Showing posts with label free form crochet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label free form crochet. Show all posts
Monday, 29 August 2011
Thursday, 25 August 2011
Crochet Chairs
I’ve been pondering the idea of making a crochet chair recently and so thought I would do a bit of research. Here is a collection of amazing crochet chairs for inspiration.
Sunday, 21 August 2011
International Free Form Crochet Guild – 2011 Guild Show Exhibition.
Unfortunately this year I ran out of time to complete my exhibition piece however the exhibition is excellent as ever.
To view the 2011 exhibition online please click here.
This is one of my pieces made for Inside Crochet magazine to see more of my work at Flickr please click here.
Prudence Mapstone's work - Click here to see more.
Monday, 20 June 2011
Work in Progress – Freeform Crochet Poncho
As you can see this is a work in progress, also known as, a WIP. This little project has lain in my studio for way too many months being ignored, shame on me. It was securely packed away so at least I can say it hasn’t been gathering dust. I decided to take some photographs today so that this may give me the motivation to finally get it completed.
Unfortunately the weekend brought what seemed like a never ending assault of technology issues which ensured the current 2 designs I’m working on weren’t completed, much to my frustration. Thus the freeform has now been queued yet again. With wilting laptops, blue screens of death, dysfunctional and intermittent broadband connectivity and a printer that appears to be playing dead, there has been much counting to ten.
Unfortunately the weekend brought what seemed like a never ending assault of technology issues which ensured the current 2 designs I’m working on weren’t completed, much to my frustration. Thus the freeform has now been queued yet again. With wilting laptops, blue screens of death, dysfunctional and intermittent broadband connectivity and a printer that appears to be playing dead, there has been much counting to ten.
Monday, 3 May 2010
Crochet Clootie Tree in Flower
To learn more click the following links - Clootie Tree - Crochet Gardening and The history of the Clootie Tree.
Clootie Tree update March, 2010
To contribute crochet ribbons to the crochet clootie tree please email me at thesunroomuk@googlemail.com
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2010 in Crochet.
Okay everyone I’ve been trying to think of various ways to celebrate International Women’s Day 2010. I had thought about giveaways etc but will be doing that next month as it’s my birthday then and it’s always more pleasurable to give than receive.
So to mark International Women’s Day 2010 I’ve decided to have a different type of giveaway a more spiritual and altruistic form of giving. I’m going to make all your wishes come true :-) All that you need to do is leave a comment, wish, dream, prayer or affirmation and choose a colour. I will then crochet a ribbon for your wish etc in the colour you have chosen. I will then add your ribbon to my clootie tree to blow in the wind I will be creating these ribbons throughout March.
You can find out about the history and meanings of a clootie tree here.
The day is an official holiday in Afghanistan,[5] Armenia,[6] Azerbaijan,[7] Belarus,[8] Burkina Faso,[9] Cambodia,[10] China (for women only),[11] Croatia,[citation needed] Cuba,[citation needed] Georgia, Guinea-Bissau,[5] Eritrea,[5] Kazakhstan,[12] Kyrgyzstan, Laos,[13] Madagascar (for women only),[14] Moldova,[15] Mongolia,[16] Montenegro,[citation needed], Nepal (for women only),[5], Russia,[5] Serbia,[citation needed] Tajikistan,[5] Turkmenistan,[5] Uganda,[5] Ukraine,[5] Uzbekistan,[5] Vietnam,[citation needed] and Zambia.[17]
In some countries, such as Cameroon[18] or Romania,[citation needed] the day is not a public holiday, but is widely observed nonetheless.
On this day it is customary for men to give the women in their lives - mothers, wives, girlfriends, daughters, colleagues, etc - flowers and small gifts. In some countries (such as Romania) it is also observed as an equivalent of Mother's Day, where children also give small presents to their mothers and grandmothers.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union celebrations of IWD were abandoned in Armenia. Instead April 7 was introduced as state holiday of ‘Beauty and Motherhood.’ The new holiday immediately got popular among Armenians, as it commemorates one of the main holidays of Armenian Church, Annunciation. However, people still kept celebrating IWD on March 8 as well. Public discussion held on the topic of two ‘Women’s Days’ in Armenia resulted in the recognition of the so called ‘Women’s Month’ which is the period between March 8 and April 7.
In Italy, to celebrate the day, men give yellow mimosas to women.[19][20] Yellow mimosas and chocolate are also one of the most common March 8 presents in Russia and Albania.
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Croatia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Estonia, Lithuania, Moldova, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Serbia the custom of giving women flowers still prevails. Women sometimes get gifts from their employers too. Schoolchildren often bring gifts for their teachers as well.
