Hello friends, Hope the week has started well for you.
First, I have a question for you. Do you have any favorite crochet teacher whom you follow on the internet?
Actually I follow a lot of crochet "gurus". I am a self taught crocheter and for many years i.e. until I discovered the joys of internet, books were my teachers. But now with the internet, there is an explosion of information on any topic under the sun, including Crochet. So while there are tons of free patterns available, there are also crochet videos galore, to learn any crochet technique you want to - Entrelac, Tunisian, bobble stitch, crocodile stitch, ripples, or even crochet bags, blankets, hats, scarves and what have you!
One of my favorite crochet gurus is
Mikey of
The Crochet Crowd. Last year I made my very first
Ripple Blanket (also my very first large project!) by participating in an Afghan challenge. According to Mikey the corner to corner crochet technique was "hot trending", so I decided to give it a try.
What do you think? Isn't it lovely?!! What is unique about this technique is that it starts out as a triangle and then you can modify the size as you crochet along. Which means you can make it a square or rectangle and even decide the size after you have started crocheting it.
Here is a link to Mikey's
video for the corner to corner technique where he explains it in great detail.
I had not decided on a size for the blanket as I was hoping to get the two opposite corners to match each other. So two corners have the variegated yarn...
And since I had started with a blue triangle I was praying that I should be able to get blue again in the last corner.
I am sure that there must be a way to calculate and get precisely matching corners, but for now I am very happy with the results.
The yarn I used was "Fine" or yarn weight 2 and with a 3.5 mm hook, I was afraid that it will take me ages to complete the blanket. But this pattern is so simple and easy that once you get the hang of it you can do it while chatting with friends, watching TV, or even when waiting at the doctor's or the bus stop. Yes...it is that easy! Believe me you don't even have to look down at it.
So if you have never tried this technique, give it a go with this
free pattern from
Redheart.com. Redheart also has tons of other free patterns for any crochet item imaginable, so browse around while you are there.
If you don't have time to try an whole afghan, no problem, try your hand at the crochet corner to corner technique with this
video for a
C to C scarf. You will be amazed that such an easy technique can produce such beautiful results.
I have to weave in the ends!! :(
Do you think it needs an edging? Maybe you could suggest an edging pattern.
And before I sign off, a reminder about the
pattern giveaway on my blog which is open till Saturday 28th June.
On my telly: Homeland. What about you?
