Free crochet pattern! :) http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/spiral-socks-7
NOTE: My patterns are free and I would like them to stay that way. You are free to print them out and pass them around but please make sure my blog address is somewhere on the pattern (http://knotyournanascrochet.blogspot.co.nz/) so that people know where the pattern originated. Please do not sell my patterns or say they are your own. You are free to do whatever you want with the finished item. If you are selling them online please link back the pattern and give me credit. I took the time to write this pattern out so the least you can do is take the small amount of time it takes to give me credit. Using a 5mm hook and dk yarn, This can be changed for bigger yarn or different hook you will just get a different size Tractor Body Row 1: Ch 11, sc in second ch from the hook (10) ch1 turn. Row 2: sc across Row 3: sc in blo for first 5, sc through both loops next 5. Turn Ch 9, join in 3rd stitch, sc up 3 ch, ch 6, sk 2, join. sc up the ch, along the top and down the side. continue sc around the rest of the tractor until you get where you started going up the ch, DO TWO SC IN THE CORNERS TO KEEP IT FLAT. Sl St into the ch space, Finish off Wheels Big Round 1:with yellow Magic circle, ch 1, 12 sc around join to first sc Finish off Round 2: Join black, ch 2, 2 hdc in each st, join to first hdc, finish off Small Round 1: With yellow, Magic circle, ch1, 8sc around join to first sc, finish off Round 2: Join black, ch2, 2 hdc in each stitch round, join to first hdc and finish off. Exhaust Ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. (4) finish off. Sew wheels onto tractor, then sew tractor onto item shaping windows as you go.
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el matador, 2007 Joana Vasconcelos caught the attention of the international art world in 2005 at the Venice Biennale. Her sculptural work is that which often marries highly intelligent concepts with playful execution. el matador, 2007 Her work will be immediately recognisable to some of you for the volume and dexterity of crochet work. However she makes important sculptural pieces which pull upon a great range of influences, materials and disciplines. Her output is prolific, having it's roots in sculpture it has grown in scale and detail, range and focus. From outdoor installations to video, ceramic, fabric, and hair, from feminism, identity, globalisation to alcoholism, themes of intellect and kitsch. victoria, 2008 Vasconcelos' work repeatedly plays upon the tension between the large scale of peices and the small initmate details of their technical execution. The materials and techniques used are employed to cleverly communicate subversion and strength, having great impact from afar then pulling you in closer. gorette, 2006 For example the monumentally scaled chandelier pictured below, A Noiva (the bride) is made from around 25,000 tampons. This is not just a simple ironic nod to that which is feminine, but also a global bookmark. This was shown at the 2005 Venice Biennale and understandably drew international attention and much admiration. a noiva (the bride), 2005 Chandeliers have been widely seen as great statements of status and glamour - the larger they are the more expensive and covetable. However this one has the impact from afar but none of the crystalline sparkle. The tampon would appear to represent a tedious chore in most western women's life, however Vasconcelos has remarked that a man she met in Turkey made it quite clear that it has further significance. In this man's culture, the tampon is frowned upon, seen as something that causes infection and destroys a woman's virginity. the island of love, 2006 Artists often use images of porn, brutality or drudgery to convey feminist sentiments. I feel that too frequently women's sexuality is seen as the dominating force in their identity (and increasingly used by women themselves as a tool for progress). Of course there are so many other complex components and persona's which create the whole person. happy family, 2006 The 'community of women' is frequently conveyed by images of domesticity, of repression or sexual subversion. In