We've just dispatched the younger daughter off to Sri Lanka with a group from her school - all very exciting, but also very expensive. We've not paid for this trip - she's had to raise the funds herself. But I did help - I decided that my stiffening fingers could do with a work-out, so I got out the crochet hook and made flower brooches and hairclips - loads of them!! We've been selling them at all sorts of events and they've been really popular, so I keep on crocheting. Here's a few of them:
These are made using left-over bits from hand spinning years ago - Wensleydale fleece and camel wool. I enjoyed making these, and may even get out my spinning wheel again.
And these use bits and pieces from the wool bag and have been really popular with youngsters:
And these ones have leaves!
The great bonuses in all of this are:
Nicola has learnt to crochet and has made some of them herself
And my fingers are benefitting from their work outs.
I love these crochet brooches and have bought some from craft fairs but i would really like to make some. first i must learn to crochet . i have got a book so now must find the time .... are they easy ??
ReplyDeleteYes, they're very easy, once you've mastered very basic crochet (also easy!). Nicola (the daughter who took malt loaf on her DOE gold award expedition, thanks to your Twitter advice) learnt in an evening. Early results were a bit ropey, but a bit of practise and they're good now.
ReplyDeleteCotton is a good yarn to start with, but we've been using whatever comes to hand.
Maybe I'll put some on my website for sale - once I've done all the other things I need to do....
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