Sunday, August 30, 2009 at 12:47AM Check out these awesome crochet works by WolfDreamer! Talk about talent...she designed them all and is kind enough to share the patterns on her website.
How cool are these!! She has more Mario Brothers characters and a bunch of Pokeman characters too! Nice work WolfDreamer!
Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 4:01PM This is my latest bracelet....
I'm really liking working with wire! I'm looking for different kinds of clasps for bracelets, the ones I've used so far are kind of tricky to do up yourself. I checked out a cool store here in Sherwood Park called Crimpz Beads that has an awesome selection of beads...I tried to restrain myself and only ended up buying some wire and 2 different kinds of beads.
Before I really get going on making more jewelry I think I should finish my niece's dress. She was over last weekend so I pinned together the pieces I have finished to see how much more I have left...she's big for her age so I wanted to make sure I was on the right track with the sizing. If I buckle down to it, I can probably finish it in 1 sitting. Go me!
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 8:36AM This morning I attempted my first beaded bracelet using wire crochet. I used a 28 gauge beading wire, variety of colored glass beads and a size E/3.5 mm hook.
I didn't follow a pattern per se, but based the bracelet on a You Tube video about crocheting a necklace with wire. Essentially, I chained 2, pulled up a bead and sc around it, then ch 1, sc around bead, and just repeat that with 15 beads in total, and ending with ch 2. I made 3 lengths like that, then braided them together and put the clasp on. It's definitely different working with wire, but I think the bracelet worked out ok! Next I might try a matching necklace.
Charlotte
Necklace...done!
Charlotte
Ok, I am sooo addicted to this! But I have to stop now, my finger is getting sore!
4 Comments | Share Article | Email Article | tagged beaded crochet, bracelet, crochet, jewelry, necklace, wire crochet | in crochet Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 12:00AM I have written very few patterns, and have never shared them because I always found some little quirk I needed to change on the fly or because I knew the pattern made sense to me but probably wouldn't make sense to anyone else! I've been itching to get something up here, so thought I'd try something simple.. so here it is, my pattern for an easy multipurpose scrubber (<-- click there for a pdf)! It's double sided, made with cotton and nylon yarns and is great to use anywhere that needs some scrubbing...the kitchen, the bathroom, even in the garage!
2 Comments | Share Article | Email Article | tagged crochet, free crochet pattern, scrubber | in crochet Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 6:37AM Some of the things I'd like to do in the next few months...