Vasconcelos' work I feel there is a more broadly feminine and more universal way of prompting thought about what it is to be a woman, not simply from whichever is specific to our own culture. My feeling is that her work is huge on first appearance, but it begs you to come and study the detail, learn more about it's complexity, contradictions, surprises or mundanity and draw your own conclusions. Perhaps that's an appropriate analogy for womanhood? happy family, 2006 Using crochet, a method of craft which has obviously been used throughout the history of most cultures, enables her to connect with women of any nationality. However the skill obviously has different implications to each nation, as with the tampons. happy family, 2006 It is interesting that women are fascinated with the doily, the beautiful intricate art of crochet and lace-making have undying appeal. Vasconcelos highlights our feminine instincts to clothe, covet, smother and suffocate by using them on an almost gargantuan scale. However these images are so frequently perceived merely as 'beautiful' and 'pretty' as the skill of the hand work is of course something so rarely seen on such a scale in a public arena. But it is refreshing to see the craft moving into the arena of 'art' in a revered way, gathering mass appreciation. contaminacao, 2008 Her large scale piece 'Contaminacao' (Contamination), shown in Sao Paolo in 2008 is by contrast a huge, sprawling, colourful piece which dribbles and spreads through the public space. contaminacao, 2008 It is viewed from different heights and angles, inviting people to interact with it. Made from garish fabrics and knitting, it seems playful and toy-like. Yet it creeps and spreads with parts that look like bacterial cells. It is almost like a strange sci-fi organism which could be terrifying were it not for the soft, colourful appearance. contaminacao, 2008 In opposition to the cloaked, paralysed sculptures of before, this enormous piece is warm and human, bringing people together both in the gallery and in the making of it. As men and women we all connect with fabric on many different levels. Therefore the piece here can be experienced as you physically journey along it and as you mentally and emotionally travel back through your catalogue of textile experiences and connections. joujoux, 2007 Seeing a celebrated artist using her work in such a number of deeply human and emotive ways, encouraging people to interact with it, becoming a part of the community alongside the makers, is incredibly refreshing. joujoux, 2007 It will be interesting to see if the recession and our move towards craft, recycling and a renewed humility will engender more such inclusive art. joujoux, 2007 Vasconcelos work is too wide-ranging and thought-provoking for me to do it justice here. I highly recommend that you follow this link to her website and research her incredible work for yourself. contaminacao, 2008 I am obviously concerned on this blog with the textile-based work, but her ceramic and other sculptures are equally inspiring and significant. I discovered her work via someone who sent me an email last year but unfortunately I no longer have their contact details.. sorry. With thanks to Joana Vasconcelos for kindly allowing me to use her images.
These the best flower patterns crochet that I could find! I am in love with using them on headbands, hats, bags! They're the perfect applique!
Make your baby or grandbaby the trendiest on the block with these adorable easy crochet baby booties. This free crochet baby pattern will be the talk of the town when the baby in your life shows off these adorable baby shoes. If you're looking for crafts inspired by Pokemon, crochet patterns like these Bulbasaur-Inspired Baby Booties are your answer. Everyone who loves the popular game will ooh and ahh over this geeky and winsome craft idea. Don't be afraid to try this exciting craft that will make the little on in your life rock out in style.
Coucou tout le monde , Merci pour vos visites et vos commentaires Aujourd'hui et avec l'approche du saint valentin , j'ai envie de partager avec vous encore une fois des modèles de coeurs que j'ai trouvé sur le net, des coeurs dans des différentes...
