All posts tagged: crochet

The long month

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The problem with spending the weekend resting and trying to get better is that when Monday comes, it feels like a complete waste of time. It has been 12 days since I got the flu, and I’m still feeling meh. My fever and overall sickness is gone, but I still have a nasty cough and I’m getting pain in my ear. Yay, me. Being sick for about 10 days has resulted in me neglecting my Granny Workout, like a lot. I’ve tried some stretching a couple of days, and that’s about it. I have my next appointment on Wednesday, and I’m going to disappoint Ian, but what can I do? Maybe if I work out three times a day it’ll make a difference, but chances are I’ll only make it worse, so I’ll come clean on Wednesday and accept the judgement. This week, and all the way through January, I need to be on saving mode. Between the trips to Paris and and having been paid one week earlier, January is painful. No wonder everyone …

Project – Vintage doily lampshade

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I don’t remember exactly when it was that I started crocheting… I think it was in February 2012… Here’s one of the first things I ever crocheted: Yes, that’s it, a single chain of yarn. I had become curious about it and decided to try it out. I bought a hook and some light yarn (to be able to see what I was doing) and got on Youtube and started searching for tutorials. Possibly in the same day, I did this: Just a straight, simple rectangle of yarn. I added it a button and did something to cover a jar. Simple. Soon enough, I was experimenting a bit more… Since then, I’ve been crocheting different things, from a Yoda hat I took on a ski trip, to a Cthulu and a Sackboy. You can see them here. I’m also trying to make a crocheted Afghan blanket, but that one is a long term project. Funnily enough, most of the people who know me personally, but not that well enough, find it difficult to believe that …

Making a dream catcher

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I recently made a dream catcher for a friend’s son. Initially, I said I would make it for Christmas, but I’m a professional procrastinator, so in the end she had to remind me and I finally made it for this birthday. He’s a boy, and I needed to try to find some design that wouldn’t be way too delicate or girly, especially since I make them with crochet… In the end, I opted for bold bright colours, blue and red, and different charms hanging from it that would be more in line with a boy’s preferences. To be honest, I really love this dream catcher myself! One of my favourite charms in this dream catcher is the dice. It looks so cool! The small bee in the middle of the net looks really nice as well. It took me ages to wrap all the ring with the red yarn and I ended up with blisters on my fingers, but the result is a tight and neat outer ring. Every dreamcatcher I’ve done so far has …