X-STITCH BABY BLANKET.

This blanket was ordered by a friend of mine. I used RH WW. Yarn, I got the pattern from a free site on the internet, it is called X-Stitch Baby Blanket.

It was completed October 19th, 2009.

CROCHET COTTON TOP.

I just completed this Cotton Top Blouse, it is wide-sleeved with a lovely cowl neck, this is my own design.

I used Bernat cotton yarn for this project. It was completed September 15th, 2009.

THE BUBBLES AFGHAN.

This afghan is called the Bubbles Afghan, I got the pattern from a free site on the internet, it was all done in single and double crochet creating a bubble effect. I used RH. WW. yarn for this project, it was completed on August 18th, 2009.

SHELLS AFGHAN

I got the pattern for this afghan from a free website on the internet. It is called "Shells Afghan" because it is all a shell pattern.

I used shades of green plus white to make this afghan, it is not yet quite completed, but I decided to post it anyways.

I used of course RH WW Yarn. It is to be completed in a matter of days.

AN E-MAIL FROM SHARON (NONIE'S BLANKET).

This is an e-mail I received from Sharon of Nonie's Blanket, thanking me for my donation to them. She took a picture of the blanket with the lady from the Bag Program.

Hi Ava,
The woman from the Bag Program, Linda, came and picked up blankets yesterday
and was thrilled to see yours. It is so pretty and again, we thank you so
much. I'm sure you will be hearing from her too, but wanted you to know,
again, how much your generosity was appreciated. You are a very special and
caring person.
I will be posting your blanket on my website in the near future. I want to
make up a new page for donations.
My girlfriend found some yarn in a thrift shop for me so I am working on a
bright orange one right now. There is always lots to do!
Keep in touch,
Sharon

P. S. I LOVE the new picture of your daughter, she is so beautiful!!! I
enjoy your blog.

I made this afghan without a pattern I just made something up. It was done in single crochet, then I slip stitched, single crochet and stitched on top of the afghan, the sewing got messed up a bit, but hey, I'm human......"LOL" then I did a double crochet border and added the rose in the middle with a red button. I used Bernat chunky and Red Heart WW Yarn, this was completed February, 4th, 2009.

PSYCHADELIC BLANKET

I really wasn't sure what to name this blanket. My boyfriend told me to name it the Spider Blanket, but there are so many Spider Blanket around, so I decided to call it The Psychadelic Blanket, because it looks really psychadelic to me.

I got the middle square pattern from a book I have at home, then I couldn't be bothered to join the squares together to make a complete blanket so I created this, I did double crochet around, then I did a front post treble crochet on the 6th double on the second row below, I did that for about 20 rows then I did 4 rows of front post back post stitches around, then I did 2 rows of double crochet, then the last and final rows I did shells, this blanket has so many different things in it, I thought psychadelic would be so fitting for it.

It was completed Nov. 29th, 2008, and I used RH WW yarn.

HARMONY AFGHAN.

I am making this for my daughter's queen-sized bed. I thought it was best to take a pic of it before it got too hard to handle.

I got the pattern from The American School of Needlework, Great Big Crochet Afghan Book, page 121, Harmony Afghan Designed by Denise Black. It was all done in single crochet and front post treble crochet.

RAINBOW BLOCKS AFGHAN

After a long two weeks fun filled vacation, I am now back!!!!!! I made this afghan called Rainbow Blocks Afghan, it was one all in single crochet, I got the pattern from a small booklet named "Over The Rainbow Baby Afghans" by Liesure Arts. It was done in strips looped in through the blanket, it is such an awesome pattern I will be making another one but larger, it is very thick, warm and cozy.

It was completed August 17th, 2008.

Ok, I gathered all the yarns I had laying around and decided to make a scrap ghan with it. I did not end off at the end of each row with a different color, what I did I joined a new yarn at the end of the yarn that was finished and continued, in that way I did not have all the loose ends to weave in.

This was done in all single crochet and front post double crochet, it was fun and easy to do, and the border I did 2 double crochet, chain one. It was completed July 15th, 2008.

ENTRELAC TUNISIAN CROCHET

I’ve been seeing this Entrelac Pattern around on the internet for quite some time. I’ve always wanted to do this pattern but was afraid I would screw up royally…”LOL”

Then one faithful day, my girlfriend introduced the pattern to me again, and I decided that I am gonna be brave and try it, and to my surprise after numerous frogging and frustration, I finally understood the pattern. It is a knitting pattern I got to understand, but it was written in crochet using the tunisian stitch.

I did a small swatch and I think I understood the concept of the pattern, so at the end of each square I made a chain 9 and did 10 rows in the tunisian stitch and this added an extra square to the end which makes each row grows longer and increases the afghan.
A pic of my sample swatch is here for you to see.

Entrelac is a knitting technique used to create a textured diamond pattern. While the end result resembles basket-woven strips of knitted fabric, the actual material comprises interconnected squares on two different orientations.

Unlike many textured knitting techniques, Entrelac allows for colorwork as well. Though single-color entrelac is the norm, it is often used to create colored patterns.

JACOB'S LADDER AFGHAN.

