WEEK 8 GRANNY, a light weight hoilday project....

and my last post for a week or so...a cruise to enjoy! lol

 

I decided I needed to take a light weight project with me on holiday so this...

week 8 granny motif is it...was thinking evening jacket of some description BUT....

it might make a great evening bag?.....Really not sure what it will become yet
I'm using all the pale blues and greens I have.
EVENING JACKET...
I would like to make an Evening Jacket at some point in this motif but in antique white, silvers and pale greys with just a hint of colour.

 

I also have lots of oranges and red too so a second project......A close up of the cotton ribbon centre and the shiny 2 round of 24 short loops

 

COLINETTE RIBBON YARNS

A project specifically to use ribbon yarns....I bought a bag of random coloured yarns from Colinette a few months back and wanted to use them in a project.....

A cotton ribbon for the centre and a shiny ribbon for the second round

 

PATTERN

WEEK 8 Granny motif

USA Terms, 5mm hook, ribbon yarn

A two round circular motif with quite a close fit together

 

Ch 8, sl st to complete circle

R1: 24 dc into the circle, sl st to complete round (24dc)

R2: attach second shinier ribbon in any st, ch4, sc in next stitch, ch4 sc in next st, repeat until you have 24 short loops, sl st to comp[lete round. (24x4 ch loops)

 

Use join as you go, 4 loops at a time...a first motif will have 6 motifs around it.

 

 

HAPPY HOOKING

I'll be back in March with Week 9 Granny

Week 7 Octagon turned into a flower

Week 7 Octagon becomes Week 8 Flower...

with some minor changes

 

and then some more changes

 

 

 

and just a few made..

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how one idea leads to another.....

 

 

Happy Hooking x

PATTERN LINK HERE

WEEK 7 GRANNY...mini Octagon

A mini Octagon for you this morning...loving this one so much i might take it on holiday and see where it goes from the 9motif patch i have at the moment.

Sorry the pictures are BAD......I will re take as soon as it get light and I can get outside, the light wasn't great when I finished it last night so it was taken in semi darkness lol.
Some better Pictures....
AFTERNOONUPDATE: what it could look like as a blanket done in 3 colours not two...

OCTAGON PATTERN:

USA terms 3.5mm hook or a 4mm

DK yarn

Ch 3, sl st, into a circle...col 1

R1: 12 dc into circle, sl st to complete round....col 2

R2: 2sc in each st, sl st to complete round....col 3

 

close up of a 2 colour motif

 

 R3: Start in any stitch, 2dc in first and second st, chain 3 and miss a st, repeat until you have 8 sides sl st to complete round.

Use join as you go to attach them.

Join as you go is a simple sl st through the matched st of another motif

Make it in two colours or three...

edge every 9 motifs with a band of colour and join the blocks of 9

change the colour change the look...

 Have fun and Happy Hooking everyone

 

 

WEEK 6 Granny....free mini hexagon pattern

Again sorry for being so behind with the weekly Square catching up in the next few days.

 

Week 6 Granny is a Mini Hexagon

USA Terms as always

5mm hook DK yarn

 

PATTERN:

NOTE: An easy 2 round hexagon that I prefered to stitch together thought the back of the stitch only.

USA Terms as usual, DK yarn, 5mm hook.

 

ch 3, sl st into a circle

R1: Make 6 spokes, ch 4 as first spoke, dc, ch2 repeat until you have 6 spokes and 6 spaces

 

R2: 2dc, 2 ch, 2dc in every chain 2 space, sl st to complete round. (6 sides)

 

how easy is that then?

Have fun

 

 

 

 

Week 5 POPCORN FLOWER MOTIF granny square...sorry it is really late.

I will be catching up this week with all granny squares and flowers.

 

Week 5: THE POPCORN FLOWER:

SQUARE.....

or HEXAGON...

