The Grand Unveiling….
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
I’ve always got a lot of different projects on the go at once, sewing, crocheting, painting, furniture renovation…. but I’ve finally got round to actually finishing two, which means this post is solely dedicated to the showing off my wares.
I proudly present, my first two finished crochet projects…..
The hat was a massive case of trial and error, and actually involved a lot of pattern adjustment - the instructions meant the hat turned out more like a beret than a beanie, and although that would be fine, I actually wanted a much smaller style hat.
The bird cushion started life as a table mat, but for some reason I ended up with far too many stitches, which meant that the edges curled - rather than unpick it, I folded it in half and was inspired by the shape to create a bird shaped cushion. The beak is just two triangles sewn on either side of the crochet piece that makes up the body, and the wing is a circle with increases at one end to create the pointed shape - the wing was the most difficult part to work out, as so far all I’ve ever done is follow patterns! I got there in the end though, and have to say I’m pretty pleased with both of them.
I now have visions of combining my love of fashion and crochet to make beaded, crocheted, woven jewellery and waistcoats. Now I just need to find a pattern….!
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I am utterly loving the crochet, young Miss, and kinda want that cushion and the one you have behind it too…