DC Chevron from Crafty Corral

The DC Chevron is another pattern from Crafty Corral that I've moved over here (see other post). The color pattern is from the sc chevron over at WWII museum Knit Your Bit site. I've adapted it for DC crochet. The sc pattern there is lovely and gives a wavy result. I suggest working one of both.

Happy crocheting!
Sandie

Knit a tree sweater ...

I received an e-mail that there was a new post at Eons.

So I went over there and saw a link to this pic over at Flickr, which led me to this blog called Knitta Please - which by the way reminded me of my Skippa scarf pattern (FB) (OT) - which brought me to both this Facebook page called A Knitted Wonderland Project with some fantastic photos, and to this news article which was very interesting. (Say goodbye to at least an hour of my life LOL)

This huge project, which I'm sure took quite a bit of organizing and planning - and stitchers - covers 99 trees which are anywhere from 5' to 12' and about 30" around. That is a tall order, any way you look at it.


Similar to what is done with the Special Olympics project, the group chose specific - turquoise, orange, pink and olive - and a pattern of stripes. I'm sure there was a scramble to find those colors anywhere you could get them. The result, however, is spectacular.

I liked one of the closing paragraphs of the article: "Borrowing the vernacular of graffiti to talk about a monster team of knitters who adorn public objects is definitely a stretch, but it probably sounds a lot cooler to say you're "yarn-bombing" 99 trees at the Blanton than to say you're laboring for 20 to 40 hours to cover a tree for the sake of arts and crafts."

Well, arts and crafts are important and the attention to the fiber arts that has been given through their efforts is certainly something.

If you're interested in the topic of yarn bombing, did you know there's a book on just that topic? Yarn Bombing: The Art of Crochet and Knit Graffiti

Happy crocheting!
Sandie

crochet quotes

I was looking for crochet quotes and made the mistake of going to Cafe Press! LOL

Here are some that tickled my fancy. It's not 25 but I think you'll enjoy these. I've included the links to the shops so you can get your own bit of crochet madness.

First off - Crochet Cabana shop. Not a clever saying, but you can display your love of all that is crochet. :-)

Croquet. Hitting a ball with a mallet. Crochet. Hitting a ball with a hook. (Okay, I made that one up.l)

I crochet so I won't kill people.

Crocheting - It is what it is.

I don't have "hobbies". I am developing a robust post-apocalyptic skill set.

Yes, I'm bilingual. I speak fluent Crochet.

Crochet! Learn it! Live it ! Love it!

I'm working on my PhD in Crochet (Projects Half Done)

Instant Crocheter. Just add coffee.

I Work so she can Crochet.

Yarngasm 
1. The physical and emotional sensation experienced when entering a yarn store or fondling yarn.
2. An instance of experiencing this.
3. intense or unrestrained excitement over yarn.

I keep my end tables full of yarn so I won't have to dust them. (This would be  totally me if I HAD end tables.)

Proud member of S.A.B.L.E. Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy

If it's not about crocheting, don't ask me.

Voulez-vous crochet avec moi?

A yarn shop owner is really just a pharmacist with a limited inventory.

My doctor recommended I go on a high fiber diet. Want to go yarn shopping with me?

Happy crocheting!
Sandie

Bavarian Crochet

The wonderful bookmobile brought me a book called Learn to Do Bavarian Crochet.

Here is my first square using this technique. It's about 7 1/2" square. The technique itself is not very difficult once you get the hang of it. I am not sure if I am making my stitches in the correct place, but the square looks okay for a first effort, I think. The instructions note that the first chain after the back post trebles or clusters is the locking stitch and that is where you work into on the next row.

The technique uses several special stitches and you may have to refer to those while getting familiar with it, but if you can make a treble and are familiar with back post stitches, you should do fine.

There is a baby blanket and a scarf I'd like to have a go at. I may try the scarf first to see if I like it enough to attempt the baby blanket since I only have the book for another week. If I enjoy it, I'll just purchase the book for myself.

I'm going to add that to the new things I learned this year. :-)

Happy crocheting!
Sandie

25 things ... links to scarf patterns

I like to visit crochet web sites, especially of those folks who leave comments here on the blog. I happened to visit Crochet Blogger. One of the posts was a list of 25 crochet-related things. Each thing is to be done 25 times. I am not explaining that very well. For example, item 1 is 25 crochet books to read. #2 is 25 different ways to buy yarn, and so forth until you get to #25 which is 25 interviews of people who crochet. So you see 25 of 25. Your list might be different, but it's a good starting point.

I love lists. I guess it is because crossing off things I've done makes me feel like I've accomplished something. Admittedly, it will take a while to accomplish 25 of some of these, but if 25 makes you cringe, make your list 10 or 12 or whatever number you want. Or just do as many of each thing as you can. Whatever you do is something you might not have done otherwise, so it's all good.

Thanks to Crochet Blogger for the idea.

To start off I went through my pictures to see the different types of items I have crocheted in the past. Here is my list (more than 25 I was happy to note):

scarf, afghan, lapghan, baby sweater, doily, square, yo-yo, hat, shawl, butterfly, bib, burp pad, toilet paper roll holder, toilet paper roll cover, lobster fridgie, hooded scarf (scood), cocoon, diaper shirt, nest, doggie sweater, prayer cloth, pet snuggle, burial pocket, crayon holder, Christmas tree wall hanging, pumpkin pin, poncho, lighthouse filet bookmarker, cowl

Then I hit on 25 different ways to crochet the same item. Here's a list of some of the patterns I've used to make scarves. Some are my own patterns, most are free, at least one is a purchased pattern. You can see photos of the scarves I've personally made on the Crochet Cabana scarf pages.

1) hooded scarf - http://andrayascrochet.blogspot.com/2009/06/seamless-hooded-scarf-pattern.html

2) Mile-a-minute Afghans (Leisure Arts and Oxmoor House c1996) Pattern is Restful Rainbow. I made two stripes of the afghan using a smaller number of rows (75)

3) Fibonacci number scarf

4) Knit Your Bit scarves - Cabled Seaman's Scarf
5) Knit Your Bit scarves - Chevron Scarf
6) Knit Your Bit scarves - Lengthwise Striped Scarf
7) Knit Your Bit scarves - V for Victory Scarf
8) Knit Your Bit scarves - Year 1, vertical stripes scarf

9) Boucan scarf (reference Teresa's video)
10) Wordless scarf
11) Wavy Edged Scarf
12) Kate's V Stitch Scarf
13) Cross Stitch Scarf
14) scarf made with Refreshing Throw square
15) Ocean Tide Scarf
16) Shell Scarf
17) FPDC Scarf
18) Bergamot Ripple at Lion Brand
19) Colorwaves Reversible Scarf
20) Jacob's Ladder Scarf (based on Beth Ham's printed instructions. I also have a video demo of how to do this at YouTube.)
21) Window Pane Scarf link in my blog post
22) Heart Scarf using Kim Guzman's heart pattern
23) Pergola (purchased pattern) See my blog post.
24) Simple DC Scarf, Simple SC Scarf
25) Miranda Scarf

Here's another one with the brief instructions, just because it was in there and I wanted to include it. :-)

Skippa Scarf
Very briefly, pattern is
ch 20 (or any even number)
R1: sc across
R2: (sc, ch 1, sk 1) across
R3: ch 2, (dc, ch 1, sk 1) in ch-1 sp across
R4: ch 3, (dc, ch 1, sk 1) in ch-1 sp across
repeat, end on sc across
Edging: 1 round sc, 1 round dc, ch 1, sk 1

That's enough for today I think. :-)

Happy crocheting!
Sandie