Poppy Back View

Poppy Back View

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A view of the back, showing the pin.

Poppy Brooch

 

Poppy Brooch

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A close up of the poppy.

I recommend the yarn (Rowan Cashsoft) - lovely and soft and really easy to use.

Poppy brooch

Poppy brooch

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A little poppy brooch, made by me, using Rowan Cashsoft yarn. Here is the (very rough and ready) pattern using UK terms:

Make 2.
Ch 6. SS into 1st stitch to form a ring.
24 dc into ring.
DC into each DC, increasing every other stitch to get 36 stitches.
1 ch [1 dc 1 tr 7dbltr 1 tr 1dc 1ss] 3 times with last ss into 1st ch.
Fasten off.
Join the two pieces.

For the centre I really just made it up as I went along. It’s a bit hard to describe but I basically made lots of loops and tied them together (a bit like making a tassle) then cut off the tops and stitched into the centre of the poppy.

Close-up of FBB

A close up showing the yarn a bit better - in reality, it was slightly more purple than this. The brooch was an ebay find.

Another FBB

I also managed to find time to make another FBB. This time I used 2 skeins of Cascade Pastaza in Mauve Heather - a really beautiful yarn.

Boy Beanie

The pattern was really easy to follow and worked up very quickly.

Boy Beanie from Above!

Hello, I’m back after a long hiatus (thanks to our ISP not getting their act together!) Anyhow, what with moving house, Christmas and looking after a 7 month old baby, I haven’t had much time to crochet! Just managed a couple of projects from the Happy Hooker. Here we have my attempt at the boy beanie. I didn’t have any worsted weight yarn so just used two strands of a random black yarn from my stash held together. It seemed to work ok. Hubby seems happy with it anyhow!

Scarf of Many Colours

 

The yarn is Rowan Country, an 100% wool, chunky yarn. It is a beautiful mix of reds, oranges, pinks, purples and a little green. I loved working with it. The scarf worked up incredibly quickly and slid over my bamboo hook very smoothly. I will definitely be keeping an eye out for more of it!

Scarf of Many Colours

 The scarf measures approx. 180cm by 11cm wide. I made it by making 125 chains then just treble-crocheting back and forth for 7 rows. I used the leftover yarn to make the fringe. If I was making it again, I think I would make it slightly longer and narrower.

Ruffle Scarf

Ruffle Scarf

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Another way to wear the scarf. You can see the shape of the ruffles a bit better in this one…..

A bit about the yarn: The yarn used was Wendy Allegra which is 32% Alpaca 31% Acrylic 37% Polyester. Throughout the making of the scarf I was trying to decide whether I loved or hated it and, I’m sad to say, that I’ve finally come to the conclusion that it’s not very nice! Although it looks quite pretty in these pictures, for me, it has three major drawbacks. Firstly, I’m concerned that it’s a little bit too scratchy to wear close to the skin. I have quite sensitive skin, so this could just be me! Hubby says it’s fine but it’s definately not as soft as other yarns I’ve used. Secondly, it’s a bit more hairy than I’d have liked. Perhaps I’m just being picky (after all it was quite cheap!) but I’ve got some similiarly priced mohair which is far nicer. Finally, I wasn’t keen on how much the thickness of the yarn varies. At some points its close to laceweight and at others its more like DK. In some projects this could be a good thing, but not, I think, for this scarf