............This is definitely a long time coming.......finally finished........blimey......two finished blankets in a month......I need a rest now! Last year, I bought a book and fell in love with a blanket in it. Bought on Ebay I was still fairly new to crochet, but I had to have a go......so I made a start...then I stopped........then I started........then I stopped. I had too much buzzing in my head. I made a few hexagons........... .......liked what I made............. .....made a few more....decided what colour combos I liked and what I didn't (the yellowy/orangy one had to go as Mr H said it looked like a fajita kit packet!). The pattern said, well, I am not sure really, it was in Japanese, but I took it to be that it was 34 hexagons in total, but laid out, it looked like a small lap blanket (the picture in the book showed it and it looked rather small), so I doubled it to 68. That's why it took so long. I left it in my pile of WIP's until two weeks ago when I made the last 20 hexagons and started to sew it all together and put the border on. So....want to see the finished article? ❀❀❀❀❀ So......do I like it? Well, it's funny...........this blanket is soooooooooooo not me in one sense. I mean, it has loads of colour, no one can say it's not vibrant, and I love vibrant........but the combinations are not ones that come naturally to me. I think it's the lack of white I found hard. I like bright colours, but I always seem to stick some white in somewhere to make the colours pop. I did think about adding white. Check out here to see what the blanket looks like with a white border around the hexagons. I think it looks totally ace like that too. The colours pop right out at you. I had already made a similar blanket from another japanese book, remember this one?..... ..........so I wanted this one to be quite different from that one. This latest blanket is bright...yet muted. Sounds weird. And...........I even put lavender in there! I found making those hexagons REALLY hard to do, but the funny thing was, when I laid out the hexagons without the lavender/purple shades in, it looked wrong, like something was missing. When I put them back in, it seemed right! I also realised when I went to make the last 20 hexagons that I had not read the pattern properly and a set of stitches was wrong in a row, (a combination of inexperience, and hastiness me thinks!), but the great thing about crochet is that it's no major deal. I also think that the pattern required you to stitch them together as you went along. I did it at the end. As a general rule, I don't really like putting things together as I go along as there is a tendency to group colours too close together so things end up a bit colour patchy! Having said that.....two WIP's I am having to stitch together as I go.........it just means I have to keep putting it at a distance to check what colours I am putting together. It slows me done. Never blessed with patience me! All in all, I ♥LOVE♥ it! A completely different kind of project for me, but none the less, I ♥LOVE♥it! It looks bright and vintage looking. The Bears love it, but Mr H is not quite feeling the love that I am for it! He says it looks very seventies and he is no fan of that era! I think this will be a garden blanket. It looks at home outside don't you think? So........I am blanket pooped! Smaller projects now. I have so many WIP's to be getting on with...but silly billy Nessa decided to start yet another new one! Might have that done by next week so watch this space..............! Have a super weekend. I hope there is a little bit of sun for you if not a HUGE heap this weekend.....and if you have rain........put on those wellies and raincoat and be young again.......it's fun to jump in puddles!!!!! XXX
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Garland Greetings about this Birthday Bunting. The bunting isn't birthday themed but it was a birthday gift. It's my first ever crocheted garland and it won't be the last. It was a gift - so it's gone off to it's new home, but I will make myself a bit of hanging hooking goodness somewhat soon - because it seems like springtime and happy crocheted buntings go hand in hand, right? I am amassing a stack of crochet books. Eye candy they are. I was perusing THIS book when I came across a square motif that made me SURE it wanted to become a string of bunting squares. The square is called daisy chain and the book shows it in a variety of color combinations but I imagined it in just a single color. Several squares in just single colors all hooked together that is. So I started right in. I can't reprint the pattern - copyrights you know. But you can buy the book - or maybe borrow it from the library and create the pattern from its source. I decided to use Aunt Lydia's crochet cotton - size 3. I wanted a cotton, and I needed something rather thin as this motif is a bit big when