Craft Corner

I have done the odd crafty thing. Tapestries, lots of sewing, lined curtains and jackets and coats. A tiny bit of embroidery and crochet and knitting. I love the atmosphere of sharing here. I do not do digital photos yet. No phone. All my photos are pre digital and only a little digital music.

Just saying hello.

Lovely to see you here @Appleblossom . It is the sharing atmosphere that is keeping me here. I don't go where I'm not welcome, I feel welcome here and a couple of other places.

I'd love to hear of any of your craft adventures, or of plans to do whatever whenever, no pressure. Sewing is so handy, so glad you sew. Don't be concerned about photos, I use an oldish itsy wee digital camera, 'cos - no phone here either.

@CheerBear How sweet of them, and how awesome of you to do something just so lovely for them. When I chose most of those patterns I was thinking along the lines of you wanting a pattern for you and your little ones that you could just adapt sizewise, but it's all turned out super nicely.

The head pain is almost gone, thank you, had a really good rest last night and if I'm careful how I walk and don't open any doors into bright sunlight, I should be good!

Yes, and yes, when I want something done, and patterns get tricky and brain and fingers won't do what they're supposed to do, it's back to the old tried and true patterns for me too. Your stories make me smile, I live vicariously, because I cannot imagine what it would be like to have a sister/ mother/ aunt who was supportive like you are with your family.

A quick sneak peak and then not would be really cool, can't wait.

The hand holding gloves are just so sweet, hey. That pattern was the first I'd seen of them, gloves aren't really on my pattern radar. I did a search for 'crochet handholding glove pattern' and the amazing beauties that brought up. Who knew!

March is National Craft Month

Let's get our craft on!

@Phoenix_Rising @Catcakes @Appleblossom @CheerBear @Former-Member @TheVorticon @Mazarita @TAB @Former-Member @Bubbles3 @Former-Member @Former-Member @Queenie @Shaz51 @Former-Member @BlueBay @Snowie and anyone else who would like to pop by and enjoy some crafty relaxation, distraction and chat.

Crafting Plans for this month, always flexible and up for having to deal with those pesky winds of change though.
Finish the crochet Bruges Lace tabard thing.
Start the crochet Lacey Duster - yarn is chosen, sitting in my rocking chair waiting.
Sew a cover for that sponge stuff to make a floor cushion.
Sew a nightie for myself.
Sew the cover for that door screen so I can have the door open without being blinded by the light, and so busybodies can't see in. (Mostly so busybodies can't see in)

Anyone else have any ideas for projects ro things you'd like to do? We'd love to hear about it here, if you'd like to share that is. No pressure, we just enjoy the journey and the searching and finding of new interests and interesting things.

Encouraging crafting might be a useful super power I think @CheerBear , what do you think might work? Dropping yarn from great heights to see where it falls? Thank you for your kind thoughts head is only a bit tender now if I jolt, so almost right again.

Spreading glitter (eco friendly of course) trails to hidden treasure caches of all manner of craft activities. *thinks of beads with thread and threading needles; yarn with hooks, looms, needles; threads with shuttles for tatting; paper and glues and stuffs for quilling; embroidery things; weaving ... *

So many possibilities.

@Phoenix_Rising glad to hear you are progressing on your crochet adventure! Really excited to see your new piece and how you've improved. I know you will have improved

Can you tell me one day what brand your crochet hook is too please? Different brands of hooks favour different shapes to their 'head's and it's good to try a few and get a feel for which works for you.

@Appleblossom I used to say that I'd do embroidery when I was old and sitting in my rocking chair as I just didn't seem to have the patience for it when there was so much else going on. Some years ago I took it up and embroidered mostly underwear to practice my skills, it was fun. Holding a needle is almost impossible now, sadly.

@CheerBear with that slip stitch thingy as you begin the next round, have you tried using a stitch marker to identify that beginning 'up' stitch? It's the only way I can find it on small things. If you dont' have any crochet stitch markers just thread a piece of other coloured yarn through it.

I think there is a video to show how to do it ... will just have to hunt it down. Do please let me know if you still need help with it if I don't get the video before you're finished it.

Are the belly ridges being done from 'short rows' ? that's a nother technique that would make sense to fill out and mark a dragon belly. You'd need markers for that too probably, or I do especially if I have to put it down and come back.

Just an fyi - crochet stitch markers are different from some knitting stitch markers. With knitting you slip them from one needle to the other, so they are usually round rings with no break in them.

In crochet, you need to have a split ring marker so you can get them off the stitches/ work when no longer needed. That's why I like locking stitch markers.

You can make your own stitch markers too if you have jewellery clips of the type that you pull a lever to open and let it go to close. Everything needs to be super smooth so as not to catch on yarn though.

Here's hoping the day is a pleasant one, or at least has some pleasant moments for everyone.

@Former-MemberThat is why I get my sewing box out maybe every 2nd year these days .. lol ..

Threading and holding needles ... not worth it, but once upon a time .. it was.

Ah yes, I understand @Appleblossom maybe one day some one will invent a device that will hold the needle and allow us to enjoy that craft again. I do hope you get to enjoy other crafts.

Hehe, @CheerBear, I figured you would know about stitch markers, but seeing as how we have lurkers and such, I thought the extra info might be useful anyway.

While I do know stuff from so many years of doing stuff, I am still learning too, so much more stuff I don't know!!!! Short rows are made use of in some of the tunisian shawl patterns I've got/ made too. And I used short rows to make a pair of computer gloves for the flatmate for last winter - don't worry, each hand was done differently, no need to be the same as each hand does different functions!!

And I'll bet the dragon belly ridges need to be done in the back loop of the work to get that ridge going on (or it might be the front loop, depending on which way the end result faces). I'd love to see it when/ if you care to share, sounds fascinating and interesting to work too.

I am knowing of the way other stressors affect how tetchy we get with anything that goes less than perfectly with those activities we use for destressing. *nods*

I can't believe I'm having so. much. trouble. with this tape lace (Bruges crochet lace tape). I could just chuck it in the bin, honestly I could, but then next week I'd wish I hadn't, so not the thing to do. I lost my crochet hook yesterday, put it down where it should have been, got a cuppa, came back and no hook. Turned the place upside down, tidied and sorted everything in the room as that is usually the way to find something for me. No go. In the end turned the bright as day overhead light on and spotted the black end sticking through a hole in the side of the stand I use. sigh 30 minutes later....

Flat mate says I should get another set of hooks so I don't waste time looking should it happen again. I'm thinking about it, they surely wouldn't be wasted.

How goes everyone else's crafting day?

@Phoenix_Rising @Former-Member @Catcakes @Appleblossom @Snowie @TheVorticon and anyone else interested.