crochet owl basket...

 I joined in on this

cute little owl basket CAL (crochet along) this week

 the pattern is by Briana from Bowtykes

and is heaps of fun to make

 the body of the basket is made using two strands of yarn held together

so it is quite firm and stands up on its own.

the perfect size for my little miss to hold her tech gadgets in :)

You can find the pattern

on Etsy Here

on Ravelry Here

and for the Month of September there is a CAL 

you can find the details about it Here

 

Hope you are having a lovely weekend,

we are starting school holidays this week - yay!

~ Gillian ♥

crochet bath mat & loopy neck wrap....

 I made this little bath mat this week

using my Calico Crochet Rug Pattern

This time I made it with some pre made

t'shirt yarn (also known as tarn)

This one measures 61cm in diam

and weighs approx 1420gms.

I used All Purpose Household Tie (see picture below)

almost 8 balls and a size 12mm hook.

You can find my pattern HERE on my blog

and the Ravelry Project page HERE

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After I made the bath mat I had a little of the yarn left

so I looped it to the size I wanted and wrapped the end around and stitched it in place to create this loopy neck wrap....an easy and fun piece to make and wear!

 just make sure that you hand stitch

through all of the layers when you sew the wrapped section.

and you can make them any length and number of wraps you like!

Below is a picture of the yarn I used

of course you could make your own tarn, there are many youtube video's on making t'shirt yarn or tarn...but I was quite chuffed when I found this at my local Spotlight store...they did have a very limited colour range and hopefully they will get some more colours in.

I'm quite confident it would take on a dye if you wanted to experiment!

 There is no mention of what the fibre content is, but I ironed the rug when finished (best way to block a crocheted floor rug/mat) I found that it handled a med temp iron quite well, so I think there is a large proportion of cotton in the fibre.

The yarn was very good to work with and soft on the hands.
It should be a strong durable bath mat and I will be washing it regularly in my washing machine.

I hope you are having a creative day

~ Gillian ♥

little owl bookmark....

 I hooked this sweet little owl for my little miss this week,

to keep her company while she reads :)

The pattern comes from the Panda Vintage Crochet book #228

as you can see below the original pattern is for a beautiful necklace,

but I thought it would make an equally cute bookmark.

 I've been enjoying this book by Panda

it is the same one I made the

Square motif crochet button scarf from.

and the yarn is the same also, 

I only needed a tiny bit of the left over to make this little owl. 

I used Panda Cotton blend 8ply & 3mm hook.

 

Have a lovely day

~ Gillian ♥