Plum Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 I am but not sure how to finish it. Should I work out how to do half hexagons. Christian you've just got a new house you'd have room for a ball of yarn and a hook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Yes Plum and there are pictures on my blog of the spare room that is rapidly filling up with craft stuff. A friend went to Denmark to visit family and bought me 6.5 metres of a particular fabric I wanted. PLUS about 10 metres of another gorgeous fabric he thought I might like as a moving in pressie I have fabric everywhere! Nothing like thick new cotton fabric to get me going. I need help!...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Just pop it in the post to Belper. Thanks Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreaT Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Not only was I inspired to get chickens by this forum but you have all also made me want to start making things! Here is my first attempt at knitting for about 30 years. Not bad if I say so myself, and it only took a few hours this afternoon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Wow that is beautiful I've seen the thread and was a bit doubtful about it but that is gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreaT Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Thank you! The hardest thing was keeping it on the needles. I managed to drop a stitch a few times and because it's so loopy I couldn't find it to pick it up and so had to start again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 thats lovely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazzy73 Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Ooooooo love it such a beautiful colour,love knitting with these fancy wools what one did you use Andrea. Love the blanket Plum,love the colour combinations are the granny squares patterns from attic24 blog?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 Christian, you don't have to make big things in crochet. You can do Xmas decs & bits for your craft fairs. You can always keep a bag of wool hung on a hanger in the wardrobe. Out of sight! Can picture some crochet cushions on your patchwork bed. Your Cottage looks amazing by the way! Plum - I think you just sort of leave the hexagon blankets higgledy piggledy, rather than filling in with half hexagons. I could be wrong though. I'm into rag rugging - after doing my rag rug wreath workshop last weekend. So if it's too much Laura Ashley fabric Christian, how's about a trip to the lovely Cambrian Mountains? Emma.x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Christian, you don't have to make big things in crochet. You can do Xmas decs & bits for your craft fairs. You can always keep a bag of wool hung on a hanger in the wardrobe. Out of sight! Can picture some crochet cushions on your patchwork bed. Your Cottage looks amazing by the way! Thanks Emma. Maybe I should start? I would really like a granny square blanket.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 Here's what I've been making lately - peg looming... and here is the Rag Rug Wreath that I did at the weekend workshop... Hope you like? Emma.x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 That rag wreath is smashing bet that was really fun to do. What are you making with the peg loom? are the granny squares patterns from attic24 blog?? No they are from african flowers thread on flickr Link and the pattern is here Love attic24's colours though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazzy73 Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Thank you Plum.....that teddy at Heidi bears is gooooooorguss. Love the peg looming never seen that before and the wreath is beautiful better than anything in the shops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazmac Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 What a crafty lot! There are some gorgeous things on this thread and I love Plum's african flowers. I wish I could remember how to crochet! I'm much better at knitting. I've just finished another rainbow rat (knitted) for a friend and am currently knitting some hamsters for another friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 I love that wreath! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Remember now! some time ago I saw some ladies demonstrating the peg looming they were making patterns with different textures of wool and some pictures. So Emma we'll be expecting you to produce a welsh landscape complete with mountains, sheep and chickens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 A lady I know uses a peg loom to weave her sheeps' wool into mats and seat pads - it's really effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 Oh yes - you can weave anything! That purple project is just a scarf - nowt special. Next I want to weave a cushion, so might attempt a landscape! Seen fleece woven - plenty of that round here - so will give that a go too. My loom is in 2 pieces & together makes a 1 metre wide loom..enough for a rug! Emma.x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreaT Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Ooooooo love it such a beautiful colour,love knitting with these fancy wools what one did you use Andrea.?? Hi Kazzy73, I used one called Loopy, one ball = one long scarf. I'm very tempted to do some more in others colours as christmas presents but I'm not sure I could give them away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Oh yes - you can weave anything! That purple project is just a scarf - nowt special. Next I want to weave a cushion, so might attempt a landscape! Seen fleece woven - plenty of that round here - so will give that a go too. My loom is in 2 pieces & together makes a 1 metre wide loom..enough for a rug! Emma.x Next time I see her I will try to remember to take a photo of her doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 Ooo yes please Dogmother! Plum here has high expectations of me. Emma.x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 I've watched her at work and could explain it but I will try to remember to get a photo when I see her at the end of the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 Ahh thank you. It's probably almost the same. You have your strands hanging down through each peg, then weave in & out of the pegs. I'm going another craft fayre on the 18th, so will ask the weaving lady there how she does it too. Emma.x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Sounds the same. She uses long 'sausages of wool about 1" thick and weaves it in and out of the threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 Ooo just thought, I've got some merino wool tops & roving that I had in for spinning. Now they would weave up good. Emma.x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
