Hiya guys! Happy Sunday! Hope you’ve all had a good week!
I’ve had a
busy past few weeks, and totally struggled to do a wee crafty project last week
to post to the blog – which I’m totally gutted about L, naturally. But I decided I’d rather post up something I enjoyed
making rather than doing something in a rush just so I had a new post up! I’m such a perfectionist and it’s rather
annoying at times, ha!
Anyways…I had
a few wee days off this week (yay!), so I had a good sit down and did this week’s
project.
A couple
months ago, when I went into town to do one of my crafty shopping sprees, I decided
I’d get a couple crochet tutorial books. I’m quite a visual learner, I’d rather watch a
YouTube video tutorial about new stitches and patterns, but I thought ‘Why not get a book about crocheting
instead?’ I did realise though, once
I got home and tried one of the designs, that reading patterns is quite tricky!!
I got a wee bit stressed out to be
really honest.
However,
this was only because I was new to reading
how to do a pattern. Like anything you
are a beginner at, it just takes time and a
lot of patience - just keep at it and you’ll get there!!
And…getting
back on track…when I was flicking through the pages of the book - which is listed
at the bottom of the post, as usual – I came across this pattern that is really
neat…bunting!!! Those super-annoying but
equally festive multi-coloured, decorative flags that you see everywhere at
celebrations and outdoor events, as well as indoors for parties!
So, I made my
own crochet bunting! It’s really quite
cool and definitely an alternative to the plastic versions. Plus, it adds a homemade touch if you use it
for parties!
What I used:
·
A variety of bright coloured yarn: white, neon yellow, pink
sparkle and blue sparkle.
·
4mm crochet hook
·
The book, bunting tutorial.
A close up of the yarn strands.
It didn’t say how to join the little
triangle blocks, so just made a chain
then used the same stitch as was used in
the main pattern
to attach the triangle to the chain.
The chain between the triangles.
The stitch attaching the triangle to
the chain.
And here are some photos displaying
the bunting in use:
I have to say, I think the bunting is
quite funky! You can use any colour you
like as well, which is fab! I think next time, though, I will make the
triangles a bit bigger? Should be pretty
easy(ish) to do ha ha!
Anyway guys, thank you SO SO much for
reading! I hope you enjoyed
this post J and I will catch you all next time!
As always have a fab week and take care! Xxx
Sources:
500 Crochet Blocks by Hannah Elgie & Kath Webber
