Learn to crochet?

My head is now buzzing with ideas!! The Big C where I do my mini teaching course has all sorts of knitting, crochet and sewing magazines at 10p each. I can't resist a bargain and today I came home with five dressmaking patterns 50p each. I've been bitten by the dressmaking bug and this afternoon found in my stash a 2 metre piece of cotton fabric 44 inches wide which is enough to make a sundress. Cut it out this afternoon and will have a crack at making it before we go away on Friday. I intend to make a short-sleeved jacket to wear with it (for decency sake) but don't have the fabric for that yet.;)
 
Well ..can do no more .. it still needs pressing.. but thankfully finished .. with loads of mistakes ..

Time to move on. :)
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Janine said:
Also, I prefer to sew them together, just picking up a stitch alternately from each motif - it gives a flatter seam than crocheting them together.
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Thanks Janine .. the reason I ask is because I hate undoing anything. I have LOADS of 'squares' .. loose term ... that are all cocked up so I have decided when I have a few more I am going to make what I will call an Higgledy Piggledy Wiggly Waistcoat wit them .. :) .i.e. as though the mistakes are MEANT to be. ;)
 
I give up.... somewhere on this thread is a picture ..I THINK Ven posted it of a square waistcoat followed also by a coat posted by Janine. I thought ut in last 3 pages but I can't find it.

:(
 
movan said:
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I have decided ..but you can tell me not to ... to knit squares from it and make it into a waistcoat .. sleeveless


Probably 3 squares across each front side
5 sqares up but seven squares up on the 2nd square across so that it goes up to top of shoulder
Not sure across back .. 7 or 8.

Hope you understand that ...

WILL THIS WORK?
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I don't see why not as long as the squares are the correct size so that when done it will fit you.


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This is a copy of Paul McCartney's crochet waistcoat but you could do similar with knitted squares. i would make sure you block and steam them though.

jumartoo said:
Sooo who wants my poppies now??? AND shall I make some more? I have black centre's already made to attach the red part to, but I can use them for other flowers if poppy making is done!!!
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Does Amanda @Ambilkate need them?

Ambilkate said:
I've decided to make some poppies for our van we have a camouflage net I'm going to put them on and i shall make a display in Van as wellwso when we next go To Aromanges in France can have our own display, don't know when that's gonna happen though . I shall still continue to make them for other displays if people let us know they want them. . I had thought I might just have a go at doing other things for awhile when I get the chance.
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Sounds lovely :)

movan said:
Do you have any secret 'tips' please Pam for joining squares together?
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Janine said:
Make sure the corners match up - you can be creative making the rest of the stitches fit in between :)
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I use scrap yarn to temporarily fasten the corners together and the centre. For the blanket I have part finished I am crocheting the squares together as it is heavily textured. The joining system depends on the look you want.

I have done very little in the past week or so .... too hot. I have physio on my ankles and knees tomorrow so am hoping for a miracle but expecting a lot of work to be needed (by me!)
 
Slight diversity ..but I for one am still doing poppies and attaching to memorials as I go along ... thought this may interest some. :)
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Have placed 4 more Isla stones today. @ShiftZZ we could do with bit of encouragement ... how is it going? Has Isla got lots of photos?
 
movan said:
Slight diversity ..but I for one am still doing poppies and attaching to memorials as I go along ... thought this may interest some. :)View attachment 240536 View attachment 240537 View attachment 240537

Have placed 4 more Isla stones today. @ShiftZZ we could do with bit of encouragement ... how is it going? Has Isla got lots of photos?
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Left 5 stows in Pembrokeshire and gave a lot of blank stones to the cause. Will hide some more in North Wales soon. P

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jumartoo said:
I may (or may not) meet up with @Puddleduck in September at Riverside but if she doesn't want them they are going begging :(.
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Thanks Judith. I wouldn't mind them for monuments if Helen doesn't but I think she DOES .. hopefully she will see this . X

@Puddleduck @Janine I think Janine wants them too ??
 
movan said:
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Thanks Judith. I wouldn't mind them for monuments if Helen doesn't but I think she DOES .. hopefully she will see this . X

@Puddleduck @Janine I think Janine wants them too ??
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I probably have enough already.

When we have spares, we put safety pins on the back and give them to the RBL poppy sellers to sell.

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Sorry not been on the forum last night.

@jumartoo I don't think our meet is going to happen :( Martin's brother has decided that we are ALL the UK family is going to Harrogate flower show and we will go down to Dover from there ...... I am not happy about having this sort of decision made for me. Family dinner with me sitting with a empty plate as nothing safe for coeliacs :( (again).

How big is the flag @movan ? I'm sure I could do a bit.
 
Mr Chrysalis said:
View attachment 240929 Alice @Chrysalis and Pamela @snailtrailer just couldn't leave home without their sewing machines.
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One of the criteria for our van was that it needed to be suitable for my machine :)

The second wedding quilt is now pieced top and bottom. Today will piece the batting (it's not quite wide enough but too long so I'll chop a bit off and attach to square it up) and maybe start on the sandwiching. I also need to check for backing fabric for the memorial as it's time I started to create rather than plan :)

I've also had another lovely parcel of poppies, I think from @Ven . Thank you.

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Puddleduck said:
One of the criteria for our van was that it needed to be suitable for my machine :)

The second wedding quilt is now pieced top and bottom. Today will piece the batting (it's not quite wide enough but too long so I'll chop a bit off and attach to square it up) and maybe start on the sandwiching. I also need to check for backing fabric for the memorial as it's time I started to create rather than plan :)

I've also had another lovely parcel of poppies, I think from @Ven . Thank you.
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They were from me, I thought I put a note in but probably forgot knowing me :)
 
Ven said:
They were from me, I thought I put a note in but probably forgot knowing me :)
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It might be lurking amidst the poppies :)

Also thanks to @The Happy Hooker for the poppies that came today (and the book which you were welcome to keep until we see you again)
 
ShiftZZ said:
Left 5 stows in Pembrokeshire and gave a lot of blank stones to the cause. Will hide some more in North Wales soon. P
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Out of curiosity what are these stows/blank stones?
Great job the girls are doing with the poppies :cool:
 
Thanks will keep my eyes open for them (y)

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