For Uni I am exploring crochet and traditional yarn crafts and i came upon the loopy stitch, once understood and practiced my boyfriend suggested I should make it into a bangle so here it is...
My boyfriend has been unwell, and this has brought out his creative side, he made me this bangle from a swan filters box and asked if i would blog it so here it is handmade by Dan....
I accidentally bought a ball of the wrong dye lot for the jumper I have started to make so instead of let it sit i decided I would finger knit the whole ball to see what it turned out like, after i'd started I realised it was quite thin, so I halved the ball of wool and used two strands to produce a thicker knit.After i had knit the whole ball of wool i began to crochet a chain with my hands and sewed the two ends together to create a loop.
Thankyou for all of your comments they are very appreciated, and YES finally finished the Diamond Motif bag, I think it has turned out really well. It was a request from my sister and she loves it also.
I have been cracking on with this bag design...there is the layout and i have only a few more diamonds to go before it is more bag looking.
My mum has asked me to crochet her a baby blanket for one of her friends at work, i have just started it, i like to have a few project on the go so if one gets boring i have another to carry on with. So far it looks like this although im not sure if the holes are a little too big or not...
Currently working on these crochet diamond motifs...I have 10, i need 14 in 3 different colours and 6 halfs of each colour, long way to go but im attempting to create a version of that bag.
My parents have had this three legged stool since they got married...inspired by a lot of the floral crochet pot holders i have seen lately i created a new crocheted top. Worked in a spiral circle, using only front or back loops, then the petals are crocheted on...my petals were (dc, tr), (3 tr), (tr, dc) each petal separated by 4 sc's.
Originally I had these flip flops in Lilac but the strap on the back had got looser and looser over time so i decided to replace it. After many different ideas I thought crocheting over some of the straps and creating crocheted cord which i could tie in multiple ways would be good. The straps are simply 6ch in the round with 12 single crochets to cover over the loose end then 80 ch to form the strap... simply thread the strap through the loop around the leather straps of the flip flops and you have straps you can remove if necessary. This could be done on any flip flop.
Following on from trying the flower tutorial I thought linking them would be good on a large scale like a blanket, this was my test to see how best to link them, works well as a contemporary doily / coaster.
Saw these crochet coasters accompanied by a tutorial on The Yvestown Blog so i thought id have a go tried out my stupidly florescent orange yarn.
The first item I've crocheted to the end other than a bag and a few pillows. I'm really pleased with the outcome - initially i was using a pattern from the April 2011 issue of In Inside Crochet yet i didn't have the correct hook size or thin enough yarn so it sort of didn't go to plan...this is why I'm pleased as i made it up as went along only using the technique of fillet crochet and arm design and attachment.
Working on the same project that started with holes and pot holes. These are some of the wax sculptures i have made based on the design of lines i created. One uses cut out of a map, and the other is just wax alone.
I really love the idea of a QR-code, a way of hiding information in a geometric design, i decided i would have a go at crocheting one, unknown what i will use it for, and i am very happy that it worked and can be read by a QR-code scanner on my phone. Can you see what it says?? I used this generator to create the code.
After being asked to make a chair cover for a computer wheely chair which will be covered in retro game 8-bit designs i have been practicing my tapestry crochet so i can use a variety of colours. this is a space invader and a mushroom from mario.
Been making many scarfs at the moment sadly a bit off season but i love them soo much, i have been trying many different ways and this is my first attempt at Chevron Crochet.
Made this a while ago but as the boyfriends birthday was coming up i decided to do somthing with it. Crocheted onto a huge 58x58cm pillow, sooo very comfy.

Using images of pot holes and cracks in the road i created a few monoprints on tracing paper. Putting them back to back in the photocopier creates quite interesting layers, and build up of line. Just a few images of monoprints and then one i crocheted on top of adding texture.
Some shots of my Studio Space currently, working on a project Collections and Fascinations, i am looking into holes, starting with knitted jumpers, currently looking at pot holes, and cracks in the roads. Maybe trying to fix holes.