Stripy Fun

Im almost at the end 

of this stripy goodness

This has been one of my 

favorite things to crochet

Lots of colors and 

stripy patterns

I was a little worried

about maintaining my stitch count

But with stitch markers 

its been pretty easy

I cant wait 

to get to the end of one row

and start another color and pattern

Now to decide 

on the color(s) for the border

Im thinking maybe red

Robin

Ta Da.....

Well it seems I have been 

working

on

this

f o r e v e r

Its done except for 

weaving in some of the ends 

....which can wait a while

you cant see them can you???

HA.......the blue one needs the ends woven in too....I hate that part

I started looking around the internet

for my next project 

I came across this 
crochet along on

littlewoollie's blog

Im somewhat of a perfectionist

so I hesitated on making this

because she mentioned that

the ends may become uneven

because of the different stitches

Which means to me a LOT

of counting and paying attention

But I really like the color

and the different stitches

so.....I went thru my yarn 

and gathered the colors that

were similar to hers and got started

So this is is how far I got 

over the week end

and I am enjoying the process

Its not the colors I normally choose

but I really like it!

To keep track of the stitch count I 

put small safety pins 

every 20 stitches

As I complete the row

I move them up and this has 

worked really well to keep

the stitch count consistent

As I look at the pictures here

Im thinking.....

What have I gotten myself into???

Robin

A Modern Granny

This is the current project

that I am obsessed with

right now

My modern color version 

of the 

granny square afghan

......for me

Im doing seven rows

of random color

 with 1 row of cream

Look what I found 

at the Goodwill

to keep my yarn in

This is the best $4.99

I have spent in a long time

When I saw it I knew

exactly what I was

going to use it for

No more piles of tangled

yarn around my feet

or digging around

in the basket

Its all right there

next to the sofa

and I can choose which

color to use next

I LOVE IT!!

Two more rows of squares

to go.....then to choose

an edging!

I love the way 

it is

turing out

and.......

Granny squares go pretty fast!

Robin

I just have to share...........

 

I saw this on

Pinterest

 

 

I dont know about you

but....

I start another one!!

 

(there's always the UFO's {{Wink wink}})

 

Robin

 



Flower Power Valance Tutorial

Flower Power Valance

I have been asked a lot

for this pattern

so I have decided

to write out

the directions for you

on how I made it

This is only the second

crochet pattern I have

written so let me know

if there is something that

I need to write a little better

You can find the

half flower tutorial here

Have a look at it if you

are unsure on how to do

any of this full flower

There are lots of pictures

that may help you

You will also need

this tutorial to make

the half flowers

for the valance

Flower Power Valance

Crochet hook US size H

I used Sugar & Cream and Peaches & Creme yarn in various colors in addition to other various brand cotton yarns that I had.  Unfortunately I cant tell you how much yarn I used because I already had a lot of different colors in my stash.

DC = Double Crochet

CH = Chain
ST = Stitch
SL ST = Slip Stitch

Magic Ring = If you are not sure how to do this Google How to Crochet a Magic Ring

Join as you go = If you are not sure how to do this Google Join as you go Crochet Method

There are lots of tutorials on the internet for these methods

Full flower

Row 1:  Make a magic loop.  CH 3 (counts as first DC) 11 DC in magic loop.  Join with SL ST to 3rd CH of beginning CH 3. 12 stitches. 

Fasten off if you are changing colors.

Row 2:  Join the next color in any DC.  Ch4 (counts as your first DC & CH 1).  DC CH 1 around in each ST.  Join with SL ST in the 3^rd ch of the beginning CH 4 to close round.  Do not fasten off.  12 DC with a ch 1 space in between.

Row 3:  SL ST into the first CH 1 space.  CH 3, 2 DC in the same CH 1 space.   3 DC in each CH 1 space around.  SL ST to the 3^rd CH of the beginning CH 3 to close round.  Fasten off if you are changing colors.  36 DC (3 in each space).

Row 4:  Join next color in any DC.  CH 3 DC in same stitch CH 4, *skip over one DC, 2 DC in next ST, 2DC in next ST chain 4*. Repeat from * to * around until last 2 ST, SK 1 ST, 2DC in last ST.  Join with SL ST to 3^rd CH of beginning CH 3.  Your ending join will be between the 2 sets of DC.  12 CH 4 spaces. Do not fasten off.

Row 5:  Make 8 DC in chain 4 SP.  Skip 2 DC, SL ST in between the 2 sets of DC.  SK 2DC, 8 DC in next CH 4 SP.  Repeat around.  To end round SL ST in beginning ST and fasten off.
 

I used the join as you go method when making this curtain.  The join was in made in between  stitch  4 and 5 of the 8 DC on the last row.  See the picture on where to join each flower.

Assemble as follows

Row 1:  8 full flowers

Row 2:  Half flower, 7 full flowers, half flower.
  
Note: I added the full 7 flowers first, then went back and added the half flower on each end with the join as you go method into the space.   See the picture for where to start your first full flower on the 2nd row.  It will not be directly under the 1^st flower.  You will be joining the flowers on the bottom of the 1^st row and on the sides of the 2^nd row as you go.

Row 3:  2 full flowers on each side

Row 4:  1 half flower and 1 full flower on each side.  See row 2 for the order in which they were added.

Row 5:  1 Full flower on each side.

 So there you go!

If you want to make your valance

bigger or smaller

just add or take away

flowers

I would love to see

your

Flower Power Valance!

**added 7/20/14***
StitchinStacy has made a
YouTube video tutorial
on how to make the flower
 shown on this post
You can find part one here
and part two here

Thanks Stacey!!

Robin