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Category Archives: Arts & Crafts

Granny-a-Day 16-18: Wheels, Rounds, and Roses

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Deborah Lee Soltesz
Catherine Wheel

These three squares are from 200 Crochet Blocks for Blankets, Throws, and Afghans: Crochet Squares to Mix and Match (I’m using the 2005 edition with the red color scheme on Continue Reading →

Posted in Grannies & Motifs | Tagged crochet, granny square, granny-a-day, motif, workbench

Granny-a-Day 14-15: Rosebuds

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Deborah Lee Soltesz
Rosebud Leaf Block

Field of Rosebuds While this isn’t technically a granny square, it’s a motif block I plan to incorporate into the final project. I’ve posted the free pattern for the Field Continue Reading →

Posted in Grannies & Motifs | Tagged crochet, crochet flower, flower, granny square, granny-a-day, motif, rose, rosebud

Free Crochet Stitch Pattern: Field of Rosebuds

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Deborah Lee Soltesz
Finished field of rosebuds

I love this rosebud pattern I came across. Unfortunately, the site is blocked by Pinterest and it’s in Russian (not a big problem because the photos are pretty good). So, here’s my version of the pattern. Continue Reading →

Posted in How-to | Tagged crochet, crochet motif, crochet stitch, flower, free pattern, guide, motif, pattern, photo tutorial, rose, rosebud, tutorial

Crochet Bracelets

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Deborah Lee Soltesz
Crochet Flower Bracelet

I made these bracelets as gifts for a friend who was in town to drop her daughter off at college. They are made with size 10 crochet thread. They were Continue Reading →

Posted in From the Workbench | Tagged bracelet, crochet, edging, flower, jewelry, lace, pearl

Granny-a-Day 12-13: Grannies and Fancy Squares

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Deborah Lee Soltesz
Granny in the Middle

These two squares are from 200 Crochet Blocks for Blankets, Throws, and Afghans: Crochet Squares to Mix and Match (I’m using the 2005 edition with the red color scheme on the color). Continue Reading →

Posted in Grannies & Motifs | Tagged crochet, granny square, granny-a-day, workbench

Granny-a-Day 8-11: Flowers and Fancy Squares

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Deborah Lee Soltesz
Gothic Square

African Flower Square The first pattern is the African Flower motif square. Made in K-town has an excellent tutorial on making an African Flower Square. The rest are from 200 Crochet Continue Reading →

Posted in Grannies & Motifs | Tagged african flower, crochet, granny square, granny-a-day

Granny-a-Day 5-7: Flowers and Itty Bitty Grannies

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Deborah Lee Soltesz
Waterlily

The first one Is a Japanese Flower motif converted to a square. For the first one (red flower, olive green background): after finishing the flower, I did a CH 3 from petal to Continue Reading →

Posted in Grannies & Motifs | Tagged crochet, flower motif, granny square, granny-a-day, japanese flower

Granny-a-Day 1-4: Bramble Berry Lace Squares

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Deborah Lee Soltesz
Queen Ann's Lace

As I mentioned in a previous post, I purchased the Bramble Berry lace weight yarn to test out before deciding to buy any more colors. While waiting for other the Continue Reading →

Posted in Grannies & Motifs | Tagged crochet, granny square, granny-a-day, workbench

Granny-a-Day with Lace Yarn

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Deborah Lee Soltesz
Grannies

In the effort to restash my yarn supply, I purchased a variety of yarns from eBay. Many of the yarns originate from China, Korea, and other places in Asia, mostly Continue Reading →

Posted in Grannies & Motifs | Tagged ebay, granny square, granny-a-day, lace, project, yarn

Japanese Flower Bouquet

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Deborah Lee Soltesz
Japanese Flowers

A few weeks ago, I started a project to crochet Japanese Flower motifs with Crystal Palace Mini Mochi yarn. I haven’t decided what the end project will be, but I’m Continue Reading →

Posted in From the Workbench | Tagged crochet, crochet flower, japanese flower, mini mochi

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