A little crochet talk...

Can I just say how delighted I was to read all of your lovely comments on the kaleidoscope blanket ta-dah. It really did make my day and I have enjoyed sharing this crochet journey with you all. Now a little vintage crochet talk...

On a visit to a charity shop last week, I came across a crafting magazine from 1972 called "Golden Hands". Inside was a double page spread on potholders and I was particularly drawn to the "scallop edged potholder". It is very similar to a pattern Lucy at Attic 24 used for a cushion not long ago, but her method is different to this one.

This method involves making a foundation chain for the petals and the stitches consist of double crochet, treble and double treble. It was very quick and easy to make... I would like to make some more in bright colours and hang them on the wall.



This retro fabric had my heart racing the other day when I spotted two immaculate bedsheets
and two pillow cases in the charity shop... I just love the design and the colours are right up my
street! So fabulous, I cannot decide what to make with the fabric yet... maybe curtains for Spring?

This pattern is almost forty years old and still fabulous...it could easily be made bigger for a cushion or even miss the last round out and make christmas baubles...

Hope you enjoyed this little crochet snippet... enjoy your week x

Kaleidoscope ta-dah!

Yesterday I said to my husband I would be happy when my kaleidoscope blanket was finished... and he replied "so will your blog readers, you've been doing it for ages!" Well, I thought this was a little cheeky. It has taken two and a half months to make and I have loved seeing it evolve along the way. It is not as big as I intended to make it, but I would like to start on Christmassy things and so I have left it this size. There is no edging, so it is possible to go back to it at a later date and add a few more rounds should I wish to.

I love it so much I want to hang it on the wall and I might even run this idea past my husband....but for the time being it will live on the back of one of the sofas in the lounge.

The details for this blanket can be found on my Ravelry page here.

Loving....

Scandinavian Deko

The Daily Telegraph



What's making me smile today? Finding this picture of Helsinki's cathedral, Finland, with a carpet of crochet afghans covering the steps of course!