crochet doily rug

 Hello there ☺
Today I'm sharing a crochet project that I've recently completed.  Thanks to a lovely class at a local craft store - Cotton Rose - I've made this giant doily. 

 It's a lovely addition to my bathroom!!  This rug is made with t-shirt yarn and I've used a size 10 crochet hook - so it's come up super chunky!

 I love the finished edging.

 It turned out to be a generous size - my rug measures just under one meter in diameter.

This was such a great project to do.  I enjoyed it so much, I've got another one on the go, with some t-shirt yarn I had in my stash ...................
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crochet blanket

 Hello there.  Lately, I've been filling in my spare time with this crochet blanket ☺.
Thought I'd share it here, as I love how it's turned out.  I love the wide stripes and the 'ombre' effect.

 The stitch is called Primrose Stitch and I've used the tutorial from Rescued Paw Designs!!  I love this website and have made a number of blankets with patterns and ideas from this spot.

 I've used six different colours in total and the stripes are 20 rows in each colour.
For the edging, I've chosen the pom-pom stitch which is just so fun to make.

 Both sides of the blanket are equally as nice and have a different effect.

 I really love the texture this stitch gives - the yarn is acrylic in 8ply and I used a 4mm crochet hook - so it crochets up fairly quickly.  This blanket measures 100cm x 125cm.

 I'll be adding this blanket to my pile to donate or giveaway.  You can read about and see the other blankets HERE.

Now I'm off to find another crochet project to make or finish off some other projects that I have around the place ☺
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crochet blanket project

 Hello again, I thought I would share the progress on my crochet blanket project.  I've completed three blankets and am now onto my fourth. 

 The last blog post I was working on the shell stitch blanket - this has come up all lovely and girly.  I always love the effect of wide stripes.

 ...... and I always love admiring, finished blankets ♥

 So now I'm onto the fourth.  I've gone with very boyish colours this time and have chosen the pattern - skinny ripple - a great tutorial is on the blog from Little Woollie.

 It's two rows of single crochet in a ripple pattern.  And I'm randomly changing the colours - this project involves using yarn from my stash, so some colours may be a bit limited ☺

It's also worked into the back loop only, so you are left with lovely texture in your blanket.  I'm really enjoying this one, even though it's going slow with single crochet.
Hopefully the weekend will allow some crochet time ☺
I'll keep you updated.
Thanks for popping by ♥

crochet blanket project

Hello there.  I'm working on a fun crochet project at the moment.  It involves using up my stash of yarn and crocheting up a bundle of blankets.  I'm planning to donate them to a charity organization for new mums. ☺

 So I already have these two.  Both use the granny stitch - one in a stripe design and the other in a chevron design.  These both came together quite quickly.

 Now I'm onto my third using different shades of pink with white.  This one is a basic shell stitch and will take a little longer.  I'm doing ten rows in each colour to create wide stripes.

 I love how this one is going .......................

I can't wait to see a pretty bundle of handmade crochet blankets - I will keep you updated on my progress ♥

chunky knit crochet blanket

 Hello, it's a week later and I've just finished up this blanket that I previously blogged about. 
It's turned out super chunky and is a cozy addition for my sons bed ☺

 I really love the texture in this blanket - it's a simple double crochet, but I've alternated between the front loop and back loop, every ten stitches.  

I've already started a new crochet project - from one blanket to the next ........ I'll be sharing that one soon.
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crochet dish cloth

 Hello there!  Well July has just flown by. 
This past week, I've been going thru all my many balls of yarn and sorting them all out.  While doing so, I came across a few 'work in progress' projects.  One of them being this crochet dish cloth.  It only needed a few more rows and then finishing off with a border.
So I did just that!  It was a nice little distraction in my busy week ☺
This is 100% Moda Vera Roulotte cotton which I picked up from Spotlight.  Being cotton, I thought it would make great wash cloths. 

 The pattern is single crochet, I've done five stitches in the back loop and then five stitches in the front loop; continuing this pattern in each row.  This creates a slight ridge and a texture to the cloth.

 I've gone around the edge with single crochet and then a row of small scallops to complete.

It's rather pretty and will be a nice addition to my kitchen sink.  I've got more yarn left over and also more in another colour, so I think I'll make up a few more of these.

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crochet rag basket

 Hello there, hope you are having a lovely weekend.  
This past week, I took a drive and found a cute little crafty fabric/yarn store - I purchased some t-shirt yarn - they had 800 gr balls and I found one in this gorgeous yellow. 
I also snapped this cute pic of my youngest in front of the store!!


I love making the rag baskets - this yarn is perfect for that kind of project.  I found a pattern in my newest crochet book - Modern Crochet ☺

 I decided on a medium sized basket, one that could hold a few things at least.

 The patterns in this book are just beautiful == very clear, easy to follow and lots of photographs for those who like visual instructions ☺

 I like how this pattern finishes off with a row of slip stitch - it creates a nice little finishing edge.