In countries like Portugal it is usual, at the night of 8 March, for groups of women celebrate in "women-only" dinners and parties.[citation needed]
In India, IWD holds a lot of significance. Many celebrations are held during the day.
In Pakistan working women in formal and informal sectors celebrate International Women's Day every year to commemorate their ongoing struggle for due rights, despite facing many cultural and religious restrictions. Some women working for change in society use IWM to help the movement for women's rights. In Poland, for instance, every International Women's Day includes large feminist demonstrations in major cities.[21]
In 1975, which had been designated as International Women’s Year, the United Nations gave official sanction to and began sponsoring International Women's Day.
The 2005 Congress (conference) of the British Trades Union Congress overwhelmingly approved a resolution calling for IWD to be designated a public holiday in the United Kingdom.
Since 2005 International Women's Day has been celebrated in Montevideo, either on the principal street, 18 de Julio, or alternatively through one of its neighbourhoods. The event has attracted much publicity due to a group of female drummers, La Melaza, who have performed each year.[22]
Today many events are held by women's groups around the world. The UK based Marketing company, Aurora hosts a free worldwide register of IWD local events[23] so that women and the media can locate local activity. Many governments and organizations around the world support IWD.
There is a map of IWD events available at this location, for women's groups around the world.[24]
So to mark International Women’s Day 2010 I’ve decided to have a different type of giveaway a more spiritual and altruistic form of giving. I’m going to make all your wishes come true :-) All that you need to do is leave a comment, wish, dream, prayer or affirmation and choose a colour. I will then crochet a ribbon for your wish etc in the colour you have chosen. I will then add your ribbon to my clootie tree to blow in the wind I will be creating these ribbons throughout March.
You can find out about the history and meanings of a clootie tree here.
The day is an official holiday in Afghanistan,[5] Armenia,[6] Azerbaijan,[7] Belarus,[8] Burkina Faso,[9] Cambodia,[10] China (for women only),[11] Croatia,[citation needed] Cuba,[citation needed] Georgia, Guinea-Bissau,[5] Eritrea,[5] Kazakhstan,[12] Kyrgyzstan, Laos,[13] Madagascar (for women only),[14] Moldova,[15] Mongolia,[16] Montenegro,[citation needed], Nepal (for women only),[5], Russia,[5] Serbia,[citation needed] Tajikistan,[5] Turkmenistan,[5] Uganda,[5] Ukraine,[5] Uzbekistan,[5] Vietnam,[citation needed] and Zambia.[17]
In some countries, such as Cameroon[18] or Romania,[citation needed] the day is not a public holiday, but is widely observed nonetheless.
On this day it is customary for men to give the women in their lives - mothers, wives, girlfriends, daughters, colleagues, etc - flowers and small gifts. In some countries (such as Romania) it is also observed as an equivalent of Mother's Day, where children also give small presents to their mothers and grandmothers.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union celebrations of IWD were abandoned in Armenia. Instead April 7 was introduced as state holiday of ‘Beauty and Motherhood.’ The new holiday immediately got popular among Armenians, as it commemorates one of the main holidays of Armenian Church, Annunciation. However, people still kept celebrating IWD on March 8 as well. Public discussion held on the topic of two ‘Women’s Days’ in Armenia resulted in the recognition of the so called ‘Women’s Month’ which is the period between March 8 and April 7.
In Italy, to celebrate the day, men give yellow mimosas to women.[19][20] Yellow mimosas and chocolate are also one of the most common March 8 presents in Russia and Albania.
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Croatia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Estonia, Lithuania, Moldova, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Serbia the custom of giving women flowers still prevails. Women sometimes get gifts from their employers too. Schoolchildren often bring gifts for their teachers as well.
In countries like Portugal it is usual, at the night of 8 March, for groups of women celebrate in "women-only" dinners and parties.[citation needed]
In India, IWD holds a lot of significance. Many celebrations are held during the day.
In Pakistan working women in formal and informal sectors celebrate International Women's Day every year to commemorate their ongoing struggle for due rights, despite facing many cultural and religious restrictions. Some women working for change in society use IWM to help the movement for women's rights. In Poland, for instance, every International Women's Day includes large feminist demonstrations in major cities.[21]
In 1975, which had been designated as International Women’s Year, the United Nations gave official sanction to and began sponsoring International Women's Day.
The 2005 Congress (conference) of the British Trades Union Congress overwhelmingly approved a resolution calling for IWD to be designated a public holiday in the United Kingdom.
Since 2005 International Women's Day has been celebrated in Montevideo, either on the principal street, 18 de Julio, or alternatively through one of its neighbourhoods. The event has attracted much publicity due to a group of female drummers, La Melaza, who have performed each year.[22]
Today many events are held by women's groups around the world. The UK based Marketing company, Aurora hosts a free worldwide register of IWD local events[23] so that women and the media can locate local activity. Many governments and organizations around the world support IWD.
