/204-0414_IMG_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="343" height="312"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TQEQ9bDypXI/AAAAAAAACn4/AYudeNfqr3U/s1600-h/203-0360_IMG7.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="203-0360_IMG" alt="203-0360_IMG" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TQEQ90leT6I/AAAAAAAACn8/vQjg4izdykg/203-0360_IMG_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="334" height="294"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TQEQ_i-1laI/AAAAAAAACoA/sOSBOPf8pls/s1600-h/203-0340_IMG8.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="203-0340_IMG" alt="203-0340_IMG" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TQERAX66G6I/AAAAAAAACoE/YmfgoRJcq40/203-0340_IMG_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="338" height="300"></a></p> The Sunroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515731055202890874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570004397463416108.post-13097539030067724182010-12-01T16:39:00.001+00:002010-12-01T16:39:49.910+00:00Inside Crochet Issue 13<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TPZ6Q4aO0II/AAAAAAAAClg/NJxqWYWyqsU/s1600-h/ic1310.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="ic13" alt="ic13" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TPZ6R4pZgJI/AAAAAAAAClk/ZbvG8G1PxKQ/ic13_thumb8.jpg?imgmax=800" width="405" height="260"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1q3dr/InsideCrochetIssue13/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ravelry.com%2Fdiscuss%2Finside-crochet-magazine%2F1413026%2F1-25" target="_blank">Preview here</a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TPZ6UHUKeRI/AAAAAAAAClo/udIeT5jBcV4/s1600-h/204-0421_IMG9.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="204-0421_IMG" alt="204-0421_IMG" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_e8H9ZDuriy0/TPZ6VHFGqDI/AAAAAAAACls/kdhJtpOmy44/204-0421_IMG_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="309"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1q3dr/InsideCrochetIssue13/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ravelry.com%2Fdiscuss%2Finside-crochet-magazine%2F1413026%2F1-25" target="_blank">Pandora's Cushion Inside Crochet Issue 13 by The Sunroom</a></p> The Sunroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515731055202890874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570004397463416108.post-1097113419974624002010-11-02T20:36:00.001+00:002010-11-02T20:36:43.693+00:00Let’s Make a Gift of a Healing Blanket – Ravelry Group<p>Hello everyone I thought I’d just let you all know about this wonderful ravelry group. Working together all members use crochet energy and skills to produce gorgeous healing comforting blankets for people in times of need. The group is moderated by a lovely lady named Channelle and her ravelry username is goodbody.</p> <p>Members will be required to send in at least one 5” x 5” Granny or knitted square a month. You can send in more if you like. A healing blanket will be made from all of the squares that members send in and made with love. At least one blanket a month will be made and sent to a person who our group members feel needs it the most. Group members can nominate family members or friends who are ill or in need of healing. How special would it be to have a blanket made from all over the world…</p> <p><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/lets-make-a-gift-of-a-healing-blanket"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" src="http://assets3.ravelry.com/assets/30970620/two_hands_one_heart_by_SuperTao2.jpg" width="212" height="137"></a></p> <p align="center">To join the group <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/lets-make-a-gift-of-a-healing-blanket" target="_blank">click here.</a></p> <p align="center">If you’re not already a member of ravelry <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/invitations" target="_blank">click here to join.</a></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhpWVtQ3G6j4_ng5JG1SkCZjRaDzslCL2yvTksd62eo8_WHcqpGCdzZLCbzmTUTlmcRcEchjjloxEmGtSTeOgiu5l4Hyyc2udhmzcYeYuH75Z2hxdAY3tPvVCSl3fiUbo5KhcPbh7C6Q/s1600/bedford+175.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhpWVtQ3G6j4_ng5JG1SkCZjRaDzslCL2yvTksd62eo8_WHcqpGCdzZLCbzmTUTlmcRcEchjjloxEmGtSTeOgiu5l4Hyyc2udhmzcYeYuH75Z2hxdAY3tPvVCSl3fiUbo5KhcPbh7C6Q/s640/bedford+175.jpg" width="374" height="353"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/lets-make-a-gift-of-a-healing-blanket/1247585/1-25" target="_blank">Jim's Blanket</a></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunyjhk6pFxwnobrNP1XGul-Dob9MEXD2yq0qdAkXWR9mynTDm3M_9uxJw1aq3GsrxnP5C1aRniSlCtTf9kMmPjfAUQAPerleG9LRLCfZJo4hEZlSodweQcIk2nbW1sL7pJnswdry-NxQ/s1600/1+232.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunyjhk6pFxwnobrNP1XGul-Dob9MEXD2yq0qdAkXWR9mynTDm3M_9uxJw1aq3GsrxnP5C1aRniSlCtTf9kMmPjfAUQAPerleG9LRLCfZJo4hEZlSodweQcIk2nbW1sL7pJnswdry-NxQ/s400/1+232.jpg" width="300" height="400"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/lets-make-a-gift-of-a-healing-blanket/1290684/1-25" target="_blank">Ronnie's Blanket</a></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEjVkJeYbkZehF5i9ZMowG7V2J2HJlCBecwy_emha1nQeqOrtoZl0Kyeis6_zG1Bpdi4ZO1M7SMX0lrpfezXT6Mgj0JDB86DZrDteem1B5vYJpd04gvbVPvbTZ4YNpLOa04gPSk33Ev2g/s1600/1+872.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEjVkJeYbkZehF5i9ZMowG7V2J2HJlCBecwy_emha1nQeqOrtoZl0Kyeis6_zG1Bpdi4ZO1M7SMX0lrpfezXT6Mgj0JDB86DZrDteem1B5vYJpd04gvbVPvbTZ4YNpLOa04gPSk33Ev2g/s400/1+872.jpg" width="330" height="308"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/lets-make-a-gift-of-a-healing-blanket/1362964/1-25#7" target="_blank">Thomas's Blanket</a></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZyltcsFCruNkBILptKXVy4OXzLmMFoyACwm5zz2Jx-dpRfUnm7IPU0DO_-zDC10jGu_OURleF_0w4FAF044qNVkoEvnsn7XvXMC9QzaIUMpfFkpi48z5rUP1KWWTb_Q-M-Nb0qtmwf4/s1600/blanket+006.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZyltcsFCruNkBILptKXVy4OXzLmMFoyACwm5zz2Jx-dpRfUnm7IPU0DO_-zDC10jGu_OURleF_0w4FAF044qNVkoEvnsn7XvXMC9QzaIUMpfFkpi48z5rUP1KWWTb_Q-M-Nb0qtmwf4/s640/blanket+006.jpg" width="402" height="507"></a></p> <p align="center">Carol’s Blanket</p> The Sunroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515731055202890874noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570004397463416108.post-40395932742482175132010-10-24T17:12:00.001+01:002010-10-24T17:12:07.922+01:00Crochet Stitch Markers<p><img alt="Hand Made With Love Crochet Stitch Markers" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_570xN.169544069.jpg" width="368" height="333"></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/54852219/hand-made-with-love-crochet-stitch" target="_blank">To purchase click here.</a></p> <p><img alt="Handmade Imagine, Create, Trust -Silver Crochet Stitch Markers" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_570xN.169543946.jpg" width="373" height="338"></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/54852193/handmade-imagine-create-trust-silver" target="_blank">To purchase click here.</a></p> The Sunroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515731055202890874noreply@blogger.com0