This week I have been fiddling about with making a hat in the Knitcraft Spinning Kaleidoscope. I tried doing it top-down in the round in Tunisian, but I wasn't happy with it. https://flic.kr/p/2rrRST3 For the first attempt I was using yarn-over to increase, but soon found that left it looking a bit weird and holey.… Continue reading Sunday Crochet Update 7/9/25
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Sunday Crochet & Jigsaw Update 31/8/25
This week I have been experimenting with making a Tunisian hat. It looks nice, but I started decreasing far too soon and it's a bit tight, so it will be frogged back. I might try the other way round going from the top down as that's more what I'm used to with regular crochet. Of… Continue reading Sunday Crochet & Jigsaw Update 31/8/25
Finished fancy hat
I finished my hat on 5th but haven't had a chance to blog it with being back at work, but here it is... https://flic.kr/p/2qDEwPi https://flic.kr/p/2qDM81B https://flic.kr/p/2qDNUir https://flic.kr/p/2qDMszm I haven't worn it out yet, as I tend to go with my rainbow hat which has matching scarf and gloves, but one of these days I shall… Continue reading Finished fancy hat
Different Waves
Well, I realised why I hadn't got very far with the Waves of Love cardi that I mentioned the other day... it's because it's all slip-stitches and no matter how loosely I try and do them it's a struggle to work into them for the next row. I gave it a good go but have… Continue reading Different Waves
On the Hook, 3/10/20
The weather is turning more autumnal now so we have been thinking about keeping warm. My daughter needed a hat, so I decided to find the scarf/shawl I had started making her a while back and get that finished and make a hat to match. I don't actually have a photo of her wearing them,… Continue reading On the Hook, 3/10/20