Crochet Projects

If you haven't already gathered, I'm an avid crocheter. I learned to crochet when I was twelve; my mom taught me so that I could make a baby blanket for my new sibling that was on the way. By the time I finally finished it my sister was no longer a baby and it was relegated to the roll of doll blanket. I only picked up crocheting as a serious hobby my first year of graduate school and have been "hooked" ever since. Below are pictures of some of the projects I have completed. When I can remember, I'll give a citation of where to find the pattern and what materials I used.

"Tulip Doily"
Magic Crochet
materials: #10 Aunt Lydia's thread in navy with #7 hook

Comments: This was a quick pattern to make and turned out flat without much hassle. I think it would also look really pretty in a pastel color to complement the tulip patterns.

"Pinapple, Large"
Yarn Over web site
pattern URL: http://fly.hiwaay.net/~ssweargn/domestic/patterns/pine1.htm
materials: #30 Big Ball thread in white with #13 hook

Comments: This is the first full doily I have made with #30 thread. I think that the thinner thread really shows off how lacy and intricate this pattern is. I must-try for pineapple fans.

"Daisy Doily"
materials: #10 Coats & Clark thread in lavender, pink, pastel variegated, green omber and white with #7 hook

Comments: I wanted to make a multi-colored doily without having too many ends to weave in afterwards and this was a good choice for that. It's hard to see in this picture, but the colored petals are all separate and overlap each other in a fan pattern.

"Snowflake Afghan"
Crochet Fantasy
materials: Simply Soft Worsted Weight in navy blue and Aunt Lydia's Worsted Weight in white

Comments: This afghan was a major pain to make. Each motif has five color changes so there are many many ends to weave in and the motifs are lacy enough that there isn't a lot to weave into. I like it, but I'm never going to make one again.

"Perfectly Pasta" shawl
Decorative Crochet
materials: mill end fingering weight acrylic yarn in medium blue with D hook

Comments: I made this shawl by taking a doily pattern and working it up in yarn. The pattern has two layers of pineapples with an outer edging of fans. It's folded in half so that when you wear the shawl you wrap a double thickness half circle around you. It's actually fairly warm, despite being lacy.

Mohair Hat and Scarf set
Self-designed
materials: hand died mohair-wool blend (3 50oz skeins) with J hook

Comments: I got this mohair on sale and needed to make something I could wrap around myself out of it. The scarf is all half double crochet through the back loop. The hat is done in single crochet; you make a disk approximately the size of your head and then work even until it's long enough to roll up a brim and still fit.

Chenille Purse
Self-designed
materials: linen-chenille yarn in ivory (one 100oz skein) with an F hook; one button

Comments: This is a very simple pattern that is quite practical. You start by chaining the desired width of the purse. Work a double crochet into the front of each chain, and then turn and work one in the back of each chain. Continue by working double crochet rounds until the purse is as deep as desired and then work a covering flap by working back and forth along only one side, decreasing slightly as you proceed. Leave a button hole by skipping a few stitches in one row and chaining across instead. The strap is a single row of single crochet.