Call the Midwife

Call the Midwife mini-blankies.

Yarn is Mary Maxim Starlette in color Pale Petal Pink. You need two skeins. I used an H hook as suggested on the label.

Chain is 70. I followed Fiber Spider's video. Finished size for the larger one is 20" square. I did a round of sc in pink, white, and pink again. The one below that one is smaller, about 17" x 19' so it's not square. 

Isn't it funny how the color shows up differently in each picture even though it's taken on the same sofa in the same room but on two different days? The top one was taken last night and the other one this morning.

This is such a nice pattern. It's simple once you do one repeat. You just follow what you did on that one. No need to continue following the video or a written pattern. You just have to be careful and pay attention to what you're doing.

Happy crocheting!

Sandie

Lucet and i-cord

My husband made me a lucet fork so I needed to learn how to use it. A lucet is used to make I-cord.

I watched two good demonstrations. The first one is by Goodknitkisses . She shows you how to create a few other items that can be used as a lucet fork - including an actual fork!

The second one is by Craig at Fiber Spider. I use a lot of his videos so had to include him here. He demonstrates how to cut your cord and fix it so it doesn't come undone.

Another one is by Coco Crochet Lee using the Furls lucet fork. This is a shorter video so you may need to pause it to give you time to follow.

Another way to make I-cord is to use a knitting mushroom. This is a fun thing to do and now and then I pick my mushroom up and play. My problem is I never know what to do with the cord when I'm done. LOL Note that the lucet uses two prongs and the knitting mushroom uses 4.

I did make a short cord with the lucet but I'm terrible at it. LOL I need more practice. If you decide to try it I would not give up but keep at it. 

Happy crocheting!

Sandie