Learn to crochet?

[Mrsambulancekidd]

 

[Carol]

That's wonderful @Janine looks very good 'm

 

[movan]

49,481

Less an amazing 33 !!!!!! Wow! from Janine

= 49,448
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Crumbs that was a nice big drop.

Hope the lurgy on the mend ...

 

[movan]

49,448

Less 6

= 49,442
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(Insomniacal ones again...)

 

[davanne]

Promise I will do some today Joy I have been working on different squares for my throw to be made from the ALDI wool.

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[davanne]

These are some of the squares I have been experimenting with I think I may do the big square in the middle then the others round it

 

[movan]

Well, thought I had better do something for myself but since I still havn't got to my laptop I can't watch the videos yet .... so I did 3 'flowers' with the maroon wool from Aldi and stitched them to a plain backrest cushion in my mh ... I still need to embroider some stems and leaves .. but I do like it.
It's a start.

 

[davanne]

Well, thought I had better do something for myself but since I still havn't got to my laptop I can't watch the videos yet .... so I did 3 'flowers' with the maroon wool from Aldi and stitched them to a plain backrest cushion in my mh ... I still need to embroider some stems and leaves .. but I do like it.
It's a start.
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They look lovely Joy could you not crochet the stems and leaves I don’t think it would be too difficult

 

[movan]

Can I pick all your brains please ..grandaughter doesn't get much .. penny struggles etc .. and she had this little dress which she LOVES .. age only 18 months so now too small.

I thought would try and make it fit (it's round the bodice that is too small .. so I have pinned the straight button down back into a V shape with a view of possible putting one or two elastic pieces across the v.. I would then sew some little embroidery flowers onto ghe elastic.

Sounds ok to me but I havn't a clue really .

Can you comment or offer a different solution please.

 

[movan]

They look lovely Joy could you not crochet the stems and leaves I don’t think it would be too difficult

Never thought of that .. could do a chain for stems .. not sure about leaves though.

Help and advice please.

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[jumartoo]

Even though Martin said "surely you can't take crochet hooks on the plane" guess who was and wasn't stopped .

Now back in Totana and I'll start again. Does anyone have a simple pattern for a bigger poppy than I was trying. ie four petals rather than two! But simple is the stressed word here cos I don't know the stitches without research.

Thanks.

 

[davanne]

Never thought of that .. could do a chain for stems .. not sure about leaves though.

Help and advice please.

I thought a chain for the stems then for the leaves maybe start of with a couple of double crochet and increase the amount of stitches then decrease the stitches till you get the right size ....I know I’m rubbish at explaining I’ll have a go myself Joy and see if it’s possible

 

[davanne]

@movan Just found this Joy in my crochet book

 

[Hils and Glenns]

Hi
50 poppies here. You've already knocked 20 of them off the total.

 

[Jenben]

Can I pick all your brains please ..grandaughter doesn't get much .. penny struggles etc .. and she had this little dress which she LOVES .. age only 18 months so now too small.

I thought would try and make it fit (it's round the bodice that is too small .. so I have pinned the straight button down back into a V shape with a view of possible putting one or two elastic pieces across the v.. I would then sew some little embroidery flowers onto ghe elastic.

That should work Joy although I am not a dressmaking expert. you could decorate the elastic with some buttons. Otherwise you could simply use the bottom of the dress and run elastic through a turned over edge to make it into a skirt ?

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[Puddleduck]

No poppies done today - but I have spent almost 3 hours on the quilt and managed to get 1/8 of the quilting that was left to finish done. At that rate 21 hours left to get the quilting finished and then a couple of sessions to do the binding. Once Stephen has gone home and we are back from our weekend I will have to get some long sessions in so I can get it finished on time I have decided to make all the rest of the small squares "Glasgow Roses" as they are easy to do and look far more complex than they actually are.

 

[movan]

49,448

Less 6

= 49,442
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(Insomniacal ones again...)

49,442

Less ANOTHER 30 from @Hils and Glenns

= 49,412
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This is amazing

Plus minus 7 from me

= 49,405
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Wey hey yay

 

[Carol]

Please Miss @movan did you count my 3 it's all right for you just got my fingers tied together trying the magic circle, I'm sure it will be easy when it clicks.

