A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion Hobbies, Crafts and Creativity Knitting and Crocheting part 5

Those are really beautiful, Lynne. They will look great with the fingerless gloves you are putting out and make a great 'set'.

Love those Lynne!!!!!!!!!
Hey I'm wearing Mine now around the house,,,,,, It keeps my hair back out of my face as well as warms my ears,,, Thank you for Mine!

Very nicely knitted Lynne.

Wish I could do it.

b

Hey, Diane--great idea!!!!!

Lynne----you do such beautiful work----and those cables are perfectly done!!!!
There are going to be some very happy office girls for sure. And Liz will be so pleased.

those are way better than any I"ve done, (or seen done)! those are awesome!
I have about an hours worth of work on finishing up a blanket, then I want to start a new project.
any ideas? I have been considering crochetting a big doily (have no idea how to spell that) for the kitchen table. I like to do useful stuff and since I'm in texas, I really can't do anymore scarfs or gloves or hats.

Bestofour, I did a couple of those towels for my kitchen. Your right they are wonderful. If you want a couple I'll make them for you. Just tell me your kitchen colors. Our Walmart is having a closeout sale on materials so I might be able to find something cheap. If not then normally what happens is you buy a kitchen towel and cut it in too and make them out of those.

Hey Cricket I don't know about you but I love the curtains with the crocheted tops and bottoms. They are usually done with a khaki colored material. I think they are especially pretty in the kitchen.

And of course there are always the lace curtains with the open work designs on them. I have a hard time following a grid pattern though so I usually leave those alone.

I also like to make shawls using the metalic threads using a trellis pattern.

Shams for the bedroom are nice too especially if you do an afgan in blocks so that you can use the same pattern for the shams.

Pillow covers for the throw pillows are nice too.

These are just some ideas of things that you can do even in a warm climate.

Crochet large things.........

You can do long table runners crochet .. I have a great pineapple doily sis made and love it..........On my tv.

If you really want to go big, do ripple afghans......There are lots of free patterns on line for crochet.

barb

Gosh Lynne you're work is great.

Thanks so much for looking everyone, and for your very kind words!


I made another headband yesterday from a new yarn to me - Bernat's softee chunky. I used needles 2 sizes smaller than the yarn calls for, to make the headband thicker and warmer - I really really like this yarn, and it's very inexpensive too! I think it would make a very nice, soft baby blanket sometime too.

tammy, the towels i have were made with the towel just folded over and the crochet through the fold. i love them! in fact, i think i'll try to make some. gotta find one to use for a pattern though

That is really pretty too, Lynne. I have some of that yarn, same color. I wanted to try a sweater from it for myself. Haven't begun.
I sent you an email with the towel topper patterns, Jiffy.

TK, I will gladly pay you to do that. Thanks. My kitchen is cobalt blue and white but I don't care if they match. Get whatever you want.

I Love that one toooo, ,,,,,, It really appears soft! Good job Lynne as always!!!!!

that does look extreamly soft. you mentioned it was very expensive yarn though. a baby blanket would cost you a fortune to make.
that's what I run into sometimes. I saw an awesome pattern for a blanket at hobby lobby, but when I added up all the cost of all skeins of all the colors the blanket would have cost about 60 bucks.

You got that correct Cricket.....

Is why I quit the biggies.......

Last I made was a Martha steward top........Shawl or something..
b

You misread my post I'm afraid - I had written that it was very INexpensive yarn!




Thanks Diane!

aaawwwww! yes, I did misread that.

Once again---very pretty headband Lynne----

Great headband.

I'll go looking for the material for the kitchen towels today. This is going to be fun. I love doing projects for my friends.

BTW does anyone know of a pattern for leg warmers. I haven't seen them to buy is years and I'd love to have some. I just can't quite figure out how to make them so they will stay up on my leg without cutting off the circulation. crochet or knit either one would be great.

I am sending you a link in a PM, Tammy. It has a few leg warmers on the page.

