Time for a crochet post, don’t you think?
Even though it doesn’t feature on this blog nearly enough, I always have some crochet on the go.
It is also one of my busiest craft classes at work and so far I have taught 18 students to crochet and most of these have now entered a dangerous state of wool addiction. I do feel a bit like a drug pusher as they turn up at the shop week after week, glassy eyed, clutching cash and gasping for “more wool, more wool, please, just one more ball!”. I do always warn them at the start of the ‘Learn to Crochet’ class that it is extremely addictive!
The Rooster wool I bought for the shop back in July has been a great success and I am now awaiting a huge delivery of Sirdar, Sublime, Patons and Regia sock wool any day!!! (see what I mean about feeling like a drug pusher!)
I have also noticed some crochet action on a few other blogs recently – Lynz has just taught herself through You Tube videos. Way to go Lynz! It’s not easy to learn that way, much better to come to a nice workshop with me 🙂
I have another friend’s special birthday coming up soon (in fact a have quite a few this year!), so I thought I would get started now on a lovely blanket which I could potter away at for the next few months. I started off making these hexagons, above, with Rooster aran wool. The pattern is from the same book as the
Roses and Daises Blanket I made for my niece’s wedding last year, and is based on a Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilt.
But it just wasn’t doing it for me. It just looked a bit blah. So I have abandoned it and turned to my favourite crochet blog
Attic 24 for inspiration.
And found it straight away on Lucy’s gorgeous blog! Granny circles, perfect! I am currently obsessed with circles inside squares as a quilt pattern so this just shouted out to me. This is an old project of Lucy’s, adapted from a vintage crochet book, and made into a gorgeous blanket by a friend of her’s and featured
here.
Lucy promised to note down the pattern very soon, but I couldn’t wait and liked the challenge of working it out myself – which I did! Not sure if I have done it exactly the same way as Lucy, but I love it!
And the difference between these squares and the earlier hexagons is that I just can’t take my eyes off them! A great crochet design should be totally mesmeric and every square you finish should fill you with joy. This design is a particularly potent psychedelic drug, and I am hooked (haha)!
But what of that amazing African Flower Blanket you were working on a year or so ago, Jo?
Well I am STILL working on it! In fact I love it so much I don’t think I will ever stop, but just keep adding more and more flowers until I become crushed under the weight of wool – what a way to go!! (I think this is known as O.D.ing on crochet!).
NB I have now put together an inspiration pack of some of the wools I used to make the Granny Circles which you can buy at our website here
Are beautiful! I like this granies…
xoxo
Lovely!!
LOVE your crochet eye candy! I'm quite fancying learning how, and would love to take one of your classes, but I'm not sure I (or my family) can cope with another addiction!
GORGEOUS!!! Love crochet blankets! Next month I'm buying another "lucy pack" to start work on a new one 🙂
I love this crochet afghan. Just beautiful. Hugs
You are so right, I confess I'm addicted too! Those squares are beautiful, it will be a lovely blanket. The hexagon one is amazing, so colourful. xx
No wonder you can't stop, those African Flowers are fab.
Lol, you definitely do need help… Afraid it won't be me being your knight in shining armour, I'm itching just looking at all that wool ;o)
Your crochet is fabulous and completely inspirational. I'm teaching myself how to crochet and finished my first dishcloth yesterday….Today a dishcloth….tomorrow a crochet blanket muuwwwaahhhahhaahhaahhaaa! I'm in Perth, Western Australia, but if I was in Perth, Scotland, I'd be hopping on a train to take your classes!
All your crochet is so bright and cheery – I love that blanket!
I am putting 'learn to crochet' on next winter's 'to do' list for sure!
Ooh, Jo, I really Love the blanket! Daughter #1 is my crochet queen, I wonder if she'd be persuaded to make sonething like that?
Nice to find your blogg, very nice crocheting, love this squares!! Maria
Gorgeous crochet! I'm currently collecting yarn for a blanket of my own but I'm not doing well, I've only got four balls at the moment! The African Flower blanket is fabulous!
Amazing Jo. I have been looking to make a crochet rug for some time, and am going to my sister's for 10 days. You are wonderful – your African Flowers rug is wonderful, and I can't wait to get started. I wish I had known you were in Edinburgh as my sister and I came there in Sept. 2010. Our Grandad was born there.
Thanks again so much
Sue from New Zealand
All lovely – must get back to my crochet projects!
Completely gorgeous,i do love crochet but i feel i can only make granny squares,i cant follow patterns at all they confuse me too much ,ide love to try something new xx
Oh my that is one amazing quilt. Love it.