Honeycomb crochet

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My latest crochet project was that I decided to learn to do a more complicated cable type stitch, called the honeycomb. I found a gorgeous picture of a honeycomb stitch used on a blanket and thought I wonder what that would look like on a scarf or cowl.

Thanks to Bonnie Bay, I found a tutorial for how to do the stitch (link at bottom) and started working it up in some leftover “tardis” blue from another project. Unfortunately, the stitch is very 3 dimensional which means that it didn’t photograph well in the dark color:

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However, because I had that blue and some lighter blue left, I decided to merge the two colors and make a bi colored cowl with the stitch. You can see the result (and the stitch) a bit better below:

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Finally, I ran out of yarn, and decided to hook the whole thing together into a cowl. Add my new haircut and this is what you get – a light blue / tardis blue honeycomb crochet cowl.

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Want to learn the honeycomb crochet stitch for yourself? Bonnie Bay has a great tutorial on youtube


For more great stuff from Bonnie bay, I would suggest her website at:
http://www.bonniebay.com/

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Winter Sun Crochet Beanie & Squiggle Scarf

Winter Sun Beanie & Scarf set

Another day, and another beautiful hat and scarf set in my etsy store. This one is called the Winter Sun Beanie & Scarf.

Winter Sun Beanie & Scarf set

Here in Ireland most of the winter is spent in varying shades of gray. It’s a bit sad and depressing for most of us. However, the moment the sun comes out, everyone is happy, full of smiles, and ready to go outside. This scarf reminds me of just that feeling – the moment when the sun comes out.

Winter Sun Beanie & Scarf set

Winter Sun Beanie & Scarf set

Item is finished, so no waiting for it to be made. I take custom orders if you want this set in a different color too!

This can be shipped next business day after payment has cleared. I accept Paypal and etsy gift cards.

Visit my Etsy store to buy it or to see my other items!

Winter sun crochet beanie and scarf set. The beanie is worked double strand, standard hat pattern. The scarf is yellow yo-yo stitches with edging in shades of grey and was made so that it curls around on itself. Self designed crochet. #handmade #crochet #

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Reddit Christmas Card exchange

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For Christmas 2013, I signed up for the Reddit Christmas Card exchange. Often with the Reddit gift exchanges, folks don’t just exchange cards, they trade out little things in the cards that work as lovely surprises for their recipients. The person who sent me my card sent me a $15 itunes gift certificate and a lovely of Peanuts stickers. I was excited to receive them both.

In return, I sent my cards (I opted for two rematches for those that didn’t get their cards) out with crochet ornaments made from recycled old Christmas cards and some metallic thread crochet around the border. I had done crochet ornaments to go in my cards (see other posts) but these were a new design (see how to in another post) that I created specifically to be holiday ornaments. Different on each side, they went over well and hopefully will decorate their trees for many years to come.

Photos from the happy recipients below:

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Front of ornament

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reverse of ornament

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If you like these, and would like to buy a couple for yourself, I do have a few posted in my etsy store for sale. For a small sample, check out the mini gallery below:

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