Sheri can wear it in the kitchen to match.

Thanks Jonni13 that is exactly what I was looking for.

Sheri I found a great deal on blue and white checked terry cloth dish towels. So I'll be getting on that project right soon. Woohoo. I love having a project to do.

Dodge you are a silly girl but I love you to pieces.

Do you have pattern for the dish towels, Tammy?

I just sent Tammy a link to cpc. She will be lost in there for hours. And they have a lot of towel topper patterns in there, too

Check these

http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/directory/legwarmers.php

I did the dishtowels straight without a design. I think they turned out good but it will depend on what Sheri says.

I did one leg warmer but it was to tight over the calf so I'm going to modify it and actually add some stitches when it gets that high and then I'll decrease to finish. Shouldn't be to hard of a change.

I'm glad I got a 16 oz skein of yarn. For Sheri's project, otherwise I wouldn't have had enough for this other stuff.

I'm having so much fun. I haven't really crocheted in years.

It's nice to have friends who know how to do things. I've got a pair of socks I started over a year ago when I went to a class. Now I can't finish them because I can't remember how. Maybe I'll send them to one of you to complete.

TK is too fast. I'll post pictures as soon as I get them and I'm going to break down and throw this worn, broken button one in the trash. I've used it so much it won't dry anymore anyway.

Sheri, I am so glad that TK was able to help you and so sorry i could not find them for you--

I will wait patiently for a photo---

Cool, Tammy is fast!

I knit my first pair of socks. I will take pictures tonight and post them. I am excited and I think I am obsessed with knitting socks. You should see all of the sock yarn I have bought!

I can't wait to see your socks, Jessica!!!
That is the one thing I have no desire to knit - EVER! We all go through socks so quickly here, that I would rather not put the time into making them, only to have them worn out quickly.

But I do like looking at others' socks!

Socks are hard. I have 2 sets of tiny wooden needles that I am supposed to work at the same time. I can't remember which is which.

I knit them on 3 needles, Sheri. I know that it is a lot of work for a pair of socks, Lynne, but I enjoy doing it more than anything. They are extremely comfy too. I have them on today!

maybe it is 3 needles. It's been a while. Maybe I'll finish them while school is on break.

Here are the last 4 headbands that I made for the women in Don's office.
Now all that's left is for me to wrap them - got some cute Christmas bags today!

Those are very nice, Lynne. And awesome work. I hope they are enjoyed.

Thanks Tina!

Well... I ended up making 10 headbands for Don's office gifts, and then today at 5p.m., he called me and said that a few younger women gave him small gifts today and he hadn't included them. OHHHHHHHHH NOOOOOOOOOO YOU DON'T!!! There are NOT enough hours in tonight for me to just whip up 3 more headbands!!! Besides, my elbow is very sore to the point where I cannot even grasp a glass with my right hand, from all the knitting I've been doing of late. Don't get me wrong... I do love making gifts for others, but it was too much in a short period of time.

So, the other 3 people are getting fudge - ala Rachel Ray's 5 minute fudge -
it's oh-so-yummy, and I used almond flavoring. Another young woman in his group is getting 2 knit washcloths and 2 knit tribbles (scrubbers), and a nice bottle of pear scented liquid soap - she does more work for Don.

Here are the headbands all wrapped up - I didn't know how to wrap them, and Carol had suggested looking in WalMart for boxes - THANKS Carol! I didn't want to spend a lot of money on the wrapping, and found these cute bags there, 5 for $1 - perfect! I punched holes in the tops and threaded ribbon, and made tags online - voila!



And the fudge...

Lynne--the wrapping came out so pretty.

and I love how the fudge gifts came out as well---very very nice indeed.

Those look beautiful. A nice presentation all-in-all. Good job again. Lynne. I have used decorated lunch bags when I can find them for gift bags for years. They always look awesome. Yours look a touch better quality than I usually get though.