I began the project as written, however as you can see I veered away from it. I used the size US 15 needles and did 6 repeats of the lace pattern as prescribed, however then I did 8 rows of stockinette with size US 8 needles. I then returned to the size 15 needles and went back to the lace pattern, rather than making two squares and stitching them up. To seam up the sides, I crocheted them together with a large hook (to be honest I'm not sure what size it is). I then picked up stitches along the top and did about 6 rows of stockinette again, before doing an applied I-cord top that later turned into a handle and was grafted to itself. So yeah... I kind of started making my own pattern that was definitely based on this one.
I seem to be into projects that finish quickly after beginning them. This is one such project! It was great for working on while drinking coffee and waking up in the morning, as well as to watch movies during. Very relaxing indeed, and practical too! I feel I will be making more of these. I began the project as written, however as you can see I veered away from it. I used the size US 15 needles and did 6 repeats of the lace pattern as prescribed, however then I did 8 rows of stockinette with size US 8 needles. I then returned to the size 15 needles and went back to the lace pattern, rather than making two squares and stitching them up. To seam up the sides, I crocheted them together with a large hook (to be honest I'm not sure what size it is). I then picked up stitches along the top and did about 6 rows of stockinette again, before doing an applied I-cord top that later turned into a handle and was grafted to itself. So yeah... I kind of started making my own pattern that was definitely based on this one. The bag was knit using leftover Red Heart acrylic yarn that I found in my stash.
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My apologies for neglecting my duties as a blogger... Life continues to get in the way, but I'm here now and let me catch you up on my crafting addictions as of late! (Promise this post is mostly pictures!) I finally finished the Ashton Shawlette! It feels like it took me forever. Unfortunately I'm not ecstatic about the finished project, and am a little disappointed. I hadn't realized that I had messed up a portion of the chart on one half of the shawlette, nor did I realize I had done the cast-off too tightly thus creating a straight edge rather than a scalloped one at the bottom. Oh well. My family's poor little shih tzu dog, Tobey, was feeling sorely neglected due to the presence of my new service dog, Patty. He was getting very jealous that she got to sleep in my bed and was following me everywhere. To help lessen the sting, I made him his own little bed from some scraps of superhero fabric that I had. Just two simply squares sewn together with a little polyester fiberfill between them to create a soft little bed for him in my room. And finally, I began a new embroidery project called "Spring Sampler" that I found on Pinterest. The pattern is from Bakercourt – Design, Bake, Craft. It's a lot of fun to work so far, and is putting my embroidery skills to the test. I decided to stitch it on some cotton fabric that I had, after dyeing it a nice beige color with some extra strong coffee. And I transferred the design using my window as a lightbox and lightly penciled it onto the fabric before stitching. So that's my crafting adventure as of late. What have you been working on? Let me know in the comments below if there are any awesome projects out there that I'm missing out on! After taking care of Patty, my service dog, I pulled out a skein of sock yarn that had been languishing in my stash because I was unsure of what to do with it. A brief scan of my Ravelry queue though, and I knew I'd be starting the Ashton Shawlette today! The way the chart is going I maybe finishing it, too. It works up very quickly, and the chart pattern is very easy to read. I am using US 6 needles (32" long) and sock yarn from Knit It Up's line Sock Yarn Cinema (the Twilight colorway). It is shaping up to be a nice, quiet Saturday watching movies and knitting. Also, I promised I'd plug my boyfriend's blog... So for all of you gamers out there, check out the blog for Aero Studios, which documents the creative process of an independent game designer. His ideas are really good (and yes, I am saying this from an objective position!), and I really encourage you to check him out.
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