Team Hooker - One pointy thing is better than two

[SoupDragon]

Quiche-tastic.

[GiraffeAHolic]

That's lovely, great colours :)

[SoupDragon]

Thank you :)

I went with a plain border in the end... Fill in the rippled bits, SC and then crab stitch round the very edge.

[aJumpedUpPantryBoy]

I'm a confirmed single hooker - I did briefly try knitting but it isn't for me.

I'm working on two blankets at the moment as well as various odds and ends.

Bumper, I run a crochet club in school for year six - they've only been doing it for 6 months and some of them are making amazing stuff. We started with phone socks and they have gone on from strength to strength, infact, two of them were teaching me how to do a very complicated pattern today - they'd seen it on youtube and had prefected it.

[PurplePidjinghamPalace]

[TwoJackRussellsandababy]

I've started a new project, cos I don't have enough already on the go!

rainbow ripple blanket

It's going to have all the colours in the rainbow when it's done :)

[GiraffeAHolic]

ds had a rare nap in his crib this afternoon so started on a pair of boat shoe type baby slippers :) not sure they're going to fit but they're really cute!

[FireOverBabylon]

Does everyone else know about Garn Studio(you'll need to scroll down the page to view)? I came across them on another MN thread, and apparently some of their patterns are on Ravelry, but I've never come across them before; they have (whisper this) wearable crochet patterns. Heresy I know, but the number of shapeless garments I've seen in crochet books if I want to make anything other than cushion covers and blankets.

This has gone on the list to make, as has this.

[TwoJackRussellsandababy]

Yup, my blanket is in nepal, v nice to work with and really really reasonably priced :D

[aJumpedUpPantryBoy]

Can anyone recommend a nice 3ply yarn?

Years ago I made a blanket in a design I really like - I've being trying to recreate the pattern and I think I've managed it but I'd like to make it in 3ply, or something with a similar weight.
When I first made it I'd only just started crocheting and I made it in a horrid shiny acrylic, I'd like to recreate it in a beautiful yarn.

[PurplePidjinghamPalace]

Pantry, for baby stuff I like anything with bamboo in the mix. Sirdar seem to have a good range and are widely stocked in the UK.

I just walked into my local wool shop with some vague ideas and the nice lady let me squidge stuff till I found something I liked

[RatherBeOnThePiste]

Evening..

I really have to crack this flower tonight.

[PurplePidjinghamPalace]

Chain 2. 10dc in 2nd choice from hook. Join with slst

Possible colour change?

Chain 3. Dc in next st around

5dc in ch3 loop dc in dc around

Finish here or make it bigger...

DC, HTC, HTC, 2tc, htc, htc, dc in each state of petal. Slst in dc. Repeat around.

Tadaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[PurplePidjinghamPalace]

10dc in 2nd choice chain from hook.

[RatherBeOnThePiste]

Sorry to be dense, what is HTC?

[WhoKnowsWhereHerMajestyGoes]

Half treble crochet.

[RatherBeOnThePiste]

Thank you - shall go and look on Youtube

[PurplePidjinghamPalace]

Yarn over

Through stitch

Yarn over

Come back through

Yarn over

Through all three loops on hook

[RatherBeOnThePiste]

Thanks Pidj - I have done that before, I forget what these things are called

[PurplePidjinghamPalace]

Some of us have over 20 years of experience

[RatherBeOnThePiste]

I have managed one using trebles into the ring instead of doubles, tis a much better size for what I need. Next time I shall experiment with using different colours. And I did use HTC

[SoupDragon]

I have less than 12 months experience [fresh faced]

[RatherBeOnThePiste]

I have about 12 minutes experience

[PurplePidjinghamPalace]

Pistey, you is freeform crocheting

[PurplePidjinghamPalace]

Ps i completely invented that pattern up from my head so technically the whole thing is freeform

[RatherBeOnThePiste]

Freeform crocheteering?