I've been playing with crochet charts. I made a doily. I didnt need a doily. So, I lengthened it, stitched it around an elastic, and attached it to a barette to make a snood to keep my hair off my neck.

#crochet

 I made a bandana.

#crochet 

I really do despair for the fiber arts community these days. AI slop is so prevalent and I have seen countless posts by newer crocheters who have been frustrated or downright scammed by wretches claiming to write patterns. Here are examples of an actually viable crochet chart, the AI picture that claims to be what it makes, and my own result of faithfully following the chart. I found so many mistakes in the AI version it's not even funny.

🙄

#crochet

Yesterday I found a crochet chart for a simple flower online. Last night I gave it a try with double stranded cotton yarn and liked the result. Today I made a modification...

Et voilà! C'est un myosotis! A forget-me-not!

#crochet 

 It took me all afternoon, but I finally finished a crochet WIP that really started almost 2 years ago when I began testing 7 Chakra Squares for @saraismaude (IG).

 https://www.ravelry.com/stores/crochet-a-la-maude-designs

I initially planned to make a wall hanging but was really into tote bags and decided instead to add a few other squares I'd made to make my favourire tote bag design. It turned out really pretty but the large gaps in the squares necessitated a liner. I really dislike sewing. Damnit, Jim, I'm a hooker, not a seamstress! So, I set it aside until yesterday when I cut up an old t-shirt, which I could no longer wear due to the title of a book by She Who Shall Not Be Named appearing on it, and painstakingly stitched it into a quite acceptable liner. I must say, I'm really pleased with the result.

#crochet 

I crochet Hug Monsters to give away as random acts of kindness from leftover bits from other craft projects. I know the Igors (read Sir Terry Pratchett to understand) aren't monsters. They just work for them, but I couldn't resist naming this pair Igor and Igorina. I'm letting Mr. C keep them.

#crochet #HugMonsters #RandomActsOfCrochetKindness #RandomActsOfKindness #RAOCK #kindness #CrochetItForward

This mozzarella, ham, and summer white truffle pizza is so good it must be a sin!

#pizza #dinner 

Momma! There's a monster in here!

🧟‍♂️😻

Can we keep it?

#crochet #cats #Watson #HugMonster #RandomActsOfCrochetKindness #RandomActsOfKindness #RAOCK #kindness #CrochetItForward

Update on us:

20:55 hrs.

I spent the day recovering from running errands in the heat yesterday, crocheting and listening to Terry Pratchett while Mr. C sorted through old paperwork.

Thank goodness I have him to look after me. He cooked us a delicious dinner of pork chops, steamed potatoes, peas, and carrots which went down well with a mug of tea and an episode of 'Cadfael.'

All's well in our world, Sunbeams. 🌞❤️🌻

Mr. C says:

Update on us.

19:00 hrs

Another scorcher spent indoors apart from a brief walk to check the postbox. We had a late breakfast and listened to Peter and The Wolf narrated by Sir John Geilgud as we ate.

I had a brief nap and then spent the rest of the afternoon sorting through old paperwork going back some twenty years. It was interesting to find old payslips from my supply teaching days and brought back good memories of all the schools I had worked in when living in Hertfordshire.

When I decided to call it a day and joined Fair Damsel upstairs, I was met with the sight of Watson looking cute. Fair Damsel said that she had done it just for me because she'd been on the bed until she heard me coming upstairs.

All's well in our world, Sunbeams. 

😊☄️🌻🌞

Looking at a Flower Coaster pattern by Rodi Crochet Studio (FB) I thought, "That looks like the sun." So, I made one with yellow, blue, and white cotton yarn. I think it looks like the sun and clouds. What do you think?

⛅️

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1HH77LGNoh/

#crochet #RandomActsOfCrochetKindness #RandomActsOfKindness #RAOCK #kindness #CrochetItForward

Tuesday the 14th is Bastille Day aka La Fête Nationale (French Independence Day). Since I don't expect to be out and about on the day as most businesses will be closed, I decided to give out and leave to be found tricolor good luck butterflies today.