There is a map of IWD events available at this location, for women's groups around the world.[24]
Friday, 5 March 2010
Bridge Stitch Pattern
Okay I was just mucking around with fibre – as you do and I came up with this pattern. When 1 row is completed it looks like fish but with 2 rows completed it reminds me of the Forth Rail bridge, hence I’ve named it Bridges. It’s a very simple and easy concept.
Works on multiples of 7.
Row 1 – *sc, hdc, dc, trc, dc, hdc*, rep as often as required.
Row 2 - *trc, dc, hdc, sc, hdc, dc*. rep as often as required.
Repeat both rows as often as required.
This pattern is offered and made available for personal use only. If you wish to reproduce this in any way please contact me or make sure that reference is made to the original author’s blog http://www.goodtimesithinkso.blogspot.com/ Thank you Crochet Conversion Chart US/UK International Yarn Weight Conversion Chart
I hope you enjoy using this pattern and if you are looking for other free patterns please visit Crochet Pattern Central
Thursday, 4 March 2010
The Tide Pool Project – Call For Entries.
CALL FOR ENTRIES: We are seeking submissions from textile and mixed-media artists from around the world to create a collaborative tide pool made up of textile stones, kelp, anemone, barnacles, octopi, crabs, shells and other related flora and fauna. Our goal is to create a textile tide pool that will bring awareness to the importance of our coastal waters and the delicate and critical balance they play in the health and future of our planet
Tide Pool Project Blog
Monday, 15 February 2010
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Hyperbolic Valentine Red Roses
You can use any type of yarn with a suitable hook size. Here I have used a small quantity of red DK yarn (wool & Acrylic blend) and a 4mm hook.
Pattern:
Ch 4, join with a sl st to form a circle.
Rnd 1: make 5 sc into the circle and join with a sl st.
Rnd 2: ch 1, work two sc into each st
Rind 3: (work all subsequent rnds in the round i.e. do not join with a sl st and do not ch at the beginning of a round)
work two sc into each existing st.
Here I completed 5 rounds and fastened off. If you want a larger flower work more rounds.
This pattern is offered and made available for personal use only. If you wish to reproduce this in any way please contact me or make sure that reference is made to the original author’s blog http://www.goodtimesithinkso.blogspot.com/ Thank you Crochet Conversion Chart US/UK International Yarn Weight Conversion Chart
I hope you enjoy using this pattern and if you are looking for other free patterns please visit Crochet Pattern Central
Monday, 25 January 2010
Thing A Day 2010
Thing-a-day is a yearly creative sprint where participants commit to creating one new thing a day and post it on a collective blog. 2010 is thing-a-day's fourth edition and the first to run on Posterous.
Click here for all the info.
Well I’m registered, and at this point, raring to go. Most of the project will be posted on Create A Blog Dialogue.
Please feel free to follow, participate or encourage.
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Freeform Crochet Necklace
Manos del Uruguay – Classica wool
100% PURE WOOL
HAND SPUN & KETTLE DYED
in Uruguay by a non-profit organization, which assembles over 400 artisans in co-operatives, scattered throughout the countryside. The aim of the organization is to bring economic and social opportunities to rural women.
100% PURE WOOL
HAND SPUN & KETTLE DYED
in Uruguay by a non-profit organization, which assembles over 400 artisans in co-operatives, scattered throughout the countryside. The aim of the organization is to bring economic and social opportunities to rural women.
Saturday, 9 January 2010
World’s Biggest Crochet Hook
Crochet fans will be amazed at this art installation recently created at the Turnpike Gallery in Leigh, Greater Manchester. Using her entire body as the crochet hook, the artist has created a huge pod big enough to sleep in.
The artist is known as rockpool candy, and is what she calls a fibre activist. The giant formation is crocheted from thin plastic tubing showing that you really can crochet from just about anything. The crochet hook is, in fact, the artist's entire body.
This is probably the craziest crochet you will ever have seen. It makes you realise you can crochet with just about anything.
Why stop at dainty crochet, when chunkier yarns give fantastic effects too. As long as you have a big enough hook, you can crochet with anything. Try Rowan Biggy Print with a 20mm hook. Move over traditional, and make way for experimental crochet.
Source: Coats Crafts UK
Thursday, 31 December 2009
A Year in Crochet…… Knitting, Fibre, Stitches and Textile Inspiration – Enjoy :-)
A year in all things crochet, knit and fibre. An inspirational picture for every week of 2009.
Please click on the title below the image to go to the original source, blog or website of each image.
Please click on the title below the image to go to the original source, blog or website of each image.
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