Monday, November 24, 2014

The Ember Ruby Wine Glass Lanyard

             The Ember Ruby Wine Glass Lanyard


A friend shared a picture of a wine glass lanyard that she would like to have. I couldn't find a similar pattern so I made my own.


I've named my design 'The Ember Ruby Wine Glass Lanyard' in memory of my granddaughter, who was born prematurely at 20 weeks gestation, and lived for 3 hours.
Ember Ruby is a treasured member of our family.
Her mummy and daddy have been inspired by her short life. Their mission is to develop a design business, Ember Design, to carry on their daughter's name and to help others visualise their ideas.
They are taking part in a crowd funding project Spark My Potential
to raise the funds that they need.



I have written up the pattern for The Ember Ruby Wine Glass Lanyard .
There is no charge for this  pattern, but if you would like to pledge a few dollars to Ember Design's Project, that would be great.

Here are the instructions for

 'The Ember Ruby Wine Glass Lanyard'

Materials

3mm crochet hook
Cotton Yarn - I used Moda Vera Jalap-100% cotton-sport weight yarn

I have used American stitch names.
ch=chain
sl st =slip stitch
sc=single crochet
hdc=half double crochet
dc=double crochet
tr=treble


Instructions

Ch 28, join with a slip stitch in first ch, taking care not to twist the chain.

Working in rounds. Do not turn work.



Round 1
Ch 1, sc in next ch, 3 ch, miss 2 ch.
(sc, 3 ch, miss 2 ch) around.
Join with sl st in 1st sc.
You should have 9 loops/spaces.


Round 2
Ch 3. (1 sc in 3 ch space, ch 3) around. Sc in last 3 ch space. Join with sl st  in sl st of previous round.
You should have 9 loops/spaces.


Round 3
 *ch 3, miss next space, in following space work (1 tr, 1 ch) 3x, 1 tr, ch 3, miss next sc and  3 ch space, sc into next sc * around. Join with sl st, in sl st of previous round.
You should have 3 treble clusters.


Round 4
*3 ch, 1 sc between first and second tr. 4 ch, 1 sc between third and fourth tr, 3 ch, 1 sc in next sc* repeat around, but last time join with sl st in joining st from previous round, instead of last sc.
You should have 9 spaces.


Round 5
3 ch, 1 sc in first sc, 3 ch *1 sc in each space, 3 ch* around. Finish with sc in last sp, 3 ch, sl st to joining st from last round.




Round 6
4 ch. In first space work (1 tr, 1 ch) 3x. 
1 tr, 3 ch, miss next space.
*1 sc in next sc, ch 3, miss next 3 ch space, in following space work (1 tr, 1 ch) 3x, 1 tr, ch 3, miss next sc and space.* twice.
1 sc in next sc, 3 ch, join with sl st to top of 4 ch at beginning of round.
You should have 3 treble clusters in this round.





Round 7
Ch 3, sc  between first and second treble, ch 4, sc between third and fourth treble, Ch 3, skip space 1 sc in next sc * Ch 3, 1 sc between first and second treble, ch 4, 1 sc between third and fourth treble,  Ch 3, skip space, 1 sc in next sc* around. Ch 3, join with sl st to joining st from previous round.




Round 8
Ch 3, 1 sc in next space, ch 3. *1 sc in each space, 3ch* around. Sc in last sp, sl st to sl st from previous round.
9 spaces made.

Round 9
Ch 3, sc in first sc. Then repeat round 3. Last stitch is a sl st in joining sl st from previous round instead of  sc. 
You should have 3 clusters.


Round 10
Ch 3, sc in first sc. Repeat Round 4 to last sc between third and fourth treble, ch 3
Join in first sc.



Round 11 (Scalloped Edging)
Ch 1, *In each space, work (1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc), sl st in sc,* around.
End with sl st in base of beginning ch 1.


Don't fasten off.
Strap
Make 150 ch. 




Join with sl st into opposite side of edging, between 5th and sixth scallop from start, working into stitch beneath sl st between scallops. 
(Take care not to twist the length of chain before you join it.)


Ch 1 and sl st into same st to the left of the first sl st.


Working on right side of stitches, sc into each chain until back to start.





Sl st in stitch below base of first ch. 



Fasten off.
Weave all ends in securely.

This design and pattern are my intellectual property, and as such are under copyright.
 Please do not sell or copy this pattern for commercial use.
You are welcome to sell items that you make from my pattern.
If you sell or blog about your projects online I would appreciate a link to this page.

If you find any errors, please let me know so that I can correct them.
Enjoy!

Friday, May 30, 2014

Petals for Blossom


My favourite crochet designer is Vita Apala. 
I just love her Mon Petit Violon Designs
They are so original and stylish.
She  has a great website with patterns, crochet articles and wonderful photos of her travels and life in Italy. Mon Petit Violon.com

When the  Petal Collar Cardigan pattern was released I knew that I would make it for Blossom.
You can buy the pattern here at Vita's Etsy Shop
or here in her Ravelry Shop
I find Vita's patterns  clearly written and fun to make.

This cardigan is for the competition that is currently on the Mon Petit Violon website.
I'm hoping that I will win 6 months of Vita's new patterns. I would love that.

I was  excited when I began making this cardigan.
The last time I made Blossom a jacket was when she was a newborn.
I got some lovely 100% wool yarn that I found in a thrift shop. It’ll be nice and warm for this winter. This is a vintage premium wool yarn, called 'Shepherd Taieri Plains'. A great find.

I had a few practice runs when I started the cardigan, to get the sizing and stitch count correct. I needed to check my yarn would work for size.
I worked from the 1-2 year size instructions.
I made one row less for the yoke, because it seemed big enough.
The grey wool yarn is very fuzzy so I used cream lambswool for the pattern details to get better stitch definition.
The cardigan is very warm and cosy.
I chose coconut shell buttons with a delicate floral pattern.

                                This cardigan looks gorgeous on. I’d definitely make it again. 
            I thought that it had a French flavour so I made Blossom a little beret in matching colours.
                                               She loves wearing her cardigan and beret.
                  





                        Thanks to Hayley Munro Photography for my beautiful cover photo
                                                          of Blossom's  cardigan.
                                facebook.com/hayleymunrophotography