Monday, August 8, 2011

A New Project

I guess I'm making a shall. I have a bunch of this recycled green yarn that is frustrating to make amigurumi with so I'm going a different route. The problem is I don't know how to make clothing, I already have a million scarves, and it's not enough for a blanket. Typically I don't have the patience for following a pattern, but then I stumbled across something wondrous.

Crochet pattern diagrams.
A visual interpretation? Yes please! OK, I'm not a complete idiot, I'd seen them before, but they didn't apply to my amigurumi so I ignored them. I make all my amigurumi free form so usually I just ignore patterns in general. However, for this project I wanted something pretty with a design. It's still painfully simple, but then again when you break down most projects they aren't as complicated as they seem.

I haven't decided if this is something I'll keep or give as a Christmas present. Either way I've been slacking for so long that I'm just happy to be hooking again.

WIP shots.



See it's 75% recycled cotton and I bought it at a thrift store. I'm that good. Well, OK  I work there and grab any yarn that's available because I don't want to pay full price, but that's good too!
More pictures to come as I work.

2 comments:

  1. CalophiAugust 8, 2011 at 9:17 PM

    Hm, now I have to wonder if my thrift store has any recycled cotton for the cheaps. That looks great!

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  2. janiceAugust 10, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    Recycled yarn! I'll have to keep an eye out for that. That way, the planet will weep less whenever I mess up haha. Thanks for the heads up! Your project looks like it's off to a great start!

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