Mother's Day Gift Idea: Sexy Pexy Coasters

Hello

 

I've just made this colourful coaster.  What do you think?

 

It would be a lovely gift for Mother's Day, wouldn't it?

 

 

 

Well, actually, it was meant to be 3 separate pentagonal Mug Rugs, but I didn't like the look of it.  So I joined up the pentagons using a kind of Blanket Stitch... and it's become a lovely coaster... or vase mat... or large mug rug... whatever :-)

 

It's a lovely project for using up scraps. That's just what I did.

 

 

Sexy Pentagons

You'll need 5  complimenting shades of yarn (A, B, C, D & E).

I used DK wool with a 4mm crochet hook. 

The pattern begins here:

With Colour A, ch 6 and join to form a ring.

(2tr, 2ch) x 4 into the ring.  Fasten off.

With Colour B, join into any 2ch space. (2tr, 2ch, 2tr) into each 2ch space. Fasten off.

With Colour C, join into any 2ch space.  *(2tr, 2ch, 2tr) into 2ch space. 2tr into the space between the 2tr on previous round. 1 tr into each of next 2 sts.*  Repeat from *to* till the end.  Fasten off.

With Colour D, join into any 2ch space.  3dc into the space, 1 dc into each st.  Continue to end.  Fasten off.

 

Make 2 more pentagons with these colour sequences:

2.  DBAC

3.  BCDA

 

Joining crochet motifs using Blanket Stitch

1. With +- 2m of Colour E, thread a blunt needle.
2. Place 2 pentahons side by side, with right side facing.
3. Locate middle dc from any of the corner spaces.  Insert needle through both loops of that stitch and secure.
4. Working from the front, insert needle into that same stitch and out of the corresponding stitch of the 2nd pentagon, keeping the working thread BELOW the needle as it exits.  Pull slightly to complete.
5. Still working from the front, insert needle in next stitch of 1st pentagon and out of next stitch of 2nd pentagon, keeping working thread below needle as it exits.
6. Continue around the coaster, joining next pentagon when required.  You'll have to fasten off at some point and re-join to complete the unworked sections.

 

 

 

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A tisket, a tasket... A Crochet Towel Basket

Crochet Towel Basket + Deramores Blog Awards

Hello lovely readers,

As usual, I wish the highest levels of peace and tranquillity upon you.

Today's share has a little tale behind it.  Last November, we took a little time off work / school and spent a few days in Ballito, a wonderfully beautiful coastal town about 40km north of Durban.  It was Little Man's very first holiday(!) and it was our first holiday away in about 5 years... Thus, we all totally deserved it!  My brother, whom you may have noticed I  utterly adore, had just done his exams so was also in need of some R&R, so along he came too.

While my little family was occupied with the thrill of having the most fabulous beach within walking distance of the holiday apartment, my brother, it seemed, was more occupied with the thrill of having a very tastefully-decorated bedroom!  A basket on a little table at the foot of the bed was what took his fancy.

Crochet Hounstooth Pattern

I'd like to share a Work in Progress today...

A few months ago, I began working on a crochet bag made entirely in the classic Hounstooth pattern.

I began by preparing a black rectangular base to the size I was comfy with (approximately 30cm x 15cm) and simply 'grew' the bag upwards by not increasing any more.  I then incorporated the Houndstooth stitch pattern (see below).

Although in hindsight I realise that preparing the base separately from the sides would have:

Littlest Crochet Pleasures

Hey there!

I've really been having fun in Blogland, learning lots of nifty things, finding lots of lovely blogs, meeting lots of Blogland people (Does virtually count?).

I'd like to thank each and every one of you, my dearest Readers, for taking the time to stop by here.  It really does mean the world to me.

When I started this blog, it was very much on a whim.  I just thought, "Oh this looks like fun... Let me try that out."  As I mentioned here, I tend to Google my way around.  I've visited many sites of my fellow bloggers, I've looked for ways to promote my blog, I've researched ways of getting search engines to notice me... Oh, was I in for a surprise?  There are LOTS of rules!  Rules about what to blog about (or what not to), how often to put up posts, how long a post should be, the kind of pictures to use / take, the kind of camera to use... the list goes on.  I almost became obsessed with 'traffic'.  Almost, because I caught myself just in time!  *phew*

Must Have: Fat Bag that Fits Everything

Just like the 'Little Black Dress' and the 'Favourite Black Pants', every girl needs a Fat Bag!  You know what I'm talking about... the bag that:
- Goes with most outfits
- Can be dressed up or down
- Fits everything a girl needs and more!

Well, this is my version of such a bag :-)

I got the pattern by altering/combining 3 Pierrot Yarn designs.  The original designs are available for free here, here and here from Ravelry.

Eccentric Bow Tie

Hello again!

I come in peace :-)

A few weeks ago we were invited to a wedding.  I love being invited to weddings, don't you?  As exciting as it was, I admit Little Man was more excited than me!  You see, sometimes he's not included in the invitation and that makes him really sad :'(

However, he WAS invited so we will focus on happier thoughts... like Dressing Up! :-)

Link Party

It's all very exciting!!

I've taken a plunge and leaped right into a part of Blogland I didn't even know existed before yesterday!

What am I on about?
It's called a LINK PARTY...

Today, I'm not going to keep you here much longer... I'm inviting you to the PARTY.

Head on over to http://tatertotsandjello.com/ and view the BLOG PARTY

Tata... I'm off to explore :-)

Well begun is half done

Hello again!

Thank you so much for popping by.

I challenged myself to make my brother's 20th at least semi-memorable.  It took me a while to come up with a smart yet simple project that would:
● need minimal resources, so I didn't have to leave the house ;-)
● be 'mature' as his uni friends would be present and I really didn't want to embarrass him (or them).
● be interactive, a talking point.

My brother, who was born a dozen years after me, and I get on like a house on fire. He loves taking pics and is a huge supporter of Instagram and other image sharing networks. Thus, I decided to make some fun Photo Props for his big day.

Finding a 'Voice'

Hi there!

I come in peace :-)

So this 'blog thing' is still very new to me.  I've approached it the way I tend to approach all the other new things I'm interested in learning about - I've been Googling it!  That's technology for you.

I grew up in times when technology was limited to colour TVs and word processors on giant PCs.  I fondly remember, so many years back, the TV my grandfather had. It was 'state of the art' ... It had a remote control! 

New beginnings

Hi there!

May peace and blessings be upon you :-)

Welcome to Way-d, my very own bit of Blogville, where I plan to share my two cents worth on all things dear to me.  From crochet to paper crafts to poetry and a few other creativities in between.  A bit of everything, a lot of nothing.  A space to personify the quote I try to live by:  "Every day, in every way, I am better and better." (M. Angelou)

This is something I've wanted to do for a long while... start a blog. I plan on starting small, with weekly posts, maybe. I do hope you enjoy what I share with you, for I really do enjoy sharing.  If you'd like to follow my journey via email, please type in your email address in the box on the right hand side of this page.  I really do look forward to entertaining and inspiring you.

For starters, I'd like to share a crochet project I worked on a few months ago.  It was made especially for my Mom.  Although I take credit for the work done, I cannot take credit for the creativity.

I found the picture here and used my growing knowledge and experience to figure it out!

I'm sorry I didn't take any pics along the way.  All I have are pictures of the completed bag.  But, i do plan on sharing the patterns I have created along the way... so stay tuned.  

Till next time :-)