 

[movan]

Please Miss @movan did you count my 3 it's all right for you just got my fingers tied together trying the magic circle, I'm sure it will be easy when it clicks.

No.

49,405

Less @Carol aka Houdini of the wool

= 49,402
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[movan]

Sent a thank you letter on behalf of the crochet ladies to Sew and Sew c/o @Baycott for the buttons they sent to us. Should anyone require any, we still have some left .

Xx

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[Janine]

Even though Martin said "surely you can't take crochet hooks on the plane" guess who was and wasn't stopped .

Now back in Totana and I'll start again. Does anyone have a simple pattern for a bigger poppy than I was trying. ie four petals rather than two! But simple is the stressed word here cos I don't know the stitches without research.

Thanks.

I made-up this pattern yesterday for 4-petal poppies.

Magic circle or 6-chain circle.
In black yarn: 3chain and 15 trebles into the circle. (yarn over once, pull thru two loops twice). Join to top of first treble. Finish off black yarn.
Join red yarn to top of any treble from previous row.
4chain and double treble into same stitch. (yarn over twice, pull thru two loops three times)
2 double treble into next stitch, 2 double treble into next stitch.
1 double treble into next stitch, 4chain and slip stitch into same stitch.
One petal made.
slip stitch into next stitch and complete each petal in same way.

Hope that makes sense

 

[jumartoo]

I made-up this pattern yesterday for 4-petal poppies.

Magic circle or 6-chain circle.
In black yarn: 3chain and 15 trebles into the circle. (yarn over once, pull thru two loops twice). Join to top of first treble. Finish off black yarn.
Join red yarn to top of any treble from previous row.
4chain and double treble into same stitch. (yarn over twice, pull thru two loops three times)
2 double treble into next stitch, 2 double treble into next stitch.
1 double treble into next stitch, 4chain and slip stitch into same stitch.
One petal made.
slip stitch into next stitch and complete each petal in same way.

Hope that makes sense
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Thank you.

I'll give it a go. I'll post my first attempt . Need to get some black wool first though.

 

[Janine]

Thank you.

I'll give it a go. I'll post my first attempt . Need to get some black wool first though.

You can do it all in red wool and sew a black button or piece of fabric in the centre.

 

[jumartoo]

You can do it all in red wool and sew a black button or piece of fabric in the centre.

Will do, at least at first.

 

[Janine]

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[Ven]

4 more poppies to declare, i’ll Increase my output once I get some more red yarn.

So that’s 49,398 to go

 

[snailtrailer]

Having no plans for the weekend I decided this was the perfect opportunity to go through my wardrobe to see what is worth keeping. Right underwear but no heating in the bedroom so the process didn't take long! Three long dresses with revealing necklines to go to the charity shop; three more long dresses which I'm going to make into skirts and shorten by 8 or 9 inches (this will be the season for floaty silk, beaded skirts) and four maxi skirts which I am going to shorten. Made a start taking out zips because I will shorten them at the waist. Some of the tops will work with a little something underneath but the rest will become car-cleaning cloths.

We are going to Bury St Edmunds on Wednesday with Derek's sister and brother-in-law so will look out for red poppy yarn in the market so that I can catch up with all you poppy makers.

 

[davanne]

Having no plans for the weekend I decided this was the perfect opportunity to go through my wardrobe to see what is worth keeping. Right underwear but no heating in the bedroom so the process didn't take long! Three long dresses with revealing necklines to go to the charity shop; three more long dresses which I'm going to make into skirts and shorten by 8 or 9 inches (this will be the season for floaty silk, beaded skirts) and four maxi skirts which I am going to shorten. Made a start taking out zips because I will shorten them at the waist. Some of the tops will work with a little something underneath but the rest will become car-cleaning cloths.

We are going to Bury St Edmunds on Wednesday with Derek's sister and brother-in-law so will look out for red poppy yarn in the market so that I can catch up with all you poppy makers.

you have been busy Pamela .......I need to cull my wardrobe
If I get chance today I’m going to try and master the magic circle

 

[jumartoo]

I’m going to try and master the magic circle

I've not even tried that yet, can't take too much in at once!

Today I'm going to try @Janine Janine's poppy instructions .

 

[jumartoo]

Things can only get better!!!!!

Will try with a smaller needle for the next one.

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