I just completed this Jacob's Ladder Afghan. I got the pattern from a free site on the internet. I made it for a chair I have upstairs in the hallway on the landing....(sort of decorative). The colors are RH Black and Dark Brown/Gold. It was completed May 1, 2008.

The pattern was very easy, and it worked up real fast.

MOOD INDIGO AFGHAN

This is the Mood Indigo Afghan, I got the pattern from one of my closest crochet friends. I used RH blue, white, gold and black, it was completed March 28th, 2008.

This afghan was made for the Street Festival I have coming up in June in Aurora, Ontario. This afghan was done using all front and back post stitches, needless to say it is extremely warm and cozy.

SPLENDOR AFGHAN.

This afghan was made and sold to a co-worker of mine, she's taking it to London, England to give to her grandma as a gift.

I used RH Dark Brown yarn, it was completed March 25, 2008. The pattern is from Leisure Arts small booklet I picked up at Walmart a few years ago.

AFRICAN HEXAGON AFGHAN

I made this afghan for an up-coming African Arts and Craft Show, scheduled for March 2nd, 2008.

I will be donating this afghan to them. They wanted it in the African colors and I made it in a large Hexagon, it was completed February 13th, 2008.

I used RH WW Yarn and the border was done in the rib-stitch.

GRANNY DESIGN SHAWL.

I made this shawl with Cotton Variegated Yarn. It is the granny pattern. I put beads running down the centre back of the shawl, hopefully you'll be able to see the beads, I turned the shawl to the side to show that it can be worn that way as well, this was also completed January 2, 2008.

CROCHET KNIT GRANNY AFGHAN.

This afghan was made using RH WW Yarn. I started the middle of the afghan using my Mo-Ez Hook, (the red tip hook), I was gonna do the entire afghan in the crochet knit stitch, then I ran out of yarn. Instead of frogging it, I decided to finish it off doing the granny pattern in black.

That's how I came up with the name for the afghan "Crochet Knit Granny Afghan". It was so much fun to do and it also worked up real fast. It was completed January 2, 2008.

BIG BASKETWEAVE AFGHAN.

I completed this Big Basketweave Afghan January 1, 2008. I used Red Heart WW Yarn, the color is Rose Red.

I really enjoyed making this afghan, it worked up so fast, and I am in the process of making another but with two colors.

MY MO-EZ NEEDLES.

These are my Mo-Ez needles. These are the needles I use for my graph ghans. The most commonly used needles are the red and yellow long tip ones.

Purchasing those needles were the best thing I've done, I enjoy using them, and they make my crocheting life so EASY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JUST ME FEEDING MY FACE!!!!!!!!!!!

This is just me feeding my face at my office barbecue for 2006, I am just now receiving the pic. I know I look like I eat a lot check out the amount of grub in that plate, my eyes says it all......"LOL LOL LOL"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FREE PONCHO PATTERN

GLIMMER PONCHO PATTERN

Please note, every effort has been made for the pattern instructions are clear and concise, if not, do drop me a note at:

avas@ca.trenchgroup.com;

ROW 1:

Chain 4, (2dc, ch 2, 2dc) in fourth chain from hook, chain 2, turn;

ROW 2:

2 dc, in first dc, dc in each dc to center ch 2 space, (2dc, ch 2, 2dc in chain 2 space; dc in each dc across to end, 2 dc in last dc; chain 2 turn;

Repeat row 2 for pattern, continue in this manner until desired length.

Lay poncho on a flat surface, bring two points together in front, fold over to form collar, then with tapestry needle threaded sew the front folded section down. Then bring front pieces together and stitch from bottom up, "remember to leave opening for neck". Add tassels if required.

CROCHET ACCESSORIES.

This is a matching hat and scarf set I made for myself. I got the pattern from Lionbrand Website.

TUNISIAN CROCHET

TUNISIAN CROCHET

This is some information on one of my favorite crochet stitches, it is called the "Tunisian Crochet", this stitch is so versatile you can create so many things using this stitch, for example; outerwears , blankets and so much more.

Tunisian crochet has a two step method in forming stitches. The first step is known as forward, where the loops are gathered on the hook working from right to left. The second step is known as the return where the loops are connected to one another and dropped off the hook. The return is worked from left to right.

The tunisian crochet has tight dense stitches that are well designed for winter blankest and outerwear as I mentioned earlier, that will keep the cold out. To soften the stiff nature of tunisian crochet you must use a larger size hook, possibly three time larger than the regular size tunisian hook.

To get these large size hooks, there is a website called Mo-ez unlimited, which makes these large size hooks just for tunisian crochet. These hooks are specially made by Monte and his wife Val, these hooks are not sold in stores, you would have to order these hooks through their website.

When working the beginning chains of the tunisian crochet, always add 2 chains to the desired number of chains. This will allow you to create the edge of your piece using the basic stitch formation on the first and last stitches of the row, so you don't break the pattern of your piece.

Tunisian crochet is well adapted for changing colors of yarn. With practice and patience, you can use cross stitch patterns to create designs in the crochet.

In conclusion, many people will work the main piece in one color and then cross stitch the pattern on top, which I have also done with one of my blankets below; however; the pattern can actually be crocheted into the piece, much like those fancy machine knitted garments you see in the stores.