Crochet Skirt - Catch A Wave!
My first crochet garment in a long while - and so happy with the results. It was made with Lion Brand Cotton Ease in 2 shades - charcoal and stone - and a size G-6 crochet hook. The construction of this piece is the most interesting: you make the “waves” at the bottom first, worked side-to-side with singles, doubles, and trebles to make the pattern, then attached in a ring, and turned to make the body of the skirt in circles. Kept it interesting for sure!
Pattern from: Crochet Today (March 08)
The best part? It fits! Put elastic at the waise as directed, and need to wear it with a slip (instead of trying to line it), but so very happy. For sure ready to attempt another garment.
Looking forward to down-sizing the scale of the waves to make more beverage sleeves - good way to use up the excess yarn and I think will be quite cute.
More Courtside Booties
On February 19th, I saw something amazing that I never thought I would. Days later, I still couldn’t believe that I was a part of something so special. On February 19th, my sister gave birth a beautiful baby girl, and I was there to see it. Not being a fan of kids, not being interested in children of my own or being pregnant, this was a miracle to see. My brother-in-law even got to help deliver her. The whole thing was incredible, not gross or weird as you would think. It was a very special bonding experience for our family. Thank you to my sister for letting us be a part of Landry’s birth.
My dad with Landry Kate
What does this have to do with booties? Well I had to make such a beautiful girl her own beautiful shoes! And the courtside booties I’d made before just seemed like the perfect choice.
Pattern from: Crochet Today (September 07 issue)
Made them with Cascade Fixation this time, to give them some added stretch, alone with white Baby Soft. Paired with a size F-5 hook, these work up surprisingly quickly and are fun to make.
She looks mighty cute in them, although she has some growing to do before they really fit.
Ravelry - Get On It!
If you are an avid knitter or crocheter, and read any blogs or listen to any podcasts, you have CERTAINLY heard of the amazingness that is RAVELRY. If you haven’t heard of it, wake up! Ravelry is so incredible, and completely to blame for my lack of blog updates recently. I’m UberOrange, please look me up and add me as your friend!
It is so many things, I can’t cover them all. My favorites?
- The perfect online tool for organizing your yarn, hooks, needles and projects.
- An amazing source of patterns, both free and for purchase.
- A simple way to see other people who have made a project, so you can see how a project looks made in different yarns and by different people. Priceless when it comes to making project decisions.
- An easy way to talk to other crafters and get help with projects
- The perfect way to become a new designer. I’m even one!
- Great pattern and book library, to organize your stash and browse others.
I can’t say enough about Ravelry other than to get on it yourself! It takes a little patience to get on the list, but so worth it. And the site itself has so much to it, it can seem a little daunting, but it is addictive once you start. And be sure to set up a Flickr account if you don’t already have one, otherwise no way to put pictures on your site.
www.ravelry.com
Crochet Circle Scarflette
This is a perfect stash-buster, as well as being a quick and easy scarf. Works up sooo much faster than a regular scarf, and is so much more fun! The original is made with really beautiful color changes, while I made mine with just three colors and changed them randomly. You make the scarf with rings, connecting them as you go. Great fashion accessory!
Pattern from: CrochetMe.com
Made with: Size H hook, small amounts of 3 colors of Simply Soft