Helloooo & Happy Easter

Happy Easter everyone! I hope you’re all having a wonderful time. Here in the Kelly household we’re having a relaxed Easter… staying put at home & just spending time together…

A sneak preview!

I’m back into my designing & crocheting and going by the last few weeks I’ve definitely got my crochet mojo back! So I’m delighted to tell you all that I have some new patterns on the go.. the first of which is almost finished. It is a swing style coat (that will fit up to 12 months) in snuggly soft Wendy/Peter Pan Velvet Touch aran weight yarn (see photo above). Of course I just had to try it on Grace as soon as I had a chance & I think she really likes it

The coat also has a removable hood and the option of making some crocheted daisy flower motifs to decorate it with… It took me 16 variations of crocheted daisies until I was finally happy!

Number 16 was the one!

I’ve a few more of the daisies to crochet, stitch on & hopefully I’ll be able to get Grace to model the completely finished daisy decorated coat… with & without the hood if she’s willing! Then as soon as I’ve finished typing up the PDF pattern I will upload it for sale on Ravelry… so watch this space!

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1st of Free blanket square patterns… flower square

To make all 4 of the 15cm blanket squares as shown in my previous post I used…

1 each x 50g Debbie Bliss cotton DK in shades Ecru / Cream shade 02 & Bright Orange shade 42

1 x 100g Katia 100% cotton DK in Jamaica (multi col… red, green, yellow & soft brown).

( I still have a small amount of each yarn left to use up too)

1 x 4mm crochet hook.

Flower Square

This square is a modified version of the one found in the Harmony Guide ’300 crochet stitches’ book and uses UK crochet abbreviations..  eg.

a UK double crochet (dc) is a USA single crochet (sc),

a UK treble (tr) is a USA Double crochet (dc)

If you are using the Katia Multi colour cotton DK… find the start of the red colour in the ball and make 8ch, join with a sl st to form a ring.

1st round    1ch, 18dc into ring, sl st to first dc, (18sts).

2nd round   1ch, beginning into same st as 1ch (1dc, 3ch, miss 2 sts) x 6, sl st in first dc.

3rd round    1ch, work a petal of (1dc, 3ch, 5tr, 3ch, 1dc) into each of the next 6 3ch arches, sl st to first dc.

4th round    1ch, (1dc between 2dc, 5ch behind petal of 3rd round) x 6, change to the green part of the Katia ball and sl st to first dc.

5th round    1ch, work a petal of (1dc, 3ch, 7tr, 3ch, 1dc) into each of next 6 5ch arches, sl st to first dc. Fasten off.

6th round    Using the cream/ecru join yarn between 2dc, 1ch, (1dc between 2dc, 6ch behind green petal) x 6, sl st to first dc.

7th round    Sl st into next ch, 3ch (count as 1tr), *(4tr, 2ch, 1tr) all into same arch, 6tr into next arch, (2tr, 2ch, 4tr) all into next arch**, 1tr into next arch, repeat from * to **, sl st to top of 3ch.

8th round    3ch (count as 1tr), 1tr into each tr of previous round & work (3tr, 2ch, 3tr) into each 2ch space, change to green of katia ball again & sl st to top of 3ch.

9th round   3ch (count as 1tr), 1tr into each tr of previous round & work (3tr, 1ch, 3tr) into each 2ch space, sl st to top of 3ch, fasten off.

Have fun & if you have any queries just let me know

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Embellishment

It’s a beautifully sunny day today… may be even sunny enough to wear my hat! So as soon as Finn wakes from his nap we’re going to make the most of the rays… while they’re here.