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Don't appear to have a headache this morning - yay! My office was stinking hot when I arrived, but with the window open and a cool breeze, it's cooled off a lot.
Decided to take some photos this morning of some of the things I've been talking about recently in this blog - the photos are really awful a) because I was half-asleep and the light wasn't great and b) because I'm a crap photographer ;)
This is one of my dread beret/net/hat thingees that I love to wear - I have it on my head right now! I have about 6 now - some are plain colours and yarns, but I think the novelty or handspun yarns look better for this style. This one was made from some I got in a box of assorted yarns from a Trademe auction. The colours are a bit more reddish-brown than in this shot.
This is a crummy blurry shot of my favourite one - my "mermaid" hat. It has irridescent sequins spun into the yarn, so it sparkles in the sun like water :)
This one I made from the spacedyed Manukau Yarns hank I bought in Auckland - I love the colours, they pretty much sum up my wardrobe at present!
This one is slightly larger than the usual ones I make, as it's for someone with longer dreads. The yarn is some Magnum Prints acrylic I had left over from the throw I made for my best friend this time two years ago.
This is one of a pair of fingerless glovettes I'm currently making from the pattern in the latest Interweave Crochet - I've now made three (a set was for my best friend) and I'll hopefully finish the fourth today. I left the pattern at home but I'm pretty sure I've committed it to memory now, plus I have the other one to match it to. You can't see the pattern very well but it's called "blossom stitch" and is quite nice. I've never tried a crochet lace pattern before and I might have to search out some more in my old books. The yarn is a nasty black acrylic that splits constantly and is pretty horrid to use, but it came with another box of assorted yarns so was cheap as chips. I plan to make another set of these with the handdyed sock yarn I bought from Etsy, as I think the lighter weight will show up the lacy pattern better.
Decided to take some photos this morning of some of the things I've been talking about recently in this blog - the photos are really awful a) because I was half-asleep and the light wasn't great and b) because I'm a crap photographer ;)
This is a crummy blurry shot of my favourite one - my "mermaid" hat. It has irridescent sequins spun into the yarn, so it sparkles in the sun like water :)
This one I made from the spacedyed Manukau Yarns hank I bought in Auckland - I love the colours, they pretty much sum up my wardrobe at present!
This one is slightly larger than the usual ones I make, as it's for someone with longer dreads. The yarn is some Magnum Prints acrylic I had left over from the throw I made for my best friend this time two years ago.
This is one of a pair of fingerless glovettes I'm currently making from the pattern in the latest Interweave Crochet - I've now made three (a set was for my best friend) and I'll hopefully finish the fourth today. I left the pattern at home but I'm pretty sure I've committed it to memory now, plus I have the other one to match it to. You can't see the pattern very well but it's called "blossom stitch" and is quite nice. I've never tried a crochet lace pattern before and I might have to search out some more in my old books. The yarn is a nasty black acrylic that splits constantly and is pretty horrid to use, but it came with another box of assorted yarns so was cheap as chips. I plan to make another set of these with the handdyed sock yarn I bought from Etsy, as I think the lighter weight will show up the lacy pattern better.
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The variegated yarns look beautiful with the crochet - funny how they take on a different look compared to knitting.