I just had to share this chart that I found (both in US and UK crochet terms) for figuring out how to make different shapes, like circles, squares, triangles, and hexagons, in crochet! I really like how user-friendly it is, laid out very nicely.
I found it during a search for a formula for shawl making. I've been working on creating a shawlette pattern and have been getting frustrated because, frankly, I've just been winging it when making each row rather than figuring out mathematically how many stitches I need on each row in order for the shawl to "grow" into the shape I want. Let's face it, crochet (and knitting too) involve math, there's just no way around it if you want an accurate and well-shaped crocheted item. It's worth doing some up front planning because you're just going to get frustrated and end up wasting time along the way (and still end up going back to making calculations :-)
So, back to the drawing board!
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Saturday, November 16, 2013
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Emptiness
The title refers to my Etsy shop -- it is now down to two active listings, which will expire next week! I have (sort of) done this on purpose because I need to revamp the shop and figure I should do it on a clean slate. Of course, how this revamping is going to occur is not totally clear to me yet, but I have a week in which to figure it out ;-o
I still struggle to figure out how best to spend my limited crafting time and what products frankly will appeal to the most people. I think a lot of people struggle with the dilemma of making what they want to make versus what will actually sell. Of course, you're always hoping that the two will be one in the same!
Right now, as far as actual crochet projects go, I'm intrigued with crochet techniques that yield knit-looking fabrics. I'm testing out some different ways to create "knit" and "purl" stitches using a crochet hook and incorporating those stitches into a few projects that I've got pictured in my head. I know we're just starting summer, and it is my favorite season, but my mind is already on scarves and shawls, though I just got this cool ribbon-like yarn that I think would actually work well for a summertime cover-up, so maybe I should work on that before getting sidetracked by scarves and winter garb!
Speaking of summertime days, I think I'm going to get out there and enjoy it -- I can crochet when it's dark outside!
I still struggle to figure out how best to spend my limited crafting time and what products frankly will appeal to the most people. I think a lot of people struggle with the dilemma of making what they want to make versus what will actually sell. Of course, you're always hoping that the two will be one in the same!
Right now, as far as actual crochet projects go, I'm intrigued with crochet techniques that yield knit-looking fabrics. I'm testing out some different ways to create "knit" and "purl" stitches using a crochet hook and incorporating those stitches into a few projects that I've got pictured in my head. I know we're just starting summer, and it is my favorite season, but my mind is already on scarves and shawls, though I just got this cool ribbon-like yarn that I think would actually work well for a summertime cover-up, so maybe I should work on that before getting sidetracked by scarves and winter garb!
Speaking of summertime days, I think I'm going to get out there and enjoy it -- I can crochet when it's dark outside!
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