Straight Forward Shawl

Simple, fast, squishy & beautiful.

Perfect make for those moments you feel stuck. Works up fast and if your kid doesn't drive you mad adding colours on the go (those obviously resulting in yarn-ends for weaving session later) .. i should have just picked some self striping yarn :D and I would have - for her shawl - after I had tested and made one for myself :D (how come I still haven't learned that with tinies around you better not plan too far :D) if she hadn't snatched my yellow scarf and declared it hers! but she did and i rather like her colour choices :)
At the end i crocheted it together to form a cowl so she would have an simple and warm solution not a headache for everyone involved .. she is still just 4 you know :P

Lovely CAL: part 10

That last pompom ...

one tiny thing and a rainbow of emotions .. but for most part joy that Sam will get her blanket finally :)

Have you ever finished project and felt like "why so soon" .. even tough it took me half a year I love these hearts so much I want to make more ... ♡

Secret - I will :D I've already started two more heart blankets - one you've already seen on part 2 (aka, that other kind of joining).. and the other one is even more of a secret than that - so shh :P

Here is frontside and backside all in one picture :) just because ..

Flower Nr. 212

Mini CAL over on instagram, so I'm sharing all of this on the third day when full flower pattern is released :)

Flower Nr. 209

Here comes my double whirl flower ..

Abbreviations used (US terms):
Col - colour :)
ch - chain
sc - single crochet
hdc - half double crochet
bphdc - back post half double crochet
dc - double crochet
fpdc - front post double crochet
bpdc - back post double crochet
tr - treble crochet
bptr - back post treble crochet
sl st - slip stitch
ch sp - chain space
If not stated otherwise first stitch of the row is a standing one.

Pattern:

Round 1: Col A.
Magic ring, ch 4 (counts as dc and ch 1). * dc in magic ring, ch * Repeat from * to * 6 more times. Sl st in top of first dc.
Fasten off. Don't tighten magic ring.
(8 ch, 8 dc)

Round 2: Col B.
* 2 dc in previous rows dc. Tr in magic ring. *
Repeat from * to * 7 more times. Sl st in first dc. Fasten off. 
(16 dc, 8tr)

LovelyCAL: part 9

Lets make this blanket even more lovely and add a POM POM border!!!
I'll take the same white yarn I used for joining and will border with it.

(there are quite a few videos, but i prefer written word and pictures myself so check out Robin's tutorial if you wish to know where I learned it 😉 )

SO

Abbreviations used (US terms):
ch - chain
sc - single crochet
4 dc cluster - four double crochet cluster (each and every one of clusters will start with ch2 that will count as the first of four dc's)

ch sp - chain space
Flying ch - chain in the beginning of border, unattached to blanket ;)

NOTE: we will be working in ch sp & over dc's (that at this point of our work look quite the same as ch sp) and I will just call them all ch sp.