As you can see, I've filled this basket up with yarn balls === for photographic purposes ☺  I'm planning to give this one away.

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Baby crochet blanket

 Hello crafty people - hope you've had a wonderful week.
I have finished the stripey baby crochet blanket that I've been working on.  It's turned out so nice.  I first blogged about this blanket HERE.
I went with a random pattern and did two stripes wider than the rest, just to add in some variations.  It ended up being 90 rows, then I added in a border.

 The border is a few rows of single crochet, then a scallop border.  I think it turned out very pretty ☺

 It has such lovely texture and feels nice and warm.

 There weren't too many loose ends to finish off and it required no blocking!

I'm going to be sending this blanket on it's way and I hope the recipient will love it.  It was a lovely project to have on the go ........................ now for the next one.  I have a few orders from my boys ☺

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my boshi yarn

 Hi there, recently I purchased some 'my boshi' yarn from Spotlight - they had a 40% discount on yarns, so I thought it was a good time to try out some of this yarn, designed especially for beanies, although I'm sure you could make any kind of project with it!
My littlest one was needing a beanie for those walks to the bus in the morning, so I chose this red and blue to match in with his uniform!

 I found a pattern on the internet, just a basic beanie pattern.  Then I added on the ear flaps, using another pattern.  So I pretty much merged two patterns to create this one!
myboshi yarn is 70% acrylic and 30% merino wood - a perfect blend for beanies - it's warm and very durable.  I found that the beanie was quite structured once crocheted - the yarn is 8ply but feels quite a bit thicker ......
I used a 5mm crochet hook for this project!

 So here is the beanie; a nice and snug fit!

Because I had left-over yarn, I made some matching 'fingerless hand-warmers' - he loves these, especially as our mornings are starting to be rather cool!

I would love to try this yarn for a floor rug - that's a project to go on my list of 'things to try' .........................

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wip: wednesday

 Hello there, I hope your week is going well.
I've started a new crochet project and thought I'd share it here!

 So it started off like this:  three balls of soft yarn and a new tote.  I knew I wanted to make a baby blanket to giveaway.
So I found this lovely pattern HERE and decided to go with it ............

 We went camping over last weekend, so this is when the blanket started.  It was perfect for the rainy days that we had ☺  And I actually accomplished quite a bit.

 I'm going with a bit of 'randomness' with a few wider stripes and will mix up the colours a little, rather than do them in order.

 This yarn in 8ply is super soft and lovely to work with.  I'm using a 4.5 crochet hook.

 And the texture is lovely too ☺  It's quite similar to my previous blanket, but this stitch creates more of a ridge.

So it's going along quite nicely ...... now that we are having cooler Autumn days, I'm sure I will be getting cozy by my fire with crochet and tea.  Sounds perfect to me ☺

Thanks for popping by and I'll share some more soon ♥

wip: wednesday

 Hello there - time for another wip: wednesday share.  Once again, ( like last Wednesday) I'm sharing a finished WIP ☺
I started this blanket late last year and was just plodding along with it.
I posted about it HERE!
March came along, and I decided that I would like to have it finished by the end of the month!
And here it is!!!

 I found this pattern at Rescued Paw - a very lovely blog with lots of gorgeous idea's.  Do take the time to check it out!

 I really love the texture the blanket stitch provides.  It has a very warm feel about it.

 I've added in pops of colour between the grey and white - it has a retro feel about it.  I was never a purple fan, but I've ended up with two shades in this project ♥

And here it sits over one of our living room couches.
This was definitely one of my most favourite projects ever!!

Thanks for following along ♥

wip: wedneday

 Hello - it's mid week and I'm sharing a few WIP's ☺
Two weeks ago I posted HERE!
I've been playing around with t-shirt yarn. It's rather fun to work with.
My floor cushion is on hold as I wait for more orange yarn, but I did pick up some black from our local Bunnings in the gardening section.
I decided to try and make a floor rug using the yarn and also cotton twine.

 I kind of 'winged' it with the pattern and hence it didn't stay flat.  Instead of a floor rug, its made it onto our outdoor setting table as a mat ☺  I kind of like it there; even if it wasn't how I planned it.  

 Looks like a spider likes the spot too!!!!

 I'm still hoping to try out a floor rug; next time I will follow a pattern ☺

 You will remember this colourful project, especially if you follow me on instagram.

 It's coming along nicely and makes me happy when I'm working on it.  I love the pops of colour against the white!

 I have a long way to go; I'm not even counting how many I still need to make!

 I like having a few projects on the go at one time.  Makes it interesting.  This is one that I started late last year.
I'm following this pattern from HERE.

 I'm just loving this stitch - I plan to do 10 rows in each colour and I have about 10 different colours picked out.  I'm calling it my retro blanket.  You will need to follow along as I reveal more of the colours ............... ☺

I'm hoping to finish this one for Winter ☺

Looking forward to sharing more of these projects as they progress ☺

Today I'm linking up with Bec at Handmade + Home

Wishing you a creative week.
That's all for this Wednesday ♥♥