Free Time Crocheter: April 2006

Daisy Doily

Stitch detail

I have completed this daisy doily for my Mum for Easter. I started it on Tuesday, didn't work on it yesterday, as we were over at a friend's and I finished it earlier today. I am pleased with the way it turned out. I used 20 threads and yesterday went on the hunt for the green thread. I used 4 embroidery skeins for the green as I couldn't find the colour I wanted at the yarn shop. The hook was 1.75mm. I am really pleased with how it turned out and hope she likes it. I started a 6 foot filet wall hanging of the Last Supper in February for her, but am still awaiting the shipment of thread from US to complete it. The hanging will have to be next year's present.

Short Pink Waistcoat

Hanger View

Stitch Detail

Wearing View

This short waistcoat took me roughly a week to hook. I was inspired by Hellen's motif I saw on crochetville. I only used the first 3 rounds and made the corner chains longer. I used a 3mm hook and 200g, size 8, 100% cotton thread in fuschia pink. I like it a lot and have worn it whilst out and about over the last couple of days and had quite a few comments about it.

Short waistcoat pattern

Well here goes .... I have never written a pattern before, but have been asked for it by a few people, so here it is.

Materials: 200g 100% cotton yarn; 3mm hook.
Garment is made from motifs which are joined together on the final round of each motif.

Abbreviations: ch = chain. tr = treble. dc = double crochet. sc = single crochet.
Notes: Cluster is worked thus: Keeping last loop on hook, 1 treble in treble below, 2 trebles in ch space, 1 treble in treble below, yarn through 4 loops on hook.
Join - make a join by working a sc in middle of chain space.
Tension: square motif is 4.5 inches across when joined. Width of back is 23 inches including folded side squares. Neck to base is 23 inches.

Motif - Square: See pic below for schematic but note that corners have 11 ch and not
Round 1: Start with yarn ring and work 2 chain, 11 single crochet. Join in 2nd starting chain with slip stitch.
Round 2: 6 ch, 1 treble in top of 1st single crochet, *3 chain 1 treble: Repeat from *. Join in 4th ch of first 6 ch, 4 chain.
Round 3: Cluster - using 4 chain start to count as 1st treble, 5 ch, cluster, 11 ch, **cluster, 5 chain, cluster, 5 chain, cluster 11 chain. Repeat from ** twice. Cluster, 5 chain. Join with slip stitch in top of starting cluster. Break off yarn and thread in end of yarn. For next motif, follow joining round as round 3.
Joining round: Cluster - using 4 chain start to count as 1st treble, 2 ch, with wrong side of first motif facing, join in middle of 5 chain space. 2ch, cluster, ***5 ch, join, 5 chain, cluster, 2 ch join 2ch, cluster, 2ch join, 2ch cluster. Repeat from *** 3 times. Cluster, 2ch, join, 2ch. Join with slip stitch in top of starting cluster. Break off yarn and thread in end of yarn.

Motif - Triangle
Row 1: Start with yarn ring and work 2 chain, 6 single crochet. 6 ch, Turn.
Row 2: 1 tr in sc below, 3 ch, 1tr to end (Last tr in 2nd chain of starting chain. 7 stitches). 11 chain. Turn.
Row 3: Cluster, 2 ch, join, 2ch, cluster, 2 ch, join, 2ch, cluster, 5 ch, join, 5ch cluster, 2 ch, join, 2 ch, cluster, 2ch, join, 2ch, cluster, 11 ch. Join with slip stitch in 4th chain of starting chain.

Edging
Starting at centre back, join yarn in centre of right motif corner.
Round 1: 2 ch to count as sc. **** 5 ch, 1 sc in centre of chain space. Repeat from ****. Work in this way all around garment. Join with 2 ch, 1 treble into 2nd of starting chain.
Round 2: Working in sc from previous round, *****1 dc, 1ch, 1dc, 1ch, 1dc, 1 ch, 1dc. sc in centre of 5ch space. Repeat from ***** to end. Join with slip stitch in joining dc of previous round. Break yarn and thread in end of yarn.

Arm hole border
Work arm hole border as edging, joining the yarn at shoulder join of garment.

Square motif schematic

work 11 chain on corners instead of 7

Garment layout schematic

Doily Bag

I made this doily for my friend. I threaded a chained cord all the way around the edge and pulled to make a drawsting baglet. I used it to wrap the Easter candle I got her. She was really pleased with this and said she was going to use it as a bag! It only took me about 2 hours to make.

Boiled Easter Egg Competition

The Competition Entry

This was a dual effort between me and my son. He had to decorate an egg for the end of term competition/Easter egg roll. He decided on a gangster rap look - hence the paper cigarette! I made the cap with size 10 red cotton. He did the decorating. He won the egg roll! They had to roll their eggs down a slope! - I reckon it was the glue on the egg that made the egg roll faster!

Round Table Cloth

Centre/Stitch Detail

The Whole Cloth

My son with the cloth - it's 3 years older than him!!

I was mooching around at my mom's today, when I went to collect my son after school and found this cloth I made in 1992. It took me a year to complete, but I didn't work on it for about 6 months; I would complete a couple of rounds an evening, and towards the end it took me 2 evenings to complete a round. I worked in a factory making cast iron kitchen wares/scales at that time. It was the year I left home - so was broke and had a glass table that needed a cloth. I was even offered £100 by my supervisor for it, but I declined - everyone said I was crackers for not taking the money - but I am really glad I held on to it.

It was 2 different patterns from crochet monthly with a bit of ad-libbing in the middle; one for the centre and one for the edging. I must have used about 800g of No.10 thread in different shades of cream - because I bought one reel at a time (I was broke!), with a 1.75mm hook. It is 5 ft diameter. The only draw back was it got heavy to work on towards the end.

Summer camisole/vest top

I am really pleased with this wearable. I finished this top last weekend. I started following a Twilleys pattern "Design 3, Mesh Panel Vest" from Book 446 but ended up making it my own way - not unusual. I used beads to finish off the neckline and the straps - the first time I have ever used beads with crochet.

The thread is a 2 ply 100% cotton - equivalent to size 20 thread, with no label as I purchased from ebay. I used a 1.75mm hook. It took about a week to complete.

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