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My first attempt at crochet
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...s/DSC03650.jpg
Very Cute Mad!
Thanks :D
I like cross stitching. I also want to learn how to knit, seems like a practical thing to do.
Ha, I use to do cross stitching when I was like 10.
The second most embarrassing thing I will admit to. The most being male figure skating. I won a second place ribbon at a competition once.
A friend of mine figure skates and he's done a few competitions. He loves it.Quote:
Originally Posted by OrphanPip
That is really cute, Mad!
Anyone tips for wanting to knit, but finding it HORRIBLY boring and stopping short in the middle?
Anyway, so I could knit before, but didn't know the inside-out sort of things... So I bought Knitting for Dummies. Great, great, great. Only, I get bored...
I just sewed a curtain for my door this winter, to keep the warmth in. And I was making a cover for the potato-onion basket, but my black thread is nearly finished. (why don't I actually use other colour instead?)
I like cross-stitching. really pretty. I did actually finish something my mother gave me when I was about 13 (we had to stay in the exam room for two hours, even if we had finished and reading I didn't like (too much of it, studying and doing exams :rolleyes:) and so I did embroidery). Anyway, so I am now 28, that makes 13 years!! :eek2: On a shoe with little mice in it... I guess it's for the children's room now (in the near future) :D.
Ya, but now I'm old and fat.Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
I was never crazy about it either, my mother forced me into it.
Petrarch, I have to say you are a fabulous at crochet. :) :)
Madhuri, that is superb for a first-attempt! Looks like a mobile phone cover; what's it for?
Not hockey?Quote:
Originally Posted by OrphanPip
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Originally Posted by kiki1982
Thanks :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
Scher, you guessed it right, it is a mobile phone cover.
I played hockey too. I also did speed skating for a brief period.Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
Too beautiful for a first attempt, Madhuri! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Madhuri
Thanks, Pensy :D
Another attempt at crochet.
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...DSC05189_1.jpg
I've been crocheting some granny squares for a quilt, just how basic is that? :D I did knit quite a lot last winter though, several scarves, mittens and wristwarmers.
I tried with thread this time. It's didn't turn out as neat as I would have liked...
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...DSC06268_1.jpg
You've reminded me that I have scarves to finish up :( I probably need to get to work on those since it is starting to turn cold.
I can knit, but I never do. I tried crochet once and sadly failed horribly. I do love cross stitching though. I'm on my second big project. The first is unfinished...I just didn't like the design so much and I feel that, if I am going to invest that kind of time in completing a project it should be something I really like.
Currently I am busy with this: (28cm x 41cm)
http://www.aladdinscave.co.za/ecomme...83/product.jpg
I expect to finish in about 5 years...at least :lol:
I always loose steam when I am working on cross stitch. I just can't finish one, which is strange since I can make quilts and crochet. I've never tried knitting thought I have all the stuff for it and I keep saying I'm going to learn.
I really want to try my hand at quilting, but at the moment it looks like my next projects will be curtains and cushions.
I'm cross stitching a cat in a hammock right now. I suck though, his ear's all wonky.
Haha, I've been doing some mice in a shoe for... let's see, 15 years now :eek:. My mother bought it for me when I was in school as we had to stay until time was up during the exams. Reading was too much letters for one day and I embroidered all through all those exams. Didn't really do a lot apart from then. And now my turquoise and beige is finished and I always forget to take my work when I go to Trier... I don't have the numbers so I need to take it to the shop to compare... So it is now ready with a bald patch... :D
I am knitting a sock now. After some struggling with five needles I've got the hang of it. Let's see whether the heel and the toe come along...
And why are your ears wonky? You have a pattern on paper, right?
Haha yeah, I'm just bad at following it. "Let's see, that's... five little pink X's up and three across, got it." Ten minutes later: "Oh no wait, it was four pink X's up and two across. I won't have room for the white, now."Quote:
Originally Posted by kiki1982
Juniper - unpick it! it will always shout 'Mistake!' at you!
