Giant Granny Square

So the other night I finally finished my first skein of the lovely, wonderfully soft, Stylecraft Merry Go Round yarn in Pink/Lilac and I must say it's been a pleasure to work with. It looks amazing, it feels great and its incredibly nice to work with. As you can see, the out come looks brilliant. 

For those who can't yet change colour it is delightful to work with and I highly recommend any sort of variegated yarn to practice with as you can easily see the stitches.

I can't wait to get my hands on some more skeins so I can crochet away my first lovely baby blanket!

You might notice my Granny Square has no holes in the corners as some do, this is because I change the basic pattern to achieve this look as I feel it has a nicer effect on the eye (and for those who like to change colour, it can also create a heart shape effect on the corner).

Variegated Yarn

Variegated yarn is wonderful when you find the right colours and project- go for it! I've had some cheap yarn for a while now and I haven't found a project I've thought nice enough to dig it out.  Yesterday I decided that as I couldn't find a nice enough blanket pattern, I'd rather make the biggest square I could (providing I can get hold of the yarn again from my local market. I haven't seen the sellers around for a while! :c )

Blissful colours

I am usually extremely fussy on colours combinations but this Stylecraft Merry Go Round DK yarn is amazing in the pink-lilac colour. It's incredibly girly and with the right project this would make a beautiful, wonderful blanket for any girl- age newborn up. 

All I know is I was only a few rows in and I felt I had to take this picture! I really am enjoying the project of a simple square for once, and this is a project that will grow with the night and days to come.

Crochet Flowers

Happy Monday!

It's been a very tiring weekend at home and I've managed to squeeze in a little bit of crochet for my garland WIP. I decided that little daisy flowers would go lovely with my garland of hearts, bringing some of the beauty of the outdoors, indoors.

This little cutie was made with tatting/crochet cotton #10 and embroidery floss for the petals. The pattern from Skip To My Lou is super, super easy to follow and as you can see the results are amazing! Personally I believe this sort of pattern would look better in a thin cotton rather than yarn, especially for a garland like mine. 

With a few more crochet hearts and a few more daisies, I think I will have some beautiful garlands for Spring.

Owlfie and Dragon amigurimi

I love amigurimi and making cute little animals, my two most recent experiments being my little Dragon and Owl.

Owlfie was a lot easier to make than the Dragon. The owl is worked in simple, well explained rounds, and you can find the pattern for this owl and many more at ATERGcrochet on Etsy!

Dragon, however, was a little more complicated. If you fancy making the dragon from All About Ami (seen all over Pinterest), I highly suggest you get fabric glue and a glue gun. Working without the glue gun is very difficult for the pattern, and they're usually available in most craft stores at reasonable prices.

I find both animals adorable, even with their very poorly home-made look about them. A little more practice and I should have both down to a fine art I reckon.