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Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Unique Christmas gift
Want to make a unique Christmas gift for a loved one?
What about this cushion?
Join the crochet-along and find out how to make it
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sunburst-mandala-cushion?fbclid=IwAR0Wld58tz4bhcibIcymlSb-NnYRDH0d3vFafNc4bXn3byHaXlTKrrXvOLo
Sunday, November 3, 2019
Sunburst Mandala Cushion CAL intro
The CAL will start on the 10th of November
There will be 5 parts to the pattern, a new part released each week. You can crochet along with others, or at your own pace
On the 9th of November you will be able to buy the pattern from Ravelry. There will be another part added each week, and you can also download that. You will get a message that an update has been added
The first part will be released on the 10th of November (Australian time), this may still be 9th November for some of you
Part 2 will be released on the 17th of November (Australian time)
Part 3 will be released on the 24th of November (Australian time)
Part 4 will be released on the 1st of December (Australian time)
Part 5 will be released on the 8th of December (Australian time)
The pattern will be available from Ravelry from the 9th November https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sunburst-mandala-cushion
The pattern will be discounted to AUS$4 during the CAL (that's even less in American dollars).
Or make a donation of your choice
https://craftcove.blogspot.com/2015/04/donations.html
Things you'll need
You'll need to buy the pattern from Ravelry, or make a donation, and message me
You will need some stitch markers (this type is my favourite type)
You will need a 3 mm hook,or the size hook needed for a gauge of 5 rounds of pattern = 1.6 inches (4 cm). You will also need a 3.5 mm hook
You will need 150 - 200 grams of each colour of 8 ply yarn (DK)
You will need 4 colours. eg, white, pale yellow, medium yellow, and dark yellow
You can use any colours you like, though. Here's some colour inspiration
If you want to do it in yellow, like my original, some good yarn choices are:
Yatsal Knitting Yarn 8 ply 100g
Golden yellow W048
Yellow W110
Lemon W109
White W039
Paintbox yarns DK/8 ply
Buttercup yellow 222
Mustard yellow 223
Neon yellow 258
Scheepjes catona DK/8 ply
100 Lemon Chiffon
280 Lemon
208 Yellow Gold
If you want to do it in yellow, like my original, some good yarn choices are:
Yatsal Knitting Yarn 8 ply 100g
Golden yellow W048
Yellow W110
Lemon W109
White W039
Paintbox yarns DK/8 ply
Buttercup yellow 222
Mustard yellow 223
Neon yellow 258
Scheepjes catona DK/8 ply
100 Lemon Chiffon
280 Lemon
208 Yellow Gold
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Sunburst Mandala Cushion colour play
I originally designed the Sunburst Mandala Cushion to be yellow. Like a burst of sunlight.
But you can make it any colour you like
I've played with an editing program to give you some ideas of colours you could use
Want to make this?
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Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Sunburst Mandala Cushion
I wanted to create a burst of sunlight
Then I found this image
I played with crochet stitches and designs, over and over again
Eventually, I came up with this design
But I prefer something useful. So I decided to make it into a cushion
I could have made it into a round cushion like this. But I decided to play some more. I'll turn it into a square
I wanted to try something different to square it off. And I wanted to incorporate the border again, I really liked the way that turned out
So eventually I came up with this cushion
And now for the back. Do I just do a fabric back? No. I wanted more crochet. But I also want to do something that will match..... But not the same .....
Finally I came up with this
Worked as a square, but still using some overlay stitches
And still the suggestion of rays of the sun
Want to make this?
Sunday, September 29, 2019
Pdf's now available
I've decided to make my free patterns also available as printable pdfs
They are still available for free here, but if you want a nice easy way to print it, you will be able to download it for a small fee
Patterns take a very long time, and a lot of effort to create
It is a huge process, that includes many steps
Thinking of the design
Occasionally this step can be easy.
But most often it takes a lot of thought and ideas, and looking at a lot of inspiration
Creating the design
This is probably the hardest part.
What yarn, or thread would work best for this?
What stitch, or combination of stitches would work best for this?
How many stitches will I need?
Then it needs to be made, and undone, and made, and undone, many times, usually, until it's right, and it works the way I want it
Writing it up
This is another challenging part. I usually write notes as I go. But it's a completely different thing to have the pattern written with all the proper terms and wording in it.
It takes a lot of work going through the whole pattern to add all the words, terms and phrases in the proper crochet terms so that everyone can understand it
Testing
This is where other people come into it
I need a range of people who can read crochet patterns to look through the pattern, and crochet the item
They will see it through new eyes, being unfamiliar with the design, they will often see errors, or better ways with wording than I can
I'm often amazed at what I can miss. And how different testers can see different things
Final pattern
And finally we have the final pattern
All my patterns are pretty cheap, especially when you consider my most expensive pattern might only just buy me a coffee in Australia.
The pdf's are $2 Australian, which is half a coffee
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