You could try outlining sections of the pattern in pencil if they are really complex or photocopy the pattern and enlarge it - either make it easier to follow.
Do you have the fabric in a frame? That makes it easier to keep the tension even.
ooh, good advice. I used to work in squares after my mother told me to count in rows, rinkling my work as a consequence and then losing count into the bargain. And work with a ruler so you can't mistake the row.
Indeed, always unpick. For years to come, you'll get people who see it on your wall or cushion and say, 'Wow, that looks nice' and you saying or thinking, 'Well, don't be fooled, because the ears are wrong.'
So, take the thread out of your needle and unpick with the top end (not with the pointy end because you stick into your thread and that's not nice).
When I start a new design I usually mark out the 10 by 10 squares with a contrasting colour (normal sewing thread). So it's a ten under, ten over kind of checkerboard design. It's a pain when you really just want to get started, but it saves a lot of trouble in the end.
Oh no , I would leave it and then I would always know that it's unique, no one else has ears quite like that :)
I usually have the pattern marked in 10 x 10 squares but on the fabric itself I usually just mark the centre and work from there - you do work from the centre, don't you, ladies?? It keeps the tension more even.Quote:
Originally Posted by TurquoiseSunset
TS - I've seen those Native American designs - they look so fine when they are finished but I've never plucked up enough courage to start one. (Small is Beautiful is my working principle with cross stitch!) That blue sky in the background - is it the colour of the base fabric or is it all stitched in?
Oh, neither my mother nor my grandmother told me to work from the centre! Makes sense, though. I'll remember when I ever start anything like that again. I can imagine it's better for the consistency of the work.
I don't work from the centre although I was aware of the practice. Usually, I start with all the bigger chunks of colour first so that when I do smaller patches of only a few stitches, there are other stitches already to end off with, if need be. I don't make knots to end with, just to start with.Quote:
Originally Posted by kasie
Tension has never really been an issue on my projects and I'm very gentle with the fabric so that can stay very taut for as long as possible (not sure if 'taut' is the correct word). And because I don't work from the center it's useful for me to mark out all the squares beforehand.
I was also nervous about one that size. The key was finding a design I liked a lot. It's a joy to work on this one, where the previous one (of half the size) felt like a chore. Smaller ones are nice though, because they allow for more variation; you can do two or three a year, for example, instead of one every few years.
The base fabric is navy, so luckily I don't have to cover the whole piece with stitches. I might not have done it otherwise :D
How do you find working with a dark fabric, TS? I had great difficulty until a friend suggested placing a white towel across my lap to make it easier to see the holes - try it, it works!
That is a really good tip and I do something like that myself. I keep the design on my lap, so it's easy to see the next stitches, but, like you said, also helps with seeing the little holes. Although it helps a lot it's still difficult at times, depending on the lighting conditions. I find daylight is the best, but not always possible. The colour of the thread is also a factor. I'm currently working on the dark blue and blue purple threads and they are killing my eyes :pQuote:
Originally Posted by kasie
Lovely bookmark, Madhuri! I'd love to make something like that.
Thank you.
It's very easy. I followed a tutorial on youtube: http://youtu.be/bvkHI_Spw0Q (for the flower) and http://youtu.be/iIyeBpgZZ7Y (to make the stem).
For the crochet projects that I want to create, I check for the tutorial on youtube because I find it easier to follow a demo than written instructions.
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Originally Posted by Madhuri
Oooo! I'm so trying this! It's very nice Madhuri, and thanks for the links.Quote:
Originally Posted by Madhuri
See, I knew there was a thread about thread :D
I'm looking to either find, or develop, a filet crochet pattern that will make maybe a 12 inch afghan square with a celtic knot. Any suggestions, or know of any charts that might work?
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Madi, I love that book mark. It's so bright and cheery.