I finally finished the pink blanket with the Q-sized hook! I didnt follow the pattern for the border that was printed up with the blanket pattern... i made up my own!
Sunday, February 28, 2010
The big pink blanket is done!
I finally finished the pink blanket with the Q-sized hook! I didnt follow the pattern for the border that was printed up with the blanket pattern... i made up my own!
Sunday, February 14, 2010
The Pattern for the Biggest Spool of Yarn Ever
It dawned on me, that I should include the patterns for the items I have made...
The pink blanket with the Q hook
http://happyyellowhouse.com/htm/hailey.html
although this pattern does not call for a Q size hook, I badly wanted to use the Q that my mom dug out of her crochet bag. So I improvised, and used 3 strands of yarn instead of 1. Hence the need for the ridiculous spool my family and I invented.
For the yellow baby blanket (UPDATED) try either of these 2
The pink blanket with the Q hook
http://happyyellowhouse.com/htm/hailey.html
although this pattern does not call for a Q size hook, I badly wanted to use the Q that my mom dug out of her crochet bag. So I improvised, and used 3 strands of yarn instead of 1. Hence the need for the ridiculous spool my family and I invented.
For the yellow baby blanket (UPDATED) try either of these 2
http://www.coatsandclark.com/cgi-bin/MsmGo.exe?grab_id=57&page_id=15206912&query=baby+blanket+and+teddy+bear&hiword=BABYS+BEARD+BEARS+BLANK+BLANKETS+BLANKS+TEDDIE+TEDDIES+and+baby+bear+blanket+teddy+
the pattern can be found in the pdf... I would recommend using a larger hook than they say for the blanket (i have been unsuccessful at making the bear... I really want to though) but use a larger hook unless you work your patterns loosely. I do everything to tight so mine came out quite small. I also did about 140 rows instead of 100, because it was too small. I also did a border of single crochet 3 times around the perimeter in yellow before adding the white scalloped border.
For the Scarf
http://www.bernat.com/pattern.php?PID=2350
I used alpaca yarn also by Bernat for the scarf I made for my sister...it says 4 balls, you can try it if you want to use the yarn they call for, but I used probably 10 for the scarf...I dont think theres was long enough to wrap around, so I made it longer. But make sure to get all the yarn together if you can, so you dont have to worry about die lots... that was a pain!
http://www.coatsandclark.com/NR/rdonlyres/00F1DF04-1F0F-4B7C-A342-9CD35730DA00/55884/LT1573F.pdf
the pattern can be found in the pdf... I would recommend using a larger hook than they say for the blanket (i have been unsuccessful at making the bear... I really want to though) but use a larger hook unless you work your patterns loosely. I do everything to tight so mine came out quite small. I also did about 140 rows instead of 100, because it was too small. I also did a border of single crochet 3 times around the perimeter in yellow before adding the white scalloped border.
For the Scarf
http://www.bernat.com/pattern.php?PID=2350
I used alpaca yarn also by Bernat for the scarf I made for my sister...it says 4 balls, you can try it if you want to use the yarn they call for, but I used probably 10 for the scarf...I dont think theres was long enough to wrap around, so I made it longer. But make sure to get all the yarn together if you can, so you dont have to worry about die lots... that was a pain!
Monday, February 8, 2010
Biggest spool of yarn I've ever seen
I am making another baby blanket, this time with a size Q hook. My mom found it in her crochet bag from years ago, and I had to make something with it. Because the hook is so big I am using 3 strands of yarn...which proved to be a big pain, unraveling 3 skeins (1 lb each) at the same time... (many tangles) So I had the great idea to put them all together on a paper towel roll. After not even half of it was rolled on there wasnt any more room.. so I thought... WRAPPING PAPER ROLL! And using a power drill to rotate the roll, we got all of the yarn on. Its still semi-tangled on the roll... so it will be challenging (next time i will roll right from the beginning and not after I already started the project... and also we will use PVC pipe instead of a flimsy wrapping paper roll! Its pretty funny looking though!
Continuing on with the cross stitch
The cross stitch is very time consuming, but so cute. I am not sure I am going to want to let this go when I am done with it. But I will, and I found out my deadline...March. I better get MOVING!
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