Swahaste tvahastam (from my hands to yours)
There was a sale of books surplus from American libraries in Vizag and I got lucky!!! I got this book, Crocheting for Pleasure, by Mildred Graves Ryan for Rs 95 (about US $2)
Then this British book, called simply Crochet, for Rs 195 (about US $4)
This one, McCall’s Needlework Treasury, for Rs 295 (about US $6)
And of course, I had to have this:
I got the pattern from Craftown, but in googling for it today, I also ran across a similar pattern on the Lionbrand website. So which is it? The one I made is the Craftown one, because that is what I referenced in my post on it way back in June when I first started this one *blush*. The post has a closer view of the pattern.
Here is my cousin for whom I made it.
It is sort of a batwing pattern, in that the shawl shapes itself so that it drapes on the shoulders and you don’t have to clutch it all the time. Much better than my experience with the Serafina Shawl..*shudder*
I used a gray yarn with silver running through it that I got in Delhi last November, with a 5.00mm Pony hook. The pattern is so easy that I finished the shawl without having to refer to the printout once.
Also forgotten (how could I?!), is this free yarn sample card from Australia’s Ozeyarn. I could pet it for hours….
It arrived while I was away in Hyderabad.
I forgot to brag blog about these FOs that I made to give on our recent road trip. I made both of them in Hyderabad. So here they are:
This is another skinny scarf, made with some novelty yarn that I bought in Delhi last year. It was an unfinished bolero in its previous life. I made it for my niece. Just ch to the desired width, and then dc (American) in each stitch across. The beauty (!) of the scarf lies in the yarn itself.
I made two caps for my cousin and nephew. One of them I forgot to take a photo of, but it was made from this pattern at Crochet Garden here in an ugly green yarn that was one of the only colours I was able to buy in Hyderabad. Why our people like to make(buy) yarn in ugly primary colours is beyond me. I changed the brim a bit to make it fit my *sense* of symmetry.
UPDATED: For Mimi, look at this post for a picture of the hat I made from the same pattern but in a different colour. The brim here follows the original pattern, though.
Anyway, this other cap I made from this pattern, (I can’t find the link online….!!!) in my famous patchwork yarn from Delhi, very soft to touch. I like this pattern very much, it works up very nicely, and the ribbed brim is cool!
Sorry for the blurry quality of the pics!
After a long break, I know, unforgiveable, isn’t it? No excuses, except I was away…
And plus, since it is sort of winter here, the sun has moved southwards, meaning that the sunsets are usually obscured behind a building 😦
With Peaches n Creme yarn that I got from Kat for the August CAT PAC.
My dishcloth #2, the pattern on the wrapper is just rows of hdc, and I used size I hook, one size higher than recommended, Crystalites. The hook was also part of the same CAT PAC.
I love the colour repeat! Guess what desktop wallpaper I have on my PC right now 😀
Poncho for my friend’s daughter who is about 6 years old, and I’m afraid it might be too small for her…but it looks beautiful anyway, even if I do say so myself! Local (Santi) brand yarn and a size 4.00 mm (that Chrissie from England sent me in memory of her CAT friend Sue Renfrow). The pattern is here.
This is my first FO with the Solomon’s knot, Lover’s knot…instructions can be found here, here and here, amongst other places.
Yes, the template has been changed. I think I’ve fixed most of the customisations I had, but if you find any bugs, please let me know!
PS The title comes from the Two Cheers programme on BBC World Service Radio sometime during Maggie Thatcher’s reign…Anybody heard that one?
Here it is, the RH SS baby blanket I was making for my friend’s baby girl:
The 8oz skein finished midway through Row 28, so I frogged that row, ran out for some matching local yarn and segued into the border.
The pattern can be found at Angelcrafts*. I chained only 123, and made 27 rows (plus border 3 rows) to end up with a 32″ x 34″ blanket. Hook size was Boye K/6.5 mm. Yarn is worsted weight, 4-ply.
The border was my own inspiration (thanks everyone for your suggestions!). For the border I did (using American terminology):
Rnd 1. Without ending off at the end of Row 27 (or wherever you stop), ch2, working on side of blanket, * make 4 hdc in each ch4 and 1 hdc in each sc, 2 hdc in corner*. Working on the other side of foundation ch, ch 4, (dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st, sl st in next st, [sc, hdc, dc in next ch4], tr in next st) across to next corner. Work 2 hdc in corner, then repeat from * to * once. Ch 4, +in next ch 4 (dc, hdc, sc), sl st in sc+, repeat across from + to +, join!
No, that was not written in gobbledygook, it’s just my confused mind.
Rnd 2. Hdc in each st till end, join
Rnd 3. Ch 3, sc in next st around. Join, fasten off!
Basically what I wanted to do was to produce a level set of stitches around to work a solid looking border, since the pattern itself is wavy enough.
Yay!!!! My first-ever object approaching a afghan/blanket/whatever.
Question: Won’t it be a bit thick and heavy? Although it is lacy…
Weird observation No.1: Both the RH SS and my local yarn are 4-ply, but the local yarn is much thinner, so I used 2 strands together.
* You have to register at the Angelcrafts site to see the pattern, but it is free and has lots more other patterns.
By courier yesterday evening, I got my first copy of the Anchor Needle N Magazine, which is from Coats India and features all Indian content. You can subscribe for Rs 225 per year and the magazine is quarterly, so you get an issue every 3 months. I got my subscription form from Viji in Chennai, and was very thrilled to get my first copy! I’m quite pleased at the overall content (several different types of needlework & embroidery) and the mail order pages.
Also in the envelope was this kit for coasters:
It uses cross stitch.
Nice! Apparently you cannot buy this magazine on the stands, which might explain why I’ve never seen it before. I wonder if there are any more such hiding somewhere?
On the crochet front, this magazine has a filet curtain pattern.
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