 

There are a few variations in blog land, several on which let the last stitch go from the hook, then pick up the begining of the 'petal' and then re pick up the dropped stitch again before doing the chain spacing!!!!

 

NOTE: the bigger the chain space say 3 ch space will give a sharper squarer looking 'petal'

No chain, or 1 chain space will give a rounder more puff like motif as below

 

Popcorn stitch is often used to form petals in flowers. But it looks very like a pleat with a chain space between

 

POPCORN SQUARE MOTIF PATTERN:

 

USA Terms, 5mm hook and DK yarn

Most popcorns are done with a dc but I use a treble to give a slightly bigger 'popcorn' or 'petal'

 

Chain 4, sl st into a circle

Round 1: 12 dc into circle sl st to complete round

Round 2: 5 tr, into the 1st st,

turn the motif over, sl st into the first treble,

 chain 3, 5 trebles into the next st, turn to the back of the motif, sl st into the ch3 space, pull the yarn through and do 3ch sts as the space.

Repeat until you have a popcorn in each st, then sl st into the top of the first popcorn

 

Round 3: start in any ch 3 space, 3dc, 2ch, 3dc (corner) 2sc in the next space, ch 1, 2sc in the next space, then do 3dc, 2ch, 3dc, in the next space repeat until you have a square, sl st to complete the round.

Round 4; 1dc, 2ch, 1dc in each corner and 1dc in each stitch for the sides. Each side should have 13 dc and 2 chain corners

 

TO MAKE A HEXAGON

Make the motif to round 2 (flower)

ROUND 3: start in any space, 3dc, 2ch, 3dc (corner) 3dc in next space, repeat 5 more times (6sides)

sl st to complete round

 

Another square tomorrow

happy hooking x

 

Can I get this excited about my first book?

Seems it is pre-orderable on Amazon released on the 7th May.

 

link to Granny Squares on Amazon

 

I can't tell you how excited I am.......3year type excited I'm afraid lol

It really is a dream come true for me.

 

If you feel like helping me out with a bit of publicity.....TELL EVERYONE hehehe, Please.

 

It's been sold to USA too for those across the pond that have asked

Australia I'm not sure of yet.

 

Happy Hooking everyone x

Almost finished the lace top......

Another couple of rows of motifs to do or one and an edging?

 

won't be wearing it over a t-shirt on my holiday but just to share the shape I have decided on.....

played around with different ways and became too complicated so went with an

identical front and back

14 motif's in a round and going to do at least another row with a decorative edging or two more rows

 

Holiday arangements have been brought forward to February so slight panic to get this top finished in time but I will catch up with the weekly Granny Square and Flower motif before I go away

 

Crossing everything......

for the holiday we wanted last year and couldn't manage to arrange...

A cruise, only a 7 day one

and not sailing from the UK, we have to fly to the Canary Islands first

but so excited and not long to wait, just hoping Phil can change his  holiday week at work

 

Catch up as soon as I have finished the top and sorted the square out for you

 

HAPPY HOOKING EVERYONE X

Super Chunky Cowl...and a GS coat in the making

New super chunky cowl, and the GS coat in the making...

made some wrist warmers to go with the cowl but no photo yet.

 

If you want a really quick project, try the super Chunky yarns.

76 Granny Squares for the coat made so far

 

Happy Hooking everyone x

Granny Square jacket...or it might be a coat

Added a few more squares yesterday at Knit and Natter

working the jacket/coat in two halves because it is a design in the making, I am deciding what size, length and shape I want as I go

Left a square out at the neck but it now has one in the back.

 

 

Basically a kimono Style.....

1: Tried a sleeve of 4 square width and a triagle under the arm first but that was too bulky

2: Second option was to make a wider kimono style sleeve with 6 squares. That works so far

3: The sleeve length will be next I think

4: Then the jacket/coat length

5: Then the width..wide and loose or a slimmer fit

6: Then the neckline and edging

 

Pop in for regular updates

 

Happy Hooking everyone x

GRANNY SQUARE JACKET it is......

