Showing posts with label crochet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crochet. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Feelin' Crafty

It must be the bad weather we had over the weekend  forcing me inside and making me feel all crafty.
                                   
  I found this great pattern and tutorial on Two Girls Being Crafty, and had to try it.
First you chain with one yarn, and shell stitch with another, then sew as you go.  It sounds more complicated than it is.
 I like to hand sew, so I didn't have a problem... you could hot glue, but then you couldn't wash it.
It made me a little dizzy the going round and round.  Now to sew it up as a little pillow.

A great rainy day project. 

I also took a little trip to Archivers to spend a gift card from my generous guys, Jon and Mike.  Any fans of Tim Holtz out there?  He's got the coolest line of papers, stamps and  accessories.  I've got lots of supplies to play with, so while I'm in the mood...I'll be crafting.  Have a great day.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Crochet Edge with Skip Stitch Rotary Blade


This is the Skip Stitch Rotary Blade, a handy tool you might not know about.  Mine was given to me by my dear pal Carmella.  We use it in our service projects, making fleece blankets with a crochet edge for the hospitals.  You use the blade in a regular rotary blade holder, but instead of cutting a line, it cuts evenly spaced holes, perfect for a crochet edge.  It can be used on any fleece, felt or woven fabric, and in this post I used it to edge a flour sack dish towel.

The holes are just large enough for a small crochet hook.  I tie off one end and slip stitch across the bottom of the towel. I use a small hook for the slip stitch, then use my favorite hook ( a well worn G hook) for the rest of the crocheting.

The yarn is from the Hob Lob, I Love This Cotton, Spark. 

Using the slip stitch as a foundation, I half double crochet across, and the next row I start the shell stitch.

You can see my favorite hook, it was my Mom's and a treasure to me.  A special request was made for owls on these dishcloths.

It's a great tool and if you can crochet, you can put a bit of trim on anything.


 The finished product.  Thought you might like to know...
 Have a great day.