January CAL
I am not a natural crocheter. Two needles I understand, I can edit a pattern on the fly, can see where the designer is going and it all just flows. Give me a single hook though and things get interesting. By which I mean historically …
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Macaroon Blossom Afghan
For my second foray into crochet afghans I’m making the Macaroon Blossom Afghan by Astrii Elizabeth. Follow along and we’ll find out if my finished project comes close to the ideal! 14 July 2021 The journey starts! My first parcel of yarn arrived today. The …
Persian tiles completed!
The Persian Tiles crochet blanket is finally done. By the numbers: 1 false start with wrong colours 10 days waiting because I misjudged the amount of teal and blue wool needed 2 seasons of The Mentalist watched Approx 100 hours of time spent Approx 3000 …
It’s so close (Persian Tiles)
My crochet experiment is nearly over. In the above photo you can see all the tiles laid out to double check everything was done. I am tickled that the Persian Tiles afghan is lying on my Turkish rug, but it is a busy photo! You’re …
Persian Tiles #2
I’m really enjoying this piece of work. It is finally coming together and I can see the end. I worked the first tile through and learnt along the way. Then 15 tiles with each round done at the same time. Here’s the progress breakdown. You …
Persian Tiles Blankets
I did the first tile on this blanket in full so that I can understand the pattern. But since then I’ve been doing the remaining 15 large tiles in groups. This is the perfect pattern for that. Each round is a different colour and there …
Persian Tiles Blanket
I am working out my issues with crochet by doing the Persian Tiles blanket by Jane Crowfoot. It is an amazing pattern and I hope I can write a knitting pattern half as well at some point in the near future. I am not someone …