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Thanks Jennyjelly when I looked at the blog you mentioned I found the perfect shawl pattern on there - I have been looking for months for one like it and now Im off to start crochettingClearing the junk to travel light
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erm.. Oki, so I only took up crocheting for the lent thing, and have to be honest, since my first 8 hour splurge learning and then making not quite the same sized circles towards my erm "scarf"... seriously, are those bowls crocheted???? honest? I am soooo amazed! As a newbie, I thought crochet is with wool.. those are AMAZING! (ofc if they arent crocheted and you all do fancy rag rug type things too, then Im still so very impressed its untrue!)
Everyone else does such clever things too, the blanket and the dog are so lovely! but come on... the bowls... crochet??? I am just so blown away if its true - sorry to be such a complete newbie
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Thanks so much for that method of cutting fabric strips Jennyjelly.I had already started cutting out my DHs T shirts,and have been making a bath mat,but tbh the strip cutting was the worst bit as it was taking ages- just going round in a spiral,I saw that on a blog somewhere,but the one you've posted is much quicker.I've just cut another T up,so I'll poss finish it this afternoon now.:j
I'm making it like a giant granny square cos thats what I'm best at,with my 10mm hook.:heartsmil 'A woman is like a teabag: You never know her strength until you drop her in hot water'. (Eleanor Roosevelt)0 -
Is there a pattern for the crochet bowls anywhere?0
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Thanks for all the kind comments - they are crocheted honestly! And Jex, you can crochet with absolutely anything - I'm experimenting with old video tapes at the moment!
I worked them with quite a tight tension and as the fabric is thick they have turned out very chunky and hardwearing. I didn't use a pattern, I just made a flat circle using this method in double crochet, starting with about 5 dc's into a ring and continuing to increase until the circle is as wide as I wanted to bottom of the bowl to be, then continued with no increases until the bowl was a high as I wanted, then tapered the end bit by doing a couple of slip stitches then fastening off, so you don't get a big 'step' in the top edge.
I'll try and post proper instructions if anyone is interested.Oh dear, here we go again.0 -
WOW Jenny jelly your so clever,would never have thought to use old video tapes ,I just use wool ,lol.
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Arty doll I just had a look at your blog and it's so nice to see the face behind the beautiful blankets! One day (when I have time which probably means never!) I plan to start a blog, but at the moment I have trouble finding time just to post on here and add pics to my flickr.
Anyway, just wanted to say that I particularly love your blanket with the blue, white and cream squares in diagonal rows. It looks so professional!Oh dear, here we go again.0 -
Thanks so much for that method of cutting fabric strips Jennyjelly.I had already started cutting out my DHs T shirts,and have been making a bath mat,but tbh the strip cutting was the worst bit as it was taking ages- just going round in a spiral,I saw that on a blog somewhere,but the one you've posted is much quicker.I've just cut another T up,so I'll poss finish it this afternoon now.:j
I'm making it like a giant granny square cos thats what I'm best at,with my 10mm hook.
RosyRed, I've just come across something here that might be of interest to you when you are cutting T-shirts (similar principle to the pillow cases). Hope it helps.
Can't wait to see the results of your labours!Oh dear, here we go again.0 -
Hi all! I'm a long time lurker on this thread, just wanted to ask some advice.
I'd like to make some plant pot covers, and I wondered if there was some sort of formula to follow.
If I have a pot of x circumference at the bottom, y circumference at the top and of height z, is there a formula to tell me I need to use a certain amount of stitches on the first row and how much I need to increase by?
I'm probably being a bit lazy, I should really just do it and experiment, but I wondered if anyone more experienced than me might have a guide?
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If I have a pot of x circumference at the bottom, y circumference at the top and of height z, is there a formula to tell me I need to use a certain amount of stitches on the first row and how much I need to increase by?
When I made this pot cover I was wondering the same thing. However increasing proved unecessary as the cover seemed to fit itself to the pot by itself. I just kept to the same amount of stitches all the way up and it was fine. It may depend on the elasticity of your yarn though.0
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