crocheted with DK or Worsted. My finished square was somewhere between 4 and 5 inches with the size 3. I used a 2.75mm hook - size C. I wanted to use a 2.5 but haven't been able to find one. I was going to stop there but thought it needed a bit more than the squares so I found THIS pattern. I made this flower using 4 colors of good ole Aunt Lydia. The pattern goes through the 3rd color but I added a final row of single crochet in blue around the petals, dipping down to the next row at the end of each petal section with a long single crochet. I decided to put one of these fancy flowers at each end of the bunting. I looked at it laid out across the floor, the squares and the fancy flowers. It needed more. I searched for a simpler flower and couldn't find anything I liked, so I made one up. Since this pattern is my own, I can offer it to you. I don't often write my own patterns - so I hope the directions are clear. Definitions: 2DB(2 double bobble) = leave last loop of each stitch on hook, work 2dc into ring, yo, pull through all remaining loops on hook. 3DB (3 double bobble) = leave last loop of each stitch on hook, work 3dc into ring, yo, pull through all remaining loops on hook. The Pattern Starting Ring: Chain 6 and join with sl,st. Round 1: Chain 2, 2DB (see above) in ring. [4ch, 3DB into ring] x7 (8 bobbles in all). Chain 4, sl st to top of 1st bobble. Round 2: [1sc, 1hdc, 1dc, 1htr, 1tr, 1htr, 1dc, 1hdc, 1sc into 4 chain space] x8. sl st into1st sc of the round. Tie off. Work in ends. For my bunting, I made 2 square motifs each in 3 different colors (blue, pink, yellow). I then added a center square motif in purple but I wanted it to be a bit bigger so I used the same cotton yarn/thread but traded off for a size E crochet hook. It did the trick. I also made 2 flowers (my pattern) each in the same 3 colors (blue, pink, yellow) I made 2 of the fancy flowers. To crochet them all together, I wanted a long strand that was a bit heavier than just a chain. I found this photo from Lucy, the Queen of Crochet at Attic24. SO.... I chained 10, then crocheted in the first chain from the hook to create a chain ring for hanging. then, I chained A LOT.... I'm sorry that I didn't count. I laid all the motifs out on the floor with about 4-6" between each one and then added about 10" to each end... it was a lot of chains. Long Strand round 2 was single crochet in each of the chains. Long Strand round 3 was more single crochets and this time I attached the motifs. To attach a motif, I tied little strings of yarn to the long strand to mark where I should attach each one. The flowers are attached in only one place but the squares are attached in 3 places. When I got to my little yarn marker, I crochet down 2 chains, attached the motif with a single crochet and then crocheted back UP the 2 chains. Then, I continued along my row. I did this until all the motifs were connected. I didn't take photos as I went tho. I wish I had -sorry. I took photos of the garland both indoors and out. I love the square motif and how it makes happy little spots of shadowy goodness when the sun hits it. Enjoy the splendor!
I've been making up some more crochet panels into cushions. I think this one looks like a sausage dog :) He's in the shop. And there are (finally) two finished green cushions – a custom order for a lovely friend. What's in your creative space this week? See more here.
SORRY BUT GOOGLE HAS SWALLOWED UP THE PICTURES FROM THIS POST... PLEASE GO TO THIS MORE RECENT POST FOR NEW PICTURES... With Xmas not too far away I thought it would be fun to do a little crochet Xmas decoration tutorial.... You'll need some 8ply yarn (I used heirloom super fine Australian Merino Wool) and a 4mm hook. (note - american crochet terms are used for this pattern) To start, make a foundation chain of 5, join with a slip stitch to the first chain to form a ring. Round 1 - ch3, 2dc, ch3, *3dc, ch3. Repeat from the * 3 more times (5 dc clusters and 5 ch3's total). Join with a slip stitch to the 3rd ch of the starting ch3. Round 2 - slip stitch into the next 2 dc and into the first ch3 space. ch3, 2dc, ch3, 3dc, 1hdc in 2nd dc of next dc cluster. *3dc, ch3, 3dc in next ch3 space, 1hdc in 2nd dc of next dc cluster. Repeat from * 3 more times. Join with a slip stitch in 3rd chain of starting ch3. Round 3 - Sip stitch into next 2 dc and into first dc ch3 space. Ch3, 3dc, ch4, 4dc, 1sc on either side of hdc from previous round. 4dc, ch4, 4dc in next ch3 space, 1sc on either side of next hdc from previous round. Repeat from * 3 more times. Join with a slip stitch in 3rd chain from starting ch3. Fasten off and weave in ends... These stars are great sewn into a garland or hung by themselves on your tree would look divine. Why not make them in a thick cotton for a Xmas-y themed washer...
Some bees I finished crocheting. :) Bees are cute.
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