crochet anyone ?

Justamum

wik wrote: »

fingers crossed this works.. my first bird .. and first ever posting a pic on here

http://i1277.photobucket.com/albums/y483/whysowik/IMG_2291_zps27ac3b59.jpg

That's really sweet. I've seen that style of bird done in fabric before, but it looks really nice in crochet too.

tru

My owls (click on pic for larger image)



I can't seem to follow any of the patterns for owls, so I made this up. Probably not original, but it feels like it is I don't think the ears on the smaller one look quite right :undecided

I'm not sure how to write a pattern properly, but this makes sense to me, lol. Where I've written 2 stitches on the same line, it means they go into the same stitch – is that the right way to write it? Happy to be put straight

I read a blog (which I can't find again!) that said to try the rounds slighty differently. Instead of counting the chain at the beginning of each round as the first tr, count it as the last instead. I tried it and my circles are much neater.

Small owl
Magic ring
3 chain then 11tr into ring
3 chain then 2tr into each stitch
htr
tr, dtr, 1 chain
tr, htr
2 sl st
htr, tr, 1 chain
dtr, tr
htr
sl st to finish

Eyes – 8 dc into magic ring, french knot in centre
Beak is embroidered on

Large owl
Magic ring
3 chain then 11tr into ring
3 chain then 2tr into each stitch
3 chain, 1tr into 1st stitch, 2tr into next stitch, repeat all the way round
htr
tr
tr, dtr, 1 chain
tr, htr
3 sl st
htr, tr, 1 chain
dtr, tr
tr
htr
sl st to finish

Eyes – 3 chain then 11tr into magic ring, french knot in centre
Beak is embroidered on

Moorhen

Thanks for this pattern Tru,

I will have a go!:)

fuddle

Aw tru they would be lovely school bag charms for DD's. Thank you!

dizzy_lizzie

Yay new pics. All lovely as usual :T
I promised one of my makes ages ago but I'm just getting used to the new laptop so here goes...name bunting. Crocheted and then sewn on felt letters.

x

bargainbird

loving all the makes......well done :T

pennib

dizzy_lizzie wrote: »

Yay new pics. All lovely as usual :T
I promised one of my makes ages ago but I'm just getting used to the new laptop so here goes...name bunting. Crocheted and then sewn on felt letters.

x

That is so nice. :T

tru

Cracked it, after lots of swearing, unravelling and restarting The sides are almost straight

missmilly

tru wrote: »

Cracked it, after lots of swearing, unravelling and restarting The sides are almost straight

Lovely, very well done and I love the colours.

Oh and I know that feeling so very well it took me an age to figure out the sides of the ripple :rotfl:

neenaww

Ooo didnt know there was a crochet thread too!!
Hello... I have been crocheting since, well forever! My nana taught me to knit and crochet when I was very young. I have always knitted but the crochet, though I love it, I have never been able to follow a pattern. I obviously know all the stitches I just have no idea what they are called or how to follow a pattern! I have been looking on youtube and now I learn that there are USA and UK terms and both are different!!! Argh! Any advice at all would be appreciated! Its so much more 'portable' than knitting and I am sure its faster too!!