#BastilleDay #FeteNationale #crochet #RandomActsOfCrochetKindness #RandomActsOfKindness #RAOCK #kindness #CrochetItForward 

Sweet dreams, Sunbeams! 

Fais de beaux rêves, Rayons de Soleil!

🌞❤️🌻❤️😻😻🐦‍⬛

#Watson #cats

I think I'm getting addicted to making hug monsters. I made a big ball of odd scraps of yarn and I just let them come to life. Each one is unique.

#crochet #RandomActsOfCrochetKindness #RandomActsOfKindness #RAOCK #kindness #CrochetItForward

le deuxième chaton

#crochet #kitten #RandomActsOfCrochetKindness #RandomActsOfKindness #RAOCK #kindness #CrochetItForward

Clearly I still need practice writing crochet patterns. This is actually the first one I've ever released publicly. I've made another edit to clarify the instructions. Next time I write one I'll ask for volunteers to test it before release. 

Free Crochet Pattern

by

Osquer Campbell

Feel free to make and sell this item if you wish but please credit me as the pattern writer.

#crochet #pattern 

TUBULAR CAT

Abbreviations (US terms):

MR - magic ring

R - round

SC - single crochet

Inc - increase

Dec - decrease

FLO - front loop only

Repeat steps between ** the number of times indicated.

Work in continuous rounds.

Instructions:

MR leaving a long tail to chain cat's tail when finished.

R1

8SC in ring making sure to leave the long tail on the outside. Pull tail to close MR.

R2

*SC, Inc* x8 (16SC)

R3

*SC, Inc, SC* x8 (24SC)

R4

*3SC, Inc* x8 (32SC)

R5 -24

32SC

Begin stuffing

R25

*SC, Dec* x10, 2SC (22SC)

R26

FlO *SC, Inc* x10, 2SC (32SC)

R27 - 40

32SC

Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.

Embroider face.

Finish stuffing.

Sew a flat seam across the top from side to side.

Sew diagonally across each top corner to form ears.

Tie a piece of ribbon or Chain60 around the neck into a bow.

Use long tail from MR to Chain20 to form the cat's tail.

I was inspired by a picture of knitted kittens by Julie Martin in the Random acts of Knitting and Crochet kindness group on FB. So, I freehanded a crocheted version. I think it turned out really cute. I'm going to make more to release into the cat distribution system. I hope they find the people who need them.

#cats #crochet #RandomActsOfCrochetKindness #RandomActsOfKindness #RAOCK #kindness #CrochetItForward

Last night I told a friend about hearing a pair of tawny owls calling outside our windows. I said I thought they might be making baby owls. My friend said, "The world needs more owls." I agree; so, guess what I'm crocheting today.

🦉

#crochet #RandomActsOfCrochetKindness #RandomActsOfKindness #RAOCK #kindness #CrochetItForward 

A Glimmer is a small moment that sparks joy, happiness, or peace.

Today's glimmer is:

When I went outside to admire Mr. C's refurb of the picnic table he found and presented me with a lovely feather.

#glimmer 

Well, I nearly gave myself heat stroke trying on my creation. I don't like the way it fits as a cocoon cardigan. It's very unflattering and the shape doesn't show off the squares well at all. So, plan B. I'm going to turn it into a poncho.

#crochet #LiveAndLearn 

 

Update on us:

17:35 hrs.

Mr. C and I both spent the afternoon working on our latest projects. 

I got all of the squares for my coat of many colours joined. Another day or two and it should be finished, just in time for the weather to get really hot again. I guess I won't be wearing it out and about for a while.

Mr. C's picnic table renovation is much more appropriate to the season. He just has to wait for one last repair to cure before finishing the painting. I'm delighted with the colour. We're going to see about getting a new sunbrella. We'll be having tea in the garden before you know it.

All's well in our world, Sunbeams! 🌞❤️🌻