what's been on my hooks

Got another c2c done.. well half of one lol... had an order for a shawl.. tried at least 5 other patterns.. just wasn't feeling right.. set it aside to rethink it yet again

picked up the c2c I've been working on here and there.. the second photo.. more on that in a second..

I hit me right away.. it would work using a c2c stitch.. I love the cozy feel of it.. took one skein of reddish orange,  2 skeins of green and one light purple all Simply Soft by Caron, on a size J/10-6.00 mm hook.. have about 60 hours tied into it.. so much for c2c being fast lol.. really it did go quick once I picked the right pattern.. close to 200 squares of 3 dc's and a ch3 across the top.. didn't get the measurements, almost forgot the photo.. wove in ends sitting in the van just before handing it off lol 

This c2c I started to use up the older yarn I have been gifted.. going to take a few more of them to get it used but we get a nice cozy warm blanket out of it and the yarn doesn't get wasted.. after waiting all those years it would be a real shame not to use it right..  :D

this wrap was also created to use up some of the "funky" yarns I have been gifted.. also to learn new techniques.. this is what got me thinking about weaving again.. The body is crocheted with a large hook.. Q 15.75 mm using super bulky chanel yarn.. thinner yarn is than woven in between the stitches.. no clue what kind of yarn that was.. didn't have a label on it.. it goes from thick to thin and is on the fuzzy side.. I used eyelash for the crocheted over laid stitching.. and another type of chanel ( dark blue and thinner ) for the embroidered roses... I added a trim of fuzzy/metallic along all edges.. the fringe is of the woven yarn and some blue super saver I had that matched..

I learned a lot of new skills and used a lot of yarn I had no clue what to do with  ... now to add taking a good photo to my list of thing to do..  like I haven't been trying for years   lol

It really did come out nicer that this makes it look.. Really

 

Yet another project I'm working on.. got them ready for yarn.. hopefully they will see my feet some time soon ;)

 

Funky flowered fingerless gloves

Been seeing the prettiest flowered fingerless gloves going around online lately.. true works of art..

I want a pair for myself but no way can I toss that kind of cash at them right now, even though they are more than worth it..

will have to make my own..

I have never embroidered with yarn.. dang it's been a good thirty years since I have with floss.. I cross stitch every few years, while there are some similarities the skills needed for each are as different as knitting and crochet.. sure you can get a sweater from each using yarn.. you get my drift ..right

So touching up on embroidery skills is a must.. but I have this list of things I want to do.. I can get lost in all of the patterns I want to try or make with ease.. a crafting list is a must

 

Funky Flowered Fingerless gloves have been on that list for awhile now..

 

the plan was to make different flowers, learning new skills as I went along..

very close to what is needed to make the others.. only these are to be bulky, bold, wild flowers with no rhyme or reason.. not classy and stunning... lol

 

I had planned on a black set of gloves..  

but that would take time to make ..

 I didn't want to wait..

you know how it is when you have to try a pattern or new skill..

NOW

yeah like that..

 

I look over and see a pair of gloves I put together to make a pattern customer happy.. she wanted extra long thumb gussets..

these were nothing I was going to put out for sale or even use myself as they were a bit too big..

 

due to this I had grabbed multi colored yarn I was gifted.. because it was close..

I really wanted to get it over with.. I had a ton of orders to get done..  it was a free pattern to begin with..

 I had tried explaining how to go about it with no luck.. hope she was happy with the make over.. never heard back from her come to think of it

 

so why not use them instead of letting them sit any longer..

 

Now if you start with gloves in purples, pinks, grays and browns you can pretty much figure funky is defiantly in the cards.. right

 

 

I had no care what the colors of the flowers were..
 just grabbed out of my jug of small yarn balls and went for it
 

 

                                                with this added in funky got a tad crazier..
I tried every kind of flower and leaf I felt like.. no rhyme or reason at all yep..  it shows LOL...
I learned so much.. They are down right ugly .. didn't bother weaving in ends just tied them off.. the extra yarn made them fit better... you know what they are so frigging comfy I am shocked..
                                                                    I LOVE THEM
                                                   

 

 

Ok with that out of my system it was time to get down to business ..

learning even more stitches and how to do them on yarn properly instead of such a mish mash..

 

I made a short pair of fingerless gloves ( pattern to come soon ) and put yucca's on them .. our state flower..   

 

I used Lion Brand Homespun.. not sure of the color way as it was gifted to me without the label, but to me it has the look of a New Mexican sunset ..

that and I didn't have any black yarn.. can you believe it.. I had small ball of it here and there, none matching and not enough to even make this short of a glove.. ugh

They worked out pretty good though

still not what I'm looking for so onward

 

 

Something else on my crafting to do list was putting together a simple weaving loom..

frame style..

I used to make rugs years ago before we got Little Dog and she decided that every rug was her personal potty mat :(

 

Have always wanted to weave some bags and wall hangings..

why not do it now and practice weaving and embroidery at the same time..

 great way to use up some of the older yarn gifted to me..

 

 

 

 

I picked a off pinkish almost sandy color for the background ( weaving ) part..

if you live or have visited New Mexico in the spring you know this is the color of the sky for at least part of most days ..

 for the rest of you think high winds with sand mixed in yet some how the sun shines through..

 

All of our flowers are now getting set to bloom..

 so here's my start of Spring Flowers in New Mexico.. 

                          I have no clue where I'm going with this.. I'm just along for the ride lol

Filet Crochet Cross Chart

Filet crochet has been on my "to learn" list for ages now..

 this is my first go at making my own ..

started out simple..

with time allowing I hope to get more complex designs going although I plan on keeping them to a smaller size..

 we'll see how it goes..

                                                             not pressed in this photo

I then added a few leaves a vine and a rose, after putting a single crochet overlay around the cross..

 

I used a size US B1/2.25mm hook and size 10 crochet cotton thread.. each block is 3 dc's ( last on counting as the first in the next ).. it can be used in other counts.. however you like.. I had learned this method with a bookmark I had just done so gave it a whirl.