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Carving

I have now a new Tunisian cabled crochet hook… and how did I get it? how?
hmm ?

No, I didn’t buy it on e-bay, though I looked down and low…

no, I didn’t buy it in a Local Yarn Store (yeah, I figured out what the letters stood for!), and there, no need to bother searching, no way I could find one, they don’t carry that sort of beast, less know how to use it !

I grabbed a cutter, some sanding paper, a candle and a needle, and I repeatedly assaulted a pair of cabled number 8 needles that was included in a lot of skeins at Lidl (I bought 3 lots, so I could sacrifice one pair of needles ).

At the beginning I was thinking of mutilating bamboo needles but I was afraid of wasting them and I couldn’t wait to try, those cheapy plastic ones were staring at me like “what-a-you waiting for ?” and god carving them is like digging into butter !

The hook itself is not really perfect, it’s too short for my liking and the yarn doesn’t glide easily on it, maybe a little more polishing would do, but as it is a first attempt, i’m quite satisfied with it !
I don’t know if i’m going to keep the other needle as it is or melt it into a big button (as in actual real store bought cabled Tunisian hooks) ‘cause it works pretty well to crochet cables…

Classé dans how do I ..., Cet article écrit le 03/02/08 à 04:22:46 pm par Pyo

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Something sweet

I’m working of this project, a bolero by Angela Best, called “La vonne” (French descent maybe) and featured inThe Happy Hooker by Debbie Stoller.
I haven’t bought the book (yet, still holding strong to keep my word) and I’m following the instructions Angela gives on her blog. They’re not complete but as I usually don’t comply to yarn and sizing instructions in patterns, I won’t miss them here…

I’ve used up two balls of yarn and I’m quite satisfied with the result. I intend to shape the armhole differently, to make room for my “curves", and, appart from a reading mistake I’ll do with because I don’t want to frog the back (that’s what you get when you read graphs at 2 o’clock in the morning), this will be the only alteration of the pattern I’ll make.

Pics with 1 and 2 yarn balls used up, and the few first centimeters used as a head-band :

STATS :

Pattern : Short and Sweet, bolero by Angela ‘La vonne’ Best

Stitches : chain stitch, single crochet, double crochet, and the best part : back post and front post double crochet (see video here).

Crochet hook : Metric size 3 mm, US size D, maybe too small though…

Yarn : Cotton, brand Pernelle, reference “tropique”, color light pink, 140 yds for 1 oz 3/4, to be used with a 4,5mm hook.

Design : It’s worked in one piece, no seams : you cut the yarn and crochet each one of the pieces where they belong and that’s it… Did I mention I just love no-sew garments?

I think I’ll make another one, with a bigger hook, in black silky ribbon to offer to my sister for Xmas.

Classé dans how do I ..., Cet article écrit le 2007-07-25 à 13:14:35 par Pyo

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