Friday, November 18, 2005

Camille's purse




I finally found the brown ribbon to put on this purse for my friend Camille. It's similar to the smaller one I made earlier, but I used a cable-like stitch and love the way it turned out. I also like it with the flower pin.
PATTERN
Ch. 48 (multiple of 7 plus 6)

1. Right Side Row. Hdc in third ch from hook and in each remaining ch. Ch.1, turn.
2. And ALL Wrong Side Rows. Sc in each stitch across. Ch.2, turn.
3. *Work hdc in 4 sc, work post dc as follows: yo, insert hook right to left under post of hdc below next sc, draw up loop, (yo and draw through 2 loops) twice to complete dc. Skp sc behind post dc, work hdc in next sc, work post dc in hdc below next sc*, skip sc behind post dc; repeat from * to * across, ending with hdc in last 4 sc. Ch 1, turn.
4. Wrong side row, repeat row 2.
5. *Hdc in 4 sc, skip firt post dc, and work post dc on second post dc. Ch. 1, now work post dc around the skipped post dc (crossover made, skip the 3 sc behind crossover *; repeat from *to* across, ending with hdc in last 4 sc.
6. Wrong side row, repeat row 2.
7. * Hdc in 4 sc, work post dc in post dc below next sc (always skip sc behind each post dc), hdc in next sc, post dc in post dc below next sc*. Repeat from * to * ending with hdc in last 4 sc. Ch 1, turn. Repeat Rows 2 through 7 for pattern.

Monday, November 14, 2005

KAYA COMPLETED



Yes, I actually completed another design, and I am quite pleased with this one. I really want to keep her, but I made it for a friend who will be in town this week. I used three strands of fine yarn all in different textures (boucle, acrylic and mohair), all of which I thought were too thin to work with, so I wound them all three together and I was very pleased with the texture, color and drape of the yarns together. What do you think?