Made a few more circle last night and this morning because I decided to make a Granny Square Jacket

I have enough circle to make a jacket front, going to make them all before I crochet them together into a jacket...every one should be different.

And really should finish the lace top at least if not the wool/alpaca jacket as well, before aking the new jacket, not sure my will power is good enough though these colourfull little circle and the using up of end balls is very enticing lol

Mostly using up all those little end balls you have saved because you can't bear to throw them away

 and I am joining them with A beige Marble DK from James C Brett.

 

Happy Hooking every one x

 

Wk 4 GS CIRCLE IN A SQUARE PROJECTS TO COME?

Blanket.....

 

or a cardy?

 

 

Too much or just enough colour for me lol?

 

Happy Hooking everyone

 

 

WK 4 Granny Square...

Wk 4 Granny square......a circle in a square

PATTERN

Ch 3, sl st into circle
Round 1: 16dc into circle, sl st to complete round (16sts)
Round 2: 2dc in each st, sl st to complete round (32sts)
Round 3: sc in space ch 3, repeat 15 more times, sl st, to complete (16 chain loops)
Round 4: Start in any chain space, 2dc,ch2,2dc, ch1, 2sc in next space, ch1,2sc in next space,ch1, 2sc in next space, ch1, repeat 3 more times (4corners and 4 sides)

 

This Lavendar one is a mix of the GS and Friday flower

 

FRIDAY FLOWER

 

FRIDAY FLOWER PATTERN
Ch 4
Round 1: 8dc with 2ch between sl st to complete
Round 2 sc in space, 3 ch between, sl st, to complete round
Round 3: change colour 4 dc in eachch loop with 2ch, between each, sl st to complete round
Round 4: start in any space, 2dc 2ch 2dc, ch4, 2sc in next space, ch4, repeat 3 more times, sl st to complete round. (4 corners, 4 sides)
Round 5 1dc,ch2,1dc in corner space, 1dc in next 2 sts, 3dc in next ch space, 1dc in next 2 sts, 3dc in next ch space, 1dc in next 2 sts, repeat 3 more times, sl st to complete round.

 

HAPPY HOOKING

UPDATE: Added a variation to the Friday Flower 19. Jan 2013
LINK HERE

Crochet Lace Cuffs....

Another round on the oatmeal lace top, but I will soon need more yarn so need to track it down.

Bought a new cardy in the sales, same colour although a mat finish but the motif will make a great cuff as well as the top....

so I will order an extra ball for trims.

 

Happy Hooking x

 

BAMBOO/COTTON TOP PROGRESS

making progress with the bamboo/cotton top back and front has a triangle of flower motif's and a complete circle for the neck.

 

 

Found some wool/alpaca in an oatmeal colour in the sale today too so a moss stitch jacket about to be started to wear with this top I think...

 

Moss St sample....lovely yarn from the new Hobby Craft in Telford just £1.89 per 50 gram ball...grat price for wool /alpaca don't you think?

 

Happy Hooking everyone xx

Number 2 and 3 already started

Funny how one granny square can grab you isn't it?

After finishing the Passion top and loving it so much and so did you it seems, thank you so much for all the lovely things you said about it...really cheered me up such lovely crochet Friends I have in the blog world

Any way back to the wk 2 GS 2013 Motif....I have started two more the plain one in a beige has a slight pattern change.....can you see it makes a slight difference to the design?

 a how to collage for the centre

other wise it is the same pattern, also can you see it is finer yarn and 4mm hook so a tad smaller
takes me about 8-9 minutes to make a motif now too so although I will need to make a few extra to keep the measurements the same, it probably wouldn't take me many more hours to make if I was making it exactly the same.

link to more about the 3rd Top HERE

WK3 Friday Fower is a bit late but will be on The Flower Bed By Monday

Happy Hooking everyone x