Uncategorized – Page 3 – Red Hen Designs

9Feb

February 9, 2016

Krista Throw – Blocks 11 – 22

I’ve had a rush of blood to the fingers and with a bit of bad weather over the long weekend, PROGRESS!!!

So most have been pretty straight forward in this lot – I can get one square in little over an episode of ‘Criminal Minds’! The ones with the flowers have proved challenging – I haven’t quite got to the point where I a throwing the crochet hook across the room, but there was a bit of undoing and re-doing.

Loving the challenge (as you see)!

The beauty of sampler quilts, or knits or anything like this, is the variety, mixing up the easy with the difficult, knowing you only have to do each block once. And learning something new in nearly every block.

xx

Raewyn

4Feb

February 4, 2016

Krista Throw – Blocks 9 and 10

Block 9

Block 10 Basketweave caused me a few issues – found a Youtube video and re-started 3 ties until I ‘got it’.

Continuing to track well – and still loving the challenge. It is going to look AMAZING!

xx

1Feb

February 1, 2016

Krista Throw – Blocks 7 and 8

I’m tracking well, enjoying the challenge…here’s blocks 7 and 8

And here’s the dream:

I’ve got a wee way to go

xxR

31Jan

January 31, 2016

Crochet Fun – Krista Throw Rug

Procrasti-crochet – what you do when you should be making dolls but lack the inspiration…

Just started a sampler crochet throw – Krista’s Throw, a block of the week crochet project that Spotlight had a few years back.

I can do basic crochet, and this is really testing me – Youtube is my friend! It’s great to get the brain working.

So I have six done and ???? more to go.

I am using Debbie Bliss merino wool – so beautiful to use and feels so beautiful.

No 5 crochet hook, squares are approx. 7 inches/17cm. The pattern suggests 6.5 crochet hook, finished size 22cm. I will go for smaller size and more squares.

The Krista pattern has 25 squares in total, so I will be adding extra squares, maybe repeats, not sure….

Yay, feeling inspired, and the brain is getting a good workout – aiming for a square a day! hoping for 5 per week!

xx

13Oct

October 13, 2015

Jean – as a Wise Witch

Playing with Wise Women…here is Jean dressed as a witch again, this time in different colourways. I had fun with these ladies. I had some red star chiffon and some organza white with embroidered stars in the ‘stash’. Whipped up some matching hats, and there they are! My Three Wise Sisters!