After the most horrid heatwave it finally rained (a lot!!) in Johannesburg - it was quite wonderful! We decided to have a completely lazy weekend and do absolutely nothing (well absolutely nothing for me usually means finding something to keep my hands busy anyway!!)
My latest crochet obsession is the Diagonal Box Stitch. I've been stewing on an idea for an afghan for a while and the rainy weather provided the perfect opportunity for me to get started (and finished) with this project. Chose a bunch of blues whites and purples for my project (sort of reminded me of the Blueberry Cheesecake Swirl Ice Cream I just cannot get enough of!!)
I made four identical squares using the Diagonal Box Stitch and sewed them together for the center. Then worked around them in single crochet. Added an outer row of identical granny squares and finished with a border of single crochet, double crochet and then single crochet again. Quite pleased with the result:
Nerve finally decided to "un-pinch" so I can actually sit comfortably again. Time to get some papercrafting in! Received an e-mail in December from Papercraft Essentials - they would feature an e-mail I had sent them (Christmas Cards made from a freebie in one of their previous issues) on the letters page of Issue 89. Received a lovely little gift in the mail from them. So I have some inspiration to get me going ...... watch this space
My latest crochet obsession is the Diagonal Box Stitch. I've been stewing on an idea for an afghan for a while and the rainy weather provided the perfect opportunity for me to get started (and finished) with this project. Chose a bunch of blues whites and purples for my project (sort of reminded me of the Blueberry Cheesecake Swirl Ice Cream I just cannot get enough of!!)
I made four identical squares using the Diagonal Box Stitch and sewed them together for the center. Then worked around them in single crochet. Added an outer row of identical granny squares and finished with a border of single crochet, double crochet and then single crochet again. Quite pleased with the result:
Nerve finally decided to "un-pinch" so I can actually sit comfortably again. Time to get some papercrafting in! Received an e-mail in December from Papercraft Essentials - they would feature an e-mail I had sent them (Christmas Cards made from a freebie in one of their previous issues) on the letters page of Issue 89. Received a lovely little gift in the mail from them. So I have some inspiration to get me going ...... watch this space