The last few weeks have flown and I can't believe it's already the final week of the CKAL! Thank you so much to everyone who has participated and shared their work in progress. It's been lovely to see photos of your cushions in their various stages in the Scheepjes Facebook groups. Finding the Pattern This… Continue reading Blue Tit Cushion Week 4: Construction
Category: Crochet
Blue Tit Cushion CKAL Week 2 – Chart Release
Today Scheepjes release Part 1 of the blue tit chart and the bonus charts, so whenever you complete your cushion front you can begin stitching your chosen motif. Exciting! Scheepjes decided to publish the blue tit design in two parts; this week you'll get the right hand side with the bird's body and head, next… Continue reading Blue Tit Cushion CKAL Week 2 – Chart Release
Blue Tit Cushion Tips & Tricks Part 3: The Embroidery Stitches
Previous Tips & Tricks posts covered prepping our materials, knitting double stranded, making a gauge swatch, blocking, and what to do if you need to adjust your tension. In this final post before the CKAL begins next Wednesday, I'll be giving some tips regarding the embroidery stitches we'll use to create the bird design. Our… Continue reading Blue Tit Cushion Tips & Tricks Part 3: The Embroidery Stitches
Blue Tit Cushion Tips & Tricks Part 2: Tension, Gauge & Blocking
At the end of my previous post I suggested knitting or crocheting a gauge swatch (or a tension square, whatever you prefer to call it) with your Scrumptious yarn. Not only to check that your cushion front and back will end up the right size; this little piece of fabric is ideal for practising our… Continue reading Blue Tit Cushion Tips & Tricks Part 2: Tension, Gauge & Blocking
Dawn Chorus CKAL: Bonus Charts!
The Design Process Designing the cross stitch and duplicate stitch motifs for the Blue Tit Cushions for Scheepjes Dawn Chorus CKAL (that's a knit- or a crochet-a-long), was tremendous fun. I had an initial image of the flying blue tit in mind and laid down the outline on a chart. Then numerous yarns were experimented… Continue reading Dawn Chorus CKAL: Bonus Charts!
Blue Tit Cushion Kit Unboxing & Kit 3 Giveaway!
Scheepjes Dawn Chorus CKAL (Crochet-or-Knit Along) Part 2, begins on 17 April and Blue Tit Cushion kits are now on sale via Scheepjes retailers. Before parting with your hard earned cash, perhaps you'd like a bit more info and to take a peek inside? Back when the Scheepjes team & I were planning the project,… Continue reading Blue Tit Cushion Kit Unboxing & Kit 3 Giveaway!
Dawn Chorus CKAL – Blue Tit Cushions Good to Know
Before we start the CKAL, I’ve put together some general information that’s good to know about making the cushions as well as answering a few questions that popped up in the Dutch and International Facebook groups. It seems that the choice of knitting or crocheting has given some of you a dilemma! Hopefully this info will help you to… Continue reading Dawn Chorus CKAL – Blue Tit Cushions Good to Know
Crochet Ear Saver Tutorial
After a neighbour donated a pile of duvet covers so I could make more washable drawstring bags for frontline workers. I was keen to use every last bit of them. Once bags are cut out, there's actually very little fabric left. These tiny pieces get cut into strips and stashed ready to make raggy wreaths. Of course… Continue reading Crochet Ear Saver Tutorial
Isolation Rumination
Long post alert! This post turned into something of a diary from the first month of lockdown. One day I'll maybe read back and be reminded of how these days felt for our family. Maybe you're bored and have nothing better to do but read on now you've found yourself here? I'll find images to… Continue reading Isolation Rumination
Flowering Peacocks & Crafty Concatenation
Hooking 142 motifs together on my most epic crochet project to date, I looked up and noticed the word of the day on my screensaver was 'concatenation'. I'd not heard that before. Apparently it's the operation of linking a series of things together end-to-end. 'Just what I'm doing', I thought, feeling smugly educated. But then we… Continue reading Flowering Peacocks & Crafty Concatenation
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